Having Drowsy Chaperone withdrawals? Check out our photo feature!
Jay James-Moody in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Squabbalogic’s acclaimed production of The Drowsy Chaperone closed at the Hayes Theatre Co recently, after enjoying a sold out season.
Presented at the newly refurbished (and renamed) venue in Potts Point, The Drowsy Chaperone was a camp and loving parody of 1920s musicals starring some of Sydney’s most sought after music theatre performers including Hilary Cole, Jay James-Moody, Tom Sharah and Michele Lansdown.
We at the AussieTheatre office were lamenting the show’s closure (short seasons are part of the Hayes Theatre Co model, and while they are proving very successful, there aren’t too many opportunities to go back for more!) and wanted to relive some of the magic.
So, we put this little monkey of a show on a pedestal (!) and created this photo feature to cheer us up. We hope you enjoy these wonderful production images from The Drowsy Chaperone, taken by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography.
Jaimie Leigh Johnson and Laurence Coy in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Monique Sallé in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Laurence Coy, Jay James-Moody and Jaimie Leigh Johnson in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Jay James-Moody and Brett O'Neill in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Michele Lansdown and Ross Chisari in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Tom Sharah and Laurence Coy in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Steven Kreamer, Jaimie Leig Johnson and Rick Woodhouse in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Jay James-Moody and Hilary Cole in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Hilary Cole and Michele Lansdown in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Company in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
The company of in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Rick Woodhouse, Laurence Coy and Steven Kreamer in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Jay James-Moody and Hilary Cole in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Laurence Coy, Chris Coleman, Gael Ballantyne, Jaimie Leigh Johnson, Steven Kreamer and Rick Woohouse in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Chris Coleman and Gael Ballantyne in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Michele Lansdown and Hilary Cole in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Tom Sharah and the company of in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Tom Sharah and Michele Lansdown in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Hilary Cole and the company of in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Luke Erickson and Jay James-Moody in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
The company of Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Jay James-Moody in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Anna Freeland, Steven Kreamer, Hilary Cole, Rick Woodhouse, Emma Copperthwaite in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Ross Chisari and Brett O'Neill in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Hliary Cole in Squabbalogic's The Drowsy Chaperone. Image by Michael Francis of Francis Fotography
Erin James
Erin James is AussieTheatre.com's former Editor in Chief and a performer on both stage and screen. Credits include My Fair Lady, South Pacific and The King and I (Opera Australia), Love Never Dies and Cats (Really Useful Group), Blood Brothers (Enda Markey Presents), A Place To Call Home (Foxtel/Channel 7) and the feature film The Little Death (written and directed by Josh Lawson).