My photos from the media call this morning, Thursday, October 02, 2014, for the musical, Once.

Thursday, October 02, 2014

I attended and photographed a moving media call this morning, Thursday, October 2, 2014, for the new, multi-award winning musical, Once, which opens officially this Saturday night, 04 October 2014, at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre. I will attend the show's opening night.

I say “moving” because of the tenderly beautiful songs and music that were featured during the call.

You see, Once is a love story, set to music.

Once features the Academy Award winning song, "Falling Slowly". A real tear-jerker.

Below I've copied some details regarding the show, which were provided to media by the show's producers and publicists, Bridges PR:

"Based on the Irish film which became a surprise international hit in 2006, and won an Oscar for
Best Song (“Falling Slowly”), ONCE follows the tender romance of a struggling Irish busker and a
piano-playing Czech immigrant. 

The folk rock musical features the brilliant collection of songs about love, longing and heartbreak from the original film by Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Markéta Irglová. 

The set is a working bar, with audiences invited on set for a drink upon entering the theatre, immediately setting the scene for a late night lock-in within a typical Irish pub.
 

It has been adapted for the stage by British Director John Tiffany and celebrated Irish playwright
and screenwriter, Enda Walsh (Disco Pigs and Hunger). 

The musical that has captivated audiences in London, New York and Dublin makes its Australian premiere at Melbourne’s Princess Theatre on October 4."

Below are some of my favourite images I took during the media call. I also took two videos of the call. For space reasons, I won’t post those videos.

I captured all images and videos with my wonderful Panasonic Lumix FZ1000.

Tom Parsons

Tom Parsons (L) and Madeleine Jones at the piano (R)

Madeleine Jones

Tom Parsons.

Best,

Joe.