Eurobeat, Almost Eurovision
Season 24 August-8 September 2007
Venue Street Two
TheStory
Eurobeat, Almost Eurovision is a glorious tribute to the Eurovision song contest, involving plenty of audience participation.
Just think mini Eurovision Song Contest, but set in sunny safe secure Sarajevo. Competitors from 12 Countries compete with one another. The audience adopts one of 12 countries. It doesn’t matter if you were born in Canberra or if your parents are from Trieste, tonight you’re from Liechtenstein!
After the twelve songs, the audience votes for their favourite country and there could be a different winner every night. All voting is genuine so bring lots of your friends and cousins. Not that we want to encourage vote stacking.
Warning: Some competitors will do anything to get your vote!
After interval (while the votes are being tallied) marvel at the glorious half time Bosnian spectacular, featuring Bronya singing I’m Sarajevo, taste me (described by one reviewer as a masterpiece).
We cross to Athens, Budapest, Paris, London and the other countries for the voting results. Huge voting screen descends and we tally the scores. 25 minutes later we have a winner! The crowd cheers, waves their flags (you can bring your own or buy one at the venue) as the victors take to the stage to sing the winning number once again.
ProductionTeam
| Director | Gordon Nicholson |
| Assistant Director | N/A |
| Musical Director | Sean Ladlow |
| Choreographer | Emma Tattam |
| Production Manager | Pam McManus |
| Production Assistant | Nola Russell |
| Stage Manager | Myles Leon |
| Assistant Stage Manager | TBA |
| Set Co-Ordinator | Brian Sudding (Sudzsets) |
| Costume Design | Christine Pawlicki |
| Sound/Lighting Design | Chris Neal (Eclipse) |
| Lighting Operator | John Cooper |
| Publicity | Pam McManus |
| Program/Poster Design | Kate Gosnell (Designanytime) |
| Sound Operator | Simon Ellero |
| Costume Assistants | Aaljte Stuart, Maria Skorupa, Christine Pawlicki |
| Make Up/ Hair | Christine Pawlicki |
| Props | Emma Tattam |
| Flag Co-ordinator | Gaby Schmid |
Cast
| Vesuiva Versace (Italy) | Erika Tolano |
| Herbert Gonemyer Jnr (Germany) | Kevin Crowe |
| Gert Grollmersdetter (Iceland) | Jessica Taylor |
| Rayne and Sheinerhattie Windsor Rayne and Stevie Sheiner (UK) | Toni Maxfield, Michael Hemming |
| Toomas Jerker and The Stone Hard Boys (Estonia) | Tim Sekuless, Daniel Aquero & James Harley |
| Persephone (Greece) | Jessica Taylor |
| KGBoyz (Russia) | Tim Sekuless, Michael Hemming James Harley & Daniel Aquero |
| The Molnar Sisters (Hungary) | Toni Maxfield, Erika Tolano, Amy Dunham, Alyce Nesbitt |
| Ronan Corr (Ireland) | James Harley |
| Estelle Lacroix (France) | Janelle McMenamin |
| Nepotism (Liechtenstein) | TBA |
| Avla - Sven', Elcie', Olaf, Lars', and Ana' Hansell (Sweden) | Lara Jurkiewicz, Amy Dunham, Tim Sekuless, Michael Hemming |
| Bronya and Sergei (hosts) | Michelle Klemke; Max Gambale |
| Ensemble | Kathryn Jones, Margie Roser, Jane Faulder |
Awards
Canberra Area Theatre AwardsReceived |
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| Best Variety Performance by an Individual or Ensemble | Tim Sekuless for his roles in Estonia, Russia and Sweden. |
| Best Variety Show | |
Canberra Area Theatre AwardNominations |
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| Best Variety Performance by an Individual or Ensemble | Max Gambale and Michelle Klemke as Sergei and Boyka |