THE CLIMBING TREE

About

It’s Rayleen’s birthday, but she’s not getting excited.  She and three other teenagers are caught in an interrogation room. Their lives overlap but their challenges are very different. In this town, the past is with you everywhere you go, looking over your shoulder, whispering songs of survival. It’s hard to live for the moment when you can’t see a future.  Particularly when the past keeps closing doors.

Developed over three years in partnership with the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, this powerful new play looks at the experiences of generations of teenagers in this regional NSW town. Part drama, part music, part ghost story, it’s a personal tale that reflects experiences from towns across Australia. Rachael Coopes and Guy Webster, part of the creative force behind the multi-award winning Sugarland, bring to life another unique Australian story.

Season 2018

31 Oct to 24 Nov

Time

See venue for details

Duration

90 minutes

Venue

Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre and Riverside Theatres Parramatta

Ages

Recommended 14+

Bookings

02 9270 2400

Across the great dividing ranges lies another great divide. Between us and them. Dreamed and the dreaming. Haves and have-nots. Gold and dust. Coppers and gangs. Always an us, and always a them. Big sparkling city chewing them up, spitting them out, pushing them over the mountains to us.

Cast & Creative Team

Cast
Jayla Shae Davey, Janda Nichols, Madelaine Osborn and Jack Walton

Writer
Rachael Coopes

Music and Lyrics
Guy Webster

Director
Stephen Champion

Set/Costume Design

Lighting Design

Sound Design

Stage Manager
Heidi Annand

Image Credit

Actor
Sofia Nolan

Photography
Luke Stambouliah

Design
Justin Stambouliah

Past Productions

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