How Malthouse Theatre plans to bring Picnic at Hanging Rock to the stage
Artistic director Matthew Lutton won the coveted rights by promising to be faithful to Joan Lindsay's cult novel and its themes of white Australia in a mysterious landscapeWhen Matthew Lutton's stage production of Joan Lindsay's cult novel Picnic at Hanging Rock appears at the Malthouse Theatre in Melbourne next week, it will not be merely a debut, but also something of a theatre victory. Related: Picnic at Hanging R…