Grannie Rhodes'

Richmond, Tasmania.

" Don't miss this"-

"The jewel in Richmond's crown"

 " The high-light of our trip to Tasmania"

One of the best things to do!!

Free with B&B tariff

$15.00 adults. Group concessions

$5.00 children

Performance times:

Sat, Sun & Mon; 3pm and 6pm

Wed. to Fri; 12noon, 3pm & 6pm

BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL.

DVD of the whole show can now be ordered by email or phone: $30 inc postage and packing.

If you miss the show, you can buy the DVD at Sadler's Court Gallery in the village.

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A story about a Cottage,a Key

and a Convict.
Solve the mystery of Grannie's legend when you experience
extraordinary true stories from Tasmania's past-

in telling one woman's story those of

many others are told.

An informative, experiential, multi-sensory performance.
An innovative, unique, 50 minute entertaining theatre piece
and 10 minute tour of the workers' cottage depicting the history
of the occupants of the heritage listed building from 1804 to the present day.

Patrons are warned that the path and the kitchen floor

are old, so uneven - care must be taken. Thank you.

Reid's Cottage known as Grannie Rhodes' was so named after the character who lived there,
the legend attached to her and the cottage being that "Grannie Rhodes lived there till she was nearly 100,
baked bread for the village and had all these children", the play tells the truth!

In the early 1800's a small number of women came to Van Diemen's Land
to join their husbands who were already serving sentences.
This story is of Mary Wilby and her three daughters who were such a family.
One of these girls, Maria, became the legendary villager, "Grannie Rhodes" of Richmond .
Not only does the performance give insight into the life of the times both back in England ,
the sentencing of the father, the voyage out and the difficult life in the new land,
but there are the strange stories that have happened to the current owner in the making of the project.
All stories are true, brilliantly told to enwrap the visitor in the changing atmosphere
of two hundred years of history and to make the flesh crawl,
including the finding of the key and discovery of buried dynamite, enough to blow up all of Richmond !

Grannie Rhodes' is the only cottage left in Richmond with no electricity or water in it.
It has been restored to show the 1830's - 1880's

Miriam Cooper wrote, produced and acts the performance.

Her background is in professional drama, ( London trained)
and in teaching from which she retired in 2005.

Suitable for all ages from nineteen months to ninety nine.

 

Other times & groups by arrangement

Please arrive on time, as the door will be shut once the performance is in progress

Off street parking on site.

Children under 12, must be accompanied by an adult. Birthday parties can be arranged;

Games from another era! Dress ups!

SCHOOLS:
Special arrangements for "The best history lesson ever!"

Mulberry Cottage & Grannie Rhodes'
23a Franklin Street, Richmond, Tasmania
Ph: (03) 6260 2664
Mob: 0407 473 015
Email: miriam23@bigpond.net.au