Thrive is the story of trailblazers and future-makers; of LGBTQIA+ Victorians, young and old. Real life, larger than life and in their own words.
In Thrive, the rebel theatre-smiths of Black Apple Theatre set out to make some noise in the silence surrounding Queer experience; harvesting the true stories from the mouths of those who made history and those who continue to shape it and transplanting them into a lush theatrical landscape where music and narrative intertwine.
Black Apple Theatre is inviting the community to come together for the premier performance of this compelling new work as it appears on Australian stages for the first time. This is the story of planting the seed. This is the story of watching it grow. This is the story of how to thrive.
Join the cast and creative team after the performance for discussion and experience the creative process of developing a new work first-hand.
Thrive is a Black Apple Theatre production presented with the support of the Eureka Centre Ballarat for the Ballarat Frolic Festival 2023.
Content Warning: Thrive is a work that belongs to the LGBTQIA+ community. There's brilliance and there's deep shadow in the stories it contains. Thrive contains references to thoughts of suicide, and experiences of homophobia and transphobia.
