One Day in September imagines the world of a footballer grappling with coming out.
, a new musical about a gay footballer coming out, the team behind it figured it might have an expiry date.Five years on, there are still no openly gay players in the league.
Keanu Gonzalez and Yashith Fernando are the leads in the locally written and produced musical, One Day in September.Newman puts rising AFL star Sam Thompson in a heterosexual relationship with Sophie , who likes the idea of being the partner of an elite footballer. His life spirals when Sophie discovers he’s in a relationship with Jesse .
It’s also his story of self-actualisation and discovery, Newman says. “A lot of queer people have their coming-of-age stories a bit later in life, that story being, ‘How do you connect to the people you love most?’”is written by Newman, Kohan van Sambeeck is musical director, orchestration is by Jason Arrow and writer Maverick Newman in rehearsals.The show explores masculinity, love, relationships, connection and Australia, Newman says.
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