When life gives you a due date,

you do what you gotta do!

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It's 1989 and Jamie Farrell fills her idyllic existence with Take 40 Australia, Young Talent Time and Dance!!  But when she is accused of cheating on an assignment, Jamie discovers that life can get in the way of your dreams.

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"Everything human beings do finishes up bad in the end.
Everything good human beings ever make is built on something monstrous."

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A must-see for both young and old, The Assignment is a laugh out loud coming-of-age comedy, written & directed by Terri Brabon for the talents of TheatreiNQ's next generation.  Emma Smith returns to Townsville to perform alongside The Bridge Project 2025.

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"Powerful and compelling ... evokes the twilight world of the teenager with scary vividness ..."

- Michael Coveney, Independent

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SUITABLE FOR AGES 15+​

CONTENT WARNING : use of strong language

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