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1 hour 40 minutes

no interval, subject to change without notice

The year is 1999 and Shannon has a secret

Following a mega sold-out season in 2022, Shake & Stir Theatre Co’s critically acclaimed adaptation of the best selling memoir by award winning journalist, Shannon Molloy, returns to QPAC this June.

Shannon Molloy is a year 9 student at a rugby-mad all-boys Catholic school in coastal regional Queensland. The year is 1999 and Shannon has a secret that no one can ever find out. Shannon is gay.

Fourteen is an equal-parts uplifting and heart-wrenching account of Shannon’s fourteenth year of life. A year of self-discovery set amidst a backdrop of torment, bullying and betrayal – not just at the hands of his peers, but by the adults who were meant to protect him.

This is a moving true story of adversity and trauma but also a story of resilience, hope and hilarity – thanks to the love of a group of close-knit friends, a fiercely protective family, an extraordinary mother and... S Club 7.

Created and adapted by nationally revered Shake & Stir Theatre Co – based on the critically acclaimed memoir by award-winning journalist and author Shannon Molloy – this production addresses the trials and tribulations of growing up with humour and heart-on-sleeve honesty, all set to a nostalgic mixtape of 90s bangers from all your faves, from Shania Twain to The Spice Girls.

So press play on your discman, lose yourself in a pumping 90s pop remix and take a technicoloured trip back to your teens. This is Fourteen.

Funny, sad and true, this is a play that will foster conversation, and save lives.

The Australian
★★★★★

Broadway World
Should not be missed.

Blue Curtains Brisbane
In classic Shake & Stir fashion, the performance never shied away from confronting topics, but not without the quick gag slotted in to ease the tension and remind the audience that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

The Courier-Mail
This generation’s Holding the Man – Fourteen is a moving coming-of-age memoir – extraordinary.

Australian Arts Review
Shannon's bitter struggle is painfully recognisable and happening in playgrounds around the world. But he not only triumphs, he relives his past using his best weapon: beautiful words.

Australian Women’s Weekly
A stunning memoir … a unique, hilarious and bittersweet insight into the heart of a boy, the courage of survival, and the fierce love of a mother.

Frances Whiting, The Courier-Mail

This play contains strong coarse language, mature themes, simulated violence, depictions of self-harm and suicide ideation, and sexual abuse. It also contains strobe lighting, theatrical smoke effects, and the use of stage cigarettes.

This production is recommended for ages 14+.

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