By Peter Kemp
Gemco is turning 45!
Gemco has a whole weekend of celebrations! Welcome to all across three massive days of entertainment and fun.
Friday February 29 – Opening Night
The weekend kicks off with Olde Boldes, featuring a variety of short skits, melodrama and cheeky poems from Gemco’s early years.
Venue: Gemco Hall from 7pm.
BYO nibbles – light supper provided.
Drinks available at the bar – bookings essential via gemcoplayers.org
Saturday 1 March – Open Stage
Come along and share our talents or enjoy a night of diverse performances at the company’s Open Stage event.
All are welcome to participate or just come watch!
Gemco Hall from 8pm.
BYO Nibbles – Light supper provided, drinks at Bar
Sunday – Monday – Open Day and Barbecue.
Join the company for a relaxed day of reconnecting with old friends and making new ones.
Enjoy Barbecue, slide shows and reruns of past shows from Gemco’s history.
Ring your memories, share stories, and celebrate 45 wonderful years of Gemco!
Lilydale Athenaeum Theatre:
has released its shows for 2025.
Opening is Moon Over Buffalo Season: 13 February – 1 March .
Next is Haunted Season: 24 April – 10 May.
Followed by The Diary of Anne Frank Season: 3 – 19 July.
Then comes an English comedy in The Importance of Being Earnest. Season: 11 – 27 September.
And a musical comedy Sister Amnesia’s Country Western Nunsense Jamboree.
Season: 20 November – 5 December.
The 1812 Theatre Season:
Spider’s Web Season: 20 February – 15 March.
The Thrill of Love Season: 3 April – 3 May.
The Housekeeper Season: 22 May – 14 June.
Home, I’m Darling Season: 7 – 30 August.
Speaking in tongues Season: 2 – 25 October.
Rhinestone Rex, and Miss Monica Season: November 13 – December 5.
Shorts and Youth Theatre
Short Shorts Season: 28 January – 1 February.
Sweeney Todd on the Razor’s Edge Season: 1 – 12 July.
Board Shorts Season: 24 – 26 July.
Burrinja Theatre
Ash Grunwald
Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to surf by day jam by night.
The festival favourite brings a high energy, vibrant live show with stacks of guitars and foot stamping blues.
After attending an Ash show you will soon realise why he’s also known as The Happiest Blues Man on Earth.
Season: At 7.30pm Sunday 16 February.
