LIMBOLAND – Possum Creek, NSW, Australia

TEEN’s role in the project

• Act as co-creators, shaping the themes, scenes, script, and staging
• Explore their own experiences and concerns related to the climate emergency
• Drive the development of new scenes and artistic choices
• Contribute to production, lighting, sound, and outreach
• Act in the show, play in the band, and assist with touring and logistics

Peculiarity

This project is a powerful example of Ideation / Co-creation directly driven by a real-world crisis. Teenagers acted as comprehensive co-creators, leading the entire process from concept to performance and behind-the-scenes work. It uniquely transforms personal experiences of climate anxiety and trauma into a professional-level theatrical production.

Project description

LiMBOLAND is a theater project created in response to the devastating Australian “Black Summer” fires and subsequent catastrophic floods. It was originally developed with a youth cast of 17 who served as co-creators, shaping the themes, script, and staging based on their personal experiences and concerns about the climate emergency. This project empowers young people to transform their anxiety and despair into a meaningful theatrical work. The original production garnered national attention and was later adapted into both a professional two-person show and a large-scale youth production, demonstrating how a youth-led creative process can result in a powerful and professional artistic statement.

Organization details

• Name: David Allen (fullon.biz)
• Youtube: https://youtu.be/1_HytaSVixA
• Country: Australia
• City: Possum Creek, NSW
• Website: fullon.biz/limboland.html