Final Dress Rehearsal: 2025 Year 8 Play: HOLES

HOLES by Louis Sachar

Start: 5.00pm
Approx. finish time: 6.45pm
 

The stage adaptation of Louis Sachar's beloved novel 'Holes' brings to life the thrilling adventure of Stanley Yelnats, a boy wrongfully sent to a juvenile detention centre known as Camp Green Lake. Here, instead of a lake, he finds a vast, dry wasteland where a warden and her ‘henchmen’ force the boys to dig holes every day, supposedly to build character.
As Stanley digs deeper, he uncovers not only the mysteries of the camp and a hidden treasure but also the intertwined histories of his family and a legendary outlaw named Kissin' Kate Barlow. The narrative seamlessly weaves together humour, friendship, and the fight against injustice, as Stanley teams up with his fellow campers to break the cycles of misfortune that plague their lives.
This adaptation captures the heart and spirit of Sachar's story, drawing audiences into an unforgettable journey of resilience, redemption, and the discovery of one's true self, resonating with both children and adults, reminding us all that fate can be rewritten!