Past Productions

The Grinning Man Australian Premiere

NOMINATED FOR SIX GREEN ROOM AWARDS!

A strange new act has arrived at Trafalgar Fair’s freakshow. Who is Grinpayne and how did he get his hideous smile? Desperate to know the terrible secrets of his mysterious past and discover the truth of his gruesome disfigurement, Grinpayne leaves everything he knows and loves behind and embarks on a journey into an even crueller world.

An epic tale of gothic horror, laughter, hope and humanity’s deep desire to be ‘seen’ and loved for who we truly are – in our darkness and our light.

Following an extended West End run and an explosive world premiere at Bristol Old Vic as part of the theatre’s 250th season, this critically acclaimed musical ran at The Alex Theatre St Kilda in April and May 2024.

By arrangement with Origin Theatrical on behalf of Concord Theatricals.

Book by Carl Grose
Music by Tim Phillips and Marc Teitler
Lyrics by Carl Grose, Tom Morris, Tim Phillips and Marc Teitler

Salty Theatre and Vass Productions

Aleksandar Vass

Ashley Taylor Tickell

Cameron Bajraktarevic-Hayward, Melanie Bird, Lilly Cascun, Anthony Craig, Shelley Dunlop, Matthew Hearne, Dom Hennequin, Stephanie Astrid John, Luke Leong-Tay, Luisa Scrofani, Maxwell Simon, Jennifer Vuletic. Offstage swings and emergency covers: Olivia Charalambous, Jessie Monk, Conor Neylon, Angelo Vasilakakos

Miranda Middleton

David Youings

Freya List

Sophie Woodward

Aron Murray

Ash Armit and Luminous Entertainment

Joel Mallet

Stranger Sings! Australian Premiere

Take a trip back to Hawkins, Indiana: 1983 — when times were simpler, hair was bigger, and unsupervised children were getting snatched by interdimensional creatures. Welcome to a wild and irreverent send-up of the hit Netflix series and all its campy 80’s glory. Prepare to go Upside Down with Stranger Sings!

Salty Theatre

Georgian CharterisCH

Ashley Taylor Tickell

Geoff Scarlett & Stephen McMahon

Madeline Pratt

Pirate Cat Productions

Gabriel J. Bethune

Edwin Cheah

Ian Andew, Stacey-Louise Camilleri, Jack Duff, Guillaume Gentil, Asher Griffith-Jones, Stephanie John, Liam J. Kirkpatrick, Jess Ridler and Gabrielle Ward

Andrew Hughes

Emily Busch

Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody Australian Premiere

Before Voldemort was He Who Must Not Be Named, he was just Tom Riddle, another moody teen that felt angsty and confused by his feelings. Join Tom and his Hogwarts classmates on a hilariously bawdy, spellbindingly saucy musical adventure as he learns the ways of love, proper snake maintenance, the Unforgivable Curses and how to sever his soul through rock and roll.

Fiona Landers, Zach Reino and Richie Root

Zach Reino, Fiona Landers and Scott Passarella

Salty Theatre

David Youings

Grace Deacon and Max Bowyer

Stephanie Beza, Donnelly, Guillaume Gentil, Jay Haggett, Emerson Hansford, Stephanie John and Jonathon Shilling

Andrew Hughes

Top Gun! The Musical Australian Premiere

Singing. Satire. Subtext. All at Mach 3!

Writer Billy Palmer is about to crash and burn. His musical adaptation of Top Gun is going off the rails and he really needs a hit… especially after the debacle of Apocalypse Wow! Instead, he’s saddled with a quarrelling cast, a shady ex-military producer, and a bit of bad luck. Now if only everyone would stop singing!

With Book and Lyrics by Denis McGrath and Music by Scott White, Top Gun! The Musical was originally produced as part of the Toronto Fringe, and nominated for multiple Dora Awards, including Outstanding New Musical.

Denis McGrath

Scott White

Salty Theatre

Sarahlouise Younger and Ashley Taylor Tickell

David Youings

Joti Gore, Eilannin Harris-Black, Belinda Jenkin, Robbie Smith, Ashley Taylor Tickell, Guilly Urra and Ashley Weidner

2022 Cast (Cancelled Production) Ian Andrew, Ellis Dolan, Jack Duff, Jo Jabalde, Madeline Pratt, Samantha Stewart and Benoit Vari

People Suck: A Musical Airing of Grievances Australian Premiere

The Australian Premiere – Jerks, morons, flakes – let’s face it: PEOPLE SUCK. This hilarious and all-too-relatable musical theatre song cycle explores the many, many ways in which humans are just the worst. You’ll wish for your optimism back!

Megan Phillips and Peter Cavell

Salty Theatre

Ashley Taylor Tickell and Sarahlouise Younger

David Youings
Remount: Musical Supervision: David Youings, Musical Director: Geoff Scarlett

Zachary Alaimo, Tim Lancaster, Georgie Potter Ashley Taylor Tickell, Sarahlouise Younger
Remount Cast: Belinda Jenkin, Tim Lancaster, Georgie Potter, Ashley Taylor Tickell, Ashley Weidner

Andrew Hughes