Award-winning creator of Fangirls, Yve Blake, premieres a bold new work – a hilarious, twisted, and deeply camp reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.
This darkly funny play with songs follows 13-year-old Mackenzie as she lands her first TV role and is thrust into the chaotic world of early 2000s children’s television fame. When a mysterious make-up artist predicts Mackenzie will become the world’s next number one pop star, her fiercely ambitious stage mum will stop at nothing to make the prophecy come true.
Directed by the electric Virginia Gay, this hilariously macabre play (with songs) charts Mackenzie’s rise to fame fuelled by a cut-throat stage mum who will stop at absolutely nothing. Set in the heights of early 2000s TV stardom, prepare for a wild ride that will leave you in stitches – and deeply disturbed.
Why
We are funding this bold new Australian work because it offers young audiences a fresh and inventive reinterpretation of Macbeth, brought to life by two exciting contemporary Australian creatives.