Event Series: Australian Musical Theatre Festival 2024

CLOC Musical Theatre: Ghostlight

Name: Ghostlight
Start: 2024-05-17T15:30:00+10:00
End: 2024-05-17T16:30:00+10:00
Location: Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North)

17 May @ 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm AEST

This year’s festival promises 19 events over five days in all manner of venues from hotels and theatre foyers to winding alleyways and the Cataract Gorge. Artistic Director Tyran Parke’s wide-ranging program includes three inventively staged musicals: John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life, Marry Me A Little, which features material cut from Stephen Sondheim’s shows, and Maury Yeston’s Nine. Headline performers include Kerrie Anne Greenland, Josh Piterman, Patrice Tipoki and Queenie van de Zandt.

Limelight Editor’s Choice

The story goes that if a theatre is ever left completely empty (or dark), a ghost will take up residence.

And the only way to prevent this is to leave a single ghostlight burning on centre stage.

In 2020, as the flashing lights of Broadway and the West End went dark, one beacon of hope remained: ghostlights. Ghostlights shone through the darkness and reminded us all that performance, music, and human connection would return.

A staple of Australian Musical Theatre Festival’s programming, and a sell-out every year, Ghostlight is a theatre tour with a difference. A beguiling mix of history, architecture, and performance, this is your chance to go behind-the-scenes of Launceston’s historic Princess Theatre and watch as it comes to life through stories of history and song.