SHOWS 2023
GOLD COAST CITY CHOIR INC.
Wednesday Nights 7pm - 9pm
WEEKLY REHEARSALS
Gold Coast Youth Orchestra Centre
7 Community Drive, Ashmore, QLD
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Jan 6 – Jan 21
January 6, 7, 13, 14, 19 ,20, 21 at 7.30pm; 8, 9 at 2pm
THE BROTHERS GRIMM SPECTACULATHON
By Don Zolidis
Directed by Taylor Holmes
By arrangement with Origin Theatrical
SYNOPSIS: The Brothers Grimm fairy tales get turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride. Two narrators and a troupe of actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel & Gretel to more
bizarre and obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands. A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience input and madcap fun.
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
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BALLINA PLAYERS
January 13 - 22, 2023
January 13 ,14, 15, 18, 19, 20, 21, at 7pm January 22 at 2pm
DISNEY’S MOANA J.R.
Music and Lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Opetaia Foa's and Mark Mancina
Book Adapted by Susan Soon He Stanton
Music and Orchestrations Adapted and Arranged by Ian Weinberger
Directed by Karen Goodsell and Peter Harding,
Vocal Director Karen Goodsell with Hillary (Pippin) Goodsell..
Presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI.
SYNOPSIS: : This thrilling and heart-warming coming-of-age story follows the strong-willed Moana as she sets sail across the Pacific to save her village and discover the truth about her heritage. Moana and the legendary demigod Maui embark on an
epic journey of self-discovery and camaraderie as both learn to harness the power that lies within. With empowering messages of bravery and selflessness, Moana JR. is sure to bring out the hero within each of us.
Ballina Players
24 Swift St Ballina NSW
BOOKINGS: Tickets are available from JUST FUNKIN’ Music, River St Ballina (02 6686 2440) ($2/ticket fee), and online
PH: 0401 346950
GOLD COAST THEATRE ALLIANCE -
THE ALLIANCE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS IN ITS 26TH YEAR
Sunday Morning January 22, 2023
THE ALLIANCE EVENT - THE ALLIANCE BREAKFAST
Arrival 8am
Commencement 8.30am
THE LAKEVIEW ROOM,
The Pines Golf Club, Sanctuary Cove
Tables of 8; Cost: $40
Entertainment
Bar
After 3 cancellations due to COVID 19, come and help us celebrate on the 22nd January 2023 for a great get together for the first time in over two years All members, friends and family are invited to a gathering of our Performance Community to celebrate, relax and enjoy a sumptuous breakfast. Distinguished Service Awards - our Heroes are celebrated, Youth Awards - including the Eagle Award and the top award of the Red Hat are presented. All awards from 2020 and up to and including September 1st 2021 will be acknowledged and Awards for 2021 - 2022 will be awarded.
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
28 January – 18 February, 2023
Friday 27 January, 7.30pm (Preview | Walk in tickets only);
Saturday 28 January, 7.30pm (Opening Night);
Sunday 29 January, 2pm
Thursday 2 February, Friday 3 February, Saturday 4 February at 7.30pm
Sunday 5 February, 2pm
Thursday 9 February, Friday 10 February, Saturday 11 February at 7.30pm
Sunday 12 February, 2pm
Thursday 16 February, Friday 17 February, Saturday 18 February at 7.30pm
THE LAST FIVE YEARS
Contemporary musical
Written and Composed by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Amy-Louise Anderson
Musical Direction by Michelle Watkins; Vocal Direction by David Willis
Originally produced for the New York stage by Arielle Tepper & Marty Bell. Originally produced by Northlight Theatre, Chicago, IL
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australiasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
SYNOPSIS: This emotionally powerful and intimate musical is about two New Yorkers in their twenties who fall in and out of love over the course of five years. The show’s unconventional structure consists of Cathy telling her story backwards while Jamie tells his story chronologically. The two characters only meet once, at their wedding in the middle of the show.
Gold Coast Little Theatre
21A Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD
PH: 07 5532 2096
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AUDITION: Monday 14th November 2022
TUGUN THEATRE
February 9 - 25
February 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30pm
February 11, 18 at 2pm
FORGET ME KNOT
Written by David Tristram
Directed by Dawn China
All performance materials supplied by Origin Theatrical
SYNOPSIS: Found wandering the streets of Leicester at 4am, Robert Zeinfeld is suffering from amnesia. Back at the police station, Detective Inspector Monroe has his work cut out trying to discover just who the mystery man is. Has he truly lost his memory? The deeper Monroe digs the more confused he becomes. Julia, Robert`s wealthy wife, wonders why her husband has been found in Leicester. She appears to be more of a hindrance than a help to Monroe. And just what does Monroe`s saucy wife Dr Samantha have to do with this story? A verbally acrobatic farce – it doesn`t matter what is going on here, you`ll be too busy laughing to care!
Tugun Village Community Centre, 414 Coolangatta Road, Tugun
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AUDITIONS: 2pm Sunday 30th October 2022
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
February 16 - March 18 2023
February 16, 17, 23, 24, 25 March 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18 at 7.30pm
February 18, March 5, 2 at 2pm.
CHICAGO
Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dalias Watkins
Script adaptation by David Thompson
By Arrangement with Origin Theatrical on behalf of Samuel French td A Concord Theatrical Company
Directed by Cilla Scott
Choreographer Paula Guild
Vocal Director Shari Willner
SYNOPSIS: Chicago tells the story of Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart – one a successful cabaret performer and the other an ambitious singer desperate for fame. Both ladies are in Cook County Jail on trial for murder but in the hands of Billy Flynn acquittal is assured (for a fee).
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
AUDITION: Video submissions are being accepted now for the first round auditions closing November 4th and second round auditions by invite only will take place 13th November 2022.
Download your audition pack now at www.spotlighttheatre.com.au
JAVEENBAH THEATRE
18th February at 7.30pm
SING-A-LONG ROMANCE STYLE
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
TWEED THEATRE COMPANY
March 3, 10, 17 at 7.30pm
March 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 at 2pm
JUKEBOX -Featuring the magic of the swinging sixties
Devised, written and directed by Bruce Bodsworth
SYNOPSIS:
Set in a present-day cafe replicated as a milk bar from the 1960s, the owner, Joe (a “rocker” all his life) has decorated his business with decor of the era to attract patrons with similar tastes. Each Saturday night, his “regulars” gather ‘round the Jukebox, singing the songs and enjoying their milkshakes, banana splits and spiders. “Jukebox” is a fun night out for the entire family.
Tweed Theatre Company
Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Wharf Street, Tweed Heads
BOOK ONLINE: www.tweedtheatre.com.au
BOOK: Murwillumbah Information Centre; Phone: 180067414 or at the Door
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Mar 10 – Mar 25
March 10,11,17,18, 23, 24, 25 at 7.30pm; 12, 19 at 2pm.
CINDERELLA
By Mathew Whittet
Directed by Jocelyn Moore-Carter
Permission by Origin Theatrical on behalf of Playscripts Inc.
SYNOPSIS: This Cinderella is not about princes and princesses. It’s about a single woman in her early 40s trying to go on a date, and a single guy who has an unreasonable fear of not being heard over loud music in bars. There may not be any ugly sisters but there’s the occasional mysterious animal. There’s midnight. There’s a show. There’s dancing. And there’s beautiful transformation.
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
Permission by Origin theatrical
PH: 0417 004 466
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AUDITION: 11 December 2022
MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Mar 10 - April 2
MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Mar 10 - April 2
Fri 10th , 31st March 7.30 pm
Sat 11th, 18th March & 1st April 7.30 pm
Sun 12th, 19th March & 2nd April 2 pm
Fri 17th March: schools performance at 10 am
There are no performances the weekend of Sat 25th due to NSW State Elections.
MACBETH
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Lydia Plim
SYNOPSIS: A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and
death.
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
10 - 14 Tumbulgum Rd, Murwillumbah NSW
BOOK ONLINE www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com.au
BALLINA PLAYERS
March 24 - April 2
March 24, 25, 30, 31 April 1, at 8pm
March 26, April 2 at 2pm
PLAY ON
A comedy by Rick Abbott
Directed by Liz van Eck
By arrangement with ORIGIN tm Theatrical, on behalf of Samuel French
SYNOPSIS: The hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script.
Ballina Players
24 Swift St Ballina NSW
BOOKINGS: Tickets are available from JUST FUNKIN’ Music, River St Ballina (02 6686 2440) ($2/ticket fee), and online
0401 346 950
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
April 13 - April 29
April 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, 29 at 7.30pm
April 16, 23 at 2pm
EXIT
By James Hall
Directed by Clement Halpin
Permission by James Hall
SYNOPSIS: In a remote snow cabin in the Victorian High Country, an uninvited local hunter (Harvey) coaxes a musician on the verge of breakdown (Justin) to reveal the past that haunts him: the recent break-up with his long-term girlfriend (Sophia) and the disintegration of his successful band. Harvey’s ulterior motives, however, slowly come to the surface, leading to a dramatic confrontation.
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Basement Theatre
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
15 April – 6 May, 2023
Friday 14 April, 7.30pm (Preview | Walk in tickets only)
Saturday 15 April, 7.30pm (Opening Night)
Sunday 16 April, 2pm
Thursday 20 April, Friday 21 April, Saturday 22 April at 7.30pm
Sunday 23 April, 2pm
Thursday 27 April, Friday 28 April, Saturday 29 April at 7.30pm
Sunday 30 April, 2pm
Thursday 4 May, Friday 5 May, Saturday 6 May at 7.30pm
GUYS AND DOLLS
A musical fable of Broadway
Based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon
Music & Lyrics by Frank Loesser
Book by Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows
Directed by Stuart Morgan | Choreographed by Flynn Anderson | Music Direction by Ann Sparks
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australiasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
SYNOPSIS: This musical romantic comedy involves the unlikeliest of Manhattan pairings: a high-rolling gambler and a puritanical missionary, a showgirl dreaming of the straight-and-narrow and a fast-talking crap game manager. Guys and Dolls is a Broadway
favourite featuring songs such as Luck Be a Lady, Sit Down, You’re Rockin’ the Boat and many more.
Gold Coast Little Theatre
21A Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD
PH: 07 5532 2096
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AUDITION: Sat 7th January 2023
TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN LITTLE THEATRE
ZAMIA THEATRE 100 YEAR BALL
Saturday 29 April 2023
7.30 - 11pm
Tickets: $25
SYNOPSIS: The Zamia Theatre is 100 years old in 2023. Let's celebrate! In true Gatsby Style, dress in your best 1920's attire and get your dancing shoes ready. Live Music, light supper, and a licensed bar will be provided NO BYO FOOD OR DRINK Cash bar only.
Tamborine Mountain Little Theatre
The Zamia
22 Main Street North Tamborine QLD
TUGUN THEATRE
May 11 - 27
May 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 7:30pm
May 13, 20 2pm
GIRLS’ NIGHT OUT
Written by Dave Simpson
Directed by Rianna Hartney-Smith
Permission by Hal Leonard Australia
SYNOPSIS: Why has Tony recently been spending lots of time in his room, playing Rod Stewart hits at top volume? His mum Ivy doesn’t see anything strange in this, at least until Ivy organises a hen night for the heavily pregnant Jane, Tony’s fiancee Nicola and the worldly Sara at the ‘Feast of Flesh’ male strip club, where all - or nearly all - is soon revealed. It turns out to be a hen night Jane will never forget. When mothers, wives, sisters and fiancees are confronted with revelations of an altogether different kind, can their lives ever be the same again? And will Jane still be having a wedding in the morning? The laughter, energy and friendship of the characters creates a vibrancy that adds a touching poignancy to the tears, confusions and painful honesty the night reveals!
Tugun Village Community Centre, 414 Coolangatta Road, Tugun
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AUDITIONS: 29th January 2023
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
May 18 - June 10
May 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 29 June 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, at 7.30pm
May 21, 28 June 4 at 2pm
GYPSY ROSE
Directed by David Valks
Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Permission by Origin Theatrical
SYNOPSIS: Gypsy tells the story of the dreams and efforts of one hungry, powerhouse of a woman to get her two daughters into show business. Gypsy is loosely based on the 1957 memoir of famous striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, entitled "Gypsy: Memoirs of America’s Most Celebrated Stripper. "
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
May 19 – June 3
May 19,20,26,27; June1,2,3 at 7.30pm
May 21, 28 at 2pm.
APOLOGIA
Directed by Stephen Days
By arrangement with Origin Theatrical
SYNOPSIS: Kristin Miller is an eminent and successful art historian. As a young mother, she followed her politics and vocation -
storming Parisian barricades and moving to Florence. Her birthday should be a time for celebration but when her two sons deliver their versions of the past, everyone must confront the cost of Kristin's commitment to her passions.
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
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AUDITION: 26 February 2023
MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY
May 26 - June 11
Friday 26th May 2nd, 9th June at 7:30pm
Saturday 27th May and 3rd, 10th June 7:30pm
Sunday 28 th May and 4th, 11th June 2:00pm
THE MALTESE FALCON
By Dashiell Hammett
Adapted and Directed by Julie West
SYNOPSIS: Set in a radio station in the USA in the 1930’s where the cast of ‘The Maltese Falcon’ gather
to perform the night’s live broadcast. Music meets live foley, actors interact with the
audience who get to see behind the scenes as the show must go on!
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
10 - 14 Tumbulgum Rd, Murwillumbah NSW
www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com.au
BALLINA PLAYERS
9 June to 2 July
June 9, 10, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 July 1 at 8pm
June 11, 18, 25, July 2 at 2pm
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT
Book by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Based on the Latent Image/Specific Films Motion Picture
Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Directed by Paul Belsham & Liz van Eck
Musical Director Paul Belsham.
Choreographer Candace Baldwin, Belinda Toth
SYNOPSIS: Based on the popular 1994 film of the same name, Priscilla Queen of the Desert follows two drag queens and a transsexual who buy a run-down old bus (they call it Priscilla) and set out on a road trip across the Australian Outback when one of them, Tick, is invited by his ex-wife to perform his drag show at her far-away resort. However, Tick is hesitant to tell his friends, Bernadette (a former performing icon whose best days are behind her) and Adam (a rambunctious young troublemaker), his own personal reasons for taking the trip. During their journey, the trio encounters an array of Australian citizens, some of who aren’t receptive to their lifestyle, while strengthening their own friendship.
Ballina Players
24 Swift St Ballina NSW
BOOKINGS: Tickets are available from JUST FUNKIN’ Music, River St Ballina (02 6686 2440) ($2/ticket fee), and online
0401 346 950
TWEED THEATRE COMPANY
June 23, 30 July 7 at 7.30pm
June 24, 25 July 1, 2, 8, 9 at 2pm
ARMED N DANGEROUS
By Len Randall
Directed by Coral Kelly
SYNOPSIS: When Ray Crandell is chief steward on board a pleasure ship, he masterminds a robbery and retains most of the proceeds to share at a later date but he betrays his companions and marries Hazel and becomes manager of her father’s motel. Others come looking for revenge and so when he is murdered, Sergeant Hope has many avenues to investigate.
Tweed Theatre Company
Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Wharf Street, Tweed Heads
BOOK ONLINE: www.tweedtheatre.com.au
BOOK: Murwillumbah Information Centre; Phone: 180067414 or at the Door
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
June 28 - July 8
June 28, 29, 30, July 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 at 10.30am
June 29, 30 July 1, 6, 7, 8 at 2pm
The Basement Theatre
CINDERELLA THE PANTOMIME
By Emiia Talbot & Nathan French
Directed by Emilia Talbot
SYNOPSIS: Join the madcap characters from the classic fairytale with some new fun characters in a zany adventure sure to satisfy young and old in a return to our classic family pantomime.
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
1 - 22 July, 2023
Friday 30 June, 7.30pm (Preview | Walk in tickets only)
Saturday 1 July, 7.30pm (Opening Night)
Sunday 2 July, 2pm
Friday 7 July, Saturday 8 July at 7.30pm
Sunday 9 July, 2pm
Friday 14 July, Saturday 15 July at 7.30pm
Sunday 16 July, 2pm
Thursday 20 July, Friday 21 July, Saturday 22 July at 7.30pm
BLACKROCK
Australian drama
By Nick Enright
Directed by Hunter Wall
By arrangement exclusively with HLA Management Pty. Ltd.
SYNOPSIS: Down at the local surf club, the alcohol flows freely at Toby’s 18th birthday party. But by the cold light of morning, 15-year-old Tracy is found dead – raped by three boys and bashed with a rock. Someone knows what really happened, but they’re not talking. This powerful human drama explores the social forces that drive acts of violence in a small Australian community.
Gold Coast Little Theatre
21A Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD
PH: 07 5532 2096
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AUDITION: Sat 25 March 2023
SHEPHARD'S PURSE THEATRE COMPANY
6 - 8 July, 2023
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
The Play
Based on the screen play by
Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard
Adapted for the stage by Lee Hall
SYNOPSIS: Penniless and indebted to two demanding producers, struggling young playwright William Shakespeare is tormented by writer’s block until he meets the beautiful Viola de Lesseps, daughter of a wealthy merchant, whose fiery passion for poetry and drama leaves her secretly longing to be an actor. Both are despondent when they learn that Viola’s father has promised her to the stuffy Lord Wessex in order to gain a title for their family. Under the veil of secrecy, Will and Viola’s passionate love affair becomes the basis of the very play he is writing – Romeo and Juliet. With opening night – and the wedding day – fast approaching, the plots race toward a parallel conclusion. Will it all work out in the end or are the two star-crossed lovers destined for tragedy?
Performed at Flutterbies Cafe, Tyalgum, NSW
www.shepherdspursetheatre.com.au
https://www.facebook.com/shepherdspursetheatreco/
TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN LITTLE THEATRE
7th July - 22 July
UNDER MILKWOOD
by Dylan Thomas
SYNOPSIS:
Under Milk Wood is a 1954 radio drama by Welsh poet Dylan Thomas, commissioned by the BBC and later adapted for the stage. A narrator invites the audience to listen to the dreams and innermost thoughts of the inhabitants of the fictional small Welsh fishing village, Llareggub. They include Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard, relentlessly nagging her two dead husbands; Captain Cat, reliving his seafaring times; the two Mrs. Dai Breads; Organ Morgan, obsessed with his music; and Polly Garter, pining for her dead lover. Later, the town awakens, and, aware now of how their feelings affect whatever they do, we watch them go about their daily business.
Zamia Theatre, 22 Main St. TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
July 21 – Aug 4
July 21,22,28,29,August 3,4,5 at 7.30pm; July 23,30 at 2pm.
ONE ACT WONDERS
SYNOPSIS: A prime collection of one act plays from local writers and directors. Javeenbah Theatre is proud to once again stage new,
local work.
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
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SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
July 27 - August 26
July 27, 28, 29 August 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 at 7.30pm
July 30 August 6, 13, 20 at 2pm
MONTY PYTHON'S SPAMALOT
Book & Lyrics by ERIC IDLE Music by JOHN DU PREZ & ERIC IDLE
Permission by MTI. Australiasia
A new musical lovingly ripped off from the motion picture “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” From the original screenplay by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Directed by Clay English
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
TUGUN THEATRE
August 10 - 26
August 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 7:30pm
August 12, 19 2pm
PROOF
Written by David Auburn
Directed by Judy Neumann
All performance materials supplied by Origin Theatrical
SYNOPSIS: ‘Proof’ is the story of an enigmatic young woman, Catherine, her manipulative sister, their brilliant father and an unexpected suitor. They are all puzzle pieces in the search for a mysterious mathematical proof. Has Catherine inherited her father’s genius – along with his madness? Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play, ‘Proof’ explores family ties, truth and trust, the nature of genius and the redemptive power of love.
VENUE: Tugun Village Community Centre, 414 Coolangatta Road, Tugun
BOOK ONLINE
AUDITIONS: Monday 15th May 2023
BALLINA PLAYERS
25 August to 10 September
August 25, 26, 31 September 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 at 8pm
August 27, September 3, 10 at 2pm
AVENUE Q
Music and Lyrics by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Book by Jeff Whitty
Book based on an original concept by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
Directed and Choreographed by Candace Baldwin
Musical Director Leanne Broadley
SYNOPSIS: The laugh-out-loud musical tells the timeless story of a recent college grad named Princeton, who moves into a shabby New York apartment all the way out on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that, although the residents seem nice, it's clear that this is not your ordinary neighbourhood. Together, Princeton and his new-found friends struggle to find jobs, dates and their ever-elusive purpose in life.
Ballina Players
24 Swift St Ballina NSW
BOOKINGS: Tickets are available from JUST FUNKIN’ Music, River St Ballina (02 6686 2440) ($2/ticket fee), and online
PH: 0401 346 950
MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY
5 th September (2 performances) TIMES to be confirmed.
HICCUP A Touring Production by WINDMILL THEATRE
SYNOPSIS: A special show for children aged 4 - 10 years. It’s a perfect, balmy night in the outback. A sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn and ear-shatteringly loud case of the hiccups.
The three embark on an epic journey through the night that sees them frantically eat, sing and invent their way towards a cure before the sun comes up. Hiccup is a hilarious rocking musical extravaganza about working together, finding friendship and how to, once and for all, stop the hiccups.
https://www.windmill.org.au/show/hiccup
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
10 - 14 Tumbulgum Rd, Murwillumbah NSW
www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com.au
TWEED THEATRE COMPANY
September 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24 at 2pm
HANSEL & GRETEL
Adapted and written by Natalie Trengove
Directed by Kim Dobbie
SYNOPSIS: Life has been hard for Joseph and his family after a famine hits. His wife Gertrude wants to get rid of her stepchildren, Hansel and Gretel, so that she won’t have to share what little food they have left. She takes them into the forest and leaves them there to die, but they are befriended by Oscar, a wise old owl and the forest elves, who keep them safe throughout the night.
Tweed Theatre Company
Tweed Heads Civic Centre, Wharf Street, Tweed Heads
BOOK ONLINE: www.tweedtheatre.com.au
BOOK: Murwillumbah Information Centre; Phone: 180067414 or at the Door
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
9 – 30 September, 2023
Friday 9 September, 7.30pm (Preview | Walk in tickets only)
Saturday 10 September, 7.30pm (Opening Night)
Sunday 11 September, 2pm
Friday 15 September, Saturday 16 September at 7.30pm
Sunday 17 September, 2pm
Friday 22 September, Saturday 23 September at 7.30pm
Sunday 24 September, 2pm
Thursday 28 September, Friday 29 September, Saturday 30 September at 7.30pm.
STILL STANDING
A play featuring live 80s rock music
By Margery and Michael Forde
Directed by Cilla Scott
By arrangement with Kubler Auckland Management
SYNOPSIS: Set against a soundtrack of 80s Australian rock from INXS, Cold Chisel, The Pretenders, Hunters and Collectors, John Farnham and more, Still Standing follows Aussie pub band Gaffer as they reunite for a gig in Brisbane, fifteen years after the height of their success. Throughout the soundcheck and gig, old tensions rise to the surface and the three friends learn that the past is never really left behind.
Gold Coast Little Theatre
21A Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD
PH: 07 5532 2096
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AUDITION: Sun 4 June 2023
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
14 September - 30 September
September 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, 23, 25, 29, 30 at 7.30pm
September 17, 24 at 2pm.
DOGFIGHT
Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Book by Peter Duchan
SYNOPSIS: Set in the height of the Vietnam war, a group of marines enjoy their last night on US soil by playing a game called the Dogfight. What ensues is a story of unconventional romance, beauty, and self-love. With music and lyrics by Pasek & Paul (Dear Evan Hansen), this emotional musical packs a punch.
Directed by Joshua McCann-Thomson
Permission by Music Theatre International, Australasia
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
BOOK ONLINE
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Sep 22 – Oct 7
September 22,23,29,30;October 5,6,7 at 7.30pm.
September 24;October 1 at 2pm.
SHERWOOD The Adventures of Robin Hood
By Ken Ludwig
Directed by Nathan French
By arrangement with Origin theatrical on behalf of Samuel French A Concord Theatrical Company
SYNOPSIS: The story begins with a young nobleman who believes in nothing but a good time. When he comes face to face with the
kind of greed and inhumanity that won’t let him sleep at night, he starts robbing from the rich to… well, you know the rest! Hiding in Sherwood Forest, our hero bands together some merry men and a certain feisty maid who’s stolen his heart and won’t give it back. Errol Flynn, eat your heart out!
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
BOOK ONLINE
AUDITION: 11 JUNE 2023
MURWILLUMBAH THEATRE COMPANY
October 13 - 29
Friday 13th October 7:30pm (DST) curtain opens
Saturday 14th, 21st and 28th October (DST) 5:30pm curtains opens
Sunday 15th, 22nd and 29th October (DST) 2:00pm curtain opens
PUSS IN THONGS
By Judith Prior
Directed by David Thomas
Licensed by David Spicer Prodctions
SYNOPSIS: In this adaptation the brothers Dick and Harry Miller, are forced out of their home by their greedy brother Tom. Dick sets off to make his fortune and Harry is left to look after the cat, Puss. Puss assures Harry that she can make them both rich, if he does everything she asks him to do. Harry must provide Puss with a pair of strong boots and a very grand hat. Not being able to afford much, they go to the local thrift shop, where they meet Dora, Doris and Daisy, the wonderfully eccentric, elderly volunteers. The best they can do is a rather grandiose hat and a pair of thongs.
Murwillumbah Civic Centre
10 - 14 Tumbulgum Rd, Murwillumbah NSW
www.murwillumbahtheatrecompany.com.au
TUGUN THEATRE
November 9 - 25
November 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 7:30pm
November 11, 18 2pm
NEW SHOW TBA
VENUE: Tugun Village Community Centre, 414 Coolangatta Road, Tugun
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AUDITIONS: Monday 14th August 2023
SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY
9 November - 2 December
November 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 December 1, 2 at 7.30pm
November 12, 19, 26 at 2pm
XANADU
Book by Douglas Carter Beane
Music & Lyrics by Jeff Lynne & John Farrar
Based on the Universal Pictures film
Screenplay by Richard Danus & Marc Rube
Directed by Jamie Watt
Rights supplied by Music Theatre International, Australasia
SYNOPSIS: Xanadu is colourful and camp musical comedy extravaganza based on the 1980 film of the same name starring the late Olivia Newton-John. Struggling artist Sonny Malone meets his match in a muse sent from the gods down to earth, Kira. But their true love isn’t without peril at the hands of Zeus’s daughters, Kira’s meddling sisters.
THE SPOTLIGHT THEATRICAL COMPANY – The Halpin Auditorium
185-87 Ashmore Road, BENOWA QLD. | BOOK & PAY 07 5539 4255
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BALLINA PLAYERS
10 November to 3 December
November 10, 11, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 30 December 1, 2 at 8pm
November 12, 19, 26 December 3 at 2pm
BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
Book by Douglas McGrath
Words and Music by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil
Music by Arrangement with Sony/ATV Music Publishing
Orchestrations, Vocal and Incidental Music Arrangements by Steve Sidwell
Directed by Paul Belsham and Leanne Broadley
Musical Director Paul Belsham
Choreographers Candace Baldwin, Belinda Toth
SYNOPSIS: Before she was hit-maker Carole King - she was Carole Klein, a spunky young songwriter from Brooklyn with a unique voice. From the chart-topping hits she wrote for the biggest acts in music to her own life-changing, trailblazing success with
Tapestry, Beautiful takes you back to where it all began - and takes you on the ride of a lifetime..
Ballina Players
24 Swift St Ballina NSW
BOOKINGS: Tickets are available from JUST FUNKIN’ Music, River St Ballina (02 6686 2440) ($2/ticket fee), and online
PH: 0401 346 950
GOLD COAST LITTLE THEATRE
18 November – 9 December, 2023
Friday 17 November, 7.30pm (Preview | Walk in tickets only)
Saturday 18 November, 7.30pm (Opening Night)
Sunday 19 November, Friday 24 November, Saturday 25 November at 7.30pm
Sunday 26 November, 2pm
Friday 1 December, Saturday 2 December, Sunday 3 December, Thursday 7 December, Friday 8 December at 7.30pm
Saturday 9 December, 7.30pm (Closing Night)
45 SECONDS FROM BROADWAY
Contemporary comedy
By Neil Simon
Directed by Tony Campbell
By Arrangement with Origin Theatrical Pty Ltd, on behalf of Samuel French Inc.- a Concord Theatricals Company
SYNOPSIS: Set in the legendary “Polish Tea-Room” on New York’s 47th Street, this revealing and hilarious comedy goes behind the scenes in the entertainment world. Here, Broadway theatre personalities, washed up and on the rise, gather to schmooze. Written by the master of American contemporary Broadway comedy, it has been described as Neil Simon’s ‘Valentine to New York’
Gold Coast Little Theatre
21A Scarborough Street, Southport, QLD
PH: 07 5532 2096
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AUDITION: Sat 5 August 2023
JAVEENBAH THEATRE COMPANY
Nov 24 – Dec 9
November 24,25,December 1,2,7,8,9 at 7.30pm
November 26, December 3 at 2pm.
FALSETTOS
Directed by Jake Goodall
Nusically Directed by Rachel Love
Choreography by Charlotte Schmidt
By arrangement with Origin Theatrical. A Concord Theatrical Company
SYNOPSIS: This is the tale of Marvin, who leaves his wife and young son to live with another man. His ex-wife marries his psychiatrist, and Marvin ends up alone. Two years later, Marvin is reunited withhis lover on the eve of his son's bar mitzvah, just as AIDS is
beginning its insidious spread. With the help of their neighbours, Charlotte and Cordelia, Marvin and his entire family learn to grow up and face their future with love and dignity.** This show contains adult language & themes
Javeenbah Theatre Company
Cnr Stevens & Ferry Street, Nerang
PH: 0417 004 466
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AUDITION: 22 July 2023