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In the 1890s, with an economic depression and widespread unemployment, a group of Australians set out for Paraguay, in South America, to establish a Socialist society. Their leader was the charismatic writer and orator Billy Lane, and colonists included Dave Stevenson, the cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson, and Mary Cameron, who later became Dame Mary Gilmore – commemorated today on the ten-dollar note. UTOPIA is a new musical celebrating this little-known noble experiment. The songs range in style from Australian bush ballads to romantic melodies to fiery Spanish dance tunes.

Cost : $37.50 inc fees

Cabaret duration: 60min

Doors opening: 6.30pm
Address: The Basement Theatre at Twelfth Night

4 Cintra Rd, Bowen Hills