Strathfield
Musical Society
Miranda Musical Society
Shire Music Theatre |
Shire
Music Theatre (formerly The Sutherland Shire Light Opera Company) has a long
history in the Shire - 30 years to be exact. 2004 marked our 30th year in Community
Theatre. SMT is a boutique style music theatre company and is fast gaining a
reputation for tackling musical theatre works which are not often performed by other
companies. In November 2006 Shire Music Theatre will be staging the Tribal Love Rock
Musical – HAIR !
Each year we produce between 3 to 4 musical productions. Shire Music Theatre is proud to
announce their 2007 season: Merrily We Roll Along in May, Leader of the Pack in August and
Blood Brothers in November. To book for any of our productions, please contact our Ticket
Manager on 8230 0668 and check out www.shiremusictheatre.org.au
for more details!
Additionally, we run a Concert
Series each year, which continues to be extremely popular amongst music lovers. These
up-market events vary greatly in style ranging from Classical/Operetta to Broadway
Melodies with the occasional concert showcasing our junior talent. In 2007 we will be
presenting a concert featuring Rogers and Hammerstein classics and later in the year, our
concert theme will be “A tribute to the Oscars”.To continue to grow, our company
recognises the need for our less experienced members to be given instruction along the
way. Accordingly, we hold regular workshops in acting, singing, stage makeup etc. These
workshops are not just designed for juniors, but also cater for adults and are always
great fun!
We take great pride in watching the progress of our junior members, who gain a great deal
of knowledge, experience and self-esteem from performing with our Company. Indeed, several
of our former junior members now have wonderful careers in professional theatre.
To help grow the company, we are constantly on the lookout for new members of all ages and
levels of experience. Musical theatre brings so many different arts together, so if you
can sing, dance, act, paint, build, sew or you'd just like to have some fun, we'd love to
hear from you.
COMING IN NOVEMBER: HAIR
Most will remember or recognise the tunes
from the musical Hair and the movie of the same name which appeared in 1979 receiving
world wide acclaim. Some memorable songs include, ‘Aquarius’, ‘Let The
Sunshine In’ and the title theme ‘Hair’. Hair follows a tribe of
politically-active hippies in the sixties; taking a snapshot of their lives and tackling
the issues they faced including sexuality, drugs and the Vietnam War. Hair was a
revolutionary piece of theatre in its time containing nudity on stage which caused much
controversy.
Featuring a highly talented cast of local performers, Hair will have you dancing in the
aisles then pulling out the flares when you get home, hoping they still fit! Hair features
Stephen Halstead as the hippy leader ‘Berger’ and Jeremy Fleming as the
protagonist ‘Claude’. Hair also features a host of regular Shire Music Theatre
performers and talented newcomers.
Taking the creative reins for this production will be; Director/Choreographer: Sonja
Benson of Caringbah and Musical Director: Dean Turner of Alfords Point
HAIR will be performed 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 and 19 November 2006 at Sutherland Memorial
Arts Theatre, East Parade Sutherland. |
