BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF WA PRESENTS
In collaboration with WA Youth Theatre Company
York
By Ian Michael and Chris Isaacs
In collaboration with WA Youth Theatre Company
Set in and around an abandoned hospital in the township of York, on Ballardong Nyoongar country, this epic piece of truth-telling blends humour and horror to uncover the buried histories we have built over. Slipping through time and genres, York unveils the pasts we invent and the pasts we fail to acknowledge.
Inspired by 200 years of real accounts, this daring new work sheds light on how our stories are told – and who tells them.
PROGRAMME
Read the full programme online.
Neighbour,
I’ve been having trouble sleeping. Perhaps it’s that we haven’t been here very long but… do you hear it? There’s a pulse. A voice. Underneath and around. I’ve stripped back the wall paper and lifted the carpet. I’ve pulled up the floorboards and stand with a sledgehammer above the foundations. The tension is climbing up the walls and through the beams.
There’s something unsettled here.
Something needing to be heard.
COVID SAFETY & ADVICE
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Dates
17 Jul - 01 Aug
Venue
Heath Ledger Theatre
Pricing
Tickets between $36.00 - $99.00
Recommended age
12+
Duration
2 hrs 20 mins (incl interval)
Warning
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander audience members are warned that the following production includes representation of deceased persons. The production contains coarse language, strobe lighting, supernatural activity and adult themes including depiction of intergenerational trauma, frontier violence, hanging and death in custody.
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PREMIUM
- $93.00 Adult
A-RESERVE
- $88.00 Adult
- $69.00 Concession
- $69.00 Preview/Matinee Performances
- $36.00 Student
B-RESERVE
- $59.00 Adult
- $55.00 Preview/Matinee Performances
- $36.00 Student
GROUPS (8+)
- $69.00 A-Reserve
- $36.00 Schools (10+) Receive 1 complimentary ticket for every 10 tickets purchased.
- For group bookings phone (08) 6212 9291 or email groups@ptt.wa.gov.au
PRICING & FEE INFORMATION
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- Add $2.00 for Standard Mail & $4.40 for Registered Mail. All tickets prices include GST if applicable and are quoted in AUD.
- For accessible booking information please visit the State Theatre Centre's website. We recommend all accessible bookings are made at the venue box office or by calling (08) 6212 9292.
2021 SEASON CALENDAR
Download our 2021 Season Calendar for an overview of our program next year.
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES
Use the below calendar to view the accessibility services available for this production. Further access information and seat guides can be found via the Accessibility page on our website.
MEDIA
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Artists
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Shakira Clanton
Cast
Isaac Diamond
Cast
Jo Morris
Cast
Ben Mortley
Cast
Benjamin Narkle
Cast
Jacob Narkle
Cast
Sophie Quin
Cast
Alison van Reeken
Cast
Maitland Schnaars
Cast
Elise Wilson
Cast
Clare Watson
Director
Ian Wilkes
Director
Ian Michael
Writer
Chris Isaacs
Writer
Zoë Atkinson
Set & Costume Designer
Lucy Birkinshaw
Lighting Designer
Dr Clint Bracknell
Composer & Sound Designer
Polly Low
Dramaturg
Julia Moody
Voice Coach
Nastassja Norwood
Fight Director
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