SCTA
Annual SC Theatre Festival 2008
Thurs 21, Fri 22, Sat 23 & Sun 24 August 2008
A 4 day feast of theatre!
Just like a short film festival... only live!
Festival Program 2008*
Click here to download
* This program is subject to change without notice. Detailed programs will be on sale at the venue.
Tickets:
Weekend Festival Pass: $30.00 (entry to all sessions)
Session Pass: $12 Adults, $5 Child, Family $20 (3 - 5 short plays per session)
All are all sold at the door: (No pre sales)
We would advise arriving at least 20 mins prior to the advertised session times.
We welcome our adjudicators for 2008...
Rebecca Frith & Felicity Bassingthwaighte.
Rebecca Frith (OPEN SECTION)Rebecca Frith is probably best known for her role in the Cannes Film Festival, Camera D’or winning, LOVE SERENADE for which she won the New York Beaux Arts Society, Da Vinci Award for Best Actress in a Debut Performance.
On graduating from NIDA, she debuted in Micheal Gow’s, play, THE KID and in Neil Armfield’s ground–breaking production of Ibsen’s GHOSTS, which won Best production and best Director. Sydney Theatre Company’s, co-founder and artistic director, Richard Wherrett, then cast her as his Juliet for the Sydney Theatre Company production of ROMEO AND JULIET, which also starred Richard Roxburgh as Mercutio.
She went on to work with Richard Wherrett, playing in leads in THREE SISTERS, THE CRUCIBLE and A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM at the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre.
She played one of Bluebeard’s women alongside Cate Blanchett, Lucy Bell, Kelly Butler and Sacha Horler in Bea Christian’s first play at Belvoir Street, called BLUE MURDER and Karin Mainwaring’s early play THE RAINDANCERS (dir: Rodney Fisher), at the STC opposite Bryan Brown and continued her love affair with Shakespeare, playing leads in MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING and TWELFTH NIGHT.
She has been nominated for an AFI AWARD for SECRET BRIDESMAIDS BUSINESS for ABC television and had guest roles in more t.v series you could poke a stick at. Her favourite TV gig was a regular guest role in M.D.A.
Rebecca says:
"I was born in Kingaroy and raised on the coast, went to Buderim State School and attended B.A.T.S as a little girl..... I'm very excited to be going home to Buderim and the Hall is where I first stepped on a stage".
Felicity Bassingthwaighte (YOUTH SECTION)Felicity began performing at the age of four when she sang The Fairy Mouse in the Dalby Eisteddfod, followed closely by performances in the Speech and Drama section, and so began a love of acting and Theatre that will not abate.
She is a graduate of the DDIAE (now USQ) Theatre Department and whilst there performed in plays by Tennessee Williams, Nick Enright, Moliere, John Romeril and Noel Coward, amongst others. The harsh reality of unemployment led Felicity to use her qualifications from Trinity College and AMEB to teach Speech and Drama privately, which she has done for over 20 years.
Felicity has done regular voice-over work for the ABC’s Radio National ‘Encounter’ program and also a one woman show ‘Women Alone’, for the Arts Council’s Heritage Building concerts. She has a love of poetry and Shakespeare instilled by her mother, but also a love for Australian playwrights such as Nick Enright, Steven Sewell and Alex Buzo.
Felicity has adjudicated the Dalby and KSP Festivals and has been continually impressed by the wealth of talent in the so called ‘amateur’ theatre community.
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About the Festival
Coordinated by the Sunshine Coast Theatre Alliance, this festival is run by volunteers from the 8 local theatre companies across the Sunshine Coast , that make up the SC Theatre Alliance.
Thanks to our event sponsors, the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the Maroochy Tourism Industry Advisory Board, The Weekender, Seven Local News, BreezeView Windows, Mix FM, Artsun, ByTheRules, Maverick Musicals, Buderim Motor Inn, BYTE Youth Theatre, BATS Theatre Co and The Indee at Eumundi. Thankyou for your support.
The 2007 festival was adjudicated by one of Australia's finest actors of stage and screen,
Peter Sumner.
"I've always been amazed at the amount of theatrical activity on the coast, and the great number of theatre companies... I think there's a greater concentration of theatre groups on the Sunshine Coast than anywhere else in Australia!" Mr Sumner said.
Venue: Buderim War Memorial Hall, corner of Main and Gloucester Roads Buderim
For more information contact Festival Coordinators:
Synda Turnbull 5449 9972 or email
synda@bigpond.net.au
Jacqui Mata Luque on 5445 5464 or email
jacmata_2@hotmail.com
For more information contact
Festival Coordinators:
Synda Turnbull 5449 9972 (Wk)
synda@bigpond.net.au
and
Jacqui Mata Luque 5445 5464 (Hm)
jacmata_2@hotmail.com
Sponsors
Major Sponsors:
Accommodation Sponsor:
Need Acommodation??
If you require accommodation,
we recommend BUDERIM MOTOR INN,
just 300 metres from the
festival venue at
45 KING ST. BUDERIM.
BOOKINGS 07 5445 1699
info@buderimmotorinn.com
Room Prices are as follows:
1 PERSON $79
QUEEN $84
DOUBLE & SINGLE $89
DOUBLE & 2 SINGLES $94
2 SINGLE BEDS $84
3 SINGLE BEDS $89
Festival Dining?
Ask about the special Festival Lunch & Dinner Menu
available from 5pm, at:
Hungry Feel, just 200 metres
from the festival venue.
Phone 5477 1331 to book.
