Bell Shakespeare

Back by popular demand after sold-out 2026 seasons in Sydney and Melbourne, Yve Blake’s smash hit MACKENZIE returns to Australian stages.

Mackenzie is 13 and she’s booked her first-ever TV gig: a tiny part on a huge kids show. It’s a small start, but Mackenzie’s mum has always felt sure that her baby was destined for superstardom.

One day, Mackenzie and her best on-set friend Beau encounter a geriatric make-up artist who is struck with a vision: that Mackenzie will be NUMBER ONE POP GIRL OF THE WORLD.

Directed by the electric Virginia Gay, this hilariously macabre play (with songs) charts Mackenzie’s rise to fame fuelled by a cut-throat stage mum who will stop at absolutely nothing. Set in the heights of early 2000s TV stardom, prepare for a wild ride that will leave you in stitches... and deeply disturbed.

MACKENZIE
By @yveblake
Director Virginia Gay
25 May – 4 September
Touring nationally
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