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'In 1966, on the evening of the last ever Tivoli performance in Sydney, veteran variety star Evie May (Amanda Harrison) recalls the events that lead her from obscurity in regional Western Australia to the bright lights of the Australian variety circuit and the many sacrifices she made to get there.
'Forced to run away from home at an early age, Evie spent her whole life trying to escape the pain of her past. As the final curtain comes down on the Tivoli and everything that has come to define her, Evie struggles to find her place in a world that no longer values the very thing she has spent her life pursuing.
'EVIE MAY offers a compelling take on memory, motherhood, and the fascinating characters populating Australia’s rich theatrical history.' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Presented by Hayes Theatre Co and New Musicals Australia. Performed at Hayes Theatre, Potts Point, New South Wales : 12 October - 10 November 2018.
Director Kate Champion
Musical Director Steven Kreamer
Musical Supervisor Max Lambert
Designer Anna Gardiner
Lighting Designer Sian James-Holland
Sound Designer Nate Edmondson
Assistant Director Pippa Grandison
Producer Julian RamundiStarring Amanda Harrison, Loren Hunter, Keegan Joyce, Tim Draxl, Jo Turner, Bishanyia Vincent
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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New Australian Musical Evie May Is Part of Hayes Theatre's Mission to Cure the Crisis in Our Industry
2018
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— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2018;'Can a queer, female-led story set in Australia's Tivoli circuit be the next Great Australian Musical?'
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New Australian Musical Evie May Is Part of Hayes Theatre's Mission to Cure the Crisis in Our Industry
2018
single work
column
— Appears in: ABC News [Online] , October 2018;'Can a queer, female-led story set in Australia's Tivoli circuit be the next Great Australian Musical?'
- Western Australia,
- Sydney, New South Wales,
