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A teenage girl wearing headphones sits on a block, looking sad and withdrawn. Three other performers stand behind her, watching with concern in a stark, tense scene.
A teenage girl wearing headphones sits on a block, looking sad and withdrawn. Three other performers stand behind her, watching with concern in a stark, tense scene.

A social impact piece

A social impact piece

A social impact piece

A social impact piece

Follow Me Home

Follow Me Home

by

Lewis Treston

Directed by

Fraser Corfield

The real stories of homeless young people.

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SEASON 2021

16 July

–

3 August

3 Aug

Follow Me Home

“I’ve never told my friends about my story.”

Follow Me Home is a series of humorous, harrowing, and deeply human vignettes inspired by real experiences of young people who have faced homelessness. Told with heart, humour, and raw honesty, the play reveals the people behind the statistics—stories of resilience, survival, and the courage it takes to tell your truth.

Commissioned by the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP) and produced by ATYP, the work amplifies voices too often unheard and invites audiences into moments that are messy, vulnerable, and unmistakably real.

2021 Dates

Wed 16 Jun – Sat 3 Jul

Venue

SBW Stables Theatre

10 Nimrod Street

Kings Cross, NSW, 2010

Duration

Approx 90mins (no interval)

Age & Content Warnings

Suitable for ages 14+. Includes themes of domestic and family violence, physical abuse and neglect, drug use, mental illness, references to suicide and references to sexual abuse.

Presented by the Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP)

A young man in a dark Nike hoodie faces a young woman holding a phone, their expressions tense. Another woman sits in the background watching them, suggesting a confrontation in a domestic drama setting.
Two young women sit closely on a bed in pyjamas, holding hands and making eye contact. They share a quiet, intimate moment that feels vulnerable and supportive against the dark set.
Two young men sit across from each other at a simple wooden table in a dimly lit setting, each with a white enamel cup in front of them. They appear to be in deep conversation, gesturing with their hands. One wears a green sweatshirt, the other a grey T-shirt, with rustic wooden walls behind them suggesting a sparse, intimate environment.
A girl sits behind a wooden steering wheel prop, smiling, while a young man beside her mimes driving gestures. Their playful expressions contrast with the minimal stage design.
Two teenage girls in school uniforms stand face to face, one gripping the other’s arms urgently. Both look distressed, as if caught in an emotional argument or confession.
A young man in a dark Nike hoodie faces a young woman holding a phone, their expressions tense. Another woman sits in the background watching them, suggesting a confrontation in a domestic drama setting.
Two young women sit closely on a bed in pyjamas, holding hands and making eye contact. They share a quiet, intimate moment that feels vulnerable and supportive against the dark set.
Two young men sit across from each other at a simple wooden table in a dimly lit setting, each with a white enamel cup in front of them. They appear to be in deep conversation, gesturing with their hands. One wears a green sweatshirt, the other a grey T-shirt, with rustic wooden walls behind them suggesting a sparse, intimate environment.
A girl sits behind a wooden steering wheel prop, smiling, while a young man beside her mimes driving gestures. Their playful expressions contrast with the minimal stage design.
Two teenage girls in school uniforms stand face to face, one gripping the other’s arms urgently. Both look distressed, as if caught in an emotional argument or confession.
Two young women sit closely on a bed in pyjamas, holding hands and making eye contact. They share a quiet, intimate moment that feels vulnerable and supportive against the dark set.
A young man in a dark Nike hoodie faces a young woman holding a phone, their expressions tense. Another woman sits in the background watching them, suggesting a confrontation in a domestic drama setting.
Two young men sit across from each other at a simple wooden table in a dimly lit setting, each with a white enamel cup in front of them. They appear to be in deep conversation, gesturing with their hands. One wears a green sweatshirt, the other a grey T-shirt, with rustic wooden walls behind them suggesting a sparse, intimate environment.
A girl sits behind a wooden steering wheel prop, smiling, while a young man beside her mimes driving gestures. Their playful expressions contrast with the minimal stage design.
Two teenage girls in school uniforms stand face to face, one gripping the other’s arms urgently. Both look distressed, as if caught in an emotional argument or confession.

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Acknowledgements

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Special thanks to our partners and supporters who made this production possible. This project has been commissioned by the NSW Government through the Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP).

Special thanks to our partners and supporters who made this production possible. This project has been commissioned by the NSW Government through the Office of the Advocate for Children and Young People (ACYP).

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Dawes Point, NSW 2000

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ATYP acknowledges Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders are Australia's First Peoples and we acknowledge the Gadigal People, the traditional owners of the land on which we work. They are the original storytellers of our nation and we pay our respect to Elders past & present.