SUNSHINE SUPER GIRL BY ANDREA JAMES

Presented as part of Darwin Festival 2022

Presented by Darwin Festival
The Playhouse is transformed into a tennis court as we follow the heart-warming story of Wiradjuri Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong.

A young girl hits a ball against the tin wall of her family’s home. This is where it all began for Evonne Goolagong. Hers is a quintessentially Blak Australian story about a girl from the bush who dared to dream, and with the support of an outback farming town, rose to become a tennis world number one and a household name by the age of 19.

Evonne Goolagong’s heart-warming story is a celebration of spirit and passion over adversity. It’s a tribute to a woman whose sporting prowess continues to inspire a nation, giving hope to thousands of young girls across the country. With its distinctively Australian sensibility and humour, Sunshine Super Girl asks us to consider our nation’s future and the part we can play for the next ‘Goolagong’ waiting in the wings.

Written and directed by Yorta Yorta/Gunaikurnai theatremaker Andrea James Sunshine Super Girlexplores connection to country, adversity and racism in Australia with heart and humour.

"Destined to become a legacy piece of Australian theatre." The Conversation

"Commanding and poetic." Witness

Writer & Director Andrea James
Movement Director & Additional Choreography Katina Olsen
Original Choreographic Concept & Initial Movement Direction Vicki Van Hout
Set & Costume Designer Romanie Harper
Lighting Designer Karen Norris
Composer & Sound Designer Gail Priest
Video Media Designer Mic Gruchy
Dramaturg Louise Gough
Mentor Paige Rattray
Produced by Performing Lines
Photo Brett Boardman
Experience the show courtside by booking a ticket in the onstage seating bank that faces out into the auditorium.

Supported by Landbridge. Produced by Performing Lines and supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body; the NSW Government through Create NSW; the Seaborn Broughton & Walford Foundation; the Blake-Beckett Trust; Moogahlin Performing Arts; Australian Plays Transform through its Playwrights’ Retreat.