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Classic Australian story gets a new life on New York stage

The adaptation adds Indigenous perspective by recasting a male character as an Aboriginal tracker and uses a 'secret' 18th chapter to explore the story further.

Summary by Sydney Morning Herald
It is a daunting task: reimagining one of Australia’s most loved and important books – not to mention the Peter Weir film adaptation – on the opposite side of the world.

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Meet the women turning an Australian icon into a New York musical

Peter Weir’s “Picnic at Hanging Rock” put Aussie cinema on the world stage and spawned many adaptations, but never a musical. This indie-pop collaboration fixes that.

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Classic Australian story gets a new life on New York stage

It is a daunting task: reimagining one of Australia’s most loved and important books – not to mention the Peter Weir film adaptation – on the opposite side of the world.

·Sydney, Australia
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Sydney Morning Herald broke the news in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, December 13, 2025.
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