A LIE OF THE MIND

By SAM SHEPARD

7 – 24 January 2026

PRODUCED BY LIGHT THE TORCH PRODUCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH NEW THEATRE

A Lie of the Mind follows two families, brought together by the marriage of Jake and Beth, and the resulting disconnect
between those families, and within their own. The play explores what it means to be a man in America and how ideas about gender and national identity get entangled. It also highlights the struggles women face, being burdened with the
responsibility to carry their history and culture forward, when they’re often the ones who get hurt in the process.
We see people struggle to connect with each other through deep seeded pain and trauma—abandonment, violence—and it leaves everyone drifting. Memories feel fuzzy or even lost, just like the relationships between the characters.

Family legacies start to blur, and everyone is in crisis with nowhere solid or familiar to return to, land or call home

Please note: The production contains references to and depictions of domestic violence. 

CAST

Abaigh Curry, Amos Walker, Felicity Cribb, Finn Couzner, Indiana Jamie, Libby McAneney, Lily MacNevin, Lisandro Garcia

tickets

Full $40
Concessions, Groups (6+) $35
New Theatre Members $25
Thrifty Thursdays $25
Preview $20
(booking fees apply)

New Theatre bar and
box office accepts card only