John Shand from the Sydney Morning Herald had this to say about the show: "If your heart is sick or just needs warming, go and see this play. If you are a baby boomer who doesn't understand your grandchildren or are from Gen Y and, like, really weirded out by your grandparents, go and see this play. If you simply love theatre, go and see this play."

Twenty-one-year-old Leo rocks up unannounced at the Manhattan apartment of his 91-year-old Jewish grandmother Vera. 

Having broken up with his girlfriend and cycled across the country, he needs a place to crash for the night, no questions asked.

But Vera – prickly, stubborn and sharp as a tack – isn’t about to let him off that easily. 

As an overnight couch-surf turns into an extended stay, 4000 Miles unearths a surprising parallel between these two generations in this emotionally compelling drama.

With disarming frankness and surprising candour, the two negotiate social potholes and trace emotional fault lines that link them to a painful family history.

From one of America’s brightest playwrights, Amy Herzog, this compassionate and unsentimental play explores the funny, frustrating, and ultimately life-changing relationship between a grandson learning to face his life, and a grandmother who is starting to forget hers.

Richard Nelson said of Amy “She has great, great facility for dialogue. It’s clean, it’s simple, it’s evocative, it’s witty.  It’s alive and easily spoken. Very, very actable. That’s a given talent.”

4000 Miles was originally produced by the Lincoln Center Theatre, New York City in 2011. 

The list of awards and nominations for the show is impressive.

If you are intrigued by the idea of subscribing to the theatre but you’re not sure if it’s for you, 4000 Miles is a perfect introduction. 

If you enjoy the show, and would like to repeat the experience you’d only need to add four more shows to become a subscriber. 

Plan ahead and treat yourself to a year of great music, dance, theatre, opera and circus. 

Some of the benefits to subscribing are that you can book now and pay later, you receive regular updates and reminders that you have tickets to see a show, there are free post show suppers in the upper foyer, your tickets are discounted and if you can’t make it to see a show you can exchange your tickets to another performance.

4000 Miles is on Saturday, February 27 at 7.30pm. 

You can book your tickets online at  www.civictheatre.com.au or contact the Civic Theatre on 6926 9688.

THE second show in the subscription season will be Tom Burlinson performs Sinatra At The Sands with an All Star Big Band. 

The original 1966 album Sinatra At The Sands has been described as “brilliant, incredibly exciting, the definitive portrait of Sinatra in the 60’s, essential, a priceless document and ‘simply the best”.

Tom is renowned for his smooth style and astonishing performance skills. 

This is a new show and Tom will once again do justice to the marvellous musical legacy of the Chairman of the Board, Frank Sinatra.

Don’t miss Tom Burlinson on Saturday, March 12 at 7.30pm. 

Tickets are available online at www.civictheatre.com.au or by contacting the Civic Theatre on 6926 9688.