In 1980, two teenage sisters board a tiny refugee fishing boat ‘mother fish’, with their uncle in the south coast of Vietnam. They aim to flee the country to meet up with their father in America. In the end, the journey is heartbreaking, as they do all they can to reach land. As the days drift by, water runs out. Everyone dreams of a better future, and they pray to both Jesus and Buddha simultaneously. A young man dives into the water because he can’t take it anymore. The engine is broken, and the boat is drifting - they are all forced to bail water out of the boat. For days on end, all they see is blue ocean and a thong drifting in the sea. Kim secretly wishes that one day, she’ll be married with a loving happy family in California but right now, all Hanh dreams of is a single bowl of pho… their only hope for the future lies in a cloud drifting on the horizon. Will they make it?

Writer and Director Khoa Do
Set & Costume Design Kate Shanahan
Composer Alan John
Dramaturg Claudia Chidiac
Production Manager Chris Clough
Assistant Director Jason McGoldrick
Vietnamese Artistic Consultant My Le Thi
PYT General Manager Eleanor Winkler
Parramatta Council Liaison Andrew Overton
Cast Kathy Nguyen, Hieu Phan, Sheena Pham, Vico Thai

Performance Season: Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th Mayl 2008
Venue: Riverside Theatres, Parramatta
Times: 3:00pm, 730pm
Cost: $30 - Community group discounts available, contact the pyt office.
Bookings: Moshtix