Williamstown Little Theatre – STONES IN HIS POCKETS – a poignant Irish tale underlies this beautiful comedy and asks ‘Is imagination a curse?’
19 April – 5 May 2 – 4 Albert Street, Williamstown
wlt.org.au 9885 9678
Mordialloc Theatre Company – ALL THINGS CONSIDERED – a professor of philosophy wants to control the timing and manner of his death but plans for ‘self-deliverance’ are disturbed by the earthly demands of people around him
20 April – 5 May Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
mordialloctheatre.com 9587 5141
Malvern Theatre Company – OUR TOWN – Small town life1901 – universal truths about what it means to be human, told with humour, wit and powerful storytelling.
20 April – 5 May 29a Burke Rd, East Malvern
malverntheatre.com.au 1300 131 552
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – THE RESISTIBLE RISE OF ARTURO UI – In 1930’s Chicago a down on his luck gangster dreams of making it to the top of the vegetable trade * VDL Awards Entry *
20 April – 5 May Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation St., Geelong West
geelongrep.com Bookings: gpac.org.au 5225 1200
Encore Theatre – AWAY – one of the most widely produced Australian plays with three families holidaying on the coast for Christmas 1968.
20 April – 5 May Clayton Community Centre Theaterette, Cooke Street
encoretheatre.com.au 1300 739 099
FAMDA – THE WEB – a whodunit for the modern age
27 April – 5 May 8pm 27, 28, April 2, 4, 5 May 2pm 29 April & 5 May
Foster War Memorial Arts Centre * VDL Awards Entry *
www.trybooking.com/VAHI
Heidelberg Theatre Company – THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA – Five daughters, a tyrannical mother and a cynical marriage advanced with tragic consequences for the whole family
27 April – 12 May 36 Turnham Ave, Rosanna * VDL Awards Entry *
htc.org.au 9457 4117
Eltham Little Theatre – ONE ACT PLAY SEASON – Red Hot in Amsterdam, A Fete Worse than Death, Home is the Hunted & Roses are Red, My Love
27 April – 12 May Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Research
elthamlittletheatre.org.au 9437 1574
Powderkeg Players – AGNES OF GOD – A hit on Broadway and later on film, set in a convent with a novice accused of murdering her newborn
4 – 12 May Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix St, North Sunshine
powderkegplayers.com 0407 802 165
Croydon Parish Players – THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION – a murder mystery by Agatha Christie
4 – 12 May Melba College Theatre, 20 Brentnall Rd, Croydon (new venue)
www.CroydonParishPlayers.com 0447 014 584 (7pm to 9pm)
Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre – THE WEDDING SINGER – back when hair was big, greed was good and a wedding singer might just be the coolest guy in the room
4 – 20 May Forge Theatre & Arts Hub, McKean St.
bairnsdaleproductionline.org 5152 1482
Geelong Lyric Theatre Society – SONG CONTEST – the Almost Eurovision Experience
10 – 19 May 7:30 Wednesday – Saturdays plus 1:30 both Saturdays
Playhouse Theatre, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, 50 Little Malop Street
glts.asn.au Bookings: www.gpac.org.au 5225 1200
Mornington Players Theatre Company – BLOOD BROTHERS – musical by Willy Russell, creator of Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine
11 – 19 May Cranbourne Community Centre, Brunt Street, Cranbourne
www.morningtonplayers.com.au 8399 9499
Phoenix Theatre Company – GHOST – musical adapted from the hit film, a timeless fantasy about the power of love
11 – 19 May Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster
phoenixtheatrecompany.org 9012 5897
CLOC Music Theatre – STRICTLY BALLROOM – Baz Luhrmann musical based on his 1992 movie
11 – 26 May National Theatre, 20 Carlisle Street, St Kilda
cloc.org.au 1300 362 547
Wyndham Theatre Co – CALENDAR GIRLS ~ Based on the true story of eleven WI members who posed nude for a calendar to raise money for the Leukemia Research Fund * VDL Awards Entry *
11 – 26 May Crossroads Theatre, Cnr. Duncans Rd & Synnot St, Werribee
www.wyndhamtheatrecompany.org.au
The Mount Players – LOVE LETTERS – a tender, tragi-comic and nuanced examination of the shared nostalgia, missed opportunities and deep closeness of two lifelong friends
11 – 27 May Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon
themountplayers.com 5426 1892
Nova Music Theatre – GUYS AND DOLLS – Frank Loesser’s musical masterpiece with Damon Runyan’s gamblers in New York
12 – 26 May Whitehorse Centre, 397 Whitehorse Rd, Nunawading
novamusictheatre.com.au 1300 304 433 or 9262 6555
Torquay Theatre Troupe – STRANGERS ON A TRAIN – an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s psychological thriller about two men whose lives become entangled when one of them proposes that they trade murders
14 – 26 May 16 Price Street, Torquay
www.ttt.org.au
Brighton Theatre Company – FORGET ME NOT – An Australian drama as a 60 year old man goes to meet his mother for the first time since he was three. The old lady lives somewhere in the UK – according to the records.
17 May – 2 June Bayside Cultural Centre, Carpenter St., Brighton
brightontheatreco.com 1300 752 126
Eighteen Twelve Theatre – CHAIM’S LOVE SONG – Chaim’s life story takes us on a journey to discover what and who are valuable in life
17 May – 9 June 1812 Theatre, 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully
1812theatre.com.au 9758 3964
CPAC (Cardinia Performing Arts Company) – JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOUR DREAMCOAT – young people’s version of the biblical story
18 – 20 May 8pm Friday, 2pm & 6:30 Saturday, 2pm Sunday
Hillcrest Christian College Theatre, Soldiers Road, Clyde North
www.cardiniaperformingarts.com 0407 090 354 or 9587 1750
Williamstown Musical Theatre Company – HOT MIKADO – Gilbert & Sullivan with a jazzy score
18 – 26 May Centenary Theatre, Williamstown High School, 71 Railway Place
wmtc.org.au
Southern Peninsular Players – THE VICAR OF DIBLEY ~ Based on the popular television series
19 – 26 May Rosebud Memorial Hall, 994 Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud www.spptheatre.com 0428 894 914
The Basin Theatre Group – ‘NIGHT MOTHER – Emotions ebb and flow as a mother and daughter exchange past grievances, struggles and misunderstandings, while time trickles down relentlessly to the play’s climax.
18 May – 9 June Cnr Simpson & Doongalla Roads, The Basin
thebasintheatre.org.au 1300 784 668 * VDL Awards Entry *
Strathmore Theatre Arts Group (STAG) – PLAY IT AGAIN SAM – Woody Allen’s tale of a neurotic movie critic seeking solace in classic movies like Casablanca. He begins to have conversations with the ghost of Humphrey Bogart, who provides advice on romance and masculinity.
24 May – 3 June Strathmore Community Hall, Loeman Street, Strathmore
stagtheatre.org 9382 6284
Lilydale Athenæum Theatre Company – THE ELEPHANT MAN – the true story of a sensitive and intelligent orphan whose hideous deformities forced him to display himself as a “sideshow freak” * VDL Awards Entry *
24 May – 9 June Athenæum Theatre, 39–41 Castella Street, Lilydale
lilydaletc.com 9735 1777
MLOC – SPRING AWAKENING – Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, celebrating the unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with power, poignancy and passion
25 May – 2 June 8pm Fridays, Saturdays & Thursday 31 May 5pm Sunday & 2pm Saturday 2 June
Shirley Burke Theatre, Parkers Road, Parkdale
www.mloc.org.au
Beaumaris Theatre Inc. – THE MYSTERY OF IRMA VEP – a satire of several theatrical, literary and film genres, Victorian melodrama, farce, the penny dreadful, Wuthering Heights and the Alfred Hitchcock film Rebecca (1940)
25 May – 9 June 82 Wells Rd, Beaumaris * VDL Awards Entry *
beaumaristheatre.com.au 9583 6896
Essendon Theatre Company – SEASON OF ONE ACT PLAYS – including plays directed by Hayley Lawson-Smith and Dawn Hinrichsen
31 May – 9 June Bradshaw Street Hall, West Essendon
essendontheatrecompany.com.au 0422 029 483
Wonthaggi Theatrical Group – THE BOY FROM OZ – the Peter Allen story and his songs
26 May – 10 June Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre
wtg.org.au
Babirra Music Theatre – SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN – Based on the MGM movie
1 – 16 June Whitehorse Centre, Nunawading
babirra.org.au 9262 6555
Warrandyte Theatre Company – DOUBT – a parable which won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play
1 – 16 June Warrandyte Mechanics Institute, Corner Yarra St & Mitchell Ave
warrandytehallarts.asn.au/theatre
Peridot Theatre – 84 CHARING CROSS ROAD – The charming true story of the business letters between a struggling young writer in New York and an antiquarian book store in London
8 – 23 June Unicorn Theatre, Mt. Waverley Secondary College, Lechte Road
peridot.com.au 9808 0770
Windmill Theatre – WE WILL ROCK YOU – Queen’s songs, Ben Elton’ book
9 – 24 June Bunjil Place, 2 Patrick Northeast Drive, Narre Warren
www.windmilltheatre.com.au 9705 5200
Warragul Theatre Company – MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING – Shakespearian comedy
15 – 17 June 7:30 Friday & Saturday 1:30 Saturday & Sunday
Exhibition Hall, 15 Howitt St., Warragul (next to show grounds)
warragultheatrecompany.org.au 5624 2456
Malvern Theatre Company – MORNING SACRIFICE – set over a three-day period in the staff room of a girls’ high school in Sydney, the play exposes the narrow-minded education system of the 1930s.
15 – 30 June 29a Burke Rd, East Malvern
malverntheatre.com.au 1300 131 552
BATS (Broadford Amateur Theatre Society) – CURTAINS – a show business whodunit by Kander & Ebb, composers of Cabaret and Chicago
15 – 30 June 8pm Fridays & Saturdays, 2pm Sunday 24 June
Mitchell Shire Hall, 18 Murchison St., Broadford
www.bats.net.au 0457 264 732
Sherbrooke Theatre Company – THE OLD PEOPLE ARE REVOLTING – a mad cap comedy about seniors seeking revenge * VDL Awards Entry *
21 – 30 June Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd
www.sherbrooketc.org.au 1300 650 209
Lala Barlow & Robbie Smith – THE WORST LITTLE WAREHOUSE IN LONDON – a funny and off the wall cabaret about two Australians fresh off the boat, looking for the perfect place to call home
22 – 24 June 8pm Friday & Saturday 5pm Sunday
The MC Showroom, Level 1, 48 Clifton St., Prahran
www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=365023
Mordialloc Theatre Company – SEASON’S GREETINGS – a black, though often farcical, comedy about four days in the life of a dysfunctional family, starting on Christmas Eve and set in an average English suburban house
22 June – 7 July Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale
mordialloctheatre.com 9587 5141
Powderkeg Players – TWO ONE ACT PLAYS – Slut (provocative play examining the part women play in slut-shaming) & Adam and Eve (explores the human condition in the context of an uncertain future)
29 & 30 June Dempster Park Hall, 82 Phoenix St, North Sunshine
powderkegplayers.com 0407 802 165
Geelong Repertory Theatre Company – BAREFOOT IN THE PARK – a Neil Simon comedy
29 June – 14 July Woodbin Theatre, 15 Coronation Street, Geelong West
geelongrep.com Bookings: www.gpac.org.au 5225 1200
Williamstown Little Theatre – UNDER MILK WOOD – in a much loved radio play, a narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of a fictional small Welsh seaside village
29 June – 15 July 2 – 4 Albert Street, Williamstown
wlt.org.au 9885 9678
