Babette's Feast
2021 season
The Australian premiere of Babette’s Feast
Two dutiful sisters. One tired village. And a stranger who takes refuge in both. Isak Dinesen’s much loved short story BABETTE’S FEAST is making its Australian premiere, August 5 – 14, 2021.
With 12 performances at Sydney’s Greek Theatre (in Marrickville), Babette’s Feast invites audience members to consider anew what happens when duty encounters the unexpected when hospitality meets the stranger.
Dates: 5th -14th August 2021 (with two previews 3rd – 4th August)
Performances: 8pm evening performances, and two 2pm matinee performances
Location: Greek Theatre, Marrickville
The play tells the story of Babette, a French refugee, who finds safety in a pious Norwegian fishing village. With extravagant generosity, Babette prepares a feast that shocks her neighbours and heals their fractured community.
Conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen, and written by Rose Courtney, this new stage adaptation premiered in January 2018 in Portland, Maine (USA), to rave reviews, before enjoying a successful run in New York. If you’ve seen the Oscar-winning film or read the story, you know that Babette’s Feast is a beautiful and timeless story with a big impact. And Joining the Dots Theatre can’t wait to introduce Babette and our amazing cast and crew to Sydney audiences!
A timely show for schools, community groups, neighbours and theatre friends.
As Babette says, “Through all the world there goes one long cry from the heart of the artist: Give me leave to do my utmost!’”
Conceived and developed by Abigail Killeen
Written by Rose Courtney
Directed by Julia Robertson
Assistant Directed by Tiffany Wong
Cast: Jane Bergeron, Alex Bryant-Smith, Alison Chambers, Claudette Clarke, Julian Garner, Kimball Knuckey, Rowena McNicol, Julie Moore, Nicholas Papademetriou
To read the story as a resource for classes or theatre groups, click here.
Have a question? Email us at JoiningtheDotsTheatre@gmail.com
Enjoy pre-show dinner dining and post-show supper at Babette’s Feast
Dinner on the Table is a social enterprise, gifting meals to families living with disability. With every meal you buy and every event you invite them to cater, you are also helping vulnerable families by putting dinner on their tables. We love their food. We love their heart.
Dinner on the Table is partnering with us to provide a delicious pre-show dinner on selected nights and a post-show supper on even more select nights.
We’re currently selling tables of ten for the pre-show dinner which includes a three-course dinner with a glass of wine served in the foyer of the Greek Theatre. Dinner will be served at 6.30 pm. And you can glide on into the theatre at 7.55 pm.
Across the season there will be four opportunities to actually dine on the stage, at Babette’s table, after the show. This is a unique supper (well, on four occasions) for twelve people to enjoy a feasting supper and chat with the actors.
I encourage you to book this early.
Pre-show three-course dinner followed by evening performance tables availability:
Thursday 5th August
Friday 6th August SOLD OUT
Saturday 7th August
Thursday 12th August
Friday 13th August SOLD OUT
Saturday 14th August SOLD OUT
Post-show supper at Babette’s table availability:
Friday 6 th August
Saturday 7 th August
Friday 13th August SOLD OUT
Saturday 14th August SOLD OUT
Dinner on the Table will also be running the bar and snacks
and you can pre-order all manner of yumminess when you buy your tickets.
