Brigid Gallacher, Simon Maiden, Emily Goddard in Jane Bodie's Lamb “You left a trail of broken bread Across the old battle ground Behind the veil of the living and the dead You wrote your secrets down.” There’s a song at the heart of Jane Bodie’s new play, Lamb . It’s the song of family history. A song full of heart. Of regret. At times the music is a celebration of life. At times, it’s a meditation on loss. Mostly, it’s both. As great country songs can be or must be. Farmland. Rural Australia. The wooden floorboards and the dust and the fridge full of beers. Annie (Brigid Gallacher) has returned to her home town after the death of her mother. Sudden for her, but a drawn-out process for her brother Patrick (Simon Maiden) and their sister Kathleen (Emily Goddard). Patrick sings a song in remembrance of his late mother, even though Annie is the singer of the family – she went to the big city to pursue her dreams. The reunion of the siblings is delicat
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