By JODIE SYMONDS
Mystery and a mad scientist will grace the stage in Healesville next week.
MISFIT theatre group will take to centre stage in their new play called The Children of the Clock.
The 10 performances will be located in the Memorial Hall in Healesville, Burrinja Cultural Centre in Upwey and at the arts centre in Warburton.
The eye-catching stage play focuses on a female character named Elle who seeks to find her missing brother who was kidnapped by the Clockwork Man.
She seeks her revenge with those she believes are responsible for her brother’s disappearance.
Writer and director of the play, Millgrove resident Sarah Ward said the stage show was aimed at youth issues.
“It really is a stage play about youth issues, performed by a lot of youth actors and is for the youth,” Ms Ward said.
There are a wide range of actors, spanning from the ages of eight to 50.
The cast has been completing intense workouts twice a week to train their muscles for the fight scenes throughout the performance.
Leading the cast in the role of Elle, former Millgrove resident Gemma Osmond said rehearsing had been physically demanding.
“This role is the biggest differentiating factor between this show and the others I have performed in because my character pretends to be a man and I have to try and walk like a man,” Ms Osmond said.
“Nearly every rehearsal I end up with a bruise because the guys in our practices don’t realise how fragile I am and how much I really don’t know how to fight.”
The importance of family has been highlighted and how a family’s love can go a long way.
“It is a heightened over-dramatised version of knowing what is right and wrong at heart and mind is something we subconsciously learn as we grow up,” she said.
The audience is encouraged to dress up when they attend to get the most out of the theatre atmosphere.
Event details and for more information, visit http://ach.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/ach/Whats_On/The_Children_Of_The_Clock#.U45g2HKSyVZ
