Opening Night

Belvoir presents the premiere of a brand-new theatrical reimagining of cult classic 1977 film Opening Night, starring stage and screen star, Leeanna Walsman.. 

The John Cassavetes Golden Globe® nominated sleeper-hit is given fresh vitality, directed and adapted for the Belvoir stage by Carissa Licciardello following her critically acclaimed mainstage directorial debut and adaptation of another classic work, A Room of One’s Own, at Belvoir in 2021. 

Myrtle Gordon’s been a star of the stage for years. She’s loved by audiences, acclaimed by critics. Now she’s been cast in the role of a lifetime, and opening night is rapidly approaching – but something’s not quite right.  

The lines won’t stick, she can’t stay in character, reality and make-believe are starting to blur – and there’s a strange woman in her dressing room. Is she a ghost? A hallucination? Another Myrtle, who’s climbed out from the mirror? 

For more information, please visit https://belvoir.com.au/productions/opening-night/.