Blueberry Play

Being 17 is awkward. Having to take care of your sick dad when you’re 17 is another story. Especially when he keeps trying to shave his eyebrows off.

Blueberry Play is the Griffin Award-shortlisted play from playwright Ang Collins, presented in a brand new smash-hit production from regional new work powerhouse Lingua Franca.

A monologue for a solo performer (the astonishing Madelaine Osborn), Blueberry Play is a vivid and heart-bursting monologue that explores the high highs and the low lows of being a teenage girl in a small town. From the public pool to the locker rooms at school to back home where things are just a bit topsy-turvy, this is an Aussie coming-of-age story with a refreshing twist.

A play for anyone that remember what it feels like being a young person, Blueberry Play is heart-rending, intimately observed, often hilarious, and packaged in a powerful one-person performance, and an absolutely unforgettable night out at the theatre.

This production was originally supported by Upstage at the Playhouse, a new work development initiative from the Civic Theatre Newcastle.

Credits

Written by: Ang Collins

Director: Adam Deusien

Performed by: Madelaine Osborn

Composer & Sound Design: Clare Hennessy

Production Creative: Becky Russell

Assistant Director & Stage Manager: Hannah Armstrong

About Lingua Franca

Lingua Franca is an interdisciplinary performance company that creates  alert and visceral performance in regional NSW. Working across theatre, dance, physical theatre and devised work we make work with, for and by regional artists, audiences and communities.

With our work, we engage with regionally based professional artists to create excellent performance work guided by multidisciplinary collaboration, and strive to create urgent and provocative original performance driven by the values of rigour, inquisitiveness, candour and adventure. We are committed to presenting work in both regional and metropolitan contexts exposing audiences to the quality of regional arts practice.

Founded in Bathurst, the Central West remains Lingua Franca’s regional home. With our artists also living and working across NSW, including in Canberra and region, and Newcastle and the Hunter, the company maintains a truly inter-regional practice.