Abstract
As the headline act for Charles Sturt University’s annual “Sprung Festival” – a two-week theatrical event – Schappelle, Schapelle is a sensation. This musical comedy about Schappelle Corby’s infamous Bali drug bust and subsequent 20-year prison term (that was eventually reduced to 9-years) provides a hilarious take on her family and the media frenzy that surrounded her.
This is not the first time that Corby’s life has been turned into a musical comedy. In 2014, the University of Sydney Union hosted Schappelle! The Musical. One might assume that this earlier production, staged at a sandstone institution, would overshadow any subsequent effort to cover the same terrain. But Charles Sturt’s Theatre/Media teachers and students have yet again proven that regional universities are centres of equally great talent, innovation and creativity.
This is not the first time that Corby’s life has been turned into a musical comedy. In 2014, the University of Sydney Union hosted Schappelle! The Musical. One might assume that this earlier production, staged at a sandstone institution, would overshadow any subsequent effort to cover the same terrain. But Charles Sturt’s Theatre/Media teachers and students have yet again proven that regional universities are centres of equally great talent, innovation and creativity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 1-3 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Specialist publication | ArtsHub |
| Publication status | Published - 21 Sept 2018 |