Highway of Lost Hearts
Mary Anne Butler
About
A woman. A dog. A campervan. And 4,500km of wide open road.
Mot wakes up one morning to find that her heart is missing from her chest. She can breathe; she has a pulse – but she feels… nothing.
So. She decides to go and look for it. With her dog enlisted as co-pilot, Mot heads down the Highway of Lost Hearts: into the deepest core of the Australian outback – navigating red dirt landscapes, fire and flood, vast salt lakes, age-old mountains and murky waters filled with lost souls. And the further Mot drives into the deepest heart of Australia, the more she realises that everyone around her also seem to be missing some vital part of themselves.
An allegory for a country that has lost its heart, Highway of Lost Hearts leaves you pondering the question: when your heart goes missing, what lengths will you go to, in order to find it again?
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Cast & crew
Mary Anne Butler – Writer/performer
Lee Lewis – Director
Kris Bird – Set designer
Panos Couros – Sound designer
Sean Pardy – Lighting designer
Aimee Gray – Tour/stage manager
Damien Pree – Production
Brad Fawcett – Production
Resources
Highway of Lost Hearts was featured on ABC’s Radiotonic program as a four-part series, adapted from the script – have a listen.
Reviews
“… vivid, often hilarious… written and performed with great heart.”
Ingle Knight, NT News
“… the best piece of theatre I’ve seen in years.”
Nicole Beyer, Director, Theatre Network Victoria
“Mary Anne Butler’s new show Highway of Lost Hearts has been creating plenty of buzz.”
Ben Eltham, Crikey
Itinerary
Centre of Contemporary Arts
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Mackay Entertainment Centre
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Tenterfield School of the Arts
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The Roxy Theatre
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The Playhouse Hotel
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Civic Centre
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The Royal Theatre
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The Street Theatre
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Mechanics Institute
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The Lighthouse Theatre
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Potato Shed
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Geelong Performing Arts Centre
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MADE Theatre
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Mildura Arts Centre
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Lameroo Memorial Hall
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Marion Cultural Centre
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Barossa Arts and Convention Centre
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Clare Town Hall
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Institute Theatre
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Roxby Cultural Centre
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Greek Orthodox Community Hall
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Araluen Arts Centre
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Godinymayin Yijard Rivers Arts and Culture Centre
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Darwin Entertainment Centre
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