Beatrice lives in a run down terrace in Woolloomooloo with her sister, her
mum and her mother’s current boyfriend. Thirteen years old, autistic and
disconnected from her dysfunctional family, Beatrice takes refuge in her mind.
There, she delights in the music and videos of a bygone era: The Thin Man,
Frank Sinatra and The Rat Pack. Dragged along by her begrudging sister,
Beatrice becomes involved in a community worker’s bizarre attempt at a
nativity performance. When her cherished music is sold, a tuxedoed Fairy
Pack (an imaginative answer to the Rat Pack) come in to her life to help get
the records back, solve a murder and give her the confidence to shine like a
star.
Commissioned by Australian Theatre of Young People for their 40th
anniversary in 2003
