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BALLARAT Lyric Theatre performed their opening night of dystopian musical We Will Rock You<\/em> to a full house, just hours before the state\u2019s snap lockdown began.<\/p>\n

Although the cast, crew and orchestra haven\u2019t played their originally scheduled season, director Stephen Armati said, \u201cThe show will go on,\u201d when the Premier allows the operation of theatre productions, and the return of audiences.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur aim is to continue to the show as soon as possible. We are working closely with the City of Ballarat and Her Maj staff to find viable solutions,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely thankful to the mayor Cr Daniel Moloney, PT at 3BA, Her Majesty\u2019s Daniel Henderson and box office manager Jo Kruse, who have been fantastic. We\u2019ve been blown away by the support from them and the broader community.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything is looking positive for us to go back in once we get advice from the State Government, so we encourage those with tickets to keep connected to our Ballarat Lyric Theatre Facebook page, our website, and the Her Maj website.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a dress rehearsal or two, Mr Armati said the production will pick up where it left off, and the theatre company will do its best to add additional shows if there are any audience capacity restrictions in place.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had 6500 pre-sold tickets, and all of them will be honoured,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Keep up to date with the future We Will Rock You<\/em> via ballaratlyrictheatre.com.au<\/strong>, facebook.com\/BallaratLyricTheatreInc<\/strong>, and hermaj.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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