CURRENT
Heidelberg Theatre Company – AN INSPECTOR CALLS ~ J.B. Priestley’s haunting thriller
3 – 19 May .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 6 & 13 May
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – RED HOT AND COLE ~
The Cole Porter story – a scintillating mixture of biography and song
Sheona Gregg (Leongatha Lyric 42nd Street & Merryn Degnan ex Latrobe Theatre)
4 – 19 May (8pm Fridays & Saturdays & Thursday last week, 2pm Sundays)
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
CLOC Music Theatre – SUNSET BOULEVARD ~ with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Based on the 1950 film, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street.
4 – 19 May … 8pm Wednesdays - Saturdays, 2pm Sundays
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.cloc.org.au ….. 1300 362 547
Mordialloc Theatre Company – THE HEIRESS ~ Drama based on
Henry James’ novel, Washington Square
4 – 19 May 8:15 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays + last Wednesday, 2:15 Sundays
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com . .9587 5141 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
JYM Theatre Co. – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for adults
Saturday 5, Sunday 6,Thursday 10 - Saturday 12, Sunday 13, Tues 15 – Sat 19 May
Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Road, Elwood
www. jymtheatre.com …. 0408 024 224
Southern Peninsula Players – 3 NEW EPISODES OF FAWLTY TOWERS: The Anniversary, The Psychiatrist and The Kipper and the Corpse ~ written by John Cleese and Connie Booth
May 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19 @ 8pm, May 20 at 2 pm
May 12, 18 and 19 are cabaret style – BYO nibbles & drinks
Rosebud Memorial Hall, 994 Point Nepean Rd. (opposite Sixth Ave) Melways: 158 D12
www.spptheatre.org … 5982 2777 or 5976 4494
Nova Music Theatre – MISS SAIGON ~ The Madam Butterfly story set in 1970s Vietnam.
Music by the creators of Les Misérables, Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönberg.
11 – 26 May … 8pm Thursdays to Saturdays plus Wednesday 23 May
Matinées 2pm Saturdays 19 & 26 May & Sunday 20 May
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.novamusictheatre.com.au … 1300 305 771
Latrobe Theatre Company – DISNEY’S MY SON PINOCCHIO
11 – 27 May
Little Theatre, Latrobe Performing Arts Centre (Traralgon)
Friday 11 May 7:30, Saturday 12 @ 1:30 & 7:30, Sunday 13 @ 1:30
Friday 18 May 7:30, Saturday 19 @ 1:30 & 7:30, Sunday 20 @ 1:30
Esso BHP Billiton Wellington Entertainment Centre (Sale)
Saturday 26 May 1:30 & 7:30, Sunday 27 @ 1:30
www.latrobetheatrecompany.org.au
The Basin Theatre Group – BULLSHOT CRUMMOND ~ Hilarious parody of a 1930′s B Grade detective movie
11 May – 3 June .8pm Thurs – Saturdays .. Sunday matinées 2pm May 20 & 27, June 3
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au ….. 1300 784 668 (7pm – 9pm only)
BLOC Music Theatre – OKLAHOMA! ~ Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein
16 – 26 May
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat
Sunshine Community Theatre – BREATHING CORPSES ~ drama by Laura Wade
17 – 19 May
Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix St., North Sunshine
www.sunshine community theatre.comau 0407 802 165 * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Warragul Theatre Company – CARMEN, THE MUSICAL ~ Bizet at his best
18 – 26 May .8pm 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 May, Matinées 2pm Sat. 19, Sun. 20 & Sat. 26 May
West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
www.warragultheatrecompany.org.au… 5624 2456
Knox Theatre Company – TABLE MANNERS ~ one of Alan Ayckbourn’s Norman Conquests “However much we laugh, the play actually deals with loneliness, frustration, familial tensions and thwarted lust” – something we can all relate to.
8:15 May 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 Sunday matinée 2:30 20 May
Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr Mountain H’way & Scoresby Rd., Bayswater
www.knoxtheatrecompany.com 9762 1901
Mornington CEF Players – COSI ~ Louis Nowra’s wonderful Australian comedy
18 – 27 May 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington …. Melway 104 D10/11
www.cefplayers.com …… 5975 6868
Maffra Dramatic Society - JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT ~
Family entertainment in Andrew Lloyd-Webber & Tim Rice’s colourful version of a biblical story.
7:30 Friday 18, Saturdays 19 & 26 May and 2pm Sunday 27 May @ Maffra Memorial Hall
7:30 Saturday 2 June and 2pm Sunday 3 June @ Wellington Entertainment Centre, Sale
www.maffradramatics.com ..5147 2135 (Maffra) .. 5143 3200 (Sale)
COMING SOON
Moreland Theatre Company – TWELFTH NIGHT ~ Shakespeare’s comedy -
as if Sir Andrew were an Xbox addict, Sir Toby an avid Collingwood supporter,
Olivia lived in a mansion in Toorak and Duke Orsino fancied himself as a romantic hipster.
24 May – 2 June
Mechanics Institute of Performing Arts (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
www.moreland.org.au…..9386 0048
Phoenix Theatre Company – A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM
The hilarious musical which launched Stephen Sondheim’s career as a composer / lyricist
25 May – 2 June
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.phoenixtheatrecompany.org… 9012 5897
Brighton Theatre Company – THREE DAYS OF RAIN ~ a 1996 family drama by Richard Greenberg. Julia Roberts starred in the 2006 Broadway revival.
24 May – 9 June . 8pm Tuesday – Saturday & Sunday matinées 27 May & 3 June @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – I HATE HAMLET~ A ghost tale by Paul Rudrick. A comedy with a choice – Television fame and the love of millions OR Shakespeare and the love of a girlfriend.
24 May – 16 June … (8:00 Wednesdays to Saturdays .. Sunday matinées @ 4pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au ..9758 3964 or 0406 752 067 * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Werribee Theatre Company - BUSYBODY ~ Comedy by Jack Popplewell
25 May – 2 June
Crossroads Theatre, Cnr. Synnot Street and Duncans Road, Werribee
www.werribeetheatrecompany. com.au 0401 800 196 .. * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – ANYTHING GOES ~ Vintage Cole Porter
Opens Saturday 26 May – 9 June … 8pm Thurdays, Fridays & Saturdays
Matinées: 2pm Sunday 27 May, Saturdays 2 & 9 June + 5pm Sunday 3 June
Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, 98 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Bookings: Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club 5672 1083
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – M*A*S*H ~ Comedic adventures in a surgical hospital during the Korean War
30 May – 16 June 8:15 Wednesdays to Saturdays + Tuesday of Last week 2pm Sundays
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – SCRUBBERS ~
31 May – 9 June (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …. Drew: 9382 6284 (ah)
Babirra Music Theatre – OLIVER! ~ Lionel Bart meets Charles Dickens to create an outstanding musical
1 – 10 June . 8pm 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9 June . matinées 2pm Saturday & Sundays 2, 3, 9 &10 June
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.babirra.org.au .… 9262 6555 (10am – 4:30pm weekdays)
Fab Nobs Theatre – NEXT TO NORMAL ~ A modern musical
Directed by former Gippslander, Nick Kong
June (Thursday – Saturday plus first Monday [cheap night] & last Wednesday)
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au .… Anne 0401 018 846
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – ROMEO AND JULIET~ Shakespeare’s tragedy of young love
2 June – 7 July …. 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
Windmill Theatre Company – GREASE ~ The orginal high school musical with songs like You’re the One That I Want, Grease is the Word & Hopelessly Devoted to You
8pm 8 – 24 June … Matinées 2:00pm Saturday 16 & Sunday 24 June
Drum Theatre, Cnr. Lonsdale & Walkers Streets, Dandenong
www.drumtheatre.com.au ….. 9771 6666
Peridot Theatre - ONE ACT PLAY SEASON ~ The Waiting Room by John Bowen & No Chocolates by Request by Chris Hodson
8pm 14, 15 & 16 June … 2:15pm Sunday 17 June
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au … 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Catchment Players – BUGSY MALONE ~ Junior production
15, 16 & 17 June
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
MLOC – THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK ~ Music & lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
15 – 23 June 8pm Fri’s & Sat’s + 2nd Thursday. Matinées 5pm Sunday & 2pm last Saturday
Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
www.mloc.org.au …. 9570 4052
Mountain District Musical Society – HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING ~ Frank Loesser’s musical recently revived on Broadway starring Daniel Radcliffe
15 – 23 June … 8pm 15, 16, 21, 22, & 23 June, 2pm Sunday 17 & Saturday 23 June
Karralyka Theatre, Mines Road, Ringwood
www.mdms.org.au … 0431 940 984 (a.h.)
Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre – GUYS AND DOLLS ~ Frank Loesser’s iconic musical now in its 60th year
15 June – 1 July… 7:30 Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sundays
Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, 80 McKean Street, Bairnsdale
www.bairnsdaleproductionline.com.au
Bookings: Bairnsdale Visitor Information Centre 5152 3444 or 1800 637 060
Malvern Theatre Company – AN EVENING OF CHEKHOV’S COMEDIES ~
Russian theatre, directed by John Keogh
22 June – 7 July . 8.15 Tuesdays to Saturdays . Matinées 2pm Saturday 23 & Sunday 1 July
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
Williamstown Little Theatre - GOD OF CARNAGE ~ A contemporary moral dilemma with acerbic wit and shrewd observations.
28 June – 14 July .Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm plus final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – STILL LIFE ~ A one-act drama by Noel Coward
in conjunction with a live radio play directed by Janine Chugg
29 June – 2 July
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
Mordialloc Theatre Company – LIFE AND BETH ~ a comedy by Alan Ayckborrn, directed by Martin Gibbs
29 June – 14 July ….. 8pm, Sunday matinees 2:30
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com …. 9587 5141
ARC Theatre (Amateur Repertory Company) – JEKYLL AND HYDE ~ Robert Louis Stevenson’s novella comes to life with music
6 – 14 July
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg Melways 32 D3
www.arc-theatre.com…. 0435 062 087
Peoples Playhouse – THE WIZARD OF OZ~ Follow the yellow brick road
6 – 14 July.. 7:30 Fri 6, Sat 7, Thurs 12 & Fri 13, 2pm Sat 7, Thur 12, Fri 13 & Sat 14 July
Cranbourne Community Theatre, Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street
www.peoplesplayhouse.asn.au …. 0402 197 390
Altona City Theatre – THE BOY FROM OZ ~ The Peter Allen story
Matt Sauvarin (Benny Southstreet in FAMDA / Lyric Guys and Dolls) as Chris Bell
6 – 28 July … 8pm Fridays & Saturdays & last Thursday … Sunday matinees
Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
www.altonacitytheatre.com.au ... 0425 705 550
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST ~
12 – 28 July .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 15 & 22 July
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
Frankston Theatre Group – THE MOUSETRAP ~ 60 years after its launch on the London stage, this Agatha Christie whodunit can now be seen in Australia.
13 – 21 July ….. 8pm Fridays & Saturdays + 2pm matinée Saturday 21 July
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 *
CentreStage Geelong – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN ~ Celebrating the 60th anniversay of the multi-award winning film … Amy Larsen (originally a Gippsland star & MTGV best actor winner with Catchment) as Kathy Sheldon
14 – 21 July . 7:30 14 & 19 – 21 July , 2pm Saturdays 14 & 21, 5pm Sunday 15 July
Geelong Performing Arts Centre
Bookings: www.gpac.org.au .. 5225 1200 …. www.centrestagegeelong.com
Encore Theatre – SYLVIA ~ Created by A. R. Gurney, Sylvia is a Manhattan pooch who brings changes to the life of a middle-aged couple
13 – 14, 20 – 22, 26 – 28 July @ 8pm, Matinées 2:15 Sundays 15 & 22 July
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au .. 1300 739 099 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – NARNIA ~ Based on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe from C.S. Lewis’ famous children’s fantasy novel series
8:00pm July 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 23, 26, 27, 28 Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 15 & 22 July
Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Rd., Leongatha
www.lyrictheatre.net.au ….. Bookings: Mushroom Crafts 5662 3940
PLOS Musical Theatre – HAIRSPRAY~ A musical on body image – more than just hair
27 July – 4 August .. 8pm 27 & 28, Tuesday 31 July – Friday 3 August
Matinées 2:00pm Sunday 29 July & (final preformance) Saturday 4 August
Frankston Arts Centre, Davey Street, Frankston
www.plos.asn.au …. Bookings: Frankston Arts Centre box office 9784 1060
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. – RABBIT HOLE ~ A couple’s bittersweet search for comfort after a life-shattering accident
8:15 27 & 28 July, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10 & 11 August Sunday twilight 5:15pm 29 July & 5 August
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au … 1300 650 209 * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BRILLIANT LIES ~ David Williamson’s play on political correctness and sexual harassment in the workplace.
9 August – 1 (8:00 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sunday matinées @ 4:00pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964 or 0406 752 067
FAMDA hosts The 12th FOSTER ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
11 – 12 August
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main Street, Foster
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – DISNEY’S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
~ Junior production
7:30pm Fri 10, Sat 11, Fri 17 & Sat 18 August.. Matinées 2pm Sunday & Saturday 18 August
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
Peridot Theatre –THE SHELL SEEKERS ~ set in London and Cornwall between World War II and the present
8pm 10 – 25 August Wednesdays – Saturdays
matinées 2:15pm Sunday 12 & Saturday 18 August Twilight 4pm Sunday 19 August
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Rd. * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
www.peridot.com.au .. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
The Basin Theatre Group – OUT OF ORDER ~ Ray Cooney’s political comedy,
winner of the 1990 Olivier Award for Comedy of the Year
10 August – 5 Sept. ..8pm Thurs – Saturdays Sunday matinées 2pm Aug 12, 19 &26
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au ….. 1300 784 668
Gemco Players Community Theatre – THE CRUCIBLE ~ Arthur Miller drama
16 – 26 August 8:15 Wednesdays to Saturdays + Tuesday of Last week 2pm Sundays
19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald
www.gemcoplayers.org … 0411 723 530… * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – THE WOMAN IN BLACK ~ A theatrical thriller
22 August – 8 September 8:15 Wed’s to Sat’s + Tuesday of last week 2pm Sundays
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
Malvern Theatre Company – LOYAL WOMEN ~ Directed by Richard Keown, Gary Mitchell takes us behind the scenes and behind the politics to show how Irish women live and what has made them what they are.
24 August – 8 September . 8.15 Tuesdays to Saturdays
Matinées 2:00pm Saturday 25 August & Sunday 2 September
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au …. 1300 131 552
The Mount Players – WUTHERING HEIGHTS ~ Drama by Randolph Carter adapted from Emily Brontë’s novel
24 August – 15 September
56 Smith Street Macedon, Macedon
www.themountplayers.com … 1300 463 224 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Essendon Theatre Company – THE ANNIVERSARY ~ Comedy by Bill McIlwraith
30 August – 8 September
Community Centre, 9 Bradshaw St., West Essendon (off Buckley St.) (Melways 28 B3)
www.essendontheatrecompany.com .. 0422 029 483 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Eltham Little Theatre – MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS ~ Rewriting the script for Gone with the Wind
30 August – 15 September
1602 Main Road, Research
www.eltamlittletheatre.com.au … 9437 1574 . * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – OUR TOWN~ Thornton Wilder’s classic
31 August – 15 September … 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….Bookings: www.gpac.org.au .. 5225 1200
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT ~ Family entertainment in Andrew Lloyd-Webber & Tim Rice’s colourful version of a biblical story.
31 August – 23 September
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
Williamstown Little Theatre - DOUBT: A PARABLE ~ Innocent or guilty? – A gripping story of suspicion, less about scandal than questions of moral certainty.
6 – 22 September ..Tuesday – Saturday 8:15, Sundays 5pm plus final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Brighton Theatre Company – CALENDAR GIRLS ~ See it all! An uplifting British comedy adapted from the 2003 film.
6 – 22 September . 8pm Tuesday – Saturday & Sunday matinées 9 & 16 September @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005 … * 2012 VDAward Entry *
Heidelberg Theatre Company – SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL ~
The iconic Australian play by Ray Lawler
13 – 29 September .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 16 & 23 September
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
Mordialloc Theatre Company – PRELUDE TO A KISS ~ A romantic fairytale
by Craig Lucas directed by Tim Long
14 – 29 September .. ..8pm, Sunday matinées 2:30
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9587 5141
Hartwell Players – DAISY PULLS IT OFF ~ Schoolgirl comedy
14 – 29 September September
Performing Arts Centre, Ashwood College, Vannam Drive, Ashwood (off High Street Rd)
www.hartwellplayers.org.au .. 9513 9581 (Recorded Service). * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Peridot Theatre hosts THE MONASH ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
21 – 23 September
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au
Altona City Theatre – SWEENEY TODD ~Stephen Sondheim musical on the demon barber of Fleet Street
21 September – 6 October .. 8pm Fridays & Saturdays & last Thursday
2pm matinées Sundays & last Saturday
Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
www.altonacitytheatre.com.au ... 0425 705 550
FAMDA – DREAM BOATS ~ A musical fantasy with puppets and pirates by Edwin Coad
28 September – 6 October
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main Street, Foster
0400 867 872
OXAGEN – SPAMALOT ~ Monty Python on Broadway
5 – 7 & 11 – 13 October
Genazzano FCJ College, Madeleine Centre
Dionysus Theatre – EXIT THE KING ~ The Eugene Ionesco comedy in which Geoffrey Rush won a Tony Award
5 – 12 October
emmaloustu@hotmail.com … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society – THE KING AND I~ 19th Century Siam in all its glory with Rodgers & Hanmmerstein’s music
5 – 13 October
Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
www.glts.asn.au… Bookings: www.gpac.org.au .. 5225 1200
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – LONESOME WEST ~ Two brothers and their rivalry
11 October – 3 November (8:30 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sunday matinées @ 4:00pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964 or 0406 752 067
Babirra Music Theatre – HELLO DOLLY ~ The musical of The Matchmaker with Jerry Herman’s toe-tapping music
12 – 20 October .. 8pm 12, 13, 18, 19 & 20 Oct. .. Matinées 2pm Saturdays & Sundays
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.babirra.org.au …….. 9262 6555
Encore Theatre – THE KINGFISHER ~ Cedric is a best-selling novelist living comfortably with his butler, Hawkins, who has served him for fifty years when he suddenly decides to contemplate marriage.
October 12 – 13, 19 – 20, 25 – 26
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au ……. 1300 739 099
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. - SLIM CHANCE ~ How do you motivate slimming club members to lose weight?
8:15 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26 & 27 October Sunday twilight 5:15pm 14 & 21 October
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au …. 1300 650 209
Kyneton Theatre Company– THE SHIFTING HEART ~ Australian drama by Richard Beynon (staged by FAMDA in 1971)
12 – 28 October
* 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Catchment Players – HAIRSPRAY ~ directed by Brad Fischer & Nathan Firmin
Opens 19 October
Darebin Arts Centre, Cnr. Bell Street & St George’s Rd., Preston
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
MOaRTZ (Moe) – STEEL MAGNOLIAS ~ Remember the movie with Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Sally Field & Julia Roberts?
19 – 27 October … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Mountain District Musical Society – AIDA ~ Musical by Elton John & Tim Rice
October
Karralyka Theatre, Mines Road, Ringwood
www.mdms.org.au … 0431 940 984 (a.h.)
Purely Pensive Productions - BLACKROCK ~ An Australian suburban drama by Nick Enright
25 – 27 October – 8pm Thurs 25 & Friday 26 + 2pm & 8pm Saturday 227 October
Mechanics Institute of Performing Arts (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
www.purelypensive.com.au … 0405 114 063… * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Malvern Theatre Company – THE GLAZED LOOK ~ Directed by Richard Burman, an hilarious broad comedy by New Zealand playwright, Terence Journet
2 – 17 November . 8.15 Tuesdays to Saturdays … Matinées 2pm Saturday 3 & Sunday 11 November
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
Fab Nobs Theatre – THE DROWSY CHAPERONE ~ A spoof of old time musicals -
a musical within a comedy, winner of 5 x 2006 Tony Awards including Best Book & Score
November
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au .… Anne 0401 018 846
Latrobe Theatre Company – ARE YOU BEING SERVED?
November
www.latrobetheatrecompany.org.au
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – CALENDAR GIRLS ~ Creating an international phenomen – a charity calendar with a difference! Remember the film with Helen Mirren & Julise Walters?
7 – 24 November 8:15 Wednesdays to Saturdays + Tuesday of Last week 2pm Sundays
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
Brighton Theatre Company – SECRET BRIDESMAIDS’ BUSINESS ~ Elizabeth Coleman’s funny play about serious issues like truth, loyalty, denial, sex, love, the meaning of marriage, female friendship and the plight of modern woman with a biological clock that just won’t keep up with the times!
8 – 24 November. 8pm Tuesday – Saturday & Sunday matinées 11 & 18 November @ 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – NEXT TO NORMAL ~ The tale of a suburban housewife, nominated for 11 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, this show won the 2009 Tony gongs for Best Original Score, Best Orchestration and Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical (for Alice Ripley)
9 – 24 Nov 8pm 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24 Nov Matinées 2pm Sundays 11 & 18 November
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
Peridot Theatre – ME & JEZEBEL ~ what happens when Bette Davis comes to visit
8pm November 9 – 24 Wednesdays – Saturdays
matinées 2:15pm Sunday 11 & Saturday 117 February Twilight 4pm Sunday 18 Nov
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au ….. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Mordialloc Theatre Company – MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS ~
Rewriting the screenplay for Gone with Wind in 5 days on a diet of peanuts and bananas
9 – 24 November .. ..8pm, Sunday matinées 2:30
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9587 5141
The Basin Theatre Group – OVER MY DEAD BODY ~ Gerald’s wife has died recently but her forward planning leads to a few surprises, both sad and funny
9 Nov – 1 Dec ..8pm Thurs – Saturdays Sunday matinées 2pm Nov 11, 18 &25
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au ….. 1300 784 668
Williamstown Little Theatre - THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB ~ 4 summer reunions over 33 years of former members of a champion swimming team
15 Nov – 1 Dec ..Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm plus final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – THE 39 STEPS ~ Only 4 actors, yet The 39 Steps contains every legendary scene from the award-winning film, including the chase on the Flying Scotsman and the escape on the Forth Bridge. Throw in some good old fashioned romance, mistaken identities, tongue in cheek references to murder mysteries, and you have a night of intriguing, rollicking fun.
15 November – 8 December (8:00 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sunday matinées @ 4:00pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964 or 0406 752 067
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – THE VICAR OF DIBLEY ~ The irreverent reverend is back – Live on stage!
16 November – 1 December
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris ….. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – HAY FEVER ~ A Noel Coward a comedy of bad manners, in which a family of insufferably self-regarding bohemians treat their more conventional guests with abominable rudeness at a weekend house party.
22 November – 1 December (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org ….. Drew: 9382 6284
Heidelberg Theatre Company – ARSENIC AND OLD LACE ~ What happens when an alcoholic servant, 2 crazy spinsters, 24 dead bodies and deadly drinks cross paths?
22 November – 8 December .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 26 November & 2 December
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
Frankston Theatre Group – MURDERED TO DEATH ~ A 1976 film comedy by Neil Simon
Mt. Eliza Community Centre …. November – December
www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au … .1300 665 377
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – THE LADY IN THE VAN ~ by Alan Bennett
23 November – 8 December 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….Bookings: www.gpac.org.au .. 5225 1200
WHAT’S BEEN ON
PLOS Musical Productions – THE KING AND I ~ Splendour in 19th Century Siam
features Phil Haby as the King and Hayley Doran as Anna Leonowens
also Tamika Ball (in FAMDA’s The Producers & Cinderella in Into the Woods)
in palace ensemble, including Little Topsy
5pm Saturday 31 Dec., 7:30 Monday 2, Wednesday 4, Thursday 5 & Friday 6 January
1:30 & 7:30 Saturday 7 January and 1:30 Sunday 8 January
Frankston Arts Centre, Davey Street, Frankston
www.plos.asn.au …… Bookings: Frankston Arts Centre box office 9784 1060
Encore Theatre – CINDERS ~ A pantomime of the traditional Cinderella story
12 – 21 January 2012 – Shows @ 11:00am & 2:00pm
Thursday 12, Friday 13, Saturday 14, Thursday 19, Friday 20 & Saturday 21 January
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au ……. 1300 739 099
Hartwell Payers – THE REAL STORY OF PUSS IN BOOTS ~ Family-friendly summer fun
Evenings – 7pm Fri 13, Sat 14, Fri 20, Sat 21 Fri 27, Sat 28 January
Matinées – 2pm Sat 14, Sun 15, Sat 21, Sun 22, Sat 28 January 2012
Ashwood College Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Drive, Ashwood… Melway: 60 J10
www.hartwellplayers.org.au …. 9889 5006
SHooSH! Productions – PAGEANT~ The musical comedy beauty contest
27 January – 4 February (8:pm Fri, Sat, Tues, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sat & 5pm Sunday 4 Feb)
Northcote Town Hall, 189 High St. (Cnr. Westbourne Grove) as part of the Midsumma Festival
www.northcotetownhall.com.au ….. 9408 1350 ….. 9481 9500
Footlight Productions – CATS ~ T.S. Eliot’s poetry, Andrew Lloyd-Webber’s music
8pm January 28, February 2 – 4, 8 – 10 …Saturday matinées 2pm Feb 4 & 5pm Feb 11
Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
www.footlightproductionsvic.com ….. 5225 1200
Peridot Theatre – SAME TIME NEXT YEAR ~ by Bernard Slade
8pm February 3 – 18 Wednesdays – Saturdays
matinées 2:15pm Sunday 5 & Saturday 11 February Twilight 4pm Sunday 12 Feb
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 39 STEPS
February 03, 04, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 @ 8pm Matinees: February 5 & 12 @ 2pm
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
ARC Theatre (Amateur Repertory Company) – THE BREAKFAST CLUB ~
8pm Thursday 9, Friday 10 & Saturday 11 plus 2pm Saturday 11 February
($1 from every ticket donated to the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Centre)
Banyule Theatre, Viewbank College, 10 Buckingham Drive, Heidelberg Melways 32 D3
www.arc-theatre.com…. 0435 062 087 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Peridot Theatre – SAME TIME NEXT YEAR ~ by Bernard Slade
8pm February 3 – 18 Wednesdays – Saturdays
matinées 2:15pm Sunday 5 & Saturday 11 February Twilight 4pm Sunday 12 Feb
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
Swan Hill Theatre Group Co-Op. Ltd – THE GREAT FLOOD ~ written and directed by Andrew R. Kelly
3 – 19 February * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – LIFE TIMES ~ A selection of one-act plays
9 – 11 and 16 – 18 February
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
Williamstown Little Theatre - MOONLIGHT AND MAGNOLIAS ~ A comedy
on the problems of rewriting the script for ‘Gone with the Wind’
9 – 25 February ..Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au .…. 9885 9678
BLOC Music Theatre – ZOMBIE PROM
16 – 18 February 8pm Thursday 16, Fri 17, Sat 18 plus Saturday matinée 2pm
Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Camp St, University of Ballarat, Ballarat
www.trybooking.com/Bookin
Malvern Theatre Company – MAN ALIVE ~ by John Dighton
17 Feb – 3 March .. Tuesday to Saturday, matinées Saturday 18 Feb & Sunday 26 Feb
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au ….. 1300 131 552
The Basin Theatre Group – TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE ~ A delightful play
based on Mitch Albom’s inspirational book
17 Feb. – 10 March ..8pm Thurs – Saturdays .. Matinées 2pm Feb 19 & 16, March 4
Theatre: Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
www.thebasintheatre.org.au ….. 1300 784 668
Brighton Theatre Company – ALBERT NOBBS
23 February – 10 March .8pm Tuesday – Saturday .. Sunday matinées 2:15
Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre, Wilson Street, Brighton
www.brightontheatreco.com ….. 9589 0005
Cardinia Performing Arts Company (CPAC) – LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS ~
Fun and games in the flower shop
Sat Feb 25 8pm, Sunday 26 2pm, Sat March 3 8pm, Sun 4 2pm, Thurs 8 7pm, Fri 9 8pm
Cardinia Cultural Centre, Lakeside Boulevarde, Pakenham
www.cardiniaperformingarts.com …. 0407 090 354
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE LION IN WINTER ~ A witty story of a dysfunctional royal family in 12th Century France.
23 Feb – 10 March .. 8:00 Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week
Matinées 2:00 Sundays 26 February & 4 March
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – THE MOUSETRAP ~ An Agatha Christie whodunit
1-10 March (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… Drew: 9382 6284 (ah)…. * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Waterdale – PARADE ~ An American musical masterpiece by Jason Robert Brown
2-10 March (8pm 2, 3, 8, 9 & 10 March and 5pm Sunday 4 March)
Rivergum Theatre, Parade College, 1436 Plenty Road, Bundoora
www.waterdale.org.au …. 0400 212 566
Frankston Theatre Group – WAIT UNTIL DARK ~ Hitchcock thriller which starred
Audrey Heburn. What frightens us more, the evil you see coming, or the evil you don’t?
2 – 10 March .. (8pm 2, 3, 9 & 10 March, one matinée 2:15 Saturday 10 March)
George Jenkins Theatre, Monash University, McMahon’s Rd. Frankston
Melways 102 F4 Map 476 Building A
www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au …. 9905 1111
Gemco Players Community Theatre – WAIT UNTIL DARK ~ Suspense builds toward an electrifying, heart-stopping final scene.
2 – 17 March (8pm 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 March . 2:30pm 4, 11 & 17 March)
19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald
www.gemcoplayers.org …. 0411 723 530
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – GLORIOUS! ~ Based on Florence Foster Jenkins’ true story
7 – 24 March (8:15 March 7-10, 15-17, 21-24. Sunday matinées 2:30 March 11 & 18)
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777 (Before 2pm Monday, Wednesday & Fridays)
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN ~ A comedy from Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Norman Conquests’ trilogy
8 – 31 March ….. (8:00 Wednesdays to Saturdays, Sunday matinées @ 4:00pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully 3156
www.1812theatre.com.au … 9758 3964 or 0406 752 067
Altona City Theatre – ALADDIN ~The Rock Pantomime
9 – 24 March . 7:30 Fridays, 2pm matinées Sat 10 & Sundays, 2pm + 7:30 Sats 17 & 24
Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
www.altonacitytheatre.com.au … 0425 705 550
The Mount Theatre – ART ~ A comedy by Yasmina Reza
9 – 31 March … 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith Street, Macedon (only 40 mins from CBD)
www.themountplayers.com …. 1300 463 224 (10am – 5pm Tues to Sat)
Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. – THE SHOEHORN SONATA ~ Events in a Japanese POW camp come to light with the filming of a TV documentary
8:15 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23 & 24 March Sunday twilight matinées 5:15pm 11 & 18 March
Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Road, Doncaster … Melway 47 E1
www.sherbrooketc.org.au …. 1300 650 209
Eltam Little Theatre – DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER ~ Classic comedy by Marc Camoletti
15 – 31 March ..8:00pm Thursdays – Saturdays, matinée 2:00 Sunday 25 March
Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Road Research … Melways: 22 H1
www.eltamlittletheatre.org.au … 9437 1574
Essendon Theatre Company – CARAVAN ~ An Australian holiday by Colin Macdonald
15 – 24 March 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
Encore Theatre – RUMORS ~ A Neil Simon comedy
March 16 – 17, 23 – 25, 29 – 31
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au ……. 1300 739 099
Fab Nobs Theatre – AVENUE Q ~ Sesame Street for adults
16 – 31 March (Thursday – Saturday plus Monday 19 March [cheap night] & last Wednesday)
The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place (Off Malvern Street), Bayswater
Bookings: www.fabnobstheatre.com.au .… Anne 0401 018 846
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD ~
Harper Lee’s novel set in Alabama in 1936
16 – 31 March (8pm 16, 17, 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 March and 5pm Sunday 25 March)
82 Wells Road, Beaumaris …. Melways 86 G6
www.beaumaristheatre.com.au …. 9583 6896 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Quirky Productions – LA CAGE AUX FOLLES ~ Jerry Herman’s music with lots of sequins and feathers.
with former Gippslander Nicholas Kong as Jacob
16 – 24 March … (8pm Thursay – Saturdays, 2pm Sunday)
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.quirkyproductions.com.. 0416 146 738 or 413 874 282 or
www.nationaltheatre.org.au
Wangaratta Players – WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
16 – 24 March …… * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Sunshine Community Theatre – BREATHING CORPSES
22 -31 March … 8pm Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, 2pm Sunday 25th March
82 Pheonix Street, North Sunshine Melways 26 J 10
www.sunshinecommunitytheatre.webs.com …. 0407 802 165
Warrandyte Theatre Company – FOLLIES 2012, A SPACE ODDITY ~
March 22, 23 & 24, March 29, 30 & 31 and April 12, 13 & 14 – 7:30 for 8pm.
Mechanics Institute Hall, on the corner of Yarra Street and Mitchell Avenue, Warrandyte
www.warrandytehallarts.asn.au/Theatre … Book a table on 0488 333 575
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – HABEAS CORPUS ~ Hilarious comedy by Alan Bennett
23 – 31 March 8:00pm 23, 24, 29, 30 & 31 March Matinée 2:00pm Sunday 25 March
Mesley Hall, Leongatha Secondary College, Nerrena Rd., Leongatha
www.lyrictheatre.net.au .. Mushroom Crafts 5662 3940 * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
SLAMS Music Theatre – HAIRSPRAY ~ A musical on body image – more than just hair
Friday 23rd – Saturday 31st March .
Mahon Theatre, Aquinas College, Great Ryrie Street, Ringwood ..
www.knox.vic.gov.au/theatretix… 9720 3205
Break A Leg Theatre – IT’S MY PARTY (and I’ll die if I want to) ~ A play to die for
Friday 23 – Saturday 31 March ..Thursday, Fridays & Saturday 8pm + 2pm Sunday 25
Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Grey Street, Traralgon
www.breakalegtheatre.com.au …. …5176 3559
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – DANCING AT LUGHNASA ~ by Brian Friel
13 – 28 April … 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
www.geelongrep.com.au ….Bookings: www.gpac.org.au .. 5225 1200
Hartwell Players – MACBETH ~ Shakespeare’s Scottish play
13 – 28 April … 8pm Fri 13, Sat 14, Fri 20, Sat 21, Fri 27, Sat 28,
2pm Sat 14, Sat 21, Sat 28 & 5pm Sun 22 April
Performing Arts Centre, Ashwood College, Vannam Drive, Ashwood (off High Street Rd)
www.hartwellplayers.org.au … 9513 9581 (Recorded Service)
The Company of Companies – THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS – THE MUSICAL ~
5 Styles, 5 Actors, 5 Shows, 1 Plot - hilarious musical theatre parody / homage
7:30 Tuesday 17 April – Saturday 21 April + matinée 2:30 Saturday 21 April
‘open stage’, University of Melbourne, 757 Swanston St. (Cnr Swanston & Grattan St)
www.themusicalofmusicals.com
PEP Productions – BAT BOY – THE MUSICAL ~
8pm Fri 20, Sat 21, Wednesday 25 – Saturday 28 + Saturday matinée 2pm 28 April
Maroondah Secondary College, Brentnall Rd., Croydon
www.pepproductions.org.au …. 0423 935 320
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
18 April – 4 May …. (8:00 Wednesdays to Saturdays .. Sunday matinées @ 4pm)
Theatre: bakery@1812, 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully
www.1812theatre.com.au ….. 9758 3964 or 0406 752 067
Williamstown Little Theatre - COMPLEAT FEMALE STAGE BEAUTY ~ 1661 and women are now allowed on stage! Victorian première of a lavish epic with humour and high drama based on historical fact.
19 April – 3 May ..Tuesday – Saturday 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm plus final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
Malvern Theatre Company – NEVER THE SINNER ~ A courtroom drama
20 April – 5 May … 8.15 Tuesdays to Saturdays . Matinées 2pm Saturday 21 & Sunday 29 April
29a Burke Road, East Malvern
www.malverntheatre.com.au … 1300 131 552 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Purely Pensive Productions – TWO WEEKS WITH THE QUEEN
26 – 28 April – 8pm Thurs 26 & Friday 27 + 2pm & 8pm Saturday 28 April
Mechanics Institute of Performing Arts (MIPAC) Cnr Sydney & Glenlyon Rd, Brunswick
www.purelypensive.com.au …. 0405 114 063
Peridot Theatre – THE PEPPERCORN TREE ~ a humourous and deeply moving Australian play by Alison Campbell Rate
8pm 27 April – 12 May Wednesdays – Saturdays
matinées 2:15pm Sunday 29 April & Saturday 5 May Twilight 4pm Sunday 6 May
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au …. 1300 138 646 (no mobiles), 9898 9090 (for mobiles)
Heidelberg Theatre Company – AN INSPECTOR CALLS ~ J.B. Priestley’s haunting thriller
3 – 19 May .. 8pm Thursday to Saturday + Wednesday of last week Matinées 2pm Sundays
36 Turnham Avenue, Rosanna
www.htc.org.au ….. 9457 4117
Croydon Parish Players – A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED in the morning newspaper!
Agatha Christie sets the scene for Miss Marple in an intriguing mystery
8pm Fri 4 (gala supper), Sat 5, Tues 8, Thurs 10 & Fri 11 May + 6pm Saturday 12 May
www.croydonparishplayers.com … 0447 014 584
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society – HAIRSPRAY~ Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit
4 – 12 May … 7:30 4, 5, 10, 11 & 12 May plus Saturday matinée 1:30 12 May
Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
www.glts.asn.au… .Bookings: www.gpac.org.au … 5225 1200
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – RED HOT AND COLE ~
The Cole Porter story – a scintillating mixture of biography and song
Sheona Gregg (Leongatha Lyric 42nd Street & Merryn Degnan ex Latrobe Theatre)
4 – 19 May (8pm Fridays & Saturdays & Thursday last week, 2pm Sundays)
Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Cnr. Williamstown Rd. & Electra St., Williamstown
www.wmtc.org.au ….. 1300 881 545
CLOC Music Theatre – SUNSET BOULEVARD ~ with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
Based on the 1950 film, the plot revolves around Norma Desmond, a faded star of the silent screen era, living in the past in her decaying mansion on the fabled Los Angeles street.
4 – 19 May … 8pm Wednesdays - Saturdays, 2pm Sundays
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.cloc.org.au ….. 1300 362 547
Mordialloc Theatre Company – THE HEIRESS ~ Based on
Henry James’ novel, Washington Square
4 – 19 May 8:15 Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays + last Wednesday, 2:15 Sundays
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com . .9587 5141 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Arts Centre – State Theatre
2012 Season Dates
11 – 15 July – The Producers
22 – 26 August – Chess
3 – 7 October – Promises Promises
2013
Latrobe Theatre Company – SWEENEY TODD
10 – 26 May 2013
Little Theatre, Latrobe Performing Arts Centre, Corner Grey & Breed Streets,Traralgon
www.latrobetheatrecompany.org.au
