The Twyford & Ninety-Five Theatre present
SHORE BREAK
A one-person show written & performed By Chris Pitman
Directed by Chelsea Griffith
7.30pm Saturday 2 August 2025
The Twyford – Theatre Venue
- Show starts 7.30pm ends 8.45pm (no interval)
- Q&A on men’s mental heath by Chris Pitman will follow the show at 8.55pm in the Theatre Foyer Bar
- Warnings: Not recommended for children under 15, Coarse language.
- Tickets: Adult $40 | Concession $35 | Group 4 $120 ($30 each) + BF
Booking Fee 50c per ticket plus 2.5% card processing fee
Earlybird discount for Subscribers – check your e-news email for promo code - Twyford Gift Certificates valid for this performance
Waiting for the perfect wave to break; a man sits with his surfboard, his eyes trained to the horizon, looking for the first signs of a new swell. He is flooded with memories. All the people he has left behind.
Hilarious and gut-wrenching, Shore Break is a play about reconciling the damage of a life half lived. A symmetry of poetic storytelling and inhabited performance from one of South Australia’s leading actors, Shore Break speaks to male vulnerability, and has you riding an emotional wave you don’t see coming.
“Shore Break is a powerful and captivating story of humanity and life that perfectly balances humour and tragedy. A story of one man, it resonates through the Australian male psyche. It’s a story that sits with you long after the lights go down.”
– The AU Review
ABOUT
Shore Break is a one person show written and performed by Chris Pitman, directed by Chelsea Griffith.
It is a story of a man living in self-imposed isolation, having turned his back on society.
In this place, where desert meets the sea, he begins to unravel the events of his life. He looks back on confusion, heartbreak, and disconnection as he relives experiences, compelled to finally make sense of it before it becomes too late.
Does he have enough left in him to get back to community, or has he caused too much damage to himself and others? If he makes it all the way, will there be enough forgiveness to let him in?
Chris spent weeks sharing time with such men in desolate landscapes across South Australia.
He then wrote the first draft in the summer of 2021, followed by several script developments with Chelsea.
They embarked on short rehearsal followed by a development showing for established industry folks of Adelaide.
After a second development in November 2022, the play went into full rehearsal in April 2023 for a showcase season presented by Brink Productions at Goodwood Theatre, in May 2023.
Shore Break was presented at the Space Theatre as part of State Theatre Company of South Australia’s 2024 Stateside program; presented by Brink Productions and Adelaide Festival Centre.
Following performances in Victoria, Merimbula and Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre, Shore Break’s next season is at Bondi Pavilion, Sydney in 2025.