GOLD COAST THEATRE ALLIANCE INC

Saving Frogton’s Home is a light- hearted comical pantomime that explores the importance of protecting our native species. The audience interacts with the characters through song and dance whilst cheering on the heroes and booing the villains.

“The Swinging 60s & 70s” begins where “The Fabulous 40s & 50s” left off two years ago. Another 20 years of wonderful music as seen through the eyes of an elderly couple, Alf and Betty. They watched the first show on their TV, but this time their TV is on the blink, so they “imagine” what a follow-up show might look like if the TV Station (Channel 14) ever decided to make it A show of song, dance, colour, costumes and entertainment, with music from Beatlemania to Disco.

9 to 5: The Musical is a musical based on the 1980 film of the same name. It features a book by Patricia Resnick, based on the screenplay by Resnick and Colin Higgins. The musical premiered in Los Angeles in September 2008, and opened on Broadway in April 2009. It received 15 Drama Desk Awards nominations, the most received by a production in a single year, as well as four Tony Award nominations.

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre. This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a cast of four), an onstage plane crash, handcuffs, missing fingers and some good old-fashioned romance!

Mild-mannered Brooklynite Jack promised his dying mother that he would never get married but that was before he met his sweet and beautiful girlfriend, Betsy. Haunted by a fear of his mother’s retribution, Jack avoids proposing, but when he finally summons the nerve to whisk his oh-so-patient Betsy off to Las Vegas to get hitched, a dashing gambler named Tommy threatens to sweep his fiance away to a life of luxury in Hawaii.

Dramatic Comedy, Mystery/Thriller As this witty and unconventional whodunit opens, British television star Peter Conway arrives home to find his wife Stella dead from a drug overdose. Auditions held at the Tugun Village Community Centre. 414 Coolangatta Rd, Tugun

Welcome to Almost, Maine, a place that’s so far north, it’s almost not in the United States. It’s almost in Canada. And it’s not quite a town, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it almost doesn’t exist. One cold, clear, winter night, as the northern lights hover in the star-filled sky above, the residents of Almost, Maine, find themselves falling in and out of love in unexpected and hilarious ways.

Frank does not wish it could be Christmas every day - in fact, he's dreading the arrival of snobbish in-laws who only ever bring a single bottle of wine for the entire festivities. Throw in a couple of larger-than-life neighbours, let the drink flow merrily, and everything is set for a car-crash Christmas. But when Frank and Jean’s estranged daughter Milly suddenly appears, the rug is pulled out from underneath the chaos and the heartstrings are firmly tugged.

Hear selections performed by the wonderful Coolamon Singers, the Gold Coast choir with the growing reputation for stunning performances. Directed by Marco Bellasi and accompanied by pianist Ayesha Gough, the singers, Hear your big musical favourites, including songs from Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story and South Pacific. This live music event will also include the Gold Coast premiere of young Mozart’s first music theatre program, Thamos, King of Egypt!

The Gold Coast Youth Orchestra is seeking talented and enthusiastic young musicians to join their lively community. For more information visit their website