Volunteers are needed to attend the Wanneroo Show!
Show dates Friday 29 November 4pm-10pm, and Saturday 30 November 9am – 10pm.
You will be talking to people, taking photos, helping people dress up, perhaps doing some improvised song and dance?
Come down and man the stall for a couple of hours, then have a wander around the show.
Free tickets to volunteers!
Contact Jane Anderson to volunteer.
By Ronald Harwood
Auditions: Sunday December 1 @ 10.30 at the Limelight Theatre
April 9 to 18 2020
For further information about this exciting season, or to obtain a script, please contact Gwen on 0417948944 or [email protected]
Cecily, Reggie and Wilfred are in a home for retired opera singers. Each year on October 10, there is a concert to celebrate Verdi’s birthday. Jean, who used to be married to Reggie, arrives at the home and disrupts their equilibrium. She still acts like a diva and refuses to sing. But the show must go on… Both funny and poignant; Quartet has been made into a film starring Billy Connelly, Tom Courtenay, Maggie Smith and Pauline Collins.
| Cecily Robson | Happy with her lot, but showing signs of early dementia |
| Reginald Paget | A real gentleman with a sardonic wit |
| Wilfred Bond | Unkempt and untidy with a wicked repartee |
| Jean Horton | An ex-diva with an ego to match |
All the characters are in their seventies, however this should not deter actors who are younger as we can “age” you.
There is absolutely no requirement to be able to sing as there is no singing on stage.
Anyone interested in being Stage Manager, backstage or technical crew, please contact Gwen.
Thank you to all those who auditioned.
Hello Members and friends
I was fortunate to attend the final night of “Kinky Boots” and discovered that all the raves I had been hearing from patrons and friends were absolutely true! What a magnificent production!
A real credit to the directors, the set builders, the backstage and technical crews and the fabulous performers and musicians!
I was entranced from beginning to end and really didn’t want it to stop – the curtain calls and standing ovations were a testament to the fact that the whole audience were of the same opinion! The sell-out of the whole run meant that well over 2000 people came to the theatre to enjoy this show. Hopefully you will all come back for “Rock of Ages” in November/December. BOOK NOW, AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
We are still working on a solution for access to the lighting bar above the auditorium and amassing updated information and quotes. The problem stems from the need to ensure the safety of our members who may be working at heights. At our last committee meeting, after much discussion and research, it was decided that the gantry option was not the best fit as there would still be a need for members to climb ladders to access the lighting bar. As we are hoping to install a system immediately after our first season next year, we ae keen to make this important decision sooner rather than later.
You will see on another page in this newsletter, we will be starting 2020 with a production of “Annie” to be directed by Kate Blower.
We have produced this musical before – but as it was 17 years ago, the children who starred in it are adults now and won’t be re-cast!
However, our final production for 2019 is open for bookings, so if you missed out on “Kinky Boots”, please book soon for “Rock of Ages” – it promises to be a great fun show. (I know the cast are already enjoying it!)
A quick personal note – I have nominated to be a councillor for the City of Wanneroo in the coming election! This will not take me away from my duties as your president, indeed I hope it will help to raise the profile of our theatre even more. The only promise I can make if I am elected is that I will listen to the residents and I will try to represent your views and ideas honestly.
See you at the theatre –
Shelley