The season will be October 19th – November 3rd 2012 at the Theatre Royal.

If you are 18 – 30 years old and interested in being on the list email graemepaine@netspace.net.au

Back to the 80′s is the story of a graduating year of William Ocean High School as they live through their senior year and experience the fun, the heartbreak and the loves of growing up. All set to the biggest hits of the 80′s:

Material Girl   * Walking On Sunshine * Centrefold * Kids In America * I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles) *Love Shack * Total Eclipse Of The Heart. * Wake Me Up Before You Go Go *Don’t Worry Be Happy * Video Killed The Radio Star * Footloose * Girls Just Want To Have Fun* Mickey* Glory Of Love * Lets Hear It For The Boy * You Give Love A Bad Name * Nine To Five * * Man In The Mirror * Get Outta My Dreams (Get Into My Car) * Lost In Your Eyes* Never Gonna Give You Up *We Are The World * (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life.

Set in the era when actors became American Presidents, when Bubble skirts were cool, when Atari was cutting edge technology and when mobile phones were as big as bricks. The play is from the era that brought the world the Rubik’s Cube, Max Headroom and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Throw in a Star Wars dream sequence, high-energy dance routines, the obligatory 80′s party scene, copious amounts of blue eye-shadow, twenty cans of hairspray and you have a musical that will delight and amuse audiences of any age.

The school this year is being run by some of Hobart’s leading theatrical practitioners and any young people involved should gain maximum benefit.

Director: Darren Sangwell (Most recent production Mikado for G & S Society)

Musical Director: Aaron Powell (Most recent production SPAMALOT TTUT)

Designer: Jon Bowling (Most recent production SPAMALOT TTUT)

Band Simon Reade (Conductor Hobart City Band National A Grade Champions)

Choreographer: Jacquie Coad (Dance teacher Hutchins School and past 4 Summer Schools)

So you can see the school is in very good hands with the cream of Hobart Theatre involved.

Auditions are Sunday 6^th November at 50a Letitia Street and if you are interested in auditioning you should email Graeme paine graemepaine@netspace.net.au

Click here for a pdf document with audition details for the show.

The Old Nick Company is on the search for a creative, experienced and respected Director/s for the 2012 Uni Revue.
All applications can be sent to:

oldnick.secretary@oldnick.org.au or posted to

P.O. Box 180
New Town
TAS 7009
Australia

Applications close July 31st.

Uni Revue Auditions
LARAGEDDON – The Ultimate Disaster
Directed by Mick Lowenstein
Musical Director Craig Wood
Assistant Director Ben Paine

11am, Sunday, 27th February

Old Nick building, 50a Letitia St., North Hobart.

For further information, call Graeme Paine on 0419 544 147

Old Nick is Tasmania’s premiere amateur theatre company, and has a proud history of works ranging from classical to contemporary, major touring shows to readings of new works.

Submissions may range from major productions to emerging locally written or devised works.

Please address all submissions (including a copy of the script) to:

Darren Sangwell
Production Coordinator
P.O. Box 180
New Town
TAS 7009
Australia

We are looking for people to work on the show in the role of Stage Manager, Backstage, Front of House, Bar or Lighting and Audio. If you’re interested and available, email the Old Nick Secretary.

Production season will be at The Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Place from Friday 16^th of July 2010 (Opening Night) and  Saturday 17^th of July. Then Tuesday 20^th July thru to Saturday 24^th July 2010. All performances commence at 8.00 pm.

More information after the break…

“Beautiful Thing” is set in 1993 on a working class South East London council estate called Thamesmead. It follows the bittersweet love story of two 16 year old boys Jamie and Ste. Jamie lives with Sandra his mum who is a barmaid at a local pub. Sandra is searching for a way out of the Estate while trying to maintain her relationship with Tony her boyfriend. She is at odds with her next door neighbour Leah who is a 16 year old school drop out who takes drugs and is obsessed by the music of Mamma Cass. Ste lives with his drug dealing abusive brother and his alcoholic father next door to Jamie. After Ste gets a beating from his brother one night, Sandra invites Ste to stay at her flat. Ste must share Jamie’s bed and with this begins the sexual awakening of the two boys. The play deals with the throws of teenage first love and sexual awakening in a humorous and sometimes tough and tender way. The characters of Jamie and Ste are not effeminate in anyway, they just happen to be two ordinary English working class lads who fall in love for the first time.

Production information and an audition form is available below, as well as some audition pieces. Please read the audition information sheet carefully.

Documents are available in two formats: Microsoft Word and Adobe Acrobat PDF

For more information, please email beautifulthing@oldnick.org.au

Sunday February 28 @ 2:00pm
-or-
Monday March 1 @ 7:30pm.

Here’s a link to Google Maps just in case you need it.

Can’t print out the form? Don’t worry about it. We’ll have forms you can fill out when you arrive – just bring yourself.

Want to really have a good time? Bring a friend. Or 27. (prize given if you bring 27 friends (the prize is a thumbs up)).

Need more information? Email us!

Don’t know what Uni Revue is? Read on after the link…

Who is Old Nick?

Old Nick is a Tasmania’s premiere amateur theatre company, and has been presenting the annual Uni Revue and other theatre since 1948.

What’s the Uni Revue?

The Revue is an irreverent, satirical parody of topical matters both local, national and international. Essentially, it’s a pisstake of things that have happened in the past year. We take everything from politics to music, TV shows to poo jokes and put them on stage. It’s 90 minutes of singing, dancing and telling jokes.

Do I have to sing, dance or tell jokes?

Yes. You will do at least one of these three things. You don’t have to be good at doing them, you just have to be willing to. There’s also places for people who want to work backstage, in costume, in set design/building, in writing or developing jokes or in the band. Just fill in the form and let us know what you want to do.

Do I have to get naked?

No. Nudity is optional and makes no difference to your place in the revue. In fact, we won’t even ask you about volunteering for nudity until well into the rehearsal period.

What are the requirements for being in the revue?

You must be at least 18 years old.

You must be available for rehearsals and the Hobart and Launceston performances. You need to be free Tuesday & Thursday nights and all day Sunday from March until May. You need to be able to spend a week in Launceston (fully paid for by Old Nick) for the week May 21 – 28.

You need to want to have fun.

Do I have to be a uni student?

No. You can be a student, a full time worker, unemployed or a pensioner. If you’re 18+ and willing to have a go then you’ve got what it takes.

Update 19/1/2010: All positions mentioned below have been filled. Thanks to all those who responded.

Our next show, Keating! The Musical, has a number of backstage positions still to be filled. These are:

• Assistant Stage Manager
• Sound Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Costume Assistant
• Hair and Makeup Designer

If you are interested in any of these positions, or know of any that may be, please email the production office for details.

"Get a job. Do some work like the rest of us."

The Old Nick Company calls auditions for

Keating!

The musical we had to have

Written by Casey Bennetto
2007 Helpmann Awards BEST MUSICAL
Directed by Craig Wellington

Required: singer-performers with maturity and experience, 5 male, 1 female

Auditions: Saturday 21 November or by appointment

Season: 3 – 6 March 2010, Theatre Royal, Hobart

Comprehensive information kits available by emailing keating@oldnick.org.au