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Following the success of Catherine McKernan Doris’s play “Enough to Wake the Dead” which premiered at NAFA in 2021, the playwright has now completed a trilogy known as “The Wake Series.” “The Moon’s Awake” is a stand-alone work but also acts as a prequel.Set in 1969, during a particularly hot summer, at least two things were happening simultaneously. Men were landing on the moon, and the political landscape in Ireland was about to be thrown into turmoil with the onset of the Troubles. The Quinn family and their friends were also suffering - primarily from hangovers, but also from inequality, from the risk of having to leave the country to go to England for work, and from the threat of violence.
This is a story of a family and their friends trying to make the best of every day, with varying degrees of success. It’s a story of loyalty, love, secrets, and the struggle to be heard amid the noise of bureaucracy and discrimination, and is as relevant today as it was 50 odd years ago.
Tickets available from the NAFA website: https://tickets.nafa-tsv.com.au/Events/The-Moon-s-Awake/Wed-Oct-1-2025-19-00
Image credit: Images by Ten Jorgensen and Glenn Shield
Warnings & Triggers: Strobe Lighting, Adult Themes, Coarse Language, Riot Scenes, Simulated Gunfire, Teenage Pregnancy
The bar will open for an hour before the show and during intermission with a selection of softdrinks, snacks and alcoholic beverages available to purchase. Please note only water is allowed into the auditorium itself.
Our popular raffle tickets and programs will also be on sale.
Parking is limited in school grounds. Street parking is available on Fulham Rd and free parking is also available on the TAFE campus (the other side of Hugh Street).
The venue has requested no stiletto heels thank you.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Pimlico Performing Arts Centre, Fulham Place, 55 Fulham Rd, Pimlico QLD 4812, Australia, Pimlico
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