Whatson Notices

Eltham Little Theatre Inc. 01-Jan-2008 to 12-Dec-2008 Click to Enlarge

ELT's Ten Minute Quickie Short Play Competition Director: Paula Armstrong Theatre: Submissions to: ELT "Ten Minute Quickie" PO Box 114 Eltham Vic 3095 or thequickie@elthamlittletheatre.org.au Performances: Deadline for submissions is Friday December 12, 2008 Selected playwrights will be notified by January 30, 2009 Prices: Cost is $10 per play submitted. A maximum of 3 plays per playwright is allowed. Bookings: Enquiries call Paula Armstrong 0422 954 837 Contact Email: webmistress@elthamlittletheatre.org.au Website: http://www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au Synopsis: Eltham Little Theatre Inc. invites entries for their first ever short play competition, “The Ten Minute Quickie”. Successful selected plays will be performed at The Eltham Performing Arts Centre, Research on Thursday, Friday and Saturday in May 2009. Selected plays will feature actors from the ELT talent pool and surrounds and will be directed by fresh, new directors as well as some of our established favourites. The concept is simple and follows in the wake of many 10-minute festivals and competitions around Australia: ten 10-minute plays all for the one ticket price of $15. ELT Inc. President, Ron Pearce believes the event will only continue to grow. "To be able to stage ten new plays, featuring actors from within the company while nurturing the talents of novice directors is not only entertaining our loyal patrons but also providing a much-needed avenue for budding writers" ELT Inc. invites any budding playwright to submit a play or two for consideration as there are some great undiscovered literary talents out there. Entry fee for each play submitted is $10 with a maximum of 3 plays allowed per playwright. Submission deadline by close of business Friday 12th December 2008 Actors and directors interested in this event please email Paula at thequickie@elthamlittletheatre.org.au. Prizes 1st Prize of $1,000 as decided by our panel of judges People’s Choice Award of $500 as voted by our audience over 3 nights Visit www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au for more information and to download a submission form or to register your participation as a director or actor in 2009.

Hartwell Players Inc. 24-Oct-2008 to 08-Nov-2008

Julius Caesar Author: William Shakespeare Director: Sharon Maine Theatre: Ashwood College Performing Arts Centre, Vannam Drive, Ashwood. Melways Reference: Melways ref: 60 J10 Performances: Evenings (8pm) - Oct: Fri 24th, Sat 25th, Thu 30th, Fri 31st Nov: Sat 1st, Wed 5th, Thu 6th, Fri 7th, Sat 8th Matinee (3pm) – Sat 1st Nov Prices: Tickets – Adults $18, Concession $12, Family $40 (Group discounts available) Bookings: 9889 5006 or bookings@hartwellplayers.org.au Contact Email: info@hartwellplayers.org.au Website: http://www.hartwellplayers.org.au/ Other Information: All Female Cast

Kyneton Theatre Co. Inc. 24-Oct-2008 to 15-Nov-2008

OLIVER! Agent: Tams-Witmark Author: Lionel Bart Director: Gareth Sheriff Theatre: Bluestone Theatre, Hutton St, Kyneton Vic. Performances: Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 8pm Sundays at 2pm Prices: Adults = $20 Concession = $15 Bookings: (03) 5422 1083 Synopsis: The curtain opens on the sinister interior of the workhouse with a bare dining table, center stage, where the boys will sit. These pale-faced wretches can be seen peering through the bars of a door at the back. Looming above two curving stairways glows the legend "God Is Love" in rough letters. The door is opened and the boys file to the table and sing Food, Glorious Food. At the end of the song, the Widow Corney, who runs the workhouse and Mr. Bumble, the parish beadle, enter and a thin gruel is served. Wolfing the meagre fare, the boys hopelessly stack their bowls, but the hapless Oliver approaches Bumble with the entreaty, "Please sir, I want some more." He is instantly subdued. Oliver is locked behind the barred door as the rest of the boys exit upstairs. Oliver is brought forward, bag and baggage, and is led off by Bumble who sings the haunting Boy for Sale. Walking through the streets of London, they arrive at Mr. Sowerberry's, the undertaker. Oliver is "sold" to the undertaker. Alone and frightened and surrounded by coffins on stage, he sings the plaintive Where Is Love? Oliver runs away the very next morning, and is picked up hungry and tired in the streets by the Artful Dodger who cheers him up with Consider Yourself. The Dodger leads him through crowded streets to Fagin's kitchen. The boys come in and Fagin himself appears and, with a mock solemn welcome to Oliver, sings the fantastic You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two. Nancy, Bill Sikes' girl and Bet arrive. The two of them, accompanied by the boys and Fagin, celebrate their way of life in It's a Fine Life. The action moves to the next morning when Fagin sends the boys off on a pocket-picking expedition, Oliver among them. The stage now displays a city scene and we witness the capture of Oliver, not for picking pockets, but for simply looking guilty. In the second act the curtain rises on the "Three Cripples"-an underworld tavern-where Nancy is being encouraged to sing a music hall number, Oom-Pah-Pah. Fagin's boys pour down the stairs telling of Oliver's apprehension by the police, at the same time revealing that his innocence has been established and that he is presently ensconced in the home of a rich old gentleman. Fearful lest he give away their set-up, Fagin and Sikes dispatch Nancy to get Oliver back. Meanwhile, at the home of his new-found benefactor, the erstwhile ragged Oliver has become a well-tailored, well-cared for little lad. Looking out of his bedroom window he observes some passing street vendors crying their wares; he sings Who Will Buy? A plea that his good luck and new situation in life will be permanent. However, the moment he sets foot outside his benefactor's house, Oliver is seized and dragged off by Nancy to Fagin's. In the next scene Fagin occupies the empty stage and considers going straight in Reviewing the Situation. Subsequently, Bumble and Mrs. Corney, now uncomfortably married, discover that Oliver is the scion of a rich family. Their scheme to get him back fails and Nancy, regretting her part in the capture of Oliver, plans to return him to his benefactor at night on London Bridge. Fearful of Sikes, she reprises As Long as He Needs Me. Sikes stalks her and kills her. He grabs Oliver and, after a chase, is himself shot dead. Oliver is restored to his benefactor and Fagin, now without boys, home and money, reprises Reviewing the Situation

Moreland Theatre Co. Inc. 27-Oct-2008 to 01-Dec-2008 Click to Enlarge

Workshops in acting and stagecraft Director: Karim Shaker Theatre: St Ambrose's Hall, 3 Dawson Street, Brunswick (opposite the Baths) Melways Reference: Melway 29 G8 Performances: Monday evenings, 8-10pm Prices: $5 per session - plus membership of $30/$15 if not a current member of Moreland Theatre Company. (New memberships will remain current until Feb 2010) Bookings: 9386 0048 Contact Email: secretary@moreland.org.au Website: http://www.moreland.org.au Synopsis: Weekly workshops in all aspects of acting and general stagecraft, suitable for beginners to advanced. No prior experience required. Other Information: Karim Shaker has many years of experience as an actor, director and workshop presenter, and his workshops are always popular and well attended.

Torquay Theatre Troupe 30-Oct-2008 to 08-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

Theft Agent: Dominie P/L Author: Eric Chappell Director: Gay Bell Theatre: Senior Citizens' Hall Price Street Torquay 3228 Melways Reference: Map 237 G6 Performances: 30,31 Oct, 1,6,7,8 Nov at 8:00pm Matinee 2:00pm 2 Nov Prices: $17 Concession $13 Bookings: 5261 9035 Synopsis: Returning from an anniversary dinner with friends, John and Barbara find their house has been burgled. Inebriated, angry and distressed, they are confronted by the ingenuous burglar who proceeds to almost destroy two marriages and a long term friendship. Other Information: I am very sorry that this notice is so late. I hope you can find room for it in the October edition. We have a new publicity person who neglected to send the information to you.

Eltham Little Theatre Inc. 06-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

Deadwood Dick - Music Hall Agent: Dominie Drama Pty Ltd Author: Tom Taggart Director: Don Harrod Theatre: Eltham Performing Arts Centre 1603 Main Road Research Melways Reference: Map 22H1 Performances: Doors open 7.30pm, 8pm curtain up Prices: $20 Adult $16 Concession Bookings: 9437 1574 ticketbox@elthamlittletheatre.org.au Contact Email: webmistress@elthamlittletheatre.org.au Website: http://www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au Synopsis: Take two handsome stalwart heroes, two beautiful innocent heroines, one black-haired, black moustachioed, black-hearted villain, plus his off-sider, add in a judge, a dance hall hostess, an assortment of odd (some very odd) characters and set the play in the "Man-Trap Saloon". A very funny melodrama as the centrepiece of our traditional Music Hall.

Mooroolbark Theatre Group 07-Nov-2008 to 15-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

Surprise Package Agent: Dominie Author: Duncan Greenwood & Derek Parkes Director: Arline Myers Theatre: Mooroolbark Community Centre Brice Ave., Mooroolbark VIC 3138 Melways Reference: 51 H12 Performances: 7.30 pm for 8.00 pm Curtain up Prices: $15 & $13 (conc.) Special Group Prices available Bookings: 03 9726 4282 Contact Email: mooroolbark_theatre_group@optusnet.com.au Website: http://members.optusnet.com.au/mooroolbark_theatre_group Synopsis: The Tinsley's Package holiday proves to be an even greater change from Blackpool than expected. To start with it seems young Ron had persuaded his father to book the same hotel as Gloria, the girl Ron loves despite the disapproval of her mother, who also turns up. Everyone becomes involved in general misunderstandings. Trousers and teeth are lost in awkward circumstances; a storm at sea brings both tensions and floods of water through the roof. Havoc is wrought in the hearts of both Gloria's mother and Alfred's sister-in-law by Herr Grotz; and a final surprise shatters everyone. Other Information: Ticket Price includes entry, sherries, coffee/tea/cordial/cake, and programme. This is MTG's special 30th Birthday Production.

Malvern Theatre Company Inc. 07-Nov-2008 to 22-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE Agent: Dominie Drama Pty Ltd Author: Ted Willis Director: Kevin Trask Theatre: 29a Burke Road, East Malvern Performances: Tuesdays to Saturdays 8.15 pm. Gala Night Saturday 15th November at 8.15 pm. Saturday Matinee 30th August at 2.00 pm. Sunday Matinee 16th November at 2.00 pm. Prices: $18.00 (Concession $16.00). Gala Night $23.00 (Concession $21.00). Bookings: 9569 3283 Contact Email: home@malverntheatre.com.au Website: http://www.malverntheatre.com.au Synopsis: Catalogues of venerable medical jokes are trotted out like new in this enormously successful comedy which centres on a group of four medical students at St. Swithins Teaching Hospital, Sparrow, Grimsdyke, Benskin and Taffy, who get into an incredible series of scrapes in their bid to become doctors. The hero is Simon Sparrow, committed to his work to qualify as a doctor; he falls in with a very mixed group of interns more interested in women and sport. After a series of incidents and scrapes with head doctor Sir Lancelot Sprat, Sparrow and Taffy pass, while Benskin and Grimsdyke – not for the first time – fail. Gordon Ostlere, an English surgeon and anaesthetist, adopted the pen name of Richard Gordon and wrote the original novel in 1952. This led to a series of books and films which starred Dirk Bogarde in the role of Simon Sparrow. In 1956 Ted Willis wrote the stage play based on the original novel. In later years the television series became popular. We mark the 52nd Anniversary of this timeless comedy in our November production at Malvern.

Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. 07-Nov-2008 to 22-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

The Weekend Author: Michael Palin Director: Martin Gibbs Theatre: Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale Prices: $18 (Concession $16) Bookings: 9587 5141 Website: http://www.mordialloctheatre.com Synopsis: Cantankerous, misanthropic, miserable, world-weary……think of a word synonymous with ‘crabby’ and it will apply to Stephen Febble. All he wants is to be left alone, but, to his horror, his long-suffering wife Virginia fills the house with guests for the weekend, Stephen responds in the only way he knows – with a monstrous display of rudeness. The Weekend is a riot of a comedy with an ever-present dark side.

Peridot Theatre Inc. 07-Nov-2008 to 22-Nov-2008

"Chaim's Love Song" Agent: Dominie Author: Marvin Chernoff Director: Ron Conroy Theatre: Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Road, Mt. Waverley Melways Reference: Map 61, ref F11 Performances: Evenings 8.15pm Matinees Nov 9 and 15 at 2.15pm Prices: $22/$19 Concession Bookings: 1300 138 645 or 5988 0465 if using mobile Contact Email: peridotbookings@bigpond.com Website: http://www.peridot.com.au Synopsis: Chaim is a 73 year old retired Jewish New York mailman. In the course of conversations in a nearby park with a young American school teacher we learn of the events which have influenced his life with its loves, laughs, tragedies and sadness.

Mordialloc Theatre Co. Inc. 07-Nov-2008 to 22-Nov-2008

THE WEEKEND Author: Michael Palin Director: Martin Gibbs Theatre: 64 Parkers Road, Parkdale Melways Reference: 87C9 Performances: Wednesday to Saturday at 8.15pm. Sunday matinee at 2.30pm. Prices: Adults $18.00 Concessions $16.00 Groups of 20 or more $14.00 Bookings: 9587.5141 Website: http://www.mordialloctheatre.com Synopsis: Cantankerous, misanthropic, miserable, world-weary……. think of a word synonymous with ‘crabby” and it will apply to Stephen Febble. All he wants is to be left alone, but, to his horror, his long-suffering wife Virginia fills the house with guests for the weekend. Stephen responds in the only way he knows – with a monstrous display of rudeness. THE WEEKEND is a riot of a comedy with an ever-present dark side. Eric Heyes will play Stephen Febble with Christine Bridge as his long-suffering wife Virginia. Other Information: Other cast members are Cameron South, Fiona Brett, Alan Dilnot, Natalie & Bill Irvine, Christine Taylor and Kirsten Page

LEO 9 PRODUCTIONS INC. 11-Nov-2008 to 15-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

London Suite Agent: Dominie Author: Neil Simon Director: Catherine Brain Theatre: Cromwell Rd Theatre 27A Cromwell Rd, South Yarra Performances: One week only! Preview performance: Tuesday 11th November @ 8pm Wednesday 12th – Saturday 15th @ 8pm; Saturday matinee @ 2pm Prices: Preview performance – all tickets only $15 Tickets $20/$17 – advanced group bookings available Bookings: 0435 172 413 Contact Email: leo9_productions@hotmail.com Website: http://www.leo9productions.org.au Synopsis: Join us for Leo9’s final show for 2008 – the Neil Simon classic ‘ London Suite’ – as four hilarious stories unfold in the same hotel suite… An inebriated writer holds his business manager to account……a daughter tricks her mother into a first date which has her contemplating a move to Scotland….an Academy Award winning actress and her former husband are reunited…and a pair of American tourists fall over themselves to find their missing Wimbledon tickets before Kevin Costner takes over their room. Other Information: Featuring: Lisa Athans, Mark Casamento. Shane Chandler, Sarah Crock, Jean-Paul D’Aubbonnett, Genevieve Giuffre, Chris James, Clare L’Estrange, Rupert Nelson, Melanie Rowe and Julia Thomas

Brighton Theatre Co. 13-Nov-2008 to 29-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

Absent Friends Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Alan Ayckbourn Director: Richard Burman Theatre: Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre Carpenter Street Brighton Melways Reference: 67 F11 Performances: Evening Performances 8.00pm sharp Sunday Matinees 2.15pm sharp Prices: Adults $17 Concession $15 Bookings: 9589 0005 Contact Email: enquire@brightontheatreco.com Website: http://www.brightontheatreco.com/ Synopsis: Colin must be comforted in his grief over the death of his fiancée. His friends, who never met the girl, arrange a tea party for him. They are on edge wondering what to say to him, but there is more to their unease than that. Diana and her husband Paul, John and Evelyn, and Marge – whose husband is perpetually out of circulation with trivial illnesses – are all kept together by a mixture of business and cross-marital ties. By the time Colin arrives for tea, the tension contrasts dramatically with his air of cheerfulness and relaxation. He is the only happy one among them, and his happiness and insensitive analysis of their trouble causes each in the own way to break down. Other Information: Patrons arriving late will be asked to wait for a suitable break in the performance before being admitted to the theatre.

The Basin Theatre Group 13-Nov-2008 to 07-Dec-2008

Over The River and Through The Woods Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Joe Di Pietro Director: Christine Grant Theatre: Doongalla Road, The Basin, 3154 Melways Reference: 66A6 Performances: Evenings @ 8.15pm Matiness (Nov 23, Dec 7) @ 2.15pm Prices: $20 Bookings: 1300 784 668 Contact Email: menzies@netspace.net.au Website: http://www.thebasintheatre.org.au Synopsis: Every Sunday, New Jersey executive Nick Christano has dinner with his four doting Grandparents.The old-timers love to eat, reminisce and swap stories, but when their loving grandson announces his intention to move interstate they are crestfallen. Suddenly and surprisingly Nick gets to know his grandparents as he never knew them before. This absorbing, romantic, funny and moving story is full of happiness and hope, yet will bring an occasional tear to the eye. Other Information: Special pricing available for Group Bookings

The Mount Players Inc. 14-Nov-2008 to 13-Dec-2008

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Author: Carol Hall Director: Felicity Legg & Julie Paice Musical Director: Wade Dinning Theatre: Mountview Theatre 56 Smith St Macedon Performances: Thu, Fri & Sat 8.00pm Sun 2.00pm Prices: $25 (Concession $22) Gala Opening Night $30 all Bookings: 0403 834 759 Contact Email: secmountplayers@hotmail.com Website: http://www.themountplayers.com Synopsis: The show is based on the true story of a legendary Texas brothel known as The Chicken Ranch which operated from the 1840's to 1973 when it was finally shut down by the efforts of a crusading Houston radio commentator Melvin P Thorpe, eager for the spotlight. In spite of the protection of the local sheriff, the proprietress of The Chicken Ranch is thrown out onto the street along with all of her girls.

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. 18-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

Nuncrackers Agent: Tams-Witmark Music Library Inc. Author: Dan Goggin Director: Alan Burrows Theatre: 39-41 Castella Street, Lilydale, 3140. PO Box 393, Lilydale, 3140. Performances: Curtain Up 8.30 pm. Sherries from 8.00 pm. Sunday Matinee: Curtain Up 2.30 pm. Prices: Adults $25 Concession $20 Groups of 10 or more $18 each Season Tickets $68 each (covers 4 plays) Bookings: 9735 1777 Contact Email: a.t.c@bigpond.net.au Website: http://www.lilydaletheatre.com Synopsis: The Little Sisters of Hoboken have turned their convent basement into a TV studio and are producing their first Christmas special – a ballet based on “The Nutcracker”. Things go awry, of course, and what we see is a mixture of their prepared program and some of the shenanigans that go on during the down time, such as the Reverend Mother recalling the Christmases of her youth spent with a travelling carnival; tough-talking Sister Robert Anne singing about how all she wants for Christmas is a one-night stand - at Carnegie Hall, that is; and Father Virgil getting progressively drunker as he explains how to make holiday fruitcake. Other Information: Matinee: Sunday 30th November

Heidelberg Theatre Co. 19-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

The Woman in Black Author: adapted by Stephen Mallatratt from the novel by Susan Hill Director: Shane Ryan Theatre: 36 Turnham Ave Rosanna { Opposite Rosanna Station] Melways Reference: 32 A1 Performances: 8.15pm evenings 3pm Matinee 30th November Prices: $20/$17 $16 Group of 10+ Bookings: 9457 4117 Contact Email: heidelbergtheatrecompany@hotmail.com Website: http://www.htc.org.au Synopsis: At last a ghost story with real chills! A Lawyer is obsessed with the belief that his family has been cursed by the Woman in black. In an attempt to exorcise the evil,he employs a sceptical young actor to help recount his experiences, but then as the story unfolds,the boundaries between reality and memory begin to merge with devastating results. This nail biting adaptation of the celebrated novel by Susan Hill is a spine chilling experience. You will be Transported into a terrifying and ghostly world.

Strathmore Theatre Arts Group 20-Nov-2008 to 29-Nov-2008

"After Dinner" Agent: H.L.A. Management Pty Ltd, Strawberry Hills, NSW Author: Andrew Bovell Director: Mel De Bono Theatre: Strathmore Community Centre, Loeman Street, Strathmore VIC 3041 Melways Reference: 16 H10 Performances: 8pm: Nov 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29. 2pm: Sunday Nov 23. Prices: $17 (adult); $13 (conc./student) Bookings: 9379 5348 or through website: www.stagtheatre.org/reservations/ Contact Email: rainersw@primus.com.au Website: http://www.stagtheatre.org/ Synopsis: A black comedy about being single and eating in restaurants. Five people converge on a suburban nightspot to enjoy their meal and the after-dinner entertainment. What follows is a bitter-sweet farce about human vulberability. Other Information: Award-winning Andrew Bovell (born 1962, Perth) is regarded as one of the finest contemporary Australian writers for the screen and stage. His many plays include "Holy Day", "Whose afraid of the Working Class", "Speaking in Tongues" and "Scenes from a Separation". He wrote the screen script for "Lantana" (adapted from his "Speaking in Tongues") and co-wrote the screen scripts for "The Book of Revelation", "Head On" and "Strictly Ballroom".

Sunshine Community Theatre Inc. 20-Nov-2008 to 29-Nov-2008 Click to Enlarge

Busybody Author: Jack Popplewell Director: Rachael Holt Theatre: DEMPSTER PARK HALL 82 Phoenix St Sunshine North Performances: 20th 21st 22nd, 27th 28th and 29th November 8pm sharp Prices: $15 Bookings: JONQUIL - 9363 3946 Synopsis: Detective Superintendent Harry Baxter is plagued by a busy-body - the officious office cleaner, Mrs Piper, who finds a body. Motives for murder abound - all the office staff and the corpse\'s wife are suspect. Other Information: Theatre Restaurant style seating, BYO, Drinks, Food and Friends!

Mornington CEF Players Inc. 21-Nov-2008 to 30-Nov-2008

"THE IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS" Agent: Captivation Musicals Author: Book, Music & Lyrics by DREW LANE Director: DREW LANE Theatre: St Peter's Hall, Cnr. Albert & Octavia Streets, Mornington. Melways Reference: 104: D.10/11 Performances: Fridays: 21st & 28th @ 8pm Saturdays: 22nd & 29th @ 8pm Sundays: 23rd & 30th @ 2pm Prices: $18 Adult S15 Concession $10 Child Bookings: 03 5975 6868 Contact Email: vhardie@bigpond.net.au Website: http://www.cefplayers.org.au Synopsis: A new pantomime based on the classic fairytale "The Princess & the Pea". Can a simple rain-drenched common girl be the princess to win the prince’s heart? Other Information: Director Drew Lane last worked with us in 2007 when he directed another of his own creations, “Marking Life” which subsequently won several nominations and a special Judges award at the Music Theatre Guild Awards We are pleased & proud to have Drew working with us again on our final show for 2008, as we wind down our very busy & successful 60th Birthday celebrations.

Geelong Repertory Theatre Co. 21-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

A Bedfull of Foreigners Author: Dave Freeman Director: Sarah Freeman Theatre: 15 Coronation Street Geelong West 3218 Melways Reference: 401 C3 Performances: 8pm Evening 2pm Sunday Matinee Prices: Adults: $20.00 | Concession: $18.00 | Students: $12.00 Bookings: 52 251200 Contact Email: info@geelongrep.com.au Website: http://www.geelongrep.com.au Synopsis: It is the eve of the town festival. There is only one room left in a falling-down French hotel, somewhere near the German border. A communication breakdown between the Bulgarian/Hungarian ex Foreign Legion Head Porter and the Swiss/Austrian Hotel Manager - a double booked room – inefficient staff and hasty cover-ups – seductions and confrontations – all combine to make this classic British comedy a laugh a minute. This madcap and tastefully titillating British farce was written by the late Dave Freeman, principal writer for the Benny Hill TV Show and Carry On films.

Frankston Theatre Group Inc. 21-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

OUT OF ORDER Agent: by arrangement with Dominie Pty. Ltd Author: by Ray Cooney Director: Dave Wearne Theatre: Mt.Eliza Community Centre Canadian Bay Road Mt. Eliza Melways Reference: Melways 105 F1 Performances: 8pm on Friday 21 & 28 Nov, 5 Dec. and Satiurday 22 & 29 Nov, 6 Dec. and 5pm on Sunday 30 Nov.2008 Prices: Adults $26.50 PSSU $24.50, Groups 10+ $24.50 Cabaret seating -- BYO drinks and nibbles Bookings: 1300 665 377 Contact Email: secretary@frankstontheatregroup.org.au Website: http://www.frankstontheatregroup.org.au Synopsis: When Richard Willey, a government junior minister, plans to spend the evening with Jane Worthington, one of the Oppositition's typists, things go disastrously wrong in his posh London hotel suite. Add a nosy hotel manager, an ancient waiter, a nervous assistant, and a presumably dead body that's not as dead as he appears, and you have all the ingredients for an hilarious evening of British farce! Other Information: OLIVIER AWARD - BEST COMEDY 1993 "wickedly funny farce" things get a little frisky in this frantic frolic from the master of farce a little bit naughty and wickedly funny you'll be in stitches.

Beaumaris Theatre Inc. 21-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of “A Christmas Carol”. Agent: Dominie Author: David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jnr Director: Robyn Morris Theatre: 82 Wells Rd Beaumaris 3193 Melways Reference: 86 G6 Performances: November 21, 22, 28, 29, December 4, 5, 6 @ 8pm Nov 30 @ 5pm Prices: Adults $18,Subscribers/Concessions/Children under 16/Groups of 10+ $15 each, Family ticket (2A, 2C) $55 Bookings: 9583 6896 Contact Email: beaumaristheatre@optusnet.com.au Website: http://www.beaumaristheatre.com.au Synopsis: The Farndale ladies (and Gordon!) once again create havoc and hilarity as they present a production for the local community of the well-known Dicken's classic, "A Christmas Carol". Other Information: Seating for this production will be at tables so that you can bring your own drinks, nibbles and glasses. Ideal for a Xmas party or fundraiser.

Essendon Theatre Co. 27-Nov-2008 to 06-Dec-2008

Charley's Aunt Author: Brandon Thomas Director: Drew Mason Theatre: Bradshaw Street West Essendon (enter via Buckley Street) Performances: 8pm Prices: $18 adults. $15 concession. $10 Thursdays Bookings: Eileen 9330 4808 Website: http://www.essendontheatrecompany.com/

Kucom Theatre Inc. 28-Nov-2008 to 13-Dec-2008 Click to Enlarge

'The Carer' Author: Alan Hopgood Director: Maureen Coleman and Heather MacTavish Theatre: 361 Shakespeare Street, Mackay Qld 4740 (opposite the Showground) Postal: PO Box 1130, Mackay Qld 4740 Performances: 8pm Fri 28 & Sat 29 November, Wed 3, Fri 5, Sat 6, Wed 10, Fri 12 & Sat 13 December Prices: $18 full price $15 students/pensioners Bookings: Mackay Entertainment Centre 07 4961 9700 Contact Email: admin@kucom.org.au Website: http://www.kucom.org.au/ Synopsis: In this poignant comedy, George Parker's wife has recently died from Alzheimer's. Parker had taken early retirement to care for her, and we now see him adjust to his new way of life. Other Information: Visit Kucom Theatre's website www.kucom.org.au