{"id":16937,"date":"2026-01-27T22:43:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/?p=16937"},"modified":"2026-01-27T22:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T11:43:52","slug":"observer-local-theatre-report-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/2026\/01\/27\/observer-local-theatre-report-40\/","title":{"rendered":"OBSERVER: Local Theatre Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: The Game\u2019s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays (by Ken Ludwig) February 12 \u2013 28 at Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39-41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Lucia Morris. Bookings: 9735 1777 lilydaleatc.com
PEP Productions: Ride the Cyclone, February 13 \u2013 21 at the Doncaster Playhouse. Director: Daniel Kim; Musical Director: Isaac Stott; Choreographer: Maya Lee. Bookings: trybooking.com\/DEZRE
Williamstown Little Theatre: The Browning Version\/South Downs (by Terrence Rattigan and David Hare) February 11 \u2013 28 at Williamstown Little Theatre, 2-4 Albert St., Williamstown. Two plays presented as a double bill. Director: Deborah Fabbro. Bookings: wlt.org.au
Brighton Theatre Company: Baby (by Sybille Pearson, based on a story developed with Susan Yankowitz, music by David Shire, and lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.) February 13 \u2013 28 at Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Cnr Carpenter and Wilson Sts., Brighton. Director: Alan Burrows. Bookings: 0493 069 479 www.brightontheatre.com.au
Heidelberg Theatre Company: Love, Loss and What I Wore (By Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, based on the book by Ilene Beckerman) February 13 \u2013 28 at 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Catherine Christensen. Bookings: www.htc.org.au Phone: 9457 4117.
Malvern Theatre Company: The Tin Woman (by Sean Grennan) February 13 \u2013 28 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. Director: Brett Turner-Valenta. Bookings: Phone 1300 131 552, or online malverntheatre.com.au\/book-tickets
The 1812 Theatre: Clue on Stage, February 19 \u2013 March 14 at The Lowe Auditorium, The 1812 Theatre, Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Rob Blowers. Bookings: 1812theatre.com.au
The Basin Theatre: Heatstroke (by Eric Chappell) February 19 \u2013 March 1 at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Directed by Pip Le Blond. Bookings: thebasin.sales.ticketsearch.com\/sales\/sales Phone: 0494 065 006 Email: tickets@thebasintheatre.org.au
Peridot Theatre: A Night on the Tiles (by Suzanne Hawley) February 20 \u2013 March 1 at the Clayton Community Centre, Cooke St., Clayton. Director: Samsara. Bookings: peridot.sales.ticketsearch.com\/sales\/sales
Eltham Little Theatre: Bondi Legal (by Tony Laumberg) February 20 \u2013 March 7 at the Eltham Performing Arts Centre, 1603 Main Rd., Eltham. Director: Susan Rundle. Bookings: elthamlittletheatre.org.au
The Mount Players: The Cemetery Club (by Ivan Menchell) February 20 \u2013 March 8 at The Mountview Theatre, 56 Smith St., Macedon. Director: George Benca. Bookings: themountplayers.com
Mordialloc Theatre Company: The Great Divide (by David Williamson) February 26 \u2013 March 7 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Damien Jones. Bookings: mordialloctheatre.com.au
Phoenix Theatre Company: One More Time, February 27 \u2013 March 7 at the Doncaster Playhouse. Bookings: phoenixtheatrecompany.org\/

Auditions<\/strong>
Hills Act Theatre Company: The Monkey Kings Defiance (Written and directed by Josh Young), February 7 and 8 12pm-2pm at the Lions Hall, 9 Lilydale Rd., Healesville. Audition bookings and further details: hatcjosh@gmail.com
The Basin Theatre Group: The Full Monty (by Simon Beaufoy) February 7 at 10am and February 11 at 7pm The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Julie Cunningham. Audition bookings: trybooking.com\/events\/landing\/1521106 or contact juliehowdramatic@gmail.com
Warrandyte Theatre Company: Boeing Boeing (by Marc Camoletti) February 25 at 7.30pm and February 28 at 11am at the Mechanics Hall, 80 Yarra Street, Warrandyte. Directors: Tegan DeClark and Taryn Johns. Audition enquiries: tegsandtaz+boeingboeing@gmail.com
The Basin Theatre Group: You\u2019re Only Young Twice, February 15 from 7.30pmand February 16 from 7.30pm at The Basin Theatre, Doongalla Rd., The Basin. Director: Bob Bramble. Audition bookings and enquiries: bobbramble2013@gmail.com
Mordialloc Theatre Company: The Other Place (by Sharr White) February 15 at 1.00pm; Callbacks if required: February 16 from 7.00pm at Unit 8, 417-419 Warrigal Rd., Cheltenham: Director: Barry O\u2019Neill. Audition enquiries\/scripts\/character profiles: mordialloctheatre.com.au\/auditions-the-other-place\/
Peridot Theatre: The Cottage (by Sandy Rustin) February 23, 25 at 7pm; Callbacks March 2 at the Monash Theatrical Rehearsal and Resource Centre, formerly Fleigner Hall, Cnr Highland and Turnbull Aves., Oakleigh East. Director: Steve Saul. Audition details: peridot.com.au\/auditions
Beaumaris Theatre: Two Ladies (by Nancy Harris) February 28 at 10am, March 2 at 7pm at Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Rd., Beaumaris. Director: Adam Rafferty. Audition bookings: beaumaristheatre.com.au<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre: The Game\u2019s Afoot or Holmes for the Holidays (by Ken Ludwig) February 12 \u2013 28 at Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre, 39-41 Castella St., Lilydale. Director: Lucia Morris. Bookings: 9735 1777 lilydaleatc.comPEP Productions: Ride the Cyclone, February 13 \u2013 21 at the Doncaster Playhouse. Director: Daniel Kim; Musical Director: Isaac Stott; Choreographer: Maya Lee….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"none","pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-observer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16937"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16942,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16937\/revisions\/16942"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dindi.com.au\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}