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'The spirits you carry, they carry you too.
'Twelve-year-old Celeste arrives in China to scatter Mother’s ashes, but in no time flat is thrust into a world of magic and adventure. Celeste’s grandmother has carried on the family tradition of ghost catching, and it turns out Celeste has a knack for the hairraising pursuit too.' (Production summary)
A Perth Festival co-commission.
World premiere at Melbourne International Arts Festival 2018. Performed at Playhouse, Arts Centre Melbourne 18 - 21 October 2018.
Director: Ching Ching Ho.
Director: Matt Edgerton.
Set and Costume Designer: Zoë Atkinson.
Lighting Designer: Matthew Marshall.
Composer and Sound Designer: Rachael Dease.
Featuring Alice Keohavong, Amanda Ma, Yilin Kong, Frieda Lee, and Imanuel Dado.
Produced at the Sydney Opera House, 9-13, 15-19 January 2019.
Produced at the Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth Festival, 26 February - 3 March 2019.
Co-Directors: Ching Ching Ho & Matt Edgerton.
Set & Costume Designer: Zoë Atkinson.
Lighting Designer: Matthew Marshall.
Composer & Sound Designer: Rachael Dease.
Cast: Alice Keohavong (Celeste), Amanda Ma (Por Por), Yilin Kong (Ting Ting), Frieda Lee (Female Ensemble), and Imanuel Dado (Male Ensemble).
'If you ask any of the theatre makers behind A Ghost in My Suitcase what drew them to Gabrielle Wang's novel, they're likely to mention three names: Celeste, Por Por and Ting Ting.' (Introduction)
'If you ask any of the theatre makers behind A Ghost in My Suitcase what drew them to Gabrielle Wang's novel, they're likely to mention three names: Celeste, Por Por and Ting Ting.' (Introduction)
