The Sound of Music
2025-09-26 19:30 - 22:15, 2025-09-27 13:30 - 16:15, 2025-09-27 19:30 - 22:15, 2025-09-28 15:30 - 16:15, 2025-10-01 19:30 - 22:15, 2025-10-02 19:30 - 22:15, 2025-10-03 19:30 - 22:15, 2025-10-04 13:30 - 16:15 (Australia/Adelaide) | The Arts Theatre, 53 Angus Street, Adelaide, SA, 5000, Australia
The timeless Rodgers and Hammerstein classic that has captured hearts for generations. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Austrian Alps, this beloved musical tells the uplifting story of Maria, a spirited governess who brings music, joy and love back into the lives of the Von Trapp family. Featuring unforgettable songs like Do-Re-Mi, My Favourite Things, and Climb Ev’ry Mountain, this enchanting production is perfect for audiences of all ages.
Music by Richard Rodgers
Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse
Director: Adam Goodburn
Musical Director: Liam Phillips
Choreographer: Vanessa Redmond
Production Manager: Alicia McCluskey

Maytide’s It Is Well With My Soul
2025-09-27 09:30 - 17:00 | The Warehouse Theatre, 8 Unley Rd, Unley, SA, 5061, Australia
Written By: Written by D. P. K. Maegraith, Adapted by A. Broadbent and A. Gum.
Music by A. Lymn
Creative Team:
Director: Ally Gum
Production Manager: Andrew Broadbent
Musical Director: Alana Lymn
Choreographer: Chloe Short

Anna Larsen journeys from Norway to Chicago with her mother and sister, seeking new beginnings in the bustling American city. There, she meets Horatio Spafford—a respected lawyer—and their friendship grows into love, culminating in a heartfelt marriage.
The Spafford family, grounded in faith and community, endures the catastrophic Great Chicago Fire, which decimates most of Horatio’s real estate investments and changes their financial circumstances. Despite their efforts to rebuild in the aftermath, financial recovery remains difficult, adding stress and uncertainty to their lives.
Eventually, for respite and with the intention of helping with revival meetings in England, Anna and their four daughters set sail while Horatio stays behind to address urgent business. Tragedy strikes at sea—the S.S. Ville du Havre sinks, and Anna alone survives, sending Horatio the harrowing telegram: “Saved alone.” Overcome by grief, Horatio travels to meet Anna and, while crossing the site of the shipwreck, finds inspiration to write the hymn “It Is Well with My Soul”.
Anna and Horatio slowly learn how to overcome such a huge loss by leaning on each other, their friends, and their faith.

Information Session:

Audition Information: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1454451

Audition Information #:1

Date:
20/09/2025

Time From – Time to:
9:30-5

Audition Information #:2

Date:
21/09/2025

Time From – Time to:
11:30-4

Audition Information #:3

Date:
27/09/2025

Time From – Time to:
9:30-5

Character Descriptions #:1

Role Name:
Anna Spafford

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Protagonist. A strong, compassionate, deeply faithful woman.
Immigrant from Norway and mother of many children. She
endures profound loss with resilience and becomes a spiritual
leader in her own right.
Stage age 18-45, mezzo soprano

Character Descriptions #:2

Role Name:
Horatio Spafford

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Anna’s love interest and husband. A well-respected Chicago
lawyer and devout Christian. Thoughtful, philosophical, and
driven by faith, he turns grief into spiritual purpose after
unimaginable personal tragedy.
Stage age 25-60, Tenor

Character Descriptions #:3

Role Name:
Guri

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Anna’s sister, warm-hearted and sensible, often offering gentle
wisdom. She shares Anna’s journey through immigration and
early life in America.
Stage age 20-50, Soprano

Character Descriptions #:4

Role Name:
The Spafford Daughters

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Ages ranging 6-15.
The Spafford daughters bring love and life to their family.

Character Descriptions #:5

Role Name:
Dwight Moody

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:

Role Information:
A charismatic American evangelist and close family friend. A
booming presence with a pastoral heart and unwavering belief in
God’s redemptive power.
Stage age 20-50, Tenor/Bari

Character Descriptions #:6

Role Name:
Mrs Goodwin

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
A maternal figure and family friend who helps care for the
children. Practical, nurturing, and warm, with a sharp sense of
propriety.
Stage age 45-60, Dialogue only – ensemble singing

Character Descriptions #:7

Role Name:
The Captain

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:

Role Information:
A seasoned and steady mariner in his early 50s. Commands the
seas with quiet authority and discipline.
Stage age 45+, Dialogue only – ensemble singing

Character Descriptions #:8

Role Name:
Inger

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Anna and Guri’s mother, wise and maternal. A stabilizing
influence and a connection to Anna’s Norwegian roots.
Supportive and spiritually grounded.
Stage age 40-45, Alto

Character Descriptions #:9

Role Name:
Mrs Gray

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
Witty and practical, often a voice of the community. Offers
advice and local news with no shortage of opinions.
Stage age 30+, Alto

Character Descriptions #:10

Role Name:
Joseph

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:

Role Information:
A trusted member of the American Colony. Humble, loyal, and
kind, he helps bridge cultures with warmth and understanding.
Stage age 20+, Tenor/Bari

Character Descriptions #:11

Role Name:
Johanna

Gender:
Female

Stage Age:

Role Information:
A fellow member of the early American Colony in Jerusalem.
Devoted and pragmatic, she offers spiritual insight and
community-minded action.
Stage age 20+, Soprano

More Information at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zWM1IzSjbVzYMm4MwTCXGa2cmObCWb-V/view?usp=drivesdk

Contact: Ally Gum
maytide.theatreco@gmail.com

I Wonder
2025-09-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2025-09-27 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-27 19:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-09-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2025-09-30 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-09-30 12:00 - 13:00 and 7 more dates | Star Theatre – Theatre One, 145 Sir Donald Bradman Drive, Hilton, South Australia, 5033, Australia
The hit science musical returns to Adelaide!
When Phoebe’s house is flooded during a storm, her parents take her to stay with her distant Uncle Linus in his rickety 200-year-old manor. With its many rooms and creaky floorboards, Phoebe just wants to be back home. That is until she discovers her uncle working away in a grand laboratory! As Linus shares some spectacular science experiments, Phoebe’s imagination takes over. Together, they weave the experiments into a magnificent story that uncovers what it means to be family.
The biggest lessons to be learnt aren’t just ones of science…
Co-written by global YouTube sensation, Simon Blacket (Silly Science with Simon), and one of South Australia’s premiere young composers, Benji Riggs, I Wonder opened in 2024 with sold out shows and toured schools the same year. This year, the musical returns to amaze Adelaide audiences with its catchy songs and incredible science once more.
26 September – 3 October with multiple sessions daily.
Cast (alphabetically): Simon Blacket, Sophia Genery, Bethany Swift
Produced by Silly Science with Simon & The Flying Elephant Company

Hansard
2025-09-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Stirling Community Theatre, 5 Avenue Road, Stirling, SA, 5152, Australia
‘Hansard’ is an intimate domestic drama about a long and troubled marriage. It is also a comedy about politics and identity and the failings of the ruling class.
The set is a lovely country mansion in the Cotswolds. The time is a Saturday morning in the summer of 1988, towards the end of the Thatcher years. It is the home of Tory cabinet member Robin Hesketh and his politically-opposed, stay-at-home, wife of 30 years, Diana.
But all is not as blissful as it seems. The couple are at odds over Robin’s part in assisting a recent piece of sensitive legislation to be passed in parliament during the last week.
The play ends with a ‘delicate’, heart–rending revelation.

AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
2025-09-28 13:00 - 16:00 | St. Jude’s Players, 444 Brighton Rd, Brighton, South Australia, 5048, Australia
Written By: Adapted from Ibsen’s 1882 masterpiece by Melissa Reeves
Creative Team: Erik Strauts

Dr. Katherine Stockman lives in a tight-knit rural community – she’s woven into the town’s fabric and is viewed as a local hero after advocating for the popular local baths. One day she makes a disturbing discovery: the spa water for which the town is famed is severely polluted. The baths attract visitors and are central to the community’s prosperity, but this prosperity has been built on poison and the truth must be told. Katherine believes it is her duty to alert the public. However, this decision quickly backfires. To her horror, people refuse to believe that there is a problem and argue that the economic well-being of the community must come first. What does she do? Does she fight for the truth if it means the loss of income, family, community, identity? Stockmann’s struggle unfolds as a powerful indictment of the hypocrisy that often surrounds public sentiment.
The play is set in Australia. The time is now.

Information Session:

Audition Information: https://www.trybooking.com/DFAIP

Audition Information #:1

Date:
28/09/2025

Time From – Time to:
13:00 – 16:00

Character Descriptions #:1

Role Name:
Peter

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:
40

Role Information:
Peter (on 40%). Katherine’s brother and the town mayor. A significant investor in the spa who doesn’t want to lose out on money. Uncomfortably contemptuous of his sister and is soon manipulating the town’s media and leadership to shout her down.

Character Descriptions #:2

Role Name:
Billing

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:
40

Role Information:
Billing (on 35%). A sensation-seeking and ambitious reporter for the local newspaper. Initially sympathises with Dr Stockman but is pathetically easily persuaded to switch sides and join the ranks of town officials who decry her.

Character Descriptions #:3

Role Name:
Aslaksen

Gender:
Male

Stage Age:
40

Role Information:
Aslaksen (on 30%). A local businessman with his finger in a lot of pies. Crooked, repugnant and undesirable. Also President of the Small Business Owners Association and member of Rotary and the local Golf Club. Looks after number one.

More Information at: Season: 29 April to 9 May 2026
Rehearsals: from 15 February, Tue & Thu evenings and Sun afternoons/evenings.

Contact: Erik Strauts
strauts@bigpond.net.au
0438 275 814

Kitchen Witches
2025-10-01 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-10-02 20:00 - 22:30, 2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:30 | Tea Tree Players Theatre, Cnr Yatala Vale Road and Hancock Road, Surrey Downs, SA, 5126, Australia
Kitchen Witches serves up a deliciously funny battle of wit, sass, and sabotage when feuding chefs Dolly and Isobel find themselves co-hosting a TV show, the kitchen transforms into a hilarious battlefield. As they battle over everything from recipes to spotlight, their antics draw in audiences with unpredictable (and uproarious) results.
As the ratings soar, so does the chaos, throw in Dolly’s stressed-out son, who’s just trying to keep the show on track, and you’ve got a side-splitting comedy about rivalries, food fights, and a cooking show that’s anything but by the book!
At 8pm 1 – 4 October & 8 – 11 October.
Matinees at 2.30pm on 4 October, 5 October & 11 October.

& Juliet
2025-10-03 20:00 - 22:30 | The Shedley Theatre, 10 Playford Boulevard, Elizabeth, South Australia, 5112, Australia
It’s Romeo and Juliet … but not as we know it! & Juliet asks the important question: what if Juliet chose not to kill herself, deciding instead to live her life in her own way?
We follow William Shakespeare and his wife, Anne, as they argue and rewrite one of his most famous tragedies. In this tale, Juliet leaves her past behind to travel to Paris with her nurse Angelique and new friends May and April (aka Anne, who has written herself into the story). There they discover Lance (Angelique’s former lover) and his son Francois, who is looking to shake off his father’s expectations and forge his own life. With Juliet’s own parents trying to send her to a convent, are Juliet and Francois the perfect match for each other? While Shakespeare and Anne argue over the course of Juliet’s destiny, who will Juliet finally choose? Or, does she need to choose at all?!
Full of songs by the hugely successful Swedish pop songwriter Max Martin, & Juliet is a fun jukebox musical that celebrates love, friendship, and taking charge of one’s own destiny.
Director: Ceri Hutton
Music Director: Billy St John
Choreographers: Kerreane Sarti, Shenayde Patterson
