Hello Snowy Valleys

You’re invited to celebrate the people of the Snowy Valleys!

Hello, Snowy Valleys! is a delightful and entertaining live show in which twenty local people share true stories about their lives. From Tumbarumba to Tumut, Batlow and Adelong, this is a theatrical portrait of life in this country as told by those who call the Snowy Valleys home. Funny stories. Tragic stories. Stories of romance. And tales of courage.

You’ll enjoy stories and songs about:

• The high times enjoyed by the Land Army Girls during WW2
• The impact of bush fire
• The joys of spraying grapes by moonlight in Tumbarumba
• Memories of the Sugar Pines
• Yabbying with your future father-in-law
• Mildred Macpherson and the cannery
• Drama in the IGA at Tumut
• The day Gough Whitlam came to Batlow

And many more.

The show has been put together by award-winning playwright Hannie Rayson (Hotel Sorrento), ABC Radio’s Michael Cathcart, and the residents of the Snowy Valleys, with support of Council. The show was originally scheduled for August 2021, but was delayed by Covid. 

• VENUE: Batlow Literary Institute
• TIMES: Friday 18 March at 7pm, Saturday 19 March at 2pm and 7pm.

Performances will run for around 90 minutes.

• General Admission is $10.00 pp
• Concession Admission (Pensioner, Students, Youth, Health Care Concession) $8.00 pp
• Child (Under 13) Free

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This initiative has been partly funded by the Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund.

This is a Bushfire Community Recovery and Resilience Fund project through the joint Commonwealth/State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.  Although funding for this product has been provided by both the Australian and NSW Governments, the material contained herein does not necessarily represent the views of either government.

More about your hosts.

Hannie Rayson began her professional life in community theatre at Theatre Works in 1980. Since then, her plays have been produced throughout Australia and internationally. She works in theatre, film and television and writes a column for The Age newspaper.

But always her passion is to hear the stories of Australia told by Australians. In all their diversity. “Hearing Aussies tell stories in our rich and colourful vernacular is one of life’s great pleasures. It’s how I met Michael and why we fell in love. We both love this stuff.”

Michael Cathcart is an award-winning historian, theatre director and ABC broadcaster.

 

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Location

Batlow Literary Institute, 67 Pioneer Street, Batlow, 2730, View Map