Cast

Most recently Blake starred as Raoul in The Phantom of the Opera for Opera Australia. Other Theatre credits include Elder Price in the Australian production of The Book of Mormon, Dr Mark Bruckner in On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Perchik in Fiddler on the Roof, Anthony Hope in Sweeney Todd, Edward Lyons in Blood Brothers, Anthony Pemberton in Beyond Desire, Lt. Joseph Cable in South Pacific, Tony in Masterclass, Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Pat Matthews in Moonshadow, Snowboy in West Side Story, The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jekyll and Hyde, Dirty Dancing and The Boy From Oz Arena Spectacular with Hugh Jackman.

Deirdre Khoo (she/her) is a versatile multilingual actor who was born and raised in Singapore. She graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts’ (WAAPA) Bachelor of Music Theatre, having trained in music theatre, film & television.

Deirdre made her professional debut in Darlinghurst Theatre Company’s production of ONCE as Ex-Girlfriend, Swing and Dance Captain, in which she performed the lead role of ‘Girl’ on several occasions to great acclaim. Deirdre was also cast as Jess (u/s Belle & Little Fan) in the Old Vic’s production of A Christmas Carol, showing in Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre.

Deirdre’s other performing credits include Allison Vernon-Williams in Cry-Baby (dir. Chris Parker), Maggie Winslow in A Chorus Line (dir. Crispin Taylor), Rosie in Mamma Mia! (dir. Shaun Rennie), Pepper in Maki Morita’s Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise (dir. Amelia Burke), Flute in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (dir. Nicola Bowman), Scotty in Merrily We Roll Along (dir. Brent Hill), Julia O’Brien in a new Australian musical 2084 (dir. Sarah Courtis & Ellin Sears) and recorded an audio-experience album of a new musical RUTH (dir. Hayden Tee).

Deirdre is loud & proud as an Asian Janet in the 50th Anniversary Tour of Rocky Horror Show in Australia, and would like to thank her family, friends, and agents at Working Management for their continuous love & support. She would also like to pay respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands on which she lives and performs on.

Henry graduated from The Victorian College Of The Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre) for which he was the very fortunate recipient of the Outstanding Creative Scholarship

He was most recently seen in the Ensemble of the Australian tour of Jagged Little Pill, covering the roles of Andrew, Phoenix and Nick Healy. Some other stage credits include: RENT at The Sydney Opera House, the lead role of Wes in the Australasian premiere of The View Upstairs, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear), Spring Awakening (Hanschen) and The Songs Of Cy Coleman.

Henry can be can be seen as a featured songwriter in the documentary Finding Creativity (SBS On Demand) and in the official music video for Guy Sebastian’s track Candle.

2022 will see the release of his original alternative pop music under the name Henry Rollo.

Instagram: Henryrollogram

Originally from Toowoomba, Daniel is a versatile performer and choreographer. He graduated from The Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre in 2021. During his studies, his performance highlights included  Emmett in Legally Blonde, John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life, Eugene and then Kenickie in QCGU and QPAC’s production of Grease.

Daniel was most recently seen in the Australian premiere of Cruel Intentions The 90s Musical (David Venn Enterprises), where he made his professional debut and worked as Dance Captain. He then performed in the 2022 production of A Very Naughty Christmas (Woodward Productions), playing to sold out audiences at La Boite in Brisbane.  As well as a performer, Daniel also works as choreographer and educator in dance throughout Southeast Queensland. He enjoys sharing his skills and knowledge with the students he has the privilege of teaching. Daniel is thrilled to be joining the cast of The Rocky Horror Show and would like to thank everyone who supported him in making the next step in his career.

Stellar Perry started performing at a young age, penning her own songs at 8, learning piano by 12, touring Germany, England, Austria, and Japan at 14, and starting her first band in High School at 15.

At 16 she successfully entered the national TV singing competition ‘Start Struck’, and then in 2008 Stellar auditioned for ‘Australian Idol’ and made it to the top 14, which she subsequently bettered with ‘X Factor’ making it to the Top 9,

For the following decade Stellar grew, reinvented herself, performed, cowrote, top lined and collaborated with producers around the world including vocalising  on ‘One day at a time’ feat Jus Jack and Black Dogs which reached #2 on the New York Dance Charts and on other tracks with Jolyon Petch and ’Dj Sunshine.

In 2020, Stellar decided it was time to really put herself out there once more. She auditioned for The Voice and true to form, brought her honesty, heart and individuality and formed a very obvious bond with her coach Delta Goodrem. Stellar made it to the Grand Finale and won a new legion of fans.

2022 marked a change in direction with Stella successfully auditioning for the role of Oberon in The Lovers, directed by Shaun Rennie  and produced by Bell Shakespeare at The Sydney Opera House. This new direction has culminated with Stellar being cast as Magenta in the 50^th anniversary Rocky Horror Show touring nationally in 2023.

Darcey is a Melbourne based performer whose stage credits include Sally Simpson in Victorian Opera’s ‘Tommy’ (dir Roger Hodgman), Dance Captain of ‘Cruel Intentions the 90’s Musical’ (dir Alister Smith), The Production Company’s ‘Lazarus’ film (dir. Natasha Pincus) and ‘Billy Elliot, the Musical’ (dir. Stephen Daldry).

They graduated from The Victorian College of the Arts with a BFA in Music Theatre in 2019, and were the proud recipient of the Ron and Margaret Dobell Foundation Award that year. Darcey is excited to share The Rocky Horror Show with audiences for its 50th anniversary Australian tour!

Ellis Dolan (he/him) is an actor/writer originally from Scotland. He toured as Dewey Finn (1st cover) with the Australasian tour of ‘School of Rock’ (GWB, 2018-2020). Other roles include Professor Al in ‘Voldemort and the Teenage Hogwarts Musical Parody’ (Salty Theatre, 2021-2022), The General in ‘Top Gun: the Musical!’ (Salty Theatre, 2022), and Sir Hugh Evans in ‘The Merry Wives of Windsor’ (Melbourne Shakespeare Company, 2022).

He has written and produced several one-man cabaret shows, including ‘Ellis Dolan Sings Sondheim’ and ‘Toxic Masculinity’, and worked as a dramaturg for artists around Adelaide and Melbourne. Ellis has a Diploma of Musical Theatre from NIDA, and Bachelor of Creative Writing (with Honours) from Flinders University.

Along with cabaret artist Millicent Sarre, Ellis was the co-host and editor of the feminist film-analysis podcast ‘Feminism “Ruins” Everything’. He is a passionate advocate for social change and aspires to be the best ally he possibly can. He is represented by Focus Talent Management.

Ellis would like to dedicate every artistic endeavour to the memory of his dad, Kenn. Bring the funnies.

Originally from Hobart, Josh started their career understudying the role of young Peter Allen in the Boy From Oz, starring Hugh Jackman. They then performed the title role of Billy Elliot in Billy Elliot the musical in Melbourne and Sydney, which won them a Green Room Award for Best Actor in a Musical and an Australian Dance Award.

Josh’s other credits include, La Cage Aux Folles (The Production Company), Anything Goes (Opera Australia/GFO), Born Yesterday (MTC), My Fair Lady (Opera Australia/GFO, directed by Julie Andrews), Mamma Mia! the musical (Gannon/Fox), Lazarus the David Bowie musical (The Production Company), Thoroughly Modern Millie (The Production Company) and most recently Andrew in the Original Australian Cast of JAGGED LITTLE PILL (GWB Entertainment).

Nicolas trained at the Griffith University Conservatorium in Queensland under the direction of Paul Sabey, graduating in 2022 with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre. Performance highlights at QCGU include the role of Pat Denning in 42nd Street, Robbie Hart in The Wedding Singer, J. Pierpont Finch in How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and as Kenickie and Johnny Casino understudy for QCGU’s production of Grease at Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 2021.

Nicolas appeared in the 2022-2023 production of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne and the Capitol Theatre in Sydney in which he understudied the title role. He played the role of James Gribble for the workshop of Round The Twist the Musical written by Paul Hodge and directed by Simon Phillips for RGM Productions and Jones Theatrical Group, played the role Richard in Kinky Boots at Chapel Off Chapel and performed in Chess The Musical for Storeyboard Entertainment.

Hollie is returning to Richard O’Brien’s Rocky Horror Show after originally performing in the 2018 Australian tour. A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, her additional credits include Mary Poppins (Michael Cassel), The Wedding Singer (DVE), Shrek the Musical (GFO), Bring It On: The Musical (DVE), and the 60th anniversary production of My Fair Lady, directed by Dame Julie Andrews (Opera Australia). Other performances include Carrie: The Musical, Pippin and Peppa Pig Live!

Hollie has improvised across Australia and internationally with the musical comedy troupe Impromptunes, and is a regular artist on Impromptunes: The Podcast.

Erica grew up in Burnie, Tasmania, with a background in classical voice. In 2016, Erica moved to Melbourne to pursue Music Theatre where they trained at Showfit before completing their BFA in Music Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. Erica made their professional debut in Opera Australia’s Cinderella as part of the ensemble and understudying the roles of Ella and Charlotte in 2022. They are thrilled to now be doing something completely different and joining the Rocky Horror Show! As a queer performer they feel honoured to be part of LGBTQ+ history and celebrate Rocky Horror’s 50th Anniversary onstage. Erica is proudly represented by Ian White Management wishes to thank their agency, family, and friends for their immeasurable support. They also wish to pay their respects to the traditional owners of the lands on which they are performing.

A graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, Keane was most recently seen as Anthony ‘Tick’ Belrose in Trevor Ashley’s brand new staging of Priscilla Queen of The Desert (MWE). He has also appeared in The Phantom of The Opera for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour (The Really Useful Group/OA), as the understudy to Galileo in We Will Rock You (GFO), in Merrily We Roll Along(Watch This), Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (LTP), Altar Boyz (Precedent Productions), Hello Again (Gaiety Theatre/Darlinghurst Theatre Company), The 27 Club (The Butterfly Club/HOTA), and The Good Fight for the New York Music Theatre Festival.

Keane has also spent the last 10 years touring with acclaimed international singing group The Ten Tenors, appearing with them in theatres, stadiums and concert halls all over the world. Notable appearances include NBC’S The Today Show, and as a special guest on Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure. Their album ‘Wish You Were Here’ peaked at number #3 on the U.S. Classical Billboard Charts and their most recent album ‘Love Is In The Air’ reached number #1 on the ARIA Classical/Crossover Charts.

Born and raised in Taree, Seryan began her training at ARAD eventually moving to Sydney to attend Village Nation, where she completed a Cert. IV in Dance Teaching and Management and a Diploma of Musical Theatre.

Her most recent stage credits include Swing and Assistant Dance Captain in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (TML) and Dance Captain and Host in Harry Potter: A Yule Ball Celebration (Warner Bros). Seryan’s dance credits include the 2022 Australian Business Awards, various Sydney Mardi Gras performances and backup dancer for Australian indigenous artist Baker Boy at the 2021 AACTA Awards. She also had the pleasure of being the director’s assistant for the 2023 Gold Dinner Fundraising Gala at Sydney’s Town Hall.

Seryan would like to thank her family, friends and mentors for their continued support and is extremely excited to be joining the Rocky Horror family.