Community Theatre

When the curtain goes up on Tamworth Musical Society’s production of SHOUT! The Legend of The Wild One at Tamworth’s 402 seat Capitol Theatre on May 11, it will be playing to a packed opening night audience, with advance bookings for the season already in excess of 1800 seats.

That’s a remarkable advance when you consider that the City of Tamworth only has an area population of around 55,000.

SHOUT! tells the story of Johnny O'Keefe, the King of Australian Rock 'n' Roll.

Engadine Musical Society (NSW) plans a Technicolor makeover for the Sutherland Entertainment Centre from May 9 to 13, 2012 with their latest production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Opening one day short of ten years since EMS last presented Joseph (opened 10th May 2002) the production team of Kerrie Hartin, Valerie Hull and Kirstie Bell promise audiences a technicolor feast.

Manly Musical Society will stage the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic Oklahoma! from May 18.

Oklahoma! is one of the first of what were called the American ‘book musicals’ where the music, lyrics and dance were genuinely integrated into, and added to the telling or a real, dramatic story. The show includes such classics as ‘Oh What a Beautiful Morning’, ‘Surrey with a Fringe on Top’, and the cheeky ‘I’m Jest a Girl who Cain’t Say No’. 

Nearly 1000 Australian women had a part in the Vietnam War as entertainers, journalists, volunteers and nurses. The one thing they have in common is that their lives were changed forever by Vietnam. For many of them it was the most vital and alive they have ever felt. Their story is told in Minefields and Miniskirts, presented by Harbour Theatre Fremantle (WA) from May 18, 2012.