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Local Theatre Hero

In Melbourne, the 2012 Frankston Relay for Life has being named in memory of local theatre identity Sue Dyer.

Sue was a founding member of PLOS, later becoming a Life Member as well as holding the position of President for a number of years.

The Relay for Life is run for cancer research and support programmes. The organising committee have named Sue Dyer OAM as the inaugural Local Hero.

PLOS is extremely proud that Sue is being honoured and remembered in this way.

After a long battle with Illness, Sue passed away in November 2010.

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Theatrical Duo Getting All Shook Up at CLOC

With its October production, Melbourne’s CLOC Musical Theatre is preparing to take a nostalgic and hilarious trip back to the days of slick hair, smooth talk, cool dudes – and hip swivelling rockin’ good times!

All Shook Up is a new musical set in the 1950s and based around the songs of Elvis Presley, featuring nearly 30 of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s biggest hits woven into a story of mistaken identity, mixed up romance and true love.

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Game on in Sleuth at Limelight

Limelight Theatre (WA) presents Anthony Shaffer’s 1971 Tony Award winning thriller Sleuth from September 27 to October 13, 2012.

The play follows mystery writer Andrew Wyke, who lures his wife’s lover Milo Tindall to his manor house where he harbours an obsession for inventions and deceptions of fiction and a fascination with games.

The plot thickens when Wyke puts a proposition to Milo he finds hard to resist and Inspector Doppler, Detective Sergeant Tarrant and PC Higgs become involved in the chain of events.

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Hairspray: Tales of man in a fat suit and high heels.

Penrith welcomes the 60s when the Penrith Musical Comedy Company presents their production of Hairspray from August 31, 2012.

This musical which inspired the popular 2007 movie of the same name, contains everything to make for a memorable and enjoyable show. Not only is there singing, dancing, a mum played by a man, forbidden love and a spoilt brat who gets her comeuppance, there’s also an important message about equality, loving yourself for who you are, and making the most of life.

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JYM Plays a Love Song

JYM Theatre Company (Vic) follows its sell-out season of Avenue Q with its inaugural play season. Staging Marvin Chernoff's play, Chaim’s Love Song from September 1- to 9, 2012, JYM is excited to be tackling a new style of show and also taking on the challenge of producing two shows in the one year.

Says producer and company founder Shlom Eshel, “over the last ten years JYM has grown from strength to strength. I have a dedicated team and many supporters...it was the right time to expand.”

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Editor Narrates Into the Woods at Hornsby

In Hornsby Musical Society’s (NSW) production of the James Lapine / Stephen Sondheim musical Into The Woods at Hornsby RSL from August 24 to September 1, Stage Whispers Editor Neil Litchfield’s plays The Narrator and Mysterious Man.

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Rockdale Getting into Musical Comedy Habits for Nunsense

Rockdale Musical Society (NSW) will stage Dan Goggin’s off-Broadway hit Nunsense from Aug 31st at Bexley RSL.

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Supernatural Nöel Coward Comedy to Haunt Roleystone Theatre

What happens when a man is offered the best of both worlds, in the present and the afterlife?

Noel Coward’s popular comedy Blithe Spirit comes to Roleystone Theatre (WA) from September 7, directed by Finley award-winning theatre veteran Stephen Lee.

Set just before World War II, the comedy follows an author trying to research his upcoming book on a psychopathic clairvoyant by arranging a séance.

His spirit of his ex-wife appears, only visible to him, much to the chagrin of his current wife.

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Student Theatre Company tackles RENT.

Some musicals are performed to provide the audience with fond moments of happiness, joy and an all round good night out. But in 2012 Melbourne company Burwood Student Theatre Company (BuST Co.) have chosen present theatre-goers with a challenging musical with such powerful themes as love, loss, death, and greed.

BuST Co’s producer Alexandra Cole told Stage Whispers that the company has chosen a musical that is on many a performer’s ‘must-do-this-show’ list and comes with a fair whack of expectations.

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Life After George for Melville Theatre

LIFE, love and politics are the driving forces behind Life After George, playing at Melville Theatre (WA) from September 7.

Written by Hotel Sorrento author Hannie Rayson and directed by Val Riches, it follows the intertwined stories of some intriguing, but ultimately flawed, characters.

After the sudden death of Professor Peter George in a light plane crash, the AWGIE award-winning play explores what impact the loss has on the women he left behind.

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