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Curtains

Book by Rupert Holmes
Music by John Kander
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Directed by Richard Carroll

Original Book and Concept by Peter Stone
Additional Lyrics by John Kander and Rupert Holmes

  • Venue Upstairs Theatre
  • Dates ON HOLD
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    Approximate running times of each production are uploaded to the production page as soon as that information becomes available. During the rehearsal period running times are liable to change given the extensive workshopping and development each production undergoes before it reaches the stage.

    Content warnings will also be uploaded to each production page as they are advised.

    Should you wish to speak to a member of staff regarding running times, content warnings or any other show related queries, our box office can be contacted on 02 9699 3444.

  • In association with
    • Neglected Musicals
  • By arrangement with
    • ORiGiN™ Theatrical
  • On behalf of
    • Theatrical Rights Worldwide, New York

***Due to the current COVID lockdown, Belvoir’s Festival of Everything is currently on hold and we are hoping to schedule a shorter run of the Festival later this year, more details to be announced soon. Ticketholders, we have credited the price of your ticket to your Belvoir account, ready to book tickets when new dates are released where you will receive priority booking.

If you would prefer to receive a refund or donate the cost of your ticket to Belvoir, let us know via this online form.

Stay safe, we hope to be seeing you in the theatre soon.***

Originally produced on Broadway by Roger Berlind, Roger Horchow, Daryl Roth, Jane Bergère, Ted Hartley and Center Theatre Group. American Premiere produced at The Ahmanson Theatre by Center Theatre Group, LA’s Theatre Company.

To celebrate eleven years of Neglected Musicals presentations, the Kander and Ebb musical Curtains will be presented as part of The Belvoir Festival of Everything.

Curtains is a musical mystery comedy based on the original book and concept of the same name, the musical is a send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 in Boston and follows the fallout when Jessica Cranshaw, the supremely untalented star of Robbin’ Hood of the Old West is murdered during her opening night curtain call. It is up to Lt. Frank Cioffi, a police detective who moonlights as a musical theatre fan, to save the show, solve the case, and maybe even find love before the show reopens, without getting killed himself.

From the team that brought Calamity Jane to Belvoir in 2018.

Established in 2010, Neglected Musicals presents musical theatre that has never or rarely been seen in Australia.  Presented with scripts in hand, and piano accompaniment after only a day’s rehearsal.

Previous Neglected Musicals presentations: No Way to Treat a Lady, Girl Crazy, See Saw, My Favourite Year, She Loves Me, Nick and Nora, On the 20th Century, Lucky Stiff, Variations, Superman, Dear World, The Goodbye Girl, Baby the Musical, Calamity Jane, Mame, Me & My Girl, Big River, Meet Me in St Louis, Applause, The Sentimental Bloke, and Irene.

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Team

Producer Michelle Guthrie
Director 
Richard Carroll
Choreographer Cameron Mitchell

Cast

A cast of 11 to be announced and subject to change without notice.

  • Running Time and Content Warnings

    Approximate running times of each production are uploaded to the production page as soon as that information becomes available. During the rehearsal period running times are liable to change given the extensive workshopping and development each production undergoes before it reaches the stage.

    Content warnings will also be uploaded to each production page as they are advised.

    Should you wish to speak to a member of staff regarding running times, content warnings or any other show related queries, our box office can be contacted on 02 9699 3444.

  • COVID Updates

    Due to the current COVID lockdown, Belvoir’s Festival of Everything is currently on hold and we are hoping to schedule a shorter run of the Festival later this year, more details to be announced soon. Ticketholders, we have credited the price of your ticket to your Belvoir account, ready to book tickets when new dates are released where you will receive priority booking.

    If you would prefer to receive a refund or donate the cost of your ticket to Belvoir, let us know via this online form.

    Stay safe, we hope to be seeing you in the theatre soon.

  • Discover Voucher

    Use your $25 Discover voucher and you can see some of the country’s best live performance for just $10 at Belvoir’s Festival Of Everything! Hurry, vouchers expire soon.

    Call 9699 3444 and have your voucher ready (as well as your credit card to complete the order), or purchase your tickets in person at the theatre.

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