Announcing the worldwide premiere of
SILLY SEASON
A new musical comedy of global media, in which star-crossed soapsters trade tongues with giant fauna, based on A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare
Book by Guy Rundle.
Lyrics by Fiona Thorn, John Thorn and Guy Rundle.
Music by John Thorn and Fiona Thorn.
Directed by Aaron Joyner
Musical Direction by John Thorn
Choreography by Jessica Enes
“Oh you’ll be totally uninhibited – you’ll be anyone’s. You’ll go with the first person you see! It happened to me when I took too much. Mind you, it happened to me when I didn’t take too much as well. So, it’s not a scientific study…”
The award-winning team of Guy Rundle, John Thorn and Fiona Thorn are back – following their smash-success Australian musical All Het Up [“Hilarious” –Helen Thompson, The Age “Will delight anyone who appreciates intelligent musical theatre – Jim Murphy, The Age].
Silly Season takes Shakespeare’s classic A Midsummer Night’s Dream and with razor-edge wit catapults it into the fickle landscape of global television.
Featuring a cast of 26 and a 12 piece orchestra.
Only 5 performances
Wednesday August 16 8.00p
Thursday August 17 8.00pm (Gala Opening)
Friday August 18 8.00pm
Saturday August 19 8.00pm
Sunday August 20 5.00pm
At “The Drama Theatre”
Monash University
Building 67-68 Monash University
Wellington Road Clayton
