Three of Australia’s favourite country music couples will share their love stories in a one-of-a-kind musical event at the EVAN Theatre at 8pm on December 13 for ‘Country Love: The Ultimate Date Night’.
Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham, Brooke McClymont and Adam Eckersley, and Mark and Jay O’Shea will take to the stage and bring an interactive experience to their Penrith audience.
It will be a particularly special experience for Mark and Jay who will be celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary the week of the show, sharing the special occasion with the crowd.
“The show is set around each of our own individual love stories, but I want to extend the invitation to everybody, whether you’re a couple with your wife of 30 or 40 years, or a date, or just a friend, there’s going to be a lot of love in the room and that’s not just limited to couples,” Mark said.
“Come one, come all.”
Tamworth-born Urquhart explained fun will be a key theme throughout the show.
“It is the ultimate date night because we’re going to be there with our loved ones – it’s a date night for us!” Urquhart exclaimed.
Cunningham followed up saying there will be plenty of hijinks involved, but the performance is ultimately about connection.
“It’s going to have that element to it, but I think the other thing we’re hoping will come through is the celebration of love, couples, and people being together, because life is all about connections, and love is what everything really revolves around,” Cunningham explained.
“We want people to leave feeling reinforced in their love for each other.”
McClymont spoke on behalf of herself and Eckersley, who grew up on the same street in Grafton, New South Wales, reinforcing the theme of connection.
“Music’s just a joy, it makes people happy, and we’re just really lucky that we have the platform to be able to share our stories and hopefully people can come on the journey and ask us questions,” McClymont said.
It’s no accident the show falls during the festive season when families and friends start thinking about those they love most.
“We purposefully all wanted to play in December in a time where hopefully people have a little bit of time off work, and they are looking for somewhere to go and something special to come and see,” Jay said.
The audience will get the chance to sing along to hit songs and play live games with the country couples, who have a combined 36 Golden Guitar Awards, 10 ARIA awards and nominations, and six children.
Tickets for the December 13 show are $93.55, and can be purchased at http://www.penrith.panthers.com.au.
Ally Hall
Ally Hall joined the Weekender in 2024, and focuses on entertainment and community stories. She is a graduate of the University of South Australia.