Description
The Longest Minute by Robert Kronk and Nadine McDonald-Dowd is the perfect storm of theatre and sports, and will move you to tears and cheers.
SYNOPSIS
One football club, one family, and one unforgettable NRL grand final. Where were you the night of the 2015 NRL Grand Final? The night when long-time underdogs the North Queensland Cowboys won in an all-Queensland nail-biter that changed the game, and the state, forever. For one family of Cowboys diehards, their whole lives have led up to this moment.
Jess Wright was born on the night of the North Queensland Cowboys’ first game in Townsville. Daughter of Foley Shield legend Frank ‘Black Flash’ Wright, she grew up as a footy fanatic with big dreams, silky skills and boundless ambition to play. But as a girl in a male-dominated sport, she faces more than her fair share of knockbacks, just like the luckless Cowboys. Despite their relentless string of losses, Jess still dares to believe in her team, and herself.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
The Longest Minute was originally produced by Queensland Theatre, debase productions and JUTE Theatre Company premiering at the JUTE theatre, Centre of Contemporary Arts, Cairns on May 2, 2018 before seasons at Dancenorth Townsville, Cremone Theatre QPAC Brisbane and Pilbeam Theatre Rockhampton.
ISBN: 978 1 925338 61 4
