Support for local musical production

Published: 14 October 2020. (Note: information was correct at date of publication but may have since been changed or superseded.)

Cairns artist Andrea Allumay has received Council support to stage a modern musical theatre piece titled The Last Five Years at Tanks Art Centre.

Council has endorsed a $5000 Arts and Cultural Assistance grant towards Tank 5 venue hire and resources to help the artist in staging the production in January 2021.

Ms Allumay will perform in the show alongside professional director and performer Michael Lee Porter, both who backgrounds in performance and musical theatre, including involvement in recent Cairns Choral Society productions.

This resolution is to be ratified at the next Ordinary Meeting of Council, to be held on 28 October 2020.