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Tiny Beautiful Things

Based on the book by Cheryl Strayed
Adapted for the stage by Nia Vardalos
Co-Conceived by Marshall Heyman, Thomas Kail, and Nia Vardalos
Directed by Lee Lewis
With Mandy McElhinney

IN 2024 TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS WILL TRAVEL TO BELVOIR ST THEATRE! Cheryl Strayed is many things; a wife, a mother, a daughter, a writer, an ex-heroin user and now, an unpaid, online anonymous advice columnist called Sugar. Amidst the clutter of family life, she receives emails f...

IN 2024 TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS WILL TRAVEL TO BELVOIR ST THEATRE!

Cheryl Strayed is many things; a wife, a mother, a daughter, a writer, an ex-heroin user and now, an unpaid, online anonymous advice columnist called Sugar.

Amidst the clutter of family life, she receives emails from strangers urgently needing help navigating the contradictions and complexities of life. Sugar replies with candour, offering her own tough, sweet brand of unadulterated advice designed to offer a path of healing and catharsis. What would you tell someone who is unsure about role-playing as a sexy Santa or the father who feels as dead as his lost son?

Academy Award nominee (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Nia Vardalos adapts this New York Times bestselling book into a stage work that is as authentic and human as the real stories it contains. Dare to reach out and embrace this exquisitely vulnerable play and the questions it poses. The advice you receive may surprise you.

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  • Dates
    1 FEB – 3 MAR
  • Location
    BELVOIR ST THEATRE, SYDNEY
  • Buy Tickets
  • Duration
    95 minutes, without an interval
  • Play briefing


  • Warning
    This production contains coarse language, dead black outs, and letters sent by real people seeking advice on all matters of life including complex conversations around life, death, and love. If you have any concerns about the content of the play, we recommend...

    This production contains coarse language, dead black outs, and letters sent by real people seeking advice on all matters of life including complex conversations around life, death, and love.


    If you have any concerns about the content of the play, we recommend looking through our Scene Breakdown Spoiler Sheet prior to attending the performance.


    If you or someone you know needs information or support, these organisations are there to help:
    Beyond Blue
    1300 22 4636
    Headspace
    03 9027 0100
    Lifeline
    13 11 14

  • Dates
    1 FEB – 3 MAR
  • Location
    BELVOIR ST THEATRE, SYDNEY
  • Buy Tickets
  • Duration
    95 minutes, without an interval
  • Play briefing


  • Warning
    This production contains coarse language, dead black outs, and letters sent by real people seeking advice on all matters of life including complex conversations around life, death, and love. If you have any concerns about the content of the play, we recommend...

    This production contains coarse language, dead black outs, and letters sent by real people seeking advice on all matters of life including complex conversations around life, death, and love.


    If you have any concerns about the content of the play, we recommend looking through our Scene Breakdown Spoiler Sheet prior to attending the performance.


    If you or someone you know needs information or support, these organisations are there to help:
    Beyond Blue
    1300 22 4636
    Headspace
    03 9027 0100
    Lifeline
    13 11 14

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"Heart-tugging and emotionally rewarding."
— The Huffington Post

Presented in association with Trish Wadley Productions.

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