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Driftwood The Musical
Event Date: 03/05/2023, 07:30 pm
Australian musical returns to Chapel Off Chapel, Prahan
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Driftwood the Musical, the moving and enthralling story of a family surviving the ravages of war has been nominated for a ‘Green Room Award’ for “New Australian Music Theatre Writing”.
This new Australian musical had its world premiere in Melbourne last year and is now being reworked by director and acclaimed theatre-maker Gary Abrahams along with Anthony Barnhill and Jane Bodie and returns to Chapel Off Chapel from 3 – 20 May.
At the conclusion of last year’s season venue manager, Cate Crowley said “Driftwood - The Musical was one of the most successful new Australian works we have ever seen here at Chapel in our 27-year history. Houses were full and audiences were absolutely thrilled and heartened to see an original story so beautifully portrayed.”
Driftwood The Musical tells the inspirational story of the renowned Austrian/ Australian sculptor Karl Duldig and his artist-inventor wife, Slawa Horowitz-Duldig. We follow their lives in pre-war Vienna, the family’s narrow escape from Nazi Austria, Slawa’s ingenious invention of the foldable umbrella, and the incredible chain of events that took place after miraculously escaping the Holocaust and rebuilding their careers as artists in Melbourne.
This epic story that covers three continents and three generations is based on an original stage play by award-winning playwright Jane Bodie, based on the original memoir by Eva de Jong-Duldig. Lyrics by Anthony Barnhill with additional lyrics by Jane Bodie and Tania De Jong. The show will be directed by Gary Abrahams.
“It is so timely, that it’s both poetical and painful. The stagecraft is mesmerising. The music is sublime. The acting and singing are superlative. This story and stunningly crafted musical deserves to tour the world as a beacon of hope, and a reminder to avoid history repeating itself.” Australian Stage
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Chapel Off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel St,
Prahan Victoria,3181
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