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Riverside Theatres presents Bullet Heart Club’s DAFFOFILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS] By Rochelle Bright, Remixes by LIPS and Abraham Kunin CAST Colleen Davis Todd Emerson BAND Stephanie Brown Fen Ikner Abraham Kunin CREATIVES PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM Garth Badger LIGHTING DESIGN AND OPERATOR Jane Hakaraia SOUND ENGINEER Emily Hakaraia DIRECTION BY Dena Kennedy and Bullet Heart Club WRITTEN BY Rochelle Bright PRODUCED BY Kitan Petkovski and Rochelle Bright FEATURING SONGS BY Crowded House - Bic Runga - Chris Knox - The Mint Chicks Dave Dobbyn - The Exponents - Darcy Clay - The Mutton Birds Th'Dudes - The Senators - LIPS - The Swingers - Blam Blam Blam ABOUT THE COMPANY Bullet Heart Club is an integrated creative company founded and led by co-directors Kitan Petkovski (Melbourne) and Rochelle Bright (Auckland). The company launched in 2014 with the award‐ winning indie cabaret Daffodils [Inspired by true events]. Focused on creating unique experiences with the desire to bring a damn good story to the stage, Bullet Heart Club produce works that pierce straight through the heart. The company collaborates on a range of works with trendsetting artists that push boundaries across theatre, music, film and opera. A NOTE FROM BULLET HEART CLUB “This is my parents’ story. Everything you’re about to hear is true – except for…” Three years ago, we launched Bullet Heart Club with our debut show Daffodils. At the time, we had no idea what the show would be and all the places it would go. It’s been a dream of ours to bring Daffodils to Australia. It’s an honour to share with you this personal family story alongside the music we grew up to and love. We are absolutely thrilled to be here. Daffodils would not be possible without our extraordinary team of performers, musicians and crew, for whom we are forever grateful. It has been a perfect storm, thanks to the creative force of Abe, Colleen, Todd, Steph, Fen, Jane, Garth, Erin, Em, Nils and Dena. This work is dedicated to Graham and Mary. Enjoy the show. Kitan Petkovski and Rochelle Bright Co-Creative Directors BIOGRAPHIES Colleen Davis Rose Trained at the New Zealand National Drama School: Toi Whakaari, Colleen has appeared in numerous musicals for New Zealand's premiere theatre institution, Auckland Theatre Company. Highlights include playing, Fraulein Kost in Cabaret and Big Mama in Chicago, both directed by Michael Hurst (Hercules) and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors. Most recently, Davis starred as Dusty Springfield in the Auckland International Arts Festival show Dust to Dusky. Davis has appeared in several television series, including Spartacus (STARZ), The Almighty Johnsons (South Pacific Pictures) and Brokenwood Mysteries (South Pacific Pictures). As a singer, her debut LP Old Haunts was released on CD, vinyl and digital last month. Todd Emerson Eric Todd has been performing as a professional actor on stage and screen for the last 20 years. He is currently a core cast member of New Zealand’s hit TV drama Westside and recently co-created and starred in the Silo Theatre hit stage show Hudson & Halls Live! Stage credits include The Brave, Lungs, The Pitchfork Disney and The History Boys. Films include The World’s Fastest Indian and My Wedding and Other Secrets. Stephanie Brown Band Stephanie is a composer and musician from Auckland, New Zealand. After completing a degree in jazz performance at the University of Auckland in 2002 she began performing and recording as a keyboard player for some of New Zealand’s top acts including Anika Moa, Che Fu, Nathan Haines, Hollie Smith. In 2007 she moved to New York City and formed two groups: LIPS and Fredericks Brown. Notable performances include playing at the Beacon Theater, New York City alongside Patti Smith, Cyndi Lauper and Joan Osbourne. As well as that she has toured the United States several times opening for celebrated bluesman Taj Mahal, and opening up at BB Kings in Times Square for Etta James. In 2012 she won New Zealand’s most prestigious song writing award, the Silver Scroll, for her composition Everything to Me, performed by LIPS. She has since released two EPs as LIPS and her music has appeared in television, documentaries and film soundtracks. Fen Ikner Band Fen is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and engineer who has performed with and recorded countless acts over the years. You may have seen or heard him with artists including Calexico, Johanna Samuels, Seashell Radio, Saint Maybe. LIPS is the musical project of Stephanie Brown and Fen Ikner. The pair, who originally formed in New York, divide their time between New Zealand and the United States. Abraham Kunin Band Abraham is an instrumentalist, songwriter, producer, engineer and music director. His theatre credentials include; Daffodils (band member, co-arranger), Brel (guitarist, band leader), Midsummer (musical director), Jesus Christ Superstar (guitarist), Live Live Cinema: Carnival of Souls and Dementia 13 (guitarist) and The Deliberate Disappearance of My Friend, Jack Hartnett (composer, musical director, band member). Recent music work includes Esther Stephens & The Means, Home Brew, Noah Slee, Junelle, Tourettes, Coach, Average Rap Band, and Third3ye. Abraham represents the YGB artist collective, and is a proud endorsee for Elixir Strings. Rochelle Bright Playwright and Co-Creative Director Rochelle is a Kiwi playwright and screenwriter based in Auckland. She was the 2015 University of Auckland Michael King Writer in residency and is an alumni resident artist at the American Lyric Theatre. She graduated from Tisch, New York University and has received multiple awards for her work in Daffodils. Recent works include Petrol Head! (a feature film in development), The Deliberate Disappearance of My Friend, Jack Hartnett (with composer Abraham Kunin), and On the Origin (with composer Justine Chen). Kitan Petkovski Co-Creative Director Kitan is a Macedonian-born creative director, marketing manager and producer who grew up in New Zealand and resides in Melbourne. Kitan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Auckland, specialising in media and employment relations. Producing credits include The Brave (Massive Company), Daffodils (A Play with Songs) and Bullet Heart Club’s sophomore work The Deliberate Disappearance of My Friend, Jack Hartnett. Kitan’s work in marketing spans across national and international campaigns on behalf of Bullet Heart Club, theatre venues and festival organisations. Garth Badger Film and Photography Garth is heralded as one of New Zealand’s leading image makers shooting across a broad range of subjects including advertising, fashion, sports and music. A multidisciplinary artist, his visual aesthetic blends seamlessly between still photography and motion imagery. His work has aired on television across Australia and New Zealand, launched music careers, opened fashion shows and featured on websites worldwide. Central to his work is imagery that captures people’s stories and tells it in the most powerful way. DAFFODILS: SMALL BEGINNINGS TO ICONIC INTERNATIONAL STAGE Daffodils has been selected to feature at the prestigious Traverse Theatre in the upcoming Edinburgh Festival Fringe - performing on Scotland’s most iconic stage, the theatrical heart of the world’s largest and most famous arts festival. Bullet Heart Club is the first New Zealand company to be invited to perform at the Traverse Theatre during the festival since 1999 and needs your help to get there. To find out how you might be able to support Daffodils with this exciting new chapter, please get in touch with Kitan and Rochelle via email [email protected] or phone +61 420 677044 LISTEN TO THE PODCAST http://bit.ly/1O8ypn4 Daffodils [Inspired by true events] was written at the Robert Lord Writers Cottage. Original development in 2013 was supported by Auckland Live. The world premiere took place on 15 March 2014 presented in partnership with Q Theatre, Auckland, as part of Q Presents. SPECIAL THANKS Mary Bright, Graham Bright, Shona Bright, Eileen and Keith Harnett, Aileen and Eric Bright for being an inspiration for this story. Australasian Performing Right Association and all the songwriters, who have granted us the license to showcase these iconic Kiwi tracks. Anthony Healey, Jordan and Rita Luck. The international team at Creative New Zealand. Daniel, Ian and the team at Arts Projects Australia. PRODUCTION CREDITS Presented by arrangement with Arts Projects Australia with support from Creative New Zealand’s Touring Australia Initiative. RIVERSIDE THEATRES Director Robert Love Business Manager Pamela Thornton Marketing & Communications Manager Jonathan Llewellyn Operations Manager Linda Taylor Program Manager Michelle Kotevski Executive Producer, National Theatre of Parramatta Joanne Kee OUR PARTNERS Parramatta City Council Principal Partner (Government) PARRAMATTA WE’RE BUILDING AUSTRALIA’S NEXT GREAT CITY Arts NSW Partner (Government) Crown Resorts and Packer Family Foundation Major Partner Novotel Sydney Parramatta Partner (Hotel)