# Matthew Rumley for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’

**Interview** — On Your Markus  
**Published:** 14 May 2025  
**Author:** Markus Hamence  
**Source:** https://onyourmarkus.au/interview/matthew-rumley-for-merrily-we-roll-along/

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Markus Hamence is Chatting in The Jungle Room with Musical Director Matthew Rumley for ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ by the **[Gilbert & Sullivan Society of South Australia](https://www.gandssa.com.au/)**….

**[Merrily We Roll Along](https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1334918)** is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by George Furth. It is based on the 1934 play of the same name by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart.

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The show tells the story of how three friends’ lives and friendship devolve over the course of 20 years; it focuses particularly on Franklin Shepard, a talented composer of musicals who, over those 20 years, abandons his friends and songwriting career to become a producer of Hollywood movies.

**Merrily We Roll Along**  
Thursday 22 May 2025 – Saturday 31 May 2025  
The Arts Theatre, Adelaide  
**[Ticket Link!](https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1334918)**

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