David Gauci - Director
David trained operatically at Adelaide's Elder Conservatorium, shortly after which, he abandoned Opera for the Piano Bar and Cabaret singing in pubs and clubs – which he has done throughout Australia for nearly thirty years. In the world of musical theatre his stage credits include; ensemble member & understudy for the role of Edna Turnblad; Australian touring production of Hairspray, Edna Turnblad for Matt Byrne Media's Hairspray; Nicely Nicely Johnson in the South Australian Theatre Company production of Guys & Dolls; Richard ‘The Nice Nurse’ in the Australian premiere production of William Finn’s, A New Brain. David has performed on multiple occasions with the Adelaide Cabaret Festival & also toured in Cabaret Festivals throughout Australia. His performance and writing credits include; Wireless – Chapel off Chapel and Black Box Theatre, Melbourne and Cole’s Girls - Adelaide, Sydney & Melbourne Cabaret, Comedy & Fringe Festivals. David now resides in Adelaide and has been working with Ding Productions in both a performance & wiriting capacity. He hosted the 2012 Adelaide Theatre Guide awards and is a private singing teacher. David launched Davine Interventionz in 2013 with his directorial debut in the Adelaide Fringe 2013 with a production of Altar Boyz. Since then he has produced and directed productions of Flower Childer and Xanadu amongst others
Peter Johns - Musical Director
Peter is an accomplished music director, pianist, and accompanist. He is the founder of Irregular Productions and creator of Broadway Sessions, a monthly musical theatre performance and open mic night. Peter has toured as an accompanist around Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the UK and the USA, and regularly accompanies soloists and choirs from around South Australia. He has played piano for cabaret shows in the Adelaide Fringe Festival and Adelaide Cabaret Fringe Festival, as well as for numerous charity events. Peter’s musical theatre credits include: Next to Normal, [title of show], Songs For A New World, Into the Woods, You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown, Beauty & the Beast, Avenue Q, Oliver!, Spamalot, Chicago, Sweeney Todd, The Sound of Music, Urinetown, The Witches of Eastwick, Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical, Grease, Scrooge, A Fractured G&S Trilogy, Once Upon a Mattress, City of Angels, Rent, Jesus Christ Superstar, Godspell, South Pacific and Copacabana.
David Salter - Performer
When David is not performing in local musical theatre and cabaret, you can catch him busking at Adelaide's beaches and surrounding suburbs with his ukulele, performing puppets for children, and enjoying singalongs at old folks homes.
His recent credits include playing Peter Allen in the Met's Boy from Oz, Princeton in Matt Byrne Media's Avenue Q. as well as leads in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels for Opus, Little Shop of Horrors for Northern Light Theatre Company, and the local cabaret showcases Sing on Through Tomorrow and Homemade Fusion.
David recently played the role of Denny Doherty in the Davine Interventionz sell out season production of Flowerchildren – The Mamas and Papas Story after performing in Davine's 2013 production of Altar Boyz.
Paul Rodda - Performer
Paul has a Media Arts degree in Drama from the University of SA and has trained as a singer and competitive dancer. Previously Paul has worked with the Adelaide Repertory Theatre as Tom Ripley in The Talented Mr Ripley, Private Walker in Dad’s Army, Mal in Don’s Party and as Joseph Surface in the Adelaide Critics Circle 2006 Best Production of The School for Scandal. For the Therry Dramatic Society he has played Tassell in The Happiest Days of your Life, George Musgrove in the ATG’s 2008 Best Musical, Little Me, and as Major Thomas in the Adelaide Critics Circle 2011 Best Production, Breaker Morant. Other favourite roles included Chip Tolentino in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee for Matt Byrne Media, Mungojerry in Cats for The Metropolitan Musical Society, Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet for the University of Adelaide Theatre Guild and the 2006 Feast Festival Production of Torch Song Trilogy which won the Messenger Award and ATG Award for Best Drama 2006. Offstage Paul is the founder, editor and creative director of The Barefoot Review, and a member of the Adelaide Critics Circle.