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Clayton Community Centre Theatrette

Cooke Street, Clayton

Melway 79 C3

Our Next Show

EAT YOUR HEART OUT

Edible comedy by Nick Hall

Directed by Ewen Crockett

Season October 15-30

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This year's productions

Pantomime a hit!

Jack and His Amazing Multi-Coloured Beanstalk played to hundreds of happy children and their delighted parents and grandparents. Congratulations to all involved in what will hopefully become a regular date in the Encore playbill.

Encore at VDL and Lyrebird Awards 2009

At the VDL Awards, Encore Theatre's production of Wit achieved the following results

Best lighting in a drama or comedy - Dietmar Brisker [Silver]

Best sound in a drama or comedy - Vicki Smith [Gold]

Best actress in a minor role [Drama] - Judy Corderoy [Nomination]

Best actor in a minor role [Drama] - Ron Kofler [Winner]

Best actress in a supporting role [Drama] - Melanie Rowe [Winner]

Best actor in a supporting role [Drama] - Daniel Golshevsky [Winner]

Best actress in a leading role [Drama] - Juliet Hayday [Winner]

Best director of a drama - Vicki Smith [Winner]

Best Drama Production - Wit [Winner]

At the Lyrebird Awards, Encore Theatre's production of Wit achieved the following results

Highly Commended in a drama - Judy Corderoy

Best Supporting actress in a drama - Melanie Rowe

Best Supporting actor in a drama - Daniel Golshevsky

Best actress in a drama - Juliet Hayday

Best Director of a drama - Vicki Smith

Best Production - drama - W;t [Wit]

Congratulations to all involved with this wonderful production

More Success at the Lyrebird Awards

Find the Lady was nominated for:

Best Supporting actress in a comedy - Sarah Jowett (winner)

Best Director of a comedy - Tony Bird

Best Production - comedy - Find the Lady

I Ought to be in Pictures got one nomination, which won the award

Best actress in a comedy - Claire Hanley

So Encore won the best actress in drama and comedy!

Anne Rendall, along with Chris Bartle and Bronwyn King also won the best costume award comedy/drama, with Peridot's A Chorus of Disapproval.

Wit is a hit!

Our most recent production drew rave reviews.

In some 40 years of theatre-going, I cannot recall such a demanding and emotional role being so well served and here I include theatre at all levels from amateur to professional - and I think that on the night viewed the audience, like myself, were in awe of the quality and range of Juliet Hayday's performance. So for me, seeing Vicki Smith's excellent and honest production of Wit for Encore Theatre Company, whilst a gut-wrenching night at the theatre, I felt privileged to see a performance of such quality, although I must admit (like quite a few others) that I nearly lost it at the end.

Carolyn Gunn Curtain Up

This is, for the most part, an intelligent and uncompromising play. It creates the kind of haunting, poignant, absorbing and provocative experience that is the very essence of what the theatre should be. Regardless of subject matter, no apologies should ever be made for creating excellent theatre.

Kris Weber Theatre People

About Encore Theatre

Encore Theatre Inc is a non-professional theatre company based in Clayton, Melbourne, dedicated to staging quality live theatre. We encourage you to subscribe to our shows and so receive discounted ticket prices, first choice of seats and Echoes our free newsletter. Details of auditions for each new show are on this web page. Click AUDITIONS.

Encore performs in a new, state-of-the-art 133 seat theatre with raked seating, air-conditioned comfort and excellent acoustics. The audience feels they are part of the action on stage.

We offer charities the opportunity to raise funds and have done so for several years.

You're most welcome to join our acting troupe or work on sets, costumes, lighting, Front of House and elsewhere.

In 2009 Encore Theatre presents four sparkling shows. Click on WHAT'S ON and then CURRENT PRODUCTIONS.

Please visit other pages on this site. We'd love to have you involved.

Youth Theatre Project

Encore & City of Monash National Youth Week Theatre Project

This exciting new youth theatre venture began in February 2009 and staged a thrilling concert using drama, mime and movement. The aim is to build on that first performance and train young people in the field of acting and stagecraft.

If you wish to be involved or simply learn more about the project for yourself or your son or daughter, contact details are listed below.

You can find more information online at Monash Youth & Family Services http://www.myfs.org.au/

All Secondary school-age young people are invited to participate.

To register your interest, ring City of Monash Youth & Family Services on 9541 3130. Please note that places are limited; if demand is high, preference may be given to youth who live in the City of Monash.

Andrew Ferguson

Production Manager

Email contact: afconsulting@bigpond.com