WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ

● Theatrical presents The Wizard of Oz from June 29 to July 9 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Based on the 1939 movie and classic L. Frank Baum tale of the same name, the musical is being staged in Australia for the first time in six years.

Adverisement

An Open letter to the PremierDear Mr Andrews

Please remove the Authority status from the Victoria Registration and Standards Authority. Put back the old framework so principals and the Minister can help curb the excesses of VRQA.

Drowning teachers/ schools in unnecessary paper work, VRQA actively prevent sensible education solutions from being implemented. Eg Indigenous women in Mildura spent 60,000 in philanthropy money and 2 yrs hard work to put together a modest school for 20 school refusers. VRQA killed the project Stone dead. Why?

Paperwork. 10 teachers working on it, 200 pages -not good enough. VRQA hamstrings teachers as professionals too. Teachers need to be allowed to act as intelligent professionals, not puppets.

Gab McIntosh

Education

A full orchestra will accompany a cast of more than 30 performers, filling Melbourne’s historic 783-seat National Theatre with one of the most celebrated stories of all time, following the journey of Dorothy from Kansas who finds herself carried away to the land of Oz ● ● ● ● More inside

Diana Trask: Memories Are Made Of This

A great CD by one of Australia’s popular singers $20 including postage

Diana Trask was one of the first popular Australian singers to be successful in the USA but soon after many others followed: Helen Reddy, Olivia Newton-John and in recent times Keith Urban. Diana's success began on the Sing Along with Mitch TV Show from New York. Coming back to Australia she had a national hit TV show The Di Trask Show.

Dear Friends, I am so happy and excited to have my CD “Memories Are Made of This” made available to you through The Local Paper. I trust you will enjoy hearing this great selection of wonderful songs I sang on “The Di Trask Show” all those years ago. With love, Diana

1. Memories Are Made of This

2. Unforgettable

3. Alley Cat

4. Que Sera Sera

5. Heather on the Hill

6. Half as Much

7. All or Nothing at All

8. Auf Wiedershen

9. Green Eyes

10. Blues in the Night

11. Hello Young Lovers

12. To the Ends of the Earth

13. Days of Wine and Roses

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15. Goodnight Irene

16. Comes Love

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Shows

■ CLOC Musical Theatre: Catch Me if You Can until May 27 at the National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St., St Kilda. Director: Richard Perdriau; Musical Director: Tony Toppi; Choreographer: Felicity Bender. Bookings: www.cloc.org.au

■ The Mount Players: Buried Child (by Sam Shepard) Until May 28 at the Mountview Theatre, Macedon. Director: Robert Wallace. Bookings: www.themountplayers.com

■ Mansfield Musical and Dramatic Society (MMUDS): Shirley Valentine (by Willy Russel) Until May 27 at the Mansfield Performing Arts Centre, Mansfield Secondary College, 15 View St., Mansfield. Director: Karen Pirie. Bookings: www.mmuds.org.au

■ Warragul Theatre Company: Jekyll and Hyde (Musical) Until May 27 at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. Bookings: www.warragultheatrecompany.org.au

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Fabuloso (Comedy) Until June 3 at the Brighton Arts and Cultural Centre, Brighton. Bookings: brightontheatre.com.au

■ Warragul Theatre Company: Jekyll and Hyde (Musical) Until May 27 at the West Gippsland Arts Centre, Warragul. Bookings: warragultheatrecompany.org.au

■ The 1812 Theatre: Waiting for Godot (by Michael Aitkens) Until June 10 at 3 Rose St., Upper Ferntree Gully. Director: Neil Barnett. Bookings: 9758 3964 admin@1812theatre. com.au

■ Beaumaris Theatre: The Three Musketeers (by John Nicholson and Le Navet Bete) Until June 3 at 82 Wells Rd, Beaumaris. Director: Richard Keown. www.beaumaris theatre.com.au

■ Playhouse Players: Dracula (by Bram Stoker) May 26 – June 3 at the Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd., Doncaster. Includes World Dracula Day special performance. Director: Peter T Nathan. Bookings: trybooking.com/CFDEW

■ Mountain District Musical Society: The Sound of Music May 26 – June 4 at The Karralyka Centre, Ringwood. Bookings: www.mdms.org.au

■ Wonthaggi Theatre Company: Dusty the Pop Diva Musical May 26 – June 10 at the Wonthaggi Union Community Arts Centre, 96 Graham St., Wonthaggi. Enquiries: (03 5671 2470 or wonthaggi.artscentre@ basscoast.vic.gov.au

■ Strathmore Theatrical Arts Group: An Inspector Calls (by J.B. Priestley) June 1–10 at the Strathmore Community Hall, Loeman St., Strathmore. Bookings: stagtheatre.org

■ Mordialloc Theatre Company: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll (by Ray Lawler) June 18 – July 1 at the Shirley Burke Theatre, 64 Parkers Rd., Parkdale. Director: Martin Gibbs. Bookings: 9587 5141 www.mordialloc theatre.com

■ Babirra Music Theatre: All Shook Up June 10 – 18 at the Karralyka Centre, Ringwood. Bookings: https://aukarralyka. sales.ticketsearch.com/

■ Theatrical. : The Wizard of Oz, June 29 (Preview), June 30-July 9 at the National Theatre, St Kilda. Bookings: www.national theatre.org.au

■ Leongatha Lyric Theatre: The Producers, Musical. June 30 – July 15 at the Leongatha Memorial Hall. Director: Dan Lawrie. Bookings: www.leongathalyric. com.au

■ Malvern Theatre Company: The Whales of August (by David Berry) June 23 – July 8 at 29 Burke Rd., Malvern East. www.malvernthetre.com.au

Auditions

■ Brighton Theatre Company: Fracked! Or Please Don’t Use the F-Word! (by Alistair Beaton) May 21 at 7.00pm, May 23 at 7.30pm at Brighton Theatre, Cnr Carpenter and Wilson Sts., Brighton. Director: Alan Burrows. Audition enquiries: aburrow1@bigpond. net.au or 0412 077 761

■ Beaumaris Theatre: Little Miss Sunshine. Children’s Auditions: May 27, 11.30-1pm; Adult Auditions: May 27 1-5pm and June 3 11.30am-3pm. Director: Harrison EwartDart; Choreographer: Leah Osburn. Audition Bookings: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au

- Cheryl Threadgold

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