The Sapphires is playing at the York Theatre, Seymour Centre, Cnr of Cleveland Street and City Road Chippendale. Click here for directions.
A co-production with Black Swan State Theatre Company
Energetic, passionate, heart wrenching, uplifting, hilarious, and engaging. Australian Stage
This combination of sass and soul really cooks. Great entertainment. Sydney Morning Herald
... a fun show with a big heart. Sunday Telegraph
A triumphant Indigenous story ... and a great night’s entertainment. Sun Herald
High energy bedazzling entertainment. The Australian
All the actors dazzle with their brilliance and the joy with which they fill the stage, but it is the voice of the four women. Anu sparkles as Gail ... with a stunning voice that absolutely shines, while Donovan ... positively shimmers and shimmies her way through the performance. Daily Telegraph
Tony Briggs
Wesley Enoch
Aljin Abella, Hollie Andrew, Christine Anu, Jimi Bani, Casey Donovan, Kylie Farmer, Kenneth Ransom and Oliver Wenn
The Sapphires raised the roof at Belvoir St in 2005. When we put it back in its box the box kept jumping for five long years, so now, hand in hand with Black Swan State Theatre Company, we’re setting the show loose again and sending it around the country.
1969. Vietnam. Bombs are dropping and the world is exploding in protest. Back at the Tiki Club in St Kilda, four Koori sisters from country Victoria catch the eye of a big-city talent scout with their Supremes cover group. But for the MacCrae girls, the realisation of a lifelong dream to perform overseas isn’t quite what they had in mind. They’re off to sing for the troops on the front line.
This swinging celebration of all the joy and heartbreak of family tells the true story of The Sapphires as they shake it for the troops and push sibling love to its limits. Wesley Enoch’s terrific production features the soul hits that defined a generation. And we’re thrilled that two great indigenous songstresses, Christine Anu and Casey Donovan, are stepping into the shimmery frocks for this long-awaited revival. Relive the reliving!
