Picnic at Hanging Rock – Malthouse Theatre

Overview

In the summer of 1900, a group of schoolgirls took a day trip to Hanging Rock. Three of them would never be heard from again. The mystery at the centre of Joan Lindsay's iconic novel, along with Peter Weir's subsequent film adaption, has burrowed its way into the Australian subconscious. Few stories speak so effectively to what it means to live in this country. So it's hardly surprising that the team at Malthouse Theatre are bringing Picnic at Hanging Rock to the stage.

Adapted by playwright Tom Wright, the modern production is described by director Matthew Lutton as "Malthouse Theatre's 2016 vision of Lindsay's nightmare". The show begins in preview on Friday, February 26 before officially opening on Wednesday, March 2. Harriet Gordon-Anderson, Arielle Gray, Amber McMahon, Elizabeth Nabben and Nikki Shiels star.