Whatson Notices

Sherbrooke Theatre Co. Inc. 30-Jul-2010 to 14-Aug-2010

'Doubt' Agent: Creative Artistic Agency (USA) Author: John Patrick Shanley Director: Loretta Bishop Theatre: Doncaster Playhouse 679 Doncaster Road Doncaster Melways Reference: 47 E1 Performances: July 30, 31, Aug 05,06,07,12,13,14 @ 8.15pm Aug 01, 08 @ 5.15pm Prices: $25, $23 Bookings: 1300 650 209 Company Email: sbamoon@tpg.com.au Company Website: http://www.sherbrooketc.org.au/ Synopsis: Uncertainty. There is no last word. That's the silence under the chatter of our time. Set at a Catholic school in the Bronx, the play centers on a nun who grows suspicious when a priest begins taking too much interest in the life of a young black student. Is she being overly protective or not protective enough? And can she work within the system to discover the truth?

The 1812 Theatre 05-Aug-2010 to 04-Sep-2010

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde Agent: Hal Leonard Author: Adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher Director: Christine Grant Theatre: 3 Rose Street, Upper Ferntree Gully Melways Reference: 74 F6 Performances: Evening performances - curtain up at 8.30pm. Matinees - curtain up at 4pm. Prices: $22 Bookings: 9758 3964 Company Email: admin@1812theatre.com.au Company Website: http://www.1812theatre.com.au Synopsis: This season we venture into exciting territory with this macabre and eerie tale of transformation and the battle of good and evil. Nationally renowned play write Jeffrey Hatcher brings Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale to life with a fiendishly clever, innovative new adaptation with four actors playing Hyde including one female. Against the backdrop of Victorian London the respected doctor has begun to display alarmingly erratic behaviour towards his friends. At the same time, a mysterious figure haunts the city streets under the cloak of the London fog. What happened the night that Henry Jekyll died? Note: This play is recommended for mature audiences.

Peridot Theatre Inc. 13-Aug-2010 to 28-Aug-2010 Click to Enlarge

"Sandcastles" Agent: Dominie Author: Bob Larbey Director: Gaye Gay Theatre: Unicorn Theatre, Lechte Road, Mt. Waverley Melways Reference: Map 61, F11 Performances: 8.15pm, Matinees Sunday August 15 and Saturday August 21 at 2.15pm Prices: $23/$20 Concession Bookings: 1300 138 645 (toll free) or 9898 9090 (if using mobiles) Company Email: peridotboxoffice@yahoo.com.au Company Website: http://www.peridot.com.au Synopsis: The Billets and the Pattersons have been coming to the same seaside resort in England, and to the same adjacent beach houses, for years and have turned their little piece of the beach into their own comfortable domain. But this year their peace is shattered by the arrival of the loud-mouth Doug and his two nubile nieces to their beach and into the beach hut next door - and all they want to do is have a lot of noisy fun in the sun. Other Information: This play marks the 25th Anniversary of Peridot's first ever production, in August 1985.

Strathmore Theatre Arts Group 19-Aug-2010 to 28-Aug-2010

Present Laughter Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Noel Coward Director: Jonne Fimmemore Theatre: Corner of Loeman and Napier Sts, Strathmore Melways Reference: Mel 16 H10 Performances: 8pm evening performances 2pm Sunday matinee Prices: $20/$15 concession Bookings: 9379 5348 Company Email: stag_publicity@optusnet.com.au Company Website: http://www.stagtheatre.org/ Synopsis: A matinee idol is preparing to go on tour to Africa in a repertoire of five plays. He is teetering on the edge of “middle age” and trying to delay its approach by romancing young women. In this he is not helped by a down-to-earth secretary and an affectionate ex-wife. Various characters descend on him to hamper his preparations for departure and wrestle with his vanity.

Brighton Theatre Co. 19-Aug-2010 to 04-Sep-2010 Click to Enlarge

Iron Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Rona Munro Director: Richard Keown Theatre: Brighton Arts & Cultural Centre Wilson Street Brighton Melways Reference: 67 F11 Performances: Evening 8.00pm sharp Sunday Matine 2.15pm sharp Prices: Adult $18.00 Concession $16.00 Bookings: 9589 0005 Company Email: enquire@brightontheatreco.com Company Website: http://www.brightontheatreco.com/ Synopsis: Fay is serving a life sentence for murdering her husband with a kitchen knife. Her daughter Josie, whao was 11 at the time and has not seen her mother for 15 years, decides one day to visit. That, her subsequent visits, and the relationship between mother and daughter that develops within the pressurised environment of a room under constant surveillance, is the subject of Rona Munro's play 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 19-Aug-2010 to 12-Sep-2010 Click to Enlarge

Disposing of the Body Agent: Dominie Drama Author: Hugh Whitemore Director: Cameron South Theatre: Cnr Doongalla & Simpson Roads The Basin 3154 Melways Reference: 66 A6 Performances: 8.15pm August 19,20,21,22,26,27,28,Sept 2,3,4,9,10,11. 2.15pm Aug 29,Sept 12. Prices: $20 includes Complimentary:- parking, Programme, Sherry on Arrival, tea/coffee & biscuits at interval, wine & supper with the cast after the show. Bookings: Book online at www.thebasintheatre.com.au Phone Bookings: 1300 784 668 (7 - 9pm only) Company Email: subscriptions@thebasintheatre.org.au Company Website: http://www.thebasintheatre.org.au Synopsis: "All my life I've either been looking back at happy times that have gone or looking forward to the happiness to come." Thus speaks Henry Preece,embarking on early retirement with his attractive wife, when things start to go seriously wrong. In this elegant and tantalizing play, the mystery and excitement of an unexpected passion is given full rein, until Henry realizes that a door he's just flung open should have remained tightly shut. NOTE: this play contains adult themes, sexual references, and strong contemporary language.

Track Youth Theatre 20-Aug-2010 to 21-Aug-2010 Click to Enlarge

Cleopatra Author: Ed Bailey Director: Ed Bailey Theatre: Renaissance Theatre High St (near Burke Rd) East Kew Melways Reference: 45 K2 Performances: Friday 7.30 Saturday 2.00 and 7.30 Prices: $15 and $10 (conc) Bookings: Tickets at the door Enquiries 9818-3811 Company Email: trackyouth@gmail.com Company Website: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~theatr21/ Synopsis: It is 45 BC and Rome dominates the known world. However Rome is short of food. First Julius Caesar and later Marc Anthony go to Egypt to arrange for grainshipments. Both are hopelessly smitten by the beautiful and beguiling Queen Cleopatra. Meanwhile nasty work is afoot. Cleopatra’s evil vizier is plotting to overthrow the queen , and the Roman senators are planning to assassinate Caesar. While history claims that Anthony fell on his sword and that an asp killed Cleopatra, this version has an alternative explanation that ensures there is a happy-ever-after ending! This is a family fun musical with lots of colourful costumes, singing, dancing, and dreadful jokes! Suitable for 4 year-olds and above. Running time 90 minutes. Other Information: Performed by children aged 9 to 16

Melbourne French Theatre Inc. 24-Aug-2010 to 28-Aug-2010 Click to Enlarge

L'ENMERDEUR (The Pain in the @*#!) Agent: Michael Bula Author: Francis Veber Director: Bruce Cochrane Theatre: Collingwood College, corner Cromwell Street & McCutcheon Way Entry from Cromwell Street, Collingwood 3066 (off Gipps Street) Melways Reference: 2C G12 Performances: Gala night: Fri 27 August 2010 at 8.00 pm Evenings: Tues 24 August to Sat 28 August inclusive at 8.00 pm Matinees: Fri 27 August & Sat 28 August at 2.30 pm Prices: full price: $30 Concessions: $27 MFT Member: $22 Student: $12 Gala surcharge: $10 Bookings: 9349 2250 Company Email: bookings@mftinc.org Company Website: http://www.mftinc.org/ Synopsis: That lunatic Pignon is back again, driving everyone around him mad. In this riotous comedy by the creator of The Dinner Game and The Closet Pignon brings his estranged wife, her psychiatrist lover, police, hotel staff and a dangerous hitman to the very edge of insanity. Other Information: In French with English Surtitles

Melbourne French Theatre Inc. 24-Aug-2010 to 28-Aug-2010 Click to Enlarge

L'enmerdeur (A pain in the ****!) Agent: Michael Bula Author: Francis Vebert Director: Bruce Cochrane Theatre: Collingwood College corner Cromwell Street & McCutcheon Way Entry from Cromwell Street, Collingwood 3066 (off Gipps Street) Melways Reference: Melways Ref: 2C G12 Performances: DATES Tuesday 24 August to Sat 28 August 2010 Gala night: Fri 27 August 2010 at 8.00 pm Evenings: Tues 24 August to Sat 28 August inclusive at 8.00 pm Matinees: Fri 27 August & Sat 28 August at 2.30 pm Prices: from $12 to $30 – see website for details Bookings: 03 9349 2250 Company Email: bookings@mftinc.org Company Website: http://www.mftinc.org/ Synopsis: That lunatic Pignon is back again, driving everyone around him mad. In this riotous comedy by the creator of The Dinner Game and The Closet Pignon brings his estranged wife, her psychiatrist lover, police, hotel staff and a dangerous hitman to the very edge of insanity. Other Information: entirely in French with English surtitles

Malvern Theatre Company Inc. 27-Aug-2010 to 11-Sep-2010 Click to Enlarge

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Frank D. Gilroy Director: Geoff Hickey Theatre: 29a Burke Road, East Malvern Performances: Tuesdays to Saturdays at 8:15 pm Matinees: Saturday 28th August at 2:00 pm and Sunday 5th September at 2:00 pm. Gala Night: Saturday 4th September at 8:15 pm. Prices: $20.00 (Concession $18.00). Groups (10 or more): $17.00 per person. Gala Night: $5.00 extra per person. Bookings: 1300 131 552 Company Email: home@malverntheatre.com.au Company Website: http://www.malverntheatre.com.au Synopsis: John and Nettie Cleary live unhappily together in a middle-class apartment in the West Bronx. Their son Timmy has just returned home after serving three years in the army during World War II. As the drama unfolds, the tensions in the family become apparent. Husband and wife squabble; Nettie is over-protective toward her grown son; John tries to overcome years of neglect and make an affectionate connection with Timmy, but that path proves stormy. Eventually, Timmy inadvertently sends down a depth charge into the deep well of his parents’ mutual misery when he impulsively buys Nettie a dozen roses, then urges his father to take the credit. This small incident becomes a catalyst for a painful examination of the family pathologies and gives the play its power. Other Information: This production is Malvern Theatre's 2010 VDL Awards Entry

The Mount Players 27-Aug-2010 to 18-Sep-2010

The Breakfast Club Agent: N/A Author: John Hughes Director: David Cubley Theatre: Mountview Theatre 56 Smith Street Macedon Performances: Evening Performances 8pm Matinee 2pm Prices: Gala $30.00 (no concessions) Adult $25.00 Conc. $22.00 Bookings: 1300 463 224 or 5428 1557 Company Email: secmountplayers@hotmail.com Company Website: http://www.themountplayers.com Synopsis: Five misfit students: the Jock, the Criminal, the Princess, the Nerd and the Basket-case thrown together for weekend detention, challenge their own views of themselves and each other. Other Information: VDL Award Entry

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre Co.Inc. 31-Aug-2010 to 18-Sep-2010

Dial M For Murder Agent: Dominie Pty Ltd Author: Frederick Knott Director: Doug Bennett Theatre: 39 - 41 Castella Street, Lilydale, 3140 PO Box 393, Lilydale, 3140 Melways Reference: 38 F:4 Performances: Evenings at 8:30pm (Sherries from 8:00pm) Sunday Matinee (12th September) at 2:30pm (Sherries from 2:00pm) Prices: Adult - $25.00 each Concesson - $20.00 each Groups of 10 or more - $18.00 each Season (4 shows) - $68.00 each Bookings: 9735 1777 Company Email: a.t.c@bigpond.net.au Company Website: http://lilydaleatc.com/ Synopsis: With the help of an old college buddy, a washed-up tennis player hopes to murder his wealthy, adulterous wife and walk away with her estate. But when the planned victim becomes the murderer, will her husband be able to cover his tracks? Or will a suspicious detective nab the right man or woman? A complex web of murder and mystery.