Dates announced for Perth and Adelaide seasons of ‘We Will Rock You’

Producers of the new Australian production of the worldwide smash hit musical We Will Rock You have announced details for the Perth and Adelaide seasons later this year. The Perth season at the Crown Theatre will begin on November 15, and tickets will go on sale on June 13. The Adelaide season at the Festival Theatre will begin on December 31, and tickets will go on sale on June 6.

The new Australian tour of the epic Queen and Ben Elton musical We Will Rock You exploded onto the stage at the Sydney Lyric Theatre on May 5, receiving rave reviews from critics and audience members alike, and standing ovations each performance.

The Australian said, “It’s deliriously, majestically, mad entertainment” while the Daily Telegraph described the production as “funny, cheeky, great entertainment … We Will Rock You delivers everything it promises.”

Producer John Frost, on behalf of his co-producers, said, “I’m thrilled to bring this entertaining and epic celebration of Queen to Perth and Adelaide. We have assembled an extraordinary and high-energy cast, who are receiving huge acclaim from both audiences and media.”

Writer and Director Ben Elton added, “I’m especially excited to bring We Will Rock You to my adopted home town of Perth, where I know audiences will love it. I’m so proud of this new production of the show, which really is dynamite with a Laser Beam! It has been an absolute pleasure and privilege to work on.”

The Sydney Lyric Theatre season will continue until June 26, then the production travels to Brisbane’s Lyric Theatre, QPAC from July 10; then on to Melbourne’s Regent Theatre from August 30 before it travels to Perth’s Crown Theatre and the Festival Theatre in Adelaide.

We Will Rock You stars Gareth Keegan (Jersey Boys) as Galileo, Erin Clare (Heathers) as Scaramouche, Casey Donovan (The Sapphires) as Killer Queen, Brian Mannix (Uncanny X-Men) as Buddy, Jaz Flowers (Hairspray) as Oz, Thern Reynolds (Rock of Ages) as Brit, and Simon Russell (ABC TV’s Jack Irish) as Khashoggi.

Since 2002 over 16 million theatregoers in 28 countries have been thrilled by this awe-inspiring production which is based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Popcorn). Elton fashioned this hilarious futurist comedy around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs, including “We Are The Champions” and “Under Pressure.”

We Will Rock You reflects the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances and earned the band its pinnacle position in rock history. With Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors and “a band without parallel in the theatre” behind the cast, the audience can expect We Will Rock You to rock as fiercely as the best of Queen’s concerts.

To hear from the show’s Dance Captain Michelle Barr, check out her interview in Dance Informa Magazine’s May edition here. Visit wewillrockyou.com.au for further information on the show’s cast and production team.

Photo: We Will Rock You opening at Sydney Lyric Theatre. Photo by Brian Geach.