York
By Ian Michael and Chris Isaacs
In collaboration with WA Youth Theatre Company
Set in and around an abandoned hospital in the township of York, on Ballardong Nyoongar country, this epic piece of truth-telling blends humour and horror to uncover the buried histories we have built over. Slipping through time and genres, York unveils the pasts we invent and the pasts we fail to acknowledge.
Inspired by 200 years of real accounts, this daring new work sheds light on how our stories are told – and who tells them.
Neighbour,
I’ve been having trouble sleeping. Perhaps it’s that we haven’t been here very long but… do you hear it? There’s a pulse. A voice. Underneath and around. I’ve stripped back the wall paper and lifted the carpet. I’ve pulled up the floorboards and stand with a sledgehammer above the foundations. The tension is climbing up the walls and through the beams.
There’s something unsettled here.
Something needing to be heard.

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Dates
10 Jul - 01 Aug
Venue
Heath Ledger Theatre
Pricing
Tickets between $36.00 - $93.00
Recommended age
12+
Duration
2 hrs 15 mins (incl interval)
Warning
Adult Themes
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PREMIUM
- $93.00 Adult
A-RESERVE
- $88.00 Adult
- $69.00 Concession
- $69.00 Preview/Matinee Performances
- $36.00 Student
B-RESERVE
- $59.00 Adult
- $55.00 Preview/Matinee Performances
- $36.00 Student
GROUPS (8+)
- $69.00 A-Reserve
- $36.00 Schools (10+) Receive 1 complimentary ticket for every 10 tickets purchased.
- For group bookings phone (08) 6212 9291 or email groups@ptt.wa.gov.au
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- For accessible booking information please visit the State Theatre Centre's website. We recommend all accessible bookings are made at the venue box office or by calling (08) 6212 9292.
2021 SEASON CALENDAR
Download our 2021 Season Calendar for an overview of our program next year.
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- Audio description and tactile tour
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- Auslan signed performance
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- Audio description and tactile tour
- Captioned
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- Auslan signed performance
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Artists

Shareena Clanton
Cast

Alan Little
Cast

Jo Morris
Cast

Ben Mortley
Cast

Alison van Reeken
Cast

Clare Watson
Director

Ian Wilkes
Director

Ian Michael
Writer

Chris Isaacs
Writer

Lucy Birkinshaw
Lighting Designer

Dr Clint Bracknell
Composer
