About the show
Lights. Camera. Crisis.
Guido Contini, Italy’s most celebrated filmmaker, is out of ideas. With his next film looming and his personal life in freefall, he’s haunted by the women who have defined his past and now hold the key to his future—his wife, mistress, muse, and mother.
Inspired by Federico Fellini’s film 8½, Nine is a Tony Award-winning musical that blends dazzling sequences with the glamour and chaos of 1960s Italy. Directed by Dean Drieberg (Hamilton), this eye-catching production is a love letter to la dolce vita—in all its beauty and complexity.
With stunning choreography and a powerhouse ensemble, Nine promises emotional insight and theatrical delight.
When your life becomes your art, who pays the price?
Dean Drieberg is a creative with a career spanning over two decades across Australia and internationally. He was Resident Director of the Sydney return season of Hamilton following the International, Australian and New Zealand tours. He directed Promises, Promises for Neglected Musicals at Hayes Theatre, Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 for Darlinghurst Theatre Company, Passing Strange, Michele Gould’s 107 and This Bitter Earth for Antipodes Theatre Company, bare and Memphis for StageArt. Dean is Co-Artistic Director of Stephen Sondheim repertory company Watch This, for whom he co-directed Sunday In The Park With George, nominated for a Green Room Award for Best Direction. He has worked on over 20 national tours playing at over 50 capital city and regional venues around Australia and New Zealand. Dean is an advocate for theatre that is inclusive of Indigenous, Bla(c)k and people of colour, artists with a disability and LGBTQIA+ artists.
Natalya is a highly sought-after collaborative pianist, orchestrator and arranger, as well as an award-nominated musical director (The Hello Girls, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever). Born in Estonia under the former Soviet regime, she began studying classical piano at the age of five and went on to complete her LMusA while still in high school.
A versatile and in-demand musician, Natalya regularly performs and records with the SSO and ACO, plays for musical theatre auditions, rehearsals, and in orchestra pits (Hamilton, In the Heights, Guys and Dolls, West Side Story), and performs Live in Concert films with symphony orchestras (The Nightmare Before Christmas, Love Actually, Batman, Top Gun: Maverick). She was also featured as a soloist in the Emmy Award-winning Netflix film Ivy + Bean: Doomed to Dance.
As a pop culture pianist, Natalya has toured Europe, Asia, and Australia performing solo concerts of music from the Final Fantasy video game franchise, as well as producing and touring her own solo piano concerts across Australia, based on video game and anime music. She has also performed as a soloist with the popular Candlelight Concert Series. As an educator and collaborative pianist, Natalya regularly works with leading performing arts institutions, including NIDA, Brent Street, TDP, and ED5 International, helping to shape the next generation of performers.
Brendan Yeates’ credits include Director and Choreographer for A (Very) Musical Christmas (Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Michael Cassel Group), Associate Dance Supervisor for MJ The Musical (Michael Cassel Group), Associate Dance Supervisor for Hamilton Sydney and International Tour (Michael Cassel Group), Assistant Director/Choreographer for Handa Opera on Sydney Harbour West Side Story (Opera Australia), Associate Choreographer for Love Never Dies (HoriPro Japan, Stage Entertainment Germany), Associate Director/Choreographer for West Side Story (Opera Australia, GWB), Resident Dance Supervisor for Hamilton Australia and New Zealand (Michael Cassel Group), Resident Choreographer for Kinky Boots (Michael Cassel Group), Resident Director/Choreographer for West Side Story International Tour (Opera Australia, GWB), Resident Choreographer for Matilda The Musical (Royal Shakespeare Company/Louise Withers and Associates), Choreographer for Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 (Darlinghurst Theatre Company), Choreographer for Disco Wonderland: Dancing Til Dawn (Release Creative), Choreography Assistant for Katy Perry ICC-T20 Women’s World Cup Opening (KOJO, Squared Division), Choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance (Southern Star Endemol), What Not to Wear (TLC) and Choreography adaptation Hamilton x Rihanna (Michael Cassel Group) which received the Clio Grand Award for Best Viral Video.
To be confirmed.
– Dean Drieberg
To be confirmed.
The Company
Carla: Jasmine Phipps
Claudia: Chemon Theys
Guido: Alpha Sylla
Guido’s Mother: Anastasia Feneri
La Fleur: Quinn Chambers
Luisa: Jenny Guigayoma
Necrophorus: Violeta Brau Mugica
Saraghina & Lady of the Spa: Minerva Khodabande
Young Guido: TBC
By arrangment with ORiGiN tm Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French, Inc, A Concord Theatricals Company
Director: Dean Drieberg*
Musical Director: Natalya Aynsley*
Choreographer: Brendan Yeates*
Costume Designer: Daisy Hughes
Lighting Designer: Thomas Hamilton
Set & Props Designer: Mia MacCormick
Sound Designer: Poppy Townsend
Video Designer: Archer Dametto
Voice Coach: Laura Farrell
Assistant Director: Esther Dougherty
Assistant Director: Cameron Taylor
Production Stage Manager: Taylah Crouch
Technical Manager: Harry Smyth
Costume Supervisor: Siann Lau
Costume Supervisor: Sophie Simson
Deputy Stage Manager: Jonathan Ogilvie
Deputy Stage Manager 2: Brent Russell
Head Electrician: Darcy Duncan
Sound System Supervisor: Bella Muslado
Video Systems Supervisor: Lilly Green
Assistant Stage Manager: Aiden Carter
Assistant Stage Manager: Indiana Jones
Production Coordinator: Otto Zagala
Key
*Guest Artist
** NIDA Staff