The Lucky Country

The Lucky Country is a rocking chamber musical that digs deep into the idea of Australia, identity and belonging.

We meet Boy, a 13-year-old Thithaarr Warra boy, whose youthful optimism is dashed when he clashes with his classmates’ notion of ‘our shared history’. It sparks a journey of self-actualisation that leads him back to class to deliver a profound truth.

While Boy is grappling with the fault-lines in our national story, we are introduced to a collection of all-Aussie characters: grey nomads who find love crashing a Contiki tour; a Chinese Australian restauranteur who dreams of life as a Byron Bay nudist; a young refugee in Mingoola; a WW2 veteran; an aspiring actress, and an all fake-Russian choir, to name but a few.

The Lucky Country is a bold and timely new work that gives a voice to those typically sidelined in our conversations about Australian identity and history. Cathartic, playful and heartfelt in turn, this is a powerful 70 minutes of theatre featuring an ensemble of six exceptional performers and a five-piece band (including yidaki – didgeridoo), illuminated and amplified by kaleidoscopic audiovisual design.

A celebration of a new vision for who we can be as Australians.

PART OF MELT FESTIVAL