The Last Five Years
Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown
Stories Like These
Seymour Centre 2011
Director Luke Rogers
Musical Director Mark Chamberlain
Set Designer James Browne
Costume Designer Marissa Dale-Johnson
Lighting Designer Ross Graham
Producer Peter Gahan
Stage Manager Stephanie Anna
Assistant Stage Managers
Danielle Maas, Jane Ramsay
Cast
Marika Aubrey
Rob Mills
Band
Dan Bruce
Mark Chamberlain
Jane Cormack
Eduardo De Los Reyes
Sam Greer
Koichi Kohashi
Jenean Lee
Daniel Maher
Ynping Mak
Dave Russell
Tak Tanimoto
Photography Kurt Sneddon
"Will you share your life with me, for the next ten minutes?"
A fresh and contemporary musical from Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, The Last Five Years is the story of the rise and fall of a young couple’s relationship told from both sides. Her story starts at the end of their relationship while his begins on the day they met.
Raw, enchanting and bittersweet, this show captures some of the most heartbreaking and uplifting moments of modern romance.
The Last Five Years was a Stories Like These production in association with the Seymour Centre.
Nominated for Best Production of a Musical
at the 2011 Sydney Theatre Awards
“7 out of 10. Enjoyable and moving. Recommended”
– Sun Herald
★★★★ “Growing in power as it unfolds, it is a poignant, bittersweet musical with understated but genuine emotional heft"
– Jo Litson, Sunday Telegraph
★★★★ “Sensational... Marika Aubrey is brilliant... Rob Mills is terrific... This intimate production showcases two terrific performers playing characters we grow to know and really feel for"
– Arts Hub
"Luke Rogers has directed an attractive and well-tuned production that allows actor-singers Marika Aubrey and Rob Mills ample room to shine"
– Jason Blake, Sydney Morning Herald
“Stories Like These is a young production company, the brainchild of two equally young and emerging producers, at least one of whom (Luke Rogers) is also a damn good actor ... [and] a fine director of musicals, too.”
– Crikey
"Beautifully produced... it ticks all the boxes of a tightly, professionally presented production – and raises the bar even higher."
– Augusta Supple
"The terrific musical theatre talents of Marika Aubrey and Rob Mills ensure truthful acting and impressive singing throughout, enlivening the show’s blend of humanity, drama and wit."
– Stage Whispers
