Big Yikes!
13 – 23 March 2024
Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
Big Dreams. Bigger Doubts. Big Yikes!
Playlab Theatre’s latest mainstage production, Big Yikes!, premieres this March at the Brisbane
Powerhouse. Written by emerging Meanjin playwright Madeleine Border, this is a coming-of-age story that explores the uncertainty of school leaving and champions the path of not-knowing as a valid experience.
Big Yikes! centres around Lorrie. Sorry… Loxie. Loxie is cooler. She’s rebranding so as not to be mistaken with a load bearing truck. She wouldn’t want you to know that – she doesn’t like being ‘perceived’. Loxie is leaving school, starting her first job, moving out of home, and waiting for Uni offers. She’s entering her adulting era. ‘Finding yourself’ is hard when you’re searching in a rundown share house, the situationship you THINK you have with your coworker, and under the constant nagging of your divorced parents.
“Big Yikes! is not a show that tries to tell you what you should do. I don’t offer any answers or a straight path forward. Big Yikes! talks about real post-school experiences, however messy and uncomfortable.” says playwright Madeleine Border. “High school leavers have a huge amount of pressure put on them from both teachers, unis and parents to know what they want. In my experience, the pressure to get it right makes it harder to figure out.”
Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border is directed by Ian Lawson and stars Juliete Milne, Billy Fogarty, Tenielle Plunket and Christopher Paton.
For ticketing and further information, visit the Playlab website
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