1915 - The Untold Story
1915: The Untold Story
In Hills Youth Theatre’s 40th anniversary year, our 2026 Seniors return to one of HYT’s most powerful works: 1915: The Untold Story, written by former Seniors tutor Karen Houghton and directed by current Seniors tutors and past students Ben Proeve and Harri Wolff.
Set in the Adelaide Hills during the First World War, the play follows the Green family, their neighbours and friends as their quiet community is shaken by enlistment, separation and division on the home front. As young men head overseas, relationships are tested and everyday life is reshaped by fear, patriotism and uncertainty.
Through letters from soldiers and nurses, the distant violence of the front lines echoes back into the lives of those waiting at home, revealing how hope, loyalty and grief shape a town’s identity in a year that changes them all.
A moving, locally grounded story, 1915: The Untold Story invites audiences in Stirling and greater Adelaide to reflect on how global events ripple through small communities – then and now.
Show dates
Friday 7pm August 7
Saturday 7pm August 8
Sunday 1pm August 9
Friday 7pm August 14
Saturday 1pm August 15
Important note:
Please only book a wheelchair ticket if you will be occupying the space with a wheelchair, as no chair is provided for that seat type.
Content Warning: Show contains gunfire SFX, assault/bullying, domestic violence, PTSD, and death.
In Hills Youth Theatre’s 40th anniversary year, our 2026 Seniors return to one of HYT’s most powerful works: 1915: The Untold Story, written by former Seniors tutor Karen Houghton and directed by current Seniors tutors and past students Ben Proeve and Harri Wolff.
Set in the Adelaide Hills during the First World War, the play follows the Green family, their neighbours and friends as their quiet community is shaken by enlistment, separation and division on the home front. As young men head overseas, relationships are tested and everyday life is reshaped by fear, patriotism and uncertainty.
Through letters from soldiers and nurses, the distant violence of the front lines echoes back into the lives of those waiting at home, revealing how hope, loyalty and grief shape a town’s identity in a year that changes them all.
A moving, locally grounded story, 1915: The Untold Story invites audiences in Stirling and greater Adelaide to reflect on how global events ripple through small communities – then and now.
Show dates
Friday 7pm August 7
Saturday 7pm August 8
Sunday 1pm August 9
Friday 7pm August 14
Saturday 1pm August 15
Important note:
Please only book a wheelchair ticket if you will be occupying the space with a wheelchair, as no chair is provided for that seat type.
Content Warning: Show contains gunfire SFX, assault/bullying, domestic violence, PTSD, and death.
Location
Stirling Community Theatre
9 Avenue Road, Stirling SA 5152
Contact Details
To find out more about our 40th birthday celebrations and all the exciting shows we have coming up, please visit the Hills Youth Theatre website at hillsyouththeatre.com
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1915 - The Untold Story
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