By Anthony Weigh. Sydney Theatre Company presents a Melbourne Theatre Company production. Sydney Opera House, Drama Theatre. Oct 28 – Dec 14, 2024
The story of John and Sunday Reed and their bohemian arts haven outside Melbourne is already running to legend.
Heide was an open house from the 1930s where a new generation of modernist artists like Sidney Nolan, Joy Hester, Arthur Boyd and John Perceval bunked down communally and found their creative feet – thanks to the Reeds’ hospitable philanthropy but also to Sunday’s motivating drive and critical eye. Under her husband’s approving gaze, she even made Nolan her lover.