News

WITCH, PLEASE! to play at the Butterfly Club as part of Melbourne Fringe

“Are you a good witch? Or a bad witch?”
“Only bad witches are ugly”
“I’m not good, I’m not nice, I’m just right – I’m the Witch!”

Alysha asks; Which witch is which? And, do they weigh the same as a duck?

Through music from musical theatre and contemporary/pop songs, Alysha explores various ‘witches’ in pop culture and throughout history. Women who push the boundaries, only to meet an untimely demise via melting, being squashed by a house in a tornado, or burned at the stake… In the modern era of feminism, what can we learn from the mistakes of the past? Is it so bad to be different? Is being ‘ugly’ such a crime?

Alysha Jane is a performer, creative, and educator hailing from Wadawurrung Country/Geelong. She studied her Bachelor of Music in Musical Theatre at the Australian Institute of Music in Melbourne, graduating in 2022. Previously Alysha has written and performed in a number of cabarets, including Teenage Dream in The Cabaret Showcases by Mark Jones and Melissa Langton, Wish You Were Gay with Riley Davey at the MC Showroom, and Working Title – A Graduating Recital at AIM, accompanied by Stephen Grey. In 2023 Alysha performed in Skin Of Our Teeth’s VCE Drama listed tour of Frankenstein by Christine Davey, touring throughout regional Victoria and La Mama in Melbourne. Alysha is passionate about creating new works, and staged her first play The Submarine Adventure – A Beatles Pantomime with Theatre 3triple2 in 2022.

Daniele is a Melbourne-based Music Director, pianist and vocal coach well versed in the realms of musical theatre and cabaret. He is a passionate and caring Music Director, who works extensively as a voice coach with developing performers. Daniele is a Creative and Music Director on Broadway Unplugged, and has been Musical Director on productions such as Ordinary Days, [title of show], Bring It On! and A Little Night Music.

Tickets for Witch, Please! are now available and can be purchased online via the Eventbrite page or The Butterfly Club website

Gabi Bergman

Gabi Bergman is a Melbourne-based performer and educator, and is the current Deputy Editor-in-Chief of AussieTheatre.com. She holds a Double Arts degree in Theatre Studies and Film/Screen Studies and a Master of Teaching (Secondary Education). Gabi has always been an avid lover of theatre, specifically musicals, and spends way too much money than she’d like to admit on tickets. Her most prized possession is her crate of theatre programs.