SOME PAST SHOWS 2011
PLOS Musical Productions – THE SOUND OF MUSIC ~ The Austrian Tyrol is alive with
Matt Hillman (Max Biallystock in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Capt. Von Trapp
and Drew Downing (Carmen Ghia in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Rolf
31 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 @ Frankston Arts Centre
Encore Theatre – ALADDIN ~ A pantomime for all ages.
13 – 22 January @ Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton
Hartwell Payers – ROBIN HOOD in 3D ~ Family-friendly summer fun on stage in glorious 3D!
14 – 29 January @ Ashwood College Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Drive, Ashwood…
SHooSH! Productions - KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN~
Victorian première of Kander & Ebb’s award winning musical
Winner 1993 Tony Awards - Best Musical, Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical
Wonthaggi identity, Will Hanley, features as Gabriel
Cromwell Road Theatre, 27A Cromwell, South Yarra as part of the Midsumma Festival
4 – 12 February
Footlight Productions – SWEET CHARITY ~ Neil Simon’s story, Cy Coleman’s music
February 4 – 12 @ Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street
Beaumaris Theatre Company – I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!~
FOR FLOOD RELIEF – encore performances of the acclaimed 2010 production
11 & 12 February…. Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
BLOC Music Theatre, Ballarat - SPRING AWAKENING
(Winner MTGV Best Production 2010 – Singin’ in the Rain & 2009 – Les Misérables)
9 – 12 February @ Helen MacPherson-Smith Theatre, University of Ballarat, Camp Street
Peridot Theatre – BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT ~ by Jeffrey Archer
4 – 19 February @ Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – THE SHOEHORN SONATA ~ Events in a Japanese POW camp in 1945 are relived with the filming of a televison documentary
4 – 19 February @ Woodbin Theatre, Coronation Street, Geelong
Williamstown Little Theatre – TWO WEEKS WITH THE QUEEN~ A delightfully poignant Australian story adapted from Morris Gleitzman’s novel
10 – 27 February @ 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
Altona City Theatre – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for Adults
11 – 26 February @ Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
Malvern Theatre Company – SHADOWLANDS ~ William Nicholson’s interpretation
of the relationship between Oxford academic, C. S. Lewis and the American, Joy Gresham
11 Feb – 5 March @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern
Heidelberg Theatre Company – ENCHANTED APRIL
17 February – 5 March @ 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna ….
Eltam Little Theatre – JUST LIKE ELVIS ~ world première of this play by Joe Fairhurst.
Who would want to kill an Elvis Presley impersonator? A light hearted comedy “whodunnit”
set in a Greek restaurant in Melbourne.
17 February – 5 March @ Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – AN EVENING AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE ~
Four nights of sophisticated cabaret
25 & 26 February, 5 & 6 March @ 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
Cardinia Performing Arts Company – FOOTLOOSE
26 Feb – 6 March @ Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Boulevarde, Pakenham
Latrobe Theatre Company – THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Little Theatre in Traralgon – February 18 – 27 …
Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale – March 5-6.
West Gippsland Arts Centre Warragul – March 12 & 13
Brighton Theatre Company – THE SHOE-HORN SONATA ~ Events in a Japanese POW
camp in 1945 are relived with the filming of a televison documentary
24 Feb – 12 March @ Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
The Basin Theatre Group – BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE ~ New York 1969
24 Feb. – 20 March @ Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
3 – 12 March @ Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore
Old Paradians Theatre Company – ANNIE
3 – 12 March @ Rivergum Theatre at Parade College, 1486 Plenty Rd, Bundoora
Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre – THE 39 STEPS ~ John Buchan adapted by Patrick Barlow
8 – 26 March @ 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
Mordialloc Theatre Company – DIMBOOLA ~ Jack Hibberd’s 1969 classic about
an Australian country wedding
11 – 26 March . Venue 2011 – Allan McLean Hall, Cnr. Lewis & Albert Street, Mordialloc
SLAMS Music Theatre – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for Adults
11 – 26 March @ Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr. Scoresby Rd & Mountain Hwy
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – A SMORGASBORD OF PLAYS – Countdown, A Dog’s Life
& No Chocolates by Request ~ A night of one act plays
18 – 26 March @ Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Rd., Leongatha
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – VISITING MR. GREEN ~
3 March – 2 April @ 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
The Mount Theatre – THE WOMAN IN BLACK ~An intriguing thriller
11 March – 2 April @ Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street , Macedon
Warrandyte Theatre Company – THE FOLLIES GOES TO TOWN ~ Great skits,
music and dancing! BYO Food & drink for a rollicking good time… out on the town!
17 March -2 April @ Warrandyte Mechanics Institute Hall
Break a Leg Theatre – ‘NIGHT, MOTHER ~ a Pulitzer Prise-winning drama
17 & 18 March (Thursday & Friday) – Courthouse Theatre, Statford
25 & 26 March (Friday & Saturday) – ARC, Yinnar
30 & 31 March (Wed. & Thurs.) – Latrobe PAC, Traralgon
Fab Nobs Theatre – SPRING AWAKENING ~ Tony award-winning musical
18 March – 2 April @ The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place, Bayswater
Essendon Theatre Company – LIVING TOGETHER ~ From ‘The Norman Conquests’
by Alan Ayckbourn, having staged Table Manners from the same source in 2010
24 March – 2 April @ Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon
Encore Theatre – HAY FEVER ~ by Noel Coward
25 March – 9 April @ Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton
FAMDA – CABARETRO ~ Sophisticated cabaret with an international flavour
Presented with dinner performances – 7:00pm Friday 1 & Saturday 2 April
8:00pm Friday 8 April as the prelude to the 3rd Prom Coast SeaChange Festival
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main St., Foster
Purely Pensive Productions – SECRET BRIDESMAIDS BUSINESS ~ an Australian comedy by Elizabeth Coleman
7 – 9 April @ Mechanics Institute PAC, Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. – SIX OF THE BEST by Chris Hodson ~
A collection of short comedies for a side-splitting evening’s entertainment.
April 1 – 16 @ Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
Hartwell Players – HAMLET ~ by William Shakespeare
1 – 16 April @ Ashwood PAC, Ashwood College, Vannam Dve, Ashwood (off High Street Rd)
Catchment Players – CABARET ~ Fred Ebb & John Kander classic, Liza Minnelli in the movie
8 - 16 April @ Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – I DO NOT LIKE THEE DR FELL
8 – 30 April @ Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
Frankston Theatre Group – TWELVE ANGRY MEN ~ courtroom drama
14 – 17 April @ George Jenkins Theatre, Monash University, McMahon’s Rd. Frankston
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE BUSINESS OF MURDER ~ by Richard Harris
21 April – 7 May @ 36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
Savoy Opera Company – HMS PINAFORE & TRIAL BY JURY~ Gilbert & Sullivan
30 April – 7 May @ Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton
Eltam Little Theatre – A MONTH OF SUNDAYS ~ a delightfully poignant take on life in a retirement home
28 April – 14 May @ Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research
Williamstown Little Theatre – NOT ABOUT HEROES ~ A play about the friendship of World War I poets Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen
28 April – 15 May @ 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
Peridot Theatre – SITTING PRETTY ~ by Amy Rosenthal
April 29 – May 14 @ Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
Malvern Theatre Company – SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION ~ by John Guare
29 April – 14 May @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern
Kyneton Theatre Company - HMS PINAFORE or ‘A Lass that Loved a Sailor’ ~
Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic tale of love on the high seas!
30 April – 21 May Bluestone Theatre, Hutton Street, Kyneton
Southern Peninsula Players – DEATHTRAP ~ by Ira Levin. Would you kill for a hit play?
5 – 14 May @ Rosebud Memorial Hall
Croydon Parish Players – LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME ~ by Constance Cox
based on a short play by Oscar Wilde
6 – 14 May @ Croydon Uniting Church Hall, Tallent Street, Croydon
Players Theatre Company - YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN ~ Peanuts
6 – 14 May @ Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association) – CURTAINS ~
A rollicking send-up of backstage murder mystery plots, set in 1959 Boston Massachusetts
Book by Rupert Holmes, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb
6 – 14 May … Union Theatre, ground floor, Union House, University of Melbourne
Mornington CEF Players – THE SECRET GARDEN ~ From Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, Book & lyrics – Marsha Norman (‘night, Mother) and Music – Lucy Simon (Dr. Zhivago)
6 – 15 May @ St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington ….
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DUSTY The Original Pop Diva ~
The story of how plain Mary O’Brien became the iconic Dusty Springfield
6 – 21 May . Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Road & Electra St.
Kyneton Theatre Company - HMS PINAFORE or ‘A Lass that Loved a Sailor’ ~
Gilbert & Sullivan’s classic tale of love on the high seas!
30 April – 21 May Bluestone Theatre, Hutton Street, Kyneton
Beaumaris Theatre – CINDERELLA ~ A Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
6 – 23 May @ 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris … Melway 86 G6
Nova Music Theatre – CHICAGO ~ Kander & Ebb at their best
7 – 21 May .Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
Warragul Theatre Company – GUYS AND DOLLS ~ 12 – 28 May .West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
Sunshine Community Theatre – SECRET BRIDESMAIDS’ BUSINESS ~
Australian comedy by Elizabeth Coleman
13 – 21 May … Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix Street, North Sunshine
Anglesea Performing Arts – GOLDEN LEAVES ~
12 – 28 May..8:00pm Thursday – Saturday …. Matinées 3:00 Saturdays
12 – 21 May: Anglesea Community Hall, McMillan Street
26 – 28 May: Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Melbourne
St Michael’s Grammar School – PARADE ~ Musical by Jason Robert Brown
May 26, 27 & 28 @ Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne
The Mount Theatre – HELLO DOLLY ~The Jerry Herman musical
13 May – 4 June .Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon
The Basin Theatre Group – NATURAL CAUSES ~ A black comedy
at its blackest and best by Eric Chappell
12 May – 5 June ..Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
CLOC Music Theatre – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ~ Set in Russia in 1904
20 May – 4 June National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda
Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ~ Laced with songs like ‘Tradition’, ‘If I were a Rich Man’ and ‘Matchmaker’
20 May – 4 June …
Forge Theatre and Arts Hub (formerly Bairnsdale Aquatic and Recreation Centre), McLean St.
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – HYSTERIA ~
26 May – 4 June Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore …
Moreland Theatre Company – UNDER MILK WOOD ~ Dylan Thomas’ choice of voices, sights and sounds evoking the dreams & fantasies of an imagined Welsh seaside village.
26 May – 4 June @ Mechanics Institute PAC (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rds, Brunswick
MOaRTZ (Moe) – A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES ~ Comedy by John Patrick
27 May – 4 June St. Kieran’s School Hall, Wirraway St., Moe
Brighton Theatre Company – ON GOLDEN POND ~ by Earnest Thompson
26 May – 11 June @ Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BREAKING LEGS ~ The Mafia and theatre worlds collide
26 May – 25 June Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156.
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – CABARET ~ Fred Ebb & John Kander’s musical
set in Berlin in the late 1930s. Remember Liza Minnelli in the movie?
John Watson (FAMDA’s Tevye – Fiddler on the Roof, Fender – The Bespoke Overcoat,
John – Blue Remembered Hills) as Herr Schultz
Charles Gruen (The Narrator in FAMDA’s Into the Woods) as Ernst Ludwig
27 May – 11 June @ Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, 98 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Babirra Music Theatre – WEST SIDE STORY ~ Shakespeare in New York
27 May – 11 June @ Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre – DEATH OF A SALESMAN ~ the Arthur Miller classic
31 May – 18 June 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.
Werribee Theatre Co. – `ALLO `ALLO ~ Remember the television series?
3 – 11 June
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society Inc – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
10 – 18 June . Costa Hall – Deakin University, Brougham St, Geelong
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BREAKING LEGS ~ The Mafia and theatre worlds collide
26 May – 25 June Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
MLOC – PIPPIN ~ Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
17 – 25 June @ Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
FAMDA – HEROES ~ A gentle comedy adapted by Tom Stoppard from
Gerald Sibleyras’ French play, Le Vent des Peupliers (The Wind in the Poplars)
17 - 25 June @ Foster War Memorial Arts Centre
Mountain District Musical Society – SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
17 – 25 June .. Karralyka Theatre, Mines Road, Ringwood
Break a Leg Theatre – THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS ~ by Nick Enright
17 – 25 June…. Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon
Essendon Theatre Company – ROPE ~ suspense by Patrick Hamilton
23 June – 2 July Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon
Warrandyte Theatre Company – THREE ONE ACT PLAYS ~ Three clever parodies
about relationships, therapy and self improvement [Soap Opera by David Ives,
Good Grief by Frank Wilkie and Decline and Hall by Roger Gimblett]
24 June – 2 July Mechanics Institute Hall, Cnr. Yarra St. & Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte
Seymour-Braché Productions - ONCE WE WERE . . . ~ Music & Lyrics by Rowland Braché. Book by Rowland Braché & Lauren Seymour . 3 modern couples & their relationship challenges
24 June – 2 July … The Lithuanian Club, 45-50 Errol St North Melbourne
Eltam Little Theatre – WE HAPPY FEW ~ Comedy on the adventures of a group of totally mismatched women who form a girls only theatre company to bring plays to out of the way places in a culture-starved wartime Britain.
23 June – 9 July ..Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – Dr JEKYLL AND Mr HYDE
24 June – 9 July ..TWoodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
Malvern Theatre Company – THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION ~ by Aaron Sorkin
24 June – 9 July ….29a Burke Road, East Malvern
Windmill Theatre Company – JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ~
Andrew Lloyd-Webber & Tim Rice’s masterpiece
With Matt Hillman (Max Bialystock in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Pilate
24 June – 10 July… Drum Theatre, Dandenong
Williamstown Little Theatre - COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN … 30 June – 17 July… 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
Fab Nobs Theatre – The 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE ~
Tony award-winning musical
1 – 16 July The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place, Bayswater
Mordialloc Theatre Company – HEROES ~ Tom Stoppard’s translation of a French play
1 – 16 July …..
Temporary venue for 2011: Allan McLean Hall, Cnr. Lewis & Albert Street, Mordialloc
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE HISTORY BOYS ~ by Alan Bennett
7 – 23 July..36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
Leading Note Theatre (Ballarat) – THE BOY FROM OZ ~ The Peter Allen story
8 – 16 July Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts
ARC Theatre (Amateur Repertory Company) – GREASE ~ High school romance
8 – 16 July Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
People’s Playhouse – OLIVER! ~ Charles Dickens’ novel comes to life
with Lionel Bart’s music
8 – 16 July .. Cranbourne Community Theatre, Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST~ Oscar Wilde at his best
8 – 23 July…82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
PLOS Musical Productions – CATS ~ Andrew Lloyd-Webber & T. S. Eliot
combine forces in a feline musical spectacular
Jemima Eva (Logainne in FAMDA’s ‘. . Spelling Bee’) as Jennyanydots / Gumbie
14 – 23 July @ Frankston Arts Centre, Davey Street, Frankston
CenterStage Geelong – A CHORUS LINE ~ Broadway dancers’ stories
15 – 23 July @ Drama House, Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – JEKYLL AND HYDE ~ The Musical
Directed by Nathan Eva (GAT award-winning director of FAMDA’s ‘. . Spelling Bee’)
15 – 24 July @ Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Road, Leongatha
Encore Theatre – LIFE AFTER GEORGE ~ by Hannie Rayson
15 - 30 July @ Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton
Mornington CEF Players – MY THREE ANGELS ~ 1953 comedy by Samuel & Bella Speweck based on the French play ‘La Cuisine Des Anges’ by Albert Husson
22 – 31 July @ St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. – WAIT UNTIL DARK ~ murder suspense
22 July – 6 August Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
Frankston Theatre Group – IT’S MY PARTY (And I’ll Die if I Want to)
Sponsored by Tobin Brothers – Cabaret style
30 July – 7 August …. Mt. Eliza Community Centre
Maffra Dramatic Society – IT’S MY PARTY (And I’ll Die if I Want to)
An adult comedy about families by Elizabeth Coleman
5 – 13 August Stratford Court House, 66 Princes Hwy, Stratford
The Basin Theatre Group – THE LION IN WINTER ~ Historical drama by James Goldman
Original 1966 Broadway cast featured Robert Preston … 1968 movie starred Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn plus Timothy Dalton and Anthony Hopkins
4 – 28 August Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
Catchment Players – INTO THE WOODS Jnr. ~ Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale masterpiece
12 – 14 August …. Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
Wangaratta Players – FACE TO FACE ~ a drama by David Williamson
12 – 20 August @ Stage Door Studio, Evans St., Wangaratta
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DISNEYS BEAUTY & THE BEST Jr. ~
10 – 20 August Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St.
Peridot Theatre – THE GLASS MENAGERIE ~ by Tennessee Williams
12 – 27 August @ Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – KIDNAP GAME ~
18 – 27 August @ Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – TALKING HEADS ~ by Alan Bennett
11 August – 10 Sept. Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
Brighton Theatre Company – BLITHE SPIRIT~ by Noel Coward
18 August – 3 Sept ..Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – MINEFIELDS AND MINISKIRTS ~
Uplifting Australian drama by Terence O’Connell from Siobhan McHugh’s book
19 – 27 August .Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Gemco Players Community Theatre – COSI ~ Louis Nowra’s masterpiece
19 August – 4 September The Gem, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald
GSODA Geelong – EUROBEAT – ALMOST EUROVISION ~ hilarious parody of the annual Eurovision Song Contest featuring two NEW, never before staged songs!
20 – 27 August The Playhouse Theatre, Geelong PAC, 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong
Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC) - ASPECTS OF LOVE ~
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and the tale of the romantic entanglements of an actress
Tamika Ball (in FAMDA’s The Producers & Cinderella in Into the Woods) as Jenny Dillingham
20 August – 2 Sept. Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Boulevarde, Pakenham
Dandenong Theatre Company – SPEAKING IN TONGUES ~ a drama by Andrew Bovell, who used his play as the basis of the screenplay for the movie, ‘Lantana’.
26 August – 4 September @ The Castle, Hemmings Park, 61A Princes Highway, Dandenong
The Mount Theatre – GOD OF CARNAGE ~ A modern day moral dilemma
26 August – 17 Sept. .Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon
Malvern Theatre Company – LOVE LETTERS / LATER LIFE ~
Two delightful plays by A. R. Gurney, creator of ‘Sylvia’
26 Aug – 10 Sept . 29a Burke Road, East Malvern
Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre – THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG ~ Musical by Neil Simon based on the real-life relationship of composer Marvin Hamlisch & lyricist Carole Bayer Sager
30 August – 17 September @ Athanaeum Theatre, Castella St., Lilydale
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – DOUBT: A Parable
2 – 17 September ..TWoodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong …
Essendon Theatre Company – BLACKROCK ~ Australian drama by Nick Enright
8 – 17 September Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon
Purely Pensive Productions – AWAY ~ an Australian drama by Michael Gow
15 – 17 September… Mechanics Institute PAC, Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
Williamstown Little Theatre - THE HISTORY BOYS ~ by Alan Bennett.
First staged at the National Theatre in London in 2004 & transferred to Broadway 2006
8 – 25 September..2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
Mordialloc Theatre Company - LOVE LETTERS ~ by A.R. Gurney
9 – 24 September ….. Performances 8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, 2:30 Sundays
Temporary venue 2011 is Allan McLean Hall, Cnr. Lewis & Albert Street, Mordialloc
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9587 5141
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME, JUNIE MOON ~
The adventures, sad and happy, comic and tragic of Junie and her friends
9 – 24 September …82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
Mountain District Musical Society – CLUE, THE MUSICAL ~ a whodunnit kind of musical based on the board game, Cluedo. The audience gets to choose the murderer, weapon and room, so it’s a different ending every time!
16 – 24 Sept... Maroondah Secondary College, Brentnall Rd, Croydon
PEP Productions – I LOVE YOU BECAUSE ~ a modern day musical love story
16 – 24 September.. Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster
Hartwell Players – THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE ~ a drama by Harley Granville-Barker
16 September – 1 October…Ashwood PAC, Ashwood College, Vannam Dve
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE 39 STEPS ~ Alfred Hitchcock’s film version of John Buchan’s novel adapted for just 4 actors by Patrick Barlow
15 Sept – 1 Oct...36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
CLOC Music Theatre – ASPECTS OF LOVE ~ Love Changes Everything
with Will Hanley & Britt Lewis, stars of Wonthaggi’s production of Cabaret
23 September – 8 October …National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda
Moreland Theatre Company – PYGMALION ~ George Bernard Shaw’s play
– source material for ‘My Fair Lady’ ….. 22 September – 1 October
Mechanics Institute of Performing Arts (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
Dandenong Theatre Company – DON’T TAKE IT AS GOSPEL ~ by Matt Caton -
Four unemployed writers, who happened to be disciples, walked into a bar. . .
22 Sept. – 8 Oct. …Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Lygon St., Carlton
BuST Co – THIRTEEN ~ a grown up story about growing up with
music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
28 Sept – 1 Oct Kel Watson Theatre, Forest Hills College, 178 Mahoneys Rd Forest Hills
Monash University Student Theatre – SPRING AWAKENING ~ 2007 Tony Award winning rock musical adaptation of a controversial 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind
30 Sept. – 8 Oct. Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton
Panorama Youth Theatre – MY SON PINOCCHIO – Gepetto’s Musical Tale
Sept 30 – Oct 8 @ Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St, Frankston
Babirra Music Theatre – THE PAJAMA GAME ~ Fosse inspired dance numbers, and some 1950’s style sexual tension make for a fun and hilarious show
7 – 15 October Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association) – ASSASSINS ~
Stephen Sondheim’s musical about people who have tried to assassinate American presidents
7 - 15 October …Union Theatre, ground floor, Union House, University of Melbourne
Croydon Parish Players – THE SOUND OF MUSIC ~ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s
final masterpiece, set in the hills of wartime Austria
Erini Thompson née Smith (Philia in FAMDA’s A Funny Thing . . . ) as Maria
14 – 22 October ..Mahon Theatre @ Aquinas College, Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ A comedy by Marc Camoletti
who also wrote Boeing Boeing and Don’t Dress for Dinner.
14 - 29 October Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama) – SWEENEY TODD ~ Stephen Sondheim’s musicalisation of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
14 – 29 Oct. . Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn
Encore Theatre – THE CEMETERY CLUB ~ Jewish comedy by Ivan Menchall
15 – 29 October @ Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton
Gemco Players – BLOOD BROTHERS ~ British musical by Willy Russell,
creator of Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine
20 – 29 October .. The Gem Community Arts Centre, Kilvington Drive, Emerald
Catchment Players – THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS ~ Fun & games
on the prairie, “there’s nothing dirty going on”. Movie starred Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds
21 – 29 Oct. Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
Kyneton Theatre Company Inc. – SWEET ROAD ~ an Australian drama by Debra Oswald
21 – 29 October….
Savoy Opera Company – THE MIKADO ~ Sparkling New Production
Saturday 22 October 2pm & 8pm @ Karralyka Theatre, Ringwood
Saturday 5 November 2pm & 8pm @ Alexander Theatre, Monash Uni, Clayton
Nova Music Theatre – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ~ Disney magic!
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
21 October – 6 November .Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
Warrandyte Theatre Company – ALMOST MAINE ~ A delightful Midwinter Night’s Dream, set in the mythical town of Almost, Maine.
21 Oct. – 12 Nov. Mechanics Institute Hall, Cnr. Yarra St. & Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte
Southern Peninsula Players – THE MOUSE TRAP ~ An iconic whodunit
running continuously on London’s West End for 60 years
3 – 13 November … Rosebud Memorial Hal, Nepean Hwy
Dandenong Theatre Company – SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD ~ by Jason Robert Brown
3 – 12 November …Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street, Cranbourne
SLAMS Music Theatre – THE LAST FIVE YEARS ~ 21st Century musical by Jason Robert Brown with a couple who see things from opposite perspectives.
Her story begins at the end of their relationship. His starts the day they met.
4 – 12 November .Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr. Scoresby Rd & Mountain Hwy
MLOC – CAMELOT ~ Lerner & Lowe’s music in King Arthur’s Court
4 – 12 November @ Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
Mornington CEF Players – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT ~ Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s launching pad
4 – 12 November St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington ….
Malvern Theatre Company – THEY’RE PLAYING OUR SONG ~ Neil Simon musical based
on the real-life relationship between composer Marvin Hamlisch & lyricist Carole Bayer-Sager
4 – 19 November @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern
Fab Nobs Theatre – A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC ~ Stephen Sondheim musical
inspired by the Ingmar Bergman film, Smiles of a Summer Night
Directed by former Gippslander, Nick Kong
4 – 19 November The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place, Bayswater
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – CHICAGO ~ Kander & Ebb at their best
Sheona Gregg (42nd Street with Leongatha Lyric Theatre) as Hunyak
4 – 19 November Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd & Electra St.
Peridot Theatre – CARAVAN ~ by Australian playwright, Donald Macdonald
4 – 19 November Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
Phoenix Theatre Company – INTO THE WOODS ~ Fairy tales Stephen Sondheim style
11 – 19 November Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
Brighton Theatre Company – KIMBERLY AKIMBO ~ A hilarious and heart-rending play
10 – 26 November …Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
Eltam Little Theatre – THE PERILS OF PURITY PIMBLE ~ Melodramatic fun
10 November – 3 December ..Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – OUR TOWN ~ 2011 travelling show
Friday 11 November @ Kongwak Hall
Saturday 12 November @ Bena Hall
Thursday 17 November @ Fish Creek Bowls Club
Friday 18 November @ Arawata Hall
Saturday 19 November @ Nyora Public Hall
Thursday 24 November @ Meeniyan Hall
Friday 25 November @ Dumbalk Hall
Latrobe Theatre Company – BLITHE SPIRIT ~ by Noel Coward
Saturday shows @ 2:00pm & 8pm
12 November @ Yallourn North Hall
19 November @ Toongabbie Mechanics Institute
26 November @ the Little Theatre, Latrobe PAC, Traralgon
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – EDUCATING RITA ~ A beautiful bittersweet comedy about a man who has given up on life and a woman who is determined to change hers
18 – 26 November Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore
MOaRTZ (Moe) – EBENEZER, A ROCK MUSICAL ~ by Malcolm Sircom
25 – 27 November St Pauls Anglican Grammar School, 46 Cross’s Rd, Traralgon
The Basin Theatre Group – JIGSAWS charts the course of three generations of the same family as they come to terms with changing circumstances and attitudes.
10 November – 4 December Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – CROSSING DELANCEY ~ A gentle, romantic comedy
10 Nov – 10 December Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
The Mount Theatre – MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS ~ Filming “Gone with the Wind”
11 November – 3 Dec .Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – ‘ALLO, ‘ALLO ~ comedy based on the cult BBC TV series
15 November – 3 December … Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.
Heidelberg Theatre Company – UNDER MILK WOOD ~ by Dylan Thomas
17 Nov – 3 Dec .36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna ….
Williamstown Little Theatre - PLAY IT AGAIN, SAM ~ by Woody Allen.
Can ‘Casablanca’ change your life? ……. Amy Larsen, winner of Gippsland Associated Theatre & Victorian Music Theatre Guild best actor awards, in her first play
17 Nov – 4 Dec … 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – FAWLTY TOWERS ~ Three episodes of the wonderful British television comedy
18 November – 3 December @ 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – OVER THE MOON ~ A theatrical comedy with a dash of Cyrano de Bergerac and Noel Coward’s Private Lives.
18 November – 3 December .TWoodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
Frankston Theatre Group - CASH ON DELIVERY ~ by Michael Cooney
18 November – 4 December … Mt. Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Road, Mt. Eliza
Essendon Theatre Company – BEYOND A JOKE ~ A murderous tale?
24 Nov – 3 December Community Centre, 9 Bradshaw St., West Essendon
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