Laurinda at Southbank Theatre

Dates: (8/6/2022 - 9/10/2022 )

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Southbank Theatre

Melbourne Theatre Company

140 Southbank Blvd, Southbank VIC 3006
Melbourne,

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Adapting Alice Pungs award-winning book, writer and comedian Diana Nguyen and director Petra Kalive bring Laurindas schoolyard setting to the stage for a fresh and feisty new work. Like Heathers or Mean Girls with a uniquely Australian flavour, this delightful take on the beloved novel stars Fiona Choi (The Family Law), Gemma Chua-Tran (Netflix's Heartbreak High), Georgina Naidu (Minnie & Liraz), Chi Nguyen (The Wilds), Ngoc Phan (Boy Swallows Universe), Roy Phung (Jasper Jones) and Jenny Zhou (Girl, Interpreted) in an incisive, funny study of a woman caught between cultures and class.Laurinda tells the story of Lucy Lam, a 38-year-old woman who still has a lot to learn from her 15-year-old self when she is thrust back to the year she won a scholarship to a prestigious private school. The smart and well-liked student is not prepared for the new world shes suddenly propelled into. Its a world of wealth and opportunity, overseen by The Cabinet a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates, and even their teachers. But when The Cabinet turn their attention to Lucy she has to make a choice: fit in and succeed, or stay true to herself. Either way, theres a cost.Whether high school is (thankfully) a distant memory or a current reality, this MTC NEXT STAGE commission offers a witty and moving insight into an all-too common experience as well as the inner strength it takes to speak truth to power.

News About Laurinda at Southbank Theatre

Melbourne Theatre Company Presents LAURINDA in August

June 23, 2022

Alice Pung's award-winning novel Laurinda comes to Melbourne Theatre Company's stage, premiering on Thursday 11 August at Southbank Theatre.

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