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'Step through the doors of F.G. Goode’s department store and into a marvellous musical whirl of glitz and glamour with Ladies in Black. This world premiere adaptation of Madeleine St John’s 1993 novel, The Women in Black, is brought to life by internationally-acclaimed director Simon Phillips (Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Love Never Dies) with original music from superstar singer and musician, Tim Finn (Split Enz, Crowded House).
'Sydney is crossing the threshold between the stuffy repression of the 1950s and the glorious liberation of the 1960s. Bright-eyed bookish school leaver Lisa is to join the sales staff in the city’s most prestigious department store. In that summer of innocence, a world of possibilities opens up as she befriends the colourful denizens of the women’s frocks department – including her new mentor, the exotic European Magda, mysterious mistress of the gowns.
'With a dash of delicate comedy, Ladies in Black is a magical modern-day fairytale set in a city on the cusp of becoming cosmopolitan, and marks the triumphant return of musical theatre to Queensland Theatre Company’s stage.' (Production summary)
Presented by the Queensland Theatre Company in association with Queensland Performing Arts Centre. World premiere at QPAC Playhouse : 14 November - 6 December 2015.
Director: Simon Phillips.
Music and Lyrics: Tim Finn
Cast Includes Christen O’Leary, Andrew Broadbent, Kate Cole, Carita Farrer Spencer, Bobby Fox, Lucy Maunder, Kathryn McIntyre, Sarah Morrison, Christen O'Leary, Naomi Price, Deidre Rubenstein, and Greg Stone.
Produced at The Sumner, Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, as part of Melbourne Theatre Company's 2016 season, 16 January to 27 February 2016.
Director: simon Phillips.
Music and Lyrics: Tim Finn.
Orchestrations and Musical Supervisor: Guy Simpson.
Musical Director: David Young.
Choreographer: Andrew Hallsworth.
Designer: Gabriela Tylesova.
Lighting Designer: David Walters.
Associate Designer: Hanna Sandgren.
Cast: Andrew Broadbent, Kate Cole, Carita Farrer Spencer, Bobby Fox, Lucy Maunder, Kathryn McIntyre, Sarah Morrison, Christen O'Leary, Naomi Price, Deidre Rubenstein, and Greg Stone.
'On a balmy night in Melbourne this week, large numbers of well-dressed women descended on the Regent Theatre for the opening night performance of Ladies in Black. The blockbuster production from Australian screenwriter writer Carolyn Burns and director Simon Phillips, with original music from singer–songwriter Tim Finn, attracted a cheerful audience that seemed to reflect the bright and bustling production on stage.' (Introduction)
'Queensland Theatre Company has taken out one of the most coveted prizes at this year's Helpmann Awards. '
'It won the award for Best New Australian Work at Monday night's awards ceremony for its production of Ladies in Black. ...'
'Queensland Theatre Company has taken out one of the most coveted prizes at this year's Helpmann Awards. '
'It won the award for Best New Australian Work at Monday night's awards ceremony for its production of Ladies in Black. ...'
'The 14 shows of the Canberra Theatre Centre 2017 Collected Works season, which was announced on Monday, October 17, will be bookended by two musicals. ...'
