A MUSICAL COMEDY that centres around the repertoire of the most famous rock group of all time – Queen – will take centre stage at Her Majesty\u2019s Theatre for an eleven-day run from mid-July.<\/p>\n
We Will Rock You<\/em>, written by legendary English comedian Ben Elton and produced and performed by the Ballarat Lyric Theatre, hits Her Maj from Thursday, 15 to Sunday, 25 July.<\/p>\n Director Stephen Armati said with rolling lockdowns and changing restrictions throughout the first half of this year, preparing for such an ambitious production – which features an ensemble of more than 40 performers – has been challenging.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s a credit to the production team and the cast that we’ve been able to pivot where required,\u201d he said. \u201cThe lockdowns and the limitations just mean we\u2019ve needed to rethink how we do things.<\/p>\n \u201cWe’ve been able to get through it and we’re in really good shape. It\u2019s a really good place to be at and we\u2019re looking forward to getting on stage.<\/p>\n Armati and members of the cast recently had the golden opportunity to meet the man himself, the show\u2019s creator Ben Elton, on his recent tour.<\/p>\n \u201cBen was fantastic,\u201d Armati said. \u201cHe was very generous with his time and I don\u2019t know if the guy ever sleeps, he\u2019s just constantly thinking and thinking and thinking.<\/p>\n \u201cTo get to meet someone with that level of genius is something you couldn’t put a price tag on. He was very giving with his time and we walked away with some good insights.<\/p>\n \u201cHe explained that the show was constantly evolving, and he gave us the latitude to play a little bit with the script, and we’ve been able to do that. It was a really, really good experience.<\/p>\n As opening night fast approaches, Armati promised that audience members can expect an \u201cabsolute visual spectacular backed by a world-class band.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re bringing in a massive LED screen, it’s 10 metres by about six metres – it’s the first time a structure of that size has been brought into Her Maj,\u201d Armati said.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd of course, at the end of the day, there’s 24 Queen songs. They\u2019re all songs that we know and love put to a very, very funny script, with an absolutely phenomenal band.<\/p>\n \u201cIt’s a guaranteed great night out.\u201d<\/p>\n