Australian Production Of 'Little Shop Of Horrors' Announced For 2016

It has been announced that cult musical-comedy Little Shop Of Horrors will embark on an Australian tour in 2016 to perform a series of seasons throughout the country's major cities. 

Produced by Luckiest Productions and Tinkerbox Productions who were responsible for the 2014 multi-award winning Sweet Charity, the iconic production will be lead by the award-winning duo of director Dean Bryant and choreographer Andrew Hallsworth and it is set to premiere at Sydney's Hayes Theatre Co on 18 February.

The show will then move on to Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide from 20 April, followed by seasons at Melbourne's Comedy Theatre from 4 May, Canberra Theatre from 25 May and Brisbane's Playhouse Theatre QPAC from June 1. 

Speaking on the upcoming tour, the producers of the show said, "We are thrilled to reassemble our dynamic creative team from Sweet Charity for a brand new collaborative theatrical adventure."

"Audiences are going to be bowled over by the unique vision, our sensational cast, and our very own, never-before-seen 'Audrey II.' We’re very excited about taking this new production all around Australia."

A huge number of popular Australian actors have been announced to join the cast for 2016 which includes Brent Hill as the hapless flower shop worker Seymour Krelborn and one of Australia's most in-demand female talents, Esther Hannaford who plays Krelborn's love interest. 

Rounding out the impressive cast includes Tyler Coppin, Angelique Cassimatis, Josie Lane, Chloe Zuel, Dash Kruck and Kuki Tipoki.

Tickets for the Sydney show are on sale now, while tickets for the remaining cities will become available soon — head to the official website for more details.