FALL
by Michele Lee
Directed by Beng Oh
5 Dec Bowery Theatre | 9-12 Dec Bluestone Church Arts Space
(on sale late October, stay tuned!)
Northern Laos, 1975. As the Communist takeover reshapes a nation, an Australian teacher preparing to leave Laos is unexpectedly reunited with his former student, a young Hmong woman fleeing persecution. Over the course of one extraordinary night, they must confront the choices that have defined their lives—and the uncertain future that awaits them.
When a young Communist soldier enters their fragile sanctuary, long-buried truths emerge and survival becomes a matter of impossible decisions.
Written by award-winning playwright Michele Lee and directed by critically acclaimed Beng Oh, Fall is a gripping historical drama exploring love, loss, identity, and the lasting human cost of war. Intimate, suspenseful, and deeply moving, this powerful three-hander asks what we owe one another when the world is falling apart.
Content warning: This production contains themes of war, racism, ethnic persecution, sexual violence, physical violence, murder, grief, refugee displacement, alcohol use, and discussions of trauma. Recommended for mature audiences.
Creative team
Director: Beng Oh
Writer: Michele Lee
Production Manager: Lansy Feng
Assistant Production Manager: Yang Xiao
Set Design: Silvia Shao
Lighting Design: Shane Grant
Sound Design: Josh Mitchell
Publicist: Emma Drysdale
Cast: Gabriel Partington, Rebecca Vincent, Henry Vo
Michele Lee
Michele Lee is a multiple award-winning Hmong-Australian writer for stage, screen, audio and live art, with work presented in Australia and overseas. She is under commission from Griffin Theatre and Melbourne Theatre Company and was a recipient of the prestigious Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship (2022-23)
Across her creative work, she aims to centre the stories of those historically on the margins—women, people of colour, working-class people, and people from her community, the Hmong.
Michele has been nominated or won some of Australia’s most recognised awards such as the Australian Writers’ Guild Award and Griffin Award. We are thrilled to be working with Michele.
