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PAST SHOWS

2009

Who Goes Bare?

2008

Fiddler On The Roof

Our Best Bits

2007

The Wizard Of Oz

2006

Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Into The Woods

2005

Cabaret

Cracking The Whip

2004

West Side Story

Stepping Out

2003 

Hello Dolly

2002

42nd Street

2001

The King And I

2000 

Annie

Love Letters

1999

Follies

Lend Me A Tenor

Macbeth

1998

My Fair Lady

Money & Friends

Open Season

1997

Fiddler On The Roof

Noises Off

1996

Oliver

Move Over Mrs Markham

Toast To Broadway

1995

The Gypsy Baron

Gaslight Music Hall

1994

Charlie Girl

The Merry Widow

1993

The Pirates Of Penzance

The Boyfriend

1992

The Sorcerer

Trial By Jury

1991

Frederica

1990

Ruddigore

1989

The Gondoliers

1988

Orpheus In The Underworld

1987

The Mikado

1986

Iolanthe

1985

La Belle Helene

1984

Patience

1983

The Gypsy Baron

1982

HMS Pinafore

Trial By Jury

1981

Waltzes From Vienna

1980

The Gondoliers

1979

The Pirates Of Penzance

Trial By Jury

1978

Oklahoma

1977

Iolanthe

1976

The Merry Widow

1975

HMS Pinafore

Ruddigore

1974

The Mikado

Lilac Time

1973

Yeoman Of The Guard

1972

Patience

Brigadoon

1971

Orpheus In The Underworld

1970

The Gondoliers

White Horse Inn

1969

The Gypsy Baron

1968

The Pirates Of Penzance

1967

Engaged

1966

Tom Jones

Land Of Smiles

1965

The Merry Widow

Yeoman Of The Guard

1964

Naughty Marietta

1963

Die Fledermaus

WHAT'S ON?

NO CHOCOLATES BY REQUEST

and

SPLIT ENDS

Two One Act Plays

 

Information

Two one act plays, with a minimal cast, minimal set and a lot of fun!

 

"No Chocolates By Request"

by Chris Hodson

Alan is a ghost. He was recently killed by a couple of thugs looking for $250,000 mistakenly given to him in a box of chocolates. From the other side his is desperately trying to warn Gabby his wife that she is in danger. He attempts to contact her through a neighbour, a fairly ordinary spiritualist possessing fairly ordinary abilities with hilarious results....

 

"Split Ends"

by Frank Vickery

Nancy and Cyril are about to meet their son Norman's new girlfriend Susan for the first time. Susan, however whilst slim as a rake has a stomach capacity of a large dustbin and starts to eat them out of house and home. But that's not the only problem for Norman’s father- Cyril. He goes into hiding when his wig goes missing. Add to this a lost contact lens, a litter of kittens and you have this recipe for chaos...

 

Dates
Information Session Sunday, 13 Jun 2009 2:00 PM
     
Auditions Sunday 21 June 2009 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
     
Performance Dates    
Saturday, 1 August, 2009 (preview) 7:30 PM
Saturday 8 September, 2009  

 

Venues & Tickets

Preview Performance

"The Wings" Ronald Reserve Hall

Vary Street Morwell, 3840

 

South Gippsland One Act Play Festival

Foster War Memorial Arts Centre

Main StreetFoster 3960

Further information available from FAMDA

 

Production Teams
  "No Chocolates By Request"  
  Director Aron Toman
  Assistant Director Kristina Creighton
     
  "Split Ends"  
  Director Annette O'Shea
     
     

 

Cast
  TBA...  
     
     
     

 


 

 

Information

Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s Beauty And The Beast. Based on the Academy Award winning animated feature, the stage version of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast includes all of the wonderful songs from the film, written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, (the team responsible for Little Shop Of Horrors), plus new songs written especially for the Broadway version by Mr. Menken and Tim Rice (Aladdin, Aida).

Be transported in September to a lovely French provincial town where the beautiful Belle lives with her father – a dotty inventor. When her father doesn’t return from a trip to the local fair, Belle rushes off to find him. To her dismay, she discovers he is being held captive in an old castle by a horrible beast. She trades her freedom for his and the “tale as old as time” begins.

How Belle tames the unfortunate Beast and his ultimate transformation into a handsome prince continues to enthral audiences on Broadway nightly!  Don't miss out as this timeless classic comes to Gippsland!

 

Dates
Performance Dates    
Friday, 4 September, 2009 7:30 PM
Saturday 5 September, 2009 1:30 PM
Saturday 5 September, 2009 7:30 PM
  Sunday 6 September, 2009 1:30 PM
Friday 11 September, 2009 7:30 PM
Saturday 12 September 2009 1:30 PM
Saturday 12 September 2009 7:30 PM

 

Venue & Tickets

West Gippsland Arts Centre

Civic Place

Warragul  3820

 

Production Team
  Production Manager Keith Gibson-Williamson
  Artistic Director Michelle Carrigy
  Musical Director Rebekah King
  Choreographer Penny-Lee Tomkins
     
     
     
     

 

Cast
Principals The Beast/Prince Dale Gemmell
  Belle Brodie Dorling
  Gaston Andrew Hood
  Maurice Lawrie Fildes
  Lefou Andrew Braniff
  Monsieur D’Arque Craigen Whitehead
  Lumiere Scott Miller
  Cogsworth Simon Hemming
  Mrs Potts Denise Twite
  Chip Kelsea Timmers
  Madame De Le Grande Bouche Mary Mirtschin
  Babette Kara Smith
     
Silly Girls Emma O'Brien  
  Brooke Soutar  
  Lisa Williams  
     
Ensemble David Cafioso Steven Burns
  Anthony Di Donato Leanne Horn
  Jess Diamente Glenn Mancer
  Ashley Hansen Emma-Jane Montgomery
  Daniel Hansen Chris Ross
     
Specialty Dancers    
  Madeleine Carpenter Gillian Smith
  Julia Richardson Joelene Thompson
     

 

 

 

EVENT CALENDAR

 

13 June

One Act Play Information Session

2:00 PM, The Wings

Come along and read the two one-act plays we'll be producing this year and register to audition - everyone welcome!


16 June

Committee Meeting

7:30 PM, The Wings

All members welcome.  Please contact Secretary Kate Dougan if you wish to attend.


21 June

One Act Play Auditions

Come along and show us what you've got!


1 August

No Chocolates By Request / Split Ends

7:00, The Wings

See our two one-act plays performed before we take them on the road!


8 August

South Gippsland One Act Play Festival

Foster War Memorial Arts Centre, Foster.

Come see No Chocolates By Request and Split Ends compete with our fellow theatre companies!


5 - 12 September 2009

Disney's Beauty And The Beast

West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul.

Evenings: 7:30 PM, Matinees: 1:30 PM