Bonny & Read began with Shopfront Arts Co Op’s ArtsLab Residency. From September of 2023 to March 2024 it went from a concept to a fully staged one hour show. Within 4 months, we had written the script and staged it within 6 weeks with the cast. It was presented at 107 Redfern for a 2 week season with multiple sold out nights, as part of the ARTSLAB: Collide Festival along with 6 other emerging artists. The show featured 10 original songs and a cast of 6 emerging Sydney-based talents.

We had the opportunity to be mentored by award-winning Australian musical theatre composer Laura Murphy. Who helped us throughout our six months with crafting our story and some of the songs. Artslab was an incredible experience and we cannot thank Shopfront enough for their support.

TEAM

Creators - Emily Whiting & Aiden Smith

Cast:
Anne Bonny - Anka Kosanovic
Mary Read - Gabi Lanham
Jack Rackham - Ben James
James Bonny - Louis Chiu
Pierre - Eli Reilly
Jonny - Roya Rezaie

Supported by Shopfront Arts Co-Op.