1 — 3 May 2025
Southbank Theatre, The Lawler
Two new works in development, presented together in a single performance by Melbourne Theatre Company’s Deadly Creatives.
Peggy Sue (written by Amelia Jean O'Leary and Emma Salmon, in collaboration with Ella Clarke-King) follows the story line of Joan, a 23-year-old Blak woman who moves to a sharehouse in North Melbourne. This house acts as a portal for self-growth and discovery as well as a distilled representation of the settler colony. Though she is able to explore her sexuality and relationships, these freedoms are short-lived, and she must go through the fire to make her final decision.
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