That Bloody Woman By Luke Di Somma & Gregory Cooper Directors: Joy Hellyer & Paul Kay; Musical Director: Katie Morton Orchestrations by Luke Di Somma, Andy Manning, Cameron Burnett, Tim Heeringa & Hannah Elise Originally commissioned by the Christchurch Arts Festival Originally directed by Kip Chapman by arrangement with Music Theatre International, Australasia Performances: 24 February – 7 March 2021 About the PlayThat Bloody Woman is a rock musical that tells the story of Kate Sheppard and her fight to get women the vote. We witness not only Kate’s lengthy and at times very difficult political struggle, but also her personal journey and the sacrifices and challenges she faced along the way. Blending musical styles from punk rock to heart-rending ballad, That Bloody Woman is a fast-paced rollercoaster, mixing humour and irreverence, tragedy and adversity, and triumph “A badass feminist rock show not to miss.” – stuff.co.nz Warning: Explicit language Frankie Leota as Kate Sheppard Megan Neill as Kate Sheppard understudy and ensemble Kate Boyle as Jennie Lovell-Smith and ensemble Emma Katene as Ada Wells and ensemble Allison Phillips as Mary Leavitt and ensemble Jayne Grace as the Vicar and ensemble Chris Green as Richard "King Dick" Seddon Chris Gordon as Walter Sheppard and ensemble Angus Dunn as William Lovell-Smith and ensemble And also introducing our Hallelujah Bonnets: Katie Morton on Keys, Maddy Walker on Guitar, Jevon Wright on Bass, and Kim Andrews on Drums |  |
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