May is a celebration of singing at the Malachi. We have planned an engaging choral event and would like to invite you to spend a special day at the Malachi. The event is scheduled for Mother’s Day, May 11, 2025, and promises to be a heartwarming, inclusive, and enriching experience. The workshop and theatre performance offer an opportunity to sing, reflect, and come together to celebrate a shared connection—we all have mothers!

You may like to join in for the day - a fun, inclusive choral workshop; a communal lunch and the theatre performance, See You Later Mum. Or come for the 2pm musical theatre performance, and bring your mum along. See You Later Mum and the workshop are both suitable for ages 15 and older.

Participation in the workshop is free of charge, supported by the Australian Office of the Arts. Lunch is $10 cash on the day and the performance of See you Later Mum! (with addition of a performance of the workshop pieces by the combined choir) will be $25 adult/$22 concession plus booking fee online or $28 adult /$25 concession at the door.

Mother’s Day at the Malachi

May 11, 2025 Malachi Gilmore Hall

11am – 12.15pm Choral Workshop.

12.30pm – 1.15pm Shared lunch around the communal tables

1.45pm – Doors open to the public

2pm- 3pm – See you Later Mum! (with addition of the workshop pieces by the combined choir)

Music Theatre performance of See You Later Mum

A play about love transcending separation and death, this story spans 3 generations of women. It begins in Northern England in 1965 when Jennifer emigrates to Australia leaving her mother Dotty with an empty nest. Weaving in and out of time, Jennifer has the last goodbye.

See You Later Mum is a poignant yet funny play in the style of gig theatre with original songs. It is performed by Christine Firkin and Kay Proudlove who span the generations, sharing the role of Jennifer as the times change and Jennifer ages.

About the Company

See You Later Mum! is a collaboration between two artists, born from an idea by Christine Firkin, a seasoned performer with years of experience in the performing arts. Christine envisioned original songs to complement the story and enlisted the talents of Kay Proudlove, a young Australian singer-songwriter and composer. The work is candid, frank, and aimed at audiences aged 15 and older. It has toured notable festivals, including the Adelaide Fringe Festival (2021), the Edinburgh Festival Fringe (2023), and the Sydney Fringe Festival (2023).

Kay Proudlove is a seasoned performer in the indie folk scene, having toured her original music across Australia and internationally over the past 15 years.

Christine was the Choral Director of the Opera House concerts for the Granville District (Department of Education) and the Arts North series between 2000 and 2015. She counts these experiences as the highlight of her teaching career.

“Deeply touching, hilariously dark at times and with beautifully sung original music, See You Later Mum is a cross generational love letter about hopes, dreams and destiny told through the lives, loves and loss of 3 women”

– Travis de Jonk, The Sydney Sentinel