HAIR Announces Full Sydney Cast Ahead Of 2026 Theatre Royal Season

A new Australian production of the musical HAIR will open at Theatre Royal Sydney on June 6, with producers today announcing the full Sydney cast for the limited season.

Originally performed in Sydney in 1969, the Grammy and Tony Award-winning “tribal love-rock musical” is returning nearly six decades after its Australian debut. Producers said the production will revive the show’s themes of freedom, rebellion and hope for contemporary audiences.

Leading the HAIR tribe will be Maxwell Simon (Moulin Rouge, The Grinning Man) as Berger, Alex Cooper (Much Ado About Nothing) as Claude, Elizabeth Brennan (Pride and Prejudice) as Sheila, Tane Williams-Accra (Family Next Door, Six Degrees of Separation) as Hud, Rosie Meader (Everybody Loves A Wedding) as Jeannie, Jackson McGovern (Macbeth, Animal Farm) as Woof, Niylesh Palani (Hello Dolly) as Walter and Mariah Lewy as Chrissy.

They are joined by Maverick Newman (Murder for Two, Footloose, Boys in the Band) as Leonard, Nicole Nabout (Return to Paradise) as Susan, Grant Young (Is God Is) as Leroy, Linden Trescott (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) as Apache, Larissa Teale (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Angela, Bronte Horswood (Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies) as Linda, John Marc Desengano (Looking For Alibrandi) as Chuck, Bailey Hayward (The PM’s Daughter) as Natalie, Kelly Lim Harris (NZ Opera, The Drowsy Chaperone) as Alma, Madeleine Somers (A Midsummer Night’s Dream) as Astrid, Cameron Shook (Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies) as Cammy, Ashleigh Hermann (Alice in Wonderland) as Louise, Luke London (The Pirates of Penzance) as Johnny and Melody Kiptoo as Tina.

Created by Gerome Ragni and James Rado, with music by Galt MacDermot, HAIR became one of the defining musicals of the late 1960s. The production includes songs such as Aquarius, Good Morning Starshine, Let the Sunshine In and I Got Life.

The musical follows a group of young hippies navigating the social and political upheavals of the 1960s, addressing issues including war, racism, sexuality and civil disobedience.

Performances will run Tuesday to Sunday, with tickets starting from $69 plus booking fees.