POLLYANNA

Welcome to Sunset; a small town filled with lies and dark secrets.

It is the night of Pollyanna’s 16th birthday and you, the audience, are arriving at her surprise party. You are welcomed inside by her parents, and put your gift on the towering presents table. You eat, drink, sign her card and brush shoulders with the ‘who’s who’ of Sunset. There is a knock at the door, you hide in the dark, the door opens, you yell “SURPRISE!” But it’s not Polly, it’s the police; Pollyanna has been murdered.

Part murder mystery, part crime fiction, each pathway has a different and intricately detailed perspective of the experience. The audience is encouraged to play and explore, rewarding their curiosity and creativity with rich story that is shaped by them.

It has undergone two creative developments, in 2012 at the Old Treasury Building (supported by Fringe World Festival), and in 2013 in an abandoned hospital wing at Sunset Hospital (funded by the Australia Council).

Creator & Director: Tim Watts

Co-Director & Devisor: Wyatt Nixon-Lloyd

Devisors & Performers: Michelle Robin Anderson, Lawrence Ashford, Gita Bezard, Brendan Ewing, Jeffrey Jay Fowler, Stacy Gougoulis, Arielle Gray, Brent Hill, Natalie Holmwood, Chris Isaacs, Fran Middleton, Sarah Reuben, Nathan Tetlaw, & Thomas Vowles.