Producers of the multi award winning critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof have today announced legend of Australian screen and stage John Waters will be joining the cast as Lazar Wolf. The show marks a reunion with Sigrid Thornton, with whom he starred in the beloved 1983 historical miniseries All the Rivers Run.
An acclaimed actor of stage and screen, his stage credits include The Sound of Music, Oliver!, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Rocky Horror Show,The Addams Family and most recently, as Joe in the Australian premiere of Waitress.
A household name in Australia, his film and television credits include Offspring, All Saints, Anzac Girls, Rush, Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Breaker Morant, and Play School.
Following record-breaking, sold-out seasons in London and across the UK, the multi award winning critically acclaimed Fiddler on the Roof is currently rehearsing with its Australian star cast, for its Australian premiere later this month. It will play in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, with details of its Perth season announced today.
The production will play His Majesty’s Theatre Perth from January 2027.
The production, which opened at Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, continued its 5-star reviews and standing ovations every night when it transferred to London’s Barbican Theatre, where it broke the record for the best-selling musical of all time.
It then went onto tour the UK and Ireland again breaking box office records and to major critical acclaim. It won the best musical award twice for Best Revival at the prestigious Olivier Awards, and Best Musical at the Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards.
Leading the high-octane cast as Tevye is the previously announced Australian and West end star Troy Sussman, whose illustrious career has spanned over 40 years with shows including Back to the Future, Sunset Boulevard, Les Misérables and Disney’s Aladdin.
Beloved and decorated Australian icon Sigrid Thornton will star into the role of Yente, treating audiences to her first starring role in a musical in over a decade. Fresh off an award-winning new production tour of Anne Being Frank, Alexis Fishman is Golde.
Introducing rising stars Freya Boltman (Yiddish Divas) as Tzeitel, Ellen Ebbs (Head Over Heels) as Hodel and Caity Plummer (Sunset Boulevard) as Chava. Internationally acclaimed violinist Ben Adler is The Fiddler.
The extraordinary cast is completed by Maxwell Simon, Felix Star, Jacob Steen, Ritchie Singer, Danielle Barnes, Nina Carmen, Romy Juliette Glass, Ksenia Teliatnikova, Andrew Dunne, Damien Bermingham, Mark Doggett, Rubin Matters, Anthony Sheppard, Patrick Whitbread, Alex Mulcahy, Nick Brown, Samantha Stewart, Hanlon Innocent, and Christopher Tendai.
After a sold-out run at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre in 2024, the production transferred to the Barbican Theatre where it became the best-selling musical of all time. This “sublime” (The Guardian) and “exuberant” (The Standard) revival has captivated audiences and critics alike, earning spontaneous standing ovations everywhere and five-star reviews. This brand new production is the most nominated musical revival in the history of the Olivier awards, earning 3 Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Revival.
This fresh new production offers a contemporary lens on a great classic musical.
Internationally hailed as one of the greatest musicals of all time with one of the finest scores ever written featuring: If I Were A Rich Man, Tradition, Matchmaker and Sunrise, Sunset, Fiddler on the Roof is a classic musical of joy and community and an exuberant celebration of love and life.
It’s 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka, where Tevye, a milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, that means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar?
This acclaimed production has been powerfully brought to life by visionary and award-winning Director Jordan Fein. His bold contemporary interpretation has been critically acclaimed for its emotional depth, inventive staging and striking theatrical detail. Under Fein’s direction, the production has become one of the most talked-about musical theatre events of the year on London’s West End.
The production reunites designer Tom Scutt and choreographer Julia Cheng, who previously collaborated on the long running and widely acclaimed Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club on the West End and Broadway.
Fiddler on the Roof premieres from 31 July – 6 September at the Theatre Royal Sydney. It then runs in Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. See tour dates below.
Tickets for Sydney are here.
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2026 Australian Tour Dates:
Sydney from 31 July, Theatre Royal Tickets
Brisbane from 9 October, Glasshouse Theatre, QPAC Tickets
Melbourne from 31 October, Her Majesty’s Theatre Tickets
Perth from January 2027, His Majesty’s Theatre Tickets
