FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, 4 DECEMBER 2024 — No Love Songs is a powerful and uplifting modern love story featuring heart-felt songs by Kyle Falconer, lead singer of the Scottish band The View, and starring Keegan Joyce (Rake, Please Like Me) and Lucy Maunder (Chicago, Mary Poppins). The highly acclaimed new musical will tour Australia in 2025, with performances commencing 7 March 2025 for a limited season Sydney’s newest venue, the Foundry Theatre, part of the Lyric Theatre Sydney.
No Love Songs brings alive the joys and struggles of Jessie (Joyce) and Lana (Maunder) as they navigate the challenges of their new lives as parents. Funny, hard-hitting and powerful, No Love Songs is authentic and inspired by the real-life experiences of Kyle Falconer –and his partner Laura Wilde. Songs featured in No Love Songs are taken from Falconer’s second solo album, No Love Songs for Laura, and reimagined for the musical stage.
New parents Jessie and Lana are both madly in love until singer/songwriter Jessie gets his big break in America, leaving Lana isolated back at home with their newborn baby leading to an emotional roller-coaster of turmoil, heart-felt emotions and tears. Will the sparks that were there yesterday get them through tomorrow?
Produced by Rodney Rigby for Newtheatricals (Water For Elephants on Broadway, Come From Away, Gaslight, Jersey Boys, Good Night, Oscar on Broadway starring Tony Award winner Sean Hayes), No Love Songs completed a sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and in London and just completed its American premiere ahead of its New York opening in March 2025, following the Australian premiere.
“No Love Songs is a real love story with passion and hopes and dreams and mistakes and regrets and restarts. It’s very much about the struggle of young parents plus the anguish of being apart from loved ones and difficulty of coping with day-to-day obligations, but ultimately offers hopes and happiness,” said Producer Rodney Rigby.
“In addition to being a new musical for Australian audiences, we are also delighted that No Love Songs will be the first musical to be staged at the new Foundry Theatre at the Lyric Theatre, ahead of its national tour,” he added.
Event Details:
Dates: 21st May – 1st June 2025
Duration: NO LOVE SONGS runs for approximately 80 minutes, no intermission. Show times are subject to change.
Suitable for: This performance is suitable for a general audience. As it is a full-length theatrical performance, it is recommended for ages 13 and up.
Location: Space Theatre, Adelaide
Warnings: No Love Songs does not proactively offer advisories about subject matter, as sensitivities vary from person to person. If you have any questions about content, age-appropriateness or stage effects (such as strobe lights or theatrical fog) that might have a bearing on patron comfort, please contact info@newtheatricals.com.