Veranda Theatre Co, Media Release, 24 April 2023

More than Tea and Scones is a new theatrical production about the women of the QCWA recognising 100 years of effort in 2023, its centennial year.

Written by award winning Cairns playwright Angela Murphy of Veranda Theatre, the show could be set in any CWA hall.

“I travelled over 2200km, visited 22 CWA halls across North Queensland and interviewed over 70 women,” said Ms Murphy.

Their stories have been woven together to create a funny and insightful piece of theatre that will appeal to anyone who cares about their community.

“It’s an eye-opening revelation into what the women in the CWA do. It will surprise and amaze you,” she said.

“The show is heartfelt, honest and at times hilarious. It’s the QCWA in their centennial year and it’s coming to a hall near you!”

More than Tea and Scones is directed by Rachel Terry with actors Liz Christensen, Roz Pappalardo, Sarah Speller and Natalie Taylor.

• Theatrical production about the women of the QCWA
• More than Tea and Scones celebrates the centenary of the QCWA
• 70 CWA women interviewed, 22 halls visited, 2200km covered
• Supported by the QCWA
• It’s who they are, it’s what they’ve done. You’ll be surprised!
• Heartfelt, honest and at times hilarious
• Being performed at 7 venues across Far North Queensland

Don’t miss it! Get your tickets now at trybooking.com

About the playwright

Angela Murphy, founder of Veranda Theatre Co, is a Cairns-based playwright. She completed a Master of Letters in Creative Writing at CQU in 2005 and the following year JUTE and Darwin Theatre Companies produced her first, full-length play, The Boathouse. Drawing on her experiences as a high-school teacher she wrote Survival Instincts which was an award winner at the Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra Short and Sweet Festivals in 2009-10. In 2011, Angela’s box-office hit What are the Odds? set on Melbourne Cup Day was produced by JUTE, and in 2015 the Company brought her office comedy Stewed to the stage. In 2020, Prospect Terrace produced by Angela’s own Veranda Theatre Co, reignited theatre after the Covid-lockdowns, at the CPAC Studio. In 2021-22, with the support of Arts Queensland, and the FNQ community, she embarked on the journey of interviewing, recording and writing More Than Tea and Scones.