Yarramadoon

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Event Yarramadoon
Venue Belvoir St Downstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 25 July 2018
Last Date 12 August 2018
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional Cooperative
World Premiere No
Description Welcome to Yarramadoon. A semi-rural town just off the M5, with by far the highest rate of both teen pregnancy and sinkholes in Australia. Set in history’s most awkward decade, the 2000s, when jean shorts were at their baggiest, there’s nothing for 16-year-old Shelly to do but wait for the internet to dial up and dream of a bigger life outside her shitty town. She fantasises of a job making frappuccinos in the big smoke, a sweet boyfriend with frosted tips, and one day owning a flip phone. But while waiting for the only bus out of town, a local old man tries to convince her to stay, by rev
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Adolescence
History
Rural communities
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Eliza Reilly Director
Hannah Reilly Director
Samantha Young Dramaturg/e
Martin Kinnane Lighting Designer
Matthew Predny Musical Arranger
Eliza Reilly Playwright
Hannah Reilly Playwright
Emma Diaz Producer
Indiana Kwong Producer
Isabella Andronos Production Designer
Matthew Predny Sound Designer
Paisley Williams Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://belvoir.com.au/productions/yarramadoon-the-musical/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 164405