Lennie legend comes to stage

LENNIE Gwyther was just a boy when he made history by riding his horse to Sydney from Leongatha for the opening of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

Now the children of Leongatha Primary School are honouring his feat with a spectacular stage production to be held next week.

Lennie the Legend – 600 Miles to Sydney will tell the story of Lennie’s epic ride on October 18 and 20, with performances at 12.30pm and 7pm, at Mesley Hall, Leongatha. Evening shows have sold out.

Lennie’s sister Beryl will be flying from Queensland next week to be at the shows.

Tickets are now available at trybooking.com. Search ‘Lennie’.

Matinee shows are the only ones available now at 12.30, as evening shows are sold out.

Children will this week work hard on polishing their lines and practising their dance routines. A total of 620 children are involved, with two casts of 310 children each.

Volunteers raising funds to erect a statue of Lennie in Leongatha will be raising money in the hall foyer at performances.

Taking shape: Leongatha Primary School students Heidi (narrator 3) and Sharni (Lennie 3) with Mickey and India (2 acrobats) clown around during rehearsals for the school’s production of Lennie the Legend – 600 Miles to Sydney.

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