Entertainment
18 July, 2025
Talented actors in The Addams Family
FOR the second time this year, two Douglas Shire residents will appear in a Cairns Choral Society (CCS) production.
Stephen Bigby and Craig Eggins will be sharing the role of Gomez in the upcoming ‘The Addams Family’ comedy musical, to be performed at the Cairns Choral Society’s own hall at 31 – 33 Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill.
This is Mr Bigby’s second production with the Cairns Choral Society, his first being ‘Come from Away’ at CPAC earlier this year.
He first trod the boards at The Clink Theatre in Port Douglas six years ago with a walk-on role in ‘The Full Monty’.
He then remembered his forgotten childhood dream of singing and acting and hasn’t looked back since.
Mr Bigby has enjoyed principal and ensemble roles at The Clink in musicals and plays which include ‘South Pacific’, ‘Priscilla: Queen of the Desert’, ‘Cruise Control’, ‘Money and Friends’ and ‘My Fair Lady”.
“Coincidentally, I appeared in The Addams Family at the Clink Theatre two years ago, where I played Mal Beineke,” Mr Bigby said.
“I am extremely excited to be able to spread my wings a little more this time by playing the cheeky, funny and passionate role of Gomez,” he said.
Mr Eggins is also thrilled to reprise the role of Gomez Addams in the society’s production following a previous performance with the Douglas Theatre Arts Group. Grateful for the opportunity to revisit this wonderfully eccentric character, he is no stranger to the stage, having played Emile De Becque (‘South Pacific’), Henry Higgins (‘My Fair Lady’) and Dr. Hubert Bonney (‘It Runs In The Family’).
“With charisma, wit and familial pride, I try to bring Gomez and all his delightful madness back to life in this spooky, heart-warming and hilarious musical comedy,” Mr Eggins said.
“I’m in the enviable position of not having to memorise the lines, or the songs, but I do have to ‘unlearn and re-learn’ the blocking and choreography for what is essentially the same show, but very different,” he said.
Performances are from Friday, July 25 to Sunday, August 3. Tickets are available through Last Call Ticketing.
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