Community Theatre

Set sail for Treasure Island at the Arts Theatre in November.

Join young Jim Hawkins and friends as they set sail on a perilous journey to uncover buried treasure, at Arts Theatre in Adelaide this November. With pirates, mutiny, and a mysterious one-legged sailor named Long John Silver, this gripping tale unfolds on a treacherous island where alliances shift and secrets abound.

Father and daughter Stuart Pearce and Sophia Livingston-Pearce play the pivotal roles of Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins.

Shakespeare in Araluen Botanic Park

PACK a picnic and surround yourself with sonnets at Araluen Botanic Park in WA this November. 

Good Grief at Therry

Therry Theatre’s final production of 2023 at The Arts Theatre, Adelaide, is Good Grief, a “comedy with an emotional heart”.

We meet June Pepper when she returns home from the memorial service of her late husband, Sam.

Evita Sells Out

Lead image: "Requiem for Evita"

Superstar Productions and The Darwin Chorale have rightfully celebrated a sell-out 2023 season of their production of Evita at the Darwin Entertainment Centre. Days before the first of only two performances, social media was abuzz with punters desperately trying to secure a spot in the 1,000 seat Playhouse Theatre – with no luck. The producers kindly offered to share a selection of Reuben Gore’s evocative photography of the performances with Stage Whispers.

 

New Zealand’s Theatre Comeback

Musical Theatre companies in New Zealand are slowly returning to their pre-Covid level of production, although some are still wounded following cancellations.

Barry Hill OAM

Stage Whispers readers outside South Australia will mainly know Barry Hill as a reviewer, occasionally also reviewed for his direction, or for his stage performances. A stalwart of Adelaide theatre, we congratulate Barry, who was honoured with the Order of Australia Medal on Australia Day, thanking him for his lengthy, passionate ‘service to the Performing Arts’. We asked Barry to share some of his theatrical highlights.

Celebrating Sixty Years of Theatre at Cronulla

As Arts Theatre Cronulla turns 60 in 2023, Publicity Officer Michele Potter shares the theatre company’s history.

Arts Theatre Cronulla is thrilled to be celebrating its 60th anniversary in 2023. Through a formula of good plays, high production values and talented performers, ATC enjoys continuing success as a community theatre group after six decades, with a wealth of productions and experiences enjoyed by cast, crew and audiences alike.

Community Theatre Seasons 2023

Image: Chicago - CLOC Musical Theatre 2022. Photographer: Ben Fon.

 

2023 Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards

CLOC Musical Theatre was the big winner at the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards, taking out 11 awards including production of the year for their season of Chess the Musical.

In the School/Junior division Emmaus College was the big winner taking out 5 awards for their production of Little Women.

The 36th annual Bruce Awards took place at the Costa Hall in Geelong, and included, as always, a smorgasbord of entertainment from companies which staged musicals across Victoria in 2023.

Here is the full list of winners.

A Symphony of Change

The All-Female Orchestra Behind Bankstown Theatre Company’s Into The Woods

Photograph of the orchestra, above, by Benjamin Oliver

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