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Geelong's TEN Seasons
Within a four week period November/December 2009 eight separate companies launched Geelong seasons. They are printed here as entertainmentgeelong.com reported them.
Then in March 2010, The Potato Shed launched its season - and in April The Geelong Chorale completed the double-figure set. They're all printed below as they were published in entertainmentgeelong.com
Season launch (1)
Rep's Diverse Choice
Geelong Repertory Company launched its 2010 Theatre Season at its Woodbin Theatre with an afternoon remarkable for Rep's customary warmth and hospitality. Following a short, moving ceremony to inaugurate five new life members in Sheila Dawson, Geoff Gaskill, Vonnie Pilgrim, Ros Romney (pictured above) and Robert Trott, the Company unveiled its 78th season - a five-play list for the forthcoming year.
The Woodbin 2010 season runs from February to December and it strikes a neat balance between classic and fun, drama and comedy, old and new with two dramas, two comedies and a comedy drama. It includes plays set in the 1920s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 80s. The plays are: A View From The Bridge written by Arthur Miller and directed by Judy Ellis (50s); The Cripple of Inishmaan, an Irish black comedy directed by Jon Pedler (30s); The Woman In Black, a tense ghost drama directed by Kelly Clifford (80s); Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, reset into St Kilda in the 1920s and directed by Charlotte Hukvari and 'Allo 'Allo the stage spin-off from British cult WWII TV send-up directed by Glenda Maddison. The Company has discount deals for booking 3, 4 or all five shows, with details available at GPAC. From interest shown after the launch, it's advisable to book early.
Find dates and details of every Rep 2010 production on our comprehensive diary page
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Season launch (2)
GPAC: from Satire to Dance
The Geelong Performing Arts Centre launched its 2010 Theatre Season of eight shows All are imported and the season runs from March to October. The productions range from Max Gillies Melbourne-based political satire through to Stephen Page's creative dance from Sydney. Three of the shows are one-person plays in the renamed Blakiston Drama Theatre and two are musicals. The whole season is: Max Gillies' comedy Godzone in March, the Vietnam war era musical 
The Sapphires (pictured, right) in May, along with an innovative drama in Shakespeare's R & J. June sees magician James Galea up to his tricks as a Sydney sharp in Lying Cheating Bastard, July has Bernadette Robinson in Songs For Nobodies, a one-woman musical drama written by Joanna Murray-Smith while later in the month Garry McDonald and Henry Szeps are Halpern and Johnson. September has Tommy Murphy's Gwen In Purgatory and October the Bangarra Dance Theatre's new Mathinna. Along with the season, GPAC unveilled a new price structure with discounted seats for under 27s and even cheaper for under 18s. There are four-show season packages and discounts for booking all eight shows.
dates and details are all on our comprehensive diary
Season launch (3)
Music and Laughter all round
Geelong's Drop Of A Hat Productions announced its 2010 season, too. Our company will present five daytime shows at the Potato Shed for the City of Greater Geelong's Morning Showtime series throughout the year. All are musical, four are brand new and the other is the return of a highly popular favourite. They range from fun to enlightening to delightful.
The season kicks off in April with 
The Grumpy Old Men's Travelling Rock ‘n Roll Laughter Show featuring Geelong's Premier Grumpies along with Geoff Sinnbeck and Sandy Brady from the Drop Of A Hatband. Together, they'll deliver some great music - and plenty of happy truths about living in the 21st Century.
June sees a show laced with pure nostalgia. It's Back to the 30s with Gracie, Albert & The Lion which tells the life story - and highlights the music - of Gracie Fields alongside all those wonderful Albert & The Lion poems from Marriot Edgar.
August has Shirley & Colin with Fine Music, Fun & Fantastic Yarns which allows Shirley (left) to indulge herself with her own choice of favourite music - expect Joan Baez to Edith Piaf - while Colin enjoys himself by airing some of his favourite yarns. 
September sees The Bard Bared…The true story of Robert Burns which explores myths behind Scotland's favourite son - and superstar (pictured right) which includes some of the world's most beautiful love songs.
Then late November sees the return of Olga the Russian Bride played by Emma Jones (left) in our highly-esteemed Boo-Hiss Victorian Christmas Melodrama A Russian Bride in Queenscliffe
All shows are at 10.30am Tuesday mornings, with tickets including morning tea from Baker's Delight.
Single-show tickets cost $13.50 and the Potato Shed offers increasingly bigger discounts for booking 3, 4 or all 5 shows. Call Lisa on 5251 1998 for details.
And, of course, you'll find dates, times and full details of every show on our Comprehensive Diary page.
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Season Launch (4)
GPAC's Multicultural theme
Geelong's Performing Arts Centre also launched its Musical Mornings 2010 first series with a similar mix of information, fun and music. The GPAC series opens February with Hilary Henshaw (right) tracing the Jewish
influence on 20th Century music in her Bagels To Broadway, while March has Annalisa Kerrigan exploring the Spirit Of Celt. April has Banda Musicale Italiana in the Costa Hall while in May the songs of Peter Allen are revived in Tenterfield Saddler. June has the tried and true music-hall format in Let's All Go Down The Strand.
All tickets are $16.50 and GPAC offers a discount for booking the series.
Find every Musical Morning show on our Diary
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Season Launch (5)
Oscar-winners everywhere
Geelong Classic Cinema has unveiled its 2010 season which has 11 films screening in its Morrow Theatrette. They range from Gregory Peck in the classic western Yellow Sky to Madonna in Evita. The list includes classic Canadian, French, German and British films. The season starts with Oscar-winning Bett Davis (right) in All About Eve in 
February, followed by The Grey Fox in March and Mars Attack in April. German classic Absolute Giganten is in May then Michael Kitchen is Caught On A Train in June. French classic Jules Et Jim with the gorgeous Jeanne Moreau is in July and Good Will Hunting in August. September has A Tale Of Two Cities, October Jack Nicholson's classic Chinatown and November Evita. The season finishes with the classic western Yellow Sky. Entrance is free to Classic Cinema members and CC membership subscription costs $55 a year. That means each screening costs $5.
All Classic Cinema films are now listed on this website's Comprehensive Diary
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Season Launch (6)
Choice Classical Season
Geelong Chamber Music Society announced a five-concert series two of which feature the acclaimed Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. The season starts in March with the innovative Raga Dolls Salon Orchestra (below) 
including Geelong's
Michelle John, Nic Synot and Bruno Siketa in a concert promising classical music and good fun. May has Melbourne Chamber Orchestra with it's ‘Birdsong’ with the music of with Bach, Telemann, Tchaikowsky while July brings husband and wife duo-pianists Igor Machlak and Olga
Kharitonova September has woodwind players from the Australian National Academy of Music while the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra returns in October with a new work by Richard
Mills and young pianist Amir Farid playing Mozart.
Find dates and details on the Diary
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Season Launch (7)
From Jelly Roll to Stilletos
Torquay's Minya Winery launched its 'Minya By Moonlight' concert series for 2010. The season opens January 9 with Country Swing supergroup The Junes, while Jan 23 has old rockers Spectrum. February 6 sees the Victoria Welsh Choir crammed on Minya's open-air stage which on Feb 20 will host The Jelly Tub Rollers. March 6 sees Andrew Farrell and Dave McMillan as The Wizard & Oz while April 25
the winery celebrates its end of vintage with a visit from the glamorous Gypsy Stilleto Sisters.(pictured right, in the Speigel tent)
All Minya By Moonlight tickets at $32 include a glass of wine.
Find dates and details of all performances on the Diary
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Season Launch (8)
Latin Fire to Fireworks
And just to complete an astonishing raft of series launches, The Melbourne Symphony announced its 2010 Geelong season of performances in the Costa Hall. 
The season opens in March with Latin Fire, featuring Slava Grigoryan playing Rodrigo's spicy concerto, while in May the Orchestra opens its Russian Showcase featuring the music of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. June has Mario Venzago conducting the MSO in its Last Waltz while August has a Schumann Panorama - marking the composer's bicentary with Li-Wei on cello and Amir Farid piano. The final concert in the series promises Musical Fireworks with works from Handel, Bach and Mozart.
All MSO concerts are in the Costa Hall, tickets cost from $29 (student) to $84 (adult A-reserve)
Find full details on the Comprehensive Diary
Vinegar in the Potato Shed
The City Of Greater Geelong has unveilled the 2010 season for its Bellarine Multi-Arts Centre (Potato Shed). Under the title 'Join The Party!' the season contains a wide mix of plays, musicals, comedies, concerts and dance - there's even a Masquerade Charity Ball at the versatile venue. The season opens this Saturday March 7 - just days after the launch - and runs until late October. Headline acts include Rachel Berger's one-woman show Hold The Pickle (pictured above) and Louis Nowra's drama Cosi.
The list includes:
Skipping Girl Vinegar in concert March 7
Cosi directed by Denis Moore April 28/9
What A Man's Gotta Do featuring
Andrew Horabin May29 Hold The Pickle, Rachel Berger's comedy memoir July 16
Organ Boy Barry Morgan at the Hammond September 4
Cave To The Rave Damian Callinan on dance Oct 22/3
The venue also hosts Geelong Harmony Chorus'
Funk & Wagnell's Variety Hour, Desperate Housewives' Girls Night Out, Theatre 3222's
Winter Solstice Plays and that
Charity Masquerade Ball is October 9.
Our Comprehensive Diary has dates & more details
Chorale's Church season
The Geelong Chorale has announced its 2010 Season which will see the singers appearing throughout the region, mostly in churches. The season began with a concert in St Mary's Basilica as part of Geelong's Festival of Music In Historic Churches. The Choral's popular Cafe Concert will take place at Capri Reception centre, before the singers return to church venues. The Chorale's major concert is to be Karl Jenkins' Requiem at Wesley Uniting Church while its popular Christmas Concert will be performed twice, first at Queenscliff Uniting Church, then at St Luke's in Highton.
The Chorale's full season list is:
Friday April 16: The Seven Last Words Of Christ , along with St Mary's Choir at St Mary of the Angels Basilica, Yarra St.
Saturday June 19: Cafe Concert, themed North American music at Capri Receptions, North Geelong.
September 18: The Chorale's major production for 2010 Karl Jenkins' Requiem at Wesley Uniting Church, Yarra St
December 5 & 7 The Chorale's traditional Christmas Concert, first at Queenscliff Uniting Church, then at St Luke's in Highton.
Find details of all the Chorale's activities on 5278 6058.
And find all the Geelong Chorale's concerts on our comprehensive diary page.