Name: Whitefella Yella Tree
Start: 2026-03-12
End: 2026-03-15
Location: Space Theatre

When

12 Mar - 15 Mar

Where

Space Theatre

Access

Venue & access info here

Tickets

Adult

$69

Festival Friends

$59

Concession*

$55

Under 40**

$40

Full-time student^

$40

Transaction fees apply
* Pensioner, Health Care Card holder, MEAA/Actors’ Equity member. NOTE: Commonwealth Senior Health and Seniors Cards are ineligible for concession
** Limited capacity, ID required
^ ID required

Times

Thu 12 Mar 7pm
Fri 13 Mar 11am, 7pm
Sat 14 Mar 5pm
Sun 15 Mar 1pm, 5:30pm

Auslan interpreted performance: Sun 15 Mar 1pm

Duration

1hr 30mins, no interval

Warnings

Contains sexual references and depictions of violence. Utilises theatrical smoke and haze and loud sound levels.

Note

Recommended for audiences 16+

A powerful story of first love in a dangerous world.

Under a lemon tree in the early 19th century, two teenage boys – Ty of the River Mob and Neddy of the Mountain Mob – meet, sparking a fragile friendship that blossoms into a heady romance.

As the English loom and the land is poised to be declared ‘Australia’, their love unfolds against a backdrop of seismic change.

Written by acclaimed Palawa playwright Dylan Van Den Berg and directed by Declan Greene and Amy Sole, this Griffin Theatre Company production features Pertame and Tiwi actor Joseph Althouse alongside Barrd, Yamatji, Noongar, Bunuba and Ngadju actor Danny Howard.

A moving depiction of young queer love, Whitefella Yella Tree is “subtle, clever and straight to the heart” (ArtsHub).

“Disarmingly tender and funny”

The Guardian

“A new, great Australian love story”

The Sydney Morning Herald

A Griffin Theatre Company Production

Playwright Dylan Van Den Berg
Co-Directors Declan Greene and Amy Sole
Designer Mason Browne
Lighting Co-Designers Kelsey Lee and Katie Sfetkidis
Composer and Sound Designer Steve Toulmin
With Joseph Althouse and Danny Howard

Image Brett Boardman

Pictured: Guy Simon and Callan Purcell from the original 2022 production.

Whitefella Yella Tree was developed as part of Griffin Studio, an initiative of Griffin Theatre Company, with support from the Malcolm Robertson Foundation and Griffin Studio donors, and through Melbourne Theatre Company's Cybec Electric Play Reading Series. The premiere production was supported by Griffin Theatre Company’s Production Partner program.

Whitefella Yella Tree was first produced by Griffin Theatre Company, 19 August – 23 September 2022 at the SBW Stables Theatre.