Grain in the Blood

by Rob Drummond

sharp no-nonsense direction from Victor Kalka, not a moment is wasted. [...] Kalka’s setting and general direction is quite splendid.
— Frank Hatherly, Stage Whispers

A folk-gothic thriller

Isaac, a prisoner released on compassionate furlough, returns to his home in a remote farming community – a place steeped in folklore and superstition. He is there for his daughter, Autumn’s twelfth birthday, and unless a kidney donor can be found, it will be her last. As the Harvest Moon rises, Isaac must make a terrible choice that could offer redemption for a crime that robbed Autumn of a mother and father. One way or another, blood will flow and a sacrifice must be made.

The Australian premiere of Rob Drummond’s folk-noir thriller dares the audience to answer the question “what would you do to save the person you love?” - and do the ends ever justify the means?

written by Rob Drummond
directed and designed by Victor Kalka

with Kim Clifton, Nick Curnow, Genevieve Muratore, Siobhan Lawless, Ciarán O’Riordan

costume designer Lily Mateljan
lighting designer Jasmin Borsovszky
sound designer Madeleine Picard
stage manager Maya Soni
assistant stage manager Sasha Byk-Giroux
produced by Virginia Plain Theatre
photography Clare Hawley

23 February - 9 March
KXT on Broadway