Picnic At Hanging Rock

From the book by Joan Lindsay
Adapted by Tom Wright
Directed by Caitlin Baker
Presented by Chaika Theatre

On a blistering Valentine’s Day in 1900, a group of schoolgirls from Appleyard College venture to the mysterious Hanging Rock. What begins as an idyllic picnic spirals into haunting uncertainty when several girls and a teacher vanish without a trace.

In Tom Wright’s evocative stage adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s iconic novel, five young women reconstruct, relive, and unravel the events of that fateful day. As memory fractures and myth takes hold, the line between truth and the inexplicable dissolves.

Part ghost story, part psychological puzzle, Picnic at Hanging Rock is a chilling exploration of repression, desire, and the unknowable forces that shape us.

Details

When: 23 October – 7 November 2026
Run time: 80 minutes no interval
Where:
ACT Hub
Causeway Hall, Kingston
14 Spinifex Street, Kingston ACT 2604

Performances

• Fri, 23 Oct 7:30pm
• Sat, 24 Oct 7:30pm
• Wed, 28 Oct 7:30pm
• Thu, 29 Oct 7:30pm
• Fri, 30 Oct 7:30pm
• Sat, 31 Oct 2pm
• Sat, 31 Oct 7:30pm
• Sun, 1 Nov 5pm
• Wed, 4 Nov 7:30pm
• Thu, 5 Nov 7:30pm
• Fri, 6 Nov 7:30pm
• Sat, 7 Nov 2pm
• Sat, 7 Nov 7:30pm

Ticket prices

• First in best dressed: $32
• Adult: $47
• Concession: $42
• Under 30yo: $37

Cast

Jessi Gooding
Karina Hudson
Thea Jade
Breanna Kelly
Paris Scharkie

Creatives

Director – Caitlin Baker
Stage Manager – Carmen King
Promotional Photography – Andrew Sikorski