The stage lights shine for the Lismore Theatre Company's first play for the 2025 season this Friday when 'Life Without Me' debuts in Goonellabah.

'Life Without Me', written by Daniel Keene, is a funny, honest and heartwarming story that invites us to question life itself.

It is set in a 2-star hotel lobby, which is like living in purgatory, suspended in a state of limbo and excludes characters from where the real action of life is. The characters are searching for happiness, searching for a way out of their ordinary lives.

Amie Gray, who is playing Ellen in the production, says 'I think people should come and see the show because it is full of humour and heart.

(The full cast of Life Without Me during rehearsal: Tameika Watts, Ruben Garcia, Issac Smith, Amie Gray, John Rado, Anna Ludvik, Junia Wulf. Photo: Daniel Cohen DC Sports Photography)

"The author, Daniel Keene, tries to help us look at these disconnected moments within our lives, so that we might either understand them a bit better or at least be able to laugh at ourselves a little bit easier.'

John Rado, a NIDA trained actor, plays Roy and says 'If you have ever felt that you are waiting for something to happen to help you discover what on earth is going on, and what all this stuff called life means? If you have ever felt disconnected from your own life? Come and join us for this show. Be careful though, you might discover something exciting in the navigation of your true self!'

Ruben Garcia, who plays Tom, says 'The show challenges long-held archetypes that we can all relate to in a fun and surprisingly touching way. It even subverts the absurdist genre with moments of deep compassion amongst the rhythmic chaos.'

The first performance is this Friday the 28th of February and the show will finish on Saturday 15th of March.

There is also a special Charity performance this Saturday the 1st of March, where part of the ticket price will go to the Winsome Homeless Shelter and Soup Kitchen.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via LTC's website or https://www.trybooking.com/CSJAW.