Bright Legacy

Book, music and lyrics by Derek Rowe.

8 players, ensemble

SYNOPSIS

The 1944 Ern Malley poetry scandal may seem like an obscure subject for a new musical, but in reality this incident mines the same controversial themes and issues that blight society till today; bullying of the different, the Aussie obsession with publicly cutting down tall poppies, and the blurry line between where real people end and avatars begins. Bright Legacy shows us where true belief can take you, and what true resilience can protect you from.

This show is Australia in a highly entertaining musicalized nutshell.