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Auditions for "Are You Being Served?"

Wingz Productions will be holding a script read thru on Monday 14th December 2009 & auditions on Wednesday 16th December 2009 for their latest production �Are You Being Served?�, the stage play of the 1970�s � 1980�s BBC sitcom, written by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft.

Both the script read thru and auditions are being held at the Reeve Memorial Hall (Campbelltown Uniting Church), Allman Street Campbelltown and will commence at 7:45pm.

All roles are available and no pre-casting will be done, audition pieces will be given out at the script read thru.

This production is being staged at the Town Hall Theatre, Campbelltown in March 2010 and rehearsals will commence in January 2010. This production is being directed by David W. Owens & produced by Sandi Owens.

For more information email: info@wingzproductions.com.au or call (02) 4627-1550 (24 hour answering machine).

Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 - Beware the Ides of March

Wingz Productions latest show, �Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 � Beware the Ides of March� is being staged at the Town Hall Theatre, 297 Queen Street, Campbelltown and is being staged on 5th December 2009. The doors will open at 7pm with pre show nibblies and will be followed by a supper afterwards.

The plays being presented at this festival are: �Moment of Truth� written by C.G. Willats directed by Michael Griffin, �A Tale of Two Men� written and directed by Rhondda Hendley, �nine-thirty-six� written and directed by Kenneth Ogilvie & �Treetop Actress� written by Miles Nordin & directed by Paul Jenkins. All the plays are produced by Sandi Owens. This evening also includes the 8th Annual Wingz Awards & Entertainment.

The plays being presented are the short-listed plays in the festival and are being judged in two categories, �Judges Choice� and �The People�s Choice� awards. All the plays contain �Beware the Ides of March� within the play. All audience members have the opportunity of voting for their choice for �The People�s Choice� Award.

Both �Tale of Two Men� & �nine-thirty-six� are both playwrights are residents of Campbelltown. �Moment of Truth� playwright comes from the Hurstville area and the playwright of �Treetop Actress� comes from Brooklyn, New York (USA).

Wingz Productions have produced many shows over their 9 year history, most recently Wingz Productions have produced �The Hound of the Baskervilles� & �Death by Chocolate�.

Tickets for this evening are $22.00. Tickets can be booked by calling (02) 4627-1550, tickets can also be purchased from the theatre box office on 5th December 2009.

Auditions for "Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 - Beware the Ides of March"

We are currently holding auditions for the �Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 � Beware the Ides of March�. The read thru will be held on 2nd November 2009 & the auditions will be held on 4th November 2009.

Both the script read thru and auditions are being held at the Reeve Memorial Hall (Campbelltown Uniting Church), Allman Street Campbelltown and will commence at 7:45pm.

For more information, please call (02) 4627-1550, 0425-342-580 or email: info@wingzproductions.com.au

The plays that are being presented are:

Play #1: Moment of Truth

Synopsis: The discovery by a wife of her husband�s affair, his explanation, her reaction and ultimate decision. (Drama)

Characters:

Myra: A wife finding out about her husband�s infidelity. Female aged 25+

Paul: A husband who is found out by his wife. Male aged 25+

Play # 2: A Tale of Two Men

Synopsis: Two very drunk men are trying to work out what a soothsayer means by �Beware the Ides of March�. They get it wrong and one come to an untimely end. (Comedy)

Characters:

Soothsayer: A Man with a sandwich board over his shoulders (non speaking). Male aged 18+

1st Drunk: A drunken man sitting on park bench. Male aged 18+

2nd Drunk: A second drunken man sitting on a park bench. Male aged 18+

Woman: A passerby who is a �know it all� and feels she needs to correct the drunks. Female aged 18+

Play #3: Nine-Thirty-Six

Synopsis: 3 people wait and recount their deaths (Absurdist)

Characters:

Man 1: Man dressed childishly. Male aged 18+

Man 2: Man dressed older. Male aged 18+

Woman: Woman with hair in neat bun. Female aged 18+

Play #4: Treetop Actress

Synopsis: A famous actress is being interviewed by one of her friends for a magazine article. (Drama)

Characters:

Milo: An Interviewer for a magazine. Male aged 25+

Laurel: An Actress promoting her career. Female aged 18+

Ten Minute Quickie short play competition

Ten Minutes

Ten Plays

$1,500 up for grabs

Will your play be selected?

Submission deadline
Sunday 13th December 2009

Performances 30th Sept-2nd Oct 2010

Enquiries: thequickie@elthamlittletheatre.org.au
Paula 0422 954 837

Visit www.elthamlittletheatre.org.au
and download a submission form today!

Death by Chocolate

Wingz Productions latest show, �Death by Chocolate� is being staged at the Town Hall Theatre, 297 Queen Street, Campbelltown. The season opens on 16th October 2009 followed by a supper afterwards. The play is a murder-mystery comedy written by Paul Freed, directed by David W. Owens and produced by Sandi Owens.

David & Sandi have produced many successful shows together, some have included; ��allo �allo�, �Are you being Served?�, �Fawlty Towers�, �Lady Windermere�s Fan�, �The Importance of Being Earnest�, �Pygmalion� and most recently �The Hound of the Baskervilles�.

The production is set at the Meadowbrook Health Resort and stars Timothy Ross as John Stone � the health resort manager, Suzanne Sayers as Lady Barbara Riverdale � the owner of the health resort & Lady Riverdale Chocolates, Robbie Earnshaw as Ed Parlor � a mystery novel writer and guest at the heath resort and Melanie Ford as Margaret Daniels � a journalist from �Elite Magazine� who has been invited by Lady Riverdale to write an article on the Grand Re-Opening of the health resort.

The season for the play is: Friday 16th October 2009 & Saturday 17th October 2009 at 8pm and Sunday 18th October 2009 at 2pm. Tickets are $22.00 (Adults), $17.00 (Seniors/Students), $14.00 (All tickets for Sunday 18th October 2009). Tickets can be booked by calling (02) 4627-1550, tickets can also be purchased from the theatre box office from 11th October 2009.

Synopsis:

Members of the newly renovated Meadowbrook Health Resort are dropping like flies, including famed chef Edith Chiles! On the eve of the grand re-opening, this is not the best advertisement! It's up to John Stone, the manager, to find the cause and the murderer. Delightfully sarcastic and cynical.

Stone finds himself teaming up with Ed Parlor, mystery writer and amateur sleuth, in a wacky race against time. The clues point to a sinister box of chocolates, and the suspects include all the outlandish characters working for the resort.

Review of Katharina Scholler

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Auditions

Auditions.

Wanted: Serious, committed, trained and experienced singers

to join an internationally-experienced tenor

to form what will eventually become a

High-Quality Vocal Ensemble

capable of performing at international level.

Initially the Melbourne-based Ensemble will be profit-sharing.

The ensemble will be unsuitable for most amateurs as the commitment will be high.

Repertoire:

Arias and extracts from Opera - including in costume;

Sacred Music;

Lighter works, etc.

Pianists interested are invited to contact the director.

Please telephone: 0418 366 502.

Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009

We are currently seeking submission for our writing competition, the Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009. The selected plays will be staged later this year as a part of the festival.

The script must be no longer than 10 minutes in length and be only one act. For the scripts to be accepted, the script must contain the statement �Beware the Ides of March�.

The closing date for scripts is 16th October 2009, for more information about festival or to receive the Rules & Guidelines, please email: mpf@wingzproductions.com.au .

D2A's $3000 Total Career Kickstart for Actors

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Full Details on PRIZES Included can be viewed at www.dare2audition.com.au

For David Mamet Fans - SPEED THE PLOW comes to Brisbane

Two movie moguls, a seductive secretary. a script, a movie contract, a deadline, a book and a bet add up to a lot of fast moving greedy, good fun in this brilliant David Mamet play SPEED THE PLOW opening at Centre Stage Theatre, 25 Quarry Street, Spring Hill on Thursday August 27 till September 12, Thursdays to Saturdays 8pm and Saturday Matinee September 12 at 2pm.

Mamet is well known for his Pulitzer Prize winning play and screen play "Glengarry Glen Ross" and for the screen plays "Hannibal" and "Wag the Dog".

Speed the Plow, a three hander staring Brian Bolton, Andrea Becker and Jack Bradford is set in the pressure cooker atmosphere of film making in Hollywood and is an in-depth look at the morality and ethics of modern society.

SERVANT OF THE REVOLUTION premieres 21 July

A suppressed scandal � lover, baby, wife � in historical proportions. Played out by Lenchen, servant of communist revolutionary Karl Marx. A rare theatrical exploration of socialist and feminist contradictions. You won�t look at Marx the same way again.
Written by ANITRA NELSON. Directed by BRENDA ADDIE. With JULIANNE DONOVAN as Lenchen, CLARA PAGONE as Tussy Marx, and RAY TIERNAN as Engels.
8 pm Tues to Sat 21�25 July and 28 July�1 Aug
6 pm Sun 26 July
Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre, Brunswick (cnr Sydney & Glenlyon rds)
Tickets: $25 (full), $15 (conc), $20 (groups of 10+)
Bookings: 0420 933 101 servantrevolution@gmail.com

Over-the-Hill Theatre Company

A fun new theatre company for over 50's is being formed. We are looking for experienced and non experienced performers and behind the scenes crew.
It's all for fun and a good time. A great way for the more mature of us to get together and have some fun, make new friends and share in a common interest.
Sunday arvo rehearsals/get-together.
Email susangail7@hotmail.com

Over-the-Hill Theatre Company

Looking for people over 50 interested in forming a new theatre company. Based in the Eltham area.
Singers, dancers, actors, musicians...behind the scenes crew - if you think you have something to offer, we'd love to hear from you.
Whether you're a seasoned performer or have just always wanted to have a go at treading the boards. It's all for fun and a good time. A great way for the more mature in our community to get out and about meet new friends and socialise.
Sunday afternoon rehearsals/get together.
Email susangail7@hotmail.com

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Wingz Productions latest play, �The Hound of the Baskervilles� is being staged at the Town Hall Theatre, 297 Queen Street, Campbelltown. The season opens on 17th April 2009 followed by a supper afterwards.

The play is dramatically adapted by Tim Kelly from the original Sherlock Holmes novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. The Production is directed by David W. Owens and Produced by Sandi Owens.

David & Sandi have produced many successful shows together, some have included; ��allo �allo�, �Are you being served?�, �Fawlty Towers�, �Lady Windermere�s Fan�, �The Importance of Being Earnest� & �Pygmalion�. Most recently they worked together on �The Monster�s Family�, written by David W. Owens.

The production stars Michael Griffin as Sherlock Holmes, Douglas Baker as Dr. John Watson, Vincent Andriano as Sir Henry Baskerville and Lauren Weston as Lady Agatha Mortimer.

The season for the play is: Friday 17th & Saturday 18th April 2009 at 8pm and Sunday 19th April 2009 at 2pm. Tickets are $22.00 (Adults), $17.00 (Seniors/Students), $14.00 (All tickets for Sunday 19th April 2009). Tickets can be booked by calling (02) 4627-1550, tickets can also be purchased from the theatre box office from 13th April 2009.

Synopis:

With the mysterious death of Sir Charles Baskerville, Sir Henry Baskerville arrives in England from America to take his rightful place as heir to the vast Baskerville fortune, a legacy that comes complete with a family curse � death at the fangs of a living horror prowling the English moor.

Lady Agatha Mortimer, an old friend of Dr. John Watson, calls for the assistance of the world famous criminal investigator Mr. Sherlock Holmes to uncover the truth behind Sir Charles� death. Can Sherlock Holmes stop �the beast� from fulfilling the �Curse of the Baskervilles� and killing again.

Agent Details

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BLACKBOX MELBOURNE

Email: talent@blackboxmelbourne.com.au
Fax: 03 9376 7354
Mobile: 0414 620 841

Review of Andy Croft

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Perth Theatre Company - Double Pass Giveaway

Backstagejobs.com.au Are giving a way a double pass to a lucky backstagejobs.com.au subscriber to three of this seasons hot plays "Rose", "The Big Picture" , "The Matchmaker" , all you need to do is be a subscriber to Backstagejobs free jobs bulletin and enter as many times as you like on our contact page.

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Zanna, Don't!

DON'T MISS this award-winning off-broadway musical - ZANNA, DON'T! is part of Melbourne's Midsumma Festival.

A cast of hot young Melbourne talent play the students in this alternate gay world where a controversial high school muscial about straights in the military doesn't quite go to plan. The school musical draws together a boy and girl who discover they are falling in love for one another - much to their own horror. It's down to the school matchmaker Zanna to make the world safe for them and help his friends overcome their heterophobia.

Playing until Feb 14
Chapel Off Chapel, Praharan
Inquiries 9290 7000

Latest News & Reviews on TheatreLink

Auditions for "Are You Being Served?"

Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 - Beware the Ides of March

Auditions for "Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009 - Beware the Ides of March"

Ten Minute Quickie short play competition

Death by Chocolate

Review of Katharina Scholler

Auditions

Macarthur Playwriting Festival 2009

D2A's $3000 Total Career Kickstart for Actors

For David Mamet Fans - SPEED THE PLOW comes to Brisbane

SERVANT OF THE REVOLUTION premieres 21 July

Stage Whispers Magazine New Web-site

Over-the-Hill Theatre Company

Over-the-Hill Theatre Company

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Agent Details

Review of Andy Croft

Perth Theatre Company - Double Pass Giveaway

myspace.com/sarinaoriginals

Zanna, Don't!