What's On Theatres and Arts Centres 08/12

Frankston Arts Centre

Christmas with Lucy Durack 08/12 10.30 &11.50am

Tonight's the Nights: Hits of Rod Stewart & Olivia Newton-John 15/12 8pm

artscentre.frankston.vic.gov.au

Kingston Arts Centre

Musical Melodies Shirley Burke Theatre 09/12 1 & 4.30pm

kingstonarts.com.au

The Round

Snow Queen & Moments in Time 10/12 12.00 & 6.30pm

Christmas with the Band 10/12 2pm

Christmas Actually 15/12 7.30pm 16/12 1pm

www.theround.com.au

Theatres

Fortyfive downstairs

The New Immproptu Quartet presents Sunday Summer Jazz 10/12 5pm

fortyfivedownstairs.com

The Butterfly Club

The Problem is The Ending 11/12 7pm

A Christmas Carol 11/12 8.30pm

Drawing Straws 12/12 7.30pm

thebutterflyclub.com

Regent Theatre

Moulin Rouge 20/08-04/02/24

marrinergroup.com.au

Southbank Theatre

A Very Jewish Christmas Carol 14/11-16/12

mtc.com.au

Athenaeum Theatre

A Musical Revolution - Elvis 29/19-31/12

Trey Kennedy - Grow Up 12/12 7pm

athenaeumtheatre.com.au

Forum

Alvays 12/12 7pm

forummelbourne.com.au

The Princess Theatre

Mamma Mia 04/10-10/12

www.marinergroup.com.au

Comedy Theatre

A Christmas Carol 12/11-7/01/24

www.marinergroup.com.au

The Drum Theatre - Dandenong

Our Beat at Springvale Community Hub 14/12 6pm

drum.greaterdandnong.vic.gov.au

Bunjil Place - Narre Warren

Marina Prior & David Hobson 08/12 7.30pm

Daytime Music Theatre: Santa Claus is coming to town 15/12 10.30

bunjilplace.com.au

Her Majesty's Theatre

Miss Saigon until 16/12

www.hmt.com.au

Wyndham Cultural Centre

Tis' the...... 12/12 10.30am

www.wyncc.com

Comments

It started with a happy bus driver....

It started with a happy bus driver singing along to the radio. Then followed a fruitless search to find a theatre. Just between you and me l am useless at reading maps and have a lousy sense of direction. So then l gave up and walked towards the library to see the 2 authors in conversation. Phillipa Kaye and Jodi Gibson are in the photo below. What an interesting talk. Both authors have books out currently. Phillipa Kaye's book is Girl Detectives Just Wanna Have Fun: A Birdie Mealing Mystery. Phillipa is standing on the left. Jodi Gibson's book is called Reinventing Emily Brown. Jodi is standing on the right. They asked each other questions about their books and took questions from the audience. They went through the process of writing, editing and publishing. I think it's always interesting to hear the creative process that goes into writing a book. I haven't read either book but l am tempted by the mystery book. Jodi Gibson, in her own words, writes female feel goo

Robert Galbraith

I don't think that l'm letting a secret out when l tell you that Robert Galbraith is the pseudonym for J.k Rowling. These are crime novels, very good crime novels. Having never read the Harry Potter novels l had no idea what her writing style would be like. She's a very good writer. The crimes themselves are well thought out. The structure of each novel flows and the use of language is another stand out. The characters are believable and this is another bonus as we. the readers, are shown their development as the books progress. I have read all five and will definitely be reading number 6. Robert Galbraith 5 out of 5.

Catch me if you can

The doors opened and in they came, and kept on coming. A full house, happy and cheerful crowd. Welcome to a PLOS show. This musical, l am told, is based on a film which was based on a book. I had not read the book or seen the film so it was all new to me. The story is based in the 1960's and l think the set was designed to look like a 60's variety show. The orchestra was on 2 levels and it's a real treat to have a live orchestra playing. What a triumph for PLOS. The constant high standard of their shows means l will see everything they stage. A real stand out is the singing. Everyone sang so well and this happens with every show. There was a lot of dancing and costume changes. Everyone played their part well with all of them having American accents. The best performance was by Aidan Niarros as Carl Hanratty. He is a Primary School Teacher by day, but what a performance. Jordan Poyser as Frank Abagnale Jr was very good too as was Peter Noble Frank Snr. Emillie Toby as Bren

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