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If you are wondering what to do with yourself now that the play you were in is over or nearly over, then wonder no longer……… AUDITIONS!  AUDITIONS! AUDITIONS! Theatre Onset will be holding informal auditions for its first play in 2013, Romeo & Juliet and the Enormous Knockers.  A comedy/farce written by Bega writer, JamieContinue reading “And here we go! Romeo and Juliet and the Enormous Knockers is underway!”

Six stories, six actresses, six bombshells, and not a sapper in sight. For seven shows only, Joanna Murray Smith’s award winning play is next up for Theatre Onset. The play is a series of six monologues, with director Di Nicol scouring the valley for six very different actresses to bring the individual stories to life.Continue reading “Hold onto your hats: “Bombshells” is up next!”

It’s hard enough to get audiences out of the house and into a theatre in mid-winter, even harder to get actors there! With this in mind, we have changed our regular programme somewhat and turned our winter play into a one-night-only film night – less work for everyone, and hopefully both the audience and regularContinue reading “Winter warmer – a silent film night with a difference.”

After the success of Bench earlier this year, Theatre Onset returns in May, uniting with In Theatre for Promise, a funny, tender, vibrant and moving play by English playwright, Megan Barker and directed by David Stocker. Involving a large cast of adults and students and intricate staging, Promise tells the story of a small town set upon by scavenging media hordesContinue reading ““Promise” opens next week!”

Mr Jones is now in the second week of performances…and true to form, we are now on our fifth Mrs Dwight. It may seem the role is cursed, but unlike the drummer in Spinal Tap, all our Mrs Dwights are alive and kicking. They just had…other things to do. And so we welcome Mahamati intoContinue reading “Mr Jones’ season ending soon”

Our next production with history making for Theatre Onset – as surprising as it may seem, this is the first joint InTheatre and Theatre Onset production, with hopefully many more to come. A dark, absurd comedy set in a year 10 classroom over a school period, maths teacher on the edge Mr Jones finds himselfContinue reading “And now for Mr Jones”

Mr Jones is in full rehearsal, hopefully with their third and final Mrs Dwight (thanks, Katie!), and moves are afoot to have a 2012 schedule in place before the end of the year.