Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures

Izzy, 13, is caught between a firestorm and a media storm, both of which threaten everything and everyone she knows. Inspired by the 2018/2019 Climate Strike Movement, Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures is set against the backdrop of the 2020 Black Summer bushfires that shocked the world.

Drawing from real stories from young people across Australia, Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures gives young people an active voice, and compassionately examines their hopes and fears for the future.

VHC 2023 Program

  • Director || Joshua Maxwell

  • Assistant Director || Tahlia Rose

  • Stage Manager || Anthony Wall

  • Written by || Joshua Maxwell

  • Additional Content || Jamie Hornsby

  • Red Tree Theatre || September 2023

Cast

Milo Power as Izzy || Elodie Tipton-Akers as Leila || Ayva Belgré as Earth || Libby Blake as Moon || Jake Neale as Hunter || Wren Hopkins as Jace || Lauryn Hayhurst as Annie || Abbey Muddle, Hannah Elizabeth, Skye Gleeson, Tom Schramm, Linsey Anderson, Hayley Chivas, Max Lindhardt-Ward, Rose Leigh, Lucy Tazawa and Sophie Wrightson as The Embers

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VHC 2023 Program

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Photo Credits

James Beggs || Kelly Maxwell

Publishing Information

Very Happy Children with Bright and Wonderful Futures has been published by Playlab. For purchase and licensing information please visit THIS LINK