Kimberly Akimbo

The Australian premiere of a Tony Award-winning new musical and a great adventure.

The new girl in town is making heads spin. You’ve got to move fast when you’re 16 going on 70.

Kimberly Akimbo is the musical that took Broadway by storm. It won countless hearts and raked in five Tony awards including Best Musical, with music by Jeanine Tesori (Shrek) and book by David Lindsay-Abaire (Ripcord).

This Australian premiere directed by four-time Helpmann Award-winner and outgoing Artistic Director, Mitchell Butel and starring Australian stage icons Marina Prior, Casey Donovan, Nathan O’Keefe and Christie Whelan Browne, brims with infectious energy and tunes that soar. This new musical transcends generations with laughter, love and a poignant reminder of life’s fleeting moments.

New Jersey, 1999: from a sea of teen angst, unrequited crushes and popularity contests bursts Kimberly, a musical heroine like no other. Equal parts teen comedy, heist caper and unlikely love story, her rollercoaster journey shows that the tempo of your own song is yours to set.

Born with a genetic rarity that means she ages at four times the rate of everyone else, Kimberly is a teen in mid-life form and living on borrowed time. She can cope with her dropkick dad and narcissistic mum – can’t spell ‘dysfunction’ without ‘fun’, right? But when her criminal aunt Debra shows up with a get-rich-quick scheme too good to be legal, Kimberly decides you’re only young once.

“Meet your new favourite musical… it’s heaven” – Hollywood Reporter

“Unabashedly heartfelt and irresistibly funny… and impossible not to love” – Variety

“A howlingly funny heartbreaker of a show, hopscotching among emotions with virtuosic fluidity” – New Yorker

Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australiasia)

CONTENT
Contains strong language and adult themes.

More information will be available closer to the show.

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Audio Described Performances and Pre-Show Briefing for blind and vision impaired patrons
Monday, 14 July, 5.30pm (briefing), 6.30pm (performance), with a post-show Q&A
Saturday, 19 July, 1.00pm (briefing), 2.00pm (performance)

Wheelchair access & Companion Cards
Wheelchair accessible seats, companion cards and other accessible bookings can be made via phone on 08 8415 5353 (Monday – Friday, 9.00am – 5.00pm), or via email at tickets@statetheatrecompany.com.au.

Visit the Access page for more information on our Access Program.

Post Show Q&As
We hold Q&As with our artists and creative teams so that you can ask questions about the production.
– Monday, 14 July

Subscriber Briefing
2025 Subscribers are invited to join us for an exclusive Subscriber Briefing to learn more about the creation of the show.
– Monday, 30 June, 6.00pm

Tangent Talk
Get the story behind the story with our Tangent Talk series at the State Library of South Australia. Before you see the show, join us for a drink and panel discussion.
– Monday, 2 June, 5.30pm

This show is being performed at Her Majesty’s Theatre, 58 Grote St, Adelaide SA 5000.

Entry to Her Majesty’s Theatre is along Grote Street. There is no drop off area adjacent Her Majesty’s Theatre.

Getting to the Venue

Parking: Her Majesty’s Theatre does not have a car park, however there are many parking options around the Grote Street precinct, including on Pitt St, Adelaide Central Markets and Wilson Parking on Franklin Street (23 Franklin St).

Public Transport: Her Majesty’s Theatre is easily accessible by public transport. Including many buses along the major arterial road, Grote Street, the tram (stop at Victoria Square) and a free bus service that operates on a loop throughout the city and North Adelaide with stops on the corner of Grote Street and Victoria Square.

For more information visit adelaidemetro.com.au

Cycling: the best routes for reaching Her Majesty’s Theatre by bicycle are cycle paths along all major arterial roads, including Grote Street upon which Her Majesty’s is located. City of Adelaide bicycle parking can be found across the street, in front of the Adelaide Central Markets, simply use the traffic-light pedestrian crossing to come on in and enjoy the show!