Aaron Walton and Paul Blenheim. Image by Lachlan Woods.
An early example of naturalism, Émile Zola’s gothic horror novel Thérèse Raquin tells the story of an unhappy marriage that slowly descends into murder, madness, and suicide.
‘The cardinal rule is “don’t bore your audience” and I don’t think we’ll be doing that [with this production],’ laughs writer/director Gary Abrahams of his new play, based on Zola’s novel. ‘It moves very swiftly this show, but there’s something salacious and delicious about getting drawn into that world and being entertained by all of that.’
