IRSCs Ride The Cyclone: High School Edition

Name: IRSCs Ride The Cyclone: High School Edition
Start: 2026-04-24T19:30:00+11:00
End: 2026-05-02T19:30:00+11:00
Location: Kingborough Performing Arts Centre (KPAC)

About

“This couldn’t possibly get any stranger.”
“I’m under the firm belief that it always can.”

The lives of six Canadian teens are cut tragically short when a faulty rollercoaster derails at the local amusement park. But death isn’t the end of their story. In a strange limbo between life and death, the teens are given one last chance: a mysterious fortune-telling machine, Karnak, will choose one of them to return to life. As they compete for the second chance they all desperately want, secrets unravel, dreams collide, and each teen reveals who they really were ... and who they might’ve become. Darkly comedic and unexpectedly heart-warming, Ride the Cyclone: High School Edition is a wildly original ride you won’t forget.

Ride the Cyclone runs for approximately 90 minutes with no intermission.

We encourage patrons to arrive up to an hour early to the ticketed musical start time to enjoy the pre-show and to ensure they are seated before the performance commences. Doors open from 6:30pm for evening performances and 12:00pm for matinee performances.

The Sunday, April 26th performance will be a Relaxed Performance.

*CAST FORTUNE*
[Fri Apr 24th @ 7:30pm, Sat Apr 25th @ 7:30pm, Thur Apr 30th @ 7:30pm, Sat May 2nd @ 1pm]
Karnak - Dylan Whitehouse
Ocean - Evie Balmforth
Noel - Finn Johnston
Mischa - Matilda Hart
Ricky - Iggy Mai
Jane Doe - Georgia Beumer
Constance - Ari Southgate
Virgil The Rat - Ruby Seabourne
Penny/Talia - Gracie McDermot-Batt

*CAST FATE*
[Sat Apr 25th @ 1pm, Sun Apr 26th @ 7:30pm, Fri May 1st @ 7:30pm, Sat May 2nd @ 7:30pm]
Karnak - Ben Conolan
Ocean - Hannah Jackman
Noel - Riley McPherson
Mischa - Ellis Dean Hammond
Ricky - Relic O'Shaughnessy
Jane Doe - Lucy Woolhouse
Constance - Jorja Williams
Virgil The Rat - Gracie McDermot-Batt
Penny/Talia - Ruby Seabourne

Content Notes: Some mature humour and content, including occasional coarse language and sexual references. Minor references to casual drug use and fantasy violence. Major thematic explorations of death, life after death, and existential wonder. Recommended for audiences 12+.

ACCESSIBILITY
The venue is wheelchair accessible from the lower level, with disability parking available down the driveway directly before the venue with the entrance found through following the signage along the building. We recommend mapping your route or contacting IRSC prior to the performance date, as parking locations are specific.

Ride the Cyclone is a Sunflower (Hidden Disability) friendly event. Patrons with a hidden disability are welcome to wear their Sunflower lanyard, pin, or other identifier. Our Front of House staff will recognise these symbols and offer assistance, understanding, and additional support where needed.