Community Theatre

Expression of Interest for a Sydney-First Inclusive Musical Production of Camp Rock: The One-Act Edition

Umbrella School of Music has announced auditions for their ground-breaking production of Camp Rock: The One-Act Edition. This musical initiative celebrates inclusivity by buddying up performers with and without disability to share roles, fostering a unique and heart-warming theatrical experience.

The production was launched on Sunday June 23 with a workshop providing participants with the opportunity to sing, dance and act from the show and learn how this special production model would work.

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The Deep Blue Sea at Melville

Melville Theatre Company (WA) is bringing Terence Rattigan’s critically acclaimed play The Deep Blue Sea to Melville Civic Centre. This riveting drama will run from 19 July to 3 August 2024, offering Perth audiences a chance to experience one of the 20th century's most poignant and powerful theatrical works.

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After Dinner Serves Up Belly Laughs with a Side of Loneliness

After Dinner, produced by Wyndham Theatre Company, follows a hilariously disappointing Friday night out at the pub.

Paula, Monika and Dympie just wanna have a good night at the pub. So do Stephan and Gordon. But the band isn't playing, the waiters are ignoring them, and no-one can keep their issues to themselves. On the surface, a comedy of characters, but underneath the farce lies the loneliness and intimacy that strike to the heart of any human just looking for connection.

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Kooky, Spooky Addams Family Musical at Roleystone

A macabre and darkly humorous take on The Addams Family is spooking the stage as a hauntingly ghoulish musical at Roleystone Theatre in June and July 2024.

Directed by Michelle Ezzy, the show features The Addams Family characters you remember – but Wednesday is all grown up and now has a boyfriend.

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Hands on a Hardbody: Crazy Texas Car Contest Musical

A DOCUMENTARY about a bizarre Texas competition to win a pickup truck has been given new life as a musical, playing at Limelight Theatre in WA during June / July 2024.

Directed by David Nelson and Jane Anderson, Hands on a Hardbody tells the story of an annual endurance contest where the last person standing with their hands on the vehicle wins it.

The musical is based on the documentary with each character getting a chance to share their story through song.

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Moonlight and Magnolias at Adelaide Rep

In June at Adelaide Arts Theatre find out how the film Gone with the Wind was saved from being blown away!

Hollywood, February 1939: Acclaimed movie producer David O. Selznick has a problem: his massively hyped production of Gone With The Wind is bleeding big money, the script is unfilmable, he has fired the director and the production has been shut down. Disaster looms! He needs a new script and a new director now!

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BATS Celebrates 35 Years with The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Melbourne’s BATS Theatre Company presents The Hunchback of Notre Dame as their featured 35th Anniversary musical.

Since opening its doors 35 years ago as the Berwick Amateur Theatre Society in 1989, BATS Theatre Company has produced over 70 junior musicals, plays and musicals and has been nominated for a number of Lyrebirds awards, receiving an impressive number.

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Love is in the Air at Petersham

Peter Novakovich reports

"Over the past couple of months I've been plonking away as a rehearsal pianist for the Inner West Theatre Company's upcoming production of Strictly Ballroom. This is the stage version of the Baz Luhrmann film, and carries over the popular songs from the film plus a bunch of clever songs by Australian composer Eddie Perfect.

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Willoughby Theatre Co Brings Jersey Boys to Chatswood

Willoughby Theatre Company (WTC) is bringing the musical, Jersey Boys, to the stage at The Concourse Theatre in Chatswood from May 17 to June 2, 2024.

Based on the true story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Jersey Boys chronicles the rise of these legendary performers from the streets of New Jersey to international stardom. This acclaimed musical is renowned for its unforgettable music, compelling storytelling, and timeless appeal.

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The Tin Woman at Arts Theatre Cronulla

The new production at Arts Theatre Cronulla, The Tin Woman, is written by Sean Grennan and is inspired by a true story. While it is an intimate and poignant play that explores the power of human connection, it is at the same time a heart-warming comedy that is a blend of family drama, humour and hope.

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