Pilbeam Theatre in Rockhampton, Queensland | Performance & event venue

Pilbeam Theatre

Locality: Rockhampton, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4927 4111

Address: Cnr Victoria Parade and Cambridge Street 4700 Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.seeitlive.com.au

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25.01.2022 A rare opportunity has come up for local artists and arts groups to lease a space in the Walter Reid Cultural Centre. More information is available in the tender documents. Please note that you will need to register with QTender before you can download the documents Closing date: 21 October 2020. https://bit.ly/3ie74Ff If you have any questions regarding the submission process Council's Contracts and Tenders Unit can be contacted on 4932 9000.

25.01.2022 The Songs of Dolly Parton is a tribute to America's sweetheart of country music. Starring up and coming country star Brooke McMullen, the show features all your favourites, including 9 to 5, Jolene, Rocking Years, Islands in the Stream, Blue Smoke, Apple Jack, I Will Always Love You and many more. Pilbeam Theatre, Saturday 14 November. www.seeitlive.com.au/Dolly The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe from COVID-19. More info: www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

24.01.2022 How does your community celebrate Australia Day? If you are part of a community group looking to host an Australia Day event or activity, then Rockhampton Regional Council’s Australia Day Events Grants Program may be able to help. The Australia Day Community Events Grants Program is open to community groups and not-for-profit charity organisations within Rockhampton Region. Whether it’s a family fun day, a sausage sizzle, a concert in a local park or any other way of celebrating our national day, we’d love to hear from you. More information and to apply: www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/austday21

24.01.2022 Congratulations to all involved, in particular our Rockhampton region participants. What an amazing project!

23.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! Way back in the late 1980s to early 1990s, the Municipal Theatre was the venue for a late night jazz club called The Rockvegas Club. Some great national and international acts performed there including Ronnnie Scott, Pardon Me Boys, James Morrison, Georgie Fame and more! The menu for the evening, created by Le Bistro, a popular local restaurant at the time, was equally impressive. And just look at those prices! If you have any photos of shows at the Pilbeam or Municipal Theatres, message us! We'd love to feature them in a Flashback Friday.

22.01.2022 Rockhampton Mayor’s Carols by Candlelight is seeking a charity to benefit from public donations at this year’s concerts. Expressions of Interest close on Monday 12 October. Eligibility criteria apply. For more information and application form: www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/carols20

21.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! We've delved into the video vaults and look what we've found! This is an excerpt from a promotional video for the 1988 Bicentennial Theatre Season at the Pilbeam Theatre. Voiceover by venue manager at the time, Malcolm Calder. Did you see any of these shows? Did you have hair as big as the members of Fascinating Aida? It's OK to admit it, it was the 1980s after all!

21.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! The magic of theatre. We've had some big things on stage over the years but perhaps none quite as big as a helicopter that was required in the dramatic evacuation scene of Miss Saigon (2010). In order to preserve the surprise for the audience, the helicopter (well, theatrical version of the helicopter) was transported to the venue under the cover of darkness. If you have any photos or memorabilia from shows at the Pilbeam Theatre, message us! We'd love to feature them on Flashback Friday!

20.01.2022 APPLICATIONS CLOSE MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER! If you need funding to help get an arts project off the ground, then the Regional Arts Development Fund may be able to help. The Regional Arts Development Fund supports local arts and culture in Rockhampton Region. For more information visit www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/RADF

19.01.2022 Our Box Office is closed today (Wednesday 16 December) while we change to a new and improved ticketing system. This process is taking a bit longer than expected and we are doing what we can to have the new system up and running as soon as possible. We hope to reopen on Thursday 17 December. If you have a ticketing query, please call us on 4927 4111, leave your name and number and we will get back to you when the Box Office reopens. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

18.01.2022 We’re changing to a new and improved ticketing system, so our Box Office, and online and phone ticket sales, will be closed on Tuesday 15 December while we make the change. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

17.01.2022 Mamma Mia, here we go again! It's official, we will remount our 2020 musical Mamma Mia! in March next year, due to overwhelming public demand. The question on everyone’s lips: when can we buy tickets? Tickets will go on sale closer to the event date than usual, to enable the venue to comply with any changing COVID regulations, with a minimum of inconvenience to ticket buyers. The season was cut short due to the COVID 19 pandemic in March, and since then demand has been growing to remount the production. The show will feature your favourite company members from this year’s production. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates.

17.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! Costume coordinator Susan Earle and team member Colleen O'Donnell amongst the bright and glittery costumes for The Boy From Oz in 2011. It was during this show that a wardrobe malfunction occurred that 'cemented' the friendships of our costume team and spawned the nickname Sequin Sisters for the group. The story goes that some sequin-encrusted costumes for the show were put in the tumble dryer to get them ready for their next use. Unfortunately the sequin...s had been affixed with hot glue, which promptly melted and glued the sequins to the tumble dryer drum. The Sequin Sisters, as they became known, spent quite some time together, bonding (not literally) while they scraped hundreds of wayward sequins from the drum. If you have any photos or memorabilia or stories from shows at the Pilbeam Theatre, message us! We'd love to feature them on Flashback Friday!

17.01.2022 One of our featured acts at this Sunday’s Sunday Sessions is EPIC Studios Australia's Elite Team! ESA Elite Teams train in all styles of dance and travel multiple times per year to compete. The ESA Elite Team are currently rehearsing for their production of UNITED which will screen on Sunday 6 December to celebrate the joining of two local studios into one. ESA Elite are very excited to perform live on stage for the first time this year! Other acts in this Sunday Sessions a...re: Jazz and swing from The Swing Spinners fronted by Wilma La Baton twirling by Twirlers Rock The winning band from the CQ All Schools Battle of the Bands Heights College students performing songs from the musical The Wiz. Compered by Brad Villiers Pilbeam Theatre, Sunday 18 October, show starts 4pm. All tickets $15 www.seeitlive.com.au The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe from COVID-19. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

16.01.2022 The Barleyshakes are celebrating 20 years in Australia! Formed in Ireland in 1995, the band left Ireland and took up residence in Queensland in 2000. Since then they have become one of Australia's most sought after Celtic bands. See them live on stage at the Pibeam Theatre this Friday 2 October from 7.30pm. Adults $30, concessions $25. www.seeitlive.com.au/barleyshakes The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

16.01.2022 Head down the Yellow Brick Road to our next Sunday sessions on 18 October when students from Heights College perform songs form the musical The Wiz. Join Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tinman and Lion as they Ease on Down the Road with some vibrant and soulful songs from this hit musical. Also featuring in this concert: Jazz and swing from The Swing Spinners fronted by Wilma La Dance by Epic Studios Australia Elite Performance Teams Baton twirling by Twirlers Rock... The winning band from the CQ All Schools Battle of the Bands Compered by Brad Villiers Pilbeam Theatre, Sunday 18 October at 4pm. All tickets $15. www.seeitlive.com.au The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

16.01.2022 Have you got your tickets for Broadway & Beyond ? It's a celebration of musical theatre, cabaret, rock, pop and jazz performed by some of our region's most in-demand performers including Angelo Conway, Rhonda & Claire Janes, Amanda & Travis Hock, Brad Villiers, Jacob Goves, Maddi McDonald, along with talented musicians and fabulous dancers. Pilbeam Theatre Friday-Saturday 30-31 October at 7.30pm. Adults $35, concessions $30. www.seeitlive.com.au/broadwayandbeyond2020 Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council and supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

15.01.2022 See the stalwart of Australian comedy and all round likeable rogue, comedian Jimeoin in his new stand up show Ramble On at the Pilbeam in November. Jimeoin happily imparts his clever and quirky observations on everyday suburban life in his trademark devil-may-care style. Pilbeam Theatre Friday 13 November at 8pm. Adult $59.90 concessions available. www.seeitlive.com.au

15.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! The people that you meet backstage at the theatre! Former theatre technical manager Ross James catches up with Oscar the Grouch at a Sesame Street live on stage production in the mid 1990s!

15.01.2022 The Diwali festival coincides with the Hindu New Year and symbolises the spiritual "victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance". In 2020, Diwali falls on Saturday 14 November. Although we won't be celebrating in our usual way at the Pilbeam Theatre, we hope that the amazing stage event produced by the Indian Association of Central Queensland will return again in 2021.

14.01.2022 Rising star in the making, Brooke McMullen stars in The Songs of Dolly Parton at the Pilbeam Theatre in November. The show features all your favourites, from 9 to 5, Jolene, Rocking Years, Islands in the stream, Blue Smoke, Apple Jack, I Will Always Love You, and many more. Pilbeam Theatre Saturday 14 November. Adults $57, concessions available. www.seeitlive.com.au

14.01.2022 What a lineup we have for Sunday Sessions this Sunday at the Pilbeam - and all for $15 per ticket! Performers include: Jazz and swing from The Swing Spinners fronted by Wilma La Dance by Epic Studios Australia Elite Performance Teams Baton twirling by Twirlers Rock... Milky Stingrays, one of the winning bands from the CQ All Schools Battle of the Bands Heights College students performing songs from the musical The Wiz. Compered by Brad Villiers. All tickets $15 each. Pilbeam Theatre, Sunday 18 October, show starts 4pm. www.seeitlive.com.au The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe from COVID-19. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

12.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! Ho ho ho, it's Christmas Day. We thought: what better way to celebrate Christmas than with some photos of Christmas past? So here we have our production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol back in 1990. That's professional actor Anthony Phelan as Scrooge, with local performers including Gordon Shields, Carita Farrer, Russell Proctor, Berys Marshall and several young urchins that are all grown up now! Merry Christmas to you, one and all! From all of us at the Pilbeam Theatre.

12.01.2022 Country music fans - get ready for the ultimate Dolly Parton tribute show, The Songs of Dolly Parton. Starring up and coming country star Brooke McMullen, the show features all your favourites, including 9 to 5, Jolene, Rocking Years, Islands in the Stream, Blue Smoke, Apple Jack, I Will Always Love You and many more. See it live on stage at the Pilbeam Theatre on Saturday 14 November at 7.30pm. Adults $57, concessions available. www.seeitlive.com.au/Dolly... The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe from COVID-19. More info: www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

10.01.2022 LIMITED SEATS STILL AVAILABLE! Don't delay, book your seats today to Broadway and Beyond! Buy your tickets now by phoning the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office on 4927 4111. Pilbeam Theatre, Friday 30 October and Saturday 31 October at 7.30pm. Adults $35, concessions available. ... More information: www.seeitlive.com.au/BroadwayandBeyond2020 See more

10.01.2022 Brewed in Ireland and distilled in Australia - that's The Barleyshakes! See them live on stage at the Pilbeam on Friday 2 October. Adults $30, concessions $25. www.seeitlive.com.au/barleyshakes The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

09.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! The things you do for your art! Levi Burrows looks over part of his costume for his role in The Boy From Oz in 2011

09.01.2022 The Pilbeam Theatre Box Office and Administration will be closed from 3pm on Thursday 24 December 2020. The administration office will reopen on Monday 4 January and the Box Office will reopen on Monday 11 January. Although we’re closed you can still buy tickets throughout this period by visiting our website www.seeitlive.com.au. We would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we hope to see you at the theatre in 2021!

09.01.2022 Unfortunately Jimeoin's performance scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. We expect that the show will be rescheduled for 2021 but we have not yet been advised of a confirmed date . Ticket holders who wish to obtain a refund, please contact the Box Office on 4927 4111. We apologise for the disappointment and appreciate your understanding and patience in these difficult COVID times.

09.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! It seems like beards were the order of the day in the construction department of the Council production of Crocodile Creek in 1986. Pictured here are Colin Butcher and Norm Kupke, putting together the set. If you have any photos or memorabilia from shows at the Pilbeam Theatre, message us! We'd love to feature them on Flashback Friday!

08.01.2022 Joining The Barleyshakes at the Pilbeam Theatre tomorrow night are The Gladstone Irish Dancers. The young dancers performed at last year's Rockhampton Cultural Festival. Pilbeam Theatre Friday 2 October at 7.30pm. Adults $30, concessions $25. www.seeitlive.com.au/barleyshakes The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

08.01.2022 Lock&Hock Productions' RedFoot Cabaret is all over the news today with stories in Central Queensland Today and The Morning Bulletin. It's the hottest ticket in town, so don't miss out. Friday 27 November at 7pm at the Pilbeam. Adults $35, concessions $30. Suitable for 18+ audiences. Some coarse language and adult themes. www.seeitlive.com.au/RedFoot2020 Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council.

08.01.2022 Rockhampton Regional Council is looking for a charity for the annual Mayor's Carols by Candlelight! If your charity provides a service to the people in the Rockhampton Regional Council area, is a registered, incorporated or not for profit organisation and needs to raise much needed funds then please apply before Monday 12 October. Carols By Candlelight will be held on 9 and 12 December 2020 www.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/carols20

07.01.2022 Our headline act at the next Sunday Sessions is the The Swing Spinners fronted by Wilma La. If you like jazz and swing, you’ll love this cool jazz outfit. Don't miss them! Also performing at Sunday Sessions are Twirlers Rock, Epic Studios Australia, the winning band from the CQ All Schools Battle of the Bands and more! Compered by Brad Villiers. (Photo by Lee-Ann Handley Photography ) Pilbeam Theatre, Sunday 18 October at 4pm. All tickets $15. www.seeitlive.com.au... The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback See more

06.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! Many years ago the Pilbeam theatre had a cat! He was named, appropriately, Gus, after Asparagus the Theatre Cat in TS Eliot's poem Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats which was the inspiration for Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical CATS.

06.01.2022 FLASHBACK FRIDAY! They may not always be visible to the audience but a show's orchestra plays an essential role in any music theatre show. This is the orchestra from our production of My Fair Lady, 18 years ago. If you have any photos or memorabilia from shows at the Pilbeam Theatre, message us! We'd love to feature them on Flashback Friday!

02.01.2022 Using fiddles, banjo, flutes, bass, drums, guitar, mandolin, and vocals, the Barleyshakes are a collaboration of Irish and Australian performers, much loved for their blend of traditional and original songs. See them live on stage at the Pilbeam on Friday 2 October. Adults $30, concessions $25. www.seeitlive.com.au/barleyshakes The Pilbeam Theatre has made some changes to keep us all safe. More info: https://www.seeitlive.com.au/welcomeback

01.01.2022 The Pilbeam Theatre has five dressing rooms in total three large and two smaller ones. All, except for one, are located backstage on stage level; the fifth is in the basement. The two small rooms which generally accommodate up to 4 people comprise a bathroom, vanity, wardrobe and bar fridge while the large rooms, accommodating up to 20 people, include costume hanging racks for the busy wardrobe changes during musicals and big productions. Of course, each performer has thei...r own mirror and lighting for hair styling and makeup. These dressing rooms have been a temporary home for some famous faces and big names over the years! Artists including Billy Connolly, Jimeoin, The Deltones, Marcia Hines, Jon English, Bill Bailey, Human Nature, David Strassman, Wickety Wak, Slim Dusty, The Wiggles, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Sooty, The Seekers, Roger Woodward, Paul Kelly, and dozens of nationally and internationally acclaimed theatre, music and ballet companies have all prepared for their shows in our dressing rooms. If only these walls could talk!

01.01.2022 If you’re into jazz or classical music, then be sure to be at the Pilbeam Theatre on Friday 20 November, for Jazz Meets the Symphony. It’s the ultimate fusion of both styles! The bloke with the trombone in this video is Owen Clarke, Rockhampton Symphony Orchestra's guest conductor, but he also gets to play with the RSO Jazz big band in the second half of the show. Don’t miss out, get your tickets now! Adults $45, concessions available. PAY-YOUR-AGE: patrons aged 26 years and under page $1 per year of age. Conditions apply. www.seeitlive.com.au Presented by Rockhampton Regional Council and Rockhampton Symphony Orchestra. This projects is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.