Echo Theatre presents
Bombshells
18 Jul 24
The Q
15+
by Joanna Murray-Smith
Six women on the brink. Which one are you?
Overview
Dates
18-27 July 2024
Times
Venue
The Q
Running time
90 minutes, no interval
Audience advice
Coarse language, adult themes.
Recommended for ages 15+.
Tickets
$30 – $59.90
Description
Classification
With singing, dancing, comedy and the joys of sheer honesty, Joanna Murray-Smith’s acclaimed play Bombshells is a journey from crisis to hilarity, via the thoughts of a group of women all linked by more than just their proximity to the edge; an aging cabaret singer at the end of her career, a nervous bride-to-be, an exhausted young mother, a widow with a yearning for the unexpected, a broken-hearted cactus lover, and a feisty teenage talent-quest competitor.
Joy, drama, crisis, fear, revelation – there are times where you have to remain cool and calm on the outside. The inside, meanwhile, is a flailing monologue of personal pep talks, perish-the-thoughts and perpetual panic. Bombshells strips back the façade of womanhood to reveal the things that sometimes we’d just love to say out loud.
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Director Jordan Best
Cast Amy Kowalczuk, Lainie Hart, Sally Taylor, Kate Harris, Ella Buckley, Alice Ferguson
Each character is resilient and robust despite the setbacks, thwarted opportunities or feelings of rejection.
Sydney Morning Herald