Pepper's Ghost Theatre Company, The Play's The Thing Theatre Company

It tells the true story of the first penal colony in Australia and a young, ambitious lieutenant, Ralph Clark, who agrees to direct a play with convicts in the main roles as a means of getting noticed and possibly a promotion. With only two copies of the script, a cast of prisoners, a leading lady under sentence of hanging and fierce opposition from most of his fellow officers, he has more than his fair share of a director's woes. Against all the odds the play changes lives for the better and celebrates the redemptive power of theatre and the arts. It will make you laugh, cry and send shivers down your spine!

This is the fourth joint production between Pepper's Ghost Theatre Company, an inclusive company open to all, and The Play's The Thing Theatre Company, our sister professional company.