Riverside Theatres and Australian Theatre for Young People
A terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war torn city. Dodging sniper fire and mortar shells he takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.
Into his life steps Anna – older, street smart and scornful of his crying. As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood. And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.
From the company that brought you the 2005 sell out production of Boy Overboard comes this World Premiere by award-winning writer Debra Oswald (Dags, Skate, Mr Bailey’s Minder, The Peach Season). Explore the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.
A WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
Suitable for ages 11 and above
Director Tim Jones
This event occurred on 30th April - 12th May 2007
Stories in the Dark
by Debra OswaldA terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war torn city. Dodging sniper fire and mortar shells he takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.
Into his life steps Anna – older, street smart and scornful of his crying. As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood. And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.
From the company that brought you the 2005 sell out production of Boy Overboard comes this World Premiere by award-winning writer Debra Oswald (Dags, Skate, Mr Bailey’s Minder, The Peach Season). Explore the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.
A WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTION
Suitable for ages 11 and above
Director Tim Jones
This event occurred on 30th April - 12th May 2007
