Community Theatre

Black Comedy The Anniversary for Javeenbah Theatre

British black comedy The Anniversary will take to the stage in March at Javeenbah Theatre on Queensland’s Gold Coast, promising laughs and gasps at one of the most wicked characters in modern theatre.

The play, by Bill McIlwraith, follows the story of ‘Mum’ who keeps a tight hold on all three of her sons with gifts, threats and ruthless exploitation of their weaknesses. But as the family is unwillingly brought together to celebrate Mum's wedding anniversary (regardless of deceased Dad), revolt is in the air.

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World Premiere and Coward Classic in One-act Comedy Combo.

MELVILLE Theatre (WA) is presenting two very different comedies from February 8 – the world premiere of the adaptation of an Australian short story, Someone Called Rob, and a classic British comedy, Hands Across The Sea by Noël Coward.

Martin Lindsay’s Someone Called Rob was featured in the book Best Australian Stories 2012 and he has now adapted it for the stage.

Jeffrey Hansen is directing the comedy, which explores the miscommunication and subsequent paranoia that can occur from a simple mistake.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Community Theatre Seasons 2013

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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.

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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.

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