Driftwood – the Musical

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UMBRELLA FOUNDATION presents

DRIFTWOOD THE MUSICAL

A magical story of art and creativity, survival and perseverance, family, freedom and love, and the endurance of the human spirit.

PLAYING IN THREE SYDNEY VENUES
24 MAY – 18 JUNE 2023

Driftwood The Musical had an extraordinary season in Melbourne last year at Chapel Off Chapel and is now being reworked by Director and acclaimed theatre-maker Gary Abrahams along with outstanding Composer and Musical DirectorAnthony Barnhill and Jane Bodie.

This moving and enthralling story of a family surviving the ravages of war is coming to Sydney playing in three venues including
Glen Street Theatre, Belrose 24 – 28 May,
Riverside Theatres, Parramatta 31 May – 4 June
Eternity Playhouse, Darlinghurst 7 – 18 June.

Critics have described it as “mesmerising”, “sublime” and “stunningly crafted”.

Driftwood The Musical tells the inspirational story of the renowned Austrian/ Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist-inventor wife, Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. We follow their lives in pre-war Vienna, the family’s narrow escape from Nazi Austria, Slawa’s ingenious invention of the foldable umbrella, and the incredible chain of events that took place after miraculously escaping the Holocaust and rebuilding their careers as artists in Melbourne.

This epic story traverses three continents and three generations and is based on the original memoir by Eva de Jong-Duldig and an
original stage play by award-winning playwright Jane Bodie.
www.driftwoodthemusical.com.au