2024 Productions:
Summer Pantomime: “Treasure Island”
Written by our own community and committee member Conor Cunningham, “Treasure Island” retells Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic swashbuckling tale of pirates, high seas adventure and the thrilling hunt for the treasure of the Infamous Captain Flint, all through the lens of classic British Pantomime.
Tribe Drama, “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time”
The theatrical staging of Mark Haddon’s 2003 novel. Adapted by Simon Stephens for the National Theatre in London, 2012, the play follows the novel’s protagonist, 15-year-old Christopher Boone, as he attempts to untangle a web of deception surrounding the death of a neighbourhood dog, determine whom he can trust, sit for his exams and all while navigating a world not adequately accessible to a neurodiverse child.
Tribe Education Series, “Theatre In A Week”:
Delivered as part of Tribe’s “Education Series”, Theatre In a Week will take participants through innovative workshops encompassing the entire production process of a stage performance during seven intensive days throughout the mid-year school holidays. Every step, from script analysis and character development, rehearsing, technical production, and stagecraft, culminating in performances of the production at the conclusion of the event. It’s a platform for both the seasoned theatre artist and newcomers to come together, collaborate, and create something extraordinary. The show itself will be announced at the Information Night later in the year; keep an eye out for that date when it is confirmed.
BTC Major Musical, Guys and Dolls: Frank Loesser’s “Guys and Dolls” brings the larger-than-life and the glamorous (and sometimes not-so-glamorous) world of illegal gambling dens, glitzy nightclubs and the prim and proper missionaries of New York in the 1930s. Loesser’s music and lyrics have stood the test of time, delighting audiences from it’s first Broadway production in 1950 to the present day. Bendigo Theatre Company is excited to bring “Guys and Dolls” to the Ulumburra stage in September 2024.
BTC Short Play Series, TenX10: Following Guys and Dolls, we see a return of the long-running Bendigo Theatre Company short play series, TenX10. TenX10 has, year after year, delighted audiences with a versatile and engaging mix of comedy and drama across genres like romance, coming-of-age, science fiction and fantasy, slice-of-life and much more. As a showcase for not only the talent of local Bendigo actors and directors, but also a chance for local writers to showcase their work.
Additional Offerings in 2024:
Additional Offerings:
- Each Monday night, from 6:30-7:30pm, the B Sharp Chorus rehearses in the Shed Rehearsal Room, learning songs across a wide range of genres and styles. Open to all ages and providing a fun and relaxing opportunity for members to have a sing with each other.
- Also part of Tribe’s Education Series, each Thursday night, from 6:30pm, the Level A Youth Chorus offers a chance for members to sing together who are at the beginning of their singing journey as well as more experienced vocalists. Level A will learn about the importance of collaboration and strive for excellence as a diverse group of performers, open to young participants up to 25 years.
- Throughout the year, the Company will be offering workshops on a variety of aspects of stagecraft and theatrical production. Keep an eye out for announcements of these events as the details are confirmed.
- Following the great success of the 2023 offerings, the BTC is pleased to offer a returning series of Showcases, displaying the talents and skills of its membership with performances of singing, musical instrumentals, radio plays and sketches, and any other performance a member wishes to submit.
- Throughout the winter, Bendigo Theatre Company will also be running casual Play Reading events on a weekly basis; participants are invited to come along and read through a play together, including both classics and published works and unpublished local plays.
- Thomas Moore will also be organising evenings where participants can play the Pandemonium Institute’s global phenomenon storytelling and social deduction game, “Blood on the Clocktower”. Someone in the town of Ravenswood Bluff is a demon; can you find out who? Run for 5 to 15 participants at a time, Blood on the Clocktower places you in either the role of a villager, seeking to parse the truth from the lies from the mad, or in the role of a minion, sowing discord and chaos across the village. Or, perhaps, even as the Demon, trying to fly beneath the radar and gradually whittling down the villagers until you and your minions are the only survivors. Keep an eye out for announcements.