American Idiot

 

Bold, brash, and fun, American Idiot takes Green Day’s chart-topping 2005 punk rock album and brings it vibrantly to life. American Idiot follows a young anti-hero, Johnny, the self-proclaimed “Jesus of Suburbia”, and his two buddies, Will and Tunny, as they attempt to break out of their mind-numbing, aimless suburban existence. After escaping to the city, Johnny finds himself embroiled in a passionate affair with a stunning and unpredictable young woman, and an even more passionate affair with hard drugs.Tunny finds a sense of purpose by enlisting in the Army, but is wounded in the line of duty, both physically and emotionally. Meanwhile, Will, who decided to remain in the suburbs with his newly pregnant girlfriend, becomes moored to his couch, hopeless and stuck. Each of the men struggles to find the balance between rage and love -- a conflict that defines their generation. With Green Day’s heart-pounding, visceral songs and a young cast who rage against the machine of society with heart and spunk, American Idiot is a knockout guaranteed to bring the house down.

Cast List


  • Johnny- Zac Abbott

  • Tunny- Ido Steuer

  • Will- James Ramon Baker

  • St Jimmy- Matt Jacobs

  • Whatsername- Beth Lewis

  • Heather- Libby Thomassen

  • Extraordinary Girl- Phoebe Jerman

  • Alysha- Katie Upton

  • Theo/Ben/Rock N Rock Boyfriend- Corey Abery

  • Gerard- Hayley Crofts

  • Leslie- Amelia Dorey

  • Declan- Millie Johnson

  • Andrew- Emily Hawkes

  • Chase- Alex Hutson

  • Brian- Misty-Lola Branch

  • Mary- Heaven King

  • Rebecca- Eleanor cairns-Glover

  • Favourite Son- Harley Emmitt


The Creatives


  • Director/Producer- Rhi O'Keefe

  • Musical Director- Matthew Harcourt

  • Choreographer- Harley Emmitt

  • Assistant Directors/Choreographers- Amelia Dorey & Hayley Crofts

  • Lighting Designer & Operator- Shaun Parry

  • Sound Technician- South Street Arts Centre

  • Technical Manager- Tom Horrox

  • Props- Emily Hawkes

  • Photographer- Michael Gribble

  • Front of house- Friends and Family of Anything Goes Theatre Company

  • Guitar I-Simon Barnard

  • Guitar II-Andrew Smith

  • Drums-Julian Brown

  • Violin-Sylvia Rose

  • Viola-Kathryn Stephens

  • Cello-Neil Charlton

  • Bass-Graeme Hollingdale

  • Keyboard/Conductor-Matthew Harcourt