York
Directed by Clare Watson and Ian Wilkes
Starring Shakira Clanton, Isaac Diamond, Jo Morris, Ben Mortley, Benjamin Narkle, Jacob Narkle, Sophie Quin, Maitland Schnaars, Alison Van Reeken, Elise Wilson
Black Swan Theatre Company in collaboration with WA Youth Theatre Company
At Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth until August 1
York is an inland, regional town in Western Australia, one of the first districts settled by white invaders after the establishment of the Swan River Settlement. It is Ballardong Nyoongar country and was the site of massacres and the first hangings of Aboriginal people in WA.
The old York hospital, built in 1896, is a now a hostel for visiting school groups. It has a widely-known reputation for creepy paranormal occurrences.