Community Theatre

Bite-Sized Theatrical Treats Open 2024 Season In Western Sydney

The Henry Lawson Theatre ushers in its 2024 season with an array of bite-sized plays in the heart of Western Sydney, from heart-warming tales to mind-bending plots.

The Henry Lawson Theatre has kept the All Sorts special price of just $20 per seat, so theatre enthusiasts can savour some bite-sized treats and kick-start the year with a fun affordable theatre experience.

Mother and Son On Stage At Cronulla

Photographer: Jeffrey Gall

Many people in a certain demographic will be familiar with the TV comedy series Mother and Son, which presented a funny, heartfelt look at life and ageing. In Geoffrey Atherden’s latest stage adaption of his classic TV show, we return to the home of Maggie Beare, who is struggling with the challenges of technology and growing old, along with her dutiful, overworked and under-appreciated son Arthur.

An Inspector Calls at Limelight Theatre

WILL you hear the call? Limelight Theatre in WA is presenting An Inspector Calls as its first season of 2024. 

Community Theatre Seasons 2024

Image: Cats. Willoughby Theatre Company. 2023

Welcome to our Community Theatre Seasons feature, a round-up of productions in 2024 across Australia and New Zealand. 

If your productions are incomplete, or your company is not included, please let us know at our contact form - https://www.stagewhispers.com.au/contact

Othello at New Fortune Theatre

Shakespeareae's Othello

Sondheim’s Company at Limelight

Tony Award winning Stephen Sondheim musical Company plays at Limelight Theatre in WA during November 2023, exploring the complexities of modern relationships. 

The Fox on the Fairway – A Cunning Tale at Cronulla?

The Fox On the Fairway, written by Ken Ludwig, debuted at the Signature Theatre in Washington in 2010. A tribute to the great English farces of the 1930s and 1940s, the play takes audiences on a romp that pulls the rug from underneath the stuffy denizens of a private golf country club.

Nunsense at Camden

Camden Musical Society’s upcoming production of Nunsense puts six Macarthur women on centre stage, showcasing their musical talent in the popular, hilarious musical.

Five Different Couples Tell One Enduring Story

“Can you know someone more from their letters than you do in person?”

The Guild Theatre at Rockdale NSW is presenting Love Letters by A. R. Gurney, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, as the final play of their 2023 season, from November 3 to December 2.

A Far from Elementary Comedy at Castle Hill

Castle Hill Players present Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery at the Pavilion Theatre from 17 November to 9 December, 2023, written by Ken Ludwig and directed by Jason Spindlow.

Get your deerstalker cap on—the play’s afoot! Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor, Shakespeare in Hollywood) transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure with Castle Hill Players’ final play of the season.

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