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"How does one craft sturdy happiness out of something as important, as complicated, as unrepeatable and as easily damaged as a life?" Matilda, 'The Ghost Child' by Sonya Hartnett

The Ghost's Child is a novel by Sonya Hartnett to be adapted for performance by writer/director Sally Richardson.

Winner of the 2008 Australian Young Adult Book of the Year, The Ghost's Child by Sonya Hartnett (one of Australia's most recognized authors), is an allegorical fable; a wondrous and magical journey asking powerful questions about the worth of life and the power of love. An exploration of independence and identity, my adaptation for stage invites consideration of how we live our lives, and reflects upon the nature of beauty, self, love, and the quality of happiness.

In the age old tradition of the ghost story, Sally Richardson's adaptation is written in a magical realist style. It is in evocative territory when central character, Matilda (Nicola Bartlett), 'talks' to the west wind, people from her past and various creatures domestic, wild and mythical. This narrative has inspired the production towards a highly visual form of theatrical storytelling.



Writer/Director: Sally Richardson
Composer: Melanie Robinson
Designer: Richard Jeziorny
Puppetry Dramaturg: Michael Barlow
Dramaturgy: Humphrey Bower, Chris Bendall
Puppet Maker: Sanjiva Margio
Cast: Old Matilda:Nicola Bartlett, Young Matilda (Maddy):Katya Shetsov, Boy: Kazimir Sas, Feather:Jacob Lehrer
Puppeteer:Michael Barlow
Musician:Melanie Robinson


This project is supported by Managing and Producing Services for theatre and dance artists in WA (Maps for Artists), which is a joint initiative of the Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's art funding and advisory body, and the State of Western Australia through the Department of Culture and the Arts.

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