Events, courses and shows at local theatre

What's on in local theatre. Picture: ON FILE

By Peter Kemp

1812 Theatre

The 1812 Theatre holds a variety of short season events throughout the year. Refer to the website for event details and dates, www.1812theatre.com.au

Spoken Word Intimate evenings featuring works by local poets and actors.

Live Music Sessions.

The Sounds of Silence – Buster Keaton in The Cameraman. Live band accompanying silent classics to recreate the silent movie experience from the 1920s.

Board Shorts 29023 – Short Play Festival – A program of short plays featuring works from talented local playwrights.

Short Shorts presented by Centrestage Youth Theatre. Short plays featuring the talents of young writers and directors.

Eltham Little Theatre

Responsible Serving of Alcohol Training

This course is being offered to current ELT volunteer members for free, on the condition that they commit top Front of House duties throughout the year.

Past members (not new) may also renew their membership and enrol with the above condition. The training is open to the public at a cost of $60.

The course runs for four hours.

Venue: Eltham Performing Arts Centre 1693 Main Rd, Research

Bookings: www.elthamlittletheatre.com.au

CPP Theatre presents Sense and Sensibility

A play by Kate Hamill, based on the novel by Jane Austen.

A season of the much-loved Jane Austen classic Sense and Sensibility! Tickets now on sale! This whimsical and amusing play rollicks about the English countryside following the fortunes and misfortunes of the Dashwood sisters, as they navigate their way through life and love, accompanied by a colourful cast of characters. In this production by Kate Hamill (Pride and Prejudice, Vanity Fair, Little Women), Jane Austen’s classic novel gets a theatrical re-imagining of hysterical proportions. It’s Sense and Sensibility as you know it, but with an energy and pace not previously seen.

Opening Night: Friday 14 April 8pm

Season: April 14 – April 22.

Bookings: 0450 803 856 between 1pm and 3pm.

Venue: Performing Arts Centre, Boronia K – 12 Collège Albert (park at Rangeview Rs) Boronia.