The Lark → Space Theatre
The Lark ’s opening line is “let me tell you a story,” delivered with such earnest softness by Noni Hazlehurst it's as if she gently takes the audience’s hands. And in her grip, Hazlehurst guides us through The Lark , a story of family, grief, and loss in all its varying forms. Playing the single character of Rose Grey, Hazlehurst stands behind the bar of ‘The Lark,’ a suburban Melbourne pub she has inherited from her father. ‘The Lark’ now stands as a desolate building that holds nothing but the memories of all who came inside. This is Rose’s final goodbye to a place that has shaped her. Hazlehurst masterfully brings Daniel Keene’s script to life. She stitches together memories of her pub shifts, the patrons whom she remembers serving, the stories they came in with, and the sense of self she built along the way. Most of all, she flits between these memories and ones of her father, George. Hazelhurst shares that Rose Grey’s mum left her when she was young, leaving her...