Q&A
Actor Lincoln Elliott plays multiple characters in Sunshine Super Girl, including one very special person in Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s life – her husband Roger. He shares his take on the role and how this story hits really close to home – quite literally.
Q&A
You wouldn’t know it, but Jax Compton had never acted before joining the Sunshine Super Girl team. An experienced dancer, she shares why she made the leap into acting to be part of this landmark Australian work.
Q&A
Performer and Movement Director Katina Olsen talks to us about acting and choreographing for Sunshine Super Girl and why dance and movement allow Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s story to be in a way few other mediums could.
Q&A
Actor Ella Ferris is the legendary Evonne Goolagong Cawley in Sunshine Super Girl. She talks to us about the joy, challenge and privilege of bringing to life one of her childhood idols and how her character is continually evolving.
Video
Watch how we transformed the Sumner theatre to make way for a tennis court – complete with onstage courtside seating – for audiences to experience the theatre like never before.
Video
Writer & Director Andrea James talks about bringing the heartwarming story of Wiradjuri Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley to the stage.
Feature
Designer and theatre maker Romanie Harper is finishing the year strong at Melbourne Theatre Company – working on not one but both of our final shows, Girls & Boys and Sunshine Super Girl.
Programme
Written and directed by Andrea James, Sunshine Super Girl tells the heartwarming story of Wiradjuri Australian tennis legend Evonne Goolagong Cawley. Learn more about the cast and creative team behind this landmark Australian work in our show programme.