Picnic at Hanging Rock
Season 3 2019: 15th – 31st August, Matinees: Sundays 18 & 25 & Sat 31 Augus
A mystery drama adapted by Tom Wright, Based on the book by Joan Lindsay, Directed by Helen Ellis
By special arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd
Many will know this story from Peter Weir's classic film of the novel, which was released in 1975. The play, adapted by Tom Wright from Joan Lindsay’s 1967 novel, is narrated by five performers, “five Australian women”, who are named in the published script after the actors who played them in the first production. They are struggling to solve the mystery at the heart of Joan Lindsay's original novel, which presents itself as the true story of the disappearance of three schoolgirls and their teacher, who inexplicably vanish into the mountainside, while on a picnic expedition to Hanging Rock in Victoria on Valentine’s Day, 1900. Euphoria and terror reverberate throughout the community, as the potential for history to repeat itself becomes nightmarishly real.
CAST
Harriet/Albert/Mademoiselle/Others
Elizabeth/Mrs Appleyard/Others
Nikki/Policeman/Irma/Others
Arielle/Edith/Sara/Others
Amber/Michael/Others
PRODUCTION TEAM
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Emily Carter and Alexandra Carter
Promotional Video:
Regan Wood & Hit 66 Sound & Screen
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Set Construction:
Les Wallis, Luc Hermans, Ernie Hicks, Ray Bell, Keith Boulton, Ernie Hicks and Steve Nichols
Set Painters:
Emily Carter, Alexandra Carter, Ernie Hicks, Les Wallis, Steve Nichols, Ray Bell, Luc Hermans
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Emily Carter and Alexandra Carter
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Program Printing:
Snap Printing, Lilydale
Office Administration:
Box Office & Administration
Front of House Manager
Assisted by Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Company Volunteers
