Not Today

★★★★ “Newcomer could be a younger Tim Minchin… A terrific show with a message that makes it greater than the (already impressive) sum of its parts. I’ve seen plenty of intimate, confessional shows about mental health issues, but this is not that. It is a show that shares our grief, and offers courage, honesty and hope.” Sydney Morning Herald

★★★★★ “Not Today is brilliant. Poignant. Witty. And without getting in your face, relevant.”  Sydney Scoop

★★★★.5 “Wholly original… a call to arms to continue fighting for climate justice day to day and a cathartic reminder of what connects us. To see this connection with all its associated existential heft play out in a full theatre is to feel just how vital art is to fostering that connection…. Ally holds the audience in the palm of her hand” Theatre People

“We were spellbound… We can’t get enough. She’s Brilliant.”  Weekend Notes Melbourne

“Anything I write from this point on will never be as articulate or as powerful as Ally Morgan’s stellar writing… I left the venue almost speechless, almost unable to express the wonderful show I had just seen.” Lilithia Reviews

Key Audiences:

• Primary: Cabaret and Musical Theatre fans: Not Today attracts a broad range of musical theatre and cabaret consumers. The work attracts music fans who wouldn’t normally be attracted to narrative performance, and musical theatre fans who are
  seeking a new experience.
• Secondary: Music/Comedy audiences: established fans of music comedy (eg Tim Minchin, Jude Pearl) keen to discover a fresh voice.
• Tertiary: LGBTQIA+ music and theatre fans who are keen to see a new work by a queer artist. Key demographic: Bi+ Identifying 20-45.

Quality Production
Outstanding reviews from a wide range of outlets and influencers alongside a solid production history, including selection for the Made In Sydney program.

Topical Relevance
Through its use of comedy and music, it takes an honest look at millennials’ mental health, with a particular focus on climate change and the increasing phenomenon of climate grief. Not Today will resonate deeply with audiences whilst generating a sense of collective hope and humanity.

Musical Style
A smart blend of storytelling, folk, rock and comedy. Not Today pushes the limits of how a cabaret can sound. Through an exciting combination of live instrumentation (Ally plays keyboard, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and ukulele) and professionally orchestrated and recorded backing tracks, the show sits within the realm of folktronica – a fresh and unique sound in the cabaret genre.

Community
The work is built to scale from small community venues through to larger pros-arch theatres, but is ideally suited to 150-300 seat theatres with an intimate feel. With themes universal to millennials and zellennials, and music that blends genres while remaining warm and accessible, Not Today will play as strongly in a regional centre with excellent engagement among young adults and women 24-35, as it will in metro venues seeking works that will engage younger market segments with cabaret and musical theatre experiences. It is an ideal festival piece which is why both the Melbourne Comedy Festival and Sydney Fringe Festival have programmed the work in headlining venues.

Sydney Fringe Awards 2020
WINNER – Best in Musical Theatre & Cabaret
Nominated – Best in Music
Nominated – Touring Award Melbourne Fringe
Nominated – Touring Award SYNZ

Green Room Awards 2023
Nominated – Best Writing – Cabaret

Producing in Sydney and Melbourne, multi-award-winning Rogue Projects is one of Australia’s busiest independent production and development companies. With a commitment to championing invisible artists and seeking out stories that are not on our stages, the Rogues support outstanding new work from some of the country’s most exciting writers and directors.

Their most recent work includes Blacklisted at Hayes Theatre and the critically-acclaimed cabaret, Not Today. The company produced Sam O’Sullivan’s You’re Not Special, directed by Samantha Young, which enjoyed a sell-out season at Kings Cross Theatre. The play was the first ever production at KXT to be captured for on-demand streaming by Australian Theatre Live.
Other notable work includes Madeleine Withington’s Wil and Grace, which was nominated for a 2021 Sydney Theatre Award, Kasia Vickery’s teen trans comedy Taz vs The Pleb, Sophia Simmons’ Gravity Guts (Winner Best Emerging Artist, Nominated Best in Theatre Sydney Fringe 2017), and the short film Refused Classification by Bradford Elmore, which recently took out the Best Comedy and Best LGBT Short Film Awards at the Cannes Short Film Festival before headlining the Queerscreen Film Festival at World Pride Sydney. Their most recent productions included Blacklisted at Hayes Theatre and the critically-acclaimed Pear-Shaped by Miranda Middleton and Ziggy Resnick, which had its mainstage debut at Theatre Works in 2023.

Alexandra is a skilled actor, writer, musician, and producer who graduated from NIDA’s Screen Actors Studio in 2014 and Actors Centre Australia in 2017. Her screen credits include short films The Passenger, Gecko, and Warrior. She has appeared on SBS’s The Feed and performed the lead role in Katie Pollock’s Normal during its Australian premiere at The Old 505, directed by Anthony Skuse. Alexandra produced and starred in the short film Her Own Music directed by Olivia Aleksoski which premiered at the 2020 Sydney Film Festival as a finalist in the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, and had its international debut at OutFest LA 2020. Alexandra is also the co-creator of the forthcoming web-series How To Be Queer, which was the winner of 2020’s Melbourne Queer Film Festival’s Pitch Pleez! and recently premiered at the 2021 edition of the festival. Her music appears on Triple J Unearthed and in the Her Own Music score. In 2020, Alexandra independently released the singles ‘Quiet Australian’ and ‘Isolation Song’ with music videos directed by Miranda Middleton. Alexandra also writes for television, with two TV series in development – Not Sure Yet and Girl Crush the Series.