Author: Andrew Worboys

Presented by BB-Arts & Two Doors Productions in association with Hayes Theatre Co

AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE

Starring Ben Gerrard as Patrick Bateman, Blake Appelqvist, Erin Clare, Shannon Dooley, Eric James Gravolin, Amy Hack, Loren Hunter, Julian Kuo, Kristina McNamara, Liam Nunan, Daniel Raso

Director Alexander Berlage
Musical Director Andrew Worboys
Choreographer Yvette Lee
Set Designer Isabel Hudson
Costume Designer Mason Browne
Associate Lighting Designer James Wallis
Sound Designer Nicholas Walker
Associate Director Danielle Maas
Stage Manager Brooke Verburg
Stage Manager Lauren Tulloh
Assistant Stage Manager Michael Clark
Associate Designer Emma White

Produced by BB Arts Entertainment & Two Doors Productions
Presented by special Arrangement with Samuel French, Inc.

Presented by Luckiest Productions and Hayes Theatre Co

Starring Erin Clare, Andrew Coshan, Georgina Hopson, Evan Lever, Ava Madon, Vidya Makan, Elise McCann, Ainsley Melham, Tiarne Sue Yek, Aaron Tsindos

Director Dean Bryant
Choreographer Andrew Hallsworth
Musical Director Andrew Worboys
Set Designer Jeremy Allen
Costume Designer Melanie Liertz
Lighting Designer Veronique Bennett
Video & Sound Designer Dave Bergman
Directorial Assistant Manali Datar
Stage Manager Daniel Cottier
Assistant Stage Manager Emma Squires

Hotter than Hamilton, cooler than Come From Away, Merrily We Roll Along is the just the ticket to verily roll away those lock-down blues.

Musical direction by Andrew Worboys has the compact simplicity of five musicians who emulate the big Broadway band sound while balancing the intimacy of a tight jazz quintet, at a volume that enhances rather than upstages the actors.

Musical direction for the production is brilliantly harnessed by Andrew Worboys, who knows exactly how to make everything shine and sparkle, for a welcome return to communal entertainment after many months of sustained isolation. In the many instances when one becomes painfully aware of the unbearable flimsiness of the characters in “Merrily We Roll Along”, there is always Worboys’ omnipotent work to return to, for something to properly sink our teeth into.

Featuring original songs and an adapted script by Laura Murphy, The Lovers is a fresh and magical pop-infused reimagining of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Oberon and Puck have devoted centuries trying to craft the perfect happy ending. However, as they look out over an increasingly disconnected world where would-be lovers are afraid to ‘catch feels’ and the path to romance is always one swipe away, Oberon fears there will be no more happily-ever-afters.

Until one day, they happen upon four young lovers.

Directed by Shaun Rennie (Rent, Baby Doll) with a superb cast, a live four-piece band led by Andrew Worboys, and an irresistibly infectious score, The Lovers is a heart-warming and hilarious retelling of Shakespeare’s beloved story that explores the magic and mishaps of romantic love.

Starring: Matthew Backer, Olivia Charalambous, Shannon Dooley, Nick Eynaud, Ben Gerrard, Amy Hack, Luke Leong-Tay & Lucia Mastrantone

Director Alexander Berlage
Musical Director Andrew Worboys
Choreographer Yvette Lee
Set Designer Isabel Hudson
Costume Designer Mason Browne
Lighting Designer Trent Suidgeest
Sound Designer Nick Walker
Stage Manager Shannyn Miller
Assistant Stage Manager Daniel Cottier
Assistant Stage Manager Claire Miller
Directorial Assistant Bernadette Fam
Lighting Design Assistant Kate Baldwin
Design Assistant Keerthi Subramanyam
Additional Orchestrations Cypress Bartlett

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