{"id":75415,"date":"2021-04-30T04:57:55","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=75415"},"modified":"2022-02-27T11:06:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-27T00:06:41","slug":"elton-inspires-rock-show-cast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/news\/elton-inspires-rock-show-cast\/","title":{"rendered":"Elton inspires rock show cast"},"content":{"rendered":"

BENDIGO Theatre Company welcomed the writer of the group\u2019s newest production, We Will Rock You<\/em>, last week.<\/p>\n

In town for his nationwide stand-up tour, Ben Elton visited with BTC cast and crew ahead of their show, which is set for the Ulumbarra Theatre in July.<\/p>\n

Elton wrote the show in 2002 for West End, and it has since travelled the world with tours in Europe, North America, and now, Bendigo.<\/p>\n

BTC director Paul Watson said it was a rare opportunity for cast and crew to meet with the writer of their performance.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not often you get to meet the writers of the productions you\u2019re in or producing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a fantastic opportunity for our cast and creatives to meet and discuss the Bendigo Theatre Company interpretation of the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr Elton said he was \u201cdelighted to be able to meet \u2018the gang\u2019 before the show\u201d.<\/p>\n

The director and Elton have previously met, when Mr Watson played Madonna in the 2016 Australian touring production of We Will Rock You<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Elton\u2019s show is a pop-opera comedy musical consisting of 20 hit Queen songs.<\/p>\n

Taylah Chisholm and Liam Brown star as lead characters Scaramouche and Galileo Figaro, two outsiders who strive to bring forgotten rock music back to a dystopian, globalised future without musical instruments.<\/p>\n

The show follows rock rebels, the Bohemians as they fight against the all-powerful Globalsoft company and its boss, the Killer Queen, in a celebration of freedom and rock.<\/p>\n

Elton\u2019s satirical writing shines through in the show and the Bendigo Theatre Company aims to integrate modern Australian stories into their adaptation.<\/p>\n

We Will Rock <\/em>You will run across four days with five shows scheduled for Thursday, 8 July until Sunday, 11 July, including two matinees.<\/p>\n

Tickets are on sale now at bit.ly\/3tWXmxI<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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