The storm passes and the warm glow of morning covers the beach. As the lightning flashes, and the rain falls we can see people running around in panic. A deafening burst of thunder explodes and fills the air. Centre stage there is a rowing boat and to the side, the trunk of a tall dead tree. The rear of the stage is filled by a 50 feet wide by 10 feet high whale’s rib cage, which has been buried in the surrounding sand and is now part of a dune. There are a few tickets for some 7.00 pm evening shows, up to Saturday 5th October, but the school matinee performances are already fully sold out.
It can be seen at the Heath Ledger Theatre, in the State Theatre Centre of WA, Northbridge. This wonderful, 75-minute stage play (no interval) is suitable for children of 6 years and up.
#STORM BOY TOUR PROFESSIONAL#
Barking Gecko Theatre Company is a WA professional theatre company setup in 1991 to encourage a love of the theatre by young people and their families. ‘Storm Boy’ is being presented as a co-production by Perth’s Barking Gecko Theatre Company and the Sydney Theatre Company. This production was adapted for the stage by young NIDA graduate, Tom Holloway. Sadly he died aged 85 on the same day as Steve Irwin. Born into a German family, he graduated from university in 1942, and joined the Australian Army. In his time, Thiele wrote more than a 100 books, mostly based on nature and his home territory of the Barossa Valley. ‘Storm Boy’ is a favourite classic of many young Australians it was written in 1963 by South Australian Colin Thiele.
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