Tim Minchin is returning for his first national tour since 2012. BACK will be hitting the Crown Theatre on Friday, March 22, 2019 and Saturday, March 23, 2019.
BACK is billed as “Old Songs, New Songs, F*** You Songs,” and will mark Minchin’s return to the live stage following several film and TV appearances which earned him a handful of acting accolades, including the Qantas Orry-Kelly Award at the 2017 Australians in Film Awards and a 2016 Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for The Secret River.
Minchin has been celebrated globally for writing the music and lyrics for Matilda the Musical, which has gone on to become one of the most acclaimed musicals of the last 20 years, winning a record 7 Olivier Awards, 13 Helpmann Awards and 5 Tony Awards. It continues to run in the West End and has already played in over 50 cities worldwide.
He also wrote music and lyrics for the musical adaption of Groundhog Day, which after an acclaimed limited run at The Old Vic in London in 2016, debuted on Broadway in April 2017 and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical in 2017.
Tim Minchin plays the Crown Theatre on Friday, March 22, 2019 and Saturday, March 23, 2019. Tickets on sale 2pm Thursday, September 6 from Ticketmaster.