Sport for Jove's exciting youth drama initiative the Second and Third Age Projects return for a fifth season, featuring Hills District area youth working alongside trained theatre professionals to perform their own theatrical production in a curtain raising performance before the mainstage shows at the Sydney Hills Shakespeare in the Park that evening.
Onstage for a limited run from Dec 18th - Dec 20th at Bella Vista Farm, this year's exciting productions are...
The Second Age Project presents....
The Playoffs
A vivid re-imagining of Shakespeare’s time. A fictional reality where there is limited arts funding, venues and resources. Two rival theatre companies - The Mechanicals and The Players - battle it out using Shakespeare’s finest works. The victor will earn forever-rights to their own theatre space and bragging-rights as the finest theatre troupe in the land.
It’s a battle of words.
It’s a battle of wit.
It’s a battle of Will.
It’s... The Playoffs.
DIRECTORS Scott Sheridan and Megan Drury
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Shelley Casey
STAGE MANAGER Sarah Starr
CAST:
Alison Brunacci
Claire Wong
Emilia Stepniewski
Heath Jelovic
Maddison Calcott
Melanie Dobson
Olivia Williams
Rhyan Starr
River Winn
Tara Richardson
The Third Age Project presents...
King LEAR
“The weight of this sad time we must obey.
Speak what we feel, not what we ought to say.
The oldest hath borne most. We that are young
Shall never see so much, nor live so long.”
On his 80th birthday King Lear divides his kingdom amongst his children, unleashing a storm of chaos, disloyalty and madness. The young actors of the 3rd Age Project bring you a rapid fire 75 minute production of one of Shakespeare’s most challenging and famous tales of family, aging and self-knowledge as the children of the play grapple with the legacy of their parents and the ‘wisdom’ of their elders.
DIRECTORS Christopher Stalley and Damien Ryan
MOVEMENT DIRECTOR Megan Drury
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Shelley Casey
STAGE MANAGER Sarah Starr
CAST
Aiswarya Kuran
Alice Ridgway
Anita Donovan
Anna Williamson
Ashleigh King
Ben de Pagter
Chloe Farrington
Dinitha Senevirathne
Elen Attard
Ethan Austin
Holky Bramble
Hudson Musty
Imogen King
Jussi Jenssen
Kristy Hampson
Madi Ayton
Meg Attard
Nicola Stewart
Paris Jeffery
Spencer Vallis
Thulitha Senevirathne
