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  • Actor portraying Anne Frank, seated on a bed smiling while a man seated next to her looks despondent.
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4 – 14 Mar

The Diary of Anne Frank

  • Theatre
  • Music

This powerful new stage adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play allows audiences to step into one of the most inspiring true stories of the 20th century, as it masterfully brings to life the remarkable true story of 13-year-old Anne Frank – a young Jewish girl hiding with her family for two years in occupied Amsterdam during World War II.

Through Anne's extraordinary diary, audiences are given an intimate view into the challenges, fears and small triumphs of their life in hiding. Anne’s teenage diary has made her one of the most powerful voices in literature, a young girl whose hope, humour and unwavering belief in the goodness of humanity continues to inspire millions even today.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 4 Mar
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 5 Mar
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 6 Mar
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 7 Mar
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sun 8 Mar
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Tue 10 Mar
  • 6.30pm - 8.30pm 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Wed 11 Mar
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Thu 12 Mar
  • 1pm - 3pm 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Fri 13 Mar
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Sat 14 Mar
  • 2pm - 4pm 2:00pm - 4:00pm
  • 7.30pm - 9.30pm 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Location

Athenaeum Theatre
188 Collins St
Melbourne 3000

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From $59 to $119

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