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
Opened 5:00pm Friday 31 December 2010 @ Frankston Arts Centre
January 2011 – 1:30 Sun 2, 1:30 Mon 3, 7:30 Thur 6 & Fri 7, 1:30 & 7:30 Sat 8, 1:30 Sun 9
www.plos.asn.au …… Bookings: Frankston Arts Centre box office 9784 1060
Encore Theatre – ALADDIN ~ A pantomime for all ages.
13 – 22 January
Theatre: Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au 1300 739 099
Hartwell Payers – ROBIN HOOD in 3D ~ Family-friendly summer fun on stage in glorious 3D!
Evenings 7pm: Fri 14, Sat 15, Fri 21, Sat, Fri 28, Sat 29 January
Matinées 2pm: Sat 15, Sun 16, Sat 21, Sun 22, Sat 29
Ashwood College Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Drive, Ashwood… Melway: 60 J10
www.hartwellplayers.org.au 9889 5006
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 ~ 8:00pm Fri 4, Sat 5, Mon 7*, Wed 9, Thurs 10, Fri 11 & Sat 12th February
*Mon 7 - all tix $26 ……. 9408 1350
Footlight Productions – SWEET CHARITY ~ Neil Simon’s story, Cy Coleman’s music
8:00pm February 4, 5, 9 – 12 …. Matinée 2:00pm Saturday 12 February
Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
www.footlightproductionsvic.com ….. 5225 1200
Beaumaris Theatre Company – I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!~
FOR FLOOD RELIEF – encore performances of the acclaimed 2010 production
8:00pm Friday 11 & Saturday 12 February…. Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ….. 9584 5086
BLOC Music Theatre, Ballarat - SPRING AWAKENING
(Winner MTGV Best Production 2010 – Singin’ in the Rain & 2009 – Les Misérables)
7:30pm 9, 10. 11, 12 February
Helen MacPherson-Smith Theatre, University of Ballarat, Camp Street Campus
www.blocmusictheatre.com.au .. … 0408 176 402
Peridot Theatre – BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT ~ by Jeffrey Archer
8:15pm February 4, 5, 9 – 12, 15 – 19 matinées 2:15pm Sunday 6 & Saturday 12 February
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au ….. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
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 8:00pm evenings, 2:00 Sunday 13 February
Woodbin Theatre, Coronation Street, Geelong Melways 636 C6
www.geelongrep.com.au ………. 5225 1200
Williamstown Little Theatre – TWO WEEKS WITH THE QUEEN~ A delightfully poignant Australian story adapted from Morris Gleitzman’s novel
10 – 27 February… Tuesdays – Saturdays 8:15pm, Matinées Sundays 5pm, Final Sunday 3pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Altona City Theatre – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for Adults
7:30 Fri 11, Sat 12, Fri 18, Sat 19, Fri 25, Sat 26 February
Matinées 2:00pm Sundays 13 & 20 Feb plus 2:00 Saturday 26 February
Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
www.altonacitytheatre.com.au …. 0425 705 550
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 .. Tuesday to Saturday, matinées Saturday 12 Feb & Sundays 20 & 27 Feb
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
Heidelberg Theatre Company – ENCHANTED APRIL
17 Feb – 5 March .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 20 & 27 Feb
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna ….
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
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 ..8:00pm Thursdays – Saturdays, matinée 2:00 Sunday 27 February
Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research … Melways: 22 H1
www.eltamlittletheatre.org.au …. 9437 1574
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – AN EVENING AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE ~
Four nights of sophisticated cabaret
8:00pm Friday 25 & Saturday 26 February + Friday 4 & Saturday 6 March
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
Cardinia Performing Arts Company – FOOTLOOSE
26 Feb 8pm, 27 Feb 2pm, 5 March 8pm. 6 March 2pm, 10 March 7pm, 11 March 8pm
Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Boulevarde, Pakenham
www.cardiniaperformingarts.com …. 0407 090 354
Latrobe Theatre Company – THE SOUND OF MUSIC
Little Theatre in Traralgon February 18 – 27 … 5176 3559
Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale on March 5-6… 5143 3200
West Gippsland Arts Centre Warragul …. 1 :00 March 12 & 13. 7:30 Saturday 12 March
www.latrobetheatrecompany.org.au 5624 2456
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 . 8pm Tuesday – Saturday & Sunday matinées 27 Feb & 6 March @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
The Basin Theatre Group – BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE ~ New York 1969
24 Feb. – 20 March ..8:00pm Thurs – Saturdays Matinées 2.15pm Feb 27, March 6, 13 & 20
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au…… 1300 784 668
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
3 – 12 March (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… 9379 5348
Old Paradians Theatre Company – ANNIE
3 – 12 March – March 4, 5, 10, 11, 12 @ 8:00pm
March 6 @ 5:00pm, March 12 @ 2:00pm
Rivergum Theatre at Parade College, 1486 Plenty Rd, Bundoora
www.waterdaleplayers.com/annie….. 0415 978 975
Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre – THE 39 STEPS ~ John Buchan adapted by Patrick Barlow
8 – 26 March (8:30 March 8-12, 16-19, 22-26. Sunday matinée 2:30 March 20)
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Mordialloc Theatre Company – DIMBOOLA ~ Jack Hibberd’s 1969 classic about
an Australian country wedding ….. Cabaret performance, BYO Drinks, Nibbles, glasses
11 – 26 March . . Performances 8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, 2:30 Sundays ….. Melways: 87 E12
Note: Temporary venue for 2011 is Allan McLean Hall, Cnr. Lewis & Albert Street, Mordialloc
Bookings: The Ticket Secretary, P.O. Box 80, Mentone 3194 …l 9587 5141
SLAMS Music Theatre – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for Adults
Friday 11 – 26 March .Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr. Scoresby Rd & Mountain Hwy Melway 64 G3
www.knox.vic.gov.au/theatretix… 9720 3205
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – A SMORGASBORD OF PLAYS – Countdown, A Dog’s Life
& No Chocolates by Request ~ A night of one act plays
8:00pm 18, 19, 25, 26 March …. Matinée 2:00pm Sunday 20 March
Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Rd., Leongatha
www.lyrictheatre.net.au ….. Bookings: Mushroom Crafts 5662 3940
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – VISITING MR. GREEN ~
3 March – 2 April (8:30 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sunday matinées @ 4:00pm)
Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156.
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964… * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
The Mount Theatre – THE WOMAN IN BLACK ~An intriguing thriller
11 March – 2 April ..8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 20 & 27 March
Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street , Macedon (only 40 mins from CBD)
www.themountplayers.com …. 1300 463 224 (10am – 5pm Tues to Sat) … * VDL Entry *
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!
7:30 for 8:00pm …. 17 March -2 April (Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays)
Warrandyte Mechanics Institute Hall … 0488 333 575
Break a Leg Theatre – ‘NIGHT, MOTHER ~ a Pulitzer Prise-winning drama
8pm 17 & 18 March (Thursday & Friday) – Courthouse Theatre, Statford .. 5145 6790
8pm 25 & 26 March (Friday & Saturday) – ARC, Yinnar.. 5163 1310
8pm 30 & 31 March (Wed. & Thurs.) – Latrobe PAC, Traralgon .. 5176 3559
www.breakalegtheatre.com.au
Fab Nobs Theatre – SPRING AWAKENING ~ Tony award-winning musical
18 March – 2 April @ 8:00pm (Fri 18, Sat 19, Thurs 24, Fri 25, Sat 26 March,
Wed 30, Thurs 31 March, Fri 1 & Sat 2 April) ….
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au … Anne 0401 018 846
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 8pm Thursday, Friday & Saturdays . Matinée 2pm Sunday
Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon (off Buckley St.) (Melways 28 B3)
Cabaret seating BYO drinks & nibbles.. ..Bookings: 9330 4808 … * VDL Award Entry *
Encore Theatre – HAY FEVER ~ by Noel Coward
25, 26 March, 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9 April @ 8:00pm Sunday matinées 27 March & 3 April @ 2:15
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton … Melway 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au …. 1300 739 099
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
www.famda.org.au .. Bookings:Main Street Revelations, Foster . 0400 867 872
Purely Pensive Productions – SECRET BRIDESMAIDS BUSINESS ~an Australian comedy by Elizabeth Coleman
7 – 9 April… 8:00pm Thursday 7, Friday 8 April & Saturday 9 April
Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Cnr of Sydney and Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
Melways 29 G8 …. www.purelypensive.com.au
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, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 @ 8:15pm, April 3, 10 @ 5:15pm
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au …. 1300 650 209
Hartwell Players – HAMLET ~ by William Shakespeare
1 – 16 April…8:pm Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2pm Sat 2, Sun 3, Sat 9, Sun 10 & Sat 16
Ashwood PAC, Ashwood College, Vannam Dve, Ashwood (off High Street Rd)
Melways 60 J10 . www.hartwellplayers.org.au .. email bookings@hartwellplayers.org.au
Catchment Players – CABARET ~ Fred Ebb & John Kander classic, Liza Minnelli in the movie
8:00pm Fri 8, Sat 9, Mon 11*, Fri 15 & Sat 16 April plus Sunday matinée 10 April 2:00pm
*All tix discounted Mon 11 April
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – I DO NOT LIKE THEE DR FELL
8 – 30 April ..T8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
.Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
Frankston Theatre Group – TWELVE ANGRY MEN ~ courtroom drama
14 – 17 April 8:00pm Thurs 14, Fri 15 & Sat 16 April Matinée 2:00 Sat 16 & Sun 17 April
George Jenkins Theatre, Monash University, McMahon’s Rd. Frankston
Melways 102 F4 Map 476 Building A
www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au …. 9905 1111 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE BUSINESS OF MURDER ~ by Richard Harris
21 April – 7 May . 8:00 Thurs. to Saturday + Wednesday of last week Sunday matinées 2:00
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna… …Melway: 32 A1
www.htc.org.au … 9457 4117
Savoy Opera Company – HMS PINAFORE & TRIAL BY JURY~ Gilbert & Sullivan
30 April – 7 May .. Fridays & Saturdays with matinée Saturday 7 May
Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Clayton .. 9905 1111
Eltam Little Theatre – A MONTH OF SUNDAYS ~ a delightfully poignant take on life in a retirement home
28 April – 14 May ..8:00pm Thursdays – Saturdays, matinée Sunday 8 May
Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research … Melways: 22 H1
www.eltamlittletheatre.org.au …. 9437 1574
Williamstown Little Theatre – NOT ABOUT HEROES ~ A play about the friendship of World War I poets Siegfried Sassoon & Wilfred Owen
28 April – 15 May… Tuesdays – Saturdays 8:15pm, Sundays 5:00pm, Final Sunday 3:00pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Peridot Theatre – SITTING PRETTY ~ by Amy Rosenthal
8:15pm April 29, 30, May 4 – 7, 10 – 14 Matinées 2:15pm Sunday 1 & Saturday 7 May
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road… Melway 61 F11
www.peridot.com.au ….. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Malvern Theatre Company – SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION ~ by John Guare
29 April – 14 May .. Tuesday to Saturday with matinées Saturday 30 April & Sunday 8 May
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
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 8pm Fri & Sat nights, 2pm Sunday matinées
Bluestone Theatre, Hutton Street, Kyneton
Bookings: Instrumental Music (03) 5422 0831
Southern Peninsula Players – DEATHTRAP ~ by Ira Levin. Would you kill for a hit play?
8pm Thurs 5, Fri 6, Sat 7 (Cabaret), ..Thurs 12, Friday 13 & Saturday 14 May (Cabaret)
Matinée Sunday 15 May …. Rosebud Memorial Hall ….. Melways 168 D12
www.spptheatre.org …… 5982 2777 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Croydon Parish Players – LORD ARTHUR SAVILE’S CRIME ~ by Constance Cox
based on a short play by Oscar Wilde
Croydon Uniting Church Hall, Tallent Street, Croydon
8:00pm Fri 6, Sat 7, Tues 10, Fri 13 & Sat 14 May plus matinée 2:00pm Saturday 14 May
www.croydonparishplayers.com …. 9725 9520
Players Theatre Company - YOU’RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN ~ Peanuts
6 – 14 May .. 8pm Fri. 6 & Sat. 7, Thurs. – Sat. 12 – 14 May… Matinée 2pm Sunday 8 May
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.playerstc.net …. 0434 669 564
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 … 6-7, 11-14 May @ 7:30pm Saturday 14 May @ 2pm
Union Theatre, ground floor, Union House, University of Melbourne
Tickets: https://secure.ticketstar.com.au/ummta/
Mornington CEF Players – THE SECRET GARDEN ~ From Frances Hodgson Burnett’s novel, Book & lyrics – Marsha Norman (‘night, Mother) and Music – Lucy Simon (Dr. Zhivago)
St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington …. Melway 104 D10/11
6 – 15 May 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 8 & 15 May
www.cefplayers.com …… 5975 6868
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DUSTY The Original Pop Diva ~
The story of how plain Mary O’Brien became the iconic Dusty Springfield
8pm Fri 6 Sat 7, Fri 13 Sat 14, Thu 19, Fri 20 Sat 21 May . Sunday matinées 2pm 8 & 15 May
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Road & Electra Street, Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
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 8pm Fri & Sat nights, 2pm Sunday matinées
Bluestone Theatre, Hutton Street, Kyneton
Bookings: Instrumental Music (03) 5422 0831
Beaumaris Theatre – CINDERELLA ~ A Rodgers & Hammerstein musical
6 – 23 May…… 8pm 6, 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 5pm 7, 14 & 21. . 2pm 8, 15 & 23 May
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris … Melway 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au ….. 9583 6896
Nova Music Theatre – CHICAGO ~ Kander & Ebb at their best
7 – 21 May .8pm Thurs – Sat. Matinées 4pm Sunday 8, 2pm Sunday 15 & Saturday 21 May
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.novamusictheatre.com.au … 1300 305 771
Warragul Theatre Company – GUYS AND DOLLS ~ with songs by Frank Loesser
12 – 28 May .8pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sundays .. Saturday matinées.2pm 21 & 28 May
West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
www.warragultheatrecompany.org.au … 5624 2456
Sunshine Community Theatre – SECRET BRIDESMAIDS’ BUSINESS ~
Australian comedy by Elizabeth Coleman
13 – 21 May … (8pm 13, 14, 19, 20 & 21 May2:00pm matinée Saturday 14 May)
Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix Street, North Sunshine
0407 802 165 or email sunshinecommunitytheatre@hotmail.com .. * 2011 VDL Entry *
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
www.angleseaperformers.org.au .… 9650 5699
St Michael’s Grammar School – PARADE ~ Musical by Jason Robert Brown
May 26, 27 @ 7:30pm, … May 28th @ 1:30 and 6:30pm
Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins Street, Melbourne
ticketoffice@stmichaels.vic.edu.au …. 8530 3264
The Mount Theatre – HELLO DOLLY ~The Jerry Herman musical
13 May – 4 June .8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays also Thursdays 26 May & 2 June
Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 22 & 29 May
Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon (only 40 mins from CBD)
www.themountplayers.com …. 1300 463 224 (10am – 5pm Tues to Sat)
The Basin Theatre Group – NATURAL CAUSES ~ A black comedy
at its blackest and best by Eric Chappell
12 May – 5 June ..8:15pm Thurs – Saturdays Sunday matinées 2.15pm
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au…… 1300 784 668 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
CLOC Music Theatre – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF ~ Set in Russia in 1904
20 May – 4 June 8pm Thursday – Saturday & Wednesday of last week. 2pm Sundays
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.cloc.org.au……. 1300 362 547
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 … 7:30 Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Forge Theatre and Arts Hub (formerly Bairnsdale Aquatic and Recreation Centre), McLean St.
www.bairnsdaleproductionline.com.au
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – HYSTERIA ~
26 May – 4 June (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… 9379 5348 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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 … Thursday-Saturday 8pm, Sunday matinée 2pm
Mechanics Institute of Performing Arts (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rds, Brunswick
www.moreland.org.au
MOaRTZ (Moe) – A BAD YEAR FOR TOMATOES ~ Comedy by John Patrick
27 May – 4 June (8pm 27 & 28th May, 2, 3 & 4 June . Matinées 2pm 29 May & 4 June)
St. Kieran’s School Hall, Wirraway St., Moe Vicroads Moe/Newborough Map #700 D5
www.moartz.com …….. 5127 6514 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Brighton Theatre Company – ON GOLDEN POND ~ by Earnest Thompson
26 May – 11 June .. 8pm Tuesday – Saturday with Sunday matinées 29 May & 5 June @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BREAKING LEGS ~ The Mafia and theatre worlds collide
26 May – 25 June Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156.
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964
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 … 8pm 27, 28 May, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 June
Sunday matinées 2pm 29 May & 5pm 5 June
Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, 98 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Bookings: Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club 5672 1083
Babirra Music Theatre – WEST SIDE STORY~ Shakespeare in New York
27 May – 11 June 8pm 28, 29 May, 2, 3, 4, 5 June, also 2pm matinées 29 May, 5 & 11 June
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.babirra.org.au …….. 9262 6555
Lilydale Athanaeum Theatre – DEATH OF A SALESMAN~ The Arthur Miller classic
31 May – 18 June (8:30 May 31, June 1-4, 8-11, 14-18, Sunday matinée 2:30 June 12)
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Werribee Theatre Co. – `ALLO `ALLO ~ Remember the television series?
3 – 11 June
www.werribeetheatrecompany.org.au.… * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society Inc – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
10 – 18 June . 10, 11, 16, 17 June @ 7:30pm, also June 11 @ 1:30pm, June 18 @ 5:00pm
Costa Hall – Deakin University, Brougham St, Geelong
www.glts.asn.au …. GPAC www.gpac.org.au ….. 5225 1200
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BREAKING LEGS ~ The Mafia and theatre worlds collide
26 May – 25 June Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156.
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964
MLOC – PIPPIN ~ Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
17 – 25 June 8pm Fridays & Satudays + Thurs 23, Matinées 5pm Sun 19 & 2pm Sat 25 June
Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
www.mloc.org.au …. 9570 4052
FAMDA – HEROES ~ A gentle comedy adapted by Tom Stoppard from
Gerald Sibleyras’ French play, Le Vent des Peupliers (The Wind in the Poplars)
8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays – 17, 18, 24 & 25 June ….
Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 19 & Saturday 25 June …..
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre Melway 928 B10 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
www.famda.org.au Tickets: Main Street Revelations.. 0400 867 872
Mountain District Musical Society – SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS
17 – 25 June .. 8pm 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 June. Matinées 2pm Sunday 19 & Saturday 25 June
Karralyka Theatre, Mines Road, Ringwood
www.mdms.org.au … 0431 940 984 (AH)
Break a Leg Theatre – THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS ~ by Nick Enright
7:30pm Friday 17, Saturday 18, Thursday 23, Friday 24 & Saturday 25 June
2:00pm Sunday 19 & Saturday 25 June …. Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon
www.breakalegtheatre.com.au…. 5174 2077
Essendon Theatre Company – ROPE ~ suspense by Patrick Hamilton
23 June – 2 July 8pm Thursday, Friday & Saturdays . Matinée 2pm Sunday
Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon (off Buckley St.) (Melways 28 B3)
Cabaret seating BYO drinks & nibbles.. ..Bookings: 9330 4808
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 & 25 June and 1 & 2 July @ 8pm . .Plus 2pm matinée Saturday 2 July
Mechanics Institute Hall, Cnr. Yarra St. & Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte
www.warrandytehallarts.asn.au ……. 0488 333 575
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 … 8pm Fridays & Saturdays . 7pm Sunday 26 June, 2pm 2 July
The Lithuanian Club, 45-50 Errol St North Melbourne
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/OLJ….. 0487487667
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 ..8:00pm Thursdays – Saturdays, matinée 2:00 Sunday 27 February
Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research … Melways: 22 H1
www.eltamlittletheatre.org.au …. 9437 1574 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – Dr JEKYLL AND Mr HYDE
24 June – 9 July ..T8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays, Matinée 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
Malvern Theatre Company – THE FARNSWORTH INVENTION ~ by Aaron Sorkin
24 June – 9 July …. Tuesday to Saturday with matinées Saturday 25 June & Sunday 3 July
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au .... 1300 131 552 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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… 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Final show matinée 2:00pm Sunday 10 July
Drum Theatre, Dandenong
www.wtc-theatre.com …. 9771 6666
Williamstown Little Theatre - COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN
30 June – 17 July… Tuesdays – Saturdays 8:15pm, Sundays 5:00pm, Final Sunday 3:00pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Fab Nobs Theatre – The 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE ~
Tony award-winning musical
1 – 16 July 8:00pm (Fridays, Saturdays & Thursdays plus Wednesday in last week) ….
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au … Anne 0401 018 846
Mordialloc Theatre Company – HEROES ~ Tom Stoppard’s translation of a French play
1 – 16 July ….. Performances 8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, 2:30 Sundays
Note: Temporary venue for 2011 is Allan McLean Hall, Cnr. Lewis & Albert Street, Mordialloc
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9587 5141
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE HISTORY BOYS ~ by Alan Bennett
7 – 23 July..8:00 Thurs to Saturday + Wednesday of last week. Matinées 2:00 Sundays
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna …. 9457 4117 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Leading Note Theatre (Ballarat) – THE BOY FROM OZ ~ The Peter Allen story
8 – 16 July 8pm Fridays & Saturdays + Thursday 14 July ..2pm both Saturdays & Sunday
Wendouree Centre for Performing Arts
www.theboyfromoz.net.au …. WCPA Box Office 5338 0980
ARC Theatre (Amateur Repertory Company) – GREASE ~ High school romance
8 – 16 July 8:00pm 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 & 16 July One matinee 2pm Saturday 16 July
(Gala opening Friday 8 July – a cocktail attire event, includes complimentary food and drink
$1 from every ticket donated to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre)
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg Melways 32 D3
www.arc-theatre.com…. 0435 062 087
People’s Playhouse – OLIVER! ~ Charles Dickens’ novel comes to life
with Lionel Bart’s music
7:30 Fridays, & Saturdays & Thurs, 14 July .. 2pm 9, 15 & 16 July plus 12noon Thurs 14 July
8 – 16 July .. Cranbourne Community Theatre, Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street
www.peoplesplayhouse.asn.au …… 0402 197 390
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE HISTORY BOYS ~ by Alan Bennett
7 – 23 July..8:00 Thurs to Saturday + Wednesday of last week. Matinées 2:00 Sundays
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna …. 9457 4117 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST~ Oscar Wilde at his best
8 – 23 July… 8pm 8, 9, 15, 16, 21, 22 & 23 July …. 5pm 10 & 17 July
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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
www.plos.asn.au …… Bookings: Frankston Arts Centre box office 9784 1060
CenterStage Geelong – A CHORUS LINE ~ Broadway dancers’ stories
15 – 23 July … 15, 16, 21, 22, 23 @7:30pm, July 16, 23 @ 2:00pm
Drama House, Geelong Performing Arts Centre
0422 589 271
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – JEKYLL AND HYDE ~ The Musical
Directed by Nathan Eva (GAT award-winning director of FAMDA’s ‘. . Spelling Bee’)
15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 July & Sunday matinées 17 & 24 July
Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Road, Leongatha
www.lyrictheatre.net.au ….. Bookings: Mushroom Crafts 5662 3940
Encore Theatre – LIFE AFTER GEORGE ~ by Hannie Rayson
15, 16, 22, 23, 28, 29 30 July @ 8:00pm Sunday matinées 17 & 24 July @ 2:15
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton … Melway 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au …. 1300 739 099 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Mornington CEF Players – MY THREE ANGELS ~ Popular 1953 comedy by Samuel and Bella Spewack based on the French play ‘La Cuisine Des Anges’ by Albert Husson
St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington …. Melway 104 D10/11
22 – 31 July 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
www.cefplayers.com …… 5975 6868
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. – WAIT UNTIL DARK ~ murder suspense
8:15 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 July, 4, 5 & 6 August Sunday twilight matinées 24 & 31 July 5:15pm
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au …. 1300 650 209 … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Frankston Theatre Group – IT’S MY PARTY (And I’ll Die if I Want to)
Sponsored by Tobin Brothers – Cabaret style
Mt. Eliza Community Centre …. 30 July – 7 August
www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au … .1300 665 377
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 7:30 Fridays & Saturdays 5, 6, 12 & 13 August 2:00 Sunday 7 August
Stratford Court House, 66 Princes Hwy, Stratford
www.maffradramatics.com ….. 5145 6790
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 8:00pm Thurs – Saturdays … Sunday matinées 2.15pm
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au…… 1300 784 668
Catchment Players – INTO THE WOODS Jnr. ~ Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale masterpiece
12 – 14 August …. Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
Wangaratta Players – FACE TO FACE ~ a drama by David Williamson
12 – 20 August
Stage Door Studio, Evans St., Wangaratta
wangaratta_players_inc@hotmail.com … * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DISNEYS BEAUTY & THE BEST Jr. ~
10 – 20 August SOLD OUT
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
Peridot Theatre – THE GLASS MENAGERIE ~ by Tennessee Williams
8:15pm August 12, 13, 17 – 20, 24 – 27 matinées 2:15pm Sunday 14 & Saturday 20 August
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au ….. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – KIDNAP GAME ~
18 – 27 August (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… 9379 5348
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – TALKING HEADS ~ by Alan Bennett
11 August – 10 Sept. 8:00 Wednesday – Saturdays, Sunday matinée 4pm 4 Sept
Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156.
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964
Brighton Theatre Company – BLITHE SPIRIT~ by Noel Coward
18 August – 3 Sept ..2pm Tuesday – Saturday with Sunday matinées 21 & 28 Aug @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – MINEFIELDS AND MINISKIRTS ~
Uplifting Australian drama by Terence O’Connell from Siobhan McHugh’s book
19 – 27 August ..8pm Fridays & Saturdays . Sunday matinée 21 August @ 2:00
Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Tickets: via Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club …. 5672 1083
Gemco Players Community Theatre – COSI ~ Louis Nowra’s masterpiece
19 August – 4 September Matinées 5pm 21 & 28 August, 4 September
The Gem, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald Melway 127 E5
www.gemcoplayers.org.. 0450 667 034 ….** 2011 VDL Award Entry *
GSODA Geelong – EUROBEAT – ALMOST EUROVISION ~ hilarious parody of the annual Eurovision Song Contest featuring two NEW, never before staged songs!
20, 25, 26, 27 August @ 8pm Matinées 5pm Sunday 21, 2pm Sat. 27 August
The Playhouse Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop Street, Geelong
www.gpac.org.au ….www.gsoda.com.au …. 5225 1200
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 Aug 8pm, 21 Aug 2pm, 27 Aug 8pm, 28 Aug 2pm, 1 Sept 7pm, 2 Sept 8pm
Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Boulevarde, Pakenham
www.cardiniaperformingarts.com …. 0407 090 354
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 … 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 5:00pm Sundays
Theatre: The Castle, Hemmings Park, 61A Princes Highway, Dandenong
www.dandenongtheatre.org.au... 9771 6666.. * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
The Mount Theatre – GOD OF CARNAGE ~ A modern day moral dilemma
26 August – 17 Sept. .8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays also Thursday 15 September
Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 4 & 11 September
Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon (only 40 mins from CBD)
www.themountplayers.com …. 1300 463 224 (10am – 5pm Tues to Sat)
Malvern Theatre Company – LOVE LETTERS / LATER LIFE ~
Two delightful plays by A. R. Gurney, creator of ‘Sylvia’
26 Aug – 10 Sept . 8:15 Tues. to Sat. ..Matinées 2pm Saturday 27 Aug & Sunday 4 Sept
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
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 Sept, 8:30 Aug. 30-31, Sept. 1-3, 7-10, 13-17 2:30 Sunday Sept. 11
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – DOUBT: A Parable
2 – 17 September ..T8pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday .. Matinée 2pm Sunday 11 Sept.
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong …
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
Essendon Theatre Company – BLACKROCK ~ Australian dram by Nick Enright
8 – 17 September 8pm Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays . Matinée 2pm Sunday
Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon (off Buckley St.) (Melways 28 B3)
Cabaret seating BYO drinks & nibbles.. ..Bookings: 9330 4808
Purely Pensive Productions – AWAY ~ an Australian drama by Michael Gow
15 – 17 September… 8:00pm Thursday 15, Friday 16 & Saturday 17 September
Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Cnr of Sydney and Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
Melways 29 G8 …. www.purelypensive.com.au . .. * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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..Tuesdays – Saturdays 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm, final Sunday 3pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Mordialloc Theatre Company - LOVE LETTERS ~ by A.R. Gurney
9 – 24 September ….. Performances 8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, 2:30 Sundays
Note: 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 …8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays + Thursday 22 Sept. … 5:00pm Sundays
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
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... 8pm 16, 17, 23 & 24 Sept.. Matinées 2pm Sat. 17 & 5pm Sunday 18 Sept.
Maroondah Secondary College, Brentnall Rd, Croydon
www.mdms.org.au … 0431 940 984 (AH)
PEP Productions – I LOVE YOU BECAUSE ~ a modern day musical love story
16 – 24 September.. 8pm 16, 17, 21, 22, 23 & 24 September
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster ….. Melways Map 47 E1
www.pepproductions.org.au …… 0423 935 320
Hartwell Players – THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE ~ a drama by Harley Granville-Barker
16 September – 1 October…8:pm Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2pm Saturdays & Sundays
Ashwood PAC, Ashwood College, Vannam Dve (off High Street Rd) .Melways 60 J10 .
www.hartwellplayers.org.au . .9513 9581 …. * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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...8pm Thurs to Saturday + Wednesday of last week. Matinées 2pm Sundays
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au…. 9457 4117
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 … 8pm Wednesdays - Saturdays, 2pm Sundays
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.cloc.org.au……. 1300 362 547
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
www.moreland.org.au…..9386 0048 ….. * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
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. …Sept. 23 @ 8.15, 24 @ 2pm & 9.30, 28 @ 8.15, 29 @ 9.30, 30 @ 8.15
October 1 @ 9.30, 4 @ 9.30, 6 @ 9.30, 7 @ 8.15, 8 @ 9.30
Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Lygon St., Carlton
www.dandenongtheatre.org.au..Bookings: 9660 9666 or www.melbournefringe.com.au
BuST Co – THIRTEEN ~ a grown up story about growing up with
music & lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
8pm 28, 29, 30 Sept & 1 Oct Matinée 2pm Friday 30 Sept. Twilight show 7pm Sunday 2 Oct
Kel Watson Theatre, Forest Hills College, 178 Mahoneys Rd Forest Hills
http://www.bustco.com.au/shows-and-tickets.html …… 0410 746 555
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. …Sept. 23 @ 8.15, 24 @ 2pm & 9.30, 28 @ 8.15, 29 @ 9.30, 30 @ 8.15
October 1 @ 9.30, 4 @ 9.30, 6 @ 9.30, 7 @ 8.15, 8 @ 9.30
Old Council Chambers, Trades Hall, Lygon St., Carlton
www.dandenongtheatre.org.au..Bookings: 9660 9666 or www.melbournefringe.com.au
Monash University Student Theatre – SPRING AWAKENING ~ 2007 Tony Award winning rock musical adaptation of a controversial 1892 German play by Frank Wedekind
30 September – 8 October 8pm each night (No Sunday or Monday performances)
Also one matinée – 2pm Saturday 8 October
Alexander Theatre, Monash University, Wellington Road, Clayton
9905 1111
Panorama Youth Theatre – MY SON PINOCCHIO – Gepetto’s Musical Tale
Sept 30, Oct 6, 7, 8 at 7:30pm . .. Oct 2 at 5:00pm … Oct 8 at 1:30pm
Frankston Arts Centre, Davey St, Frankston
0414 352 212
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 8pm 7, 8, 13, 14, & 15 Oct, 2pm matinées Sun 9 & Sat 15 October
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.babirra.org.au …….. 9262 6555
UMMTA (University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association) – ASSASSINS ~
Stephen Sondheim’s musical about people who have tried to assassinate American presidents
Friday 7 – Saturday 15 October … 7:30pm 7-8, 12-15 October Matinee 2pm Saturday 15 Oct.
Union Theatre, ground floor, Union House, University of Melbourne
Tickets: https://secure.ticketstar.com.au/ummta/
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 .. 7:30 14, 15, 20 & 21 .. Saturday matinées 2pm 15 & 5pm 22 October
Mahon Theatre @ Aquinas College, Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood
www.croydonparishplayers.com …. 9725 9520 ….. 0447 014 584
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. - HAPPY BIRTHDAY ~ A comedy by Marc Camoletti
who also wrote Boeing Boeing and Don’t Dress for Dinner.
8:15 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 29 October Sunday twilight matinées 5:15 16 & 23 October
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au …. 1300 650 209
OSMaD (Old Scotch Music and Drama) – SWEENEY TODD ~ Stephen Sondheim’s musicalisation of The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
14 – 29 October . 7:45pm Oct 14, 15, 20, 21, 27, 28 . 3pm Oct 16, 23 . 4pm Oct 22 & 29
Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn
www.oscanet.com.au … www.osmad.com.au …. 1300 642 941
Encore Theatre – THE CEMETERY CLUB ~ Jewish comedy by Ivan Menchall
15, 16, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 October @ 8:00pm Sunday matinées 16 & 23 October @ 2:15
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton … Melway 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au …. 1300 739 099
Gemco Players – BLOOD BROTHERS ~ British musical by Willy Russell,
creator of Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine
20 – 29 October .. 8pm 20, 21, 22, 27, 28 & 29 5pm Sunday 23 & 2pm Saturday 29 Oct
The Gem Community Arts Centre, Kilvington Drive, Emerald
www.gemcoplayers.org …. 0411 723 530
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. 8pm Fri 21, Sat 22, Thur 27, Fri 28 2pm Sunday 23 . 5pm Saturday 29 Oct
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
Kyneton Theatre Company Inc. – SWEET ROAD ~ an Australian drama by Debra Oswald
21 – 29 October…. * 2011 VDL Award Entry *
Savoy Opera Company – THE MIKADO ~ Sparkling New Production
Saturday 22 October 2pm & 8pm @ Karralyka Theatre, Ringwood 9879 2933
Saturday 5 November 2pm & 8pm @ Alexander Theatre, Monash Uni, Clayton 9905 1111
Nova Music Theatre – BEAUTY AND THE BEAST ~ Disney magic!
Music by Alan Menken, Lyrics by Howard Ashman & Tim Rice
21 October – 6 November .8pm Thursdays to Saturdays
Matinées 2pm Saturdays & Sundays 29 & 30 October, 5 & 6 November
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.novamusictheatre.com.au … 1300 305 771
Warrandyte Theatre Company – ALMOST MAINE ~ A delightful Midwinter Night’s Dream, set in the mythical town of Almost, Maine.
21 October – 12 November 8pm evenings . .Plus 2pm matinée, Saturday 12 November
Mechanics Institute Hall, Cnr. Yarra St. & Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte
www.warrandytehallarts.asn.au ……. 0488 333 575
Southern Peninsula Players – THE MOUSE TRAP ~ An iconic whodunit
running continuously on London’s West End for 60 years
3 – 13 November … 8pm Thursdays – Saturdays.. Matinée – Sunday 13 Nov
Rosebud Memorial Hal, Nepean Hwy (beachside, just past hotel)…Melways 168 D12
www.spptheatre.org …… 5982 2777 or 5976 2494 (business hours)
Dandenong Theatre Company – SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD ~ by Jason Robert Brown
3 – 12 November … 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, 5:00pm Sundays
Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street, Cranbourne
www.dandenongtheatre.org.au.… 0428 073 956
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 .Four shows only – Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr. Scoresby Rd & Mountain Hwy Melway 64 G3
www.knox.vic.gov.au/theatretix…../.www.slams.org.au … 9720 3205
MLOC – CAMELOT ~ Lerner & Lowe’s music in King Arthur’s Court
4 – 12 Nov. 8pm Friday 4, 2pm & 8pm Saturday 5, 5pm Sunday 6, 8pm Thurs. 10 & Friday 11
2pm & 8pm Saturday 12 November
Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
www.mloc.org.au …. 9570 4052
Mornington CEF Players – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT ~ Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s launching pad
St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington …. Melway 104 D10/11
4th, 5th, 10th, 11th, 12th November @ 8pm … 6th & 13th November@ 2pm
www.cefplayers.com …… 5975 6868
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 Tuesday to Saturday with matinées Saturday 5 & Sunday 13 November
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
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 8:00pm 4, 5, Monday 7, 10, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18 & 19 November
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au .… Anne 0401 018 846
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – CHICAGO ~ Kander & Ebb at their best
Sheona Gregg (42nd Street with Leongatha Lyric Theatre) as Hunyak
4 – 19 November 8pm Fridays & Saturdays + Thursday 17 Nov. … 2pm Sunday 6 & 13 Nov
EXTENDED SEASON SOLD OUT
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
Peridot Theatre – CARAVAN ~ by Australian playwright, Donald Macdonald
8:15pm 4 – 19 November matinées 2:15pm Sunday 6 & Saturday 12 November
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au ….. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Phoenix Theatre Company – INTO THE WOODS ~ Fairy tales Stephen Sondheim style
11 – 19 November 8pm Fridays, Saturday 10 & Thursday 17, 2pm Saturday 10 November
Final Saturday 19 November – Two performances matinée 2pm & Twilight 6pm
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
www.phoenixtheatrecompany.org …. 9012 5897
Brighton Theatre Company – KIMBERLY AKIMBO ~ A hilarious and heart-rending play
10 – 26 November …8pm Tuesday – Saturday with Sunday matinées 13 & 20 Nov @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Eltam Little Theatre – THE PERILS OF PURITY PIMBLE ~ Melodramatic fun
10 November – 3 December ..8:00pm Thursdays – Saturdays
Tables of 8 (maximum) BYO supper, drinks & glasses
Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research … Melways: 22 H1
www.eltamlittletheatre.org.au …. 9437 1574 .
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – OUR TOWN ~ 2011 travelling show
Friday 11 November @ Kongwak Hall … Tickets: Betty Anderson 5657 4317
Saturday 12 November @ Bena Hall … Tickets: Terry Lanigan 5657 2201
Thursday 17 November @ Fish Creek Bowls Club … Tickets: Tim McLean 5683 2370
Friday 18 November @ Arawata Hall … Tickets: Syd Whyte 5655 1247 or 0428 551 247
Saturday 19 November @ Nyora Public Hall .. Tickets: Robyn Mills 5659 0098
Thursday 24 November @ Meeniyan Hall Duck Hut … Tickets: Phone: 5664 0100
Friday 25 November @ Dumbalk Hall … Tickets: Terry Murphy 5664 5404
Saturday 26 November @ Leongatha Golf Club (Dinner & Show) … Tickets: Phone: 5664 3314
Latrobe Theatre Company – BLITHE SPIRIT ~ by Noel Coward
Saturday shows @ 2:00pm & 8pm
12 November @ Yallourn North Hall … Tickets: 0488 582 849
19 November @ Toongabbie Mechanics Institute … Tickets: 0488 582 849
26 November @ the Little Theatre, Latrobe PAC, Traralgon … Tickets: 5176 3559
www.latrobetheatrecompany.org.au
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 (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… 9379 5348
MOaRTZ (Moe) – EBENEZER, A ROCK MUSICAL ~ by Malcolm Sircom
25 – 27 November (7:30 Friday, 1:30 & 7:30 Saturday, 1:30 Sunday
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School, 46 Cross’s Rd, Traralgon
www.moartz.com …….. 0438 579 987
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 8:15pm Thurs – Saturdays Sunday matinées 2.15pm
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au…… 1300 784 668
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – CROSSING DELANCEY ~ A gentle, romantic comedy
10 Nov – 10 December 8pm Wednesdays to Saturdays, 4pm Sundays from 20 November
Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully, 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au….. 9758 3964
The Mount Theatre – MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS ~ Filming “Gone with the Wind”
11 November – 3 Dec .8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 20&27 Nov.
Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon (only 40 mins from CBD)
www.themountplayers.com …. 1300 463 224 (10am – 5pm Tues to Sat)
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – ‘ALLO, ‘ALLO ~ comedy based on the cult BBC TV series
15 November – 3 December, 8:30 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays 2:30 Sunday 27 Nov
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale.
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
Heidelberg Theatre Company – UNDER MILK WOOD ~ by Dylan Thomas
17 Nov – 3 Dec ..8:00 Thurs.to Saturday + Wednesday of last week. Matinées 2:00 Sundays
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna ….
www.htc.org.au…. 9457 4117
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 … Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm, Sundays 5:00pm, Final Sunday 3:00pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – FAWLTY TOWERS ~ Three episodes of the wonderful British television comedy
18 November – 3 December
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
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 .T8:00pm Thursdays to Saturdays, Matinée 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
Frankston Theatre Group - CASH ON DELIVERY ~ by Michael Cooney
18 November – 4 December … 8pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sundays 27 Nov & 4 Dec
Mt. Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Road, Mt. Eliza
1300 665 377
Essendon Theatre Company – BEYOND A JOKE ~ A murderous tale?
24 Nov – 3 December 8pm Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays . Matinée 2pm Sunday
Community Centre, 9 Bradshaw St., West Essendon (off Buckley St.) (Melways 28 B3)
www.essendontheatrecompany.com 0422 029 483
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