Meet the cast and creative team of Cyrano and read a Q&A with actor and playwright Virginia Gay as she discusses writing a Cyrano not just for the 21st century but for Melbourne in the aftermath of 2020.
Published on 20 September 2022
Programme
Cyrano programme
Learn more about Virginia Gay’s joyous, music-filled take on Edmond Rostand’s literary classic – a modern love letter to language, desire and the magic of theatre.
Explore More
-
Feature
Opening up
Writer and actor Virginia Gay and Director Sarah Goodes discuss Cyrano’s long-awaited opening and how a little distance has allowed its playful exploration of the courage it takes to connect and how we can reimagine classic stories to shine through.
-
Q&A
Yes we Yan
Making his Melbourne Theatre Company debut as Yan in Cyrano, actor and comedian Claude Jabbour is excited by the warmth, joy and fun of this world premiere show.
-
Q&A
Meet Your Chorus: Holly Austin
Holly Austin is an actor, a musician, a playwright, a trained clown and improviser, and chorus member number 3 in Cyrano. Her character’s bravery changes the course of the play.
-
Q&A
Meet Your Chorus: Milo Hartill
Milo Hartill is excited to be taking on the role of chorus member 1 in Cyrano, and trying to passively and directly influence the play’s narrative to go in a less tragic way.
-
Q&A
Meet your Chorus: Robin Goldsworthy
Playing chorus member number 2, a character who is ‘insufferably intense about theatre’, professional pretender Robin Goldsworthy says he’s basically playing himself as he was at age 22.