We’re always so thrilled following the trajectories of shows that got their start at La Mama, and are now performing around the world. Here’s a few of the latest:
TROPHY BOYS
Emmanuelle Mattana's Trophy Boys began its life as a La Mama Explorations piece, and since then the multi award winning production has toured nationally to great acclaim. This year it will make its US premiere off Broadway at MCC Theater.
Tony winner Daynor Taymor (John Proctor is the Villain, The Outsiders) will direct, and the show will star Louisa Jacobson (The Gilded Age), Terry Hu (Never Have I Ever), and Esco Jouléy (Wolf Play) alongside Emmanuelle. Congrats to all involved! Make sure you share the news with friends in NYC - general ticket sales are open.
Find out more: https://mcctheater.org
FLICK
Madeleine Nunn's FLICK also started life as a La Mama Explorations piece just last year. It played at the Adelaide Fringe Festival this year where it received the House of Oz Purse Prize to enable Madeleine to tour it to Edinburgh Festival later this year. The prize provides incredible financial support for travel, accommodation, marketing, registration, tech and more. Well done and all the best to Maddie for the season!
Find out more: https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com
SLIGHTLY CRACKED
Jennifer Monk's Slightly Cracked premiered at La Mama in 2023. Since then Jennifer has turned it into a three part web series on women's mental health with F Word Films in association with her company Girls Act Good.
They've just been to LAWEBFEST with the series - where they were nominated for three awards, the Michael Ajakwe Jr. Achievement Award, Best Director, and Best Series of All Genres. Huge congratulations to Jennifer and the team, who took out the Michael Ajakwe Jr. Achievement Award!
Find out more: https://www.lawebfest.net
RAV TOURS
We're very pleased that several La Mama shows are on tour this year with Regional Arts Victoria.
Garage Girls, Artemis: Utter Mess and Niusia will be touring Victoria in 2025, so if you've got family or friends in the regions, make sure you let them know to check out all the details.
Find out more: https://www.rav.net.au
And finally three excellent shows that started life at La Mama have been picked up by Showcase Victoria 2025: Surat-Suratnya, Oshun and A Body at Work. We're thrilled to watch their continuing trajectories and wish them all the best.
Full Showcase Victoria 2025 performance profiles here: https://showcasevictoria.com.au
Top image from FLICK by Darren Gill