adapted by Tom Wright
seen at the Barbican Theatre on 21 February 2018
Matthew Lutton directs five actors - Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Arielle Gray, Amber McMahon, Elizabeth Nabben and Nikki Shiels - in a new stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay's 1967 novel, with set and costume designs by Zoë Atkinson, lighting by Paul Jackson and sound composed by Ash Gibson Greig and designed by J. David Franzke. The production comes from Victoria's Malthouse Theatre and Western Australia's Black Swan Theatre Company.
The 1975 film directed by Peter Weir sets a standard of dreamy sensuality and atmospheric mystery which would be hard to emulate on stage. Tom Wright's adaptation approaches the subject in a completely different manner which brings its own fascinating rewards.
