City of Newcastle Drama Association | Performance art theatre

City of Newcastle Drama Association

Add/Update information

Reviews

Tags

• Businesses
• Non-profit organisation
• Performance art theatre

18.01.2022 THE RETURN OF THE MUSICAL! All the very best to the team at The Very Popular Theatre Company for their opening night of CHESS: The Musical on Friday! ... This is the first musical to grace the stage of the Civic Theatre post-Covid. A significant achievement and one certainly to be celebrated. CHESS was due to open precisely two weeks after the lockdown was announced on that fateful Friday the 13th of March 2020. The production team has pulled off a truly remarkable "pivot" to bring the show back to the stage precisely 11 months later. Miraculously, almost the entire original cast has returned - including the two star leads. David Harris had to go through quarantine in Sydney over Christmas, after spending 2020 at home in New York City, and Silvie Paladino had to wait for Melbourne to complete its most recent lightening lockdown before flying up to join the phenomenal cast. Talk about a dramatic build up! Enjoy this sneak peek from yesterday's sitzprobe - just a taste of the amazing treat we are in for. If you haven't yet secured your ticket, don't wait. Fewer than 650 tickets in total remain across the four shows (best avails are for the Sunday matinee). Look forward to seeing you on the red carpet as we celebrate the return of the mega musical!

17.01.2022 Let’s help keep this Newcastle institution afloat.

15.01.2022 CONDA Inc. is proud to present this very special FREE Online Discussion, Building Cultural Diversity in Community Theatre. Register at TryBooking: https://www.trybooking.com/BMBBH Introducing our third panelist, Josh Maxwell:... Joshua Maxwell is a 27 year old theatre maker from The Central Coast. He has worked with over 30 companies across Australia, as a director, designer, writer, and stage manager. In 2016 he co-founded Jopuka Productions, now the Central Coast’s leading youth arts company. He now serves as Artistic Director, a role he does voluntarily to ensure arts opportunities are accessible to young people. In 2018 he staged a new production of Gaybies by Dean Bryant, centred around the lives of children of same-sex parents, this production was updated to include stories from the 2017 Australia Marriage Law Postal Survey. He’s currently developing a new work called ‘Very Happy Children With Bright and Wonderful Futures,’ in partnership with Jopuka and South Australian Youth Arts based on the young people of The Schools Climate Strike, set against the backdrop of The Black Summer. In 2020 he was named Central Coast Citizen of the Year in the Arts & Culture category. He appeared in ABC TV’s RIOT, as well as being a community correspondent with ABC Radio Central Coast and Newcastle. Joshua is increasingly engaged in political activism, working extensively on the Marriage Equality Campaign; speaking on national radio, television and writing opinion pieces about his viral open letter to the Prime Minister. He also currently sits on Central Coast Council’s Social Inclusion Advisory Committee. He was recently named as Central Coast Volunteer of The Year. See more

15.01.2022 Congratulations to The Very Popular Theatre Company on their magnificent production of CHESS. Opening night and tonight were both sold out and there are only 33 seats remaining for the fourth and final show at 3pm tomorrow. The mega musical is back - what a way to make a return!... Marissa Saroca challenging gender stereotypes and absolutely owning the role of The Arbiter. Photo by Peter Stoop Photography

14.01.2022 Congratulations to Jody Hooker who, as part of our "12 Days of (theatre) Christmas" promotion, won a double pass to the opening night of Knock And Run Theatre's production of 'The Unseen'. Opens in the Playhouse two weeks from today. Tickets are selling fast, don't miss out!

14.01.2022 Please sign and share with your networks before midday this Friday. The revival of The Victoria Theatre would be a fabulous asset for our city and our performing arts industry.

13.01.2022 Want to be the first to know CONDA News? Ceremony News, Event Announcements, Applications! Subscribe to our Mailing List and have access to all of CONDA Announcements. Sign up here: http://eepurl.com/hcFJ3z *We suggest you add [email protected] to your email contacts to not miss any of our emails!

11.01.2022 REMINDER The CONDA AGM will be held at NTC, 90 De Vitre Street, Lambton on Monday, 8 March at 6.30pm. Payment of membership by direct deposit prior to the meeting would be appreciated. Membership is $25 per annum.... Account Name: CONDA INC BSB: 650 000 Account No: 972689009 Please use your last name as a payment reference and email a copy of the receipt to: [email protected]. For new membership applications, please download and complete this form and return by email to [email protected] or bring it with you on the night: https://drive.google.com//1lNAYJIFpDjebN17szYbeCi5u-/view Membership is only accepted once approved by the CONDA Committee. Membership is only available to individuals 18 years and older.

11.01.2022 Congratulations to the Junior Theatre Festival Australia who’s festival officially opened today with the pilot program. After such a big year, we are thrilled to see this event taking place! Chookas to all the beautiful newcastle kids (and bigger kids) involved!

10.01.2022 Tonight our Youth Ambassadors, Sam and Zoe hosted Conversations with ALL of YOUth, and online round table with youth in Newcastle. This gave our young people on opportunity to connect and collaborate and share their ideas for theatre in Newcastle. Our CONDA team was very impressed with how well these young people collaborated, articulated their ideas and supported each other. There was so wonderful suggestions and CONDA is excited by the prospect. This incredible group of you...ng people proved CONDA is in safe hands. Stay tuned for exciting announcement coming soon for the youth community in Newcastle.

08.01.2022 Fun throwback to last years CONDA ceremony! Just over a week to go until this years celebration! Whether you were able to produce Theatre or not this year, our community deserves to be celebrated! Everyone is welcome! Tag a friend who doesn’t have a ticket yet! The more the merrier! Tickets on sale through the Civic Theatre Ticket Office. Book online: civictheatrenewcastle.com.au. Phone bookings: 4929 1977 or visit the ticket office at 375 Hunter Street between 10am and 2pm ...Monday to Friday. The 42nd Annual CONDA Awards Ceremony is proudly sponsored by OOTS - Out of the Square Media - Major Partner, LifeLike Atmospheres- Event Partner and supported by Civic Theatre Newcastle

07.01.2022 As we do each year at the CONDA ceremony, we wish to honour and celebrate the lives of those we have lost from our Theatre Community in the past 12 months. CONDA currently has a list of those we will be honouring however we would like to ensure that all are celebrated appropriately. If there is anyone you would like to see included in this celebration, please contact CONDA by commenting on the below post, via direct message or emailing [email protected] with the person's full name, connection to the theatre community (eg. their role/s or contribution) and month in which they passed away.

06.01.2022 Don’t forget to sign up for our Round Table event this Saturday on Zoom. Join our Youth Ambassadors for a collaborative discussion about theatre in our community.

06.01.2022 Another great event and conversation about diversity and inclusivity.

05.01.2022 CONDA is so thrilled to announced our special guest for this weeks, Conversations with YOUth is JAKE BURDEN Jake Burden an award winning dancer and Choreographer. In his graduate year Jake performed with Birmingham Royal Ballet in their 2008/2009 national tour. He was then asked to guest for Boca Ballet Theatre (USA) as a guest soloist in their production of Swan Lake. Jake became a principal dancer at the young age of 19 years old and was awarded the young artist of the ye...ar award Germany in 2010. Jake went onto work for world renowned companies such as Leipzig Ballet, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Magdeburg Ballet and Singapore Dance Theatre. During his time as a dancer Jake danced many different ballets with world renowned choreographers. Jake went onto appear in musicals such as West Side Story, Evita, Hello Dolly, Beauty and the Beast, Jekyll and Hyde and Sunset Boulevard Jake moved to Australia in 2016 and took up teaching and choreographing. Jake has now formed his own company Ballet Brothers which is an organisation that supports and encourages young male dancers to pursue a career in dance. 2020 YA, Zoe will be talking to Jake about all things Dance and his experiences around the world. Jake has achieved so much in his career and has a long and impressive resume, you don't want to miss this! Going live on CONDA instagram, @conda_inc today!

01.01.2022 DON'T MISS OUT ON THE AFTER PARTY! Just 10 days until we celebrate theatre and get our hands on a ‘CONDAtail’! Have you got your tickets to the celebration of the year? ... Tickets on sale through the Civic Theatre Ticket Office. Online: civictheatrenewcastle.com.au Phone: 4929 1977 Or visit the ticket office at 375 Hunter Street between 10am and 2pm Monday to Friday. You also need to book a table for the After Party in the Civic Bar but the $10 booking fee is redeemable at the bar! Book online for the After Party at the same time as purchasing your Awards Ceremony tickets. If you already have your ceremony tickets, phone 4929 1977 to reserve your seat at the After Party! The 42nd Annual CONDA Awards Ceremony is proudly sponsored by OOTS - Out of the Square Media Media- Major Partner, LifeLike Atmospheres- Event Partner and supported by Civic Theatre Newcastle