Eamon Flack and S. Shakthidharan pose with their Helpmann Award for Best Direction of a Play. Photo credit: Getty Images.
Belvoir’s multi-generational epic Counting & Cracking – a co-production with independent company Co-Curious – won four Helpmann Awards on Sunday night, including Best Direction of a Play for co-directors Eamon Flack and S. Shakthidharan.
Described as ‘an epic, exhilarating and deeply moving play’ by ArtsHub, Counting & Cracking utilises 16 actors, three musicians and six languages to tell a story that blends Sri Lankan history with the Australian migrant experience. Its success suggests a significant shift in the cultural landscape towards works which more accurately reflect contemporary, multicultural Australia.
