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Title: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jr. Presented By: Beenleigh Theatre Group Genre: Family / Musical Theatre Synopsis: The world-famous chocolatier Willy Wonka opens his mysterious factory to five lucky golden ticket winners. Charlie Bucket and the other children embark on a magical journey through a world of pure imagination, encountering Oompa-Loompas, chocolate inventions, and life-changing lessons along the way. Audition Date: April 18th - 19th, 2026 Audition Time: 3PM - 7PM Saturday 10AM - 4PM Sunday Audition Location and Address: Crete Street Theatre, Cnr Crete & Kent St, Beenleigh QLD 4207 Audition Requirements: Prepare 60-90 seconds of a song (musical theatre style, age-appropriate) Please bring your backing track on a device with aux plug or USB Prepare a side relevant to your preferred character (sides available HERE ) Be prepared for movement/dance components Audition Registration: Book your audition slot HERE Audition Pack: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Audition Pack Performance Dates: July 10th - 12th, 2026 Performance Times: July 10th - 12PM July 11th - 12PM, 3PM & 7:30PM July 12th - 12PM Performance Location: Crete Street Theatre, Cnr Crete & Kent St, Beenleigh QLD 4207 Rehearsal Dates: Intensive Weekend - May 23rd - 24th, 2026 Intensive Week 1 - June 29th – July 3rd, 2026 Intensive Week 2 - July 6th - 10th, 2026 Rehearsal Times: Intensive Weeks - 9AM – 4:30PM Supervision provided - 8:30AM – 5PM Performance Location:  Crete Street Theatre, Cnr Crete & Kent St, Beenleigh QLD 4207 Warnings: Mild themes suitable for family audiences Performer Age: 8 - 18 years Creative Team: Director - Tianna Paget Vocal Director - Lauren Bull Choreographer - Holly Leeson Production Website: Beenleigh Theatre Group - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Other Information: Youth production Open to performers of all experience levels Inclusive casting encouraged Available Roles / Character Breakdown: Willy Wonka Willy Wonka is a mysterious and playful figure. He leads the most famous chocolate factory in the world and is ready to pass the candy-making baton on to someone else. He is a bit odd and definitely quirky, but wants the best for his factory and believes in the power of chocolate. Charlie Bucket Charlie Bucket is a good kid from a poor family who loves, loves, loves Wonka candy. His excitement gives Willy the idea to stage the contest. Charlie is wide-eyed and open-hearted, with a positive attitude despite his humble circumstances. Grandpa Joe Grandpa Joe dreams big – after all, Charlie had to get it from somewhere. He admires Willy Wonka and teaches Charlie that Wonka is the best chocolatier in the world. Mrs Green Mrs. Green is a carnival-barker-style vegetable salesperson who trades her cart of “pre-owned vegetables” for Wonka candy once the town goes candy-crazy. Mrs Bucket Mrs. Bucket takes care of the whole family. She’s supportive of Charlie’s studies, and although she doesn’t see a future for him as a candy inventor, she believes in him and wants the best for him. Josephine Josephine is one of Charlie’s grandparents. She is the whimsical one. Georgina Georgina is one of Charlie’s grandparents. George George is one of Charlie’s grandparents. He is the grumpiest of them all. Jerry Jubilee Jerry Jubilee is a news anchor who is covering the golden ticket story closely. Cherry Sundae Cherry Sundae is a news anchor on the same team as Jerry Jubilee. Just like Jerry, Cherry is on the spot with the golden ticket news as soon as she can be. Mrs. Gloop Mrs. Gloop, like Augustus, takes food very seriously. In her eyes, her son can do no wrong, although to the rest of the world his manners leave something to be desired. Augustus Gloop Augustus Gloop is the regional bratwurst-eating champion. Augustus and his mother, Mrs. Gloop, are always on the lookout for their next culinary experience. Mr Salt Mr. Salt is Veruca’s father. He’s a wealthy businessman who is used to buying his way through life and will give Veruca anything she wants so long as she’s not throwing a fit. Veruca Salt Veruca Salt is spoiled as can be. She is used to getting her own way and is not afraid to get loud when she doesn’t. Mr Beauregarde Mr. Beauregarde is Violet’s father. He cares about her gum-chewing career just as much as she does. Violet Beauregarde Violet Beauregarde has created a brand around chewing gum, and she’s not going to be stopped. Mike Teavee Mike Teavee is screen-obsessed. He’s constantly connected, whether it’s internet, television, or capturing his own content, and his manners aren’t great as a result. Mrs Teavee Mrs. Teavee loves her son Mike very much – so much that she pretty much lets him do whatever he wants. Ensemble The ensemble is the life of the show. These members will have multiple roles such as squirrels, reporters, crowd members and Oompa Loompas, so we are looking for big energy and great character work.

Title:  Drowning Ophelia Presented By:  Centenary Theatre Group Genre:  Dark Comedy Synopsis: Jane doesn’t know what to do with the literary character who has taken up residence in her bathtub. Ophelia delights in singing songs about death and valentines, interrupting Jane’s carefully planned fantasy dates with an actor named Edmund, and bringing up memories of a brother Jane would rather forget. As Jane’s past intrudes dangerously on her present, it becomes clear that Ophelia is not simply a character from Hamlet , but a long-forgotten messenger with a question from Jane’s own troubled mind: How do you move on when reconciliation is not an option? A dark comedy from new writer Rachel Strayer (USA, 2023). Audition Date:  Sunday April 12th, 2026 Audition Time:  From 10AM Audition Location and Address:  Chelmer Community Centre, 15 Queenscroft Street, Chelmer Audition Requirements:  Cold reads from the script plus a prepared reading of a Shakespearean sonnet Audition Registration:  Contact director for enquiries Performance Dates:  11 July – 2 August 2026 Performance Times:  Friday and Saturday evenings, with matinees on some Saturday and Sunday afternoons Performance Location and Address:  Chelmer Community Centre, 15 Queenscroft Street, Chelmer Warnings:  Themes of mental health, grief, and dark humour Performer Age:  18+ Creative Team:   Director - Rhyll Bucknell Production Website:   Centenary Theatre Group - Drowning Ophelia Other Information:   Opportunity available for a Stage Manager (experience welcome; training provided). Enquiries: enquiry@centenarytheatre.com.au  or via Facebook Messenger. Please do not audition if you cannot commit to the performance dates. Available Roles/Character Breakdown: Ophelia - Straight out of Hamlet ; childlike and purposeful; sings a cappella Jane - Female, 30–40; obsessive and emotionally on edge Adam - Jane’s elder brother; devastatingly likeable Edmund - Actor; equal parts charm and awkwardness Electronic voice & female nurse voice

Sunny Tribe District – Salad Days Collective PIP Theatre, Milton Playwright:  Patrick Mu’a Co-Directors:  Jasmine Prasser & Rebecca Day Lighting:  Noah Milne Sound:  Tommi Civili Producer:  Georgina Sawyer “Catch a falling sadness, put it in your pocket, make sure that it fades away.” I knew within about 30 seconds what kind of night I was in for at Sunny Tribe District . There were friendship bracelets being made pre-show and an audience already giggling as they entered the theatre. This is absurd comedy in its purest form. You have to meet it where it lives. Blink and you’ll miss a joke. Or five. It’s fast, chaotic, and completely committed to its own strange little world. The premise is simple enough. Knick ( Peter Hatton ) arrives at Sunny Tribe District, a wellness-style summer camp run by his missing brother Ken. The goal? Turn “sadlings” into “gladlings”. The problem? The four counsellors running the place are so bizarre they may as well be aliens. This KKKC quartet – Kurt, Kay, Kris and Celly – are completely animated from head to toe. Each of them leans into a wildly distinct voice and physicality. Kurt lives in what I can only describe as “meerkat mode”. Kris commits to a nasal, voice-cracking delivery. Kay bounces around like she's had thirteen Red Bulls. And Celly… every time she opens her mouth with that blunt, southern accent, I lost it. Peter Wood (Kurt), Isabella Berlese (Kay), Darcy Jones (Kris) and Rebecca Day (Celly) are operating at a level of commitment that honestly makes me wonder how they don’t break character every five seconds. Every tiny facial twitch, every odd physical choice, every abrupt accent switch is intentional and so funny. You need four pairs of eyes to catch everything happening onstage at once, and even then you’ll probably miss something ridiculous happening in the corner. Every time a character has something to say, it somehow turns into a full spectacle. And then there’s the stamina. This cast does not stop. Singing, rapping, dancing, sweating, crawling. It’s clear this is a cast that trusts each other completely, which is essential in a show this tightly choreographed and fast-paced. Every line, every beat, every lighting cue and sound effect is locked in with surgical precision. Directors Jasmine Prasser and Bec Day have clearly drilled this into the cast, because it lands like a perfectly timed sitcom… if that sitcom was the opposite of politically correct. Sound by Tommi Civili and lighting by Noah Milne are used to full comedic effect, punctuating jokes like a perfectly timed punchline. Visually, the show embraces a deliberately dodgy aesthetic. Fake grass, inflatable logs, painted clouds, caution tape… it’s giving “this is definitely not a cult” energy. Costumes lean into classic camp counsellor realness with fanny packs, bandanas and boots. The script by Patrick Mu’a leans hard into pop culture. We’re jumping from High School Musical  to Hannah Montana , Stranger Things , The Lion King , Shawshank Redemption , Harry Potter , the Nutbush… The audience were giving uncontrollable, hyena-level laughter every few seconds. I genuinely find myself wanting to see it again just to clock all the references I missed. There’s a looseness to the performance that made me constantly question how much is scripted and how much is improv. It feels like anything could happen at any moment, but the precision says otherwise. Either way, it keeps you on your toes! Standout moments come thick and fast. Darcy’s bizarrely brilliant rap about denying the existence of sadness has strong Turn It Off  from The Book of Mormon  energy. Isabella's alter ego “Bubbles” Welcome to Burlesque  number is full of sexual innuendos. There are puppets, random props (the fish!), abrupt Aussie accents that shouldn’t have made me laugh as hard as they did, and moments where I genuinely sit there thinking, are they all on speed? And celery? Peter Hatton as Knick plays the necessary grounding force, reacting exactly how we are thinking: “WHAT is happening?” Watching him slowly spiral into the madness is half the fun. There are also these unexpected musical and performance moments woven through the show ( Drivers License, Girls in the Hood, Where Is The Love) , while other “lessons” spiral into something closer to improv games turned motivational preachy seminar. What I really love is what the show is actually poking at. This obsession with forced happiness. The idea that we can just repress/mask the messy stuff and “fix” people. The counsellors are avoiding discomfort with spectacle, deflection and increasingly unhinged “lessons”. It becomes, in its own bizarre way, a reminder that joy and connection can exist alongside the mess, and that maybe the goal isn’t to eliminate sadness entirely, but to learn how to sit with it… or at least laugh at it along the way! STD is loud, it’s naughty, it’s very self-aware, and it doesn’t apologise for any of that. This really is a zillennial fever dream of nonsense. So, if you’re up for something chaotic, clever, and genuinely different, Sunny Tribe District  is a wild little ride. But if you are an older generation or have a stick up your butt, this might not be your cup of tea. And for the record… as someone who once worked at a summer camp myself, I can neither confirm nor deny that it is exactly like this.

< Back CHILDREN'S THEATRE: Charlie and the Bin Chicken - Brisbane Powerhouse, Art for Earthlings 10 Apr 2026 Season: April 10th - 11th, 2026 Title: Charlie and the Bin Chicken Presented By: Art for Earthlings & Brisbane Powerhouse Genre: Family / Theatre / Comedy Synopsis : In this fast‑paced and laugh‑out‑loud show, Charlie and the gang must stop total Bin Chicken domination of the world — from stealing your hot chippies to swooping your nan or even becoming Prime Minister of Australia. The performance blends chaos, comedy, clowning, puppetry, bright colours, silly songs, and audience participation, with fun environmental themes about looking after animals and waste. Performance Dates: April 10th - 11th, 2026 Performance Times: Friday & Saturday - 10AM & 2PM Performance Location and Address: Underground Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington Street, New Farm QLD 4005, Australia Ticket Costs: Adult ticket - $26 Concession - $20 Child ticket - $16 Ticket Link: Buy Tickets - Charlie and the Bin Chicken Warnings: Audience participation is encouraged and there is a full lockout for performances, meaning latecomers may not be admitted. Young children should be accompanied by adults. Recommended Age: Suitable for all ages; children 12 months and under sit free on a parent’s knee, all other attendees require a ticket. Duration: Approximately 60 minutes. Cast: Performed by the ensemble of Art for Earthlings Production Website: Brisbane Powerhouse - Charlie and the Bin Chicken Other Information: Brisbane Powerhouse is an arts and cultural hub housed in a former power station, offering a vibrant range of theatre, comedy, music, and family events. The venue features multiple performance spaces, bars, and dining areas. Accessibility at Brisbane Powerhouse includes wheelchair‑accessible entrances and seating; patrons with specific access needs should contact the Brisbane Powerhouse box office in advance for detailed assistance and to arrange any required support. Previous Next

< Back THEATRE: Play in a Day - Javeenbah Theatre 11 Apr 2026 Season: April 11th, 2026 Title: Play In A Day Presented By: Javeenbah Theatre Company Inc Genre: Comedy / Rapid Theatre Synopsis: Come along to one of the funniest productions on the Gold Coast in 2026! In this unique theatrical event, the cast, creative and technical teams start rehearsals just 24 hours before the performance. With only a day to rehearse, learn lines, block scenes and set up technical elements, the result is an uproarious comedy created at breakneck speed. Audiences will enjoy spontaneous humour, energetic performances and a truly one‑of‑a‑kind theatre experience. Performance Dates: Saturday April 11th, 2026 Performance Times: 7:30PM Performance Location and Address: Javeenbah Theatre, Corner Stevens & Ferry Streets, Nerang QLD 4211 Ticket Costs: General Admission Non-Member - $25 Member - $20 Ticket Link: Buy Tickets - Play in a Day Recommended Age: General audience welcome. Duration: Approximately 3 hours including interval Creative Team: Directed by Jake Goodall Production Website: Javeenbah Theatre - Play in a Day Other Information: Javeenbah Theatre Company is a community theatre group based on the Gold Coast, known for its warm and inviting productions and a full season of classic and contemporary shows. The venue offers standard theatre seating and facilities; patrons should contact the box office ahead of time for detailed accessibility information and any specific requirements. Accessibility includes wheelchair‑accessible entry, seating and amenities but contact the venue for precise arrangements prior to attending. Previous Next

< Back THEATRE: Holy Mother of Bingo - North Brisbane Theatre Company 10 Apr 2026 Season: April 10th - 19th, 2026 Title: Holy Mother of Bingo Presented By: North Brisbane Theatre Company Genre: Theatre / Mystery Synopsis: An innocent bingo fundraiser at the Our Mother of Mercy church goes awry when parishioners mysteriously drop dead! The evidence suggests well-calculated murders, but who is to blame? Tensions rise as everyone begins identifying suspects. Past feuds rear their heads as the members of the parish try to state their innocence one by one. Who could be behind the elaborate spree? The disgruntled choir director? The magician turned youth minister? The ex-convict that has recently turned to the power of prayer? It couldn’t be one of the Cookie Cadets selling their beloved cookies! Everyone’s a suspect... even the audience in the zany comedy that takes interactive theatre (and fundraising opportunities!) to a whole new level! Performance Dates: April 10th - 19th, 2026 Performance Times: Friday - 7:30PM Saturday - 2PM & 7:30PM Sunday - 2PM Performance Location and Address: Burpengary Secondary College, Performing Arts Centre, 196 Pitt Road, Burpengary Qld 4505 Ticket Costs: Adult - $25 Concession / Youth - $20 Child - $10 Family (Good for 4) - $50 Table (Good for 8) - $160 Ticket Link: Buy Tickets - Holy Mother of Bingo Recommended Age: All ages welcome Production Website: North Brisbane Theatre Company - Holy Mother of Bingo Other Information: As a community venue, accessibility generally includes level entrances and standard school hall facilities; attendees with specific accessibility needs should contact the organisers ahead of the event for detailed assistance. Previous Next