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1980 Productions

Details on all our shows from 1980 until 1989.

1989 PRODUCTIONS

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March

HARVEY
by Mary Chase
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
MYRTLE MAY SIMMONS - Terry Jax
VETA LOUISE SIMMONS - Shirley Oberg
ELWOOD P. DOWD - Martin Pinaud
MISS JOHNSON - Veronica Willis
MRS ETHEL CAHUVENET - Marcia Gill
RUTH KELLY - Rhonda Zimmerman
MARVIN WILSON - James Elliott
LYMAN SANDERSON M.D - Michael Gooley
WILLIAM R. CHUMLEY M.D - Graham Egan
BETTY CHUMLEY - Pollie Dowling
JUDGE OMAR GAFFNEY - Brian Belcher
E.J LOFGREN - Dennis Ballard

Crew

Production Design: Doreen Grant
Special Portraits: Margaret Codelli
Stage Manager: Dennis Ballard
Props: Veronica Willis
Costumes: Ivy Coffey and Rose Forrest
Lighting Design: James Bruce

 

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May

WHAT THE BUTLER SAW
by Joe Orton
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
DR PRENTICE - Lawrence Hinwood
GERALDINE BARCLAY - Kathy Goddard
MRS PRENTICE - Jo Peters
NICHOLAS BECKETT - Terry Robson
DR RANCE - Dick May
SERGEANT MATCH - Neil Reilly

Crew

Production Design: Joy Baker and Jim Cover
Stage Managers: Linda Macauley, Michael Gooley and Lorraine Ashbrook
Script Supervisor: Clare Moran
Costumes: Ivy Coffey and Rose Forrest
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Program Design: Neil Reilly
Photography: John Russell
Sound Co-ordinator: Robert Elworthy

 

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August

HAPPY BIRTHDAY
by Marc Camoletti
Directed by Shirley Oberg

Cast
JACQUELINE - Kaye Lewis-Driver
ROBERT - Michael Duffy
BERNARD - Martin Pinaud
BRIGIT 1 - Clare Moran
BRIGIT 2 - Catherine Murphy

Crew

Production Design: Shirley Oberg
Stage Managers: Linda Macauley and Lorraine Ashbrook
Costumes: Ivy Coffey and Rose Forrest
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Program Design: Sue Burns
Photography: James Russell
Sound Co-ordinator: Robert Elworthy

 

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October

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Dennis Allen

Cast
ALGERNON MONCRIEF - Peter Halpin
LANE - Paul Rudd
JACK WORTHING - Michael Gooley
LADY BRACKNELL - Jo Peters
GWENDOLEN - Barbara Doran
MISS PRISM - Gen Webb
CECILY - Caroline Sundquist
MERRIMAN - Veronica Willis
REV. CANON CHASUBLE - Steven Andrews

Crew

Production Design: Dennis Allen
Production Assistant: Jane Sieber
Stage Managers: Linda Macauley and Graham Egan
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Jutta Gruene and Rose Forrest
Millinery: Rose Forrest
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Program Design: Barbara Done and Jo Peters
Photography: Joanne Urbanik
Sound Co-ordinator: Robert Elworthy

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1988 PRODUCTIONS

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March

THE CHALK GARDEN
by Enid Bagnold
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
MISS MADRIGAL - Janet Walker
MAITLAND - Neil Reilly
SECOND APPLICANT - Narelle Jaeger
THIRD APPLICANT - Frances Sims
LAUREL - Samantha Woodhill
MRS ST MAUGHAM - Jo Peters
NURSE - Frances Sims
OLIVIA - Narelle Jaeger
THE JUDGE - Peter Theodore

Crew

Production Design: James Bruce
Scenic Artwork: Jim Cover and Michelle Zeibots
Stage Manager: Simone Zeibots
Script Supervision: Mary Sturmey
Props: Mary Sturmey
Costume Design: Margaret Griffin
Costume Making: Margaret Griffin, Rose Forrest, Jutta Gruene and Ivy Coffey
Furnishings: Rose Forrest
Millinery: Rose Forrest
Sound Effects: Robert Elworthy and Ian Coppock
Program: Portofino Design and Michelle Zeibots
Photography: Norm Richardson

 

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May

A FUNNY KIND OF DAY
by John McIntyre
Directed by Lawrence Hinwood

Cast
TIM SPRING - Richard May
KATIE SPRING - Catherine Murphy
MRS ER - Amanda Marsden
ROGER WESTON-LAMB - Harry Elliot
BOO-BOO - Katie Williams
MYRTLE BOGGSLEY - Clare Moran
P.P. TASKLEY - Richard Evans

Crew

Production Design: Larwrence Hinwood
Artwork: Olivia Bowring
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Jutta Gruene and Rose Forrest
Stage Manager: Robert Elworthy
Script Supervisor: Marie Evans
Props: Lawrence Hinwood and Judith Thomas
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting and Sound Technician: Ian Coppock
Program Co-ordinator: Jim Cover and Jutta Gruene
Program Cover Design: Jutta Gruene
Photography: Norman Richards

 

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August

LLYOD GEORGE KNEW MY FATHER
by Douglas Home
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
GEN. SIR WILLIAM BOOTHROYD - Graham Egan
LADY SHIELA BOOTHROYD - Jo Peters
HUBERT BOOTHROYD - Neil Reilly
MAUD BOOTHROYD - Laureen Davis
SALLY BOOTHROYD - Alison Cini
SIMON GREEN - Gary Simmons
REV. TREVOR SIMMINDS - Adrian Thompson
ROBERTSON - Brian Belcher

Crew

Production Design: Doreen Grant
Artwork: Olivia Bowering
Paintings: Margaret Codell
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Jutta Gruene and Rose Forrest
Stage Manager: Larry Davis
Script Supervisor: Pollie Dowling
Props: Veronica Willis and Brian Belcher
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting and Sound Technician: Robert Elworthy
Program Co-ordinator: Jutta Gruene
Program Cover Design: Portofino Design
Photographs: Norm Richardson

 

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October

THE MAN FROM MUKINUPIN
by Dorothy Hewett
Directed by Joy Baker
Original Music by Jim Cotter

Cast
TOUCH OF THE TAR - Maria Lyle
MISS CLEMMY HUMMER - Barbara Falloon
MISS CLARRY HUMMER - Catherine Philips
EEK PERKINS - John Murray
EDIE PERKINS - Christine Bartlett
POLLY PERKINS - Jacqueline Cowell
JACK TUESDAY - Brett Russell
CECIL BRUNNER - Rob Jones
MAX MONTEBELLO - Andrew Hodson
MERCY MONTEBELLO - Allanah Jarman
THE WIDOW TUESDAY - Marguerite Sheath
ZEEK PERKINS - Peter Murtagh
THE FLASHER - Andrew Hodson
HARRY TUESDAY - Michael Gooley

Crew

Production Design: James Bruce
Scenic Artwork: Jenny Catt, Jim Cover and Joanne Furnari
Stage Manager: Jo Peters
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Jutta Gruene and Rose Forrest
Program Co-ordinator: Jutta Gruene
Program Artwork: Joanne Furnari
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Sound Co-ordinator: Robert Elworthy

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1987 PRODUCTIONS

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March

THE LOUDEST WHISPER
by Lillian Hellman
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
PEGGY - Markia Cairns and Jacqui Cowell
CATHERINE - Sharisse Votano and Sharne Clarke
LOIS - Marie Dwyer and Tracey Cawse
MRS LILY MORTAR - Jo Peters
HELEN - Sonia Klein and Nicole Bracken
JANET - Samantha Woodhill and Leah Casaceli
ROSALIE - Kate Sutton
LESLIE - Liza Capell and Danielle Atkins
EVELYN - Tina Lyle and Natalie Fehon
MARY TILFORD - Jenny Walker
KAREN WRIGHT - Kaye Driver-Lewis
MARTHA DOBIE - Kathy Goddard
DOCTOR JOSEPH CARDIN - Peter Murtagh
AGATHA - Betty Langenberg
MRS AMELIA TILFORD - Shirley Oberg
A GROCER BOY - Kate Sutton

Crew

Set Design: Michelle Zeibots and James Bruce
Lighting: James Bruce
Sound: Craig Oberg
Costumes: Esther Clarke of Feathers and Finery
Children's Costumes and Soft Furnishings: Ivy Coffey
Stage Manager: David Webb
Script Supervisor: Betty Langenberg
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg

 

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May

THE CURIOUS SAVAGE
by John Patrick
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
The Guests
FLORENCE - Celine Daly
HANNIBAL - John Hill
FAIRY MAY - Julie Anne Burrows
JEFFREY - Richard May
MRS PADDY - Linda Edwards
The Family
TITUS - Harry Elliot
SAMEUL - Rod Lonergan
LILY BELLE - Rhonda Zimmerman
ETHEL - Wyn Armstrong
The Staff
MISS WHILHELMINA - Annette Penney
DR EMMETT- Clare Moran

Crew

Production Design: James Bruce
Soft Furnishings: Ivy Coffey
Artwork: Michelle Zeibots
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Rose Forrest and Jutta Gruene
Stage Manager: Craig Cooper
Script Supervisor: Chris King
Props: Jeni Galbraith and Margaret Petith
Lighting and Sound Technician: Ian Coppock
Program Co-ordinator: Jim Cover
Program Cover Design: Neil Penney
Photographs: Warren Gray

 

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August

FARNDALE NO. 2
by David McGillivray
Directed by Joyce Cover

Cast
MRS REECE - Jo Peters
THELMA - Jo Chalmers
LOTTIE - Diny Mikata
FELICITY - Katie Williams
JASMINE - Linda Edwards
DAVID - Geoff Inglis

Crew

Set Design: James Bruce
Artwork: Michelle Zeibots
Costumes: Ivy Coffye, Rose Forrest and Jutta Gruene
Stage Manager: Kim Colwell
Script Supervisor: Kim Colwell
Props: Maree Logan and Geoff Inglis
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Sound Effects: Ian Coppock
Program Co-ordinator: Robert Elworthy
Program Artwork: Michelle Zeibots
Photography: Warren Gray and Norm Richardson

 

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October

RELATIVE STRANGERS
by Trevor Cowper
Directed by Shirley Oberg

Cast
GEORGE MARTELLI - Jim Cheesley
JOANNA MARTELLI - Clare Moran
PHILIP WHITE - Harry Elliott
GINA LEIGH - Michelle Zeibots
SARAH ROBINSON - Katie Williams
FIONA MARTELLI - Catherine Lloyd
Crew
Set Design: Michelle Zeibots
Artwork: Michelle Zeibots
Costumes: Ivy Coffey, Rose Forrest and Jutta Coppock
Stage Manager: Ian Coppock
Script Supervisor: Jeni Galbraith
Props: Craig Cooper
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Sound Effects: Kim Cowell
Program Co-ordinators: Robert Elworthy and Michelle Zeibots
Program Artwork: Warren Gray
Photography: Norm Richardson

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1986 PRODUCTIONS

 

March

NOT NOW DARLING
by Ray Cooney and John Chapman
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
ARNOLD CROUCH - Lawrence Hinwood
MISS WHITTINGTON - Joanne Lackey and Caroline Fielder
MISS TIPDALE - Christine Bartlett
MRS FRENCHAM - Jennifer Kennedy
GILBERT BODLEY - Brian Charlton
COMMANDER FRENCHAM - Brian Belcher
HARRY McMICHAEL - Pat Coffey
JANIE McMICHAEL - Joanne Gabbe
SUE LAWSON - Julie-Anne Burrows
MAUDE BODLEY - Jo Peters
MR LAWSON - Lindsay Flecknoe

Crew

Stage Manager: Lindsay Flecknoe
Set Design: James Bruce
Decor: Joy Baker
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Props: Carolyn Fielder and Joanne Lackey
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Peter Loader
Program Advertising: Syd Grant
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Philips

 

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May

THE WALTZ OF THE TOREADORS
by Jean Anouilh
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
GENERAL ST PE - Colin Kenny
EMILY - Janet Walker
GASTON - Richard May
ESTELLA - Kathy Goddard
SIDONIA - Michelle Zeibots
DOCTOR BONFANT - Larry Davis
MLLE GHISLAINE DE STE-EUVERTE - Laureen Davis
EUGENIE - Katie Williams
MME DUPONT-FREIDAINE - Kaye Lewis-Driver
FATHER AMBROSE - Frank Crocombe
PAMELA - Linda Macauley

Crew

Stage Manager: Peter Warr
Set Design: Doreen Grant
Decor: Michelle Zeibots
Artist: Olivia Bowering
Costumes: Ivy Coffey and the Sewing Group
Costume Design: Linda Knapman
Script Supervision: Frank Crocombe and Linda Macauley
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Peter Loader
Bugle Calls: Bonny Loftberg
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Phillips

 

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August

HERE LIES JEREMY TROY
by Jack Sharkey
Directed by Shirley Oberg

Cast
JEREMY TROY - Graham Egan
KATHRYN TROY - Catherine Murphy
CHARLIE BICKLE - Paul Miller
TINA WINSLOW - Katie Williams
SVEN IVORSEN - Brian Brock

Crew

Stage Manager: John Murphy
Set Design: Shirley Oberg
Script Supervision: Brian Belcher
Costumes: Ivy Coffey and Jutta Gruene
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Ian Coppock
Props: Linda Macauley
Program Co-ordinator: Dulcie Meddows

 

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October

FARNDALE NO. 1
by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr
Directed by Paul Cate

Cast
MRS REECE - Jo Peters
THELMA GREEN - Jo Chalmers
FELICITY - Joanna Elliott
AUDREY - Wyn Armstrong
PENELOPE - Pat Keyworth
THE PRODUCER - Richard May
THE 'SINCOCK SISTERS' Elise Nicholson and Monique Nicholson

Crew

Producer: Jo Peters
Stage Manager: Richard May
Props: Janet Walker and Judy Cashion
Live Sound: Richard May
Set Design: Paul Cate
Set Construction: James Bruce
Set Painting: Michelle Zeibots
Costumes: Ivy Coffey
Front of House Manager: Bill Kleinman
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Ian Coppock
Sound Recording Ian Coppock
Typing Services: Noreen Lenton
Program Co-ordinator: Jo Peters
Program Advertising: Syd Grant

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1985 PRODUCTIONS

 

March

HABEAS CORPUS
by Alan Bennett
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
ARTHUR WICKSTEAD - Brian Charlton
MURIEL WICKSTEAD - Jo Peters
DENNIS WICKSTEAD - Greg Watson
CONSTANCE WICKSTEAD - Christine Bartlett
MRS SWAB - Wyn Armstrong
CANON THROBBING - Graham Egan
LADY RUMPERS - Pat Keyworth
FELICITY RUMPERS - Barbara Whatman
MR SHANKS - Brian Belcher
SIR PERCY SHORTER - Larry Davis
MR PURDUE - Peter Lake

Crew

Stage Manager: Peter Baker
Asst. Stage Manager: Peter Warr
Script Supervisor: Linda Macauley
Production Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: James Bruce
Production Assistant: Dulcie Meddows
Lighting Execution and Sound Recording: Craig Oberg
Photographer: Brain Belcher
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Anthony Urban
Program Advertising: Syd Grant
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Phillips

 

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May

BRUSH WITH A BODY
by Maurice McLoughlin
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
SARAH WALLING - Jan Lambert
CYNTHIA WALLING - Rhonda Zimmerman
MR FLAHERTY - Jim Farrow
MRS D'ARCY - Joy Buckman
HENRY WALLING - Peter Murtagh
PAUL MARTELL - Steven Andrews
SYBIL WALLING - Shirley Oberg
DET. INSPECTOR HARDY - Keith Barker
SERGEANT BRAY - Pat Coffey
ROSITA HERNANDEZ - Lesley Philips
THE HON. PAMELA COLEFAX - Frances Sims

Crew

Stage Manager: Pat Coffey
Script Supervisor: Kathy Nicholas
Set Design: Doreen Grant
Production Assistant, Lighting Design & Sound Recording: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Peter Loader
Photographer: Brian Belcher
Program Advertising: Syd Grant
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Philips

 

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August

TWO AND TWO MAKE SEX
by Richard Harris and Leslie Carbon
Directed by Lawrence Hinwood

Cast
GEORGE - Greg Frost
CLARE - Kaye Lewis-Driver
NICK - Richard May
JANE - Vicki Ford
RUTH - Catherine Philips
MR BOWERS - Al Collis

Crew

Stage Manager and Script Supervisor: Pat Coffey
Set Design: James Bruce and Lawsrence Hinwood
Production Assistant: Dulcie Meddows
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Props: Kath Collis and Judy Cashion
Lighting Execution and Sound Recording: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Peter Loader
Program Advertising: Syd Grant
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Philips

 

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October

TRAP FOR A LONELY MAN
by Robert Thomas
Directed by Shirley Oberg

Cast
THE MAN - Mark Uhlman
THE INSPECTOR - Greg Egan
THE PRIEST - Robert Jones
THE WOMAN - Sue Gibson
THE TRAMP - Adrian Thompson
THE NURSE - Kathy Nicholas

Crew

Stage Manager: Terry Hackett
Script Supervisor: Jo Peters
Set Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: James Oberg
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Props: Linda Macauley
Lighting and Sound Technician: Craig Oberg
Assistant Technician: Peter Loader
Music Composed and Recorded: Geoff Inglis
Artwork: Jack Haddock
Program Advertising: Syd Grant
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Phillips

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1984 PRODUCTIONS

 

March

MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM
by Ray Cooney and John Chapman
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
JOANNA MARKHAM - Val Hood
ALISTAIR SPENLOW - Lawrence Hinwood
SYLVIE - Jan Lambert
LINDA LODGE - Sue Gibson
PHILLIP MARKHAM - Al Collis
HENRY LODGE - James Cheesley
WALTER PANGBOURNE - Keith Barker
OLIVE HARRIET-SMYTHE - Shirley Oberg
MISS WILKINSON - Vicki Ford

Crew

Stage Manager & Script Supervisor: Maggie Wilcox
Assistant to the Producer: Christine Bartlett
Lighting and Set Design: James Bruce
Lighting Execution: Glen Percival and Mark Avis
Sound Recording: Mark Avis and Glenn Percival
Photography: Brian Belcher
Program Co-ordinator: Zita Gardyne

 

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May

THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
by Jay Presson Allen
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
SISTER HELENA - Pat Keyworth
MR PERRY - Glenn Richardson
JEAN BRODIE - Janet Walker
SANDY - Kathy Goddard
JENNY - Vicki Ford
MONICA - Robbi Wymr
MARY MACGREGOR - Linda Edwards
MISS MACKAY - Josephine Peters
GORDON LOWTHER - Hanno Stanojevic
TEDDY LLOYD - Allan Hall
MCREADY - Richard Hyde
GIRL GUIDES & SCHOOL GIRLS - Julie-Anne Burrows, Suzanne Gledhill, Jacinta Perry, Jennifer Smith, Sally Chuter, Linda Macauley and Lesley Philips

Crew

Stage Manager: Pat Coffey
Asst. Stage Manager: Peter Lake
Script Supervisor: Linda Macauley
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Scenic Artwork: Linda Macauley and Kathy Goddard
Lighting Execution: Craig Oberg, Mark Avis, Olivia Bowering, Larry Davis and Janet Walker
Sound Recording: Mark Avis and Glen Percival
Wardrobe: Ivy Coffey, Jutta Gruene and Keenor Owen
Program Co-ordinator: Zita Gardyne
Photography: Brian Belcher
Props Supervision: Jennifer Smith

 

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August

DEATHTRAP
by Ira Levin
Directed by Valerie Hood

Cast
SIDNEY BRUHI - Brian Charlton
MYRA BRUHI - Catherine Philips
CLIFFORD ANDERSON - Daniel Bush
HELGA TEN DORP - Sue Gibson
PORTER MILGRIM - Adrian Thompson

Crew

Stage Manager: David Webb
Script Supervisor: Jennifer Kennedy
Set Design: Val Hood
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting Execution: Craig Oberg
Sound Recording: Mark Avis and Val Hood
Photography: Brian Belcher
Props Supervision: Clare Richardson
Program Co-ordinator: Kathy Goddard

 

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October

BLITHE SPIRIT
by Noel Coward
Directed by Dennis Allen

Cast
EDITH, A MAID - Linda Edwards
RUTH - Kaye Lewis-Driver
CHARLES - James Cheesley
DR BRADMAN - Richard Hyde
MRS BRADMAN - Josephine Peters
MADAM ARCATI - Shirley Oberg
ELVIRA - Rhonda Zimmerman

Crew

Stage Manager and Props Supervisor: Maggie Wilcox
Production Design: James Bruce
Lighting Execution: Craig Oberg
Sound Recording: Mark Avis
Photography: Brian Belcher
Special Effects Costumes: Jutta Gruene
Program Co-ordinator: Catherine Philips

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1983 PRODUCTIONS

 

March

EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL
by John Patrick
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
OPAL - Jo Peters
MISTER TANNER - Tom Lake
GLORIA - Debra MacFarland
BRADFORD - Lindsay Carr
SOLOMON - Adrian Thompson
OFFICER - Steven Andrews
DOCTOR - Jim Cheesley

Crew

Stage Manager: Peter Lake
Special Effects Design: Larry Davis
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Script Supervision: Jacinta Perry
Lighting Execution: Glenn Percival, John Hoad, James Bruce and Nick Hutton
Asst. Stage Manager: Frances Thompson
Stage Assistants: Jim Cheesley and Steven Andrews
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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May

THE BELLS OF HELL
by John Mortimer
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
MADGE FABER - Janet Walker
GAVIN FABER - Lawrence Hinwood
A.K. BULSTRODE - Peter Murtagh
HENRY DUNKLEY - Danny Bush
VANESSA FRIGGINS - Heidi Widmer
MARTIN SPOTTISWOODE - Brian Belcher

Crew

Assistant to the Director and Prompt: Jo Peters
Stage Manager: Pat Coffey
Set Design: James Bruce
Artwork: Larry Davis
Lighting: James Bruce
Sound: John Hoad
Costumes and Props: Ivy Coffey and Jane Hoad
Publicity: Linda Macauley
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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August

MADAM TICTAC
by Falkland L. Cary and Philip Weathers
Directed by John Keyworth

Cast
BETH - Kathy Goddard
HOBBY - Dick Hyde
RUDGE - Jim Cheesley
MARGUERITE - Connie Staas
LUKE - Peter Lake
MRS. PARSONS - Val Hood
MADAM TICTAC - Jennifer Kennedy
CHLOE - Jan Lambert
DT. SGT. HARRIS - Peter George
CLEM - Barney Moore
KATE - Catherine Philips

Crew

Assistant to the Director and Script: Brian Belcher
Stage Manager: Jo Peters
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Lighting Execution: John Hoad and Glenn Percival
Sound: John Hoad
Costumes: Ivy Coffey
Properties: Marie Clifford, Darren Barkas, Richard Martin, Kathy Mason, Pam Simpson and Sally Daniel
Publicity: Linda Macauley
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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October

I AM A CAMERA
by John van Druten
Directed by Ray Ainsworth

Cast
CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD - Richard Singleton
FRAULEIN SCHNEIDER - Rosa Allen
FRITZ WENDL - Anthony Lapaglia
NATALIA LANDAUER - Susan Gibson
OLIVE MORTIMER - John Castle
MRS WATSON-COURTNEIDGE - Jo Peters
SALLY BOWLES - Sarah Chadwick

Crew

Production Assistant and Stage Manager: Glenn Richardson
Set Design: Ray Ainsworth
Set Construction: James Bruce
Lighting Execution: Glenn Percival, John Hoad, Mark Avis and Linda Macauley
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Costumes: Arts Theatre Sewing Group
Properties: Sheelagh Butler, Jo Peters and Tom Harrison
Publicity: Linda Macauley
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

 

1982 PRODUCTIONS

 

February

WANTED - ONE BODY
by Raymond Dyer
Directed by James Bruce

Cast
FAITH BARRACLOUGH - Jennifer Kennedy
MABEL MIDDY - Brenda Cholson
ANNE BEALE - Sue English
TED JOHNSON - Michael O'Brien
MR. BLUNDELL - Pat Coffey
MR. MICKELBY - Steven Andrews
AGNES - Zita Gardyne
DOCTOR BROWN - Brian Belcher
MR. SORRELL - Richard Hyde

Crew

Stage Manager: Glenn Percival
Assistant Stage Manager: Geoff Ingliss
Script Supervision: Linda Macauley
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Scenic Artwork: Nancy Merritt
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Properties: Linda Macauley, Rebecca McAra and Sharon Williams
Costumes: Ivy Coffey
Lighting Execution: Glenn Percival
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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April

THE IMAGINARY INVALID
by Moliere
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
MONSIEUR ARGAN - Ray Ainsworth
TOINETTE - Lauren Davis
ANGELICA - Wendy van Aken
BELINE - Valerie Hood
MONSIEUR BONNEFOY - Anthony Riordan
CLEANTE - Richard May
DR. DIARUS - Adrian Thompson
DR. THOMAS DIARUS - Dennis Barry
LOUISE - Dianne Langan
MONSIEUR BERALDE - Larry Davis
THE APOTHACARY - Denis Ramsbottom
DR. PURGAN - Brian Belcher

Crew

Stage Manager: Mark Thrasher
Assistant Stage Manager: Chris Parry
Script Supervisor: Jacinta Perry
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: James Bruce, Syd Grant, Val Hood and John Hoad
Scenic Artwork: Margaret Langan
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Properties: Margaret Langan, Joyce Harvey and Doreen Grant
Costume Research: Glenn Percival
Costumes: Joyce Harvey
Gentleman's Hats: Doreen Grant
Lighting Execution: John Hoad and Glenn Percival
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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July

HEDDA GABLER
by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
GEORGE TESMAN - John Rocher
HEDDA TESMAN - Janet Walker
MISS JULIANA TESMAN - Rosa Allen
MRS ELVSTED - Anjala Ashton
JUDGE BRACK - Peter Theodore
EILERT LOVEBORG - Glen Stelzer
BERTHA, THE MAID - Jo Peters

Crew

Stage Manager: Richard May
Set Design: Joy Baker and James Bruce
Set Construction: James Bruce
Screen Design: Peter Shepherd
Screen Construction: Jim Leggett
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Costumes Design and Made by: Joan Villiers
Script Supervision: Jenny Capell
Properties: Sheila Butler
Lighting Execution: Glenn Percival and John Hoad
Photography: Brian Belcher

 

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October

THE RAPE OF THE BELT
by W. Benn Levy
Directed by John Keyworth

Cast
HERA - Jo Peters
ZEUS - Richard May
HIPPOBOMENE - Janet Williams
THESEUS - Jim Farrow
HERACLES - John Murray
ANTIOPE - Kathy Goddard
HIPPOLYTE - Rhonda Zimmerman
THALESTRIS - Jennifer Kennedy
DIASTA - Rhonda Rickards
ANTHEA - Jacinta Perry

Crew

Stage Manager: Adrian Thompson
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: James Bruce and Members
Scenic Painting: Larry Davis
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Script Supervision: Brian Belcher
Lighting Execution: Glen Percival and John Hoad
Properties: Zita Gardyne and Linda Macauley
Properties Assistants: Jacinta Perry, Jennifer Kennedy, Rhonda Rickards and Susanna Wells
Photography: Brian Belcher

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1981 PRODUCTIONS

 

February

WHO'S WHO
by Keith Waterhouse
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
BERNARD WHITE - Larry Davis
JOANNA WHITE - Lynette Winson
TIMOTHY BLACK - Jim Mannell
HELEN BROWN - Marjorie Carleberg

Crew

Stage Management: Pat Coffey
Script Supervisor: Jean Holland
Set Design: Doreen Grant
Scenic Artwork: Kerry Sharp and members
Decor: James Bruce
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Properties: Ivy Coffey and Linda Macauley
Photography: John Ireland

 

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May

SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL
by Ray Lawler
Directed by Jean Holland

Cast
PEARL - Jo Peters
BUBBA - Darien Stevenson
OLIVE - Pat Keyworth
BARNEY - Bill Gibbons
EMMA - Wyn Armstrong
ROO - Ken Long
JOHNNIE - Richard May

Crew

Stage Management: Glen Percival
Script Supervision: Linda Macauley
Set Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: Theatre Members
Scenic Artwork: Jack Haddock
Decor: Jack Haddock
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Properties: Geoff Denman and Sheelagh Butler
Photography: John Ireland

 

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July - September

THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE
by John Dighton
Directed by John Keyworth

Cast
DICK HASSELL- Paul Miller
RAINBOW - John O'Brien
RUPERT BILLINGS - Peter George
GODFREY POND - Dick Hyde
MISS EVELYN WHITCHURCH - Pat Sykes
MISS GOSSAGE - Jo Peters
HOPCROFT M. - Bernard English
BARBARA CAHOUN - Amelia Jane Stroud
JOYCE HARPER - Sue English
THE REV. EDWARD PECK - Brian Belcher
MRS PECK - June Maver
EDGAR SOWTER - Pat Coffey
MRS SOWTER - Jean Morris

Crew

Assistant to the Producer: Jean Holland
Stage Manager: Michael O'Brien
Script Supervisor: Donna Sykes
Set & Lighting Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: James Bruce and members
Scenic Artwork: Jack Haddock
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Property Mistress: Coral Walsh
Property Assistants: Sheelagh Butler, Sally Stroud, Jackie Fisher, Rhonda Rickets and Olwyn Wood
Costumes: Adrienne Freckleton
Photography: John Ireland
Stage Manager's Assistants: Richard May, Ian Coppock and Pat Sykes

 

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23 October - 12 December

MY THREE ANGELS
by Sam and Bella Spewack
Directed by Joy Baker

Cast
EMILIE DULAY - Alywyn Wood
FELIX DULAY - Stephen Puddle
MADAME PAROLE - Pat Sykes
MARIE LOUISE DULAY - Belinda Smith
ALFRED (4707) - Gregory Moss
JULES (6817) - Richard May
JOSEPH (3011) - John Murray
GASTON LEMARE - Denis Ramsbottom
PAUL CASSOGON - Geoff Denman
LIEUTENANT ESPOIR - Steven Andrews

Crew

Stage Management: Pat Coffey
Script Supervisor: Zita Gardyne
Set and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Set Construction: Committee
Scenic Artwork: Lindsey Weir
Lighting Setup: Glenn Percival
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Properties: Ivy Coffey, Sue Waugh, Linda Macauley
Photography: Brian Belcher

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1980 PRODUCTIONS

 

February

SWEENEY TODD - THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
by Austin Rosser
Directed by John Keyworth

Cast
SWEENEY TODD - Denis Ramsbottom
TOBIAS RAGG - Garth Parry-Williams
MARK INGESTRIE - John Murray
JOANNA OAKLEY - Jenny Compton
MRS. LOVETT - Jo Peters
DR. AMINADAB - Brian Belcher
LUPIN - Dick Hyde
JONAS FOGG - Jennine Muir and Kerry Sharp
FLO - Steve Andrews
HENRY, LABOURER, BOY, POLICEMAN - Les Lawson

Crew

Stage Co-ordinator: James Bruce
Set Design: James Bruce
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Stage Manager: Michael Boothroyd
Assistant Stage Manager: Les Lawson
Lighting Execution and Sound Recording: John Hoad
Wardrobe: Joanne Murray
Props: Kerry Sharp
Props Assistants: Judith Byles
Publicity: Mary Ramsbottom
Scenic Artist: Martin Vandermeyden
Photographer: John Ireland

 

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April

BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE
by Leonard Gershe
Directed by Doreen Grant

Cast
DON BAKER - Daniel Bush
JILL TANNER - Alison Vogl
MRS BAKER - Janet Walker
RALPH AUSTIN - Richard May

Crew

Stage Co-ordindation: James Bruce
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Stage Manager: Pat Coffey
Script Supervision: Linda Macauley
Sound Recording: John Hoad
Wardrobe: Ivy Coffey
Props: Tracey Johnston
Assistant Props: Judith Byles
Publicity: Mary Ramsbottom
Scenic Artist: Martin Vandermeyden
Photographer: John Ireland

Musicians
Piano: Graham Cardwell
Drums: Paul Parfenow
Clarinet: Glen Leembruggen
Guitar: Anne Gilpin
Bass Guitar: Gary Meyers
Vocalist: John Ireland

 

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July - September

WORM'S EYE VIEW
by R. F. Delderfield
Directed by Marjorie Chamberlain

Cast
POP - Pat Coffey
THE DUKE - Jim Mannell
MARK - Peter Murtagh
MRS BOUNTY - Sue Murtagh
THELMA - Kerry Sharp
MR BOUNTY - Denis Ramsbottom and Dick Hyde
SYDNEY SPOONER - Steve Andrews
TAFFY - Stephen Goldsmith
PORTER - Neville Picton
BELLA - Rhonda Zimmerman
S/LEADER BRIARLY - Larry Davis
VOICE OFF - Tom Harrison

Crew

Stage Co-ordination and Lighting Design: James Bruce
Stage Manager: Michael Boothroyd
Script Supervisors: Linda Macauley and Sheelagh Butler
Set Design: James Bruce
Lighting Execution and Sound Recording: John Hoad
Wardrobe: Joyce Harvey
Props: Sheelagh Butler, Ivy Coffey, Simone McKay, Carole Smythe
Publicity: Judith Byles
Decor: Martin Vandermeyden
Photographer: John Ireland


 

October

THE LION IN WINTER
by James Goldsman
Directed by John Keyworth

Cast
HENRY II - Brian Charlton
ALAIS - Rhonda Zimmerman
JOHN - Paul Stewart
GEOFFREY - Peter George
RICHARD - Greg Frost
ELEANOR - Pat Keyworth
PHILLIP - Michael O'Brien

Crew

Stage Co-ordinator: James Bruce
Lighting Design: James Bruce
Stage Manager: Michael Boothroyd
Script Supervision: Brian Belcher
Assistant Stage Managers: Gai Perry, Richard May, Barry Gorman, Dorothy Boothroyd, Kathy Mason and John O'Brien
Set Design: James Bruce
Sound Recording and Lighting Execution: John Hoad
Wardrobe: Feathers and Finery
Props: Darien Stevenson, Sandra Shanahan and Yvette Alcott
Publicity: Judith Walker
Scenic Painting: Martin Vandermeyden
Decor: Kerry Sharp
Photographer: John Ireland

1989 Shows

Cronulla School of Arts Incorporated and the Arts Theatre Cronulla would like to acknowledge the Traditional Custodians

on whose land we stand, the land of the Gweagal people. 

We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging. 

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