THE LITTLE MERMAID
8 - 17 April 2016
Canberra Theatre
Free-Rain Theatre Company is delighted to announce that we will be staging the Broadway Musical The Little Mermaid in school holidays April 2016 at the Canberra Theatre Centre.
CREATIVES
Director - David Atfield
Musical Director - Nicholas Griffin
Choreographer - Michelle Heine
Conductor - Ian McLean
Designer - Cate Clelland
Associate Costume Designer - Fiona Leach
CAST
Ariel: Mikayla Williams
Eric: Tim Dal Cortivo
Sebastian: Fraser Findlay
Ursula: Louiza Blomfield
King Triton: Steve Galinec
Grimsby: Colin Milner
Flounder: Jake Willis
Scuttle: Tony Falla
Flotsam: David Santolin
Jetsam: Jamie Winbank
Chef Louis: David Cannell
Mersisters: Pip Murphy, Lisa Treddinick, Silvana Moro, Rebecca Griffiths, Cara Bessey, Kaitlin Nihill.
Ensemble: Lachlan Agett, Mikayla Brady, Ashley Di Berardino, Emma Gaynor, Georgie Galvin, Linda Gledhill, Sophie Highmore, Michelle Norris, Cameron Taylor.
Friday 8 April – Preview – 7pm
Saturday 9 April – Preview – 1pm
Saturday 9 April – Opening – 7.30pm
Sunday 10 April – 5pm
Tuesday 12 April – 3pm
Wednesday 13 April – 11am
Wednesday 13 April – 6pm
Thursday 14 April – 6pm
Friday 15 April – 6pm
Saturday 16 April – 11am
Saturday 16 April – 6pm
Sunday 17 April – 1pm
12 shows
Synopsis
Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. With music by eight-time Academy Award winner Alan Menken, this fishy fable will capture your heart with its irresistible songs including "Under the Sea," "Kiss the Girl" and "Part of Your World." Ariel, King Triton's youngest daughter wishes to pursue the human Prince Eric in the world above and bargains with the evil sea witch, Ursula to trade her tail for legs. But the bargain is not what it seems and Ariel needs the help of her colourful friends Flounder the fish, Scuttle the seagull, and Sebastian the crab to restore order in the ocean's depths.
Disney's The Little Mermaid offers a fantastic creative opportunity for rich costumes and sets, and the chance to perform some of the best-known songs from the past 30 years.