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The Boomkak Panto single work   drama  
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Boomkak Panto
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'A dry, dusty little Aussie town, somewhere in the back of beyond, with all the decency, diversity – and division – that you’d expect in a rural microcosm. But Boomkak is confronting some massive challenges now that the Big Developer has set his sights on the town, and this little community finds itself in a fight for survival. How can they possibly fight back?

'By putting on a panto, of course.

'From the creative minds behind Calamity Jane (a smash hit at Belvoir in 2018) comes a piece of utter joy – a love letter to theatre, to community, to the resilience of our Little Aussie Towns™ – lo-fi, big-hearted, and Belvoir to the back teeth. With new songs from Tony Award nominee Eddie Perfect, and a couple of Aussie rock classics, dance, and old-fashioned silliness, The Boomkak Panto promises to be a mad, sparkling jewel, a reward for getting through these dark and strange times.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • Presented by Belvoir Street Theatre and performed at Upstairs Theatre 20 November - 23 December 2021. 

    Directors: Richard Carroll and Virginia Gay.

    Cast includes Virginia Gay and Rob Johnson.

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