Monkey Baa Theatre for Young People
Thursday’s Child is Tin, born on a Thursday and, like the old nursery rhyme ‘has far to go.’
A strange and lonely child who digs, his wanderings take him underneath the earth into the subterranean tunnels that he’s pre-destined to roam. Told by Tin’s sister, Harper Flute, it is a story of a family’s struggle on their desolate farm during the Great Depression.
There is death, crop failure, neighbourhood and family disputes. Tin is an ever present but mystical essence in their lives. Harper narrates her family’s struggle to survive on the hot and impoverished land and as life on the surface grows harsher, her little brother escapes ever deeper into a dark, subterranean world.
The play explores the spirit of hard struggle with change, cruel misfortune and the idea that life is a pre-determined fall from a great height. Thursday’s Child is a poignant and intriguing story, ending in great hope.
Adapted by
Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry
Director
Sandra Eldridge
Set Designer
Imogen Ross
Lighting Designer
Luiz Pampolha
Sound Designer
Jeremy Silver
Venue
Riverside Theatre
Date/Time
Thursday 13 August at 6.30pm
Friday 14 August at 10am and 12.30pm (Schools Performances)
Price
Single Tickets
Adult $25
Concession $20
<30 Years $20
<16 Years $15
Riverside Saver Tickets
Adult $20
Concession $15
<30 Years $15
<16 Years $12
Duration
80 minutes
Education Information
Suitablility Stages 4,5 and 6
Curriculum Links - History, Drama, English and PDHPE
Tickets $12 per student/additional teacher
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This event occurred on 13th August - 14th August 2009
Thursday's Child
by Sonya HarnettThursday’s Child is Tin, born on a Thursday and, like the old nursery rhyme ‘has far to go.’
A strange and lonely child who digs, his wanderings take him underneath the earth into the subterranean tunnels that he’s pre-destined to roam. Told by Tin’s sister, Harper Flute, it is a story of a family’s struggle on their desolate farm during the Great Depression.
There is death, crop failure, neighbourhood and family disputes. Tin is an ever present but mystical essence in their lives. Harper narrates her family’s struggle to survive on the hot and impoverished land and as life on the surface grows harsher, her little brother escapes ever deeper into a dark, subterranean world.
The play explores the spirit of hard struggle with change, cruel misfortune and the idea that life is a pre-determined fall from a great height. Thursday’s Child is a poignant and intriguing story, ending in great hope.
Adapted by
Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry
Director
Sandra Eldridge
Set Designer
Imogen Ross
Lighting Designer
Luiz Pampolha
Sound Designer
Jeremy Silver
Venue
Riverside Theatre
Date/Time
Thursday 13 August at 6.30pm
Friday 14 August at 10am and 12.30pm (Schools Performances)
Price
Single Tickets
Adult $25
Concession $20
<30 Years $20
<16 Years $15
Riverside Saver Tickets
Adult $20
Concession $15
<30 Years $15
<16 Years $12
Duration
80 minutes
Education Information
Suitablility Stages 4,5 and 6
Curriculum Links - History, Drama, English and PDHPE
Tickets $12 per student/additional teacher
Find out more from the creatures of the show...
This event occurred on 13th August - 14th August 2009
