'When Mrs MacIntyre, the scheming owner of aged care home Elm Grove, decides to cut costs by offering uni students free board in return for them helping out as carers, she does not count on the arrival of Finn Bailey. Lazy and unqualified, Finn soon clashes with over-worked carer Ruby, before setting off a chain of events that lead to romance, rebellion and a residents’ choir.'
Source: Melbourne Theatre Company.
Presented by Melbourne Theatre Company at Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse, 18 July - 19 August 2023.
Director: Dean Bryant.
Musical Director: Kara Stanton.
Lighting Designer: Amelia Lever-Davidson.
Cast: Anne Edmonds (Mrs MacIntyre), Frankie J. Holden (Ron), Widya Makan (Ruby), John O'May (Roland), Christina O'Neill (Gloria), and Slone Sudiro (Finn).
'A musical set in an aged care facility? Sounds like a difficult task, but Bloom comes up roses.'
'Bloom, the new Australian musical produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company, is proudly billed by the company as born and bred right here in Melbourne/Naarm.' (Introduction)
'Gleisner’s mother-in-law went into care during Covid-19, and he saw the worst of a system in crisis. But his debut musical Bloom is one of hope'
'Bloom, the new Australian musical produced by the Melbourne Theatre Company, is proudly billed by the company as born and bred right here in Melbourne/Naarm.' (Introduction)
'A musical set in an aged care facility? Sounds like a difficult task, but Bloom comes up roses.'
'Gleisner’s mother-in-law went into care during Covid-19, and he saw the worst of a system in crisis. But his debut musical Bloom is one of hope'