From Wednesday, March 30, head to Riverside Theatres to see Griffin Theatre Company and Riverside’s National Theatre of Parramatta’s production of ‘Orange Thrower’.
Set in the sunny suburb of Paradise, ‘Orange Thrower’ tells the story of teenager Zadie. While her parents are back in Johannesburg, Zadie is tasked with holding down the family fort. This means keeping her little sister out of trouble, avoiding the cute boy next door, and smiling when her nice white neighbours try to touch her hair.
But, when an unexpected stranger re-enters Zadie’s life, the neighbourhood’s stuffy silence is broken with loud music and even louder opinions. To make matters worse, someone’s been pelting the house with oranges.
A quintessential Aussie coming-of-age story, ‘Orange Thrower’ provides a radically fresh perspective on a familiar genre and does so while chucking big, splattery questions at the Australian ‘burbs.
‘Orange Thrower’ will be on at Riverside Theatres from Wednesday, March 30 at 7pm. Tickets start at $34. To book, call 8839 3399 or visit riversideparramatta.com.au.
Troy Dodds is Parra News' Managing Editor and Breaking News Reporter. He has more than 20 years experience as a journalist, working with some of Australia’s leading media organisations. In 2023, he was named Editor of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.