THEATRE
The RSPCA as well as the audience will get a lot out of Stage Door Dinner Theatre latest production, the Australasian premiere of Mid-Life! The Crisis Musical. The theatre will donate $10 from each show-only ticket sold to support the RSPCA in their 2011 Flood Appeal.
And the theatre’s Damien Lee says that means more than 1400 seats will be on offer to help the RSPCA continue their valued work and repair their badly flood-affected operations.
“You may not be able to turn back the clock, but you can wind it up again!” is how the theatre is touting the new show, which stars a talented ensemble of Brisbane’s best musical theatre performers, “Mid-Life is guaranteed to make you laugh about some of life’s more challenging moments, as it takes a comical look at the ‘joys’ of growing older, and strikes a chord with anyone regardless of age,” Damien says.
A series of scenes and sketches poke fun at the frustrations of mammograms, love handles, lost hair, Botox, having kids, weekend warriors and proctology exams. The cleverly crafted songs celebrate forgetfulness, reading glasses and menopause, but also touch on the sentimental wisdom that the later years afford us.
“If you loved Menopause the Musical you cannot miss Mid-Life,” he said.
• Tickets to the show can be booked now on 3216 1115.
Centenary kicks off 2011 season
Touted as one of the most-produced plays in the world, Visiting Mr Green is the first production for 2011 for western-suburbs based Centenary Theatre Company.
After 86 year old widower Mr Green is almost hit by a car driven by young corporate executive Ross Gardiner, Ross is found guilty of reckless driving and ordered to spend the next six months making weekly visits to Mr Green.
What starts off as a comedy about two people who resent being in the same room together develops into a gripping and poignant drama, as family secrets are revealed and old wounds are opened. The internationally-acclaimed story about parents and children, lifelong secrets, and finding friendship in unlikely places.
This bittersweet comedy shows that wisdom and folly come at any age, and that sometimes, the unexpected visitors are the ones we need the most.
The season starts this Saturday and runs until 27 March, with performances on 5, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27 March. Friday & Saturdays are at 8, Sundays at 6pm. It’s playing at the Chelmer Community Centre, corner of Queenscroft and Halsbury Streets, Chelmer
• All bookings & inquiries to 0435 591 720 and for more information, go to: www.centenarytheatre.com.au
