A searing Western thriller, adapted from Leah Purcell’s  play “The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson” is a reimagining of Henry Lawson’s classic short story “The Drover’s Wife.” The story is set in 1893, and centres on the heavily pregnant Molly Johnson and her children who struggle in isolation to survive the harsh Australian landscape after her husband left to go droving sheep in the high country.

The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson is written and directed by Leah Purcell starring Leah Purcell, Rob Collins, Malachi Dower-Roberts, Jessica de Gow & Sam Reid. Produced by Bain Stewart, Angela Littlejohn, David Jowsey, Greer Simpkin & Leah Purcell.