M.ROCK

BY LACHLAN PHILPOTT

When I’m up there all I hear is YES and it feels bloody good

In the biggest surprise since Kim K and Pete Davidson made it official, we are stoked to announce that M.Rock will now be making a return to 2022, with the season running from 21 June to 17 July.

Tracey is 18 and a little impulsive. She’s meant to start a nursing degree in March, but right now she just wants to dance all night. So she heads off on a European holiday, clutching the lucky rabbit’s foot her grandmother gave her.

Mabel is your typical grandmother. She plays piano for The Players and knits for the Africa appeal. But when Tracey skips her flight home and doesn’t get in touch, Mabel leaves her stable life to go find her. So what if she’s never left Bankstown? She ends up in Berlin, and before long she’s over her jetlag, clubbing until sunrise with people who seize life with both hands. As the nights go on, Tracey and Mabel keep missing each other, but they’re finding themselves.

After burning the house down in our original 2014 sell-out co-production with Sydney Theatre Company, Valerie Bader will shine brighter than a mirrorball as Mabel in this life-affirming play by Lachlan Philpott. Whether you’re a grandparent or a grandkid, young or simply young at heart, Fraser Corfield’s delightful production will make you glad you put on your pearls.

★★★★ – ArtsHub

“It’s hard to think of anyone more suited to this role than the wonderful Valerie Bader.”
– The Australian

WARNINGS: Some strong language, mild adult themes, irresistibly sick beats

WRITER
Lachlan Philpott

DIRECTOR
Fraser Corfield

DRAMATURG
Jane FitzGerald

DESIGNER
Melanie Liertz

SOUND DESIGNER
Jonny Seymour

LIGHTING DESIGNER
Jasmine Rizk

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Martin Kinnane

STAGE MANAGER
Sorie Bangura

ACCENT COACH
Benjamin Purser

OBSERVING DIRECTOR
Jacqui Cowell

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Kira Leiva

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER
Aaron Smith

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER INTERN
Alexis Worthing

WITH
Valerie Bader
Milena Barraclough Nesic
Bryn Chapman Parish
Masego Pitso
Darius Williams
And featuring Venus Guy Trap

PHOTO
Luke Stambouliah