& Juliet wows Geelong!
| Centrestage Geelong’s season of the hit pop musical & Juliet is currently running at the Geelong Arts Centre. It’s here for the first time in our city, has earned rave reviews and will run until March 28. The musical, directed by Matthew Henderson has a first-class Geelong cast and crew. & Juliet begins with the premise ‘what if Juliet got a second chance at life after Romeo? What if her story didn’t end on a balcony? And, a little more improbably, What if Juliet’s life was lived to a soundtrack of the the biggest pop hits of the 21st Century? & Juliet flips the script on Shakespeare’s most famous romance and rewrites it with a nea and fearless, feel-good twist. It’s now a laugh-out-loud, high-energy musical that’s set to a playlist of certified pop anthems made famous by artists like Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Katy Perry, Kelly Clarkson, and more – & Juliet is powered by the music of Max Martin, the hitmaker behind more #1 songs than any other artist this century. Featuring songs; “…Baby One More Time” , “Roar” ,“Since U Been Gone” ,“It’s My Life”, “I Want It That Way”, “Can’t Stop the Feeling” and many more. & JULIET, presented by CentreStage Geelong wilrun at Geelong Art Centre’s Play House until March 28. Read our REVIEW HERE |
Joanna’s Gift Is In Torquay
| Torquay Theatre Company opens its new play this month for a run until March 28. It’s a modern Australian play by Joanna Murray-Smith which premiered at Melbourne Theatre Company in 2011. The promo blurb goes.. . ‘Self-made millionaire Ed and wife Sadie meet conceptual artists Martin and Chloe at a holiday resort and instantly hit it off, despite coming from completely different worlds. But after a life changing incident, a generous offer is made – and everything is thrown into turmoil. The play relishes in Joanna Murray-Smith’s witty, glinting dialogue, The Gift is a neatly packaged examination of art, moral conundrums and how far will people go for friendship… It’s 8.00pm (2.00pm matinees) in the company’s Shoestring Theatre. Tickets $30 at www.ttt.org.au |
Bonnie & Clyde Are Coming!
| Geelong’s Theatre Of The Damned will present another first for our region, with the musical Bonnie & Clyde – based on the hit film – directed by Cody Riker assisted by Bethany Griffiths with Musical Director Olivia Sagor and Choreographer Monique Power This is the new stage version of the successful film about an outlaw couple of bankrobbers in America’s great depression. The Damned Geelong version is 7.30pm April 10 – 18, 2026 in the company’s home theatre at Belmont High School PAC, with all tickets their bargain- rate $38.50 from trybooking.com |
Welsh Male Voice Harmonies
| The glorious harmonies and ensemble vocal power of a top Welsh Male Voice Choir is coming to Geelong next month. The Australian Welsh Male Voice Choir, with its MD Tom Buchanan will present a Sunday afternoon concert in the spirit of the Welsh valleys at All Saints’ Church in Noble St, Newtown. The Choir’s special guest artist will be the rising young classical guitarist Oscar Wang. The concert is 2.00pm Sunday April 19 , tickets $35 ($30 conc) at the door or book ahead though humantix. |
Sister Act On The Way
| Footlight Productions has announced that it will present the hit musical Sister Act with a top Geelong cast to be presented in the Geelong Art Centre’s Storyhouse opening May 1. More details as they are released. |
Then- Beauty & The Beast!
| Following its October sold-out smash hit musical Mama Mia! Geelong Lyric Theatre Society announced that it would present another hit show Beauty And The Beast – The Broadway Musical directed by the same Mama Mia! director James Lee, opening in May 2026. Beauty And The Beast – The Broadway Musical is effectively a live-on-stage version of Disney’s animated film with all its memorable songs. Lyric’s Beauty And The Beast will run May 22 to June 7 in The Play House at Geelong Arts Centre. |
Want to join our Awkwardstra?
Geelong’s newest musical entity is designed for those who love to play instruments together in a group – but without the rigours and discipline of a formal band or orchestra. You don’t need to audition to join, and the Geelong Awkwardstra meets weekly to play together in whatever configuration the group’s individual instruments make up. That puts a little pressure on the Awkwardstra conductor/arranger Ian Crowther, but it’s a challenge he relishes. The Geelong Awkwardstra’s repertoire is suitably eclectic, ranging from pop to classics -so if your interest is piqued, simply roll up with your instrument 7.15pm on a Monday evening at the Vines Rd Community Centre in Hamlyn Heights.
Read the Awkwardstra’s latest concert review HERE
Full Morning Showtime Season
Geelong’s Drop Of A Hat Productions 2026 season of Morning Showtimes at the Potato Shed will again consists of FIVE very different productions spread throughout the year. The shows are still under wraps until officially announced by the venue, but expect a show built around the song voted the best of the 20th Century – another is a biography of the world’s greatest songwriting satirist; then a show about women’s lives told by three gorgeous women; old 1920s films of Geelong with live musical accompliment from the ragtime tunes of the day – and a final show from a Rock hero whose music is truly out of this world.
Once announced, tickets for all shows will be at concession rate $22 – and that includes interval refreshments. Details from 5221 1998 or book the whole season online at ticketsgeelongaustralia.com.au
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This website’s editor, principal critic and webmaster, Colin Mockett, was awarded the Order Of Australia Medal in 2023 for services to the Arts and Local History in Geelong.
Central to the award committee’s thinking would have been this website, which was set up specifically to support local arts, theatre and music communities by publishing news and details of upcoming plays, concerts and events free of charge – and then reviewing local productions. Colin says he sees the site – and the award – as a tribute to the quantity and high quality of the arts scene in Geelong.
We can all count ourselves winners!
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