THIS WEEK
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 ~ An alarming anecdote of atomic adolescent angst!
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/Booking
Malvern Theatre Company – MAN ALIVE ~ by John Dighton. A window-dresser’s bright idea to use a sun-lamp on the display window model has unexpected consequences
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 … * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Brighton Theatre Company – ALBERT HOBBS ~ a portrait of a working man that is both touching and delightfully funny. (Audiences are advised that Albert swears a bit and takes off most of his clothes. Others just threaten to do so. )
23 February – 10 March .8pm Tuesday – Saturday .. Sunday matinées 2:15 Feb 23 & 4 March
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. Original 1966 Broadway cast starred Robert Preston. The 1968 movie had Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn plus Timothy Dalton and Anthony Hopkins
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 *
COMING SOON
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group – THE MOUSETRAP ~ An Agatha Christie whodunit, running continuously in London’s West End for over 60 years – now in Australia
1-10 March (Wednesdays – Saturdays plus Sunday matinées)
Community Centre, Theatre: Cnr. Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore … Melways 16 G10
www.stagtheatre.org …… 9379 5348 …. * 2012 VDL Award Entry *
Waterdale – PARADE ~ An American musical masterpiece by Jason Robert Brown
The tragic, true story of the trial and lynching of a man wrongly accused of murder
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
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – GLORIOUS ~ A singing sensation
7 – 24 March (8:15 March 7-11, 15-18, 21-24. Sunday matinées 2:30 March 11 & 18)
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN ~ A comedy from Alan Ayckbourn’s ‘Norman Conquests’ trilogy
8 – 31 March
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
Altona Civic Centre, Civic Parade, Altona
9 – 24 March . 7:30 Fridays, 2pm matinées Sat 10 & Sundays, 2pm + 7:30 Sats 17 & 24
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 with mistaken identities and very convoluted explanations.
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
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 classic novel set in Alabama in 1936 explores the face of ignorance and intolerance, issues still relevant in Australia today.
16 – 31 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. … Pro-Am production starring John O’May and David Rogers-Smith
16 – 24 March
National Theatre, Cnr. Carlisle & Barkly Streets, St Kilda Melway 58 B10
www.quirkyproductions.com ….. 0416 146 738 or 0413 874 282
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – HABEUS CORPUS ~ Hilarious comedy by Alan Bennett, writer of Kafka’s Dick, The Madness of George III and The History Boys
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 ….Thursday, Fridays & Saturdays @ 8:00pm
Knox Community Arts Centre, Cnr. Scoresby Rd & Mountain Hwy Melway 64 G3
www.knox.vic.gov.au/theatretix… 9720 3205
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
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – DANCING AT LUGHNASA ~ by Irish playwright, Brian Friel
13 – 28 April … 8:00pm Thursday, Friday, Saturdays. Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
www.geelongrep.com.au ….5225 1200
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 by John Logan, directed by Nicholas Opolski
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
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)
Frankston Theatre Group – WAIT UNTIL DARK ~ A recently blinded woman is terrorized by a trio of thugs while they search for a heroin stuffed doll they believe is in her apartment.
April – May
George Jenkins Theatre, Monash University, McMahon’s Rd. Frankston
Melways 102 F4 Map 476 Building A
www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au …. 9905 1111
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
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society – HAIRSPRAY~ Broadway’s Big Fat Musical Comedy Hit
4 – 12 May ….
Ford Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Lt Malop Street, Geelong
www.glts.asn.au….5225 1200
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – RED HOT AND COLE ~
The Cole Porter story – a scintillating mixture of biography and song
4 – 19 May
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
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
BLOC Music Theatre – OKLAHOMA! ~ Vintage Rodgers & Hammerstein
16 – 26 May
Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat
Warragul Theatre Company – CARMEN, THE MUSICAL ~ Bizet at his best
18 – 26 May .8pm Fridays & Saturdays, Matinées 2pm Sat. 19, Sun. 20 & Sat. 26 May
West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul
www.warragultheatrecompany.org.au … 5624 2456
Mornington CEF Players – COSI ~ Louis Nowra’s wonderful Australian comedy
St Peter’s Bellamy Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia St. Mornington …. Melway 104 D10/11
18 – 27 May 8:00pm Fridays & Saturdays Matinées 2:00pm Sundays
www.cefplayers.com …… 5975 6868
Mordialloc Theatre Company – THE HEIRESS ~ Based on
Henry James’ novel, Washington Square
May ….. Performances 8:00 Fridays & Saturdays, 2:30 Sundays
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9551 1372 or 9583 6782
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 hilarions musical which launched Stephen Sondheim’s career as a composer / lyricist
25 May – 2 June
Doncaster Playhouse
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – M*A*S*H ~ Comedic adventures in a surgical hospital during the Korean War
30 May – 16 June
39 – 41 Castella Street, Lilydale
www.lilydaletc.com …… 9735 1777
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 … (8:30 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
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – ANYTHING GOES ~ Vintage Cole Porter and a shipboard romance
May – June
Sunday matinées 2pm
Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, 98 Graham Street, Wonthaggi
Bookings: Wonthaggi Workmen’s Club 5672 1083
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 …. 9379 5348
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 Saturdays & Sundays 2, 3, 9 &10 June
Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
www.babirra.org.au …….. 9262 6555
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
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 Fridays & Satudays + second Thursday, Matinées 5pm Sunday & 2pm last Saturday
Phoenix Theatre, 101 Glenhuntly Rd., Elwood
www.mloc.org.au …. 9570 4052
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 conjuction 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
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
Cranbourne Community Theatre, Cranbourne Secondary College, Brunt Street
www.peoplesplayhouse.asn.au …. 0402 197 390
PLOS Musical Theatre – HAIRSPRAY~ A musical on body image – more than just hair
July
Frankston Arts Centre, Davey Street, Frankston
www.plos.asn.au …. Bookings: Frankston Arts Centre box office 9784 1060
Mordialloc Theatre Company – LIFE AND BETH ~ by Alan Ayckborrn, directed by Martin Gibbs
July …..
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9551 1372 or 9583 6782
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
Leongatha Lyric Theatre – THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE ~
Based on C.S. Lewis’ famous children’s fantasy novel from the Narnia 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
Frankston Theatre Group – THE MOUSETRAP ~ 60 years after its launch on the London stage, this Agatha Christie whodunit can now be seen in Australia.
July – August
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 *
Encore Theatre – SYLVIA ~ Created by A. R. Gurney, Sylvia is a Manhattan pooch who brings changes to the life odf a middle-aged couple
July 13 – 14, 20 – 22, 26 – 28
Clayton Community Centre Theatrette, Cooke Street, Clayton Melway: 79 C3
www.encoretheatre.com.au ……. 1300 739 099
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
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – BRILLIANT LIES ~ David Williamson’s play on political correctness and sexual harassment in the workplace.
9 August – 1 (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
FAMDA hosts The 12th FOSTER ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
11 – 12 August
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Main Street, Foster
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – XXX ~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 Road
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
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre – THE WOMAN IN BLACK ~ A theatrical thriller
22 August – 8 September
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
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 ….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 8:15pm, Sundays 5pm plus final Saturday matinée 2pm
2-4 Albert Street, Williamstown … Melways 56 B7
www.wlt.org.au ….. 9885 9678
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 VDL Award 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 ~ directed by Tim Long
September …..
Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mordialloctheatre.com … .9551 1372 or 9583 6782
Peridot Theatre hosts THE MONASH ONE ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
21 – 23 September
Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
www.peridot.com.au
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
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
Catchment Players – HAIRSPRAY ~ directed by Brad Fischer & Nathan Firmin
Opens 19 October
Darebin Arts Centre, Crr. Bell Street & St George’s Rd., Preston
www.catchmentplayers.org.au ….. 0437 228 246
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
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)
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 (8:30 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
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 …… 9379 5348
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 ….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
All the glitz! All the glamour! Who will be crowned “Miss Glamouresse”?
Pageant pits six beauty queens (all played by men) against each other in an extravaganza of evening gowns, bathing suits, and not-to-be-missed talent.
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 ~ a wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller with four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.
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 ~
Adaptation of the classic film with 5 high school students in Saturday morning detention
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
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – THE 39 STEPS ~ a wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy thriller with four fearless actors, playing 139 roles in 100 minutes of fast-paced fun and thrilling action.
February 03, 04, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 @ 8pm Matinees: February 5 & 12 @ 2pm
Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., West Geelong
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
THE PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Arts Centre – State Theatre
2012 Season Dates
11 – 15 July
22 – 26 August
3 – 7 October
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
