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Starlight Stories to light up the stage

Announcement posted by Access Public Relations 16 Sep 2013

Next month, Starlight Children’s Foundation and Earth Key Productions will present a unique and moving reality theatre show to celebrate Starlight's 25th year, titled 'Starlight Stories'.

Running for two weeks in Sydney from October 23, Starlight Stories is a new theatre piece that tells the inspirational stories, word-for-word, of families whose lives have been dramatically changed by their child’s serious illness, and how Starlight has transformed their experience of hospitalisation and treatment.

Produced by Angus Anderson and directed by Actors Centre Australia creative and founding director, Dean Carey, (the creators of the acclaimed 'Stories from the Wayside’ in 2011), the show has been written verbatim based on interviews with eight real Starlight supporters, including parents, volunteers, and those people whose lives are directly affected.

The ensemble cast including Lisa Chappell and Martin Crewes spent time with their real-life subjects, observing their behaviour, conducting in-depth interviews, learning to mirror their mannerisms and reproduce their voices.

Not a single syllable is added as the actors perfect every movement, mannerism and inflection. The result is an incredibly insightful and moving new piece of theatre.

Earth Key Productions founder and director, Angus Anderson, said: “These phenomenal stories are too powerful and too important not to be shared with the world. I'm yet to come across a form of theatre that can take an audience on a journey in a way that verbatim theatre can.”

Starlight Chief Officer, Louise Baxter, said: “After 25 years of supporting seriously ill children around the country, it's extraordinary to share our deeply touching stories.

"This has never happened before and will never happen again. This is a rare glimpse into the heart of Starlight's work."

For more information or to buy tickets, please visit monkeybaa.com.au or starlightshineon.org.au.

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What:              Starlight Stories - Earth Key Productions

When:             23 October - 2 November 3.30pm, 7.30pm, 6.30pm

Where:            Lend Lease Darling Quarter Theatre,1-25 Harbour Street, Sydney,

Tickets:          $50 adults, $37 concession - available from 1300 131 556or monkeybaa.com.au/show/starlight-stories/

                        One third of profits to Starlight.

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For more information, please contact:
Sarah Shields, Access PR, sarah@accesspr.com.au | 02 9292 7007 | 0408 283 091
Emma Davey, Access PR,
emma@accesspr.com.au | 02 9292 7012 | 0422 164 198    

 

About Starlight Children’s Foundation
Established in Australia in 1988, the Starlight Children's Foundation transforms the experience of hospitalisation and treatment for seriously ill children and their families, around Australia. Now in its 25th year, Starlight’s innovative programs are integral to the total care of seriously ill children. While health professionals focus on treating the illness, Starlight is there to help care for the child, and support the longer term wellbeing and resilience of the child and their family. Starlight's programs support more than 130,000 sick and hospitalised Australian kids every year.