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y separately published work icon Picnic at Hanging Rock single work   drama  
Adaptation of Picnic at Hanging Rock Joan Lindsay , 1967 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2016... 2016 Picnic at Hanging Rock
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'Australia, 1900. An ancient land becomes the site of an impossible mystery. A group of schoolgirls and their teachers venture out into the sundrenched landscape, only for four of their number to disappear forever.

'The subsequent investigation creates more questions than answers. One of the girls is found with no memory of what happened to her or her classmates, another succumbs to hysteria for no apparent reason. Those close to the missing girls begin to meet with unfortunate ends and it becomes clear that this is no ordinary disappearance.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • A Black Swan Theatre Company Co-production with Malthouse Theatre. Performed 26 February - 26 March 2016 at the Malthouse Theatre and 1 April to 17 April at the Hedger Ledger Theatre.

    Director: Matthew Lutton.

    Set & Costume Designer: Zoë Atkinson.

    Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.

    Composition: Ash Gibson Greig.

    Sound Designer: J. David Franzke.

    Cast: Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Arielle Gray, Amber McMahon, Elizabeth Nabben, and Nikki Shiels.


    Sydney premiere at the New Theatre, 17 November to 19 December 2020.

    Director: Sahn Millington.

    Set Designer: Victor Kalka.

    Costume Designer: Leela Landers.

    Lighting Designer: Louise Mason.

    Sound Designer: Patrick Howard.

    Composer: Georgia Condon.

    Assistant Director: Caitlin Andrews.

    Cast: Megan Bennetts, Alice Birbara, Alana Birtles, Audrey Blyde, and Sarah Jane Kelly.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2016
    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Nick Hern Books ,
      2017 .
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      Extent: 80p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 3 October 2017
      ISBN: 9781848426214

Works about this Work

The Equaliser Steve Dow , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20 February 2016;
Hanging Rock as All Stops-Out Horror David Zampatti , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 4 April 2016; (p. 7)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Bush Picnic Hits Stage Pip Christmass , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 16 March 2016; (p. 1, 7)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
'Director Matthew Lutton brings a fresh perspective to an Australian classic, writes Pip Christmass.'
Picnic at Hanging Rock Review – Vanishing Schoolgirls Haunt a New Generation Vanessa Badham , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 March 2016;

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Landmark Australian Tale Loses Potency Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 March 2016; (p. 31)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Return to Hanging Rock Sonia Harford , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Saturday Age , 20-21 February 2016; (p. 10)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
The Picnic Revisited Ashleigh Wilson , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 23 February 2016; (p. 15)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Slick Start to Picnic Chris Boyd , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 March 2016; (p. 14)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Landmark Australian Tale Loses Potency Cameron Woodhead , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 4 March 2016; (p. 31)

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
Picnic at Hanging Rock Review – Vanishing Schoolgirls Haunt a New Generation Vanessa Badham , 2016 single work review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 3 March 2016;

— Review of Picnic at Hanging Rock Tom Wright , 2016 single work drama
The Equaliser Steve Dow , 2016 single work column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 20 February 2016;
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