ELEVENTH ANNUAL
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Winners and Nominations 2011

The Bruce Crowl Award ~ Most Outstanding Production
* POP CULTURE THEATRE – Seven Deadly Sins by Simon Denver
….. adapted by Michael Olsen

Damian Clancy, Justin Mahood Duijkers, Sharon Duijkers Mahood, Alex Mavor Rauschl, Kaitlyn Russell, Imogen Martin, Madeline Hardie, Bruce Hardie, Jody Keilblock, Genya Mik, John Jennings with Alison Drury (Bendigo Bank).

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Runner-Up Most Outstanding Production
* NUWORKS THEATRE - Fawk written & directed by David Dunn

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Most Outstanding Director
* DAVID DUNN – Fawk ~ Nuworks Theatre
.. Edna Bartlett - Der Kriminalkommisar ~ Peridot Theatre
.. Denise Wellington -  It’s All in the Timing ~ Peridot Theatre
.. Michaela Smith - Mrs Thally F ~ Hartwell Players
.. John Jennings – Seven Deadly Sins ~ Pop Culture Theatre Company
.. Ann Marie O’Neill - Committed ~ Hartwell Players
.. Aron Toman - The Singing Princess ~ Latrobe Theatre Company
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Most Outstanding Actor – Male
* DANN BARBER, Iago – Fawk ~ Nuworks Theatre
.. Tommy Clifas, George – Mirror Image ~ Lady Scorpio Productions
.. Sean Hand, Arnold Skinner – Clutterbuck ~ Pop Culture Theatre Company
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Most Outstanding Actor – Female
* DEBORAH McKELVEY, Vonnie – Mrs Thally F ~ Hartwell Players
.. Bronwyn Cameron, Sally Saunders - It’s All in the Timing ~  Peridot Theatre
.. Janis Schneider, Jane McAdams - It’s All in the Timing ~  Peridot Theatre
.. Mary Walker, Princess Madeline - The Singing Princess ~ Latrobe Theatre Company

Most Outstanding Support Actor
* STUART BRUCE, Mouse – Fawk ~ Nuworks Theatre

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Most Outstanding Design
* NUWORKS THEATRE – Fawk
.. Peridot Theatre – Der Kriminalkommisar
.. Latrobe Theatre Company – The Singing Princess

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Most Outstanding Youth Production
* LEONGATHA LYRIC THEATRE – A Dog’s Life by Pam Valentine

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Most Outstanding Youth Performance
* MEG DUNN & ANDREW LOPES, Hazel & Young Crow – Nuworks Theatre ~ Fawk
.. Amy Mitchell, Margaret Shelly – Art ~ J.A.F.A. Theatre
.. Michael Dixon, Fritz – A Dog’s Life ~ Leongatha Lyric Theatre
.. Madeline Hardie, Julie Waghorn – Clutterbuck ~ Pop Culture Theatre Company

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Adjudicator’s Choice Award
* LATROBE THEATRE COMPANY – The cast of The Singing Princess

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Victorian Drama League Encouragement Award
* HARTWELL PLAYERS – Rachel Cox & Dominic Lee Watt, the young dancers in
….. Mrs Thally F

Michaela Smith and Alison Drury, Manager of Foster branch of Bendigo Bank, with Hartwell Players' prize cheques

Photos by R. A. Paragreen Photography – 03 5682 2421

A gentle comedy translated from French and adapted by Tom Stoppard
from Le Vent des Peupliers [The Wind in the Poplars] by Gérald Sibleyras

8:00pm Friday 17, Saturday 18, Friday 24 & Saturday 25 June
Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 19 & Saturday 25 June 2011

Foster War Memorial Arts Centre

Gustave, the Dog, Philippe and Henri

THE CAST
Gustave ~ Murray Maclean
Henri ~ Bruce Grainger
Philippe ~ Max Hastings

THE PRODUCTION TEAM
Director ~ Andrew Oldroyd
Composer ~ Rob Ellis
Set Design ~ Geoff Davey
Lighting Design ~ Andrew Oldroyd
Sound Design ~ Rob Ellis
Costume Design ~ Bruce Grainger, Max Hastings, Murray Maclean
Production Manager ~ Tania Pell
Set Construction Manager ~ Bruce Crowl
Set Construction ~ Bruce Crowl, Bert Fabel
………….//……… Vince Bucello, Larry Giddy, Max Hastings, John Laurie
…………………….. Phil Nightingall, Bill Park, Jason Pell, Jenni Richards
…………………….. Don Roberts, Brendan Ryan
Scenic Painting ~ Geoff Davey
Stage Manager ~ Phil Nightingall / John Laurie
Lighting Operation ~ Andrew Oldroyd
Sound Operation ~ Rob Ellis
Hair & Make-Up ~ Tania Pell
Tiered Seating Installation ~ Glen Baldwin, Rhonda Bland, Anthony Bravington
…………///………. Bruce & Kate Crowl, Matthew Brown, Max Hastings, John Laurie
……………………… James McIntyre, Jason Pell
Front of House Manager ~ Dianne Paragreen
Publicity & Marketing ~ Jennifer Paragreen
Graphic Design ~ Geoff Davey
Photography ~ Robert Paragreen
Programme ~ Jennifer Paragreen
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For production photos by Yianni Banikos see the bottom of this article.

‘Heroes’ staged by a multi-talented, much-awarded team

Director, Lighting Designer & Operator: Andrew Oldroyd
The winner of four consecutive Gippsland Associated Theatre awards for his lighting design with FAMDA’s Oedipus Rex, Stringlines, Into the Woods and Blue Remembered Hills, which also earned a Victorian Drama League award.

Bruce Grainger: Henri
Bruce first performed with FAMDA in The Cemetery Club. He has won Gippsland Theatre awards with FAMDA (Oedipus Rex) and Leongatha Lyric (A Little Hotel on the Side) and a Victorian Drama League Best Supporting Actor award for multiple roles in Oedipus Rex.
Before coming to live in South Gippsland Bruce performed with several of Melbourne’s best known theatre companies with major roles in  plays such as The Woman in Black with Mordialloc, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolfe with Ravens Players, Shadowlands at Lilydale, Skylight and Molly Sweeney for Heidelberg Theatre Company and Camberwell Theatre’s Equus.

Max Hastings: Philippe
Max has won Gippsland Theatre awards as the best actor in a play for performances as C. S. Lewis in Shadowlands, Cooper in A Month of Sundays and The Actor in The Woman in Black, and  best supporting actor awards in a musical as Motel in Fiddler on the Roof’ and in a play as Donald in Blue Remembered Hills.
As well as major roles in FAMDA plays and musicals like Oklahoma!, Follow the Star, High Infidelity, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Top Silk, Max has also performed with Leongatha Lyric in The Sound of Music and Wind in the Willows and with Warragul Theatre Company playing Thénardier in Les Misérables.
He was nominated by the Victorian Drama League as best actor in a leading role for his performance in The Woman in Black and by the Music Theatre Guild of Victorian as best supporting actor for his role as Mr Sowerberry in Oliver!.

Murray Maclean: Gustave
Murray’s active involvement with FAMDA dates from his 1982 performance of the title role in Don’s Party.  Other roles include Hysterium in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Leopold Bloom in The Producers and Willie in Blue Remembered Hills.
With Leongatha Lyric acting credits include plays such as Dracula, Twelve Angry Men and Taking Steps and roles in the musicals like Cornelius Hackl in Hello Dolly, Rooster Hannigan in Annie and Benny Southstreet in Guys and Dolls.
He won the Gippsland Theatre best actor trophy as Roy in Cosi and his performance as Mr. Kleiman in Mack and Mabel earned a Victorian Music Theatre Guild nomination.
Direction credits include Lyric’s The Odd Couple and FAMDA’s Top Silk, Hotel Sorrento and The Cemetery Club for which he won a Gippsland Theatre Best Director award.

Set Designer & Scenic Painter: Geoff Davey
Geoff’s artistic design, creativity, meticulous research skills and attention to detail have impressed audiences with the sets for musicals like Follow the Star, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Fiddler on the Roof and the much praised Oliver! which earned a Victorian Music Theatre Guild Technical Achievement award.
Geoff has designed great sets for plays such as Barefoot in the Park, A Month of Sundays, Shirley Valentine and Bush Magic.  Set design awards include the Gippsland Theatre Award for Educating Rita and the Victorian Drama League Silver Award for Hotel Sorrento.
His realistic set for Stringlines, which included the construction of a building project onstage and a stunning evocation of Australian outback scenery, earned Geoff yet another Gippsland Theatre Most Outstanding Set trophy.

Set Construction Manager: Bruce Crowl
Bruce’s woodworking, organisational and problem solving skills have been lavished on many FAMDA sets including the GAT award winning sets for Round and Round the Garden, Educating Rita, Hotel Sorrento, Guys and Dolls and Stringlines.
He considers the Oliver! set to be his finest achievement – it won both the Gippsland Theatre Most Outstanding Set Award and the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Technical Achievement Award.

Composer, Musician & Sound Designer: Rob Ellis
Rob’s musical score and sound design for Hotel Sorrento earned awards from both the Victorian Drama League and Gippsland Associated Theatre, including the VDL Gold Award for Sound Design and A Month of Sundays which received the VDL Silver award. Rob was also the composer and musician for Shirley Valentine,  Shadowlands, which earned a VDL nomination, and The Cemetery Club.
His sound design for Oedipus Rex and the dinner music CD for Dinner at Hugo’s both earned accolades from the VDL and also Gippsland Associated Theatre.
Among other projects the one-act plays, Duchess on Thursday and Pavane are testament to Rob’s considerable talent. He created an evocative soundscape for Stringlines, composed incidental music for Twisted Tales from the Woods and the score for Bush Magic.

We greatly appreciate Yianni Banikos for supplying these fabulous photographs taken of the Heroes cast members.

5pm Sunday 23 October 2011

Celia Rosser Gallery, Promontory Road, Fish Creek

YOUNG PERFORMERS
Robert Beardwood
Josh Hooke
Josh Gardiner
Georgia Kaye–Helmot
Charlotte Brew
Stephen Loftus
Rachel & Adrian Xu
Andrew Neilson

Cost: Adults – $20 or Concession – $15
Bookings essential.  Details included below as for previous concert.

Celia Rosser Gallery, Promontory Road, Fish Creek

Sunday 28 November  2010 @ 4.30 & 8pm

Just to let you know that Carmel Slater is proudly to presenting two exciting concerts of local ‘rising stars’ at the Celia Rosser Gallery, Fish Creek on Sunday 28 November @ 4:30pm and 8:00pm.

The programme (which is identical for both concerts) will feature stunning performances by the best of local ‘rising stars’!!

Josh Hooke (who recently gained his licentiate of music), and who is a regular popular performer will again work his magic on the grand piano playing both solos and duets (with Carmel).

He will also accompany Georgia Kaye-Helmot playing saxophone. The multi-talented Ms K-Helmot will also delight the audience with her clarinet playing (Ravel and Bernstein) accompanied by Robert Beardwood.

An exciting newcomer to these concerts, will be David Dower ….. a brilliant jazz pianist, formerly of Foster and now currently studying jazz at Monash Uni …. not to be missed!!

As well as presenting a number of exciting solos, David will also accompany the gorgeous voice of well-known vocalist Elly Poletti …. wow-factor plus!!

Josh Gardiner, star of The State School Spectacular and Joining the Chorus’s productions for the last three years, will perform vocal solos and duets with Elly.

Other performances will be given by Tamika Ball (vocalist), Charlotte Brew,
Rachel and Adrian Xu, and Andrew Neilson (all extremely talented young pianists).

The Banksia Cafe will be open before the concerts and during the interval ……. arrive early for a coffee, wine or a snack.

Proceeds from the first concert will go towards the Leongatha Primary School
for a new piano.

Proceeds of the second concert will benefit FAMDA.

Tickets are already starting to sell very quickly, so please book early to secure your seats!

Bookings can be made by phoning 5662 2801, or 0428 622 801, or
by email to slatercarmel @ yahoo.com.au.

Tickets are $20 adults, $15 concession.
Payment should be made to Carmel at 84 Brown St, Leongatha before the day of the concert.

FAMDA’s second Arty-Farty Trivia Party was held on Saturday 21 May 2011 in the newly painted auditorium of the Foster War Memorial Arts Centre.

The party atmosphere started from the time the first guests arrived with musical entertainment provided by the talented combination of Natalie Burrow and John Laurie.

Quizmaster, Andrew Oldroyd, again provided an intriguing variety of trivia questions, some related to visual and performing arts, music, stage and screen, plus topics such as geography, history, food and literature.

Trivia Champions – Georgina Williamson, Amy Kindellan & Melina Newman
Jan & David Gallacher, Liz Kindellan, Genevieve Davies, Wendy & Ross Williamson

Thanks to everyone who contributed to making the Second Arty-Farty Party so successful.

Saturday 21 May 2011 at 7:00 pm

Foster War Memorial Arts Centre

A Silent Auction featuring Artwork by Local Artists
Door Prizes, Raffles, Games & Trivia

Admission $10 per Person
BYO Nibbles, drinks and glasses  Gold coins for competitions

For table or individual bookings
email: famda [@] dcsi.net.au or
call: Tania  0427 832 303 or Andrew 0439 884 313
visit: Deborah Harris @ Main Street Revelations, Foster

FAMDA’s Arty-Farty Trivia Party is designed as a fun night for everyone, particularly theatrical people, and a chance for current & recent cast members from many different theatre groups to get together and enjoy each other’s company.

The inaugural Arty-Farty Trivia Party was held on Saturday 17 July 2010.

FAMDA’s Arty-Farty Trivia Party proved to be a trivia night with a difference.

Quizmaster, Andrew Oldroyd, really kept the night moving with lots of trivia questions, some related to visual and performing arts, music, stage and screen, plus more general knowledge topics of the history, geography, sport variety.

What made this night special was a Trivia Party with a very social aspect to it, lots of other games and prizes to be won plus some FAMDA “stars”, John Laurie and Josh Gardiner  providing musical entertainment.

Leongatha Lyric Theatre and Wonthaggi Theatrical Group were well represented on the occasion.

Several local artists generously donated works to be sold via a silent auction.
There were drawings, paintings, photography, sculpture and woodwork by such noted
South Gippsland artists as Marilyn Ardley, Ann Parry, Jason Pell (South Coast Joinery),
Elizabeth Richardson, Anne Roussac–Hoyne and Kerry Spokes.

The winning table was made up of Barbara Partridge, Arie Bos, Fleur & Graeme Wheeler, Llew, Jane & Tom Vale, Bev and Don Nicoll.

Congratulations to all who helped make the night such a huge success.