The True Story of Butterfish
Following the successful stage and screen adaptations of Perfect Skin, 48 Shades of Brown and Zigzag Street, Nick Earls’ new tale of rock stars and life in Brisbane premieres. 

Curtis is no longer a rock star. His dad is dead, his wife has left him, he's purchased a house in Kenmore online and his advertising executive gay brother is giving him lectures on family values.  With his chart-topping band, Butterfish, Curtis Holland lived the clichéd rock star dream, residing in Route 66 motels, travelling in custom-built buses and getting married between a sound-check and a gig in Nevada.  

When Annaliese Winter walks down Curtis Holland's front path, he's ill-prepared for a sixteen-year-old schoolgirl who sings like a lark and is a confounding cocktail of adult and child. So when Curtis receives an invitation to dinner from Annaliese's mother, Kate, he is surprised when he not only accepts but after an evening of burnt casserole and home truths he finds himself being drawn to this remarkably unremarkable family. However when forever young Derek flies in from LA and visits the burbs, a roadcase full of resentments float to the surface.  

Filled with acute observation, humour and tenderness, Butterfish is Nick Earls at his very best.

Playwright Nick Earls
Director Andrew Ross
Cast Myles Pollard, Nathaniel Dean, Caroline Brazier, Penny Harpham and Jason McLaren
Music by Adele Pickvance and Robert Forster
Photo by Joanne Bell

The True Story of Butterfish
Brisbane 01-25/10/09 Brisbane Powerhouse, New Farm
More Info www.brisbanepowerhouse.org