Written by Rodney Seaborn Award Winner - Emily Sheehan, the acclaimed new play “Daisy Moon Was Born This Way” will be showing at The Joan on Nov 16-18th & 23-25th.
Directed by theatre maker/producer Nick Atkins and produced by the ever contemporary and engaging Q Theatre, Daisy Moon Was Born This Way is comedic and kooky, while drawing on the elements of magic realism. Fueled by the awkward and ferocious energy of teenage hormones this new Australian play is a coming of age dramedy about making mistakes and learning to love yourself.
Daisy Moon has no interest in fitting in, and would prefer to stand out. Way out. So far out you’d think she lived in outer space.
In a coastal town, a bright eyed and eccentric 14-year-old Daisy Moon is president and founder of the Little Monsters Club for Misfits (a play on Lady Gaga’s fan club for those not in the know), where she holds her club meetings inside the dusty beachside bus stop on her front lawn. She’s the club’s only member.
Her 17-year-old brother Noah couldn’t be more different. An elite athlete on the cusp of cracking national competitions, his world falls apart when he’s caught cheating on a time trial. They both dream big and they’re both stuck in a world too small.
Nick Atkins, the play’s Director, says “Emily’s work takes characters or ‘voices’ that are often treated as flippant, and gives them a real strength, and points out that obsession with pop culture isn’t just a silly phase we should be dismissing - but celebrating.”
Featuring Isabelle Ford as Daisy; Ayeesha Ash as Parker, who tries to befriend Daisy; Andre Drysdale as Noah, Daisy’s brother and Mansoor Noor as Jimmy, written by Emily Sheehan and directed by Nick Atkins.
TICKETS Standard $55 Concession $50 Available at www.thejoan.com.au | 4723 7600
Venue: Allan Mullins Studio, Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre is located at 597 High Street, Penrith. Nearby parking and public transport is available.
Pic: Mansoor Noor, Ayeesha Ash and Isabelle Ford taken by Christina Mishell.
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