The unique production will not only have actors and musicians but also an ensemble of talented set construction artists, stage crew, make-up artists, prop masters, costume designers, and everything else involved in the production will feature Red Rocket employees (Rocketeers). The play will be performed at the Homecoming Centre (formerly The Fugard Theatre) for three nights at the end of November 2025. A percentage of proceeds will support two worthy organisations making a difference in the lives of children and the youth – ASSITEJ South Africa and The Cheslin Kolbe Foundation.
The stage is calling, and we are thrilled to invite you to be a part of this groundbreaking project.

Jun & the Kilowatts, our dedicated company band, will provide the musical facet of the show, promising to electrify audiences with their performances at every turn. Known to perform hits from a wide variety of genres, the band is the perfect choice to ignite a show of this magnitude.

Band members: Athena (vocalist – Finance), Karin Le Roux (Vocalist – Legal Affairs), Harisha (vocalist – Office Management), Jun (Electric guitar – Engineering and Commissioning), Matteo (Bass – C-Suite), Phil (Drums – Corporate and Investment Finance), Kirk (Trumpet – Operations and Maintenance).

A team of other experts will be brought in to ensure the production’s excellence in every aspect. We are collaborating with theatre specialists Paul Griffiths and Tandi Buchan from the Waterfront Theatre School and the Helen O’Grady Drama Academy, who have years of performance and teaching experience. They have taken our show from dream to reality with a tailormade programme developed to awaken our skills and bring our characters to life.Our training programme covered the fundamentals of theatre performance over a period of 32 weeks, encompassing areas such as the development of creativity, vocal coaching, and exploring acting techniques such as improvisation.

DUNCAN JOHNSON

A Cape Town-based saxophonist whose musical passion blossomed from as young as 12 years old while playing drums at church. He morphed into a multi-instrumentalist after learning how to play guitar, bass guitar, and piano. The saxophone, however, was the instrument that won his heart.

He is a full-time musician, composer, and arranger who has a huge love for Cape jazz.
For the last decade as a successful musician, Duncan has been committed to using music to bring people, young and old, together. With such a professional as our musical director, this promises to be a theatre run to remember!

ALLEGRA BERNACCHIONI

She is an Italian set and costume designer. Graduated with honours in Set Design in 2008 from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, her education continued at the Academy of Teatro alla Scala, where she spent over two years alongside leading painters, sculptors, and set constructors, acquiring both traditional and avant-garde techniques of Italian Theater.

She embarked on her career as a stage technician, painter-decorator, prop master, and eventually Director of Scenic Productions, Assistant at the Arena di Verona. This diverse skill set, acquired through a 360° immersion in various disciplines, led her to join Maestro Franco Zeffirelli’s creative team in 2010. She worked with him for the next six years until his passing. Turandot and the opening of the Royal Opera House in Muscat, Oman, in 2011, marked her most ambitious project alongside the Maestro. Equally noteworthy were her contributions to Don Giovanni, Il Trovatore, Madama Butterfly, and Turandot, all staged at the Arena di Verona, where she designed sets and props for each.

Throughout her journey, she collaborated with notable figures such as Giancarlo Del Monaco, Chiara Muti, Carlo Centolavigna, Stefano Trespidi, Stefano Monti, and Cristian Taraborelli. Memorable productions include: 2012, Macbeth, Teatro Filarmonico di Verona; 2021, Pagliacci at the Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova; 2023, Il Trovatore at the Teatro Municipale di Piacenza.

She has graced prestigious Theaters worldwide, including La Maestranza in Seville, the New National Theatre in Tokyo, the Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv, Teatro alla Scala in Milan, the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome, the Euskalduna Theatre in Bilbao, Les Chorégies d’Orange, Comédie de Genève, Teatro Camp Amor in Oviedo, the Arena di Verona, and the Royal Opera House Muscat in Oman. Currently residing in Cape Town, she actively collaborates with local arts organisations while continuing to embark on global journeys whenever the opportunity arises.

Last remarkable past productions: Suor Angelica and Gianni Schicchi and Barber of Seville for Cape Town Opera and Die Fledermaus (The Bat) for Opera UCT at the Baxter Theatre.