Performance Seasons:
Lake Macquarie Performing Arts Centre, Warners Bay: 7pm, 17-21 September.
Australian Theatre for Young People, Sydney: 7pm, 1-4 October. Tickets $15 from www.atyp.com.au or phone 02 9270 2400

Meet Freya Star, new girl. Everyone at her posh new school thinks she's a freak and that's ok with her. Little do they know that Freya has a secret: she’s been chosen by aliens and she's just waiting it out 'til they take her up into the stars where she belongs. But when Freya unexpectedly makes friends with the churchy Cecilia, things get complicated. Will the aliens take Cecilia too?

“I watch Cecilia walk through the mall. Wonder why out of all the people scurrying about like ants her and me became friends. What would the occupants of interplanetary craft think if they landed here? Came face to face with the fat girl and kid in the pram, the sleazy security guard flirting in the food court, the masked women on their knees painting toe nails?”

The Chosen is a quirky, clever and other-worldly offering. Featuring an array of space-themed pop songs alongside blistering dialogue, this is a production that promises to be an out-of-this-world theatrical experience!

Here's what people have been saying:

"What a wonderful night, Thankyou Tantrum Youth Arts cast and crew, director Amy Hardingham and the playwright Lachlan Philpott for such an amazing script. I was captured and taken away." ... "Every actor held enormous talent and the set looked incredible. We especially loved the music and singing, particularly the astonishing surprise number from a certain "freak". Goosebumps!" ... "FABULOUS FABULOUS FIRST NIGHT - GREAT PLOT, TALENTED ACTING, AMAZING SINGING - SOOOO IMPRESSED! VERY ENTERTAINING - Thank you TANTRUM - Newcastle should be very proud!" ... "Great play, strong performances, well directed. Get along to see it if you can."