Joy's Grand Adventure Live

Welcome to Joy's Grand Adventure Live.

Date: Sunday June 1, 2025
Time: 4:30PM - 6:30PM (Doors Open at 4pm)
Location: Mona Vale Performance Space, Bungan Street, Mona Vale

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to demand, we have moved from North Narrabeen Community centre to Mona Vale Performance Space, doubling the audience capacity. Ticket allocation has been increased to 150; get 'em while they're hot!

Following rave reviews and packed audiences, Sydney band Redwoods and Western Sydney author Reuben Rose proudly present Joy’s Grand Adventure for its third and final performance!

Step into the clouds with us for this unique and incredible journey- part live concert, part story book, part visual dream.
Follow the novel's main character Joy Summerfield, a young woman caught between her obligations and her calling for destiny, on her fantastic adventure as she travels to Frieland with her best friend Fear, in search of where happiness is truly found.

Redwoods take the stage to perform the music live, and our story is brought to life with the incredible performances of acclaimed local actor James Belfrage, inspirational speaker Stacey Copas, Tamara Rose, Laura Porter, Tristan Edwards, and Ben Rose.

This is an all-ages event and we’ve chosen to make tickets FREE!

That being said, if you’d like to make a donation on the night towards the cost of venue hire, we’re not going to stuff the money back into your trousers and push you out the door. I’ve only got so many kidneys I can sell, after all. (Reuben)

We would like to stress that seating is limited and bookings are essential to avoid disappointment. We cannot guarantee that this will avoid all disappointment both now and in future- I mean, I get it, there’s a federal election on at the moment- but if you want to avoid the specific disappointment of sitting on a hard floor, well, just follow the EventBrite prompts.

"What a brilliant, beautiful, soulful story... the writing hits you and draws you in I found it so resonant and real and relatable.
The narrative, the dialogue, the music, the visuals... it was immersive. I honestly felt like I was watching movie. All of you who were part of the performance were brilliant, and James Belfrage who did the narration and Fear was just stunning."
-Anji Kurian

“What a great night!
Beautiful album.
And an amazing way to launch both the book and album.
Was a privilege to be there to witness it happen.”
- Zarz Vox (of rock band Whiteford)

"What a brilliant story and script! It is very visual and has great potential for either an animated or live action film. I hope you will explore this possibility.
The cast were brilliant and the music equally apt."
-Simon Kurian

"As a not so young storyteller myself, I personally loved Joy's Grand Adventure. A production that has been embellished with visuals, audio, and awesome narration, it evoked the challenges and milestones we often get to experience along life's unforeseen journey and touched all our hearts. I am truly looking forward to the next live showing of this must-experience event, and warmly recommend you experience staged version of the story yourself!"
-Sheldon Ross

“I could watch it over and over again.
All the cast play their parts so well.
It’s a beautifully written story and very engaging.
Tristan was in fine voice and I love his interpretation of Peregrine.”
- Lynette Edwards.

Water and soft drinks will be available for purchase on the afternoon.

Doors open at 4pm and the event will begin promptly at 4:30pm, until 6:30pm.

Wheelchair access and limited disabled parking are available at the site.

Copies of Joy's Grand Adventure books and CDs will be available for purchase at the event.

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*I mean, you get the joke, right? Because it's free? If there's some random fee EventBrite charges that I'm not aware of, then any compensation will be in the form of chocolate chip cookies.