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'A courageous story that inspired the roaming spectacular of The Giants.
'Fay, a sweet young girl, lives an isolated life with her lighthouse keeper father on the bleak, windswept Breaksea Island in the Great Southern region of WA. With the outbreak of war in 1914, Fay finds purpose in transcribing Morse code messages from soldiers stationed off shore, becoming their last hope of getting messages to their loved ones before heading to the front line. On the other side of the country in rural Victoria, Charlie and his best mate Jim abandon the outback for the excitement and adventure of seeing the world. As soldiers in the Light Horse Brigade, they quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline.
'This gentle play entwines the lives of Fay and Charlie and brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country. Based on Albany author Dianne Wolfer’s wonderful novels Lighthouse Girl and Light Horse Boy, this evocatively written play embodies a powerful and truthful sense of a pivotal time in Australia’s development as a nation.' (Publication summary)
World premiere presented by Rio Tinto: Black Swan co-commission in association with the Albany Entertainment Centre. A Black Swan Lab production.
World premiere 21-22 April 2017, Albany WA.
Performed by Black Swan Theatre at Studio Underground, 28 April - 14 May 2017.
Director: Stuart Halusz
Cast: Daisy Coyle, Benj D'Addario, Murray Dowsett, Nick Maclaine, Alex Malone, Will McNeill, and Giuseppe Rotondella.
Set Designer: Lawrie Cullen-Tait.
Costume Designer: Lynn Ferguson.
Lighting Designer: Joe Lui.
Sound Designer: Brett Smith.
Presented again in the 2018 season at Albany Entertainment Centre, 19-20 April 2018.
'What began as an experimental partnership between a cinema owner and a theatre company is proving a surprising lure for first-time theatre audiences.'
'Live performance against a cinematic backdrop offers a look at the trials of humans and horses during WWI.'
'Live performance against a cinematic backdrop offers a look at the trials of humans and horses during WWI.'
'What began as an experimental partnership between a cinema owner and a theatre company is proving a surprising lure for first-time theatre audiences.'
