'The Tree Widows tells the stories of not just the soldiers whose trees are on the Soldier’s Memorial Avenue but gives a surprising glimpse into the families, relatives, friends and members of the general public who have a connection to this contemplative, beautiful place.'
'Moving with the performers from tree to tree along the Avenue, these monologues are an engaging, funny, and deeply moving way to see a place you may think you know in an entirely new way – a way to breathe in the past through your own city. '
'The Tree Widows is a unique Tasmanian piece of theatre that celebrates why families today continue to lovingly care for this place of memory and meaning.' (Source: Tasmanian Theatre Co. website)
Commissioned by Hobart City Council, Friends of Soldiers Memorial Avenue, and Ten Days on the Island.
First produced as part of Ten Days on the Island, Theatre Royal Backspace, Hobart, 23 - 24 March 2013.
Produced by the Tasmanian Theatre Company, to be first performed at Soldiers Memorial Walk, Queen's Domain 6 - 17 April 2016 (first full performance).
Director: Alana Valentine.
Designers: Jill Munro & Alana Valentine.
Sound Designer: Max Ford.
Cast: Guy Hooper, Iain Lang, Jane Longhurst, and Jane Johnson.
