Stolen tells of five young Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their parents, brought up in a repressive children's home and trained for domestic service and other menial jobs.

Segregated from society from their earliest years, Stolen reveals how not all of the children successfully manage their lives when released into the outside world.

Stolen - A Rehearsed Reading will play in Wodonga on Friday, May 24.

It will involve Black Border Theatre members and Border Aboriginal community members.

The pain, poignancy and sheer desperation of the characters' lives is seen through the children's own eyes as they struggle to make sense of a world where they have been told to forget their families, their homes and their language.

This tender and moving story, awash with childlike humour, brings the tragic history of the Stolen Generations back to the Australian stage.

OTHER ENTERTAINMENT NEWS:

Directed by Kamarra Bell-Wykes (Ilbijerri Theatre), Stolen is performed in recognition of National Sorry Day.

Stolen runs on Friday, May 24, at 11am (school performance followed by a Q&A) and 6.30pm (performance followed by a Q&A and light supper).

Tickets are available from HotHouse Theatre, Gateway Island, Wodonga, phone (02) 6021 7433 or visit hothousetheatre.com.au.