Community Theatre

Heidelberg Theatre Company will stage Oscar Wilde’s well–loved comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, from July 12 – 28 as part of the company’s 60th anniversary celebrations.

Well over a century since The Importance of Being Earnest was first performed to the London public in 1895, it remains as fresh and sparkling as a glass of fine champagne.

Next at Hunters Hill Theatre (NSW) is Proof by David Auburn, which opens on August 10.

Proof is a poignant drama about love and reconciliation, which unfolds on the back porch of a house in a suburban university town, following the death of Catherine's father. Centered around a groundbreaking mathematical proof, the play explores the question, just how much of her father’s brilliance, and his mental health issues, has Catherine inherited?

Young Sydney theatre company Kore Productions are staging a short season of Casey Bennetto’s Keating the Musical at Sidetrack Theatre in Sydney’s inner west.

David Spicer gives his impressions from opening night.

I turned up not knowing what to expect. The Producer Kyle Stephens was just 18 and barely had enough money to rent a Zegna suit.

Being not flush with cash can be a big help. Kyle told me how everyone chipped in to help him produce the show. By opening night he was already in the black!  Hey Broadway here he comes.

Sydney’s Genesian Theatre has taken on an epic challenge with a revival of George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan, opening in November, to be directed by Kevin Jackson. Jackson who recently resigned from the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) after more than 27 years of service to the school. He also taught extensively at the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) in San Francisco.

Regarded by many as Shaw’s masterpiece, SAINT JOAN features a cast of over twenty and explores the life and motivations of Joan of Arc.