THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK

HAYES THEATRE

8 October – 12 October 2025

Presented by Neglected Musicals in association with Hayes Theatre Co

Book and Lyrics by John Dempsey
Music by Dana P. Rowe
Based on the novel by John Updike

Directed by Brittanie Shipway

Comedy, drama, and horror collide in this spellbinding musical adaptation of The Witches of Eastwick.

Originally a 1984 novel by John Updike, the story was famously brought to the screen in the 1987 dark fantasy comedy film directed by George Miller, starring Jack Nicholson, Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Susan Sarandon.

In the sleepy New England town of Eastwick, three smart, sharp, and slightly supernatural divorcees find themselves trapped in the monotony of small-town life.

Enter Darryl Van Horne — mysterious, magnetic, and unapologetically outrageous.

Darkly funny, deliciously subversive, and packed with showstopping numbers, The Witches of Eastwick is a bewitching musical thrill ride — proving that sometimes, sisterhood is the strongest magic of all.

Neglected Musicals is a theatre initiative dedicated to presenting musical theatre that has never (or rarely) been seen in Australia. The musicals are presented with scripts in hand, and with piano accompaniment after only a day’s rehearsal. There have been 30 Neglected Musicals presentation since 2010.

CREATIVES

Director Brittanie Shipway
Choreographer Lisa Callingham
Musical Director Matthew Reid

Producer Michelle Guthrie

CAST

Erin Clare

Elenoa Rokobaro

Zoe Gertz

Adam Jon Fiorentinoz

Noni McCallum

Jordan Shea

Shannen Alyce Quan

Morgan Palmer

Zoe Ioannou

Louis Fontaine

Kira Leiva

Max Walburn