Native Gardens
A comedy of boundaries by Karen Zacarías
Directed by Ben Egan
Season: 13 November to 4 December
Matinees: 14 & 21 November
About
Pablo and Tania Del Valle have just bought their first home. A nice modest house with a garden that has potential. They find themselves next door to Frank and Virginia Butley, who have spent thirty years building a garden that has become their carefully curated pride and joy. When a land survey reveals the fence between the properties is in the wrong place and that the new neighbours are legally entitled to reclaim the land it occupies, what follows is a dispute that escalates well beyond the fence line and the boundaries of politeness.
Karen Zacarías's modern comedy of personal conflicts treats both couples with equal affection and equal scepticism, as neither side has quite the moral high ground they believe they occupy. Pristine cut lawn or otherwise.
Contains adult themes.