Joshua Robson Productions, the team behind the recent production of The Producers, will be bringing the musical adaptation of The Addams Family to the Hayes Theatre Co this year. In the latest news for the upcoming season, casting has been announced. The musical is scheduled to begin its season on 11 July 2026, with tickets currently available through the venue’s official website.
The cast is led by Erika Heynatz as Morticia Addams and Marcus Rivera as Gomez Addams. Joining them is NIDA graduate Jenny Guigayoma in the role of Wednesday Addams, while Georgia Oom will portray Pugsley. Teagan Wouters, who originated the role of Wednesday in the original Australian production of the show, returns to the musical in the role of Alice Beineke.
The household is further populated by Evan Lever as Uncle Fester, Deborah Galanos as Grandmama, and Elliot Aitken, who is making his professional debut as Lurch. The Beineke family features Rory O’Keeffe as Mal and Alexander Tye as Lucas. Rounding out the company as the Addams ancestors are Mae Li Cowell, Nathan Fernandez, Jayden Prelc, and Paloma Renouf, with Kayla Ingle-Olson and Joey Phyland serving as swings.
The creative team is headed by director Julia Robertson, who previously directed The Producers and Metropolis. Musical supervision is provided by Zara Stanton, and the production features choreography by Shannon Burns.
Director Julia Robertson discussed the thematic focus of the show, explaining how the production aims to explore the characters’ distinct perspective on the world:
Our version of The Addams Family will dive headfirst into why these characters have captivated us for decades, celebrating their boundless passion for life (and death), their wildly creative and expressive ways of communicating, and their fearless embrace of all things unique and darkly fascinating. We’re allowing the subconscious to take centre stage as emotion overrides logic and the ordinary transforms into something poetic, playful, and deeply human. The Addams don’t just live outside societal norms, they inhabit a reality entirely of their own making, shaped by ritual, instinct, and imagination. Inspired by the original artist, Charles Addams himself, our production will lean into striking composition; stylised, surprising, yet unmistakably Addams!
