LYCEUM HIGHWAY & Metropolis Monologues
From a road trip full of twists and turns to a swan who’s looking for a love – this Season has it all.
It’s not every theatrical season that offers an intriguing road trip followed by an avian love story. An inquisitive hitchhiker followed by an Egyptian heartbreaker, a haunted farmer, a Spanish queen. And it’s not every season that puts actors like Kevin Dee and Laura Iris Hill on a stage with Amir Rahimzadeh and Sarah Hamilton.
But this is no ordinary theatrical season. In a double-bill event that will see the compelling new play Lyceum Highway followed each night by the richly entertaining Metropolis Monologues, audiences will be treated to a 70-minute drama and a 50-minute showcase. In the process, they will experience the breadth of talent, skills and ideas possessed by playwrights from Melbourne Writers’ Theatre. K V Adams won The 2025 Amethyst Award for Lyceum Highway, her script standing out for its originality and power. The ten other writers who penned the monologues – which will be presented in two different showcases over the seven nights – have created stories filled with humour and pathos, mystery and history, a diverse collection of themes ensuring that there is something for everyone
March 12 – 18
LYCEUM HIGHWAY & Metropolis Monologues Tickets, Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite
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