A lone traveller with eternity on his mind follows a disturbed street preacher to a run- down apartment. The man needs the preacher and is not going to leave until he has what he really wanted from the beginning, if only he had asked. But what the man doesn’t know is going to shake the foundations of his belief, as a sinister, twisted truth is revealed. The preacher’s apparent passion springs from wells darker and deeper than the man could have imagined, and only a deal that neither wants will offer a way out...unless...
A story of adoration, disillusion, lust and desire, THE SERPENT'S SMILE is a tragi-comic tale that explores the notion of God’s motives, his hand in creation, and who should really bear blame for the whole bloody mess.
Armageddon is nigh – don’t leave the room...
THE SERPENT'S SMILE is the long anticipated companion piece to Darren Markey's critically acclaimed, THE WATCH IN THE WINDOW.
"...positively unique…you must go and see this production…five stars”
In Press
“Writer / Director Darren Markey offers a look through the “window” into the hearts of gods…delightful…clever…this production is a must see.”
Neos Kosmos
"...a thorough delight from start to finish; a fantasy, a love story and a mystery successfully rolled into one…brilliant, just brilliant”
The Australian
"…a wonderful, wry existential piece…delicate and powerful…funny and profound…just superb…The Watch in the Window is a moving, illuminating production.”
The Age