Arrive curious.

Click through to view a specially curated highlights reel, revealing some of our most memorable moments at The Hannah in 2025!

When you talk to Nino Raphael about The Man Whose Mother was a Pirate – The Musical, you don’t just hear about a show he has created. You hear about a lifelong tangle of music, theatre, family, sea shanties, Margaret Mahy (of course), and a very strong belief that art should belong to everybody — especially the people brave enough to sing along.

We had the absolute pleasure of talking to Ben Tucker-Emerson, Production Designer and Creative Producer on Amélie the Musical.

The Australasian premiere of this musical was all about purposeful and intricate design across set, costume, lighting and props, seemingly endless collaborations between production departments, the thrill of making magic, and the energy of WITCH Music Theatre – whose producers went all the way to Broadway to sell their enthusiasm for this show to the rights holders themselves.