Community Theatre

Melville Theatre Presents Pulitzer Prize Winner Rabbit Hole.

Melville Theatre (WA) presents David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2007 Pulitzer Prize winning drama Rabbit Hole from April 12, 2013.

Rabbit Hole follows Becca and Howie, who had the perfect life with a great marriage, beautiful house and lovely son.

But after a tragic accident, the couple faces the challenges of surviving great loss and making a life with the family that remains.

No Bed of Roses: Black Comedy for Old Mill Theatre

NEVER invite someone into your home without considering the consequences – especially if you’ve confused lust for love.

Set in early 1960s London, the black comedy No Bed of Roses, exploring what happens when a controlling woman invites a stranger into her house and life, plays at the Old Mill Theatre, South Perth, from April 5.

She thinks she loves him and demands her husband accept the situation but, without realising who the stranger really is or what he wants, circumstances spiral out of control.

Sondheim's Company for Subiaco

Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway musical Company, which won six Tony Awards – including best musical – when it was first produced in 1970, will be performed at the Subiaco Arts Centre (WA) in May 2013.

Sondheim (West Side Story, Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods and Gypsy) has said Company was designed to explore upper middle-class people and their problems. 

Stage Comedy from As Time Goes By Writer for Roleystone

Roleystone Theatre (WA) presents A Month of Sundays, a touching comedy from the author of the TV series As Time Goes By, from April 5, 2013.

Written by Bob Larbey and directed by Phil Mackenzie at Roleystone Theatre, A Month of Sundays is set in an aged care home and follows two residents facing the difficulties of growing old and painful family visits with dignity and humour.

Kim Martin plays Cooper, who voluntarily left his family to avoid depending on them, while his friend Aylott is slowly drifting into senility.

Euröbeat: Ready to Vote?

Okay, admit it. You tell everyone that you would never watch the Eurovision song contest in a fit, but secretly you hold a party for your friends and they all come dressed as a different country in national costumes! Every year, millions of people sit around the television set (well, not just one set!) and argue about which overblown song is best/worst. Finally, it’s time we all came out of the Kitsch Kloset and admitted we’re hooked.

Legends of the Sky

Maggie Morrison of Mordialloc, Victoria, learned that her land was once the site of aviatrix and former Mayor of Mordialloc, Gertrude McKenzie’s home.

She then took particular interest in a local newspaper story about Gertrude’s unmarked gravesite being discovered in Cheltenham Memorial Park by Aviation Historical Society of Australia Secretary, Neil Follett, who later arranged to restore the headstone.

Shout! Will Rock Sutherland

Shout! The Legend Of The Wild One is the rags-to-riches story of Johnny O'Keefe, also known as JO'K, or The Wild One. He was Australia's answer to Elvis.

Breaker Morant: We caught them and we shot them under rule 303

Mousetrap Theatre, Redcliffe (Qld) presents Breaker Morant, written by Australian play and screenwriter Kenneth Ross, from February 15 – March 2, 2013. The play is based on the true story of the great Australian poet Harry “Breaker” Morant and the court-martial trial.

Breaker Morant was written by Australian play and screenwriter Kenneth Ross. The play is based on the true story of the great Australian poet Harry “Breaker” Morant and the court-martial trial.

Oliver! Brings New Directions for Sydney Company

Newly-founded St George Theatre Company (incorporating Rockdale Musical Society) will make its debut with one of Broadway and the West End’s all-time favourites, Oliver!

Lionel Bart’s legendary musical marks the debut of this new company. STGC incorporates Rockdale Musical Society. Rockdale’s more than 70 years of continuous creative work has included such recent productions as Hairspray, Avenue Q, Songs for a New World and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Water Child: From Community Theatre to Adelaide Fringe

Water Child, a 2012 award winning new Australian play, is in rehearsal with a group of talented Newcastle based actors, led by local director Adelle Richards, to play at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in March 2013.

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