Getting There

Matt is a city boy in his final year of school, but anxious to graduate and start a career as a writer. He and his best mate, Ronnie, are routinely bullied at school and after a particularly bad encounter, he is allowed some time off to help at the school’s booth at the Royal Easter Show.

There Matt meets Julie, a country girl, and his entire outlook changes. But when something horrible happens to Ronnie, Matt blames himself and runs away from school, from Julie… from everything.

Six years later, and he’s living in the Northern Territory having built up a reputation as a travelling journo. His mother contacts him and says she needs his help back home. But can he face his family after running away? Can he overcome the bullying that made his life hell? Can he reconnect with Julie?

The musical explores the themes of bullying, standing…