Picnic at Hanging Rock
by Joan Lindsay, adapted by Tom Wright
14th - 16th November 2023
at Newhampton Arts Centre
On St. Valentine's Day in 1900, a party of students and tutors from Mrs Appleyard's girls college set out on a picnic to Hanging Rock. Three of the Australian schoolgirls and their tutor go missing, last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock... In Tom Wright's chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel, five performers explore the story in order to find a solution to the puzzling mystery.
Cast
Mr Hussey, Policeman, Miss McCraw - Caitlin Sayce
Edith, Albert - Chelsea Wale
Marion, Michael - Immy Wood
Miranda, Sara - Katie Hallam
Mrs Appleyard - Nikki Ellis
Irma, Mademoiselle - Suzanne Smith
Crew
Director - Kevin Porter
Stage Manager - Anna Wright
Assistant Stage Manager - Maggie Smith
Property Manager - Anna Wright
Sound and Lighting - Jane Alsop
Prompt - Ann Bickley
Costume - Chris Porter
Assistant Costume - Jane Fosbrook
Set Construction - David Bickley
Front of House Manager - Jane Fosbrook
Front of House - Members of the Society