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Theatre

Fangirls

A joyous rollercoaster of teenage life in the digital age
Arts Centre Melbourne
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ABR Arts • 03 May 2021
Theatre

Fangirls

A joyous rollercoaster of teenage life in the digital age
Arts Centre Melbourne
by •
ABR Arts • 03 May 2021
Cast of Fangirls (Mark Gambino)
Cast of Fangirls (Mark Gambino)

The Australian musical Fangirls is, in both writing and production, of a calibre rarely seen in home-grown musical theatre. With book, music, and lyrics by Yve Blake, Fangirls explores the underestimated power of teenage girls. After its première at Queensland Theatre and Sydney’s Belvoir in 2019, this stellar production makes its latest stop at Arts Centre Melbourne, following a run at the Adelaide Festival in March 2021.

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Emma Muir-Smith

Emma Muir-Smith is a writer, performer, and director. She holds an MMus in Opera Performance from the Victorian College of the Arts and Music and an MA in Text and Performance from London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her recent work includes Listen to my Story (librettist/assistant director, Co-Opera South Australia 2020), The Selfish Giant (librettist, Victorian Opera 2019), Alice Through the Opera Glass (librettist, Victorian Opera 2019), Inspire Tour (assistant director, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 2019). She and Simon Bruckard (composer) received a 2020 Green Room Award for The Selfish Giant. Emma has performed with Victorian Opera (Developing Artist 2014-2015) and Opera Australia, as well as number of companies across the UK and Europe.

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Emma Muir-Smith

Emma Muir-Smith is a writer, performer, and director. She holds an MMus in Opera Performance from the Victorian College of the Arts and Music and an MA in Text and Performance from London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her recent work includes Listen to my Story (librettist/assistant director, Co-Opera South Australia 2020), The Selfish Giant (librettist, Victorian Opera 2019), Alice Through the Opera Glass (librettist, Victorian Opera 2019), Inspire Tour (assistant director, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain 2019). She and Simon Bruckard (composer) received a 2020 Green Room Award for The Selfish Giant. Emma has performed with Victorian Opera (Developing Artist 2014-2015) and Opera Australia, as well as number of companies across the UK and Europe.

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