Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Jae Alexander
Lighting and Design - Daniel Taylor
Costume: Georgy Baratashvili
Sound - Dickson Cossar
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Photo credit - Studio M
NINE
Bird College
2024
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
Book by Arthur Kopit
Director - Roxy Cook
Associate Director/Movement Director - Sam Hooper
Producer - Ceri Lothian
Designer - David Allen
Lighting - Joe Price
Sound - Hugh Sheehan
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Photo credit - David Monteith-Hodge
Nominated: OFFIE: Best Ensemble
Nominated: OFFIE: Most Promising new playwright
A Woman Walks Into a Bank
Theatre503
2023
Written by Roxy Cook
"Impeccably staged. Director/Choreographer Sam Hooper is well acquainted with the piece, and it shows. The integrated staging works perfectly… It’s really intelligent and clever work."
Australian Stage
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Damon Wade & Abi McCunn
Producer - Joshua Robson
Designer - Simon Greer
Lighting - James Wallis
Costume - Esther Zhong
Sound - David Grigg
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Photo credit - Grant Leslie
"Choreography by Sam Hooper is perfectly executed"
Theatre Thoughts Aus
Nominated: Sydney Theatre Award for Best Choreography
City of Angels
JRP Australia
2023
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by David Zippel
Book by Larry Gelbart
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - David Rose
Lighting and Design - Daniel Taylor
Costume: Georgy Baratashvili
Sound - Dickson Cossar
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Photo credit - Studio M
A Chorus Line
Bird College
2023
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Edward Kleban
Book by James Kirwood Jr
"An intentionally stylised production directed by Sam Hooper to often sensational effect"
Sydney Morning Herald
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Zara Stanton
Producer - Joshua Robson
Designer - Simon Greer
Lighting - James Wallis
Costume: Claudia Kryszkiewicz
Sound - David Grigg
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Photo credit - Grant Leslie
"Hooper has his ensemble snapping and crackling with energised precision"
Sydney Morning Herald
Bonnie and Clyde
JRP Australia
2022
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Lyrics by Don Black
Book by Ivan Menchell
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Luke Bjelis
Lighting and Design - Daniel Taylor
Costume: Georgy Baratashvili
Sound - Dickson Cossar
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Photo credit - Studio M
Uprising
Bird College
2022
Written and Devised by:
Sam Hooper, Luka Bjelis, et al
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Andrew Worboys
Design - Dann Barber
Come dressed in your finest blacks and ugly-cry off the mascara you shouldn’t have worn in the first place, because In Loving Memory is the best funeral you’ll ever attend.
In Loving Memory
Hayes Theatre Co.
2022
Music, Lyrics and Book by Mia Morrissey
In a last-ditch effort to reach net zero emissions, a team of marketing strategists must sell a one-child policy to the UK public.
1&Only is a comedic satire about the politics of selling and the selling of politics.
Director - Sam Hooper
Lighting Design - Saul Valiunas
Sound Design -Nick Alexander
Composition - Joe Kosky
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Saving the planet takes baby steps.
ONE baby's steps.
1&Only
VAULTS Festival
2020
Written by Hugo Chiarella and Gabrielle Scawthorn
"Young director Sam Hooper shows a very confident hand, establishing ideal performance levels for the small space. Sonia’s mania could easily be overwhelming in a close theatre, so Hooper dials this back to more of an inner mania, achieving performances from both lead players that really draw the audience towards the characters."
Simon Parris/Man in Chair
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - Christopher Nolan
Design - Tessa Robinson
Lighting/Sound - Celine Khong
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Photo credit - Tennille Mansell
They're Playing Our Song
Company 11
2017
Music by Marvin Hamlisch
Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager
Book by Neil Simon
Director/Choreographer - Sam Hooper
Music Director - David Barclay
Lighting - Declan O'Neill
Costume - Marc McIntyre
Sound - Marcello Lo Ricco
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Photo credit - Ben Fon
Nominated for 11 Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards
Production of the Year
Best Direction *Winner
Best Choreography *Winner
Best Musical Direction *Winner
Best Costumes
Male Performer in a Leading Role *Winner
Male Performer in a Leading Role
Male Performer in a Supporting Role
First Performance in a Featured Role *Winner
First Performance in a Featured Role
Best Ensemble Performance
Catch Me If You Can
OCPAC
2016
Music by Marc Shaiman
Lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Whittman
Book by Terrence McNally