Community Theatre

Melville Twelfth Night Blends Modern and Traditional

Melville Theatre (WA) is bringing the curtain up on Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night from June 21, 2013.

Director Jeffrey Watkins says people either treated the play as a dark drama or dark comedy – but he had never seen it that way.

“Every time I read Twelfth Night, I always find it full of incredible humour, tensions, drama and fun,” the self-confessed lover of Shakespeare said.

“I have never found it dark and thought this would be an opportunity to investigate this approach of finding the fun in the play.”

Phantom to Haunt Newcastle Civic

Metropolitan Players Inc. have commenced rehearsals for the NSW Non-Professional Premiere of The Phantom of the Opera at the stunning Civic Theatre, Newcastle (August 29 – September 7, 2013).

The production will feature a cast of 46 and a 27-piece orchestra.

Phantom is Mets 42nd production, and the 36th Mets production directed by Julie Black, in her 30th year of directing.

New Enemy of the People for Pavilion

Two brothers, Thomas and Peter Stockmann, one a doctor, the other their town’s mayor, join forces to support the opening of a medicinal bath-house. At first the project seems wildly successful. Tourists, money and prestige pour in hand over fist. But then Thomas discovers the bath-house’s waters are polluted -- and the people who trusted them are falling ill. As the magnitude of the disaster is revealed, one by one the town’s people start to take sides, testing loyalties to breaking point.

The Wedding Singer Ushers in New Era for The Hills

The Hills Musical Society’s first show in its new venue, the stage musical version of The Wedding Singer, hits the stage at the Castle Hill RSL on June 13, 2013.

Breaking technology’s stranglehold on society, the production of The Wedding Singer promises to take audiences back to a time before Facebook, before the internet, before mp3s, before One Direction and Taylor Swift; back to a time when hair was big, parachute pants were cool, and CD players were only for the rich.

But What Is It Called?

Well nothing…or, to be more precise [title of show]. No, that’s not a mistake on my part…[title of show] really is the…er….title of the new show opening at my favourite theatre group Fab Nobs on Friday June 7th. Essentially it’s a musical about two guys who are….er….writing a musical. And two guys did in fact write this musical about two guys who…..oh never mind, it’ll all make sense when you see it. Or maybe not, but you’ll be laughing and cheering so it won’t matter.

 

Goodbye grey skies, hello blue!

After sold-out performances of their recent DIVAS LIVE concert, St George Theatre Co (under the banner of Rockdale Musical Society) is presenting two seasons of the  NSW Premiere of HAPPY DAYS - A New Musical!

Created by Garry Marshall with lyrics by Oscar winning composer Paul Williams, HAPPY  DAYS - A New Musical is based on the TV series of the same name.

Stepping Out at Miranda

Miranda Musical Society will be Stepping Out on the Sutherland Memorial School of Arts stage from June 14 in a good-natured tap-dancing comedy by Richard Harris.

Stepping Out chronicles several months in the life of a beginners’ dance class (the Hollywood version starred Liza Minnelli and Julie Walters).

Each of the eight students - who come from a variety of backgrounds - has their own reason for being there:

‘Peanuts’ Musical for Darling Harbour

The lights are set, the floorboards polished, and the ‘Peanuts’ gang have their sights set on Darling Harbour. This June 7th and 8th, the Backstage Theatre Society is presenting You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown, the 1967 musical written by Clarke Gesner, at the Lend Lease© Darling Quarter Theatre in Sydney.

Born Yesterday Born Again in South Perth

COMEDY, corruption and sexy 1940s charm come to the Old Mill Theatre from May 31 in Garson Kanin’s Born Yesterday.

The play follows the uncouth, corrupt and rich junk dealer Harry Brock and what happens when he brings his showgirl mistress Billie Dawn to Washington DC.

After realising it was a mistake, Brock hires a journalist to educate Billie so she stays out of the way, which proves to be another misstep.

big the musical for MLOC Productions

MLOC Productions presents big the musical from June 14 – 22, 2013 at the Phoenix Theatre, Elwood (Vic).

Based on the 1988 movie BIG, starring Tom Hanks, big the musical tells of twelve year old Josh Baskin wishing he was grown-up.

A carnival Zoltar machine grants Josh's wish and he begins to live life as an adult ... but is being 'big' all that it is cracked up to be?

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