Half a Century

It's our 50th year of entertaining Gippsland, and we are organising a celebratory event later in the year to make it an unforgettable occasion. Being a company with a lot of family involvement, we're planning a weekend for young and old to enjoy. The details are still being finalised, but we wanted to let you know it's all progressing, and hope when we have definite dates that lots of people can fit it into their calendars.

Keep an eye out for updates.

Open to Suggestions

Whilst we're busy getting prepared for Hairspray, and Are You Being Served? will take the focus later in the year, we are open to prospective directors approaching us about shows they are enthusiastic to bring to life. And this is an ongoing offer into the future. Interested parties are encouraged to contact us with a proposal - you should be very familiar with the show, and passionate in your choice. The committee will then discuss how to take the proposal further, and see if we can make the show a reality.

For more information, or to suggest a show you can email the LTC secretary:
secretary@latrobetheatrecompany.org.au

Hairspray on Sale! (CFC free of course)

The cast and crew are hard at work to bring 1960s Baltimore to the stage very soon. Now is the time to reserve your tickets to The Corny Collins Show, and see all the colourful characters. Join Tracy on her rise to stardom and her mission to fight injustice.

Ticket info is on the What's On page.

Hairspray underway!

The Committee is very excited to announce that a team has been chosen for LTC's May 2013 production of HAIRSPRAY-THE MUSICAL!! Joining Director Lawrie Fildes are the following members: Lynne Vanderzalm will Choreograph with Naomi Mannuzza as Assistant Choreographer. Ben Heels will be the Music Director, assisted by Heather James, who will also be the Rehearsal Pianist. Evelyn Timmers and Sharon Mumzy Dorling will once again team up as Joint Production Managers. We are all very excited about this great production team! Work has already begun, so stay tuned for more info and important dates. Congratulations to all!

Swapping London for Baltimore

It seems that homosapien is off the menu and been exchanged for large doses of aerosol hair product. Whilst Sweeney Todd will not be possible to perform for the foreseeable future, it has been decided Hairspray will be LTC's major musical for 2013 - our 50th year. Being a company that started in the 1960s, it seems fitting to produce a show that is set in that era and help celebrate the 50 years we've been entertaining the Latrobe Valley.

We're very excited about the choice of show, especially considering how recently it has been produced professionally in Melbourne. We hope to see many enthusiastic members, and plenty of newly interested people when we hold our information session and auditions. Given the sudden change we can't say exactly what the dates for those will be yet, but we'll let you know soon.

A Change of Tune

Perhaps our 49th year was destined to be a bumpy one - being 7x7 years, with some turbulent luck along the way. There has been a major deviation from the plan, and it's probably time to reflect on our nearly 50 years of theatre, and where to go from here.

The first major event was 'Are You Being Served?' being postponed until next year. A regrettable decision, but that means we can save it for our 50th year.

But the most recent disappointment was that the rights to Sweeney Todd for 2013 have been restricted, and are no longer available for amateur production. And there's no opportunity to bring it forward for the end of the year.

It's a pity that there has been so much work planning productions, without the foreseeable payoff. But once the company considers its options we'll let you know what's on the horizon.