VCE PLAYLIST
HELL’S CANYON
PRESENTED BY PLATFORM ARTS & REGIONAL ARTS VICTORIA
TUES 4 MAY, 12.00PM
65 MINS, PLUS 10 MINUTE Q&A
NO INTERVAL
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Hell’s Canyon is a remarkable story about friendship and grief, by up and coming Australian writer, Emily Sheehan.
Caitlin and Oscar used to be mates, but not anymore. Six months after the death of Oscar’s brother, Caitlin and Oscar haven’t spoken. These days, Caitlin texts boys to meet her in public parks while Oscar eats his lunch in the teacher’s staffroom. But when Caitlin sends Oscar a text message, he comes running. She convinces an unsuspecting Oscar to run away with her; to go “full on missing". Hell's Canyon is a play that comically depicts the challenging journey of adolescence from childhood into adulthood. It shows how friendship and empathy overcome challenging circumstances and celebrates the tenacity of teenage adventure and the human spirit.
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To support VCE students studying Hell's Canyon, a playwriting workshop led by playwright Emily Sheehan will also be running. Click here to book tickets.
Emily Sheehan is an award-winning playwright and theatre-maker. Her first play Hell's Canyon won the Rodney Seaborn Playwrights Award, was shortlisted for the Patrick White Playwrights Award, and was a showcased play in Playwriting Australia’s 2016 National Play Festival at The Malthouse Theatre.
Director Katie Cawthorne has presented work in Melbourne, Sydney, Mexico, Darwin and Canberra. Katie completed her Masters of Fine Arts (Directing) at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in 2015. She has been the Artistic Director of Canberra Youth Theatre since January 2015.
