WHEN Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David Lindsay-Abaire turns his attention to low-cost housing in America and what happens between the walls, class distinctions come to the fore.
His play, Good People, will be performed by Red Stitch Actors Theatre in St Kilda from February 3.
Andrea Swifte plays Margie, a South Bostonian from a low socio-economic area.
Born and bred a “Southie”, Margie is poor after her job is made redundant.
Margie needs all the good people she can find.
Swifte said the Good People title referred to the genuine characters and people who would cut you a break and watch your back.
“In Margie’s environment they live hand-to-mouth and rely on each other ,” she said.
Adaire-Lindsay won a Pulitzer prize for his play Rabbit Hole in 2007.
Good People runs until March 3, at rear 2 Chapel St, St Kilda. Tickets: $34/$20.
Bookings: redstitch.net