Matt & Dean

Prodigal

Once We Lived Here

Virgins: A Musical Threesome

Gaybies

My Brilliant Career

My Brilliant Career will premiere at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2024.

Sybylla Melvyn is the smartest, funniest, most outrageous teenager Australia has ever witnessed. Just ask her.

She’s growing up in the 90s – the 1890s, that is – where life doesn’t throw a lot of options at a girl. But life didn’t reckon on Sybylla. Forced to choose between romance and her own genius, her family and a future she defines, she’s decided she’s having it all.

Miles Franklin’s novel My Brilliant Career still pulsates with the wild electric energy that made it such a sensation a century ago, and this new adaptation channels that fire into a high-energy musical. It’s a makeover that transforms one of our most enduring literary figures into a heroine for this very moment, while retaining all the wit and charm that has made this such a timeless work.

A live soundtrack that’s equal parts contemporary pop, folksy bush band and raucous pub rock will translate the untameable spirit of Sybylla into a live theatre experience to blow the ceiling off.

Adapted by music theatre’s most dynamic duo Mathew Frank and Dean Bryant alongside Sheridan Harbridge, with a cast led by Kala Gare (SIX), this world premiere is directed MTC’s own Artistic Director Anne-Louise Sarks.

Show People 

Show People just played a smash engagement at Sydney Festival and was chosen as a Festival highlight by ABC and Sydney Morning Herald;

“a hilarious and cutting satire that doesn't shy away from the ugliness of the industry, whether that be its failure to accommodate the needs of mothers, or its mishandling of accusations of sexual harassment…while the subject matter may seem serious at times, the show is overwhelmingly joyful” - ABC

“eviscerating, entertaining and executed with aplomb. Brilliant.” - SMH

This follows after a triumphant 2022 season in Melbourne;

☆☆☆☆☆. Show People is not to be missed, whether you’re a theatre darling, have a passion for musical theatre, or just love a show packed with nuance and emotion. There really are no people like show people – and Whelan-Browne, Bryant and Frank are three of the best.’ Arts Hub

☆☆☆☆. A comic whirlwind of a show…razor-sharp satire with a feminist edge…Insiders will adore how true Show People is to the unique textures of Australian musical theatre, and Whelan Browne’s incredible gift for comic acting won’t be lost on anyone.” The Age

Hubris & Humiliation just finished up a smash season at STC as part of World Pride.

"an explosion of creativity and a celebration of queer joy" ★★★★★ The Guardian

"Ceaselessly entertaining, Hubris & Humiliation deserves to be seen by as many people as possible, and then turned into a future-cult-classic movie.” ★★★★★ TimeOut

Virgins: A Musical Threesome has been remastered and is streaming for the first time on Spotify and iTunes.

You can download sheet music from My Brilliant Career here.

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