MELBOURNE

8 - 9 May 2023

David Williamson Theatre

MELBOURNE 8 - 9 May 2023 David Williamson Theatre

Antipodes Theatre Company presents

A DEVELOPMENT PRESENTATION OF

SILVER TONGUE

Music by Alec Steedman, Lyrics by Miranda Middleton & Alec Steedman, Book by Miranda Middleton

antipodestheatre.com

A queer musical re-imagining of Treasure Island.

A motley crew of people shelters in the back room of a run-down pub, singing songs and spinning stories whilst they wait for a storm to pass. But when an unexpected visitor shows up uninvited, the night takes a rather interesting turn…

Silver Tongue is a queer, musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic, which challenges the male-centric narrative of heroes and happy endings. Framed through the eyes of a female Long John Silver, it tells a different version of what happened on that infamous treasure hunt.

With a swashbuckling score by Alec Steedman and an imaginative book by Miranda Middleton, Silver Tongue is a new Australian musical about misfits finding a place where they belong.

After a successful development last year as part of the 2022 Winter Lab, and now with the support of Patrick School of the Arts, this development took place February - May 2023.

Cameron Steens - Producer

Over the course of four months, we worked on a new direction for Silver Tongue, while offering the third-year musical theatre students at PSA the opportunity to delve into New Work development - a vital skillset to graduate with.

Responsibilities included coordinating auditions and presentations, marketing, scheduling and supervising rehearsals while offering the creators dramaturgical feedback on the continued development of the show.