Name: Falling Petals
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Falling Petals

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Something strange is happening in the country town of Hollowâ€”a mysterious syndrome that seems to strike only the young. The town is quarantined, schools are closed and fences go up. Guards patrol new enforced borders, but amongst the townsfolk denial runs deep. Part science-fiction, part satire, Falling Petals is a darkly humorous fable about the consequences of a culture of disposable youth and it also blasts the urban/rural fissure open.

"This is a confronting parable of human existence; it is tough, aggressive theatre played at a high-decibel, frequent-coarse-language intensity." - The Age {{PlayboxLogo}}

Length in minutes: 0
Cast: 5 total
Roles: 3 female identifying, 2 male identifying
Cast age groups: 16 to 18, 18+
Audience age: adult
Publisher: Currency Press

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PRODUCTION HISTORY

REVIEW: POLITICAL KING HIT

JONATHAN MARSHALL, REALTIME ARTS MAGAZINE, AUGUST 2003

"...Ellisâ€™ work is a tour de force. His imagination is so profligate that he refuses to close off any of the wild exchanges that bubble away in this theatrical world."

REVIEW: WEEK #18 : 'FALLING PETALS' BY BEN ELLIS

MELANIE THOMAS, 7 DECEMBER 2013

"The premise of the play is in a town called Hollow in regional Victoria which is in rapid decline socially and economically. Three teenagers are looking forward to their end of year VCE exams and planning their escape to University in Melbourne."

REVIEW: CREEPY, SLEEPY HOLLOW

JIM MURPHY, THE AGE, 10 JULY 2003

"Every petal that drops from a cherry blossom tree represent another young death in Hollow, and before long the town is quarantined from the outside world, parents are locking their children out, and prospects for a future of any sort rapidly diminish."

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