The Who's Tommy - Victorian Opera
Post
Subscribe
Tue 22 Feb 2022 - Tue 01 Mar 2022
The Australian premiere of
The Who's Tommy will be staged at the Palais Theatre from 22 February to 1 March, 2022.
The Who's Tommy is a rock musical with music and lyrics by Pete Townshend and a book by Townshend and Des McAnuff. It is based on the 1969 rock opera
Tommy by The Who. It tells the story of Tommy Walker, a "deaf, dumb and blind" boy, including his experiences with life and his relationship with his family.
The narrator/Tommy will be played by Mat Verevis. Starring as Captain Walker and Mrs Walker are Matt Hetherington and Amy Lehpamer, Vincent Hopper performs as Cousin Kevin, Kanen Breen will star as Uncle Ernie and Paul Capsis is The Gypsy (Acid Queen).
Four actors sharing the role of Young Tommy are Hamilton Binnie Garcia, Olivia Annetta, Elijah Slavinskis and Will Wiseman.
Featured ensemble are Maek Doggett, Mark Hill, Nicole Melloy and John O'Hara.
Completing the cast are Darcey Eagle, Joshua Gordon, David Hammond, Shaelyn Hughes, Jane Kingsford, Savannah Lind, Anna Mallows, Adam Noviello, John Reed, Jack Sanders, Dean Schulz, Darren Tyler, Stephanie Wall and Jun Woodfield.
Smash hits include
Amazing Journey,
Eyesight to the Blind,
The Acid Queen,
Go to the Mirror,
I'm Free, We're Not Gonna Take It and
Pinball Wizard.
Suitable for mature audiences as the production contains strong language, adult themes (including murder, child abuse, and drug use), haze, loud music, strobe, and flashing lights.
This one-of-a-kind musical
The Who's Tommy will be staged at Palais Theatre from 22 February to 1 March, 2022.
#indoor
#music
#nightlife
#performing_arts
#south_east
#st_kilda
#theatre
#february
!date 22/02/2022 -- 01/03/2022
%wnmelbourne
219900 - 2023-06-16 07:55:58