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'Cyrano is the most interesting person in any room – a wordsmith, a charmer, a ruthless fighter. She works twice as hard and runs twice as fast as any of the pretty boys, because she's deeply ashamed of something about herself. She's fallen hard for Roxanne, the brilliant, beautiful new girl in town with a penchant for poetry and a way with words. Just like Cyrano. But Roxanne's only got eyes for Yan: hot, manly Yan; all-brawn-and-no brains Yan, who's dumbstruck around Roxanne – probably shy, right? Until suddenly he starts saying the most amazing things. But it's not Yan writing these perfect love scenes, it's Cyrano …'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Production Details
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Set for production by Melbourne Theatre Company from 2 August to 8 September 2021. Cyrano was given three preview performances at 18% capacity of the venue before Victoria went back into lockdown.
Production cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Melbourne Theatre Comapny applied for broadcast exemptions to film the production for MTC Digital Theatre, but were not successful. (Source: MTC press release.)
Director: Sarah Goodes.
Music Director and Composer: Xani Kolac.
Set Designer: Elizabeth Gadsby.
Costume Designer: Jo Briscoe.
Lighting Designer: Paul Jackson.
Sound Designer: Kelly Ryall.
Cast: Holly Austin (3), Robin Goldswirthy (2), Milo Hartill (1), Virginia Gay (Cyrano), Claude Jabbour (Yan), and Tuuli Narkle (Roxanne).
Rescheduled for 24 September to 29 October 2022.
