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
THE BEST ADVICE CAN COME FROM AN UNLIKELY SOURCE.
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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Dates17 JUN – 15 JUL
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LocationBILLE BROWN THEATRE
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tues 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm
17 JUN – 15 JUL
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Night with the Artists
Monday 26 Jun 6.30pm
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Duration95 minutes, without an interval
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Monday 3 Jul 6.30pm
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Play briefing
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WarningThis 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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Dates17 JUN – 15 JUL
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LocationBILLE BROWN THEATRE
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TimesEvenings: Mon & Tues 6.30pm, Wed – Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Wed 1.00pm, Sat 2.00pm
17 JUN – 15 JUL
BILLE BROWN THEATRE - Buy Tickets
-
Night with the Artists
Monday 26 Jun 6.30pm
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Duration95 minutes, without an interval
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AccessibilityAuslan Interpreted Monday 3 Jul 6.30pm
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Play briefing
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WarningThis 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
The reviews are in
Creatives
Author Cheryl Strayed
Writer Nia Vardalos
Director Lee Lewis
Set and Costume Designer Simone Romaniuk
Lighting Designer Bernie Tan-Hayes
Composer/Sound Designer Brady Watkins
Stage Manager Maddison Penglis
Assistant Stage Manager Tia-Hanee Cleary
Cast
Letter Writer #2 Sepi Burgiani
Letter Writer #1 Stephen Geronimos
Sugar Mandy McElhinney
Letter Writer #3 Nic Prior
Trailer
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"Heart-tugging and emotionally rewarding."
— The Huffington Post
Presented in association with Trish Wadley Productions.
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