November Visit
Thu, 29 Oct 1998, 10:11 amWalter Plinge7 posts in thread
November Visit
Thu, 29 Oct 1998, 10:11 amI am from Melbourne and will be in Perth from November 15th-19th. I am heavily involved in non-professional musical theatre in Victoria, and would like swap notes with people similarly involved in Perth while I am there. If there is any chance to see a production while I am there, that would be fantastic. Looking foreward to hearing from some Perth musical theatre fans.
Re: November Visit
Thu, 5 Nov 1998, 02:17 pm>Its a "Cultural Thing"In Sydney and Melbourne companies tend to be exclusively straight drama or musical societies, rather than mixed groups, which nearly all of our are. I found that SO strange when I first moved over.I would say that the groups are much more prolific here than over East. The big musical societies ( Miranda and Willoughby in Sydney, CLOC and Whitehorse in Melbourne for example ) only do two shows a year, whereas Playlovers, Roleystone or Wanneroo for example do two musicals plus three or more plays.Stage Whispers publishes an annual guide which gives the number of shows each company do. WA companies do more shows per annum on average, by far.Incidently I believe the first ameteur production of Les Mis was a Melbourne group ( Cloc ??? ) followed by Willoughby in Sydney. Sorry to be picky but I would hate anyone to get their knickers in a knot about it.Stage Whispers has a pretty comprehensive What's On List - and can be obtained in most places in Australia. Highly recommended reading for theatrical travellers.Kim