DOORS 1PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 2PM STELLA: The Miles Franklin Story – feat. Monique diMattina, Alma Zygier & Fem Belling Songs, skits and gossip from a musical in development. Acclaimed Australian composer/lyricist Monique diMattina presents a concert work-in-progress version of her newest project – STELLA: The Miles Franklin Story. Sharing songs, stories, gossip and skits from this musical in development, Monique and her all-star chamber orchestra tell the extraordinary life story of Australian author Stella Miles Franklin. Starring ALMA ZYGIER and FEM BELLING and featuring Xani Kolac, Esther Henderson, Kalina Krusteva, Monique diMattina, Cat Canteri and Sam Lemann. Although the Miles Franklin Award is Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, most Australians are unaware that Miles was a woman, let alone the details of her extraordinary life. Weaving together songs, gossip and Stella Miles Franklin’s own words, the show brings audiences on an epic journey from Franklin’s Snowy Mountains childhood to fame as the young author of My Brilliant Career, years battling for women’s suffrage and labour rights in the USA and UK, WWI field work, creative struggles and legacy as a trailblazing champion of Australian art, conservation and culture. STELLA: The Miles Franklin Story will make you laugh, cry and love what Stella called ““our unique, inebriating, laughing, haunting, wistful, brooding, ancient, ageless, siren land” TICKETING INFO Please have a digital or printed copy of your ticket ready on arrival along with a valid photo ID. Acceptable ID includes a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport. The Brunswick Ballroom strives to improve our practices when it comes to sustainability and to reduce our carbon footprint. We don’t sell or provide plastic water bottles. VENUE INFO THE BALLROOM MENU The kitchen will be serving The Ballroom Menu for this show. You can view the delicious offerings available by clicking here. ACCESSIBILITY The Brunswick Ballroom is Accessible. The Brunswick Ballroom has made significant improvements to accessibility by installing an Acorn Chairlift. (Model: New Acorn Indoor 180 Curved Stairlift.) VENUE FAQS To find out more about the venue, FAQs can be viewed by clicking here.