Three hashtags to keep an eye out for in the leadup to Vendetta 19
#Vendetta19
#Valentine Keating
#Squizzy Taylor
Three Hashtags
NEW DATE ADDED!!
We have had so many emails and messages from people who missed out when various sessions have filled up and sold out, that we have done the impossible and added even more sessions to accommodate you all!!
So far we have been able to expand the Yarraville screening to a now an extra 50 seats by moving the original screening from the Trocadero Cinema to their lofty Grande Cinema, and now – we have done it again!! This week we were excited to announce that the Brunswick session of Vendetta 19 SOLD OUT at the Teller, so – we’ve added another session!!
Don’t miss out on your chance to see the pilot episode of Vendetta 19, and get your tickets online in advance to avoid disappointment.
SCREENING DATES
Vendetta 19 – VIP & Media Screening Premier
6pm Wednesday 9 October
The Sun Theatre Yarraville
https://www.trybooking.com/CTPHW
(SOLD OUT)
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Vendetta 19 – Public Screening Premier
Geelong Gaol Museum
4pm Saturday 12 October
https://www.trybooking.com/CTPHS
(NEARLY SOLD OUT)
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(NEW)
Vendetta 19 – The Chapel
2 Vision Drive Burwood East
7pm Wednesday 16 October
https://www.trybooking.com/CUBKI
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NEW – NEW – NEW
Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Cast Q&A
Teller Hotel Brunswick
81 Lygon Street, Brunswick
Tuesdays 14 November
7-9pm
https://www.trybooking.com/CSBQA
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THE FATAL SHOOTOUT
Squizzy Taylor & Snowy Cutmore – The Fatal Shoot Out Reenactment
4pm Saturday 26 October
Geelong Gaol Museum
202 Myers Street Geelong
https://www.trybooking.com/CSCTP
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Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Casting Q&A
Ballarat Union Hall
24 Camp Street Ballarat
Saturday 9 November
5-7pm
https://www.trybooking.com/CTXCS
(NEARLY SOLD OUT)
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Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Cast Q&A
Teller Hotel Brunswick
81 Lygon Street, Brunswick
Tuesdays 23 October
7-9pm
https://www.trybooking.com/CSBQA
(SOLD OUT)
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LITTLE LON RED LIGHT Walking Tour
Saturday 28 & 29 December
Little Lon Walking Tour
11am – 1pm
https://www.trybooking.com/CSBGL
NEW VENUE VENDETTA 19
The size and scale of this project it’s just beyond imagination. We are so thrilled to be able to announce that we have added yet another venue to the screening season of Vendetta 19.
After reaching out to a number of venues we have had a gracious offer from the Chapel in Burwood East, where we will be presenting Vendetta 19 on 16 October. The screening will be accompanied by a live presentation by author Roy Maloy, and will be followed by Q&A with Key cast members.
As this is an indie production, it is essential that the community gets on board and purchases tickets to the screenings which will enable us to continue creating even more Australian True Crime dramatised content in the future. Round up your posse and get your tickets, online while they last.
Vendetta 19 – Public Screening with Cast Q&A
The Chapel
2 Vision Drive Burwood East
7pm Wednesday 16 October
SUCH AN AMAZING DUO
In the upcoming pilot of Vendetta 19, we have found some truly amazing on-screen partners, and one that should be watched with anticipation is that of Tom Levi, playing Squizzy Taylor, and Daniel Sultana playing William Edwards. As mates who were imprisoned together, Squizzy and Edwards both had female partners who worked together at Dolly Gray’s bordello, and both were imprisoned together in 1908.
Don’t miss the screening of Vendetta 19 in select cinemas this October to December.
VENDETTA 19 – THE FIRST SEEDS SOWN
In 2024 production began on the pilot of a new TV streaming series the depicts the full lead up to the 1919 Fitzroy Vendetta.
Moving through the late 1890s with the rise of push gangs, the rise of the opium dens and Chinese lotteries, the dominance of the police unit known as the terrible 10 in 1900, the female matrix moved in to the landscape of the criminal underworld by 1905, and then the ultimate bloodbath that led to only one person remaining alive and not in prison, Vendetta 19 presents the most incredible Australian true crime story of all time.
As the Vendetta raged across Melbourne’s inner suburbs until the end of 1919 leaving only Squizzy Taylor as the most notorious organized criminal and True Crime figure alongside the likes of Al Capone’s, Ned Kelly, and the Kray twins.
Vendetta 19 will drop in selected cinemas across Melbourne and Adelaide in October 2024. Please share to your networks and follow Vendetta 19 for updates
A SHOUT OUT TO THE FAMILIES!
On the set of Vendetta 19, we have never lost sight of the fact that the content we are creating is a true story about real people who have families who are alive today and deeply connected to the work we are doing. Preserving their dignity and being able to present these stories in a way that gives truth and unbiased sympathy to all parties is extremely important to us.
We were truly blessed to have Josh drop by and meet the cast. As the great grandson of Squizzy Taylor, Josh has a deep connection to the production and has taken an intelligent and deep interest in what we are doing. We are extremely grateful to have him spend some time with the star of our show, Tom Levi, and talk about some of the finer qualities of his great grandfather. Make sure you give a gesture of thanks to the families who have contributed so much to this production.
Dolly’s descendants also dropped by to meet with Shylie Arzouan playing Dolly Gray and meet the rest of the cast. We were blessed to get a photo with both families, decades after their ancestors had made their mark on Melbourne in the 1900-1920s.
DID SOMEONE MENTION 4am?
Did we mention that shooting for Vendetta 19 starts each day at 4am? And while you would be right to assume that this would be enough to make anyone grumpy, we have been blessed with some amazingly generous, upbeat and talented actors, and the smiles on their faces tell it all!! Unlike the actual misery that went down in Edwardian prisons, our cast are a jolly bunch and we are thrilled by what they each bring!
Vendetta 19 drops in October 2024. You can contribute to the making of this exciting project boy donating to the GoFundMe at: Donate to Vendetta 19 – The Screenplay Pilot (gofundme.com)
AND ACTION! MEET THE CREW!
Making a screenplay is a massive exercise. Preparing a single shot with one person saying only one line can take up to half an hour before the director can call for action. In our team we have been blessed with a powerhouse of highly trained people who each bring incredible skills to the project, and without them we would have nothing. In amongst the numerous people who have made this incredible project come to life are Producer Gracie Kay, and head of Cinematography, Editor and Colourist Stuart Jaymes. With their teams of makeup, hair, props, gaffs, stagehands and wardrobe people to name a few, we have been able to bring the mountain to Mohammed and make something that will truly do justice to this amazing story!
BOSS WOMAN – DOLLY GRAY
One of the most untold stories in Australian History is that of the women who ran Melbourne’s Underworld in the lead up to the 1919 Fitzroy Vendetta.
In a time when women were enslaved and victimised openly, Dolly Gray organised a landscape that would support her ability to support and empower working girls to have slightly more control over their industry and fates. Her role through the story of the 1919 Vendetta is such that if she were not a part of it, the Vendetta would never have escalated to the bloodbath it became. The role of people like Dolly in our community is as important as the suffragette movement and it has been imperative therefor that we were able to find and cast an actor who could do justice to the role. And we can proudly say that we have found the perfect candidate in Shylie Arzouan.
Enchanted by the magic of storytelling, Shylie Arzouan first fell in love with theatre as a little girl. This early passion grew into a dedicated pursuit, leading her to become a dynamic actor.
Reviews describe Shylie as an “actor that brings all her characters to vivid life regardless of stage time”, “one of the evening’s highlights” and “the most startling, unexpected impact”, and we look forward to seeing high praising reviews of her work in Vendetta 19.
Shylie has embodied a variety of roles in the independent theatre scene, playing the lead as Cleo in “Cleo’s Stratos” (2023) and Lola in “Hunger” (2023), presented by She Writes at Theatre Works. Shylie showcased her versatility with a one-woman performance as Ros, playing multiple characters in Cracked Actors Theatre Script in Development Award-winning production of “Happy Ever After” (2022).
Her supporting roles include Emmylou in “Rain Falling on the Abattoir” (2022), as well as Rosa in “The Family Tree” (2022) and the comedic caricature of mother in “The Fly” (2022). Shylie also played Throat in “Kill All Climate Deniers” (2022), written by Greenroom award winner, David Finnigan.
Outside of acting, Shylie is studying psychology, enjoys working with children as a nanny, a high school musical director as well as making art in her spare time. Her creative heart and passion for learning enrich both her personal and professional life.
Vendetta 19 drops in October 2024.
DOLLY’S GIRLS – Amber Louka
Staying true to the narrative of Dolly Gray’s life is equally as important to us in the production of Vendetta 19 as the casting of the characters in the screenplay. The story of Dolly Gray travels alongside a number of women from all walks of life. As is the case in the modern era, working girls come from all walks of life, and it was important to us to depict the truth as seen in the bordello scenes to show a variety of women who were filling these roles.
Joining the cast is an impressive actor named Amber Louka, who will be representing the women who take on such work, while finding it extremely difficult to do so. No easy fete, and her acting skills have been put to the test throughout the rehearsal period to bring magic to the screen.
Amber Louka is an Egyptian-Australian actress and creative based in Naarm/Melbourne.
Graduate from the National Theatre Drama School (Australia) with an Advanced Diploma of Acting, she was also the recipient of the Cybec Scholarship Award in her final year of study. She has studied at other highly acclaimed acting institutions, including; The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), The Australian Film & Television Academy and 16th Street Actors Studios.
Since her graduation, Amber has performed in a number of stage and screen productions; Colony, a passion film project with Lilydale Films (directed by Ric Forster), A Tomb With A View, a theatrical production which received rave reviews at the Essendon Theatre Company (directed by Les Morley-Hart), Jinx, a short film that made its debut on the Melbourne International Film Festival streaming service MIFF Play (directed by Harry Brakha), and Cabin 217, which received several film festival nominations (directed by Julia Sammut & Stacey-Lea Clark).
Amber’s always had an immense dedication to the arts and a passion for bringing truthful stories and relationships to audiences. Her next endeavour on the highly anticipated Vendetta 19 series will be no different.
Award winning author Roy Maloy will make his directional debut, with Gotcha Productions, in the infamous world of Squizzy Taylor. The pilot episode drops in October 2024, and is not one to be missed!
