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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

It’s the vibe: Australian comedy classic The Castle set to become a stage play

Seven people stand together on a driveway in front of a house with a large bare tree
The cast of the 1997 Australian film The Castle. The film is set to become a new play that will have its premiere in Melbourne in 2027. Photograph: Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd

An announcement that deserves to go straight to the pool room: the beloved Australian comedy The Castle is set to become a play, written by the team behind the original film.

Working Dog’s Rob Sitch, Tom Gleisner, Santo Cilauro and Jane Kennedy will write and co-produce the new theatrical production, which will again tell the story of the Kerrigan family and their fight against the Australian government to save their home from being bulldozed to make way for an airport expansion.

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