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The Witches of Eastwick
Directed by Brittanie Shipway
Presented by Neglected Musicals at The Hayes​
Comedy, drama, and horror collide in this spellbinding musical adaptation of The Witches of Eastwick. Originally a 1984 novel by John Updike, the story was famously brought to the screen in the 1987 dark fantasy comedy film directed by George Miller, starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon.
In the sleepy New England town of Eastwick, three smart, sharp, and slightly supernatural divorcees find themselves trapped in the monotony of small-town life.
Enter Darryl Van Horne — mysterious, magnetic, and unapologetically outrageous.
Darkly funny, deliciously subversive, and packed with showstopping numbers, The Witches of Eastwick is a bewitching musical thrill ride — proving that sometimes, sisterhood is the strongest magic of all.
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Tickets available here!
Once On This Island
Directed by Brittanie Shipway
Presented by Curveall Creatives at The Hayes​
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From the Tony Award-winning songwriting duo of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (Seussical, Ragtime) comes the Olivier Award-winning Once on This Island.
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Ti Moune, a humble peasant girl, courageously saves the life of Daniel, a wealthy boy from the far side of the island, and soon finds herself captivated by love. Little does she know, the island’s proud Gods wager on a timeless question: which is stronger, love or death?
The unwitting pawn in their bet, Ti Moune’s life hangs in the balance as she follows her heart.
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Tickets available here!
Waltzing The Wilarra
Directed by Brittanie Shipway
National Tour
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Charlie, Elsa and Fay take you on a musical journey back to 1940’s post-war Perth. Against a backdrop of curfews, and the fear of arrest for consorting, white and black manage to form their own club. For a night they can forget their worries and experience rare happy times singing, dancing, listening to music, and with a little luck... romance.
Forty years on, as the club faces demolition, our three characters meet once again to stage a musical reunion and protest, in an attempt to save their old stomping ground. As the trio reflects upon loves lost and found, old arguments and alliances resurface.
Dark secrets and ghosts that have lingered for more than half a century are revealed, and we discover that reconciliation is more than saying sorry.
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Tickets available here!
Yellow Rock
by Brittanie Shipway
Currently in Development
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Ngaji, the last Elder, is dying. His last wish is to tell his grandchildren Sammy, Tom and Mae one last story. Haunted by the past, Sammy is reluctant to return to Yellow Rock and her family. Unable to reconcile their differences, the cousins seem more distanced than ever. But the ancestral lands have different plans... Tugged into the Dreaming, Sammy and Tom must learn to listen to each other and the world around them before they lose Ngaji forever.
This is a Gumbaynggirr song circle written to celebrate the language and stories of our ancestors.
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Supported by: Australia Council of the Arts, Create NSW, APRA AMCOS, Australia Musical Theatre Festival, Hope New Works
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Yellow Rock
Hamilton star Callan Purcell sings 'Lose It All' from Yellow Rock
Pictured: Brittanie Shipway, Jalen Sutcliffe, Naomi Andrew, Naarah Barnes, Miranda Middleton, Nathaniel Andrew
Yellow Rock
SENSER
by Brittanie Shipway
Theatre Works​
Ava lives in a neoliberal world where all are watched by Guardians and music has been censored out of existence. In this new age, people are content with the silence, but Ava hears music everywhere she goes. Determined to share the soundtrack of the past, she opens an illicit underground cabaret bar, which is fraught with danger. Because in her world you wouldn’t ever dream of being caught singing...
This new play features songs by composer Jess Newman and Brittanie Shipway, compelling audiences into a dark and enchanting world of drag kings, cabaret queens, and outlawed dance halls.
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Directed by Miranda Middleton
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Pictured: Luisa Scrofani as Ava
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by Brittanie Shipway, commissioned by Theatre Works
"Something very special... Senser is so well-written and performed that I felt I was very much a part of the production." - Lilithia Reviews
‘A great purge of music’: Daring work takes cancel culture to the extreme
by Brittanie Shipway, commissioned by Theatre Works
A Letter For Molly
by Brittanie Shipway
Ensemble Theatre​
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Faced with the unexpected prospect of motherhood, Renee looks through the past for answers. This is a story about five generations of Aboriginal women, fiercely paving the way for their daughters. But can Renee break the cycle of the past?
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Directed by Ursula Yovich.
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Supported by: Belvoir Shutdown Residency, Australia Council for the Arts, Create NSW.
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by Brittanie Shipway
"Funny, insightful, surprising and very moving, A Letter For Molly is a courageous new play from writer Brittanie Shipway." - Arts Review
A Letter For Molly Workshop 2020. Proudly supported by Belvoir, Create NSW and Australia Council for the Arts Pictured: Angeline Penrith, Lorinda May Merryporr, Ursula Yovich, Christie Hayes
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THE DEB
by Hannah Reilly
ATYP
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High school outcast and whimsical mega-dork Taylah longs to be the princess of her own fairy tale, which isn't easy in Dunburn – a dried-up Aussie town struggling for survival, where cool girls and footy hunks lead the pack. But when her woke AF cousin Maeve shows up, things in Dunburn begin to heat up...
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Dramaturgy by Brittanie Shipway
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PEAR SHAPED
by Miranda Middleton & Ziggy Resnick
Rogue Projects
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A captivating blend of wordplay, magic realism, and puppetry, Pear-Shaped is a deliciously dark new dramedy about growing up, growing down, and everything in between.
"The story feels fresh and lively – the sinews of sisterly tension strung tightly across the blood-thick dual-world battleground, the razor-sharp dialogue cutting to the bone." - ArtsHub
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Dramaturgy by Brittanie Shipway
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NOT TODAY
by Ally Morgan
Rogue Projects
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It’s the one-woman cabaret that was meant to save the world from climate change.
It won’t, but it just might save us from ourselves. A little Minchin, a touch Gadsby, and bit Burnham, Not Today is a frank and funny trip inside the mind of an anxious millennial on a mission. On stage with her army of instruments and an entirely original score featuring 12 unforgettable songs, Ally may not quite save the world, but she’ll sure put on one hell of a show! Nominated for a Greenroom award for Best Writing.
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Dramaturgy by Brittanie Shipway
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PEPPER AND BIBER
by Brittanie Shipway
ABC Radio National (Audio Play)
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A queer love story about animate kitchen objects.
Pepper is rusting away in Vinnies, but she has a lot of love and spice to give. Each morning, Pepper watches customers drop off donations, waiting in hope that she will meet her Salted match. But her perfect partner may not be what she bargained for...
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GÖZLEME (Autobiographical Short Story)
by Brittanie Shipway
SBS Voices
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Connecting with an estranged father can feel next to impossible. But sometimes it's the simple things that bring us together; like food.
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Gözleme was shortlisted as part of SBS Voices 2020 writing competition, currently featuring on SBS.
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Picture Credit: Kate Champion Photography
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