Local hospitality businesses are putting up some royally good treats ahead of Bendigo Theatre Company presenting the Queen-musical We Will Rock You.
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Eight businesses - Cafe Roubaix, The Rifle Brigade Hotel, The Woodhouse, Favourite Flavours, Elmore Bakery, The Boardwalk, Gaijin Eatery and Indulge Fine Belgian Chocolates - have created Queen-themed items to help promote the show, which is set to open at Ulumbarra on July 8.
We Will Rock You cast members Conor Cunningham and Ky Kearin sampled Cafe Roubaix's We Will Choc You hot chocolate on Friday and were grateful for the support from local businesses.
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The BTC show will be their first major musical since Wicked in 2019 after the coronavirus pandemic forced the company to postpone the planned production of We Will Rock You in 2020.
"We're hoping the community sees this as opportunity to not only support the local community theatre but to get to live theatre again," Cunningham said.
"Some of these businesses have also been through a tough time, so it is great they are getting behind this opportunity and us. Hopefully the community sees the fun and tries as many products as they can. It is certainly my intention to visit every one of these businesses."
The cast of We Will Rock You were able to rehearse a full run of the show last week after COVID-19 restrictions eased enough for them to rehearse as an entire cast.
"It's been a challenge but we did build a community with ourselves when we had the lockdown in the middle rehearsals," Kearin said. "We organised things over Zoom and had fun with it.
"(This show) is a concert in a play format. It's one massive rock concert and people are going to be amazed. It's nothing like Bendigo would have seen before and it's going to knock people's socks off."
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The state government also announced theatres will be able to have 100 per cent capacity - subject to public health advice - from July 1.
Cunningham said the announcement was a real boost for the cast and crew.
"Since the announcement, we have had weeks to sell out a show. So, it's been full on," he said. "(But) it's been an epic energy.
"We're just so please to be back in the room together after being apart for so long. Now we hope to be able to convert that energy into an amazing show."
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