La Luna the musical

10/03/2024

You can now watch La Luna on Emanuel Plus. You need to sign up if you are not a member of the synagogue. You can do that for $10.00 per month as a one off. You then buy or rent La Luna. It is $7.99 for a two week rental, or yours to own for $24.00
The sound and visuals are excellent, so enjoy!

La Luna is a musical that tells the incredible story of Gracia Nasi Mendes, the Renaissance Conversa who saved thousands. Book, music and lyrics by Joanna Weinberg. Joanna is an actor, writer and composer with 14 original one-woman shows to her name including the critically acclaimed Pandora’s Bag...

08/03/2024

Day two of our La Luna adventure, the theatre is booked for March 2025 and now begins a year of audience building and production. With Linny Gompes and Jo Haycraft

08/03/2024

Melbourne director Sara Grenfell at Temple Beth Israel in St Kilda where we will be rehearsing La Luna next year. They have been incredibly generous to us.

07/03/2024

20/02/2024

We're coming to Melbourne in a fortnight to develop audiences and meet potential donors. We're so excited to bring our production to Chapel off Chapel. While there we're going to watch Yentl with Amy Hack who was in our tryout production at Emanuel Synagogue

28/03/2023

A glowing review of our tryout production from Sydney Arts Guide

Writer, composer and director Joanna Weinberg and Emanuel Synagogue’s joint collaboration has turned the tragic story of the expulsion of the Jews into a most entertaining, sometimes light-heart

28/03/2023

What a joy to work with this talented team. Three weeks of rehearsals and standing ovations for every workshop show. Watch this space for the next version of La Luna the musical

24/03/2023

Aaron Robuck and Dylan Hayley Rosenthal are up close and dangerous in La Luna the musical

24/03/2023

Brian Langsworth as the Inquisitor of Portugal. Lighting by Oliver Davies and Costumes by Brendan de la Hay.

22/03/2023

So excited to share with our first audience!

The cast of La Luna has been rehearsing six days a week to bring you an unforgettable performance that will leave you awestruck. Immerse yourself in a fascinating world of music, art, and culture.

Join us at Emanuel Synagogue for this world premiere. Limited tickets remain for the 22nd, 23rd, and 26th of March 2023 at Emanuel Synagogue and Saturday night has already sold out. Seats for the remaining shows are going fast!

GET YOUR TICKETS HERE:

https://buff.ly/3T0GOCe

08/03/2023

Amy Hack as Aphrodite rising from the waves.