Yarramadoon: The Musical

Welcome to Yarramadoon. A semi-rural town just off the M5, with by far the highest rate of both teen pregnancy and sinkholes in Australia. Set in history’s most awkward decade, the 2000s, when jean shorts were at their baggiest, there’s nothing for 16-year-old Shelly to do but wait for the internet to dial up and dream of a bigger life outside her shitty town.

She fantasises of a job making frappuccinos in the big smoke, a sweet boyfriend with frosted tips, and one day owning a flip phone. But while waiting for the only bus out of town, a local old man tries to convince her to stay, by revealing the true and magical history of Yarramadoon.

Writer/Directors: Hannah Reilly, Eliza Reilly
Production and Costume Design: Isabella Andronos
Musical Arrangement and Sound Design: Matthew Predny
Producers: Emma Diaz, Indiana Kwong
Lighting Design:Martin Kinnane
Dramaturgy: Samantha Young
Stage Manager: Paisley Williams
Cast: Hannah Reilly, Eliza Reilly, Matthew Predny

“Yarramadoon” was presented as a part of Belvoir St Theatre’s 25a program to rave reviews and a sold-out, extended season.

AWARDS
Winner: Best On Stage Ibis, FBi SMAC Awards 2018
Nomination: Best On Stage, FBi SMAC Awards 2018

“No outward expression of an inner monologue goes un-pinked, no disco un- garished and there’s even a gag with a spotlight. Isabella Andronos has costumed for realism rather than ruining the ethos by exaggeration.  The characters reveal themselves easily and there’s that recognizability thing again.  Not lampooned, not grotesque but 2004 real.  And  the leopard print caftan says it all.”
Judith Greenaway, Syndey Arts Guide