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Lyrebird Awards

Berlin

A spine-tingling romantic thriller.

Charlotte is a Berliner through and through. Tom is a foreigner, travelling around Europe. After meeting in a bar, sparks fly between them and she invites him to spend the night at her place. As they navigate the ritual of seduction, their desire gives way to secrets that cannot be ignored and questions neither of them can answer.

Does young love stand a chance against the suffocating reach of the past?

Carrie

In this revamped, contemporary version of the famous (and infamous) 1988 production, Carrie: The Musical follows a young woman with telekinetic powers. An outcast at school, where she is bullied viciously for her differences, Carrie is also lost at home, with a fervently religious mother whose love traps her in its maw. When PE teacher Miss Gardner, kind classmate Sue Snell, and boyfriend Tommy Ross reach out to try and help Carrie, it seems that for once, Carrie might have a shot at being accepted. But Chris Hargensen, the class’s most vicious bully, has other ideas. Pushed to the brink, Carrie’s powers threaten to overwhelm her, and devour everyone around her in flame.

Little Women

A musical by Alan Knee directed by Alan Burrows

Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid musical life in LITTLE WOMEN. The Civil War is in full swing and the March sisters – Meg, the oldest, a romantic; the spirited and tomboyish Jo; sweet and loving Beth and irascible, playful Amy – live in Concord Massachusetts with their Marmee while their father is on the battlefield. Filled with adventure (both lived and imagined), heartbreak and a deep sense of hope, their struggle to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America.

The Peppercorn Tree

by Alison Campbell Rate
Directed by Matthew Freeman.

​The Peppercorn Tree is a moving Australian drama, set in Melbourne in 1993 and first staged in 2010.

Jonah, an Australian ex-serviceman, is nearing the end of his life. He has always been secretive about his wartime experiences, but he has reluctantly agreed to his wife’s suggestion that he recount these experiences to Zoe, a professional biographer. As his story unfolds, he reveals a secret that has an unexpected and powerful impact on his family.

Table seating available

Yes, Prime Minister

Yes, Prime Minister
by Antony Jay and Jonathon Lynn

​Directed by Samuel Chappel.

​The UK is in crisis: debt is spiralling, unemployment is on the rise and the fragile coalition cabinet, led by Prime Minister Jim Hacker, is at breaking point. But salvation may exist in the form of a complex pipeline deal with the oil-rich country of Kumranistan that would entitle the government to a multi-trillion-pound loan. 

When the Kumranistan Foreign Secretary makes a shocking request of Jim’s Private Secretary Bernard Woolley, moral considerations collide with the economic future of the nation. But how will Jim and his team: Bernard, Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby, and Special Adviser Claire Sutton, reconcile the two? Political machinations, media manipulation and an appeal for divine intervention ensue. 

From the writers of the original television series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, comes the equally sharply satirical stage version, seen at the Festival Theatre, Chichester in 2010 and the Gielgud Theatre, London, in 2011, followed by a tour in 2012.

Table seating available

Little Women

A musical by Alan Knee directed by Alan Burrows

Louisa May Alcott’s beloved story of the adventures of the four March sisters is brought to vivid musical life in LITTLE WOMEN. The Civil War is in full swing and the March sisters – Meg, the oldest, a romantic; the spirited and tomboyish Jo; sweet and loving Beth and irascible, playful Amy – live in Concord Massachusetts with their Marmee while their father is on the battlefield. Filled with adventure (both lived and imagined), heartbreak and a deep sense of hope, their struggle to find their own voices mirrors the growing pains of a young America.

CLUE on stage

A comedy, mystery/thriller by Jonathan Lynn directed by Katie-Jane Amey

The classic board game is brought to life in CLUE On Stage. Six guests are invited to a dinner party thrown by an anonymous host. They are given aliases – Colonel Mustard, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum and Miss Scarlet. Though discouraged from revealing personal information, it is soon discovered that all of them have fallen victim to the same blackmailer, their very host of the evening. Each is presented with a weapon and an option: pay their extortionist double or kill the innocent butler. What follows is a madcap, slapstick evening full of murder, mystery and laughs as they seek to puzzle out the culprit amongst criminals.

Suite Surrender

A comedy by Michael McKeever, directed by Bob Bramble

It’s 1942, and two of Hollywood’s biggest divas have descended upon the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel – assistants, luggage and legendary feud with one another in tow. Everything seems to be in order for their wartime performance … that is, until they are somehow assigned to the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and a lap dog named Mr Boodles round out this hilarious riot of a love note to the classic farces of the 30s and 40s.

Still Alice

A Drama Adapted by Christine Mary Dunford; From the book by Lisa Genova; Directed by Alan Burrows.

Alice Howland is a university professor at the height of her career when she is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Fiercely independent, with a husband and two children, Alice strives to make sense of her changing world as her memory begins to fail. This heartbreaking and hopeful adaptation of the award-winning book by Lisa Genova puts Alice onstage with Herself, providing the audience with an extraordinary window into the experience of living with dementia.

Places: A Dream Role Cabaret

Places: A Dream Role Cabaret presented by Lightbox Productions is a two act production of your favourite musicals greatest hits.

Places: A Dream Role Cabaret is, first and foremost, a cabaret, not a concert. In a collaboration between the Creative Team and Cast, the Writer and Director/Choreographer duo, Rebekah and Madeline, have pulled from cast members’ dream roles to create a cohesive story.

Depicting the trials and tribulations of lovers, dreamers and the human experience, they have intertwined each performer’s dream role song together, allowing the audience to enjoy each character’s journey as they are guided by The Three Fates to dodge Death’s final judgment.

Places: A Dream Role Cabaret promises an evening of sophistication, joy, and a
preview of the theatrical wonders awaiting us.

One show only: February 24, 2024, Knox Community Arts Centre