Community Theatre

Contemporary Romeo and Juliet at Limelight.

TWO star-crossed lovers come together despite constant opposition from their warring families in Limelight Theatre’s September / October 2018 production, described as “the greatest love story ever told”.

Directed by Peter Clark, Romeo and Juliet was first performed 424 years ago and is one of the most popular Shakespeare plays performed today – but it’s the first time Shakespeare has been performed at Limelight Theatre (WA) in its 45-year history.

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Leap of Faith on Sydney's North Shore

North Shore Theatre Company (formerly Chatswood Musical Society) presents Broadway Musical Leap of Faith at The Independent Theatre, North Sydney from 5 to 14 October.

Leap of Faith features music composed by eight-time Oscar winner - responsible for all-time classics Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors and Disney's The Little Mermaid.

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Realism at Hartwell

The Hartwell Players, now in their 80th year, are still going strong as Melbourne's oldest community theatre company.

Their September / October 2018 performance will be Realism, a backstage comedy of nerves, by Australian playwright Paul Galloway.

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Mel Brooks’ The Producers at Miranda

Surely one of the more outrageous comic geniuses, Mel Brooks proves just how zany he can really be with his hit musical version of the movie The Producers. Who would have thought that a musical with the song “Springtime for Hitler would” prove to be a Broadway classic?

Based on the 1968 film, Mel Brooks’ musical is an outrageous, crowd-pleasing farce that has been a hit since its 2001 Broadway debut.

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Community Theatre Conference

Nancye Hayes, Wayne Scott Kermond and Geraldine Turner are three of the star speakers at the 11th Stagecraft community theatre conference, to be held at NIDA on September 22 and 23, 2018.

The Association of Community - an umbrella organisation for amateur theatre - has been hosting the conference since 1996. The weekend also includes the Hall of Fame awards, which honours volunteers who have dedicated decades of service to the non-profit companies.

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Little Mermaid Swims into Rockdale

Rockdale Musical Society will present Disney’s The Little Mermaid with a book by Doug Wright, music by Alan Menken, and lyrics by Howard Ashman and Glenn Slater. The show will run from September 7th through September16th, 2018 at Rockdale Town Hall.

Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories and the classic animated film, Disney's The Little Mermaid is a love story for the ages.

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Rockdale Opera Company Turns 70

The red brick town hall, right underneath a flightpath of Sydney Airport, is home to the Rockdale Opera Company – proudly celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2018. Lynette Davis reflects on its history as a springboard for stars of the future and producer of quality affordable opera.

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Cash On Delivery: British Farce for Perth

MISTAKEN identities, slamming doors and a con that spirals out of control are all taking place at Melville Theatre in September 2018.

They’re all part of the fast-paced British comedy Cash On Delivery, written by Michael Cooney and directed by Georgina Kling.

The story follows a con artist who has duped welfare authorities for years by claiming benefits for the plethora of people he claims live at his address.

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The Ghosts of Ruddigore Haunt NSW Stages

Professional bridesmaids, a character who converses in biblical verse and a village called Rederring feature in Gilbert & Sullivan’s 10th collaboration, The Ghosts of Ruddigore.

Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Sydney are bringing this parody of Victorian melodrama to Thirroul on September 23, Bundanoon on September 29 and North Sydney on October 5, 6,7,12,13 and 14.

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Mr Bailey’s Minder at Cronulla

The August / September 2018 production at Arts Theatre Cronulla, directed by Natalie Banach, is Mr Bailey’s Minder, by Sydney playwright Debra Oswald.

Leo Bailey is one of Australia’s greatest living artists, but at this late stage in his life exhibits the destructive effects of a life of excessive alcohol and cynicism. With his house disintegrating along with his body after a lifetime of abuse, Leo oscillates between vitriol and pathos.

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