On a blistering summer’s day in 1900, four private school girls and a teacher venture up Hanging Rock. All but one vanish, never to be seen again. And so, the nightmare begins.
After sell-out seasons in Melbourne and Edinburgh, Matthew Lutton’s production of Picnic at Hanging Rock returns for a Malthouse Theatre encore before heading directly to the Barbican in London.
In this chilling adaptation, five school girls recount this enduring Australian mystery, that saw audiences screaming in their seats. Joan Lindsay’s summer classic is more haunting than ever.
PRODUCTION PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS
A Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company production. This project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
Images: Pia Johnson
A PLAY BY /
Tom Wright adapted from Joan Lindsay's novel
DIRECTION /
Matthew Lutton
CAST /
Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Arielle Gray, Amber McMahon, Elizabeth Nabben, Nikki Shiels
SET & COSTUME DESIGN /
Zöe Atkinson
LIGHTING DESIGN /
Paul Jackson
COMPOSITION /
Ash Gibson Greig
SOUND DESIGN /
J. David Franzke
Event & ticketing details
Performance Times
PREVIEW
OPENING NIGHT
Event notes
DURATION /
85 minutes (no interval)
WARNINGS /
Contains occasional coarse language & horror themes.