Saplings | By Hannah Belanszky
Highlights
- Experience the raw emotion of youth justice through the powerful storytelling of four talented young actors.
- Engage with the poignant narratives of Lachlan, Yani, Shanika, and Kai as they navigate life's challenges.
- Savour original music by emerging artists that enhances the heartfelt themes of resilience and hope.
- Visit Hobart's vibrant theatre scene at 29 Campbell Street for an unforgettable performance that resonates deeply.
Some seeds need support to grow.
What would you risk for a packet of Mi Goreng? Lachlan’s out on bail from his youth detention centre but he’s hungry, too. His life’s about to change in less time than it takes to cook a packet of instant noodles.
Saplings tells the story of four vulnerable young people who come face to face with Australia’s youth justice system. Yani just wants to have some fun at the Easter Show and Lachlan wants his noodles; Shanika misses her mum and Kai’s feeling lost and isolated by the world he inhabits. Hilarious and heartbreaking, Saplings sees four talented young actors take on multiple roles in this poetic, personal, and unexpected production that will leave you asking who’s really to blame
To create Saplings, playwright Hannah Belanszky (Yuwaalaray) and director Abbie-lee Lewis (Kalkadoon) met with young people in a series of workshops designed to give voice to those who have lived experience of the youth justice system. Soundtracked by original music from talented young artists, Saplings is raw, impassioned theatre. It asks how young people are meant to grow in a system that is designed to cut them down.
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