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Summer of the Seventeenth Doll opens Friday 30th MayBega Valley audiences will soon have the chance to experience one of Australia’s most powerful and enduring plays, as Theatre Onset stages Summer of the Seventeenth Doll  – Ray Lawler’s unforgettable story of love, change, and the passing of time. The play is directed by Eva MillsContinue reading “Theatre Onset Brings a Timeless Australian Classic to Life in Bega”

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Mayarae Navarrete as Bubba Ryan Kym Hawthorne as Pearl Cunningham Jodie Stevens as Olive Leech Mahamati as Emma Leech Pete Wild as Barney Ibbot David Newell as Roo Webber Jack Gray as Johnnie Dowd  Opening on May 30th, Theatre Onset will present Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, written by Ray Lawler and directed by EvaContinue reading “Introducing the cast of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll…”

Theatre Onset is seeking actors for their upcoming play, the Australian classic, “The Summer of the Seventeenth Doll”  by Ray Lawler. At this stage, the play will be rehearsed Feb-April and performed in either Bega or Tathra with performances in early May. Rehearsal times will be worked out when the cast is finalised. Eva Mills,well known to localContinue reading “Summer of the Seventeenth Doll”

  Theatre Onset and the Merimbula School of Music are having a reading of The Songcrafters, a new musical by Jamie Forbes and Nick Keeling (Goldilocks and the Three Bros), which is planned for production in 2025. This won’t be a casting session, just a chance to see how the script is working and whoContinue reading “THE SONGCRAFTERS a new musical”

THEATRE ONSET PRESENTS SWEET ROAD, a play by DEBRA OSWALD Theatre Onset’s next fabulous production will be “Sweet Road” by Australian playwright Debra Oswald and will be performed at the old Uniting Church in Bega from Friday 23 August to Sunday 1 September. Jo, Michael, Danny, Carla, Frank, Yasmin & Curtis are all on theContinue reading “Sweet Road”

Theatre Onset IncBringing you theatre news from around the Bega Valley Theatre Onset is seeking  actors to be in Theatre Onset’s next production, “Sweet Road” by Debra Oswald.  This is a 7-hander with actors ranging from 18 to 70 years old.  We will rehearse from June-September, gradually increasing the frequency of rehearsals but starting withContinue reading “Sweet Road”

Theatre Onset will be presenting Stories in the Dark, a play by Australian playwright, Debra Oswald, in the coming months. We’re interested to hear from high school aged students who would like to be part of the show, either onstage or offstage, part of the production team, or in speaking or non-speaking roles. If youContinue reading “Stories in the Dark”

Dear Friends of Theatre Onset, Theatre Onset will hold their AGM on Sunday 17th December at high noon (12pm) at Tarraganda.  All interested people are invited.  We love welcoming new people to our committee and/or our theatre productions. We will hold the AGM, eat together and discuss projects for 2024. Address supplied when RSVP is received. WeContinue reading “AGM 2024”

Theatre Onset is proud to present Mr Bailey’s Minder by Australian writer, Debra Oswald, from Thursday 13 April to Sunday 23 April at the old Uniting Church on Gipps St, Bega. Leo Bailey is cantankerous, abusive and a chronic alcoholic.  He is also one of Australia’s leading painters and a national living treasure.  His daughterContinue reading “Mr. Bailey’s Minder”