HOW TO SAVE A TREE: Theatre Review

WHAT: How To Save A Tree WHEN: 22-26 August 2023 WHERE: Gasworks (Theatrette) WRITTEN BY: Louise Hopewell, Megan J Reidl, Bruce Shearer, and Gregory Vines DIRECTED BY: Elizabeth Walley SOUND BY: John Jenkin LIGHTING BY: David Silvester PERFORMED BY: Rhys Carter, Lansy Feng, Alec Gilbert, Cosima Gilbert, Cassandra Hart, Rohan D Hingorani, Carrie Moczynski, and Gabrielle Ng STAGE MANAGED BY: Isabella Gilbert Rohan D Hingorani, Cosima Gilbert, Lansy Feng, Gabrielle Ng - photo supplied Melbourne Writers' Theatre has become known for their seasons of short play collections around themes of place and people. The latest iteration is How To Save A Tree which is being presented in the Gasworks Theatrette this weekend and the theme this time is protest. Four short plays by member playwrights have been selected for performance to commemorate moments which have incited protest for social change - to varying levels of success. Bruce Shearer has tackled the suffragette movement with 'Jen