The Sound Inside

Bella Baird is a brilliant Ivy League writing professor. Christopher is a talented yet mysterious student. Between real-life and literary fiction, an unusual friendship grows between lonely souls. Until Bella asks an unthinkable favour.

A gripping yet delicate new play that explores the limits of what one person can ask of another: beautiful in its writing and thrilling in its drama. The Sound Inside has seared through Broadway, earning six Tony Award nominations, including Best Play. This New Zealand premiere is “introspective, unsettling, and beautifully rendered” (BroadwayWorld).

A striking production starring Dulcie Smart who makes her long-awaited return to Aotearoa especially, and screen actor Kieran Charnock in a rare and gripping live appearance.

* 2019 New York Times Critics Pick *
* Listed among “Best of the Year” in Time, Chicago Tribune, LA Times, Daily News, The Hollywood Reporter *

Reviews:
“The Sound Inside is a masterclass in subtlety and emotional precision, and this latest iteration delivers it with remarkable finesse.” – BroadwayWorld (NZ)
“the most impressive theatre design work I’ve seen in recent years.” – Art Murmurs (NZ)]
“A riveting production … Stella Reid’s fluid direction, is seamless, leaving us free to empathise, enquire and muse, during and after this entrancing play.” – Theatreview (NZ)
“Dulcie Smart and Kieran Charnock excelled in their performance of these characters. Their work brought the pair to life and makes them incredibly believable in their passion and the strange intimacy of their relationship.” – Art Murmurs (NZ)
“Vital, compassionate and often funny … This intimate drama manages to be both literary and rivetingly theatrical.” – Hollywood Reporter (USA)
“A delicate play that’s always one step ahead of its audience—as any good work of fiction should be.” – Theatermania (USA)

Click here to download  The Sound Inside programme

Saturday 5 July 2025 to Saturday 2 August
Preview Night: Friday 4 July
Sunday Special:  Sunday 6 July
Q&A special: Tuesday 8 July
Choose Your Price Night: Tuesday 8 July
Circa One
Tues – Thurs 6.30pm, Fri – Sat 8.00pm, Sun 4pm
$25 – $60 Early Bird Tickets Available

Audience Care: The Sound Inside contains flashing lights, haze, terminal illness and discussion of suicide and homicide. This show contains one scene that may trigger trypanophobia, an aversion to needles.
Duration: 90 mins no interval.

By Adam Rapp
Director Stella Reid
Produced by A Mulled Whine and Stellavision