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'Australia, on the cusp of a new century. Sybylla Melvyn has grown up beyond the black stump, but she is determined to get away and make her own spectacular mark on the world. But if that’s to happen, she must first surmount collapsing family fortunes, a world hardwired against headstrong women, and the insistent nagging of love.'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Presented by Belvoir Street Theatre at the Upstairs Theatre, 12 September - 18 October 2020.
Director: Kate Champion.
Cast includes Nikki Shiels and Helen Thomson.
Production postponed, but not initially cancelled, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belvoir production set tpo be presented by Merrigong Theatre Company at IMB Theatre, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (IPAC), 28 - 31 October 2020.
Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Belvoir Street production later staged 5 December 2020 - 31 January 2021, at the Upstairs Theatre.
Director: Kate Champion.
Set and Costume Designer: Robert Cousins.
Lighting Designer: Amelia Lever-Davidson.
Composer: Chrysoulla Markoulli.
Sound Designer: Steve Francis.
Fight & Movement Director: Nigel Poulton.
Assistant Director: Hannah Goodwin.
Cast: Blazey Best, Jason Chong, Tom Conroy, Emma Harvie, Tracy Mann, Nikki Shiels, and Guy Simon.
'Let’s be clear about one thing from the outset. Any resemblance between this Melbourne Theatre Company musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career and the Miles Franklin novel of the same name seems, as times, purely coincidental.' (Introduction)
'At 31, Kendall Feaver continues her brilliant career with her new adaptation of Miles Franklin for Belvoir. “I’m wary of black-and-white thinking … I’m interested in the ‘why’. Why is this fracture happening? Why is this so divisive, so deeply felt and fought over?” By Peter Craven.'
'Let’s be clear about one thing from the outset. Any resemblance between this Melbourne Theatre Company musical adaptation of My Brilliant Career and the Miles Franklin novel of the same name seems, as times, purely coincidental.' (Introduction)
'At 31, Kendall Feaver continues her brilliant career with her new adaptation of Miles Franklin for Belvoir. “I’m wary of black-and-white thinking … I’m interested in the ‘why’. Why is this fracture happening? Why is this so divisive, so deeply felt and fought over?” By Peter Craven.'
