Photo Jeff ‘Totally Youthless’ Dawson
This October, Mental Health month, audiences are invited to step into the world of All of Us and discover what happens when twelve strangers are forced to look beyond their differences and question what they think they know.
Byron Youth Theatre (BYT) is bringing All of Us to Mullumbimby’s Drill Hall Theatre on 15 and 16 October.
‘Twelve strangers. One space. No way out. What happens when a group of young people are brought together under extraordinary circumstances and forced to confront questions about trust, identity and human connection?,’ asks director Lisa Apostolides.
All of Us follows 12 young strangers who arrive expecting very different events, only to find themselves unexpectedly trapped together. As they try to understand what has happened and why they are there, relationships are tested and unexpected connections begin to form.
‘These are some of the questions explored in All of Us, a compelling new psychological drama from Byron Youth Theatre,’ explains Lisa.
‘With its themes of identity, prejudice, vulnerability, trust, and the pressures of being watched, the play offers audiences an engaging and thought-provoking experience that asks us to consider how we see ourselves – and how quickly our perceptions of others can change.’
For BYT, creating original theatre that reflects the experiences and concerns of young people has been central to its work since 2010.
Over the past 16 years, BYT has created youth-led theatre exploring significant social issues including mental health, sexual health, bullying, consent, domestic and family violence, identity, ecological anxiety and community resilience.
The organisation has delivered 420 performances and 345 workshops across the Northern Rivers, reaching approximately 9,000 young people, teachers, parents and community members.
Tickets
Tickets for the public performances are available through the Drill Hall Theatre website or Humanitix at https://events.humanitix.com/all-of-us.
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