Community Theatre

Shakespearean Fairies in Hollywood Romp

Castle Hill’s Pavilion Theatre (NSW) opens 2013 with magic, mayhem and mirth, raising the red curtain on Ken Ludwig’s comedy Shakespeare in Hollywood on February 1.

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: CLOC WORLD AMATEUR PREMIERE

Melbourne's CLOC Musical Theatre, one of Australia's largest and most successful community theatre groups, has been known as the home of amateur premieres, whether it be Victorian (Evita, Singin' in the Rain, The Boy from Oz, Hot Shoe Shuffle), Australian (Sweeney Todd, Annie, Les Misérables, Dusty) or Australasian (Cats, Steel Pier, Miss Saigon, Sunset Boulevard).

Casablanca Radio Play for Brisbane Arts Theatre

Brisbane Arts Theatre’s opening production for 2013, from January 25, is Casablanca - A Radio Play.

Remember the chemistry between Bogart and Bergman, famous lines like “Here’s lookin’ at you, kid”, and of course, Sam’s rendition of ‘As Time Goes By’? In 2013 Brisbane Arts Theatre relives the romance, nostalgia and drama of Casablanca in a new format. Casablanca – A Radio Play brings to the stage one of popular culture’s most beloved films in the form of a radio play.

Victorian-era Suspense Thriller for Limelight

LOVE, betrayal, revenge, murder and intrigue combine from February 7, 2013 as Limelight Theatre (WA) brings The Late Edwina Black to life on stage.

Written by William Dinner and William Morum and directed by James Hough-Neilson, the play is set in 1895 the day before Edwina’s funeral.

A Scotland Yard detective believes her death is suspicious and calls to interview her husband Gregory, companion Elizabeth and housekeeper Ellen.

Secret Bridesmaids’ Business for South Perth

IF YOU knew a secret that could shatter a bride’s dreams the night before her wedding, would you tell? That’s the premise of Elizabeth Coleman’s Secret Bridesmaids’ Business, the first production for 2013 for Old Mill Theatre (WA), playing from February 1.

The popular comedy is set the night before Meg Bacon’s wedding in a hotel with her mother and bridesmaids, ready for one last night of girlie fun. But one lie could change everything – and the bridesmaids have to decide whether to reveal a secret about the groom.

Gold Coast Into the Woods goes into the Library

Into the Woods (music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine) opens at the Gold Coast Little Theatre on 2 February, 2012, directed by Joshua McCann-Thomson with musical direction by Ethan Jones and choreography by Tess Burke.

Into the Woods is one of those shows that music theatre nerds obsess over,” says young Gold Coast director Josh McCann-Thomson,” a big Sondheim fan.

Let's Put on a Show

Pulling together all the pieces of the jigsaw to stage a musical is challenge for most of us – but imagine what it would be like if many in the cast had a disability. Heather Cook, the Director of Nadrasca's Music Theatre in Melbourne, explains how she has climbed that mountain, even staging productions of Les Misérables and Chicago.

VALE ROBERT BROADLEY

Robert Broadley, founder of Strathfield Light Opera Company (SLOC) and member of the Association of Community Theatre (NSW) Hall of Fame passed away on December 18, 2012.

Stage Whispers thanks Christopher Hamilton for sharing this eulogy, which we’ve edited to emphasise Robert’s theatrical life.

Good Morning folks – it’s OK I am not going to sing.

This will be a tough gig for me; you are a pretty tough audience, so please bear with me if I go a little “off key”.

To Whom It May Concern Reaps Drama Festival Rewards

The Mousetrap Theatre Company in Redcliffe, Queensland chose To Whom It May Concern by Daniel Keene as its entry into the Murrumba Drama Festival in 2012.

Sandra Hines, the Director, had first seen this play at La Boite Theatre many years before and knew that, with the right cast, this play would make a very strong, emotional impact on all who saw it.

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