Little Shop of Horrors is headed to the Melbourne Comedy Theatre in early-May 2016. Looking for some good seats and looking to purchase a little later in the shows run? New seats and sessions have opened up, and are now available for purchase via Ticketmaster.
Following legs at Hayes Theatre Co in Sydney and Her Majesty’s Theatre in Adelaide, this is a new, all-Australian production starring Brent Hill and Esther Hannaford. Produced by Luckiest Productions and Tinderbox Productions, this is a gleefully cruesome musical which seeks to combine an upbeat, doo wop Motown score, puppet wizardy and a talented cast in one show. Dean Bryant and choreographer Andrew Hallsworth are combining their skills to bring Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s book and score to life on stages across Australia, and have collaborated with puppet-makers Erth to create a brand new Audrey II for the 21st centry.
The show is headed by Brent Hill, who stars as the unassuming, hapless flower shop worker Seymour Krelborn. He is joined on stage by Esther Hannaford, who plays as Seymour’s affection – Audrey. The opportunistic shop owner Mr Mushnik, is played by Tyler Coppin while the role of the demon dentist and Audrey’s sadistic boyfriend is Scott Johnson. Angelique Cassimatis, Josie Lane and Chloe Zuel play the three Supreme-esque streetwise urchins while Dash Kruck and Kuki Tipoki complete the cast playing in the ensemble.
In terms of staff, Dean Bryant (See my interview with him during the 2015 Australian tour of Anything Goes) serves as director, while Andrew Hallsworth serves as choreographer. Luckiest Productions and Tinderbox Productions have also brought musical director Andrew Worboys, set designer Owen Phillips, costume designer Tim Chappel, and lighting designer Ross Graham to the team
