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Picnic at Hanging Rock

Past Show - Season

01 Apr - 17 Apr

Heath Ledger Theatre

The rock is a nightmare, and nightmares belong in the past.

Picnic at Hanging Rock

WA PREMIERE

Australia, 1900. An ancient land becomes the site of an impossible mystery. A group of schoolgirls and their teachers venture out into the sundrenched landscape, only for four of their number to disappear forever.

The subsequent investigation creates more questions than answers. One of the girls is found with no memory of what happened to her or her classmates, another succumbs to hysteria for no apparent reason. Those close to the missing girls begin to meet with unfortunate ends and it becomes clear that this is no ordinary disappearance.

Matthew Lutton, award-winning director and former Associate Director of Black Swan, returns to the company in its 25th year to direct this seminal Australian story, a thrilling new co-production with Malthouse Theatre.

Dates

01 Apr - 17 Apr

Venue

Heath Ledger Theatre

Recommended Age

12+

Duration

1 hr 30 mins (no interval)

Content Warning

Contains occasional coarse language.

Artists

Harriet Gordon-Anderson

Cast

Arielle Gray

Cast

Amber McMahon

Cast

Elizabeth Nabben

Cast

Nikki Shiels

Cast

Tom Wright

Writer

Joan Lindsay

Author

Matthew Lutton

Director

Zoë Atkinson

Set & Costume Designer

Paul Jackson

Lighting Designer

Ash Gibson Greig

Composer

J. David Franzke

Sound Designer

Tia Clarke

Assistant Stage Manager (Malthouse season)

Georgia Landre-Ord

Assistant Stage Manager (Black Swan season)

Program

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