Sydneysiders, want to learn about the almost forgotten playwright, WW1 soldier settler, Millicent Armstrong? Come along to this Theatre Heritage Australia The Stage On Sunday event on Sunday August 24th to hear from Dianna Nixon, who has been working on this subject for the past nearly 10 years. It’s free, but please book: https://theatreheritage.org.au/membership/2025-events/item/1118-dianna-nixon Theatre […]
Author Archives: Dianna
02
Mar
Mar
Workshop and Q and A with casting director, Lauren Wiley, on the casting process for professional work. This workshop is suitable for emerging artists who are still in training, who are aiming for a professional career, and for adults already working in live and recorded performance. It will also be useful for students who plan […]
25
Feb
Feb
We are very excited to announce the key dates for our 2025 PATH production – Newsies Jnr. Aged 8 to 18 and wishing to audition? Simply reply to this email with a paragraph about why you would love to take part, your performance goals, your training experience (especially your voice and dance training), and a pic […]
Book in for this presentation on Wed 19 March 2025 at 6pm. https://www.library.gov.au/whats-on/events/discovering-millicent-armstrong-dianna-nixon
This audition workshop has been created to provide specific and current info to young people from our region who wish to audition for professional gigs, tertiary training, or local productions. MTP has set up a new program to support young people from our region who wish to work towards a professional career in music theatre, […]
11
Nov
Nov
Very soon we’ll be circulating info about how to get involved with our inaugural PATH program in 2025, which will see Music Theatre Projects produce a youth music theatre production of Newsies Jnr. It will be produced as part of a new program we’ve created for young triple and quadruple threat performers from our region […]
Book in for a lovely Sunday arvo escape to Yazzbar on Nov 3rd and 10th. The Gentleman’s Companion returns for 2 performances. Get a group together, or just come along yourself, and we can promise you great food, cocktails, company, and some reminiscences, music and storytelling. Tickets for 3 November 2024 Tickets for 10 November […]
17
Aug
Aug
Dianna Nixon spent the weekend of 16, 17, 18 August at St Clements Monastery, Galong, for the culmination of the Southern Tablelands Arts Peer 2 Peer program. Over the past few months, pairs of peers worked together to explore, define, forward plan and troubleshoot their arts careers. On this weekend in August the peers came […]
Grab your tix for a special fundraising event at Collector Memorial Hall on Sunday 21st July, 3pm. You will hear the 100 year old classic, Fire, written by a former resident of our region, Millicent Armstrong. Drinks & nibbles & chat included in your ticket. Bookings: https://www.123tix.com.au/events/44531/fire-at-collector-memorial-hall Online auction: https://www.myminiauction.com/create
23
Mar
Mar
In April, thanks to donations to our Australian Cultural Fund campaign, a group of diverse artists will sit down with Millicent Armstrong’s forgotten 4 act drama, “Fire”. We will read, respond, discuss and debate the play’s potential for a contemporary production. We are very grateful to all those who donated to the ACF campaign. We […]