Lemon Tree on Dreg Street

By Amy May Nunn
Presented by Dirty Pennies Theatre Project

January 27th- February 4th 2023
Theatre Works, Midsumma Festival

★★★★1/2 “The script is just so good.”

— ArtsHub

“A pure and perfect production.”

— Lilithia

“The rollicking story is full of heart and hilarity- proper laugh out loud moments that descend into aching pathos.”

— ArtsHub

“Lemon Tree on Dreg Street is a glorious breath of fresh air.”

— Kaleidoscope Arts Journal

Twiglet and Boots, misfit best friends since high school, are living on the edge of things, at the end of things. It’s the last days of a last summer, before Boots goes to work for her mum’s company and their dilapidated rental is demolished by developers. They’re determined to go out with a bang, but with a possum woman marrying their lemon tree, a vagabond Cowgirl officiating the ceremony, and a vulture circling the property, things are bound to get interesting.  

Lemon Tree on Dreg Street is an ode to those who slip through the cracks, to chosen family, and the bitter-sweetness of growing up and letting go.

Written by Amy May Nunn
Directed by Miranda Middleton
Produced by Danielle Goder
Set and Costume by Casey Harper-Wood
Lighting by Aaron Murray
Sound and Composition by Oliver Beard
Stage Managed by Brigette Jennings
Intimacy Coordination by Cessalee Smith-Stoval
Performed by Ayesha Harris-Westaman, Hayley Edwatds, Milo Hartill, Alex Donelly, Michelle Perera and Veronica Pena Negrette.