About the Cast

Saluting the fated members of the 27 Club are Australian rock icons Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus) and Kevin Mitchell (Jebediah, Bob Evans) with Adelaide favourites Carla Lippis (Mondo Psycho), Dusty Lee Stephensen (Wanderers) delivering music's greatest setlist.

  • Sarah McLeod is a founding member of the 3-time ARIA-award winning band The Superjesus.

    With a successful career spanning over two decades, Sarah is an inductee into the South Australian Music Hall Of Fame, releasing three albums with The Superjesus and three solo albums. Over recent years, Mcleod has expanded her creative enterprises to include treading the boards in Green Day’s critically acclaimed American Idiot alongside Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson and Magic Dirt’s Adalita. In 2022 Sarah embarked on a national tour with Shake & Stir’s powerful adaptation of Jane Eyre. McLeod composed the soundtrack, performing it live on stage, whilst embodying a host of dark and diverse characters. Sarah is an ambassador for both Brick Lane Brewery and the Airlie Beach Festival of Music. With her indefatigable energy and raw talent, Sarah is known for her irreverent, charismatic, punch-to-the-face stage presence– a worthy successor to the rock idols she pays homage to throughout 27 Club.

  • Kevin Mitchell, known also by solo stage name Bob Evans, is a founding member of rock outfit Jebediah, who released five studio albums between 1997 and 2011, the first three of which entered the top ten on the ARIA Albums Chart.

    Mitchell’s pop-folk solo career as Bob Evans allowed him to step away from Jebediah’s heavier rock, using a pseudonym as “a way to be incognito, to separate [him]self from Jebediah”, releasing six solo albums between 1999 and 2016. In 2009, Mitchell’s third album Goodnight, Bull Creek! was nominated for Best Adult Contemporary Album, while Mitchell himself was nominated for Best Male Artist. Other releases include 2016 Car Boot Sale, 2019 Full Circle, 2019 Suburban Songbook vinyl release and 2021 Tomorrowland, as well as his producing his hit podcast Good Evans, It’s a Bobcast! between 2016 and 2021.

    Mitchell has contributed on creative collaborations with some of the biggest names in music, including his work with Basement Birds, a side-project band featuring Josh Pyke, Kavyen Temperley of Eskimo Joe, and Steve Parkin.

  • Carla Lippis is a live grenade with lungs– dubbed ‘the Satanic Liza Minelli’, her relentless vocal power grinds audiences everywhere into a state of submissive worship.

    In a career ranging from singing in sequins to nightclub crowds in London’s West End, to touring Europe fronting the cinematic sounds of Italian post-folk group Sacri Cuori, Carla has performed, collaborated and shared the stage with the likes of Calexico, Marc Ribot (right hand guitarist for Mr Tom Waits), She & Him’s M. Ward and ex-Bad Seed Hugo Race. She has released music in a range of guises from the alt-country ballads of ‘The Martial Hearts’ to the minimalist punk riffs of ‘The Rules’, or the 60s Italian pop of ‘Baby Carla.’

  • Dusty Lee Stephensen is an icon of the Adelaide live-music scene, frontman of the soulful rock outfit Wanderers in which he has collaborated with drummer Matt Birkin since their meeting in 2014. The pair have spent years establishing themselves as crowd favourites across Adelaide music venues, known for the captivating live presence and world-class musicianship that earned them SA’s Best Blues/Roots band late in 2017.

    The band’s self-titled debut EP was released in January 2022, amalgamating the best of several genres– think funky guitars, meet soul, meet dubious disco? – tied together with catchy hooks and big choruses.

About the Creators


  • Creator & Director

    Zac is a multifaceted creative with extensive international experience as a performer, producer, director and curator. He has garnered a strong reputation in the industry as a creative pragmatist and collaborative leader through his work on festivals, theatrical touring, concert performance and venues.

    Some creative highlights include: Co-Festival Director Barossa Contemporary, The Weill File (hosted by Robyn Archer), Songs of Love and Revolution, 2018 Adelaide Cabaret Festival Variety Gala, Silver Rain: Illuminated Opera, 27 Club, Made in Adelaide Showcases in Edinburgh for Arts South Australia (2016 & 2017), The Studio: 54 Reasons to Party with Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Disco Wonderland with West Australian & Queensland Symphony Orchestras as well as the inaugural Walk of Fame Gala held in Adelaide’s Festival Theatre in January 2018, which featured some of Australia’s most revered performing artists.

    Zac is committed to create new work, new spaces, and new opportunities for shared storytelling and experiences that unite and inspire.


  • Original Producer

    Ruth is a creative producer, festival director and classical singer driven to create work that fosters a more inclusive, equitable, and inspired society.

    As co-founder of Release Creative with Zac Tyler, Ruth has been responsible for looking after lots of the behind the scenes nuts and bolts for 27 Club. Producing highlights include 27 Club (2021 and 2022 Adelaide Fringe Festival seasons), floral installation and meditative soundscape in Awe Hunters, a choose-your-own adventure underground rave in Transcendence and Schubert and Sherbet an intergenerational classical music recital and Disco Wonderland (Adelaide Fringe Festival, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Brisbane Festival and West Australian Symphony Orchestra).

    Funded by the Australia Council for the Arts, Ruth spent 18 months based in Europe to compare standards of cultural diplomacy, policy and government initiatives between Australia, the UK, Western Europe and the Nordic Region. Ruth is an inaugural member of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden’s Engender Network and the current Festival Director of Barossa Vintage Festival.


  • Original Producers

    Release Creative is a dynamic production company with a quest to redefine existing work and give life to new inspiring ideas. Using musical rigour and innovative direction to deliver imaginative concepts, Release Creative strives to create work of the highest calibre and relevance.

    With a portfolio that includes cabaret, festivals, venues, and concerts, Release Creative has earned a reputation as a diverse and dynamic organisation that has made a significant impact on Australia's artistic landscape. From regional to national and international presentations, their work has reached diverse audiences, leaving a lasting impression through its thought-provoking simplicity.


  • Co-Producer

    Craig Harrison has worked in the arts sector for 30 years in many aspects of creative, production, administration and management. After working on over 30 festivals around the world, as a lighting designer for 50+ productions and a few years as an independent producer, he spent 6 years as Programming Executive at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Craig then spent 4 years at Country Arts SA as Manager of Artform Development (Program Manager for 5 regional venues) and Manager & System Administrator for the 'National Touring Selector' (an online performing arts marketplace). He then worked as Special Projects Manager for Arts South Australia (State Government) followed by 3 years as General Manager, Producer & Production Manager for Adelaide-based international circus company, Gravity & Other Myths. Craig concurrently served as Chair of youth circus company, Cirkidz & South Australian Circus Centre for the past 12 years and Board Director for IPAY (International Performing Arts for Youth). After a 2 year sabbatical renovating federation homes, Craig’s back producing events and tours.