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Flooded theatre; the show goes on… in a pub

NORPA’s love letter to the region is a testament to the company’s ongoing resilience and fortitude.

7 Sep 2022 8:00

Suzannah Conway

Performing Arts

NORPA performs Love for One Night in Eltham Hotel. Cast photo by Tajette O’Halloran.

Forced to cancel most of its 2022 programming due to the floods earlier this year, NORPA (Northern Rivers Performing Arts) has bounced back with the creation of a major new work opening on Thursday 8 September.

The play was already in a gestation phase before the floods, but has been expanded and tweaked in light of those events.

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Suzannah Conway

Suzannah Conway is an experienced arts administrator, having been CEO of Opera Queensland, the Brisbane Riverfestival and the Centenary of Federation celebrations for Queensland. She is a freelance arts writer and has been writing reviews and articles for over 20 years, regularly reviewing classical music, opera and musical theatre in particular for The Australian and Limelight magazine as well as other journals. Most recently she was Arts Hub's Brisbane-based Arts Feature Writer.