Truck Driver
HOTA, Gold Coast, August 2026
Sydney Opera House, June 2026
Image credit: Daniel Boud
Have you met Bev yet? Buckle up, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride and you’re riding shotgun. Bev's an outback oracle, dispensing diesel-fuelled wisdom from his 18-wheeler pulpit. He’s clocked a million miles and has a story for everyone – some tall, some true, all a window into a life lived on the road. But something’s changing in Bev’s world and it’s not just the gears.
He’s a larrikin with some rough edges and controversial views that might make you clutch your pearls. But hear him out, his experiences offer a rare glimpse into a world that’s often overlooked.
Part comedy, part meditation on a changing Australia, this solo show is the latest genre-defying work from Jonny Hawkins and Nell Ranney.
Strap in for a journey that’s equal parts laughter and reflection, with a few detours into the surreal. And please, keep an eye out for roos.
Writer and Performer Jonny Hawkins, Director Nell Ranney, Designer Isabel Hudson, Lighting Designer Nick Schlieper, Composer Steve Toulmin, Producer Jo Dyer.
“A brilliant piece of New Australian theatre.” Broadway World
“Seldom has a character been so well-drawn and as engaging.” Australian Arts Review
“Nell Ranney’s direction demonstrates exceptional sensitivity, calibrating each line with interpretive nuance and liberating Hawkins’ physicality to move with fluid inventiveness, transfiguring what is, in literal terms, an essentially static predicament..” ★★★★ Suzy Goes See