The Sapphires will bring life to stage

Published on 24 September 2019

Council is bringing The Sapphires—one of Australia’s best-loved stories— to Kyneton.

The Sapphires, which won multiple awards as a play, film and soundtrack album, is now taking the show on a national tour.

Written by Tony Briggs, The Sapphires is a funny, heart-warming tale inspired by the true story of Brigg’s mother. It tells of the incredible journey of a singing group of four Yorta Yorta Women, who sing Motown soul against a backdrop of massive social upheaval.

The play depicts the lives of four young women from regional Australia who love to sing country music. They suddenly get the chance to change everything about their lives and, wearing sequins and armed only with microphones, they find themselves trying to spread joy during the Vietnam War.

The play will bring the raw energy and emotion to Victorian communities. The Sapphires will be in Kyneton for one show, starting at 7.45pm on Friday 4 October at Kyneton Town Hall, 129 Mollison Street.

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The Bagungga exhibition of contemporary Aboriginal art and craft works opens at the Kyneton Museum on Friday 27 September. The items in the exhibition were collected during the exhibition organiser’s frequent visits to Aboriginal communities throughout Australia. It is the first time this extensive private collection has been on public display.

More than 300 local students will attend special workshops with Indigenous artist Nathan Patterson at Kyneton Town Hall in October as part of the Bagungga exhibition public program.

Nathan rose to prominence four years ago and his art has since been commissioned for large-scale mural projects. He has also designed AFL Indigenous guernseys for Richmond, Essendon, Collingwood and Geelong football clubs.

A series of community engagement and educational events, including the school workshops, will be held during the exhibition.