November Season
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Presented by Old Mill Theatre
Directed by Kathleen Del Casale
From the book by Joan Lindsay. Adaptation by Tom Wright
Production Dates: 29/11/2024 - 14/12/2024
On a summer's day in 1900, three Australian schoolgirls on a picnic expedition to the remote Hanging Rock abscond from their group. They are last seen heading towards the beckoning Rock...
In Tom Wright's chilling adaptation of Joan Lindsay's classic novel, five performers struggle to solve the mystery of the missing girls and their teacher. Euphoria and terror reverberate throughout the community, as the potential for history to repeat itself becomes nightmarishly real.
This adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock was first co-produced by Malthouse Theatre and Black Swan State Theatre Company, Perth, and first performed at Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, in 2016. The play received its European premiere at the Royal Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh, in 2017.
December Season
A Christmas Carol
Featuring Robbie Burns
Production Dates: 20/12/2024 - 21/12/2024
The magic and wonder of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a festive favourite for many. In Australia it’s a chance to escape the heat and immerse yourself in the romantic white Christmastime of Victorian England that has come to be deemed quintessentially Christmas.
Robbie Burns from Cluedunnit Murder Mysteries brings the charm and pure Englishness of Dickensian London to the stage perfectly! Picture it – a big leather armchair, a tall desk and a small desk, each equipped with nineteenth century paraphernalia – and a huge thick tome that serves not only as a ledger but also the story itself.
As Burns lights a candle we all settle back into our comfortable chairs and are instantly swept up in the tale.
2025 DIRECTOR'S SUBMISSIONS
The Old Mill Theatre is calling for submissions to direct our final season for 2025.
We are seeking a Christmas / Family / Feel Good or Comedy show.
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