Deadset Theatre Company’s Zoe Muller and Matilda Butler bring to life SE Hinton’s iconic coming of age story with a confident cast of young Adelaide actors.
Written by Nicholas Enright, Blackrock is based on the true story of the murder of a 14-year-old at a party on Newcastle’s Stockton Beach in 1989, and the effects on relationships, friendships and families in the aftermath.
This play is usually performed closer to the day it commemorates in April, but Therry Dramatic Society have decided to make it part of the celebrations of their 75th year. Written in 1958 it is a play of its time, set in the 50’s but showcasing many of the problems that still beset our society today.