Past Shows

1995 - 2026

Exitleft’s History

For the past 30 years ExitLeft has been entertaining Tasmanian audiences with a mix of theatrical events, cutting-edge theatre, popular musicals, comedies, drama and Children’s shows. The company has an enviable record of success, smashing box office records and achieving audience figures that would be the envy of producers throughout Australia. Audiences and critics alike have been effusive with their praise and there is clear acknowledgement within the community that events with the ExitLeft branding are high quality and a guarantee of great entertainment.

Some of the most memorable include:

large scale Christmas Carols events (2016, 2015 and 2011)
Les Misérables (Playhouse Theatre 2019 and Derwent Entertainment Centre 2000)
Oliver The Musical (Derwent Entertainment Centre 2014)
The Sound of Music (Derwent Entertainment Centre 2012 and Theatre Royal, 2002)
Kids Live (TV Series 2013)
High School Musical (Derwent Entertainment Centre 2009)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats (Derwent Entertainment Centre 2007).

Past Shows

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2025
Madagascar Jr

Direction Ian Williams and Mikaela Nichols

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Emily Hiscock as Alex, Lola Courtney as Marty, Sasha Bennett as Melman and Georgie Stringer as Gloria.

2025
Little Women

Direction Lily Ward
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Stella Wesseldine as Meg, Emily Hardie as Jo, Lucy Willis as Amy and Eve Mclean & Sophie Johnson as Beth March.
2024
Zombie Prom Atomic Edition

Direction Mikaela Nichols
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Zac Sayer as Jonny Warner.

2024
Magic Tree House: Pirates Past Noon

Direction Lily Ward, Ian Williams and Emily Hardie

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Indiana Stephenson & Sophia Mugnaioni as Jack & Annie.

2024
Wind in the Willows, Young at Part

Direction Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Monty Harris as Toad.

2024
Picnic at Hanging Rock

Direction Lily Ward
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Emily Hardie, Skye Li-Byrne, Stella Wesseldine, Lucy Willis and Mikaela Nichols.

2024
Alice in Wonderland Jr

Direction Mikaela Nichols

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Grace McDermot-Batt as Alice.

2024
Diary of a Wimpy Kid the Musical

Direction Lily Ward

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Sophie Johnson as Greg Heffley.

2024
Mary Poppins Jr

Directed by Ian Williams, Mikaela Nichols and Lily Ward

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Skye Li-Byrne as Mary Poppins.
2023
High School Musical Jr

Directed by Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Eve Mclean as Gabriella and Jacob Cawthorn as Troy.

2023
The Wizard of Oz, Young Performers Edition

Direction Sarah Wright

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Emily Hardie as Dorothy.

2023
Hazelwood Jr High

Direction Lily Ward

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

2023
Spamalot, Young at Part

Direction Ian Williams, Mikaela Nichols and Lily Ward
Choreography Sarah Wright

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Sophie Johnson as King Arthur.

2023
Seussical Kids

Direction Sarah Wright and Eli Horne

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Isabelle Rooke as Horton the Elephant.
2022
Freckleface Strawberry

Direction Ian Williams
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Emily Hiscock as Freckleface Strawberry.

2022
Legally Blonde Jr

Direction Mikaela Nichols
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Leah Cook as Elle Woods.

2022
Frozen Jr

Direction Mikaela Nichols

Tolosa Park, Glenorchy

Featuring Sarah Wright as Elsa and Eli Horne as Ana.
2021
Chicago, High School Edition

Direction Anna Kidd and Ian Williams

Showroom, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Featuring Sarah Wright as Roxy Heart and Eli Horne as Velma.
2020
How I Became a Pirate, Younger at Part

Direction Alice Skinner and Emily Braithwaite

Tasman Room Wrest Point, Hobart

2020
Addams Family Jr

Direction Ian Williams and Mikaela Nichols

Tasman Room, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Featuring Mia Shinkfield and Caitlyn Dakin as Wednesday.

2020
Annie Kids

Direction Ian Williams and Lily Ward

Tasman Room, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart
2019
Heathers, High School Edition

Direction Alice Skinner, Mikaela Nichols and Anna Kidd

The Showroom Wrest Point, Hobart

Featuring Lucy Knight as Veronica.

2019
Into the Woods Jr

Direction Anna Kidd

The Showroom, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Featuring Finn Harbinson and Lily Ward as the Baker and his Wife.

2019
Wizard of Oz, Young Performers Edition

Direction Alice Skinner

The Showroom, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Featuring Sarah Wright as Dorothy.

2019
Les Misérables

Direction Chris Parker
Musical Direction Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Daniel Belle as Jean Valjean.

2018
Dear Edwina

Direction Ian Williams

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Mia Shinkfield as Edwina.

2018
Seussical Kids

Direction Alice Skinner

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Eliza Marshall as Horton the Elephant.

2017
Alice in Wonderland Jr

Direction Alice Skinner

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Isobel Cook as Alice.

2017
Go Go Beach

Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Campbell Braithwaite

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

2017
The Bee Musical

DirectionAlice Skinner

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

2016
Carols by Candelight

Direction and Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Jessie Phillips-Lee

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart

Featuring Dewayne Everettsmith, The Blues Brothers, The Scallywags and Santa, John X, Michael Lampard, Eloise Martyn, Mikaela Nichols & Harrison Manton, plus The Tasmanian Chinese Buddhist Assoc and Dean Richard Humphries. Co-hosted by Jimmy Rees (Jimmy Giggle) and Imogen Moore.

2016
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

Direction Craig Irons
Musical Direction Ian Williams
Peacock Theatre, Hobart

2015
Celebrate Christmas

Direction and Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Malory Butters

Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens, Hobart

Featuring Todd McKenney, Imogen Moore, Matt Garwood Santa and Dorothy the Dinosaur. Co-hosted by Georgie Love and Ross Marsden.

2015
Big Nate

Direction and Musical Direction Ian Williams

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

2015
In the Heights

Direction Craig Irons
Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Malory Butters, Johan Manurung and Ella Bryan

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

2014
Kids Live TV Series

Direction IanWilliams, EmmaWolfe and Malory Butters

Five-part Christmas Special, filmed at the Playhouse Theatre, Hobart and broadcast on Southern Cross Television

Hosted by Ayrton Rose.

2014
Oliver!

Direction Darren Sangwell, Craig Irons and Ian Williams
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Andrew Morrisby
Choreography Jenina Evans

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy

Featuring Ross Marsden as Fagin, Katy Pakinga as Nancy, John Xintavelonis as Bill Sykes, Kip Phillips as The Artful Dodger and Finn Harbinson as Oliver.

2014
Legally Blonde

Directed by Craig Irons
Musical Direction by Ian Williams
Choreography Malory Butters

Feature production for Festival of Voices
Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Malory Butters as Elle Woods and Matt Garwood as Warner Huntington III.

2013
Freckleface Strawberry

Direction and Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Imogen Moore

Theatre Royal, Hobart

Featuring Lisa Thomas as Freckleface Strawberry.

2013
Thoroughly Modern Millie Jr

Direction and Choreography Malory Butters and Emma Wolfe
Musical Direction Ian Williams

Peacock Theatre, Hobart

Featuring Chloe Honig as Millie.

2013
Ellie’s Really Big Christmas Show

Direction Ian Williams

Ellie’s Really Big Christmas Show, Television Christmas Special. Filmed at the Playhouse Theatre, Hobart and broadcast on Southern Cross Television.

Hosted by Elle Merse.

2012
Spring Awakening

Direction Robert Jarman
Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Jenina Evans

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

2012
The Sound of Music

Direction Darren Sangwell and Ian Williams
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Les Johnston
Choreography Casey-Rae McCrickard

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy

Featuring Chris Parker as Captain Von Trapp, Lisa Marie Parker as Elsa, John Xintavelonis as Max and Anna Maynard as Maria.

2011
13 The Musical

Direction Ian Williams and Daniel Cosgrove
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Jeremy Sibson
Choreography Imogen Moore

2011 Peacock Theatre, Hobart
2012 Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

2011
Carols by the Bay

Direction and Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Gary Wain
Choreography Jenina Evans
Children’s Choreography Emma Wolfe

Sandown Park, Hobart

Featuring Marina Prior, Rob Mills, Jack Vidgeon, Santa and Dorothy the Dinosaur.

2009
High School Musical

Directed by Ian Williams and Darren Sangwell
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Jeremy Sibson
Choreography Jenina Evans

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy

Starring Debra Byrne as Ms Darbus, Ella Burns as Gabriella and Ben Paine as Troy.

2007
Cats

Direction Robert Jarman and Darren Sangwell
Choreography Jenina Evans
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Director Gina Bashford

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy

Featuring Debra Byrne as Grizabella.

2005
Rent

Direction Darren Sangwell and Ian Williams
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Jeremy Sibson
Choreography Jenina Evans

Theatre Royal, Hobart

2003
Some Enchanted Evening

Direction Robert Jarman

Direction Betty Davidson
Musical Direction Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

2003
Are You Being Served

Direction Robert Jarman

Direction Ian Williams

Theatre Royal, Hobart
Princess Theatre, Launceston

2003
Annie

Direction Robert Jarman

Direction and Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Ben van Tienen
ChoreographyMandy Cashion

Theatre Royal, Hobart

Featuring John Xintavelonis as Daddy Warbucks.

2003
Murder on the Nile

Direction Robert Jarman

Theatre Royal, Hobart
Princess Theatre, Launceston
Devonport Entertainment Centre, Devonport

2002
Aspects of Love

Direction Chris Hamley
Musical Direction Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

2002
Into the Woods

Direction and Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Celeste Quinn

Federation Concert Hall, Hobart

2002
The Sound of Music

Direction and Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Les Johnston
Choreography Michelle Howell and Chelle Burtt

Theatre Royal, Hobart

Colin Dean as Captain Von Trapp, Chelle Burtt as Elsa, John Xintavelonis as Max and Sharon Prero as Maria.

2001
’Allo ’Allo

Direction Ian Williams

Theatre Royal, Hobart
Princess Theatre, Launceston

Featuring John Xintavelonis as René and Craig Wellington as Office Crabtree.

2000
Les Misérables

Direction Betty Davidson
Vocal Direction Ian Williams
Musical Direction Celeste Quinn
Choreography Jenina Evans

Derwent Entertainment Centre, Glenorchy

Featuring David Lee as Jean Valjean.

1998
Jesus Christ Superstar

Direction Betty Davidson
Musical Direction Ian Williams
Choreography Cassie le Fevre

Tasman Room, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart

Featuring Kristin Holland as Jesus.

1998
Another Drop of Another Hat

Direction Betty Davidson
Musical Direction Ian Williams

Playhouse Theatre, Hobart

1997
TomFoolery

Direction Betty Davidson
Musical Direction Ian Williams

The Showroom, Wrest Point Entertainment Centre, Hobart