For a really great time out in Fremantle why not ask for your Harbour Theatre Meal Deal before the show at Clancy’s Fish Pub, just a short stroll across the park from the theatre.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harbour Theatre
Port Cineast Building
70 Adelaide St
Fremantle
(opp Woolworths)

May 10, 11, 12*, 15, 17, 18, 19*, 22, 24, 25

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sunday's at 2pm

Tickets:
$25.50 Full
$23.50 Conc
$20.50 F/T Student &
Child U15
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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involved in our current promotional ad as seen in the
Fremantle/Cockburn Gazette, Western Suburbs Weekly
and the Melville Times Mother's Day promotion.


Purchase tickets to the value of $50 or more between
April 30 and May 12
to any "On Golden Pond" performance date.
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Saturday May 18th

Harbour Theatre presents

"On Golden Pond"
by Ernest Thompson
Directed by Trevor Dhu

Harbour Theatre presents the romantic comedy by Ernest Thompson On Golden Pond, directed by Trevor Dhu.

This is the love story of Ethel and Norman Thayer, who are returning to their summer home on Golden Pond for the forty-eighth year. He is a retired professor, nearing eighty, with heart palpitations and a failing memory—but still as tart-tongued, observant and eager for life as ever. Ethel, ten years younger, and the perfect foil for Norman, delights in all the small things that have enriched and continue to enrich their long life together.

They are visited by their divorced, middle-aged daughter and her dentist fiancé, who then go off to Europe, leaving his teenage son behind for the summer. The boy quickly becomes the 'grandchild' the elderly couple have longed for, and as Norman revels in taking his ward fishing and thrusting good books at him, he also learns some lessons about modern teenage awareness—and slang—in return.

In the end, as the summer wanes, so does their brief idyll, and in the final, deeply moving moments of the play, Norman and Ethel are brought even closer together by the incidence of a mild heart attack. Time, they know, is now against them, but the years have been good and, perhaps, another summer on Golden Pond still awaits.

Presented to great critical and popular acclaim first off then on Broadway, this touching, funny and warmly perceptive study of a spirited and lovable elderly couple facing their twilight years introduced a significant playwright to our theatre.

'On Golden Pond is a work of rare simplicity and beauty, and in Thompson our theatre has found a fresh new voice.' —NY Daily News.
'…a rare and memorable theatrical experience…' —Variety
'What courage it must have taken for Mr. Thompson in the 1970s to write a play with so much affection in it!' —The New Yorker

Featuring:
Tom Rees, Joan Scafe, Melissa McBride, Alex Hickman, Caleb Houseman, Andy Markland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix Theatre
Memorial Hall
cnr Rockingham Rd and Carrington St
Hamilton Hill

May 10, 11, 16, 17, 18*

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*PLUS Saturday 18th
at 2pm

Doors open 30 min prior to curtain, please aim to be there no later than 15 min prior to enjoy the pre-show pre-amble

Duration: Approx 1 hour
- no interval

Tickets:
Adult $20
Conc & Child U15 $18
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Phoenix Theatre Inc and Dark Psychic Productions present

A Dark Horror Comedy
"Maul of the Dead"
by Mitch Brian
Directed by Jayde Clark and Shaun Griffin

Beware: Zombies lumber into Phoenix Theatre, Memorial Hall for 'Maul of the Dead'

It’s the era of flairs and disco music and zombies walk the earth. As the ravenous hoards attack the frail security gate separating the living from the walking dead in this shopping centre from hell!

The survivors make a desperate bid for weapons and supplies, eventually forming a makeshift family. Paradise is short-lived as betrayal, false identities and infection threaten the belief that ‘there’s got to be a morning after.’

Danger lurks behind every mannequin in a play that blends horror, satire and melodrama with punk rock and disco music into ‘a whirlwind of zombie mayhem.’

This show is suitable for 12years plus. This show contains horror themes, stage combat and some blood.

Featuring:
Kathleen Uhlmann, Chris Northover, Glenn Scott, Beth Krapljanov, Molly Kerr, Kelsie Anderson, Anthony Smith, Pat McMahon, Sheryl Gale
with
Kate Lloyd, James Buckland, Mark De Vattimo, Ryan S McNally, Aliti James, Penny Taylor, Paula Simcock, Renae Jones, Rach Hayter, Val Geeves, Mike Kaval, Michael Surjan, Andrew Surjan, Celeste Eden, Devetta Ridgwell, Kylie Griffin, Chris Doney, Tristan Bernet, Niky Besgrove, Nikita Harwood, Gareth Everall, Gabbi Guidone, Daniel Muller, Amy Tyers

 

 

Stage Left Theatre
61b Burt St, Boulder
(faces Lane St)
[Kalgoorlie]

May 17, 18, 19*, 23, 25


Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sunday 19th
at 2pm
doors open 30 min prior to curtain

Tickets:
$20/$15

Tickets available;
In Person: Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office (Mon-Fri 10am to 3pm)
By Phone: 9088 6900
(Credit Card over the phone)
Online  www.goldfieldsartscentre.com.au

Stage Left Theatre Troupe presents

To Be Sure It's As Sweet As
A One Act Seasion

Featuring: "Good Luck Father Ted" and "The Private War of Corporal Cooper"

To be sure.. It's as sweet as!

An international flavour and some striking solo performances have all been thrown into the mix for the upcoming season of short plays by Stage Left Theatre Troupe in Boulder.

Headlining the bill is a very funny comedy which has been inspired by a popular TV show, along with a fantastic World War 2 drama and..... a collection of monologues, which will be performed in a special setting during the intermission.

"The Private War of Corporal Cooper" marks the directing debut for Stage Left member Kelly George, and is a play written by a New Zealand playwright and set during World War One.

Sister Mary Bartholomew is a Catholic nun who is knitting socks for the war effort. She decides to place a note in one of them with her name and address.

The message reaches a very young Corporal, by name of Johnny Cooper who is with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in France.  Corporal Cooper writes back and a friendship is struck up. 

Following this dramatic performance, a series of monologues by talented performers of all ages will then be staged in a unique setting. The monologues include drama, Shakespeare, comedy and poignancy. 

Then to round out the evening, proud Irish national Charlene Pringle is presenting "Good Luck Father Ted", a play adapted from episodes of the popular television hit comedy.

Three Roman Catholic priests Father Ted Crilly, young and naïve Father Dougal McGuire and old and drunken Father Jack Hackett live chaotically together in a parish on the fictional Craggy Island, located off the west coast of Ireland.

They have been sent there as punishment for different incidents in their past and are now living in the parochial house, along with their housekeeper Mrs Doyle, who always wants to serve them tea.

The comedy focuses on the quirky characters, some of their antics and the constant miserable weather on Craggy Island.

A special matinee on Sunday May 19th will include a fund raising afternoon tea as part of the "Biggest Morning Tea" events which annually raise money for cancer.

The heritage-listed Old Mill Theatre is on
Mends Street, South Perth,
opposite the Windsor Hotel and Australia Post.
More information is available at www.oldmilltheatre.com.au

Old Mill Theatre
cnr Mends St & Mill Point Rd
South Perth
(opp Windsor Hotel)

May 31, June 1, 6, 7, 8, 9*, 12, 13, 14, 15


Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sunday's at 2pm

Tickets:
$25/$20

Bookings: 9367 8719
Email Booking Enquiry

Old Mill Theatre presents

"Born Yesterday"
A Comedy by Garson Kanin
Directed by Noel O'Neill

Born again: fresh take on 1940s comedy about Washington corruption

COMEDY, corruption and sexy 1940s charm come to the Old Mill Theatre this June in the play Born Yesterday.

Written by Garson Kanin – responsible for many Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn films – it follows the uncouth, corrupt and rich junk dealer Harry Brock and what happens when he brings his showgirl mistress Billie Dawn to Washington DC.

After realising it was a mistake, Brock hires a journalist to educate Billie so she stays out of the way, which proves to be another misstep.

Billie realises the extent of Brock’s corruption and interferes with his plans to bribe a congressman into passing legislation that would allow his business to make more money.

After being a major Broadway success, Born Yesterday was adapted into a 1950 film with Judy Holliday who scored an Academy Award for playing Billie.

The play experienced successful Broadway revivals in 1989 and 2011 and was again made into a film in 1993 with Melanie Griffith, John Goodman and Don Johnson.

Director Noel O’Neill said Born Yesterday appealed to him because of its themes of corruption within a comedy.

“I like the comedic brute force and ignorance of the Harry Brock character and the Pymaglion-esque quality of Billie Dawn,” he said.

“For those that don’t know, Pygmalion is a George Bernard Shaw play the musical My Fair Lady was based on and Billie has a similar Eliza Doolittle transformation.”

Born in Ireland, O’Neill moved to New York in his late teens and studied acting with Lee Strasberg and Herbert Berghof, appearing in many off-Broadway productions including One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and Of Mice and Men.

Since moving to Perth 12 years ago, he has appeared on stage and directed and written numerous shows for the Old Mill and KADS Theatres, Graduate Dramatic Society and the Irish Theatre Players.

O’Neill has won numerous awards for writing, directing and currently lectures for the WA Academy of Performing Arts and Perth Actors’ Collective, also writing and directing the Old Mill Theatre’s most recent show No Bed of Roses.

“The main challenge with Born Yesterday is taking the actors back to the 1940s and early 1950s because the characters are the sort we rarely see today and the dialogue is different,” he said.

“The play also demands lots of energy from the actors because they are all very well-written character roles.”

Featuring: tba

 

Garrick Theatre
Meadow St, Guildford


June 21,22,23*,27,28,29 July 5, 6, 7*,11,12,13

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sunday's at 2pm

Tickets:
$18/$16/$14

Bookings: 9378 1990

Garrick Theatre Company presents

"Project Macbeth"
Written by Simon Sharkey
Director : Rob Whitehead

Political intrigue has not changed much from 400 years ago in Shakespeare's time or 500 years before that in historical Macbeth’s time. The modern story of Gillard and Rudd is a replay of Whitlam and Fraser which is an echo of Macbeth and Duncan with Shakespeare as the ultimate spin doctor, rewriting history to suit the powers that be of the time.

Macbeth-hero or villain? This play written by Simon Sharkey for the National Theatre of Scotland, attempts to let the real Macbeth speak for himself. Yet what do we really know about him apart from what Shakespeare tells us? Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” echoes across the centuries as an all powerful pervading myth that eats away at reality. What chance does the real man have of telling his story when confronted by this amorphous monster?

In this retelling, the real battle is not with Duncan but with Shakespeare's play itself, as Macbeth, all but subsumed by the myth, struggles to be heard.

In 500 years time how are our current politicians going to be remembered? Will they be?

Featuring:
Bryn Coldrick, Rosie Coombes, Michael Haynes, Sarah House, Ellen Jurick, Laurie Mulgrew, Nicholas Kadmos, Rodney Palmer, Sherryl Spencer & Rodney van Groningen.  

 

Mount Lawley Bowling Club
crn Rockwood and Storthes Sts
Mount Lawley


3 SHOWS ONLY
June 21, 22, 23

Times:
All shows at 7.30pm
Approx. Duration 1 hr 50 min
includes interval

Tickets:
Full $30, Conc $25

No BYO, Licensed Bar

Cabaret Style
Tables in formation of 2 and 4
Tables may be shared

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Just Improvise proudly presents

"Zeitgeist"

God's gone fishing. We’re the bait.

Mirth, mischief, madness
Parables and parody
Creepy cabaret aboard
A world that’s lost at sea

Inspired by (an imagined) chance encounter between Bertolt Brecht and Tom Waits, workshopped and performed as part of the 2012 Impro Melbourne Classic, ZEITGEIST follows on from the unscripted success of IN A NEW YORK MINUTE and THE LOCKER ROOM. Just Improvise will titillate you with an intimate evening of creepy cabaret, in the spirit of ‘The Times’. 

Glenn Hall - Director
Tristen Parr - Musical Director

Lighting by Geoff Glencross
Production Manager Adelaide Buchanan

Featuring: Chris Bedding, Ann-Marie Biagioni, Martyn Churcher, Izaak Lim, Esther Longhurst, Jessica Messenger

Adult themes and language.

Poster Image: 
COCKTAIL HOUR by Chris Edmund, 2012
Acrylic and umbrella on canvas

The Flying Scotsman's Velvet Lounge
639 Beaufort Street
Mount Lawley
(cnr Grosvenor Road
- near Walcott Street)


June 13, 15, 16*,
20, 22, 23*, 27, 29

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sundays at 7pm

Tickets:
Presale
Full $27, Conc $24
Door Price
Full $30, Conc $27

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Groovy Boots Theatre proudly presents

John Birmingham's
"He Died with a Felafel in His Hand"
Stage adaption by Simon Bedak, Steve Le Marquand and Michael Neaylon
Directed by Phil Barnett and Chris Thomas

The hugely successful 1990s cult novel He Died with a Felafel in His Hand comes to the Perth stage this June, exploring the madness of sharing house with the good, the bad and the ugly. Well, mainly bad and ugly.

Described as “one of the funniest Australian novels ever written” with sales of more than 300,000 copies, He Died with a Felafel in His Hand also has the record of the longest-running stage play in Australian history.

Not seen in Perth since its WA debut 10 years ago, the playwrights have updated their script to give it a local feel, meaning this version has never been seen before.

Groovy Boots Theatre is bringing it to life, taking the show back to its pub origins by staging it at The Flying Scotsman’s Velvet Lounge in Mount Lawley. As author John Birmingham says: “It gets funnier the more beer you have while watching it.”

Please note: this is a strictly adults-only event that contains coarse language, adult themes, simulated drug use, nudity, sexual references and scenes.

Featuring:
Steve Hounsome, Sarah Christiner, Murray Jackson, Josh Crane, Molly Kerr, Krysia Wiechecki, Nicole Miller, Cath Jennings, Taylor Russert, Phil Barnett, Chris Thomas, Sophie Joske, Chris Greenwood, Katie Cameron

Phoenix Theatre
Memorial Hall
cnr Rockingham Rd and Carrington St
Hamilton Hill

July 5, 6, 7*, 12, 13, 14*, 19, 20

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sundays at 2pm

Tickets:
Adult $25
Conc & Child U15 $20
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Phoenix Theatre Inc and Laughing Horse Productions proudly presents

Gilbert & Sullivan's
"Pirates of Penzance"
Music by Arthur Sullivan
Liberetto by W.S. Gilbert
Directed by Adam Salathiel

The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert. The opera's official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 December 1879, where the show was well received by both audiences and critics. Its London debut was on 3 April 1880, at the Opera Comique, where it ran for a very successful 363 performances, having already been playing successfully for over three months in New York.

The story concerns Frederic, who, having completed his 21st year, is released from his apprenticeship to a band of tender-hearted pirates. He meets Mabel, the daughter of Major-General Stanley, and the two young people fall instantly in love.

Frederic finds out, however, that he was born on 29 February, and so, technically, he only has a birthday each leap year. His apprenticeship indentures state that he remains apprenticed to the pirates until his 21st birthday, and so he must serve for another 63 years.

Bound by his own sense of duty, Frederic's only solace is that Mabel agrees to wait for him faithfully.

Featuring:
Peter 'Pear' Carr, James Hynson, Shania Eliassen, Sheryl Gale, Paul Treasure, Darren Bilston, Russell Baxter, Danni Close, Catherine Motteram, Crystal Suche.

For a really great time out in Fremantle why not ask for your Harbour Theatre Meal Deal before the show at Clancy’s Fish Pub, just a short stroll across the park from the theatre.

Harbour Theatre
Port Cineast Building
70 Adelaide St
Fremantle
(opp Woolworths)

July 19, 20, 21*, 24, 26,
27, 28, August 2, 3

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*except Sunday's at 2pm

Tickets:
$25.50 Full
$23.50 Conc
$20.50 F/T Student &
Child U15
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Harbour Theatre presents

"The Season at Sarsaparilla"
by Patrick White
Directed by Peter Kirkwood

Harbour Theatre presents the highly anticipated powerful play The Season at Sarsaparilla, directed by Peter Kirkwood.

A charade of suburbia.

A humourous and insightful look at life in suburban Australia in 1961. Arbuably Australia's most important play by our only Nobel Prize winner for Literature.

- more info soon -

Featuring:
tba

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix Theatre
Memorial Hall
cnr Rockingham Rd and Carrington St
Hamilton Hill

August 29, 30, 31
September 5, 6, 7*

Times:
All shows at 8pm
*PLUS Saturday 7 Sept at 2pm

Doors open 30 min
prior to curtain

Duration: Approx 70-80min

Tickets:
Adult $20
Conc & Child U15 $18
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Phoenix Theatre Inc and Dark Psychic Productions present

A Vampire Black Comedy
"Sorority House of the Dead"
by Mitch Brian
Directed by Ryan S McNally and Emma Muller

Set in the 1980’s ‘Sorority House of the Dead’ is a new Black Comedy by Mitch Brian. Presented by Phoenix Theatre Inc and Dark Psychic Productions

It’s time for sorority initiations! And that means fresh, new blood. New pledges, that is. Who will survive the terrifying all-night lock down in the decaying mansion on Sorority Hill? What horrors await young girls who just want to have fun? Our lips are sealed! Help us 'revive' the eighties and a new wave of terror!

- more info soon -
- bookings online 15th May -

Featuring:
tba

 

 

 

 

 

 

Phoenix Theatre
Memorial Hall
cnr Rockingham Rd and Carrington St
Hamilton Hill

Oct 31, Nov 1, 2, 3*,
7, 8, 9*

Times:
Thurs, Fri, Sat - 8pm
*Sun 3rd - 2pm
*Plus Sat 9th - 2pm

Tickets:
Adult $20
Conc & Child U15 $18
+ transaction fee

Bookings:
TAZ Tix 9255 3336
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Phoenix Theatre Inc and Dark Psychic Productions present

"When The Lights Go Down"

Directed by Jessica Tarnowy

When the lights go down, the cast will play!

What happens on opening night without your leading lady? You have everything on the line and there is no turning back.  Will her understudy step up or is it more a question of how did she get there?

Sometimes there is more drama behind the scenes than on the stage.

‘When The Lights Go Down’ combines the styles of contemporary favourites and that big band sound in this all new musical by Dark Psychic Productions.

This is a general admission style event - tables of 4, tables may be shared - table allocation will be advised upon arrival.

BYO Food, Drinks available to purchase at the bar.

Featuring:
TBA

Venue:
Subiaco Arts Centre
180 Hamersley Rd
Subiaco

Contact:
6143 3568
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info@actorshub.net

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Old Mill Theatre
cnr Mends St
& Mill Point Rd,
South Perth
(opp. Windsor Hotel)


Sunday 16th September
2pm

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