Spring Awakening @ WAAPA

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Sat 13 Oct 2012 - Sat 20 Oct 2012

The Second Year Musical Theatre students from WAAPA present the
must-see Spring Awakening at The Roundhouse Theatre from Saturday 13 to Saturday 20 October 2012.



Based on acclaimed German playwright Frank Wedekind's controversial play of 1891, this bold new musical interpretation tells the tale of a group of teenagers embarking on the thrilling, turbulent transition from youth to adulthood.

The play, staged in English for one night only in 1917 in New York, caused outrage amongst theatre audiences across
the world amid charges of obscenity. For the better part of the twentieth century, Wedekind's creation was largely
unpublished and unperformed.

However, the work's subject matter; young love, teenage desire, homosexuality, abortion, suicide and more are just as significant and powerful today as they were a century ago.

Now a smash-hit on Broadway, Spring Awakening has won eight Tony Awards for excellence in Musical Theatre,
including Best Musical.

Driven by an exceptional score, ranging from power ballads to grunge anthems that capture the spine-tingling highs and
lows of youthful desire, this exuberant musical has all the energy of a rock concert and all the power of a hard-hitting drama.

"As much rock concert as musical, this is a contemporary telling of the classic tale of teen angst. It is extraordinarily tragic, powerfully inspiring, and is sure to leave audiences breathless!" said Director Crispin Taylor.



Warning: Contains nudity and sexual themes.

Tickets are on sale now from the WAAPA website .

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