Adapted from Emile Zola’s gothic French horror, Thérèse Raquin is the kind of pure, bodice-ripping psychological drama rarely experienced live on stage: a twisted tale of forced oppression, misogyny, forbidden love, and corrupted morals set in the backstreets of 19th century Paris, the city of love.

Forced into a loveless arranged marriage to her sickly cousin, Camille, Thérèse is desperate to escape her hopeless future. When Camille introduces Thérèse to an old friend, Laurent, he unwittingly sets in motion a passionate and feverish affair between the two, and, ultimately, his own tragic demise.

A rollercoaster of emotions featuring sumptuous period costumes and an original score by Christopher De Groot, this critically acclaimed Australian production examines happens when you’re prepared to risk it all.