The Lighthouse Girl
Past Show
28 Apr - 17 May
Studio Underground
A courageous story that inspired the roaming spectacular of The Giants.
The Lighthouse Girl
WORLD PREMIERE
“THE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IS ON ITS WAY! I SPENT THE WHOLE TIME WAVING AND WONDERING IF CHARLIE COULD SEE ME FROM HIS SHIP.” FAY
A courageous story that inspired the roaming spectacular of The Giants.
Fay, a sweet young girl, lives an isolated life with her lighthouse keeper father on the bleak, windswept Breaksea Island in the Great Southern region of WA. With the outbreak of war in 1914, Fay finds purpose in transcribing Morse code messages from soldiers stationed off shore, becoming their last hope of getting messages to their loved ones before heading to the front line. On the other side of the country in rural Victoria, Charlie and his best mate Jim abandon the outback for the excitement and adventure of seeing the world. As soldiers in the Light Horse Brigade, they quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline.
This gentle play entwines the lives of Fay and Charlie and brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country. Based on Albany author Dianne Wolfer’s wonderful novels Lighthouse Girl and Light Horse Boy, this evocatively written play embodies a powerful and truthful sense of a pivotal time in Australia’s development as a nation.
The world premiere of The Lighthouse Girl will take place in Albany (21 to 22 April), the birthplace of the ANZAC story, before its season in Perth.
A Rio Tinto Black Swan co-commission, in association with the Albany Entertainment Centre.
Dates
28 Apr - 17 May
Venue
Studio Underground
Duration
1 hr 40 mins (no interval)
Content Warning
Contains some mild language, mild descriptions of war scenarios.
Artists
Daisy Coyle
Cast
Benj D'addario
Cast
Nic MacLaine
Cast
Alex Malone
Cast
Will McNeill
Cast
Giuseppe Rotondella
Cast
Hellie Turner
Writer
Stuart Halusz
Director
Lawrie Cullen-Tait
Set Designer
Lynn Ferguson
Costume Designer
Joe Paradise Lui
Lighting Designer
Brett Smith
Sound Designer
Polly Low
Dramaturgy
Hugo Aguilar López
Stage Manager
Claudia Blagaich
Assistant Stage Manager
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