2027
2027 Theatre Royal Season
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Mackenzie

By Yve Blake. Directed by Virginia Gay.
15 - 17 Jul 2027 (4 performances)
Thu 15 Jul 2027 7:30 pm
Fri 16 Jul 2027 6:00 pm
Sat 17 Jul 2027 2:00 pm
Sat 17 Jul 2027 7:30 pm
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What if Macbeth was a 13-year-old child star?

From Yve Blake - the award-winning creator of Fangirls – a hilarious, twisted reimagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth.

Mackenzie is 13 and she’s booked her first-ever TV gig: a tiny part on a huge kids show. It’s a small start, but Mackenzie’s mum has always felt sure that her baby was destined for superstardom. One day, Mackenzie and her best on-set friend Beau encounter a geriatric make-up artist who is struck with a vision: that Mackenzie will be NUMBER ONE POP GIRL OF THE WORLD. 

Directed by Virginia Gay, this hilariously macabre play (with songs) charts Mackenzie’s rise to fame fuelled by a cut-throat stage mum who will stop at absolutely nothing. Set in the heights of early 2000s TV stardom, prepare for a wild ride that will leave you in stitches… and deeply disturbed.

Riotously funny 'teen pop' take on Macbeth slays
The Australian

Comedic and dramatic genius...a pop girl transformation of the Scottish play that does for Shakespeare what Six did for the wives of Henry VIII 
The Age

Impeccable...not only raised the bar but crushed it into rhinestones and scattered it across the stage
Time Out

Opening Night Event: Thu 15 Jul 2027, post show
All ticket holders for that evening welcome. 

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Square graphic with a bright red border framing a blue sky with soft white clouds. The name “Mackenzie” appears across the centre in glossy, hot-pink 3D script lettering, decorated with pink hearts and small red blood drips. A white stylised “TR” logo sits in the top-left corner.
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Black and White text based logos - Bell Shakespeare, Create NSW, Creative Australia, Arts Tasmania
Bell Shakespeare is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
Tickets

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   Full   Conc  Child  Family
Premium   | $110      
A Reserve  | $90   | $80  | $55  | $75
B Reserve   | $75   | $65  | $55  | $60
C Reserve | $65   | $60  | $55  | $55
Gallery   
Premium   | $60
A Reserve  | $60
B Reserve   | $60
C Reserve | $60
 

Family = 2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 children

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Duration

90 mins (no interval)

Patron Advice
  • Recommended for ages 13+
  • Coarse language, references to mental illness, drug references, sexual references
  • Theatrical smoke, haze and strobe lighting

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