The Temperance Hall on Napier Street has been a performance venue for most of its history. In the 1990s it was known as Napier Street Theatre and ran as a venue for hire. Here we present a fun parody of the well-known musical, Phantom of the Opera, in celebration of the shenanigans which went on there. It was inspired by a story about the day when a sewing machine was plugged in and blew a fuse, leaving the venue in total blackout.
FEATURING: <a href="https://www.starnow.com.au/joboyd2/" rel="nofollow">Jo Boyd</a>, <a href="https://www.starnow.com.au/danielbrasher/" rel="nofollow">Daniel Brasher</a>, <a href="https://www.starnow.com.au/danielbrasher/" rel="nofollow">April Garreffa</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8381975/" rel="nofollow">Josh Hayes</a>, <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8381975/" rel="nofollow">Scott Knight</a>, and <a href="https://www.damianvuleta.com.au/" rel="nofollow">Damian Vuleta</a>.
Written by <a href="http://samsaradunston.blogspot.com/p/emerald-hill-coffee-palace.html" rel="nofollow">Samsara</a>
Theme music by <a href="https://www.mbryomusic.com/" rel="nofollow">MBRYO</a>
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/2mf18asepec2hm8/Phantom%20of%20the%20Overlocker%20podcast%20transcript.docx?dl=0" rel="nofollow">TRANSCRIPT</a>
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LONG BLACK: Open Doors

Emerald Hill Coffee Palace is a collection of 6 audio works distributed free as podcasts and which are creative responses to the history of the Emerald Hill Temperance Hall site, the Temperance movement, and the building itself. Since it’s original construction it has been a bastion of creative thinking and activity and this collection aims to honour that.

As you sit in one of the local cafes and sip your coffee of choice, have a listen to some of the ideas and impulses which have sprung from the people connected to this wonderful old building. Have a laugh with the mocha or the frappe. Get a fix of history with our espresso or flat white. Take a lyrical journey with a cappuccino. There is even a bobbaccino for the kids!

This project was created across the lands of the Australian Aboriginal people and we are honoured to be sharing in their storytelling tradition and has been made possible through the support of The City of Port Phillip and Arts Access Victoria Thrive Creative Grants for deaf and disabled artists.