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The NearAway Project invites performers, schools, community theatre groups, and creative artists across Australia and the United Kingdom to bring NearAway — A Mindful Musical to life.

Perform a song or a scene from the musical and share your light with audiences everywhere.

• Free to Enter • All Ages • Solo or Group 

• Any Performance Style
 

Prizes AUD $2500/GBP 1250
- National Online Performance Competition

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Prizes for 
all ages 8+

 
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At the NearAway Project, we take a Wizard of Oz‑style journey through a new frontier in storytelling — a mindful musical that helps children and adults rediscover joy,
even in their darkest moments.

Inspired by The Power of the Now, this fable celebrates emotional wellbeing and the courage to shine.
 
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The mindful musical sweeping the world by storm ...

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Clayton Sinclair
Clayton D Sinclair
Writer/Composer/Producer 
Founder of The NearAway Project

My name is Clayton Sinclair, and I am the writer and composer of what may be the world’s first mindful musical, aiming to make a difference in the children’s mental health space.

 

Inspired by the best-selling book, The Power of Now, this musical is about a young girl, who on her 11th birthday makes a wish to undo the curse that has ruined her world and left her an orphan. But when her wish gets caught on an ugly thought, she is swept away to a strange dark realm where she learns that to escape the darkness, she must take a road less travelled to a special place called NearAway.™

 

With its powerful simplicity-a Wizard of Oz type fable for our time – this unique telling will delight everyone with its thrilling roller coaster adventure ride, catchy tunes and zany characters.

 

But more importantly this new genre design naturally introduces practical mindfulness tools along the hero’s journey to give the audience of all ages the real experience of how it feels to find peace of mind in a troubled world.

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WINNER of the JUDGES SHOWCASE CHOICE AWARD
2025 Qld Spotlight Performance Competition

Ivy Ludeke's Audition

Congratulations Ivy Ludeke

(Maroochydore, Qld)

Ivy also won her 8-12 age category for Outstanding VOCAL Performance (song) & Best SOLO Performance (scene)

Ivy’s talent shined brightly among a competitive field, making her accomplishment remarkable.

Her dedication and passion for the performing arts truly set her apart.

The NearAway Project team congratulates Ivy on her outstanding achievement.

We wish her all the very best in her future endeavours and look forward to seeing her continued success in the performing arts.

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PLUS - our invitation for all international creatives ...

Be a part of the mindful musical sweeping the world by storm ...

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The NearAway Project - Creatives' Challenge (Intn'l) 

Alongside the 2026 NearAway New Wave Talent Quest (AU & UK Only)
we are also offering for a limited time, all Educational & Performing Arts Institutions,

Animation & Film students and creatives worldwide access to the

NearAway Production Package resources for FREE!

The 2026 CREATIVES' CHALLENGE - International

gives limited time permissions for the script and score to be explored in a multitude of ways

- everything from a simple reading or a workshop to a potted musical,

drama class exercises, character singing explorations,

rehearsed reading, revue, cabaret, school concert, eisteddfod

- or anything else that creates excitement and opportunity to explore mindfulness ...

If you are interested in accessing the resources link,
email us @ hello@nearawayproject.com

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animation/film student ... ?

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