Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical

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Event Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical
Venue Hayes Theatre Co, Potts Point, NSW
First Date 17 October 2025
Opening Date 24 October 2025
Last Date 22 November 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Not just another absurdist, electro-swing musical comedy about a thoroughbred racehorse, Phar Lap is a rags-to-riches story with a big heart. If you’re thinking elaborate life-size puppetry and dazzling special effects, you couldn’t be more wrong (we don’t have the budget). Suspend your disbelief as an actor swaps his horseshoes for tap shoes to play one of Australia’s most beloved icons.

When an awkward, gangly horse from New Zealand meets a hapless, down-on-his-luck, trainer, they embark on a classic underdog story to win the Melbourne Cup, and Australians’ hearts and minds. The road isn
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lauren Shaw Assistant Musical Director
Nathan Sandy Assistant Stage Manager
Ellen Simpson Choreographer
Mason Browne Costume Designer
Sheridan Harbridge Director
Chloe Dallimore Intimacy Consultant
David Youings Keyboard Programmer
Trent Suidgeest Lighting Designer
Steven Kramer Music and Lyrics Librettist & Book
Jack Earle Music Arranger & Orchestrator
David Gardos Musical Director
Steven Kramer Musical Supervisor
Glenn Moorhouse Orchestrator Associate Track Producer
Steve Toulmin Orchestrator & Track Producer
Shay Debney Performer Jim Pike
Lincoln Elliott Performer Nightmarch
Joel Granger Performer Phar Lap
Manon Gunderson-Briggs Performer Announcer
Amy Hack Performer Madam X
Nat Jobe Performer David Davis
Joey Phyland Performer Swing. Madam X on 25/10. Announcer 20 to 22/11.
Justin Smith Performer Harry Telford
Damion Holling Production Manager
Hailley Hunt Set Designer
Liam Roche Sound Designer
Em-Jay Dwyer Sound Operator/Engineer
Daniel Cottier Stage Manager & Associate Director
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://hayestheatre.com.au/event/phar-lap-musical/
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 213385