WE WILL ROCK YOU RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA IN 2016
The legendary rock group Queen has announced that the hit musical WE WILL ROCK YOU will return to Australia for a national tour in 2016.
Since 2002 over 15 million theatregoers in 17 countries have seen this production which is based on the songs of Queen with a book by Ben Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Popcorn). Elton fashioned this futurist comedy around more than 24 of Queen’s biggest hit songs including We are the Champions, Radio Ga Ga, I Want To Break Free, Somebody To Love, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now, Under Pressure, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust and of course, We Will Rock You.
WE WILL ROCK YOU reflects the scale and spectacle that marked Queen’s live performances and earned the band its position in rock history. With Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor as music supervisors and “a band without parallel in the theatre” behind the cast, the audience can expect WE WILL ROCK YOU to rock as fiercely as the best of Queen’s concerts.
“This show is all about legend,” says Ben Elton, who will direct the new Australian production. “We take the legend of Queen and create our own fantastical story of young kids battling the mighty corporations who want to suppress their individuality and their love of music. They need a hero who can help them in their struggle, and we have two – the dreamer Galileo and the sassy rock chick Scaramouche.”
Brian May said, “The amazing bonus of this show is that Ben’s script subtly works as a metaphor too. People definitely come out of the theatre feeling that in a strange way they now know us, Queen, and our struggle, our journey.”
The original Australian tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU opened at Melbourne’s Regent Theatre on 7 August, 2003 with a record advance, and Brian May and Roger Taylor in attendance. Australia was the first country outside the UK to produce a local version of the mega-hit musical, and the production received five Helpmann Awards in 2004.
“Audiences around the world love WE WILL ROCK YOU because they get the power and energy of the extraordinary music of Queen in a fun rock and roll musical, and this is especially true of Australian audiences. I can’t wait to bring this magnificent show back to Australia,” added Ben Elton.
The 2016 Australian tour of WE WILL ROCK YOU will be produced by John Frost, in association with Queen Theatrical Productions, Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Tribeca Theatrical Productions.
Waitlist for priority bookings at wewillrockyoutour.com.au
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SEASON DETAILS
SYDNEY
Venue: Sydney Lyric Theatre, The Star
Season: From 30 April 2016
Performance Times: Tues 7pm, Wed–Sat 8pm, Sat matinee 2pm, Sunday 1pm & 6pm
Price: From $69.90*
Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or 1300 795 267
Groups 8+ call 1300 889 278
TICKETS ON SALE 9 OCTOBER
BRISBANE
Venue: Lyric Theatre, QPAC
Season: From 3 July 2016
Performance Times: Tues–Sat 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pm, Sunday 1pm & 6pm
Price: From $69.90*
Bookings: qpac.com.au or phone 136 246
Groups 8+ 07 3840 7466
TICKETS ON SALE 30 OCTOBER
MELBOURNE
Venue: Regent Theatre
Season: From 30 August 2016
Performance Times: Tues 7pm, Wed–Sat 8pm, Sat matinee 2pm, Sunday 1pm & 6pm
Price: From $69.90*
Bookings: ticketmaster.com.au or phone 1300 111 011
Groups 8+ call 1300 889 278
TICKETS ON SALE 9 OCTOBER
PERTH
Venue: Crown Theatre, Burswood
Season: From 16 November 2016
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ADELAIDE
Venue: Festival Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
Season: From 3 January 2017
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