Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border
Meet Lorrie. Sorry… Loxie. Loxie is cooler. She’s rebranding so as not to be mistaken for a load-bearing truck. She wouldn’t want you to know that, though – she doesn’t like being ‘perceived’.
Loxie is leaving school, starting her first job, moving out of home, and waiting for Uni offers. She’s entering her adulting era. ‘Finding yourself’ is hard when you’re searching in a rundown share house, the situationship you THINK you have with your coworker, and under the constant nagging of your divorced parents.
Big Yikes! is a coming-of-age story that explores boundaries, decision making and autonomy while asking the big questions like “what is my purpose?”, “What should I do with my life?” and “Why does my housemate leave lentils in the fridge to rot?”
Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border — Now Streaming on DIGITAL STAGE
Photo Credit: Morgan Roberts
| SEASON DATES | Wednesday 13 March – Saturday 23 March 2024 |
| VENUE | Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse |
| DURATION | 90 minutes, no interval |
| AGES | Suitable for 12+ |
| PLAYWRIGHT | Madeleine Border |
| DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG | Ian Lawson |
| LIGHTING DESIGNER | Geoff Squires |
| SOUND DESIGNER | Brady Watkins |
| PRODUCTION MANAGER | Nicola Jones |
| STAGE MANAGER | Mikayla Hosking |
| ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER | Teddy Waddingham |
| CAST | Juliette Milne |
| Billy Fogarty | |
| Tenielle Plunkett | |
| Christopher Paton | |
| VOICE OVER ARTISTS | Elise Grieg |
| Stephen Hirst |
"Big Yikes! emerges as a poignant coming-of-age tale that navigates the tumultuous waters of self-discovery with wit, heart, and authenticity."
“Millennials and Gen Z assemble because this is the show for us!”
“...glorious and genuinely hilarious, while at the same time making thoughtful commentary about the state of the world.”
Madeleine Border
Madeleine Border is a Meanjin/Brisbane theatre maker, performer and writer. A voice that mixes political satire and quirky dialogue, she writes to provoke, intrigue and amuse. She was Playlab Theatre’s Young Playwright-in-Residence (2019), Backbone Youth Arts resident artist (2019), Express Media’s Left to Write Program participant (2020), Playlab Theatre commissioned writer for Rising (2021), Incubator Program participant (2021), Dead Puppet Society Academy Program participant (2022) and Assistant Director on Counterpilot’s Breaking (2022). Madeleine’s theatre collective, Yours Sincerely, creates experiential live theatre; Sometimes it’s Hot like the Sun (2018), This Fantastic Plastic Planet (2019) and Deep Breath In (2022). After doing a Bachelor of Arts in Drama and Political Science, she completed her Masters of Writing, Editing and Publishing at UQ in 2019.
A Playlab Theatre production. Playlab Theatre is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Big Yikes! by Madeleine Border was developed and produced with the assistance of the Australian Writer’s Guild David Williamson Prize.
