The Vegemite Tales

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The Vegemite Tales is a comedy theatrical production written by Australian playwright Melanie Tait. The play revolves around the lives of a group of young antipodeans sharing a flat in London. It has been described as an Australian stage version of Friends.

The Vegemite Tales was first staged at The Curtain's Up, a small fringe theatre in west London in 2001. It was an overnight sell-out, finding enormous popularity with London's Australian, New Zealand and South African communities.

The Vegemite Tales has been produced in London every year since 2001 and now attracts a much broader audience. In 2006 the show reached new heights with a 12 week sell-out season at the Riverside Studios, a London arts venue well known for its international theatre programme.

The play's popularity lies in the fact that it contains characters and scenarios that are very easy for an audience to recognise and relate to. Contemporary themes include living in a shared house, living in a city far away from home, dealing with different cultures and making the difficult decision to stop putting real life on hold and move back home.

In addition to its popularity with regular theatregoers, the play is credited with introducing a new audience to live theatre. Over 40% of the play's audience have never been, or rarely go, to the theatre.

In 2006 the production made its successful West End debut at The Venue Leicester Square. That season featured Blair McDonough (ex Neighbours and Australian Big Brother) and extended due to popular demand.

In 2007 the production had its second successful West End season at The Venue from 26 July to 27 October 2007.

Over 58,000 people have seen The Vegemite Tales since it was first staged.