WHERE WORDS ONCE WERE
Directed by Ian Fletcher 

Set in a dystopian time where language is rationed, a sentence can get you sentenced and the silent are rising, Orhan discovers that a word can change the world. 

When Orhan finds a message scrawled on the wall outside his mother’s bakery, he’s taken aback. Not only is the message (and the writing implement) illegal, it also contains an erased word. But if the word is there, and he can read it, and he understands the word’s meaning in his mind, how can it truly be “erased”? And by opening his mind and questioning the limits of the City’s power – for can they really control the words he says inside his head? – he slowly becomes aware of a girl, one of the erased, who sweeps the street outside the bakery.

The City, he lives in is  ruled by an authoritarian government straight out of 1984or Brave New World, has learned to weaponize language.Only 1,000 words are allowed. The rest have been “erased.” People must communicate using only a combination of these 1,000 permitted words. And when a new word enters the Language, an old one must be erased. No one is able to say exactly what they feel, and since pens are strictly regulated and not allowed in private possession, writing is essentially outlawed.

Starring

• Cenk Orhan as Orhan
• Leisel Hussey as 'Girl'
• Michelle Hussey as Alli The Baker 
• Christopher Pali as Isaac The Offcial 
• Cooper Abood as Kieran 
• Brianna Grima As Eila
• Jeff Brocktoff as  TheTeacher

Showtime 90mins - no interval 

Please note that a lockout period will be in effect for latecomers to ensure an uninterrupted and immersive experience for all attendees. We kindly ask for your cooperation in arriving on time.

Once purchased the tickets are non refunable. Tcket pricing $25 - $30

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Note to caregivers; This show contains adult themes and parental or caregiver guidance is required  

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