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Issue Details: First known date: 2020... 2020 The Heartbreak Choir
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'In this backwater country hamlet on the fringes of the commuter belt, the local choir was always the quiet heartbeat of the town. It brought people together. But then a devastating event shattered everything and split the town in two. Now, Choir leader, Barbara, and her friends must start a new choir – The Heartbreak Choir – and they have a lot to prove. Not just to the town, but to themselves. With no basses, no gigs, no Annual Arts and Culture Festival and a tentative rehearsal space in the old CFA Hall on the edge of town, this choir, more than ever, need to find a reason to sing.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Production Details

  • Commissioned and set to be presented by Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sumner, Southbank Theatre, 13 June to 18 July 2020.

    Director: Peter Houghton.

    Cast includes William McInnes, Genevieve Morris, Ruva Ngwenya, and Louise Siversen.

    Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.


    Rescheduled for production by Melbourne Theatre Company, 25 April to 28 May 2022, Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.

    Director: Peter Houghton.

    Set and Costume Designer: Christina Smith.

    Lighting Designer: Matt Scott.

    Composer and Sound Designer: J. David Franzke.

    Cast: Tariro Mavondo (Aseni), William McInnes (Peter), Emily Milledge (Savannah), Genevieve Morris (Mack), and Louise Siversen (Totty).


    Presented by Ensemble Theatre, Kirribili, 29 November 2024 - 12 January 2025.

    Director: Anna Ledwich.

    Cast includes Valerie Bader, Elaine Crombie, Genevieve Hegney, Chika Ikogwe, and Jay Laga'aia.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2020
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2022 .
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      Extent: 98p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 22 April 2022.
      ISBN: 9781760627768

Works about this Work

Theatre Review : The Heartbreak Choir Thuy On , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2022;

— Review of The Heartbreak Choir Aidan Fennessy , 2020 single work drama

'A love song to the power of community by the late Aidan Fennessy.'

Theatre Review : The Heartbreak Choir Thuy On , 2022 single work review
— Appears in: ArtsHub , May 2022;

— Review of The Heartbreak Choir Aidan Fennessy , 2020 single work drama

'A love song to the power of community by the late Aidan Fennessy.'

Last amended 17 Aug 2023 12:52:14
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