Shark Symphony - Highlights Trailer
Story & Lyrics by Leanne Nicholls
Music by Simon Whiteside, Antti Paalanen & Leanne Nicholls
World Premiere in Hong Kong, 20 & 21 April 2024, Tsuen Wan Town Hall Auditorium
Set in an underwater music-theatre restaurant serving sustainable seafood, Shark Symphony is a story for sea change to save the critically endangered shark from the soup bowl. The show features ocean-inspired music immersed with a dazzling array of acrobatics, cyr wheel, contortion and dance performances.
The musical is produced by Leanne Nicholls, co-directed by Morten Rudå & Leanne Nicholls and choreographed by Morten Rudå, Carmanie Ng, BBOY Think and Paige Fitzmaurice. Musical Direction by Amelia Chan, Projection Design by Gary Chan, Set & Lighting Design by Ernie Maurice Corpus, Sound Design by Samuli Volanto, Costume Styling by Leanne Nicholls and Make-up & Hair Design by Aurora Corpus.
Main Cast Members:
Perrin Pang (restaurant owner)
Michael Sharmon (restaurant owner)
Jessica Ng (restaurant investor)
Jacqueline Gourlay Grant (food critic)
Crisel Consunji (restaurant singer/octopus)
Marc Ngan (shark expert)
Justine Marika Claravall (lobster/hammerhead/squid)
Paige Fitzmaurice (lobster/hammerhead/squid)
Lauren Beare (lobster/hammerhead)
Carmanie Ng, Gloria Lo & Jocelyn Gaga (jellyfish)
Li Tuo-kun (swordfish)
Amy Tam (flounder fish on electric harp)
Zara Asa (manta ray)
Rebecca Ng & Emily Cheng (anglerfish on waterphones)
Antti Paalanen (accordonist/throat singer)
Simon Williams (restaurant guest on spoons)
Jodie Yung & Yonnex Ho (sea dragons/nudibranch)
The Acrofamily (deep-sea yeti lobsters)
BBOY Think (great white shark)
City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong