Belvoir St. Theatre & 25A Presents
Yarramadoon the Musical
A new musical comedy.
WRITER / DIRECTOR / PRODUCER
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Challenge: Emerging artists face significant barriers in producing theater, including high costs and limited access to space. Additionally, rural Australian stories are often underrepresented on stage, especially in musical format. We needed to create a compelling show on a shoestring budget that would resonate with audiences and challenge perceptions of both musicals and rural life.
Overview: We partnered with Belvoir St. Theatre's 25A program to bring "Yarramadoon the Musical" to life, a hilarious and unconventional musical that celebrates and satirises rural Australian life. This project showcased emerging theatrical talent while challenging the norms of musical theater.
Our approach included:
Low-Cost, High-Impact Production: Utilising the 25A program's $1500 budget constraint to focus on essential storytelling elements.
Period-Specific Nostalgia: Leveraging 2004 aesthetics to create a relatable and humorous backdrop for the story.
Emerging Talent Showcase: Providing a platform for new voices in Australian theatre.
Approach: We extended the concept of musical theater with a uniquely Australian twist. Set in the fictional town of Yarramadoon in 2004, the show dived headfirst into the gritty, charming, and often absurd aspects of rural life.
Result: The result was a sold-out and extended season at Belvoir St. Theatre. Bringing over 2000 new audiences members through the theatre doors.
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"These artists know how to work a crowd, how to engender sympathy and the fine art of making broad characters emotional and touching. You don't realise how good they are in the moment because the show rollicks along but on your way out, giggling and chatting, you realise that the experience might have been the best 70 minutes of communal love you've had at the theatre in yonks."
- Sydney Arts Guide
★ ★ ★ ★
"Genuinely hilarious...the Reillys are highly accomplished comics, with charisma that leaps off the stage and turns every character, no matter how absurd, into someone loveable."
-TIMEOUT
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"The Reillys’ idiosyncratic comedy style proves irresistible, in this joyful take of the musical theatre genre..we get hopelessly swept up in their very compelling shenanigans."
- Suzygosee
TEAM
Written and Directed by Hannah and Eliza Reilly
Musical Arrangement and Sound Design by Matthew Predny
Produced by Emma Diaz, Indiana Kwong
Production Design by Isabella Andronos
Lighting Design by Martin Kinnane
Dramaturgy by Samantha Young
Stage Management by Paisley Williams
CAST
Hannah Reilly
Eliza Reilly
Matt Predny
elizareillycreative@gmail.com
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