RIDE THE CYCLONE
Hair & Makeup Designer Ashleigh Grace
Sound & AV Design Associate Madeleine Picard
Cast Natalie Abbott, Bailey Dunnage, Lincoln Elliott, Justin Gray, Ava Madon, Mel O’Brien and Karis Oka
Featuring Pamela Rabe as The Voice of Karnak
Understudies Mel O’Brien, Alec Steedman and Erica Wild
Director Richard Carroll
Musical Director Victoria Falconer
Choreographer Shannon Burns
Set Designer Benjamin Brockman
Costume Designer Esther Zhong
Lighting Designer Ryan McDonald
Sound & AV Designer Daniel Herten
In this hilarious and exhilarating story, the lives of six teenagers from a Canadian chamber choir are cut short in a freak accident aboard a rollercoaster. When they awake in limbo, a mechanical fortune teller invites each to tell a story to win a prize like no other – the chance to return to life. Bursting with witty, memorable songs and featuring some of the most compelling characters in modern musical theatre, this remarkable show makes a uniquely uplifting and deeply funny case for what makes a life worth living.
This bold, striking, and genre-busting musical started life in Canada, before becoming a hit in Chicago and New York, and then a record-breaking online phenomenon (with over half a billion views on TikTok). This production was its long-awaited Australian premiere.
Photos by Prudence Upton
“A dazzling production ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫” - Sydney Morning Herald
“Exceptional… Do not miss this production ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️” - ArtsHub
“Full of surprises and just as brilliantly bonkers as it sounds… This production will sell out, and for good reason.” - Time Out
Book, Music & Lyrics by Jacob Richmond & Brooke Maxwell
Presented by Hayes Theatre Co