CDP Theatre Producers, Magic Beach

CDP Kids presents

MAGIC BEACH

A play by Finegan Kruckemeyer
Based on the book by Alison Lester

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At our beach, at our magic beach...

Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn't just any beach - it's Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest child begins to grow up, does she have to leave the magic behind?

Alison Lester AM's classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, shadow and movement for children aged 3-12 and their adults.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

Nominated: Australian Writers Guild AWGIE Award for 'Best Production for Children' (Finegan Kruckemeyer, Playwright)

Age Recommendation: 3+
Duration: Approximately 55 minutes, no interval

Jade Fuda - Lucy

Jade Fuda is a Sydney based actor with a Bachelor of Performance from the Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has performed in, directed and collaborated on a number of new plays, films and Theatre in Education related work. In 2018 Jade was accepted into the Stella Adler Art of Acting Studio in Los Angeles where she completed the Film and Television Acting intensive program.

Jade has had the privilege of touring nationally with CDP’s productions of Magic Beach and The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show and internationally with The 13-Storey Treehouse (dir. Liesel Badorrek). Jade's recent theatre credits include: Celia/Phebe - As You Like It (Sport for Jove), Benvolio - Romeo and Juliet (Sport for Jove), Sheila the Emu - The Tale of the Great Emu War (Fingerless Theatre), Eve - Paradise Lost (Poetry In Action/Legs on the Wall), Hermia/Starveling - A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sport for Jove) and Stacey in the Australian Premiere of Girl Band by Katy Warner.

Ally Morgan - Sally

Ally Morgan (she/her) is an award-winning writer, actor and musical comedian. Dubbed "a younger Tim Minchin" by the Sydney Morning Herald, Ally writes and performs for both stage and screen, incorporating her multidisciplinary skills into her screen-making practice. In 2021, Ally produced and acted in Her Own Music, which was nominated for the Dendy Awards at the Sydney Film Festival and won the Audience Choice Award at the Mardi Gras Film Festival. Ally also won 'Best Performance' at Mardi Gras Film Festival for her leading role in the film.

Ally also wrote and produced the short film How To Be Queer alongside Clare Cavanagh, which won the 2020 Melbourne Queer Film Festival's Pitch Pleez! Competition. The short went on to open the MQFF 2021 Festival and also screened at Outfest LA. Ally's original musical rom-com TikTok series Girl Crush was selected for the 'Every Voice' Initiative funded by Screen Australia and TikTok Australia. Ally wrote, produced and acted in the series. Girl Crush has so far garnered over 600,000 views on TikTok.

As a comedian, Ally has created multiple one-woman shows. Her show Not Today won 'Best Musical & Cabaret' at the Sydney Fringe Festival 2022 and was nominated for 'Best Writing of a Cabaret' at the 2023 Green Room Awards. In 2024, Ally graduated with a Masters in Screenwriting from AFTRS.

Samuel Welsh - Danny

Samuel was born and raised in the coastal town of Port Macquarie on the New South Wales mid north coast. In 2016, he graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) with a Bachelor of Arts (Music Theatre) and is a recipient of WAAPA’s Finley Award.

Since graduating, Samuel has been predominantly working in theatre for young audiences as both a performer and director. He has played the role of Andy in both The 78-Storey Treehouse and The 91-Storey Treehouse (CDP Theatre Producers) on several occasions, as well as Billy in Are We There Yet? (CDP Theatre Producers). His work in this area has seen him tour the country and internationally on multiple occasions, performing in more than 50 theatres across Australia. Most recently, Samuel joined the Australian touring cast of Grease: the Musical (Crossroads Live) as a swing covering the roles Danny and Kenickie.

Samuel is very excited to be performing the role of Danny in Magic Beach and thanks CDP for their continuing support and opportunities to bring these wonderful stories to young audiences across the country and the world.

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