Date/Time
Date(s) - 19 Jan 2019
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM
Location
Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre
GoTheatrical! open captioned performance on Saturday, 19 January 2019 at 1.30pm at Drama Theatre, Sydney Opera House
BARKING GECKO THEATRE | AUSTRALIA
WORLD PREMIERE SEASON
A breathtaking and magical adventure about grief, hunting for ghosts and a secret family gift, adapted from Gabrielle Wang’s thrilling novel, winner of the 2009 Aurealis Award for Best Children’s Novel.
Leaving behind her grieving father and brother in Australia, twelve-year-old Celeste travels to Shanghai to scatter her Chinese mother’s ashes in the Isle of Clouds, her 500-year-old ancestral home.
In a land she finds puzzlingly familiar, Celeste meets her gutsy, ghost-hunting grandmother, Por Por, for the first time, and also discovers her own spirit-chasing powers. Soon, Celeste is swept into a hair-raising battle, defying dangerous ancient spirits and teaming up with the hostile Ting Ting, Por Por’s adopted child, in a race to save her grandmother.
Written by Vanessa Bates and directed by Matt Edgerton and Ching Ching Ho, Barking Gecko’s beguiling and breathtaking stage production is suitable for ages 8+.
“Wang uses beautifully depicted characters and intricate settings to flesh out this elegant tale about memory [and] cultural identity” – Aurealis Award Judges