Meet Edna: she’s 14, she’s a misfit, and she’s in love with Harry. There’s just one problem: Harry’s in the world’s biggest boy band, has 38 million fans, and doesn’t know she exists. When Harry’s band announces a tour stop in Edna’s hometown of Sydney, Australia, she knows this is her destiny – her one chance to meet him. But how on EARTH will she get Harry’s attention?! And exactly how far is she prepared to go in the name of love?

Featuring songs ‘Learning to be Lonely’ performed by Yve Blake & Zara Stanton and ‘Concert Medley’ performed by Blake Appelqvist, Chika Ikogwe, Kimberley Hodgson, Sharon Millerchip & Yve Blake.

Yve Blake (she/her) Book, Music & Lyrics

Yve Blake is a playwright, screenwriter, and songwriter, born and raised on Gadigal land.

She's best known for writing the Book, Music and Lyrics for the musical FANGIRLS, which has been awarded the 2019 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Mainstage Musical, 2019 Matilda Award for Best Musical or Cabaret, 2020 AWGIE award for Music Theatre, 2021 Green Room award for New Australian Writing for Musical Theatre, and also scored an ARIA nomination for Best Original Soundtrack or Musical Theatre Cast Album. After premiering at Belvoir and Queensland Theatre in 2019, FANGIRLS returned in 2021 for a national tour, and returned by demand in 2022 at the Sydney Opera House. In 2024, FANGIRLS will premiere in the UK at the Lyric Hammersmith, produced by Lyric Hammersmith and Sonia Friedman Productions, directed by Paige Rattray.

Yve is an alumni of the Royal Court Writers’ Programme, and was the inaugural recipient of the ATYP Rebel Wilson Theatre-maker scholarship. She is also a 2024 Women in Music Australia Soho House Fellow, and has been a visiting artist at Princeton University. She's also developed and presented her own work in London at Soho Theatre, Southbank Centre, Old Vic New Voices, the National Theatre Studio and The Barbican. Her 2019 TEDxSydney talk about Fangirls has been promoted to an official TED talk on TED.com, where it has been viewed more than 1.4 million times.

She is currently developing a screen adaptation of Fangirls with Fremantle, a movie musical for Mark Gordon Pictures, a new spooky musical, and various other projects. For more info, head to yveblake.co

A Lyric Hammersmith and Sonia Friedman Productions co-production

Directed by Paige Rattray

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Inspired by Sir Thomas Malory’s 15th-century prose Le Morte D’Arthur, Avalon follows the classic tale of the tragic destiny of soon-to-be King Arthur and his half-sister Morgan, through the lens of our wizardly narrator, Merlin.

After the death of King Uther, the knights and nobleman of the land devise a plan to fill the power vacuum left in his stead. They agree that whoever wields the power to pull the late king’s sword, “Excalibur”, from a stone, shall be their new leader. The ever-ignored daughter of the king, Morgan, finally sees her chance to earn respect from her kingdom and dreams of filling her father’s shoes.

Meanwhile, Arthur, a humble young man from the country, journeys to the kingdom to assist his older brother in a royal tournament. Unbeknownst to him, Arthur is King Uther’s only male heir. In a twist of fate, or predetermined act of destiny, Arthur miraculously pulls Excalibur from the stone. The siblings realize that their destiny is weaved together like a tapestry, and both become determined to protect their future at all costs.

Featuring songs ‘It’ll Find Me’ performed by Casey Cott (recorded and produced by Write Out Loud) and ‘Soul Fly’ performed by Martha Boon.

Callum Shannon (he/him) Music & Lyrics

Callum is a young British/Irish songwriter, based in London. After enjoying a successful career as a Vocalist, Callum has left turned onto the creative side of the table, with his first big writing project. Callum is a recipient of Taylor Louderman’s “Write Out Loud” songwriting award.

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Jaz’ parents have vanished. Now, with the help of teenage inventor Melanie, she must work out where they’ve gone and how to get them back. And what’s going on with those ninja teddy bears. And who they really work for. And how she ended up in the middle of a plot for world domination. And how to get out of this mess. Eek.

This is a completely bonkers musical adventure for childish grownups - the epic lovechild of The Powerpuff Girls and Rick and Morty, brewed in vitro in Dexter’s Lab.

Follow Jaz, Melanie, and a host of ludicrous sidekicks to learn how the planet was almost changed forever.

Featuring songs ‘A Little Bad’ performed by Ellie Nunn (BVs by Alex Simpson) and ‘You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet’ performed by Nancy Zamit, Ellie Nunn, Chris Fearn, Danni Ashby and Parisa Shahmir.

Oli George Rew (he/him) Music

Oli is a musical director and composer. He was the recipient of the Lesley Hayes Award whilst at Mountview, and has worked extensively as a musical director and supervisor, in the UK and abroad. Alongside Andy Room, he wrote ‘The Night Our Parents Disappeared’, and a number of songs for new plays. @oli.rew

Andy Room (he/they) Book & Lyrics

Andy is a writer and director. Collaborating with Oli George Rew, their song “The Inventor’s Daughter” was a finalist for the Best New Song Prize, and their debut musical was selected for the Rewrites Festival at the Lowry in 2022. Andy is also a member of MMD’s Advanced Writing Lab. @andydroom

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