Cast and Crew

PRINCIPAL CAST:

   
Scott Hastings - Paul Mercurio

   
Fran - Tara Morice

   
Shirley Hastings - Pat Thomson
Doug Hastings - Barry Otto
Kylie - Lauren Hewett
Luke - Steve Grace

   
Barry Fife - Bill Hunter
Les Kendall - Peter Whitford

   
Vanessa Cronin - Leonie Page
Ken Railings - John Hannan
Liz Holt - Gia Carides
Wayne Burnes - Pip Mushin
Tina Sparkle - Sonia Kruger

   
Ya Ya - Armonia Benedito
Rico - Antonio Vargas

NOTABLE CAMEOS:

   
(John stands next to Les as a coach,
and sits next to the guitar player in Fran's backyard)
Try-out coach and party goer - John 'Cha Cha' O'Connell (choreographer)

(Baz's back can be seen on the left -
Baz briefly walks across Scott's path as he chases after Fran)
Unnamed extra - Baz Luhrmann

'MOULIN ROUGE!' CONNECTIONS:

  
Tara Morice
Played Fran in Strictly Ballroom
Played a prostitute in Moulin Rouge!

  
Peter Whitford
Played Les Kendall in Strictly Ballroom
Played the Stage Manager in Moulin Rouge!

  
Lara Mulcahy
Played Natalie (Fran's dancing partner) in Strictly Ballroom
Played Mome Fromage in Moulin Rouge!

  
Steve Grace
Played Luke in Strictly Ballroom
Played a Montmartre dancer in Moulin Rouge!

CREW:

Directed by:
Baz Luhrmann

Writing credits:
Baz Luhrmann (from an original idea by)

Baz Luhrmann (from a screenplay by) and
Andrew Bovell (from a screenplay by)

Baz Luhrmann (screenplay) and
Craig Pearce (screenplay)

Produced by:
Antoinette Albert .... executive producer
Tristram Miall .... producer
Jane Scott .... line producer

Original Music by:
David Hirschfelder (BFA)

Non-Original Music by:
Johann Strauß (from "Blue Danube Waltz")

Cinematography by:
Steve Mason

Film Editing by:
Jill Bilcock

Casting by:
Fiona McConaghy

Production Design by:
Catherine Martin

Art Direction by:
Martin Brown
Faith Martin

Costume Design by:
Angus Strathie

For a complete list of cast and crew,
visit the Strictly Ballroom IMDb page.