
Director - Writer - Choreographer
BRIGHT STAR
By Steve Martin and Edie Brickell
NSW Premiere Production produced by Sport for Jove Theatre Company
September 10 - October 5, 2025
The Hayes Theatre Company
"In the constellation that is the Australian musical theatre scene, there is one BRIGHT STAR" - Broadway World
★★★★★
“An absolute masterpiece" – What's the Show
★★★★★
“The whole is directed with finesse and glorious attention to humans and to detail by Miranda Middleton and Damien Ryan" – Stage Noise
★★★★
"Directors Miranda Middleton and Damien Ryan and musical director Alec Steedman have assembled a 16-person ensemble, almost all of whom act, sing, dance and play" - The Sydney Morning Herald
DIRECTORS Miranda Middleton & Damien Ryan
MUSIC DIRECTOR Alec Steedman
CHOREOGRAPHER Shannon Burns
SET DESIGNER Isabel Hudson
COSTUME DESIGNER Lily Mateljan
LIGHTING DESIGNER James Wallis
SOUND DESIGNER Jarrad Payne
PRODUCERS Chris Tomkinson & Isabella Milkovitsch
MUSIC SUPERVISOR Victoria Falconer
STAGE MANAGER Jemima Owen
ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Matilda Horton
SOUND OPERATOR Em-Jay Dwyer
ACCENT COACH Laura Farrell
PHOTOGRAPHER Robert Catto
WITH Hannah McInerney, Kaya Byrne, Cameron Bayraktarevic-Hayward, Genevieve Goldman, Deirdre Khoo, Jack Green, Katrina Retallick, Rupert Reid, Seàn Van Doornum, Alec Steedman, Victoria Falconer, Jarrad Payne, Felix Staas, Olivia Tajer, Molly Stewart.




