April’s Fool
The April's Fool performance is universally praised for its honesty and ability to engage while never preaching or lecturing.
Overview
Teenage drug use is an undeniable occurrence. Curiosity, experimentation, peer pressure, or the desire to escape are only a few reasons why teens take drugs. Every now and then we see on the news a story about a couple of kids being expelled from school because they were found handling or taking illegal substances. But also every now and then there are more devastating consequences, as explored in the play April’s Fool.
In April 2009, two weeks short of his nineteenth birthday, Toowoomba teenager Kristjan Terauds died due to complications from illicit drug use. The idea to develop this story into a play was inspired after director Lewis Jones was given Kristjan’s father’s journal to read. Jones commissioned Toowoomba writer David Burton, and he had spent months interviewing Kristjan’s friends and family. The result was a verbatim script. Using the real words and real experiences of the interviewers, Burton shaped the tragedy into into a story of love, family and strength to create a performance reflecting on the choices we make in life.
Originally debuting in 2010, this is a special two-night return season. April's Fool was universally praised by youth, parents, teachers and theatre critics alike for its honesty and ability to engage while never preaching or lecturing.
Don't miss this honest, heart-felt performance.
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