Passionate. Political. Poignant.

About

If you’re looking for last-minute tickets on the day of your preferred show, please head to the Seymour Centre website as Griffin’s ticket allocations close 48 hours before each scheduled performance.


Gabriel is a nuclear engineer. Cassie is an anti-nuclear campaigner. For nearly thirty years their lives have collided and entwined, with Cassie’s cause dominating public opinion across the decades. But with political change rumbling underfoot, Cassie’s life’s work could yet be undone—and it’s all led to this explosive night.

Against the enflamed background of one of Australia’s most divisive environmental issues, Alana Valentine’s tender, surprising new play interrogates the intersection of personal ambition and global responsibility.

Nucleus welcomes some of Australia’s theatre greats back to Griffin—one of our most celebrated and awarded playwrights Alana Valentine (Ladies Day) and the great Paula Arundell (The Bleeding Tree) and Peter Kowitz (The Floating World). Directed by Griffin’s very own Associate Artistic Director Andrea James (swim, Jailbaby), Nucleus tears through long-drawn battle lines to reveal what’s at our core. 

Want to go deeper? View the online program

Credits

Director Andrea James
Dramaturg Dylan Van Den Berg
Designer Isabel Hudson
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson
Sound Designer Phil Downing
Video Designer Laura Turner
Fight Director Tim Dashwood
Intimacy Director Chloë Dallimore
Choreographer Martin Del Amo
Assistant Video Designer Dylan Ford
Lighting Programmer Sammy Read
Stage Manager
 Tanya Leach
Production Manager Damion Holling
With Paula Arundell, Peter Kowitz

Presented in association with Seymour Centre

Venue & Performance Times

Venue
Reginald Theatre, Seymour Centre
Cnr City Road and Cleveland Street, Chippendale

Previews 14 – 18 February
Opening Nights 19 February & 20 February
Season 21 February – 15 March

Performance Times
Monday – Friday 7pm
Saturday 1pm & 7pm

Griffin Theatre Club Saturday 15 Feburary
Meet The Artists post-performance Q&A
 Tuesday 25 February
Captioned Performance Tuesday 11 March

Run Time
90 minutes, no interval

Latecomers
Latecomers will be admitted at a suitable time in the performance, so make sure you give yourself plenty of time to get to the Seymour Centre to avoid disappointment.

Pricing

2025 Subscription Package Pricing

3 PLAY 2 PLAY
In-Season
Per play
Preview*
Per play
In-Season
Per play
Preview*
Per play
Full $65 $61 $68 $65
Senior $61 $58 $64 $62
Concession $54 $51 $57 $54
Under 35 $36 $34 $38 $36

 


*Please note that Preview shows for Nucleus are 14 – 18 February, 2025.

 

2025 General Release Ticket Pricing

In-Season Preview*
Full $72 $68
Senior $68 $64
Concession $60 $57
Under 35 $40 $38
Rush tickets** $25

** Rush tickets are available online and over the phone on Mondays (or Tuesdays if there is no Monday performance) from noon, for that evening’s performance until sold out. 

Supported By

Nucleus was developed with the support of the Sally Breen Family Foundation. Griffin is grateful for the support of the University of Sydney.

Content Warnings

This production of Nucleus contains sexual references and references to death. The production also includes strobe lighting, theatrical smoke and haze.

Please reach out to the Griffin team if you require any further information or support.

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Passionate. Polarising. Political.