Theatre
shake & stir theatre co
FOURTEEN
By Shannon Molloy
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2024 Past Event
Press play on your discman, lose yourself in a pumping ‘90s pop remix and take a technicoloured trip back to your teens.
Shannon Molloy is a year 9 student at a rugby mad all-boys Catholic school in coastal regional Queensland. The year is 1999 and Shannon has a secret that no one can ever find out. Shannon is gay.
Based on the best-selling memoir by award-winning journalist Shannon Molloy, Fourteen is the inspirational true story of growing up gay in central Queensland, transformed into a powerful must-see theatre production by nationally acclaimed shake & stir theatre co.
Set to a nostalgic mixtape of 90s bangers from all your faves – from Shania Twain to The Spice Girls – Fourteen tackles the trials and tribulations of growing up with honesty, humour and heart. This inspirational coming-of-age story about adversity and tragedy is also a story of resilience, hope and hilarity – thanks to the love of a group of close-knit friends, a fiercely protective family, an extraordinary mother and… S Club 7.
Read Shannon’s reflections on the process of adapting his book for stage here
Presented by Darwin Festival and Darwin Entertainment Centre
Reviews
‘The perfect night at the theatre.’
Broadway World
‘Utterly captivating, heart wrenching, and witty.’
Theatre Travels
Credits
Writer Shannon Molloy
Director Nick Skubij
Creative Producer Ross Balbuziente
Set Designer Josh McIntosh
Costume Designer Fabian Holford
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Sound Designer Guy Webster
Choreographer Dan Venz
Intimacy Director Michelle Miall
Fight Director Tim Dashwood
- Adaptors Nelle Lee, Nick Skubij with Shannon Molloy
Director Nick Skubij
Creative Producer Ross Balbuziente
Set Designer Josh McIntosh
Costume Designer Fabian Holford
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Sound Designer & Composer Guy Webster
Choreographer Dan Venz
Intimacy Director Michelle Miall
Fight Director Tim Dashwood
Stage Manager Mitch Cooley
Assistant Stage Manager / Props Supervisor Shania Manning
Wardrobe Supervisor Nicholas James
Head of Lighting Morgan Cole
Head of Staging Andrew Whittaker
- Performers
- Helen Cassidy • Rhonda, Morgan & others
- Karen Crone • Donna, Mrs Stewart & others
- Judy Hainsworth • Trinity, Nicole, Ms Kostopolous, Meredith & others
- Will Carseldine • Tom & others
- Conor Leach • Shannon Molloy
- Tom Oliver • Mr Nelson, Jonathon, & others
- Steven Rooke • Brett, Andy, Dad & others
Shake & Stir theatre co supported by
This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
