# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Saplings
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Presented by Ipswich Civic Centre and Australian Theatre for Young People…

“I wasn’t there ‘cause I wanted to be, I was there ‘cause I had to be, okay? If Josh hadn’t eaten my noodles, I wouldn’t be here.”

Would you risk breaking bail for a packet of Mi Goreng? Would you snitch on a mate to save your own skin? Around here, ordinary days can turn on you so fast you’ve still got a smile on your face as your hopes die in your hands.

After premiering at The Rebel Theatre for the Sydney Festival in 2024 and winning Sydney Theatre Awards’ Best Production for Young People, Yuwaalaray playwright Hannah Belanszky and Kalkadoon director Abbie-lee Lewis bring Saplings to the stage once again. Four talented young actors take on multiple roles in this collection of hilarious and heartbreaking stories born from workshops with young people experiencing the youth justice system, from Marrickville to Moree.

Yani wants to go to the Easter Show, Kai wants a sense of home, Shanika wants her Mum back, and Lachlan… well, he just wants his bowl of noodles. But when the justice system is all that stands between these young people and what they want, it raises an important question: how do young people grow when the system keeps cutting them down? This poetic, personal and unexpected production will leave you asking who’s really to blame.
 
Written by Hannah Belansky.

★★★★1/2
ArtsHub
“Moving, upsetting and, perhaps unexpectantly, strikingly funny”
“An example of art transcending tragic personal circumstances”

Content warning – this production references First Nations peoples who are deceased.

 

Presented as part of SPARK Ipswich 2026.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ipswich/saplings/200030111717920
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, nonprofit, festivals, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 3

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ipswich
- **state**: QL
- **country**: Australia
- **location**: Cnr Limestone & Nicholas Sts, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305
- **lat**: -27.61504
- **long**: 152.75864
- **full address**: Cnr Limestone & Nicholas Sts, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Saplings
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/7317ec67aae03802cafbf1e34a7384ffe90706e1239c6c3c976091bd25e7cb9d-rimg-w820-h360-dc010102-gmir?v=1782991748

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Saplings being held?
  - **A:** Saplings takes place on Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Thu, 09 Jul, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Cnr Limestone & Nicholas Sts, Ipswich, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4305.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Saplings?
  - **A:** Saplings is organized by Ipswich Civic Centre.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Saplings is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ipswich, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Saplings sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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