Shaun Micallef - Cast

From his early beginnings as a writer for The Big Gig, through to appearances on ABC's Theatre Sports, and Full Frontal to his own shows like The Micallef Program, Micallef Tonight, Welcher and Welcher and Newstopia, Shaun Micallef has been making TV audiences laugh.

He's also appeared in films The Honourable Wally Norman, Bad Eggs, The Extra, Aquamarine written a book Smithereens and a telemovie series BlackJack, guested on Thank God Your Here and hosted a Melbourne breakfast radio program on Vega 91.3. Most recently he has been seen hosting the hugely popular Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation for Network Ten.

Stephen Curry - Cast

Stephen became a household name with his breakout role in the Australian hit, The Castle, playing the character of Dale Kerrigan opposite Michael Caton and Eric Bana.

Since then he has been a regular face in many of Australia's most respected television shows such as Frontline, The Secret Life of Us, Changi, Day of the Roses and the mini series Mary Bryant with Romola Garai.

In 2007, he took on the challenging role of portraying one of Australia's most legendary personalities, Graham Kennedy, in the TV1 biopic, The King. Awards followed, including the AFI - Australian Film Institute award for Best Lead Actor in a television drama, a Silver Logie award for Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama, and the ASTRA award for Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor.

In 2008 Stephen accepted the invitation to Host the prestigious film & television AFI Awards in Melbourne, Australia, quickly becoming a crowd favourite with his humour, wit, style and energy.

Stephen has recently finished shooting a regular role in :30 Seconds, a new series produced by Three Drunk Monkeys & Zapruder's Other Films.

Andrew Patterson – Accompanist

Andrew Patterson is co-writer and musical director of the new Australian musical Eurobeat – Almost Eurovision, which has toured Australia, Korea and the United Kingdom. He has most recently been working on the touring production of Cats (RUG) for the duration of its Melbourne season, having also played for last year’s Wicked (GFO) and The Production Company’s Crazy For You and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Andrew was the Assistant Musical Director on The Rocky Horror Show (New Theatricals) in Sydney 2008 and Melbourne 2009, having also been AMD on 2005’s Leader Of The Pack. He was the Musical Director and Arranger for the Queen Symphony, having provided keyboards, guitar and vocal arrangements for the 1990’s touring tribute band Killer Queen and been repetiteur and keyboard player on We Will Rock You (Louise Withers) in 2003. He has Musically Directed numerous projects for Ballarat University’s Arts Academy – including Anything Goes, Kiss Me, Kate and Into The Woods – following their production of Andrew’s own musical The White Rose in 2005. Andrew is also in demand as an accompanist, working with artists such as Paul Capsis and improvising with Spontaneous Broadway. He is also vocal arranger and regular pianist for acclaimed cabaret vocal trio Bumbellini.

Tom Healey - Director

Directing credits include The Spook (Malthouse); The Shape of Things (Red Stitch); Eddie Perfect's two solo shows, Drink Pepsi Bitch (Malthouse, Sydney Opera House, Edinburgh, Melbourne Comedy and Adelaide Cabaret Festivals) and Angry Eddie (Chapel off Chapel, Melbourne Comedy Festival); Elegy, The Sign of the Seahorse, Ancient Enmity, Insouciance, The Fat Boy and Falling Petals (Playbox); City Life (Oz opera, with Lindy Hume); Salt Creek Murders and Into the Web (Mainstreet); The Normal Heart and Reckless (at theatreworks); Sharon Lily Screwdriver and Spumante Romantica (Napier st); Metro Street (Production Company workshop, Pratt prize); A View of Concrete (Wal Cherry play of the year, vac); Blind Faith (at The Storeroom); Hamlet:Explorations (MTC); Magnet, Victory Girls and The Sax Diaries (La Mama); The Laramie Project, Julius Caesar, Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love (NIDA); The Imaginary Invalid, The Kid (VCA); Merrily We Roll Along, Company, Prodigal and Working (Arts Academy); Fanshen, Top Girls and Angels In America pt 1 (NTDS). As resident, Lindy Hume's production of Carmina Burana (Australian Ballet); national tour of Robyn Nevin's production of Summer of the 17th Doll (MTC). Opera credits include The Turn of the Screw and The Marriage of Figaro (csm Opera); Iolantha and Viva La Mama (VCA); The Opera Project (Melbourne con.) Graduated VCA (acting) in 1989. Positions held include: Curator, Australian National Playwrights' Conference (2006); Casting Consultant and Artistic Counsel (Malthouse Theatre 2005 - 07); Artistic Directorate (Hothouse Theatre); Panelist (Arts Vic); and Artistic Associate at Playbox (1999 - 2003). Awards; Best Ensemble (Green Room 2001), Nominations for Best Director (Green rooms and Helpmann).

Lighting Designer - Niklas Pajanti

Niklas works as a theatrical lighting designer across al l forms of performance and events. He is regarded as one of Australia's most innovative and talented lighting designers. He has designed for The Eleventh Hour (founding company member), Chunky Move, Company B, Brink Productions, Sydney Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre, Ranters Theat re (company member ), BalletLab, Token Events, Not Yet It 's Difficult (company member ) , Melbourne International Arts Festival and The Commonwealth Games Festival 06. He has been nominated for 7 Victorian Green Room Awards and 1 Helpmann Industry Award. He is the recipient of a Green Room Award. Niklas is a graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts and holds postgraduate qualifications in Illuminating Engineering from The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Niklas is principal lighting designer for trafficlight, an independent specialist design and management studio based in Melbourne, working globally.

Set & Costume Designer - Adam Gardnir

Since graduating from the Victorian College of the Arts in 2003 Adam has designed Interplay / Semele for The Australian Ballet, The Little Sweep and The Beggar's Opera for OzOpera, Saturn's Return for Sydney Theatre Company, Paul (Set only) for Company B at Belvoir St, Don't Say The Words for Griffin Theatre, Spring Awakening for The Hayloft Theatre Project at B-Sharp, Theatre, Walking With Dinosaurs (Costumes only) World Tour, A View of Concrete, The Autobiography of Red, The Yellow Wallpaper and Drink Pepsi, Bitch! for Malthouse Theatre, The Eisteddfod (B-Sharp, Malthouse & New York's PS122) and Volcano for Stuck Pigs Squealing, Virgins (Melbourne & New York) for Echeleon, Jet of Blood and Grace for TheatreWorks, Know No Cure (Set only) for Bangsar Actor's Studio (Kuala Lumpur) and TheatreWorks, The Bamboo Flute for Canute Productions, Open Space Hotel (Australian & European Tour) for Ox Dance, Shirley Valentine and the Breath of Life (Australian Tour) for Hit Productions and M2006, the Cultural Festival for the Melbourne Commonwealth Games (Helpmann Winner for Best Special Event).

In film, Adam has designed a feature length The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (MIFF '07 Premier) and the short films Ingrid Sits Holding a Knife, Shocked, Dishpig's Lament and The Hollow Men. Adam has been nominated for Best Design Awards at the Green Room Awards in 2005, 2006 and 2007, the Boh Awards in Kuala Lumpur 2008 and prior to studying two CONDAs (City of Newcastle Drama Awards).

In 2004, Adam conducted a three month tour of European Arts Festivals as winner of the VCA Dr. Ron Rosenove Travelling Scholarship and in 2005 Adam was awarded a Besen Family Scholarship to attend Malthouse Theatre as an observing designer on the Melbourne Festival production of The Oddessy which has won the Helpmann Awards for Best Set and Best Costume Design. Adam is currently working on new commissions for Melbourne Theatre Company, Black Swan Theatre Company, Victorian Opera and Company B at Belvoir St Theatre.

Musical Director - Mark Jones

Mark has musically directed productions of "Goodbye Vaudeville Charlie Mudd", (The Malthouse Theatre), "What's a Girl To Do?" (The Malthouse Theatre), "I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change!" (The Athenaeum Theatre), "The Suicide Show" (The Black Box, Victorian arts Centre), "Rosa Waxes Lyrical" (Edinburgh Fringe), "Eurobeat" ( The Korean Tour), "The Fabulous Singlettes" (The Melbourne Comedy Festival), "Confidentially Yours" (The Malthouse Theatre).

Mark's credits as a singer/actor include the vocal/comedy group "The Beautiful Losers", "Goodbye Vaudeville, Charlie Mudd" (The Malthouse Theatre), "Eurobeat" (Korean Tour), "The Suicide Show" (The Black Box, Victorian arts Centre), "Three Weill Men" (Chapel Off Chapel, Adelaide Cabaret Festival), "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris" (Chapel off Chapel, Anthill).

In 2009 he was nominated for a Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Play for "Goodbye Vaudeville, Charlie Mudd". He has won Victorian Green Room Awards for The Beautiful Losers - Best Cabaret Ensemble 2007 & 2006, Me And Mr Jones Best Cabaret Ensemble 2003 (with Melissa Langton), Three Weill Men - Best Musical Direction of a Cabaret 2002 and Jacques Brel is Alive And Well And Living In Paris - Best Cabaret 2000.