Community Theatre

9 to 5: The Musical in WA

Take a coffee break and enjoy toe-tapping tunes in 9 to 5: The Musical at Don Russell Performing Arts Centre this November!

It’s time to tumble out of bed, stumble to the kitchen, and pour yourself a cup of ambition - iconic ‘80s film 9 to 5 is coming to the stage in a production by local theatre company Art in Motion.

Ordinary Days in Wollongong

For the final show of their 2024 season, Wollongong Workshop Theatre is presenting Adam Gwon’s heartwarming and poignant musical, Ordinary Days.

We Will Rock You

North Shore Theatre Company

Zenith Theatre Chatswood

The rights holder David Spicer enjoyed watching his fifteenth (or thereabouts) different production of the musical by Queen and Ben Elton.

I almost auditioned for the role of Buddy – the aging rocker in the musical who has one solo – and my daughter who attended the tight and energetic performance by the North Shore Theatre Company was so relieved I chose not to.

Mother and Son at Adelaide Rep

Ageing isn’t for the old or faint-hearted….

This poignant tribute to ageing is about dependence, love, and family and being driven up the wall by someone you love but never outsmart!

The Rep breathes new life into the celebrated Australian TV series in this play, commissioned for stage by the original series writer, Geoffrey Atherden.

A Festival of WS Gilbert Plays

Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria brings you comedy, tragedy, parody and romance in A Festival of WS Gilbert Plays presented at The Malvern Theatre with five shows between 21 and 24 November.

While Gilbert and Sullivan’s ever fresh comic operas have been continuously performed around the world for 150 years, like much of Sullivan’s non-operatic music, Gilbert’s plays have languished.

Risking It All To Find True Happiness

Castle Hill Players presents 

Grand Horizons

At the Pavilion Theatre from 15 Nov – 7 Dec

Written by Bess Wohl and directed by Jason Darlington

50 years of married ‘bliss’. Then one simple request for divorce sends a close-knit family into chaos.

Nancy and Bill have settled into their retired lifestyle at Grand Horizons. One evening, after dinner, Nancy asks for a divorce. Bill agrees, unfazed.

A Hard God at St Jude’s

South Australian company St Jude’s Players’ final production for their 75th anniversary year is the absorbing Australian drama, A Hard God, by Peter Kenna.

Strictly Ballroom Dances into The Hills

Almost a decade after the world premiere of Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Hills Musical Theatre Company (HMTC) will once again bring the beloved characters and story to life from 8 to 16 November in Baulkham Hills, Sydney.

Strictly Ballroom the movie played a defining role in 1990s Australian subculture. In the HMTC production of Strictly Ballroom the Musical, Director Gloria Dodds is honouring the much-loved story and characters.

Milo’s Wake Theatre Restaurant at Richmond

It’s fun, food, drama and drink aplenty when Richmond Players present Milo’s Wake – Saturdays twice daily - from 9 November at the Richmond School Arts, in Richmond NSW. And, as is traditional for the company’s final show of the year, there’s food and drink into the bargain. Cheers!

All’s Well for Roleystone’s Shakespeare in the Park

ROLEYSTONE Theatre’s Shakespeare in the Park is back for another season, and this year the annual outdoor WA event has a new location.

Head to the 18th lawn at Araluen Estate Golf Resort for All’s Well That Ends Well, one of the Bard’s most thought-provoking comedies, given a 1980s spin.

Directed by Paul Treasure, the play follows Helena who loves Bertram, the Duke of Rousillon, but he thinks she is beneath him.