The Karaoke Club: A New Musical premiered at the Rosemount Hotel in North Perth as a part of FRINGE WORLD 2021. The 5-star-reviewed show earned a sold out season, and was written, directed and marketed by Saskia, who also performed as a member of the ensemble.
Studio Photography by Lottie Moore, Stage Photography by Cass Evans-Ocharern
SYNOPSIS
What if the Breakfast Club met not in detention, but at a karaoke bar?
When Beck's singing teacher suggests karaoke as a way to tackle her incapacitating stage fright, she makes it her mission to find the smallest, dinkiest bar Perth has to offer. She discovers The Abditory, where she befriends a jock, a brain, a recluse and a rebel who all have one thing in common, their love of music. But sticking around won't be easy for Beck, with a territorial sound-desk warrior who's determined to get rid of her, and a bar owner who's definitely hiding something dire from his patrons, she's determined to fight for her place on the stage. An exciting new cabaret-style musical featuring music from Fall Out Boy, Bruno Mars and Britney Spears, karaoke never sounded so club.
When Beck's singing teacher suggests karaoke as a way to tackle her incapacitating stage fright, she makes it her mission to find the smallest, dinkiest bar Perth has to offer. She discovers The Abditory, where she befriends a jock, a brain, a recluse and a rebel who all have one thing in common, their love of music. But sticking around won't be easy for Beck, with a territorial sound-desk warrior who's determined to get rid of her, and a bar owner who's definitely hiding something dire from his patrons, she's determined to fight for her place on the stage. An exciting new cabaret-style musical featuring music from Fall Out Boy, Bruno Mars and Britney Spears, karaoke never sounded so club.
Stage Photography by Cass Evans-Ocharern
CAST & CREATIVE TEAM
Writer/Director/Marketing Director/Ensemble: Saskia Ware
Choreographer/Kevin/Ensemble: Rudi Palmela
Dance Captain/Ensemble: Reese Horne
Costume Designer: Pia Dewar
Musical Director: Lachlan Obst
Sound Designer: Roger Harris
Stylist: Rose Kim
Stage Manager: Salma Jarrar
Producer: Amber Kitney
Beck: Taao Buchanan
Grey: Olivia Morris
Finn: Samuel Moloney
Merle: Patrick Volpe
Robin: Paige Fallu
Dove: Tayah Crothers
Wren: Eve Miller
Cam/Ensemble: Lily Jones
Harry/Ensemble: Adrian Sit
Ensemble: Emily Semple
Ensemble: Caitlin Cheah
