A Ghost in My Suitcase
The spirits you carry, they carry you too.
Travel from contemporary Australia to cosmopolitan Shanghai and to the misty byways of rural China in the enchanting family mystery A Ghost in My Suitcase.
Twelve-year-old Celeste arrives in China to scatter her mother’s ashes, but in no time flat she’s thrust into a world of magic and myth. Her grandmother has carried on the family tradition of ghost hunting and Celeste finds she too has a knack for the hair-raising pursuit.
A Ghost in My Suitcase is a visually spectacular adaptation of Gabrielle Wang’s award-winning novel by Barking Gecko Theatre, featuring a female-led ensemble of Asian-Australian actors in a heart-warming adventure that will appeal across cultures and through generations.
"A Ghost In My Suitcase is superb family theatre – a stylish, big-hearted and vibrant adaptation of a much-loved children's book, delivered with all the vision and polish you'd expect from a major international arts festival."
"Based on the book (and illustrated novel) by Gabrielle Wang of the same name, this is a sophisticated and poetic rendition adapted by Vanessa Bates, ostensibly for children, but calibrated also for an adult sensibility."
| CAST | Celeste Alice Keohavong Por Por Amanda Ma Ting Ting Yilin Kong Female Ensemble Frieda Lee Male Ensemble Imanuel Dado |
| CREATIVE TEAM | Author Gabrielle Wang Playwright Vanessa Bates Co-Directors Ching Ching Ho & Matt Edgerton Set & Costume Designer Zoë Atkinson Lighting Designer Matthew Marshall Composer & Sound Designer Rachael Dease Media Artist Sohan Ariel Hayes Fight Director Andy Fraser Puppetry Consultant Michael Barlow Production Manager Andrew Portwine Assistant Production Manager Michael Maclean Stage Manager Jessica Rogerson Assistant Stage Manager Emily Stokoe Sound Operator and Programmer Tim Collins Stage Technician Shane Bowring Set Construction The Black Swan Workshop Additional Set Construction Plumb Arts Workshop Costume Construction Sara Walker Costume Assistant Nicole Marrington Media Assistant Jake Bamford Camera Assistant & Media Intern Georgia Ivers Producer Helen Hristofski Creative Learning Resources Libby Klysz |