About the Show

This new musical from playwright Carl Caulfield and composer Gareth Hudson is a celebration of Newcastle’s lively café culture. In a world of Starbucks and Costa Coffee, Karma Kafé is Newcastle’s oldest café and remains fiercely independent. The owner, Rewa Golder, is a Māori woman and practising Buddhist who, with her hard-working staff (including an opera singing chef) provides a sanctuary for the city’s movers and shakers, its dreamers and schemers and its eccentrics who include Bongo Joe, a homeless man who plays his bongo outside the café every morning in exchange for food (provided in the hope he’ll stop). A local developer plans to demolish the much-loved café to build a flashy multiplex as part of his vision for a “New Newy”. With the help of “The Fixer” he gets the site rezoned. How will the café avoid the wrecking ball? With a large all-singing, all-dancing cast, live music, and the scent of roasted coffee, Karma Kafé will be an intoxicating and hilarious celebration of life and the human spirit.

Location

Playhouse

Dates & Times

Thursday 03 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Friday 04 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Saturday 05 October, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Saturday 05 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Tuesday 08 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Wednesday 09 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Thursday 10 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Friday 11 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Saturday 12 October, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Saturday 12 October, 2024 at 7:30 PM

Website

Visit the Stray Dogs Theatre Company website for further information - https://civictheatrenewcastle.com.au/what-s-on/all-shows/karma-kafe