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'When 15-year-old Lucy Lam wins the inaugural Equal Access Scholarship to a prestigious private school, the smart and well-liked student is not prepared for the new world she’s suddenly propelled into. It’s a world of wealth and opportunity, overseen by The Cabinet – a trio of girls who wield power over their classmates, and even their teachers. But when The Cabinet turn their attention to Lucy she has to make a choice: fit in and succeed, or stay true to herself. Either way, there’s a cost.'
Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.
Production Details
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Produced by Melbourne Theatre Company from 6 August to 10 September 2022, at Southbank Theatre, The Sumner.
An MTC Nextstage commission.
Director: Petra Kalive.
Set Designer: Eugyeene Teh.
Costume Designer: Karine Larché.
Lighting Designer: Rachel Lee.
Composer and Sound Designer: Marco Cher-Gibard.
Cast (all playing multiple roles): Fiona Choi, Chi Nguyen, Jillian Nguyen, Ngoc Phan, and Jenny Zhou.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Witty and Relevant, a Stage Adaptation of Alice Pung’s Laurinda Is Filled with Intelligence and Humour
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 August 2022;
— Review of Laurinda 2022 single work drama'The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel about the racism inherent in the privileged world of private school culture.' (Introduction)
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Laurinda Review – a Disappointingly Uneven Adaptation of a Beloved Book
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 August 2022;'Based on Alice Pung’s novel about an Asian student in an elite Australian school in the 1990s, this timely production feels scattershot and unconvincing'
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Writer and Performer Diana Nguyen
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 August 2022;
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Witty and Relevant, a Stage Adaptation of Alice Pung’s Laurinda Is Filled with Intelligence and Humour
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Conversation , 16 August 2022;
— Review of Laurinda 2022 single work drama'The Melbourne Theatre Company’s Laurinda is a smart re-framing of Alice Pung’s classic coming-of-age novel about the racism inherent in the privileged world of private school culture.' (Introduction)
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Writer and Performer Diana Nguyen
2022
single work
column
— Appears in: The Saturday Paper , 13-19 August 2022; -
Laurinda Review – a Disappointingly Uneven Adaptation of a Beloved Book
2022
single work
review
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 August 2022;'Based on Alice Pung’s novel about an Asian student in an elite Australian school in the 1990s, this timely production feels scattershot and unconvincing'
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