January - February
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Squabbalogic presents HERRINGBONE
by Tom Cone, Skip Kennon and Ellen Fitzhugh
Featuring Jay James-Moody
Wonderfully imaginative, with a flamboyant and quirky sensibility that transports us to realms of fascinating awe Suzy Goes See
carefully judged and precisely calibrated... James-Moody's performance is remarkable ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Audrey Journal
James-Moody's performance is an amazing feat... intriguing and entertaining BroadwayWorld Australia
Jay James-Moody makes magic Australian Stage Online
sit back in wonder or lean in with curiosity, Herringbone is a show for savouring Sydney Arts Guide
FIVE NOMINATION IN THE 2019 SYDNEY INDEPENDENT THEATRE AWARDS
Best Lighting Design Benjamin Brockman; Best Sound Design Jessica James-Moody; Best Production of a Musical; Best Direction of a Musical Jay James-Moody and Michael Ralph; Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Musical Jay James-Moody
Directed by Jay James-Moody & Michael Ralph Musical Director Benjamin Kiehne
Lighting & Set Design Benjamin Brockman Sound Design Jessica James-Moody Stage Manager Christopher Starnawski
Production Photography David Hooley
Lost somewhere between purgatory and therapy, George Herringbone wades nightly through the memories of his macabre childhood. In the deep south during the great depression, 11 year old George is possessed by the spirit of The Frog – a former vaudevillian entertainer murdered by and now out for revenge against his one-time double-act partner, The Chicken. Part Southern Gothic Horror, Part Vaudeville Comedy, George recounts his bizarre tale with the help of an eccentric cavalcade of characters including his mother, father, grandmother, mentor, tormentor, and a woman in love with the man within the boy – they just don’t know there is only one in the cast...