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Every Lovely Terrible Thing

STAND UP TO YOUR FAMILY AND YOU CAN STAND UP TO ANYONE.

Widowed matriarch Jerica yearns to sell the decaying family home and break free from her past. Her conservative son Charles seeks to reinvent himself as a modern publican and councillor, while his wife Phoebe doesn’t know what she wants – except that it’s probably not Charles. Meanwhile, underneath all their noses, reclusive grandchild Cooper forges an unlikely connection with Lachie, the enigmatic tradie tasked with repairing Jerica’s house.

Things are finally looking up for the Colemans until Jerica’s estranged, prickly daughter Brit returns home guarding a secret so big it threatens to blow up the entire family.

A universal tale of love, courage and intergenerational trauma, this darkly comedic new Australian play boldly examines why families stay together – and what happens when they can’t.

2024 World Premiere

29 February – 16 March 2024 | Theatre Works, St Kilda

Creative Team

Playwright Adam Fawcett
Director
 Justin Nott
Set Design
Harry Gill
Lighting Design
Sidney Younger
Sound Design
Tom Backhaus
Costume Design
Martelle Hunt
Video Design Aron Murray
Stage Manager Ashleigh Walwyn
Presenter Lab Kelpie & Theatre Works

Cast
Lyall Brooks
Emma Choy
Sharon Davis
Jordan Fraser-Trumble
Megan Jones
Wil King

Digital Program

Download the program here.

Promo Video
Production Images

Images by Pia Johnson.

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This project received support from City of Port Phillip, Creative Victoria and Australian Plays Transform.

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