The Ship That Never Was

Tasmania

ADDRESS PO Box 170, Western Wilderness, Strahan Directions

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Ideal for
Families With ChildrenFamilies With TeenagersGroups
Type
NightlifeCinemas and Theatres
Features
AdventureCultural Experience
Price
$$$$ Affordable

Discover this fascinating and exciting tale of escaped convicts and tremendous expeditions at The Ship That Never Was. Produced by The Round Earth Company, a professional Performance Company that specialises in exploring and telling local tales, the theatre production has been showing in the small Tasmanian town of Strahan since 1993!

Bring all the family to the theatre to delight in this thrilling and comical play that transports you back to the year of 1834 on the convict settlement of Sarah Island in Macquarie Harbour. Follow the story of 10 convict shipwrights who decide to escape sailing off to a new prison and all the twists and turns that befall them.

Written by Richard Davey, with daily performances from September through to May, The Ship That Never Was is brilliant live family entertainment that will excite and amuse all. Make sure you don't miss out on seeing this exciting show! Click here for more details.

Opening Times:

September - May: Monday - Friday: 5.30pm - 6.45pm

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