Risky Lunar Love September 15, 2008

A fun and sexy new tiki sci-fi, rock ‘n’ roll musical comedy is about to hit Sydney. RISKY LUNAR LOVE will play CarriageWorks’ Bay 20 theatre from September 15 for a limited season. Award-winning Director John Sheedy, highly acclaimed Choreographer John O’Connell, Designer Gypsy Taylor and Musical Director Ross Johnston (Machine Gun Fellatio) will unleash Luke Milton’s original story and music with an exciting young musical theatre cast.
This musical is a Tiki wonderland, Mai-Tai masterpiece, set to captivate audiences with the story of a sexy alien invader who manipulates the desires of two arch rival science-fiction writers in a bid to destroy our planet and colonise a new one. Featuring 17 musical numbers and a six piece band, RISKY LUNAR LOVE will play in a cabaret environment with the tables being served canapés and drinks.
“Risky Lunar Love is like watching a fantastical and bizarre lucid dream explored through several interweaving storylines and one hell of a party”, said producer Oliver Wenn. “The play explores one of our greatest natural fascinations, the power of an alternate reality and the ability to change our lives to suit our desires.”
The eleven main characters have a veritable feast of crazed desires that come bursting head to head in the panic of a world that is about to end. Hopefully the wild ride that an audience has been looking for, and the laughing bellyache they’ll never want to forget.
Luke Milton has written and directed Good Common Evil, Little Purple Happy and the critically acclaimed Five Unenviable Lives. John Sheedy is one of Australia’s leading and most exciting young directors and is renowned for his direction of Love and Some Explicit Polaroids.
John O’Connell is one of Australia’s most loved choreographers with credits including the 2008 Academy Awards and Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge. Gypsy Taylor’s career has spanned more then a decade including Baz Lurhman’s Australia and Chronicles of Narnia.
Ross Johnston from Machine Gun Fellatio will be musical director having co-developed the music from the original score by Brent Hill.
Don Christopher is a NIDA graduate who has appeared in their productions, such as Sweet Charity and Hamlet. He will also be see along side Colin Freils in the upcoming Network Ten production The Informant. Ivan Donato played a chorus role in Barrie Kosky’s The Lost Echo for the Sydney Theatre Company and has appeared in range of NIDA productions. Shannon Dooley is a NIDA graduate who has performed internationally singing excerpts from Phantom of the Opera with the Vietnamese Philharmonic Orchestra. Nick Simpson Deeks has most recently been featured in the SBS series The Circuit. Mark Pound recently graduated from WAPPA where he appeared in Midsummer Nights Dream and King Lear. . Melle Stewart’s theatre credits include The Hatpin and Mamma Mia. Whilst studying at NIDA Sheridan Harbridge performed in a number of productions, such as Monsieur Jean, Love Labors Lost and The Bear. David Hynes has appeared onstage in John Bell’s Macbeth and Anna Volska’s The Merchant of Venice. Ryan Gibson theatre credits include Sunday in the Park (NIDA) and A Midsummer Nights Dream and Wind in Willows, Lucy Suze Taylor has recently been seen in Six Quick Chicks along side Christa Hughes.
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Risky Lunar Love
Writer Luke Milton
Director John Sheedy
Choreographer John O’Connell
Designer Gypsy Taylor
Music by Ross Johnston and Brent Hill
Producer Oliver Wenn
Original Music Brent Hill
Musical Director Ross Johnston
Cast: Eliza Anderson, Don Christopher, Shannon Dooley, Ivan Donato, Ryan Gibson, Sheridan Harbridge, Doug Hansell, David Hynes, Julia Ohannissian, Mark Pound, Emma Palmer, Nick Simpson Deeks, Lauren Rutherford, Melle Stewart, Lucy Taylor, Amy Usherwood, Sophie Webb.
Carriageworks Bay 20 Theatre
From Monday 15 September
15 September- 4 October
Media night Thursday 18 September
Tue - Fri & Sun 8pm, Sat 5pm & 9pm.
Preview Monday 15 September $29.00(Unreserved)
Function Nights 1 & 2- $35 Stalls & $45 Table (Unreserved)
A Reserve $45.00
B Reserve $30.00
Premium Reserve $55.00
Tables including food and wine service
Table $95 per head (min two persons)
Group of 4 $365
Group of 8 $720.00
Menu options available when booking