Black Swan Lab Presents the World Premiere of THE LIGHTHOUSE GIRL

The world premiere of The Lighthouse Girl will take place in Albany at the Albany Entertainment Centre 21 to 22 April, the birthplace of the ANZAC story, before its season in Perth at the Studio Underground from Friday 28 April to Sunday 14 May 2017.

Fay, a sweet young girl, lives an isolated life with her lighthouse keeper father on the bleak, windswept Breaksea Island in the Great Southern region of WA. With the outbreak of war in 1914, Fay finds purpose in transcribing Morse code messages from soldiers stationed off shore, becoming their last hope of getting messages to their loved ones before heading to the front line.

On the other side of the country in rural Victoria, Charlie and his best mate Jim abandon the outback for the excitement and adventure of seeing the world. As soldiers in the Light Horse Brigade, they quickly discover the brutal realities of life on the frontline.

This gentle play entwines the lives of Fay and Charlie and brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping... and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country. Based on Albany author DiAnne Wolfer's wonderful novels Lighthouse Girl and Light Horse Boy, this evocatively written play embodies a powerful and truthful sense of a pivotal time in Australia's development as a nation.

"I am thrilled to be bringing to life HEllie Turner's beautiful and eloquent retelling of The Lighthouse Girl. A coming of age story of our nation juxtaposed against a young girl's loss of innocence, as she struggles to find meaning and human connection on a remote island during one of the darkest periods of modern times. This poignant insight into WA's history is not to be missed!" - Director Stuart Halusz

Rio Tinto BLACK SWAN co-commission, in association with Albany Entertainment Centre.

DIRECTOR: Stuart Halusz

CAST INCLUDES: Daisy Coyle, Benj D'Addario, Murray Dowsett, Nick Maclaine, Alex Malone, Will McNeill and Giuseppe Rotondella

SET DESIGNER: Lawrie Cullen-Tait, COSTUME DESIGNER: Lynn Ferguson, LIGHTING DESIGNER: Joe Lui, SOUND DESIGNER: Brett Smith

Suitability: Family 10+