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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.

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 ~ A Musical Fable of Broadway
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 ~ Transforming theatre with music
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

What Was On – 2010

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The Non-Professional Circuit ~ Some 2010 Productions

PLOS Musical Productions – SPAMALOT ~ Monty Python hits Broadway
31 December – 9 January 2010 ….. Frankston Arts Centre

SHooSH! Productions – FALSETTOS ~ by William Finn
18 January – 6 February … Cromwell Rd Theatre, South Yarra …… 9471 4432

Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group – SPEAKING IN TONGUES ~ by Andrew Bovell,
who used his story as the source of the screenplay for the movie, Lantana
Strathmore Community Centre

Kyneton Theatre Co. Inc. – 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD
9 – 24 April Bluestone Theatre, Hutton St., Kyneton …

Torquay Theatre Troupe – THE SCOTTISH PLAY
15 – 24 April (includes April 24 matinée 2:00 pm) Senior Citizens’ Hall, Price St., Torquay

Gemco Players – BOUNCERS AND SHAKERS
16 – 24 April The Gem Community Arts Centre, Kilvington Drive, Emerald

Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN
16 April – 1 May ….

Eltham Little Theatre – QUARTET
22 April – 8 May Performing Arts Centre, Main Rd, Research

Heidelberg Theatre Company – GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS
22 April – 8 May Heidelberg Theatre, Turnham Avenue, Rosanna

Williamstown Little Theatre – SKYLIGHT
22 April – 8 May Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown

Encore Theatre – GALLIPOLI REVISITED
23 & 24 April Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke St., Clayton

Frankston Theatre Group – ONE FLEW OVER THE COOCKOO’S NEST
23 April – 2 May George Jenkins Theatre, Monash University Frankston

Malvern Theatre Company – HEROES
23 April – 8 May 29a Burke Road, East Malvern

Mordialloc Theatre Company – CHAIM’S LOVE SONG
23 April – 8 May Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkers Rd., Parkdale

Croydon Parish Players – HAT TRCK (3 x One Act Plays)
30 April – 8 May Uniting Church Hall, Tallent St., Croydon

Peridot Theatre – THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB
30 April – 15 May Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College

Geelong Lyric Theatre – MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT
30 April – 15 May Blakiston Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre

Leongatha Lyric Theatre – HIGH SOCIETY
30 April – 22 May Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College

The Mount Players – SWEENEY TODD
30 April – 29 May Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon

Nova Music Theatre – LITTLE WOMEN
7 – 22 May Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading

Warragul Theatre Company – LES MISÉRABLES
14 – 29 May West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul

Whitehorse Music Theatre – ANYTHING GOES
15 – 29 May @ Besen Centre, Station St., Burwood

CLOC Music Theatre – DUSTY
21 May – 5 June National Theatre, St Kilda

Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre – THE PAJAMA GAME
21 – 30 May Bairnsdale Aquatic and Recreation Centre

The Basin Theatre Group – MARY STUART ~ by John Patrick, an historical drama
20 May – 13 June Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin

Eighteen Twelve Theatre – THREE DAYS OF RAIN ~ by Richard Greenberg.
20 May – 19 June Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully

Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – THE HISTORY BOYS ~ by Alan Bennett
27 May – 5 June Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore

Brighton Theatre Company – THE POPULAR MECHANICALS ~ a comedy based on
Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
27 May – 12 June Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton

Babirra Music Theatre – KISMET ~ an Arabian Nights musical
28 May - 5 June …. Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading

Break A Leg Theatre & City of Traralgon Band – BRASSED OFF ~ Remember the movie?
28 May- 5 June …. Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Traralgon

Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – OLIVER! ~ Musical based on Dickens’ Oliver Twist
with Wayne Moloney (Roger DeBris in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Fagin
28 May – 12 June …. Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre

Maffra Dramatic Society – GREASE
29 May - 5 June in Maffra + 12 & 13 June@ Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Group – NOISES OFF! ~ a theatrical comedy by Michael Frayn
1 – 19 June 39 – 41 Castella St., Lilydale

Windmill Theatre Company – MISS SAIGON ~ Madame Butterfly meets Les Misérables
with Matt Hillman (Max Bialystock in FAMDA’s The Producers) as The Engineer
11 – 27 June Drum Theatre, Dandenong

Mountain District Musical Society – JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR ~
11 – 19 June …. Karralyka Theatre, Mines Road, Ringwood

PLOS Musical Productions – THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE ~
with Kate Williams (Ulla in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Marcy Park
17 – 20 June @ Frankston Arts Centre

Fab Nobs Theatre – REEFER MADNESS ~ a modern musical
with former Gippslander, Nick Kong, as Jimmy Harper
18 June – 3 July @ The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place, Bayswater

Malvern Theatre Company – THE ARCADIANS ~ The My Fair Lady of 1909
25 June - 10 July @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern

Mordialloc Theatre Company – THE UNDERPANTS ~ a comedy by Carl Sternheim
adapted by Steve Martin
25 June – 10 July Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkers Rd., Parkdale

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – THAT MUSICAL FEELING! ~
Then, Now and Always! – a gala concert … Cabaret performance
7:30 Saturday 26 June 2010 One performance only@ Williamstown Town Hall

Williamstown Little Theatre – GLORIOUS! by Peter Quilter
1 – 17 July Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown

Players Theatre Company – AND THE WORLD GOES ROUND ~
Chock full of songs by Fred Ebb & John Kander, creators of Cabaret, Chicago etc
2 – 9 July @ Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster

Encore Theatre Company – DAYLIGHT SAVING ~ a comedy by Nick Enright
2 – 17 July Clayton Community Centre, Cooke Street, Clayton

Octave Theatre – ONCE ON THIS ISLAND ~ musical set on the French island of Antilles
8 – 11 July @ Chapel Off Chapel

Frankston Theatre Group – YOUNG TURKS ~ a real estate drama by Ray Thompson
16 – 25 July George Jenkins Theatre (Monash University) McMahons Road, Frankston

Aspect Inc – CABARET ~ Fred Ebb & John Kander classic with Liza Minnelli in the movie
23 – 31 July @ Shirley Burke Theatre, 164 Parkers Road, Parkdale

Boroondara Theatre – CLASS OF ’77 ~ a new Australian musical by David Hines
23 – 31 July @ Renaissance Theatre, Kew High School, 826a High Street, East Kew

Latrobe Theatre Company – HAY FEVER ~ a Noel Coward comedy
July 30 & 31 @ “The Wings”, Ronald Reserve Hall, Vary Street, Morwell
August 7 @ Traralgon Little Theatre, August 14 @ Toongabbie Hall

Sherbrooke Theatre Company – DOUBT ~ Pulitzer Prize drama by John Patrick Shanley
July 30 – August 14 @ Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster

Catchment Players – HONK! Jr. ~ a contemporary musical based on
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling
13 – 15 August Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg

BuST Co – CABARET ~ Musical with John Kander’s music, Fred Ebb’s lyrics
12 – 21 August @ Phoenix Theatre (P1.28), Deakin University, 221 Burwood Hwy., Burwood

Adamson Theatre Company – CHESS ~ the legendary musical
16 – 21 August @ Wesley College, St.Kilda Road

Peridot Theatre – SANDCASTLES a comedy by Bob Larbey
13 – 28 August Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road

Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group – PRESENT LAUGHTER ~ a Noel Coward comedy
19 - 28 August @ Strathmore Community Centre, Cnr. Loeman & Napier Streets, Strathmore

1812 Theatre – DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE ~ a macabre and eerie tale
of transformation and the battle of good and evil.
5 August – 4 September @ 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully

Brighton Theatre Company – IRON ~ a drama by Rona Monro
13 August – 4 September Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton

CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company) – THE MUSIC MAN
21 August – 3 September Cardinia Performing Arts Centre, Lakeside Boulevard, Pakenham

Melbourne French Theatre - L’ENMERDEUR (The Pain in the @*#!)
24 – 28 August @ Collingwood College, corner Cromwell Street & McCutcheon Way

Brighton Theatre Company – IRON ~ a drama by Rona Monro directed by Richard Keown
13 August – 4 September Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005

The Basin Theatre Group – DISPOSING OF THE BODY ~ comedy with a dash of mystery
19 August – 11 September @ The Basin Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin

Magnormos Musicals - [title of show] ~ return season
of the quirky hit musical about a quirky hit musical
26 August – 11 September.@ Theatre Works, 14 Ackland St., St Kilda

Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – TWELFTH NIGHT by William Shakespeare
27 August – 11 September Woodbin Theatre, Coronation Street, Geelong

Malvern Theatre Company – THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES ~ by Frank Gilroy
27 August – 11 September @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern

The Mount Players – THE BREAKFAST CLUB
27 August – 18 September ….. Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Group – DIAL M FOR MURDER! ~ murder mystery
31 August – 18 September 39 – 41 Castella St., Lilydale

Leongatha Lyric Theatre – EDUCATING RITA ~ a comedy by Willy Russell,
creator of Shirley Valentine and Blood Brothers
3 – 18 September Dakers Centre, Cnr. Smith & Watts Streets, Leongatha

Beaumaris Theatre Inc. - THE SHAPE OF THINGS ~ a 3D drama
3 – 18 September @ 82 Wells Rd Beaumaris

Essendon Theatre Company – THE UNDERPANTS ~ a comedy adapted by Steve Martin
9 – 18 September Community Centre, Bradshaw St., Essendon

Union House Theatre – SWEENEY TODD – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
10 – 18 September Union Theatre, Ground Floor Union House, Melbourne University

Williamstown Little Theatre – HOTEL SORRENTO by Hannie Rayson
9 – 25 September Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown

Mordialloc Theatre Company – THE WISDOM OF EVE ~ Source play for the movie,
All About Eve ……… 10 – 25 September Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkers Rd., Parkdale

Panorama Theatre Company – A CHORUS LINE ~ Broadway dance auditions
Directed by Drew Downing (Carmen Ghia in FAMDA’s The Producers)
with Nathan Eva (FAMDA’s Oliver & director of . . Spelling Bee) as Bobby
23 – 26 September @ Frankston Arts Centre……

Heidelberg Theatre Company – GLORIOUS ~ (A Williamstown Little Theatre production)
an uproarious comedy based on the true story of wealthy eccentric American widow, Florence Foster-Jenkins
16 September – 2 October ….. Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Avenue Rosanna

CLOC Musical Theatre – MAN OF LA MANCHA ~ Dream the Impossible Dream
September 17 – October 2 @ National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda

Altona City Theatre – DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
17 September – 2 October …… Altona City Theatre, Civic Parade, Altona

Lord Somers Camp & Powerhouse – DON’S PARTY ~
David Williamson’s classic election night social comedy
7, 8 & 9 October @ Power House – Lakeside Drive, Albert Park

Whitehorse Musical Theatre – RENT ~ La Bohème 1990s New York style
7 – 9 Oct, Mon 11, Wed – Sat 13 - 16 Oct plus 2:00 Sundays 10 & 17 October
Besen Centre, 87 – 89 Station St., Burwood

Babirra Music Theatre – SWEET CHARITY
8 – 16 October @ Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whirehorse Road, Nunawading

Croydon Parish Players – THE MUSIC MAN
15 – 22 October @ Mahon Theatre, Aquinas College, Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood

Players Theatre Company - THE HOT MIKADO ~ G&S Hot & Jazzy
15 – 22 October @ South Oakleigh Secondary College, Bakers Rd , South Oakleigh

Dandenong Theatre Company – THE LARAMIE PROJECT ~ by Moises Kaufman et al
15 – 30 October Hallam Community Theatre, Hallam Secondary College, Frawley Road, Hallam

Warrandyte Theatre Company - THE PIG IRON PEOPLE ~ An Australian comedy by John Doyle
15 – 30 October @ Warrandyte Mechanics Institute hall

Old Scotch Music Club – MY FAIR LADY ~ a “loverly” musical
15 – 30 Oct @ Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College, 1 Morrison Street, Hawthorn

University of Melbourne Music Theatre Association (UMMTA) – A NEW BRAIN~ Musical by William Finn, composer & lyricist for Falsettos & . . . Putnam County Spelling Bee
October 22 – 30 @ The Guild Theatre, Union House University of Melbourne, Parkville

Nova Music Theatre – OKLAHOMA! ~ Rodgers & Hammerstein’s first classic musical
22 October – 7 November Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading

Catchment Players – NUNSENSE ~ A heavenly musical by Dan Goggin
28 – 30 October @ Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg

Southern Peninsula Players – LIPSTICK DREAMS ~ An Australian comedy masterpiece
4 – 14 November Pt. Napean Road, Rosebud

FAMDA – THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE ~ Tony award winning
musical with 6 quirky adolescents competing in a bee run by 3 equally strange grown-ups.
5 – 13 November @ Foster War Memorial Arts Centre

Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS ~
Set on the French Riviera, based on the 1988 movie starring Steve Martin & Michael Caine
Former Gippslanders Nick Kong as Freddy and Amy Larsen as Christine Colgate
5 - 20 November @ Williamstown Mechanics Institute

Malvern Theatre Company – THE DRAWER BOY ~ by Michael Healey
5 – 20 November @ 29a Burke Road, East Malvern

Peridot Theatre - COSI ~ The Louis Nowra play set in Melbourne in 1970
5 – 20 November @ Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College

Fab Nobs Theatre – ALTAR BOYZ ~ a musical spoof in which
5 small-town boys, Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham, try to save the world.
With Mark Doran, Radames in Aida (Whitehorse) & Chris in Miss Saigon (CLOC)
Karl McNamara, Roger in RENT (Fab Nobs) & Cat in a Hat in Seussical (Whitehorse)
James Cutler, Forbidden Broadway & The Musical of Musicals (SHooSH), director of Sideshow
Kate Williams (Ulla in FAMDA’s The Producers) in the warm-up as Sr. Mary Primrose
along with Hayley Doran & Adrian Carr as Fr. Michael & the Holier than thou’s
5 – 20 November @ The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater

Gemco Players – SPEAKING IN TONGUES ~ Andrew Bovell’s play inspiring the film ‘Lantana’
11 – 20 November…..The Gem Community Arts Centre, Kilvington Drive, Emerald

1812 Theatre – ALMOST MAINE ~ by John Cariani
11 November – 11 December @ 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully

Phoenix Theatre Company - NUNSENSE 2 the Second Coming ~ More heavenly nonsense
12 – 20 November @ Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster …..

Brighton Theatre Company – THE WHALES OF AUGUST ~
A gentle play by David Berry set in the 1950s on the coast of Maine
11 – 29 November Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton

Mordialloc Theatre Company - I HATE HAMLET by Paul Rodnick
12 – 27 November @ Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkers Rd., Parkdale

Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group (STAG) – THE LAST DAYS ~ The world premiere
of a play about emigrants by Manuel Casha
18 – 27 November @ Strathmore Community Centre

Eltham Little Theatre – BLUSH or GLADYS OF THE GOLDFIELDS ~ a melodrama by Werribee Theatre Company
11 November – 4 December @ Performing Arts Centre, 1602 Main Road, Research

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Group – DAYLIGHT SAVING ~ A Nick Enright comedy
16 November – 4 December 39 – 41 Castella St., Lilydale

Williamstown Little Theatre – HABEAS CORPUS by Alan Bennett
18 November – 4 December Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown

Beaumaris Theatre Company – I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE!
19 November – 4 December Beaumaris Theatre, Wells Road, Beaumaris

Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – ‘ALLO ‘ALLOby Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft
The television series comes to life on stage
19 November – 4 December Woodbin Theatre, Coronation Street, Geelong

Frankston Theatre Group – FUNNY MONEY ~ A comedy by Ray Cooney
19 Nov – 5 Dec.@ Mt. Eliza Community Centre, Canadian Bay Road, Mt. Eliza

Essendon Theatre Company – TABLE MANNERS ~ From ‘The Norman Conquests’
by Alan Ayckbourn
25 – 27 Nov & 2 – 4.Dec @ Community Centre, Bradshaw St., West Essendon

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
Drew Downing (Carmen Ghia in FAMDA’s The Producers) as Rolf
31 December 2010 – 9 January 2011 @ Frankston Arts Centre