Strangers in Between (NHB Modern Plays)

An unflinching and constantly surprising drama about how we make sense of who we are through our often fraught relations with others. Winner of the Best Play Award at the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards.

Shane, sixteen and scared, has fled small-town Australia for downtown Sydney. Adrift among the lonely hearts and heady thrills of Darlinghurst Road, Shane attempts to navigate the troubled waters of his past toward a brighter future.

Tommy Murphy's Strangers in Between received its UK premiere at the King’s Head Theatre, London, in 2016, directed by Adam Spreadbury-Maher.

‘Dangerous, seamlessly crafted, this is a beautiful work and a hopeful antidote to the climate of fear in which we live’ - NSW Premier’s Literary Award citation

‘Bitter and sweet and replete with raw emotion… entertaining and forceful’- Sydney Morning Herald