Saturn's Return
Saturn's Return is an Australian play by Tommy Murphy, first performed in 2008 in Sydney. Synopsis Zara, the heroine of the play, is happily settled in a relationship with her partner, Matt. Marriage, mortgages and midwives lie on the horizon. Then, as the big planet does its thing, doubt creeps into Zara's mind. She must decide whether to continue on the path of the three Ms or break free from the constraints of rational living. Tommy Murphy wrote about his thoughts on the themes of the play, "What is this final call to adulthood likely to do to my generation? Will it just be about gathering debt, finding a comfortable home in which to breed and finding time to edit the friends list on Facebook?". The title refers to a Saturn return. Productions The play was commissioned for the Sydney Theatre Company 2008 season by incoming co-artistic directors Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton. Saturn's Return, written by Playwright Tommy Murphy, is published by Currency Press. The project is from the writer-director team behind Holding the Man and Strangers in Between. It opened at Wharf 2 Theatre, Walsh Bay, NSW, 15 August 2008 with a later season Wharf 1, Sydney, NSW,