The Sunshine Club

Next date: Saturday, 06 July 2024 | 07:30 PM

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HIT Productions’

The Sunshine Club

Written and Directed by Wesley Enoch  
Music by John Rodgers

Duration: 150 minutes (including 20 minutes interval).

Heralded as a “brilliant new landmark in Australian musicals” (The Australian), The Sunshine Club is written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man Wesley Enoch AM, an acclaimed creative force in Australian Theatre. This energetic and engaging musical play has a variety of music styles, with 28 songs composed by the esteemed John Rodgers.

It tells the story of Frank Doyle, an Aboriginal serviceman who has come home from World War II to find that although the wider world may have changed, attitudes back home in Brisbane are just the same. Filled with a defiant energy and ambition for a better life, Frank starts The Sunshine Club, a place where black and white can meet and, most importantly, dance. Here he dreams of a future where he can dance in step with Rose, the girl next door, the girl of his dreams.

The award-winning Sunshine Club is a thought provoking, vibrant and above all joyful night of theatre and music, featuring a talented cast of 11, including emerging and established First Nations artists, and a 5 piece live band. It is perfect for audiences seeking entertaining, socially relevant work, at a time of heightened social discourse on Indigenous Affairs.

The openness and joy radiating from The Sunshine Club is certain to make your spirits soar. 
Sydney Morning Herald

Patron advice: This show contains theatrical haze and mature themes including a reference to abortion.

Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council. Part of  the 2023 See It Live Theatre Season.

 

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Pilbeam Theatre, Cnr Victoria Parade & Cambridge Street, Rockhampton City, 4700, View Map