Bloom (Audio Described)

Event Description

Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes – no interval

Content advice: Coarse language, mature themes and sexual references.

From the comedic genius of Working Dog’s Tom Gleisner, co-creator of Aussie classics The Castle, Frontline, The Dish and Utopia, comes Bloom – a cheeky, heartwarming and cross-generational musical that will have you dancing in the aisles and crying with laughter.

Beloved by audiences and critics alike, Bloom was the hottest ticket at Melbourne Theatre Company last year when it premiered to sold-out houses. Now having its Sydney premiere, Bloom features comedic icons Mandy McElhinney (No Pay? No Way!) and John Waters (Talk) along with returning cast members Evelyn Krape, Vidya Makan, Maria Mercedes, Eddie Muliaumaseali’i, John O’May, Christina O’Neill, Jackie Rees and Slone Sudiro.

The ambitious and greedy owner of Pine Grove Aged Care, Mrs MacIntyre (McElhinney), thinks she’s struck gold when she comes up with a brilliant plan to cut costs: offering free room and board to uni students in exchange for unofficial shifts as care workers. But the arrival of Finn Bailey (Sudiro), a layabout twenty-something with a heart of gold, throws her plan into disarray.

Directed with hilarity and compassion by Dean Bryant (Hubris & Humiliation, Dear Evan Hansen), with music by Katie Weston, this joyful production takes Working Dog’s distinctive brand of Aussie humour and uses it to build a bold and charming vision of hope. With a cast of comedy legends bringing it all together, “Bloom comes up roses” (ArtsHub).

Playwright: Tom Gleisner

Director: Dean Bryant

Cast: Evelyn Krape, Vidya Makan, Mandy McElhinney, Maria Mercedes, Eddie Muliaumaseali’i, John O’May, Christina O’Neill, Jackie Rees, Slone Sudiro and John Waters