Tim Minchin heads to the opera

Sydney Opera House – Play It Safe

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Agency The Monkeys/Sydney
Production Company Revolver
Director Kim Gehrig

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Agency The Monkeys/Sydney
Production Company Revolver
Director Kim Gehrig
Production Company Somesuch
Producer/Executive Producer Pip Smart
Managing Director/Co-Owner Michael Ritchie
Editing Trim
Editor Tom Lindsay

Editing ARC EDIT
Executive Post Producer Daniel Alexander Fry
Editor Elise Butt
Post Producer Tatyana Alexandra
Music/Audio Post Turning Studios
Executive Music Producer/Arranger Elliott Wheeler
Co-founder/Group Chief Creative Officer Scott Nowell
Chief Creative Officer Tara Ford

Executive Creative Director Barbara Humphries
Senior Art Director Alex Polglase
Senior Copywriter Jake Ausburn
Head of Production (HP)/Senior Producer Penny Brown
Producer Izzy Robertson
Choreographer Lucy Guerin
Production Designer Steven Jones Evans
DP Stefan Duscio

Executive Post Producer Noreen Khan
Post Producer Kani Saib
Colorist Trish Cahill
Online Eugene Richards
Audio Mixer Jamieson Shaw
Music Producer Carla de Menezes Ribeiro
Music/Lyrics Tim Minchin

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As a showcase of Aussie talent, putting together Kim Gehrig, agency The Monkeys, and just-good-at-everything-er Tim Minchin isn't a bad start.

However, in this epic salute to one of the icons of Australian architecture - The Sydney Opera House - the skills of the people behind the Revolver x Somesuch film only scratches the surface.

Created to celebrate the institution's 50th anniversary, Play It Safe sees Minchin perform a self-penned ditty alongside a collection of extraordinary Australian artists and arts companies who share an enduring connection with the Opera House, including (deep breath): Sydney Symphony Orchestra, The Australian Ballet, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Ziggy Ramo, Zahra Newman representing Sydney Theatre Company, John Bell representing Bell Shakespeare, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Elma Kris representing Bangarra Dance Theatre, Kira Puru, Cathy-Di Zhang representing Opera Australia, William Barton, Courtney Act, Jimmy Barnes, Sydney Dance Company Pre Professional Year Students and Associate Artists, Lucy Guerin dancers, and Minchin himself, natch.

“I adore the Opera House, " Minchin explains. "Playing in and around this beautiful building has been one of the great honours of my creative life. So I was hugely flattered when I was invited to write something special for the Opera House’s 50th that celebrated it as a monument to what is possible when we think big. To remind us that our not-entirely-mythological ‘larrikin’ spirit is the same spirit that allows us to be bold and brave and not care too much what other people think.”

Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron AM adds: “Imagine if the creators of this magnificent building had played it safe, imagine what we would not have. Their bravery forever changed our nation. We set out to create a tribute to the Opera House 50 years on – to inspire the community and to remind us all of the incredible moments that have taken place here over the past five decades. With the help of the brilliant Tim Minchin, Kim Gehrig and a wonderful cast of Australian artists, this song celebrates what’s possible when you think big.”

“We’ve had a long history with the Sydney Opera House since creating the Ship Song in 2010," comments The Monkeys Group CEO and Accenture Song ANZ President Mark Green. "so we are proud to play our part in championing creativity and the arts in celebration of an icon. It’s been a pleasure working with such a talented group of people.”