Community Theatre

The 39 Steps at University of Adelaide Theatre Guild

“Although clearly dangerous, he is quite good-looking, actually”

A whisky, two stubborn singletons bound by handcuffs, and a chase from London to the Scottish Highlands, The 39 Steps takes a Hitchcock masterpiece based on the ground-breaking spy novel by John Buchan and transforms it into a theatrical spectacle of comedy, action, romance, and fresh fish.

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All Aboard For Comedy Suspense Thriller!

It is, as they say, a dark and stormy night. The train pulls in. Three stops from nowhere, you and your fellow travellers are unloaded into a railway station waiting room with both an unhelpful stationmaster and arguably the most annoying man on earth. There are no more trains until tomorrow. What could possibly be worse?

Well, it could be a haunted railway station with a lethal ghost train due to arrive any minute.

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Ruddigore at Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria

Image above from the 2012 GSOV production of Ruddigore

Gilbert and Sullivan’s witty and ghastly melodrama Ruddigore (or The Witch’s Curse),will be presented by Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria from 6-8 September, 2024, at the Alexander Theatre, Clayton.

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The Regals Musical Society Presents Kiss Me, Kate

The Regals Musical Society is staging Cole Porter’s timeless, award-winning musical Kiss Me, Kate at Rockdale Town Hall from 12-20 October 2024.

Kiss Me, Kate is a witty and vibrant reimagining of a Shakespearean classic, blending the charm of the Bard's work with the lively world of 1940s Broadway.

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Reaching the Stars and the Moon.

An all-abilities Melbourne community theatre is bringing ‘life changing experiences’ for both disabled artists and their mentors. Actor and entertainment journalist Tayla Ham reports.

Have you ever attended a theatre production where the lead actor had a disability or a musical in which half the cast members had disabilities? Chances are that you haven't.

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New Locally Written Play at Guild Theatre, Rockdale

Where there’s a will ... There’s a family!

‘Family is what matters, isn’t it?’

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Community Theatre Conference

The Association of Community Theatre is pleased to announce details of the twelfth Stage Craft Conference of Community Theatre to be held in Sydney on the 21st and 22nd of September 2024.

This exciting program is for performers, directors, producers and backstage workers.

The venue is Australia’s premier theatre school, the National Institute of Dramatic Art, NIDA, 215 Anzac Parade Kensington.

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A Window into Private Lives at Cronulla

During August and September, Arts Theatre Cronulla is presenting its latest production, Private Lives, a comedy written by Noël Coward, one of the most prominent dramatists of his era. It is considered one of Coward’s most brilliantly realised plays, characterised by his trademark witty dialogue.

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Spud Racing Premiere on the Apple Isle

SQUID INC Theatre is excited to announce that the Tasmanian Premiere of Melanie Tait’s light-hearted comedy, The Appleton Ladies Potato Race, which was postponed earlier this year due to Covid, is now re-scheduled and will run for 4 performances in September 2024!

Thanks to the very generous support of Do Maur Productions, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race will be staged in the West Park Playhouse in Burnie from Thursday 12 September to Saturday 14 September.

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No, no, no… yes! It’s The Vicar of Dibley On Stage in WA

HARBOUR Theatre in WA has received a higher calling and is blessing its divine audiences with a heavenly stage production of The Vicar of Dibley in August / September 2024

Directed by Dr Jarrod Buttery at the Hamilton Hill Memorial Hall, it is an official stage adaptation by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter based on the original 1990s TV series by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer.

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