Please note there has been a slight change of dates for our upcoming show, "Playboy of the Western World".
We are also excited to be performing a matinee, Saturday 15th at 2pm
So now there is extra opportunity for you to get in and see this excellent production.
Tickets on sale from Goldfields Arts Centre.
See you at The Rep!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tickets Now on Sale - Playboy of the Western World
As the club continues to celebrate it's 80th year, tickets are now on sale for our latest production,"Playboy of the Western World".
We have a guest director for the show, Raymond Omodei. Raymond is a life member of the club, where he began his involvement with shows, before going on to work in professional theatre.
"Playboy of the Western World", written by J.M. Synge, is a three act Irish play, that has been performed many times, including at the Sydney Opera House. Set in the 1900's, it follows the life of a young man, who claims to be responsible for a murder. Keep enthralled as you follow his story, listen to the tales and maybe even witness a romance.
"It is an audaciously ironic play in which the audience, along with Shawn Keogh, is asked to accept a morality that is utterly mad. Because of a supposed brutal murder, a man becomes the hero of an isolated community of peasants...."
"The play is a hallowed classic of the Irish theatre and has behind it a formidable tradition of memorable productions and performances."
Play Director Raymond Omodei
The show opens on October 10th, and runs for 4 nights:
October 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th
All shows start at 8pm, with doors opening at 7:30.
We also have a Saturday matinee, October 15th, which starts at 2pm
Tickets available from the Goldfields Arts Centre
You can get tickets from Goldfields Arts Centre
http://gac.curtin.edu.au/
$20 each
$15 for members and concession
Don't miss out on this fantastic show as the club continues celbrating 80 years of entertaining the Goldfields.
See you at The Rep Club!
Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie
The project was made possible by the Australian Governments regional arts program, the Regional Arts Fund, which gives all Australians better access to opportunities to practice and experience the arts. The Regional Arts Fund is administered in Western Australia by Country Arts (WA) Inc.
We have a guest director for the show, Raymond Omodei. Raymond is a life member of the club, where he began his involvement with shows, before going on to work in professional theatre.
"Playboy of the Western World", written by J.M. Synge, is a three act Irish play, that has been performed many times, including at the Sydney Opera House. Set in the 1900's, it follows the life of a young man, who claims to be responsible for a murder. Keep enthralled as you follow his story, listen to the tales and maybe even witness a romance.
"It is an audaciously ironic play in which the audience, along with Shawn Keogh, is asked to accept a morality that is utterly mad. Because of a supposed brutal murder, a man becomes the hero of an isolated community of peasants...."
"The play is a hallowed classic of the Irish theatre and has behind it a formidable tradition of memorable productions and performances."
Play Director Raymond Omodei
The show opens on October 10th, and runs for 4 nights:
October 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th
All shows start at 8pm, with doors opening at 7:30.
We also have a Saturday matinee, October 15th, which starts at 2pm
Tickets available from the Goldfields Arts Centre
You can get tickets from Goldfields Arts Centre
http://gac.curtin.edu.au/
$20 each
$15 for members and concession
Don't miss out on this fantastic show as the club continues celbrating 80 years of entertaining the Goldfields.
See you at The Rep Club!
Brookman Street, Kalgoorlie
The project was made possible by the Australian Governments regional arts program, the Regional Arts Fund, which gives all Australians better access to opportunities to practice and experience the arts. The Regional Arts Fund is administered in Western Australia by Country Arts (WA) Inc.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
AUDITIONS! Playboy of the Western World, Directed by Ray Omodei
Auditions for the Rep Club show, Playboy of the Western World, written by John Millington Synge, and directed by Director in Residence Ray Omodei, will be held at the Rep Club, 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie, on Sunday 14 August, 2011, at 10am.
For more information, email goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
For more information, email goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
The Convict's Opera - Tickets on Sale NOW!
Don't worry - it's not an opera! 
On 2nd January 1788, a play was performed on board the convict ship Scarborough en route to Botany Bay.
With this thought in mind, the musical play The Convict's Opera tells the story of a small group of convicts who gain permission from their uptight captain to produce a play, The Beggar's Opera by John Gay. This opera with music from folk tunes and popular ballads was the favourite choice of entertainment of the ordinary people in London in the Eighteenth Century.
The songs in The Convict's Opera are mainly 20th Century pop songs that even the crew cannot resist singing. The popular modern songs, along with the sprinkling of ballads make for an entertaining and unusual musical evening.
The actors range from a petty thief, to an arsonist, a counterfeiter, whores, a highwayman and a parson. As the play unfolds we learn about the convict's personal stories and can see parallels with their characters in The Beggar's Opera. They are sad and funny, bawdy and solemn and their stories will resonate with Australian audiences as they recognise the makings of a distinctly Australian character.
The show opens this Thursday, 6 August, at 7.30pm, with evening performances on 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 August, and a special matinee at 2pm on Saturday 6 August.
Tickets are on sale now from the Goldfields Arts Centre www.goldfieldsartscentre.com.au or 9088 6900. Tickets are $25 each, or $20 for Rep Club members and concession.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Rep Club Info is now mobile!
Friday, April 15, 2011
Welcome to the 80th Anniversary Committee!
The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Goldfields Repertory Club has seen the Club off to an auspicious start for its 80th year.
Elections saw the return of Lauren Chapman-Holle as President, Clare Fleming as a Vice President and Jim Fleming as Treasurer, and welcomed Stuart Fleming as a Vice President, and David Holle and Tim Sadleir as the Club’s Secretaries.
The election also saw the return of committee members Norma Latchford (Artistic Director), Teresa Bennett, Chelsea Gillam, Abigail Ayers, David Lyons-Nash, and Colleen Williams (Wardrobe), and welcomed new committee members Sarah-Jayne Eeles and Alexis Harris.
Returning Rep Club President Lauren Chapman-Holle said she was thrilled to have such an enthusiastic and skilled group of people on the new committee.
“The committee members will also fill other roles within the Rep Club and its committee, including Publicity, Building and Maintenance, Membership, Social Co-Coordinator and our coordinating our 80th Anniversary Celebrations,” she said.
“This club, like all community organisations, only exists because we have such a strong base of member skills on which to draw, and this year, our 80th Anniversary, we look to all of our members to join us and assist in any way they can with the celebrations – be it through joining our Anniversary subcommittee, helping out behind the bar during shows, or just through sharing your memories of the Rep Club with us."
Elections saw the return of Lauren Chapman-Holle as President, Clare Fleming as a Vice President and Jim Fleming as Treasurer, and welcomed Stuart Fleming as a Vice President, and David Holle and Tim Sadleir as the Club’s Secretaries.
The election also saw the return of committee members Norma Latchford (Artistic Director), Teresa Bennett, Chelsea Gillam, Abigail Ayers, David Lyons-Nash, and Colleen Williams (Wardrobe), and welcomed new committee members Sarah-Jayne Eeles and Alexis Harris.
Returning Rep Club President Lauren Chapman-Holle said she was thrilled to have such an enthusiastic and skilled group of people on the new committee.
“The committee members will also fill other roles within the Rep Club and its committee, including Publicity, Building and Maintenance, Membership, Social Co-Coordinator and our coordinating our 80th Anniversary Celebrations,” she said.
“This club, like all community organisations, only exists because we have such a strong base of member skills on which to draw, and this year, our 80th Anniversary, we look to all of our members to join us and assist in any way they can with the celebrations – be it through joining our Anniversary subcommittee, helping out behind the bar during shows, or just through sharing your memories of the Rep Club with us."
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
AUDITIONS - Director in Residence Ray Omodei
The Goldfields Repertory Club is offering local thespians the chance to audition for nationally acclaimed director Raymond Omodei.
The Rep Club is currently finalising an arrangement to have highly respected and nationally acclaimed director, Ray Omodei direct a production as part of the Club’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations.
Mr Omodei, who was an active member of the Goldfields Repertory Club in the 1950's and 60's, has a vast experience, including as an Associate Director and Director of the Writers Workshop at the National Theatre Company at the Playhouse, as the Resident Director of the Old Tote Theatre Company (precursor to the Sydney Theatre Company), which was the resident theatre company of the "nearly ready" Sydney Opera House, as an Artistic Director of the Mason Miller Theatre Company, as a long serving Artistic Director of the Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, and as the Foundation Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of Western Australia.
He has also undertaken artistic residencies at Adelaide University and the University of Western Australia, as well as being the State Director and National Workshop Director of the National Multi-Arts Project conducted by the Curriculum Development Centre, Canberra, across six states.
Rep Club President Lauren Chapman-Holle said it was exciting opportunity for local actors to work with a director of Omodei’s skill and experience.
“Ray Omodei has produced more than 200 plays throughout his career, and directed about 130 of those,” she said.
“This is such a fantastic opportunity for actors in the Goldfields. Mr Omodei will also be working with two local thespians, Stuart Fleming and Sarah-Jayne Eeles, who will be his assistant directors. This is a great opportunity for them to work alongside Ray and really learn from his years of experience.”
Plays being considered are:
Hay Fever - Noel Coward, 5 female, 4 male
Blithe Spirit - Noel Coward, 5 female, 4 male
The Way of the World - Congrieve, 6 male, 6 female
Playboy of the Western World - Synge, 6 female, 7 male
The Cherry Orchard - Chekov, 5 female, 7 male
As You Like It - Shakespeare, 4 female, 16 male
A Midsummer's Nights Dream - Shakespeare, 4 female, 13 male.
Auditions will be held between 10am and 12noon on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of April at the Rep Club, 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie. New members are welcome to audition. All auditionees must bring a rehearsed audition piece.
Rehearsals will be run between 27 July and 24 August, and performances will run 25 – 27 August, 1 – 3, and 8 – 10 September 2011.
For more information, contact Rep Club Artistic Director Norma Latchford on 0409 914 075.
The Rep Club is currently finalising an arrangement to have highly respected and nationally acclaimed director, Ray Omodei direct a production as part of the Club’s 80th Anniversary Celebrations.
Mr Omodei, who was an active member of the Goldfields Repertory Club in the 1950's and 60's, has a vast experience, including as an Associate Director and Director of the Writers Workshop at the National Theatre Company at the Playhouse, as the Resident Director of the Old Tote Theatre Company (precursor to the Sydney Theatre Company), which was the resident theatre company of the "nearly ready" Sydney Opera House, as an Artistic Director of the Mason Miller Theatre Company, as a long serving Artistic Director of the Hole in the Wall Theatre Company, and as the Foundation Artistic Director of the State Theatre Company of Western Australia.
He has also undertaken artistic residencies at Adelaide University and the University of Western Australia, as well as being the State Director and National Workshop Director of the National Multi-Arts Project conducted by the Curriculum Development Centre, Canberra, across six states.
Rep Club President Lauren Chapman-Holle said it was exciting opportunity for local actors to work with a director of Omodei’s skill and experience.
“Ray Omodei has produced more than 200 plays throughout his career, and directed about 130 of those,” she said.
“This is such a fantastic opportunity for actors in the Goldfields. Mr Omodei will also be working with two local thespians, Stuart Fleming and Sarah-Jayne Eeles, who will be his assistant directors. This is a great opportunity for them to work alongside Ray and really learn from his years of experience.”
Plays being considered are:
Hay Fever - Noel Coward, 5 female, 4 male
Blithe Spirit - Noel Coward, 5 female, 4 male
The Way of the World - Congrieve, 6 male, 6 female
Playboy of the Western World - Synge, 6 female, 7 male
The Cherry Orchard - Chekov, 5 female, 7 male
As You Like It - Shakespeare, 4 female, 16 male
A Midsummer's Nights Dream - Shakespeare, 4 female, 13 male.
Auditions will be held between 10am and 12noon on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of April at the Rep Club, 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie. New members are welcome to audition. All auditionees must bring a rehearsed audition piece.
Rehearsals will be run between 27 July and 24 August, and performances will run 25 – 27 August, 1 – 3, and 8 – 10 September 2011.
For more information, contact Rep Club Artistic Director Norma Latchford on 0409 914 075.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tickets on Sale Now for Medieval Night!
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Rep Club Medieval Night The Royal Court of the King & Queen of Castle Brookeman (aka The Goldfields Repertory Club)invite you to night of medieval fun & frolic at the Rep Club! 7pm, Friday 15th April in the year of 2011Join the Royal Court & be part of all the action with the King & Queen, their Wise Wizard, the Jester, & all the Knights & Ladies of the Court for fun, games & court intrigue! Prizes will be bestowed for: ~Best Dressed ~Best Hat/Crown Tickets $25 per head Includes 2 course dinner with old fashioned roast, tasty broth & breads. One Night Only ~ Limited Tickets! Book tickets at the Goldfields Arts Centre 9088 6900 Raising funds for Give Me Five For Kids
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc will be held at 7PM, THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2011 At the Brookman Street Theatre, home of the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc. 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie All positions will be declared vacant, and full committee elections will be held. We are also seeking enthusiastic people to take on non-executive sub committee roles. All past, current and new members welcome. Membership Renewal is due on this date. For more information, or a membership form, email goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
The meeting will be followed by social drinks, so members can get to know the new committee.
One Day Left til Opening Night!
Have you got your tickets yet? With only one day to go until our fabulous opening night special for Three Paths Crossed, the Rep Club's season of One Act Plays, you should book your tickets through the Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office - 08 9088 6900 - to ensure you don't miss out on the fantastic opening night of these three great shows! Tickets will be available at the door - if there are any left! Three Paths Crossed is Proudly Presented by the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc as part of the Heart of Gold Festival. 
Friday, March 25, 2011
Have you got your tickets to "Three Paths Crossed"
Don't forget our opening night special for Thursday 31st March - two tickets for the price of one!
Bring a friend and enjoy fantastic live theatre at the Goldfields Repertory Club, with three brilliant one act plays - Hindsight, written by Daniel Foon and directed by Rebecca Williams, Travellers Through the Night, written by Nancy Cato and directed by Teresa Bennett, and Legacy, written and directed by Sarah-Jayne Eeles.
Tickets are $15 for Rep Club Members and Concession, $20 for Adults, and are available from the Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office - 9088 6900.
Bring a friend and enjoy fantastic live theatre at the Goldfields Repertory Club, with three brilliant one act plays - Hindsight, written by Daniel Foon and directed by Rebecca Williams, Travellers Through the Night, written by Nancy Cato and directed by Teresa Bennett, and Legacy, written and directed by Sarah-Jayne Eeles.
Tickets are $15 for Rep Club Members and Concession, $20 for Adults, and are available from the Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office - 9088 6900.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The 80th Annual General Meeting of the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc will be held at
7PM, THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2011
At the Brookman Street Theatre, home of the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc.
7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie
All positions will be declared vacant, and full committee elections will be held.
We are also seeking enthusiastic people to take on non-executive sub committee roles.
All past, current and new members welcome.
Membership Renewal is due on this date.
For more information, or a membership form, email
goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
7PM, THURSDAY 14 APRIL 2011
At the Brookman Street Theatre, home of the Goldfields Repertory Club Inc.
7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie
All positions will be declared vacant, and full committee elections will be held.
We are also seeking enthusiastic people to take on non-executive sub committee roles.
All past, current and new members welcome.
Membership Renewal is due on this date.
For more information, or a membership form, email
goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
Friday, March 18, 2011
Opening Night Special - Two for One at Three Paths Crossed!
Tell your friends and book your tickets... and don't forget our SPECIAL OPENING NIGHT OFFER! Two Tickets for the Price of One! Call the Goldfields Arts Centre NOW!
The Rep Club is proud to present, as part of the Heart of Gold Festival, Three Paths Crossed, a season of fantastic One Act Plays, at the Goldfields Repertory Club.
The Rep Club is proud to present, as part of the Heart of Gold Festival, Three Paths Crossed, a season of fantastic One Act Plays, at the Goldfields Repertory Club.
Tickets are $15 for Rep Club Members and Concession, and $20 for Adults.
Call the Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office on 9088 6900 to take advantage of this special opening night offer!
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Rep Club Medieval Night
The Royal Court of the King & Queen of Castle Brookeman (aka The Goldfields Repertory Club)
invite you to night of medieval fun & frolic at the Rep Club!
7pm, Friday 15th April in the year of 2011
Join the Royal Court & be part of all the action with the King & Queen, their Wise Wizard, the Jester, & all the Knights & Ladies of the Court for fun, games & court intrigue!
Prizes will be bestowed for:
~Best Dressed
~Best Hat/Crown
Tickets $25 per head
Includes 2 course dinner with old fashioned roast, tasty broth & breads.
One Night Only ~ Limited Tickets!
Book tickets at the Goldfields Arts Centre 9088 6900
Raising funds for Give Me Five For Kids
invite you to night of medieval fun & frolic at the Rep Club!
7pm, Friday 15th April in the year of 2011
Join the Royal Court & be part of all the action with the King & Queen, their Wise Wizard, the Jester, & all the Knights & Ladies of the Court for fun, games & court intrigue!
Prizes will be bestowed for:
~Best Dressed
~Best Hat/Crown
Tickets $25 per head
Includes 2 course dinner with old fashioned roast, tasty broth & breads.
One Night Only ~ Limited Tickets!
Book tickets at the Goldfields Arts Centre 9088 6900
Raising funds for Give Me Five For Kids
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
AUDITIONS - Convicts Opera
THE Goldfields Repertory Club is heading out to sea in celebration of its 80th anniversary, as the Convict’s Opera comes to the stage.
Artistic director Norma Latchford is on the lookout for four women and seven men to play main roles in the show, and plenty more to take on smaller roles, and will be auditioning for the musical play on Sunday, March 13 at the Rep Club from 1pm.
The Convict’s Opera is an adaptation by Stephen Jeffries of John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera of 1728,
bringing in plenty of modern songs, too.
Norma describes the play as “a very new and exciting Australian musical production that recognises the history of theatre and the origins of Australia”.
“The Goldfields Repertory Club is the first amateur theatre club in Australia to gain the rights to perform this seminal work,” she said.
“The story tells of a group of convicts who are sentenced to transportation to Australia and gain
permission from the captain to put on a play, The Beggar’s Opera.
“This play within a play contains common thieves, a respectable forger, whores, an arsonist and
political prisoners. The anti hero Macheath gives us shades of Ned Kelly and the Bushrangers. We identify with them and our own convict history. "
Singing lessons will be given. Expressions of interest from musicians are also requested.
Please contact Norma on normalatchford@bigpond.com or on 90212624 for details.
Artistic director Norma Latchford is on the lookout for four women and seven men to play main roles in the show, and plenty more to take on smaller roles, and will be auditioning for the musical play on Sunday, March 13 at the Rep Club from 1pm.
The Convict’s Opera is an adaptation by Stephen Jeffries of John Gay’s Beggar’s Opera of 1728,
bringing in plenty of modern songs, too.
Norma describes the play as “a very new and exciting Australian musical production that recognises the history of theatre and the origins of Australia”.
“The Goldfields Repertory Club is the first amateur theatre club in Australia to gain the rights to perform this seminal work,” she said.
“The story tells of a group of convicts who are sentenced to transportation to Australia and gain
permission from the captain to put on a play, The Beggar’s Opera.
“This play within a play contains common thieves, a respectable forger, whores, an arsonist and
political prisoners. The anti hero Macheath gives us shades of Ned Kelly and the Bushrangers. We identify with them and our own convict history. "
Singing lessons will be given. Expressions of interest from musicians are also requested.
Please contact Norma on normalatchford@bigpond.com or on 90212624 for details.
Tickets on Sale NOW! "Three Paths Crossed"
Tickets are on sale now for the Rep Club's 2011 Season of One Act Plays, "Three Paths Crossed", featuring Travellers through the Night, by Nancy Cato, directed by Teresa Bennett, Hindsight, by Daniel Foon, directed by Rebecca Williams, and Legacy, written and directed by Sarah-Jayne Eeles.
Tickets are available from the Goldfields Arts Centre Box Office 9088 6900 and online at www.goldfieldsartscentre.com.au and cost $15 for Rep Club members and Concession, and $20 for Adults.
Shows 31 March, 1, 2, 7, 8 & 9 April at the Brookman Street Theatre, home of the Goldfields Repertory Club, 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Auditions - Word Circle: A Collection of One Act Plays
Auditions for the Goldfields Repertory Club's first production of 2011, a series of One Act Plays, will be held at the Brookman Street Theatre, 7 Brookman Street Kalgoorlie, on Sunday 13 February, at 10am.
For more information on the auditions, please contact the Rep Club via email goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
For more information on the auditions, please contact the Rep Club via email goldfieldsrepertoryclub@gmail.com
REP CLUB BUSY BEE!
This Sunday, the Rep Club is having a BUSY BEE to tidy up around the theatre, and ensure we are all ready for 2011 and our 80th Anniversary Celebrations!
If you have an hour or so to spare on Sunday, 30 January, please head down to the Rep Club between 9.30am and 12noon THIS SUNDAY!
Help us make our Theatre look FABULOUS for it's 80th Anniversary in 2011!
If you have an hour or so to spare on Sunday, 30 January, please head down to the Rep Club between 9.30am and 12noon THIS SUNDAY!
Help us make our Theatre look FABULOUS for it's 80th Anniversary in 2011!
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