THESE YOUTHS BE PROTESTING

About the show

Led by future school captain Lemon, the students of Sunlake Downs High School’s Recycling club hold a cake stall so they can save up for one of those cool machines that turns cans and bottles into money. Visited by local politician Greg Moresby who posts about their cake stall on instagram, the club soon discover they’ve been used as a political greenwashing tactic to distract from Moresby approving a new coal mine on the site of their favourite hang-out spot; The Dunes, and the club are dragged into a whirlwind of social media, political mud-slinging, and other people’s opinions. These Youths Be Protesting was a finalist in the 2024 Martin Lysicrates Prize, was developed through the Shellharbour Incubator Artist’s Residency, and was supported by bAKEHOUSE Theatre Company through their Residency Program at KXT on Broadway.