In outline, the show tells the story of a convict called William Thornhill, who arrives in New South Wales in 1806 with his wife Sal and two young sons, works hard to win his freedom, and eventually “takes up land” on the Hawkesbury River, north of Sydney.
Nathaniel Dean and Georgia Adamson turn in flawless performances as Thornhill and Sal, working-class people grasping at a chance of property and status, as does Ningali Lawford-Wolf as storyteller and narrator, at the heart of a magnificent 20-strong ensemble.
