Heart is a Wasteland

Raye, a country music star in the making, plays pub-to-pub along Australia’s vast desert highways, trying to make a living in the hope of returning home to her son, Elvis. But when she meets Dan, another young wanderer at the crossroads of life, a love affair unfurls over a four-day drive to Alice Springs.

Following a sell-out premiere season at Darwin Festival 2021, Ilbijerri Theatre Company’s restaging of Heart is a Wasteland – directed by the company's multi-award winning Artistic Director Rachael Maza – brings John Harvey’s humorous and deeply heartfelt script to life.

With original music by Lydia Fairhall, freshly conceived sets and adventurous audio-visual design, this production brings Australia’s stunning outback right to the front – matched by the vitality of its new young leads.

This season of Heart is a Wasteland is part of activities celebrating 30 years of Ilbijerri Theatre Company giving voice to First Nations artists and culture.