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La Boite & The Little Red Company present LADY BEATLE By Adam Brunes & Naomi Price
LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PRESENTED BY LA BOITE & THE LITTLE RED COMPANY 25 MAY – 3 JUNE 2017 AT THE ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE CAST PERFORMED BY ...... NAOMI PRICE DRUMS ...... MIK EASTERMAN BASS GUITAR ...... ANDREW JOHNSON PIANO ...... MICHAEL MANIKUS GUITARS ...... JASON MCGREGOR
PRODUCTION TEAM CREATORS ...... ADAM BRUNES & NAOMI PRICE LIGHTING DESIGNER ...... JASON GLENWRIGHT SOUND DESIGNER/AUDIO ENGINEER ...... JAMIE TAYLOR (AUSTRALIAN EVENT PRODUCTIONS) COSTUME DESIGNER ...... LEIGH BUCHANAN VOCAL COACH ...... LUKE KENNEDY CREATIVE CONSULTANT ...... AMY INGRAM LX OPERATOR ...... TIM GAWNE STAGING ...... ANDREW MILLS STRINGS PERFORMED BY ...... BRENDAN JOYCE, JOHNNY NG, MICHAEL PATTERSON & NATHAN SMITH FROM THE CAMERATA - QUEENSLAND’S CHAMBER ORCHESTRA STRINGS ARRANGED BY ...... ANDREW JOHNSON STRINGS RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY ...... GEOFF MCGAHAN
MUSIC ALL SONGS WRITTEN BY LENNON J/MCCARTNEY P EXCLUDING TWIST AND SHOUT BY RUSSELL B/MEDLEY; YELLOW SUBMARINE BY LENNON J/MCCART- NEY P/HARRISON G; HERE COMES THE SUN BY HARRISON G.
SPECIAL THANKS LUKE KENNEDY, KYLE CROPP, PAUL PRICE, DANIEL EVANS, AMY INGRAM, TARA HOBBS, REBECCA HUBBARD (DEXTRESS HAIR) & ADAM TUCKER
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2 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 3 CREATORS’ NOTES ADAM BRUNES & NAOMI PRICE theme through their work of incredible individual talents the extraordinariness of real who have leant their expertise When we (and terrifying) things about life. The Fab Four’s world is to bring our Lady Beatle to WELCOME TO first began creating new work is that populated with seemingly life. To share this experience THE LONELY discussions about the possibilities are endless. ordinary people - the barber, with our dream-team is Lady Beatle with Throughout the process, banker, fireman and nurse such a gift - thank you to HEARTS CLUB… La Boite’s Artistic we lost count of the number in Penny Lane; the meter our amazing band Andrew, Director Todd of times we thought we’d maid star of Lovely Rita; Jason, Michael and Mik, MacDonald and landed on the idea only to the teenage runaway who and our incredible creative General Manager Katherine find another golden thread inspired She’s Leaving Home team Jamie, Jason and Leigh Hoepper in late 2015, we that unravelled something - ordinary people who have for your unfaltering support were quite cagey about what different entirely. To borrow unknowingly become part of and belief. We know their the show actually was. Truth from John; the more we saw, the Beatles’ incredible legacy. exceptional talents will blow be told, we didn’t really know. the less we knew for sure. There are also a surprising you away. Having started both of our As such, the Lady Beatle number of people both in the Heartfelt thanks also to our previous collaborations in who takes her maiden flight Beatles’ musical and real-life creative colleagues and dear a similar fashion, this was tonight is not necessarily worlds - Julia Lennon, Mary friends Amy Ingram, Daniel familiar ground for us. But the character we originally McCartney, John Lennon, Evans and Tara Hobbs, who it speaks volumes of La dreamt up, nor is she the Eleanor Rigby and Lucy generously leant their time Boite’s respect for our artistic character that might still O’Donnell of Lucy in the Sky and expertise throughout process and their trust in us exist tomorrow. That’s the with Diamonds fame - who all the process. as creators to allow us space wonderful thing about died in their 40s. We became and time to explore, which Lady Beatle is our homage cabaret as a genre: it’s fascinated with the notion we find incredibly humbling. to those whose stories might unbounded, unpredictable, of premature death and Premiering this work with never have been told, to and alive to the moment. unrealised potential, which La Boite is particularly those we might never have unlocked a deeper sadness special for us and marks a In our early research discovered, were it not for in the story we wanted to tell. homecoming of sorts, having for the project, we were four ordinary lads from both started our professional fascinated to learn the real We often say that it takes an Liverpool. stories that inspired the careers here in 2008. army to deliver a one woman - Adam and Naomi Beatles’ immortal catalogue show, and we encourage you One of the most thrilling and noticed a continuing to read on to discover the
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6 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 7 FIVE MINUTES WITH Of the four band members, who would Mik: Probably Sgt Pepper’s Lonely you say is the biggest Beatles fan? Hearts Club Band. Ringo has a very unique swing to his playing and Jason: It’s Mik for sure. He’s got more THE LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND it’s really fun to dig into that iconic Beatles biographies and background groove. knowledge than any non-stalker should really have available at their Jason: Come Together… I like mind’s grasp! how the verses feel like bizarre representations of people all totally Andrew: Definitely Mik. different to one another but that Michael: Definitely Mik; he’s a the chorus sees them all unite for walking encyclopaedia when it comes a common purpose. Kind of like a to anything related to the Beatles and band. Kind of like the Beatles. Music their catalogue. is our means of being unified. Mik: I think that would be me. What’s the best thing about working with Naomi? They weren’t afraid Jason: She gets what the gig is! She to push the limits gets that it's about taking people on a journey and giving them an insight wherever possible. and experience as opposed to just singing some tunes. I have great What do you love most about the experimentation. They weren’t afraid What’s your favourite Beatles song to respect for that. play? Beatles? to push the limits wherever possible. Andrew: She’s fearless and funny. New sounds, radical arrangements, Michael: I played a beautiful Jason: Their boldness in the creative : Naomi is charismatic, untried studio techniques; they took arrangement of In My Life on tour Michael process and the dedication they had funny, very quick-witted with different each idea to its limit! years ago playing the same song to capturing the essence of what audiences and has an amazing voice. they were trying to convey in music. Andrew: The sheer volume of hits. almost 200 nights a year and some I once sat in a lecture at uni that of the lyrics got me every time… Mik: She’s very passionate and Michael: They have an incredibly dynamic. This is great for me because consisted solely of listening to every “There are places I remember all diverse catalogue. From the 60s they I feed off that energy. It’s a great individual take of Strawberry Fields my life, though some have changed. revolutionised recording techniques ensemble to play in; all these guys are that the Beatles recorded… It was Some forever, not for better, some from the 4-track recording which masters of their instruments so every an incredible journey. have gone and some remain.” saw the innovative processes of multi night we play is a treat! Mik: First and foremost it’s the layering instruments. They would later Andrew: Blackbird. A great songs. Without great songs nothing extend these techniques to use the combination of lyric, melody else matters, but I love their 8-track machine. and harmony.
8 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 9 IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY… In a strange twist of fate, the and ‘legitimate art’, Sgt. Pepper’s world premiere of Lady Beatle includes several of the Beatles’ on 26 May shares a rather most loved songs including Lucy extraordinary historic birthday… in the Sky With Diamonds, With a There are few albums in rock Little Help From My Friends, and and roll history as sacred and as of course the inimitable title track. legendary as the Beatles’ eighth To date, Sgt Pepper’s remains studio record, Sgt. Pepper’s the best-selling studio album by Lonely Hearts Club Band, which the best-selling band of all time, celebrates its 50th anniversary with sales estimated in excess this month. of 32 million. In Britain, it’s the Released on 26 May 1967, Sgt. best-selling studio album by any Pepper’s was an immediate artist and has gone platinum 17 commercial and critical success, times over; eight more than the spending 27 weeks at the top Beatles’ other studio albums have of the UK albums chart and 15 achieved between them. It last weeks at number one in the US. re-entered the British album chart as recently as 14 April and will no Celebrated for its innovations in doubt capture the imaginations of music production and songwriting a new generation of fans following and for bridging the cultural this month’s re-release. divide between popular music
10 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 11 ADAM BRUNES LEIGH BUCHANAN Co-Creator Costume Designer Since graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism Leigh Buchanan became a household name as the from Queensland University of Technology in fan favourite and runner-up on the inaugural season 2008, Adam has held a number of marketing and of Project Runway Australia following more than 20 communications positions across the entertainment, years fashion industry experience working for some tourism, hospitality and creative industries in of the biggest names in the business. Transitioning Queensland and abroad. Career highlights include into theatre wardrobe and costume design in 2012, Communications Manager for The Star Entertainment Group, Digital Leigh quickly established himself as one of Queensland’s most in- Producer for Endemol Australia (Big Brother Australia 2013/2014), demand talents, collaborating with numerous companies including La Marketing & PR Manager for La Boite Theatre Company, Assistant Boite, Queensland Theatre, Queensland Ballet, Victorian Opera, and Producer at the Gate Theatre Notting Hill, and freelance positions with Opera Queensland. Production highlights include Rumour Has It (The ABC Arts Online, Opera Australia, Bleach* Festival, The Camerata - Little Red Company); A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Medea (La Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, and The TEN Tenors. Boite); Ladies in Black [Helpmann and Green Room Award nominated Adam is co-director of The Little Red Company with Naomi Price, with for costumes], The Wider Earth, Brisbane, Romeo & Juliet, End of the whom he has produced a number of corporate events and award- Rainbow and Macbeth (Queensland Theatre); ’Tis Pity (Victorian Opera winning live performances at some of Australia’s most prolific venues & Meow Meow), The Mikado, Cinderella, La Traviata and Candide including Sydney Opera House, Adelaide Festival Centre and Hamer (Opera Queensland); Dracula and Wuthering Heights (shake & stir Hall Melbourne. Co-writing credits for Little Red include Rumour Has It, theatre co). Wrecking Ball, and Lady Beatle. Leigh’s film and television credits include costumes for Emmanuelle Beart (My Mistress with Angus Strathie), Rebecca Gibney (Wanted) and work on Angelina Jolie’s directorial debut Unbroken. Leigh made his own stage debut in his sold out cabaret show The Devil Wears Leigh Buchanan in December 2014; back by popular demand in June at Queensland Cabaret Festival.
12 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 13 MIK EASTERMAN JASON GLENWRIGHT Drums Lighting Designer Mik is one of Australia’s most revered musicians Jason Glenwright has designed more than 200 and producers and original drummer for The Little productions specialising in theatre, music theatre, Red Company’s Rumour Has It, Wrecking Ball and opera, orchestral concerts, cabaret, dance and Lady Beatle. With Naomi Price, Mik has played puppetry. He is one of Queensland’s most revered several iconic Australian venues including Sydney and awarded designers of the last 10 years, having Opera House, Adelaide Festival Centre and Brisbane won a Matilda Award for Best Lighting Design in Powerhouse. Other notable collaborators include acclaimed Australian 2015 and 2016, a Gold Matilda Award in 2013 as well as further singer-songwriter Suze Demarchi (Baby Animals) and star of stage and nominations in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2016. Jason has also screen Luke Kennedy (The Voice Australia). received three Groundling Awards and nine Del Arte Chart awards. As a producer, Mik has worked on remixes for The Roots, Bertie Jason’s credits with Little Red include Rumour Has It, including its Blackman, Blue Juice, Blood Red Shoes and Scroobious Pip, and has Sydney Opera House season and 2017 national tour, Wrecking Ball recorded with Jeff Martin, Bullrush, and award-winning Gold Coast and How to Make Snow. band The Lamplights. Production credits with La Boite include The Tragedy of King Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pale Blue Dot, A Hoax (with Griffin Theatre Company), Ruben Guthrie and Julius Caesar. Jason has also designed productions for companies including Bell Shakespeare, Opera Queensland, The Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra, Queensland Theatre, shake & stir theatre co, Harvest Rain, Queensland Conservatorium, QUT, JUTE, Dead Puppet Society, Brisbane Powerhouse, Debase, Goat Track Theatre, The Good Room, Belloo Creative, TAM, Oscar Theatre and many more. www.jasonglenwright.com
14 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 15 ANDREW JOHNSON MICHAEL MANIKUS Bass Guitar Piano Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Johnson is one of Few musicians can say they’ve performed in more Queensland’s most sought-after musical talents, than 40 countries across the globe, but piano with countless professional credits to his name as virtuoso Michael ‘Flashy’ Manikus is one of them. As a session musician for major musicals including music director for Australia’s international touring act Matilda The Musical, The Lion King, Wicked, Mary The TEN Tenors for more than a decade, Michael Poppins, Avenue Q, Miss Saigon, Legally Blonde, has performed at some of world music’s biggest Mamma Mia, Dirty Dancing, Anything Goes, Grease, Annie, and Dusty. venues and events, including Royal Albert Hall, Colorline Arena, and Andrew has performed with some of Australia’s most acclaimed artists The Governor’s Ball Emmy Awards Dinner in Hollywood. Queensland and ensembles, including Naomi Price, Luke Kennedy, Kate Ceberano, Conservatorium trained, Michael has established himself as one of James Morrison, David Campbell, Melinda Schneider, Bob Downe, Australia’s most celebrated accompanists and music directors, working Rhonda Burchmore, Queensland Ballet, Queensland Symphony alongside numerous industry legends including Lionel Richie, Katie Orchestra, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and Queensland Pops Melua and Hot Chocolate, plus Australian stars Naomi Price, Luke Orchestra. Kennedy, Mirusia and Busby Marou. Studio credits include Mark Sholtez, Luke Kennedy, Steven Jaymes, Michael has been a proud company member of The Little Red Steve Irwin, Bindi Irwin, Josh Lovegrove, Blackwood, Francesca De Company’s debut production Rumour Has It since its premiere in 2012 Valence, Adam Lopez, Yves Klein Blue, Stacey Broughton, Brad and has collaborated on the company’s follow-up productions Wrecking Butcher, Shifter, Shutterspeed and Lance Friend. Andrew is also a Ball and Lady Beatle. With Rumour Has It, Michael has toured to some highly skilled arranger and composer, recently orchestrating Rumour of Australia’s most prestigious venues and events including Sydney Has It to include The Camerata - Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra at Opera House, Adelaide Festival Centre and Hamer Hall Melbourne, Brisbane Powerhouse in January 2017. and accompanied Naomi Price to Malaysia as music director for the international premiere of Rumour Has It at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre in September 2016.
16 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 17 JASON MCGREGOR NAOMI PRICE Guitars Co-Creator, Performer Combined with his warm, passionate vocal tone Naomi Price is one of Australia’s leading cabaret and likened to John Mayer & James Morrison, Jason theatre performers, best known for her performances is an energetic, versatile and much sought-after on The Voice Australia, her Green Room Award- talent whose soulful performances have captivated winning star turn as Fay in Ladies in Black, and and moved both local and international audiences as pop icon Adele in The Little Red Company’s hit for more than a decade. A national finger-style production Rumour Has It. Naomi sprang to national guitar champion and endorsee for Fender/Gretsch guitars, Line 6 attention in 2015 as Ricky Martin’s leading lady on The Voice Australia electronics and Maton acoustic guitars, Jason has toured extensively which saw her reach the semi-finals as Ricky’s last female artist and with countless notable Australian artists including country superstar place sixth overall. Naomi’s iconic renditions of Defying Gravity, Don’t Adam Brand, The Voice Australia finalists Luke Kennedy and Naomi Cry For Me Argentina, and The Winner Takes It All received standing Price, and Australian Idol star Paulini. Jason recently won ‘The People’s ovations and accolades from the show’s superstar judges Jessie J, Choice Award 2016’ and was nominated as ‘Emerging Artist of the Delta Goodrem and the Madden Brothers. Year’ at the prestigious Gold Coast Music Awards. Additional accolades Originally from England, Naomi’s extensive performance credits include include three Australian Songwriter Awards and a QMusic Award with original pop culture cabarets Rumour Has It and Wrecking Ball (The Gold Coast local legends, The Lamplights. Little Red Company); the original cast of Helpmann Award winning new Australian musical Ladies in Black (Queensland Theatre, Melbourne Theatre Company); Kiss Me Kate (Opera Queensland); The Tragedy of King Richard III (La Boite Theatre Company);Gloria (Queensland Theatre Company); The Wishing Well (La Boite Theatre Company), with numerous television appearances and international performances. Naomi is highly sought-after as a special guest vocalist and has performed alongside countless artists including Ricky Martin, Tim Finn, Guy Sebastian, James Morrison, Kate Miller-Heidke, Troy Cassar-Daley, Max Pellicano, and Broadway composer Scott Alan. Following Lady Beatle, Naomi is delighted to be joining the original Australian company of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, opening at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in September. www.naomiprice.com.au @naomikprice @thelittleredco
18 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 19 JAMIE TAYLOR Sound Design / Audio Engineer Known for his “big, perfect sound”, Jamie is an in- demand Audio Engineer and Sound Designer based in Brisbane, Australia. He has toured internationally with many artists, and his sound designs have been used for multiple overseas seasons, including for the Matilda and Groundling award-winning Rumour Has It. Jamie is director of Australian Event Productions; founded in 2003 with the aim of providing high quality sound reinforcement services and products at an affordable price. AEP has, to date, supplied services at every major Brisbane venue, as well as equipping national and international tours. AEP’s services have been provided at many venues in south-east Queensland, as well as at many high-profile corporate functions locally and interstate. AEP has been employed to provide audio services at such festivals as the Sydney Royal Easter Show, Adelaide Fringe Festival, Brisbane Festival, Holland Dance Festival and Singapore Esplanade, as well as working with such artists as Human Nature, The Living End, The TEN Tenors, Thirsty Merc, Ja Rule, Eskimo Joe, and many more. www.australianeventproductions.com
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20 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 21 ABOUT
THE LITTLE RED COMPANY
Rumour Has It has enjoyed an Additional producing credits Arts Queensland supported include the debut solo tour regional tour, received a Matilda of The Voice Australia’s Luke Award for Best Musical or Kennedy; original Australian music Cabaret, a Groundling Award for theatre work How To Make Snow Best Musical Production, and (Edmund Rice Performing Arts a Sunday Mail Critic’s Choice Centre, 2012); and The Good Since its inception in 2012, of contemporary Australian commendation. In September Room’s I Should Have Drunk More The Little Red Company has cabaret; drawing together 2016, Rumour Has It received Champagne as associate producer established itself as one of world-class artists from diverse its international premiere to (Metro Arts, 2013). Australia’s most celebrated backgrounds and creating tremendous acclaim at The Kuala The Little Red Company is independent production houses commercially viable productions Lumpur Performing Arts Centre. committed to providing artists with broad experience across all of universal resonance. Wrecking Ball, the second with professional development areas of live theatre and events The company’s debut work production in the company’s opportunities at all stages of their including producing and event Rumour Has It premiered to trilogy of pop-culture cabaret careers and nurturing creative management, casting and talent critical acclaim at the Brisbane works, debuted at Brisbane relationships across disciplines. booking, artist management, Cabaret Festival in November Powerhouse in 2014 as part of www.thelittleredcompany.com tour coordination, corporate 2012 and has since toured the inaugural Queensland Cabaret Connect with Little Red entertainment, and creative nationally to more than 50 venues Festival. Wrecking Ball received communications. and festivals including the iconic three Matilda Award nominations @thelittleredco At the heart of The Little Red Sydney Opera House, Hamer including the Lord Mayor’s Award @thelittleredco Company’s self-produced Hall Melbourne and Adelaide for Best New Australian Work. The Little Red Company work is art form development Cabaret Festival.
22 LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PROGRAM LADY BEATLE PROGRAM LADY BEATLE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY 23 LA BOITE BOARD ABOUT Julian Myers (Chair), Richard Hundt (Treasurer), Vivienne Anthon (Deputy Chair), Graham Bethune, Gina Fairfax, Kevin O’Brien, Lynn Rainbow LA BOITE Reid AM & John Scherer LA BOITE STAFF Artistic Director & CEO Todd MacDonald General Manager Katherine Hoepper Creative Producer Sanja Simic “THEATRE THAT MATTERS” development program La Boite Youth & Participation Producer Claire Christian Assistant Accountant Roxane Eden La Boite holds a unique place in HWY where you can engage on the hearts and minds of artists and the ground floor with future La Development & Philanthropy Manager Jackie Maxwell Development & Philanthropy Coordinator Roselle Forman audiences in Brisbane. For the Boite artists and projects. We offer past nine decades La Boite has adult acting masterclasses and Marketing & PR Manager Violetta Tosic Marketing & PR Coordinator Stephanie Pickett represented the adventurous and workshops throughout the year, a comprehensive school holidays Graphic Designer Claudia Piggott alternative. There has always been Acting Head of Production & Head Technician Keith Clark a strong focus on the development program and the hugely successful youth training program the Young Workshop Coordinator Andrew Mills of new work and artists, and today Venue Operations Manager Jessica Ralph it is no different. Actors Company at La Boite and in Moreton Bay. Ticketing and Administration Officers Maddie Little & Moeko Reilly The stories, ideas and voices of Front of House Staff Jess Bunz, Tom Bellas, Nathan Mills, Maddie Little, Theatre has the capacity to Lizzie Jones, Senayt Mebrahtu, Lucy Lott, Emma Joenpolvi, Mikaela Sanders, our city and country are many and Rory Killen, Libby Lynch, Mikaela Sanders, Rory Killen, Libby Lynch, Silva varied and as such La Boite seeks embrace difference in so many ways. We push the boundaries A. Sal, Natalie Calaghan, Bonnie Mullins, Natasha Papertaya, Steve Pirie, to represent and engage in this Courtney Wild & Jaime Ng of form by collaborating with beautiful and rich diversity; the LA BOITE VOLUNTEERS diversity of form, of ideas, ethnicity, some extraordinary partners to gender – of identity. stretch theatrical, physical and Claire Agente, Jessie Anema, Lewis Atkinson, Brooke Austen, Gene Banyard, musical boundaries. We play Olivia Batchelor, David Bentley, Linda Bulloch, Cath Carkeet, Ric Carthew, La Boite presents five productions with contemporary circus, opera, David Casey, Kerrel Casey, Russell Cockerill, Tony Cole, Tony Costantini, annually, and delivers a Rhumer Diball, Evie Dulnuan, Sho Eba, Georgia Eyers, Shane Fell, Liesl Filippi, classical text, the theatrical and Bruce Finlayson, Léonie Flood, Matt Gaffney, Jessica Gould, Jessica Haack, comprehensive Artist-in-Residence extraordinary international talents. Declan Hale, Erin Handford, Rosie Hazel, Emma Healy, Rebecca Hull, Greg program to develop diverse new This varied menu aims to enliven Johnson, Albina Karami, Anne Kelley, Sharon Laycock, Billie Letts, Jeannie work. There are so many ways to Lloyd-Apjohn, Shirley Markie, Ashley Mcgregor, Tait Mcgregor, Nathan and inspire our existing audiences Mills, Racheal Missingham, Mary Murphy, Brooklyn Pace, Steve Pager, Jane engage with La Boite for people and draw new audiences to Paterson, Paige Purvey, Livio Regano, Lara Rix, Elia Roehrs, Sophie Sassman, of all ages and backgrounds from share in the La Boite experience Nicholas Seery, Brodie Shelley, Sascha Shipley, Brenton Smith, Estelle our acclaimed Ambassadors – the experience and magic of Snowball, Damian Tatum, Jordan Tselepy, Ellen Tuffley, Tanith Underwood, Program for high school and Alycia Warner, Bruce Finlayson, Livio Regano, Shelli Ward, Alycia Warner, live performance in our unique Cassandra Waterford, Georgia Weddell, Emma Windress, Josie Wivell, Shez tertiary students to our new Roundhouse Theatre. Wright, Vittorio Yun, Bri Zammit.
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