Singalong to your favourite show tunes

The Sound of Musicals

Saturday 2 August 7pm and Sunday 3 August 2pm

Join us for The Sound of Musicals, with the leading ladies of the Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group and special guests singing songs from well-known Broadway musicals.

The event celebrates 60 years since the release of the film The Sound of Music.

Enjoy your favourite tunes at two performances in the chapel at Queenscliff Uniting Church, corner of Stokes and Hesse Streets, on Saturday 2 August at 7pm and Sunday 3 August at 2pm.

Tickets are $30 and include a supper / afternoon tea. Bookings: go to www.trybooking.com/DCGKH. Wine can be purchased in the foyer, and tea and coffee are available. 

For any queries, use the 'contact event organiser' button on the Trybooking site.

Other events:

• Page to Stage - our monthly play readings will be taking a winter break, so the June, July and August nights will not be held. We'll be back on the third Monday in September. Dates are: 15 September, 20 October and 17 November (finale).
• Inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival - 7 and 8 November, at Geelong Arts Centre.
• Jack and the Beanstalk - school holiday panto, January 2026.

VALE LIZZIE COYNE

One of QLTG's founding members and longtime piano accompanist, Elizabeth 'Lizzie' Coyne, has passed away.

American-born Lizzie was one of eight women who founded QLTG in 2001. Lizzie was at the heart of musical performances, as the group's rehearsal and show pianist until her retirement following Return to Casting Capers in 2015. 

She especially excelled in our bigger shows like Sound of Music, as the pianist in a large orchestra.

Lizzie had the ability to make everyone sound good. She was a true accompanist who followed the soloist and helped them. She rarely missed a rehearsal and many, many times she held private rehearsals in her home.

Lizzie was Musical Director for a number of QLTG shows and also provided the recorded underscore for Calendar Girls in 2016.

    

InterPlay workshop for actors - 17 March

 

Join us for this special event!

InterPlay workshop for actors, Monday 17 March at Queenscliff RSL, 9 King St, from 7pm-9pm. Accredited InterPlay facilitators Jenny and Peter Batten will lead participants to explore ways of using vocal and embodied expression and develop stage craft skills in improvisation through storytelling, movement and clown with some use of props.

InterPlay explores the wisdom of the body through story, simple body movement and vocal techniques that help reconnect a sense of personal wholeness and creativity. Experience fun and a sense of community and freedom through gentle movement, stillness, storytelling, song and conversation. Awaken the playful creative spirit! All welcome (16+). Cost: $5. Bookings essential: https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1359345?embed 

Annual General Meeting

The QLTG Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 17 March at Queenscliff RSL at 6pm, before the InterPlay workshop. Patron Val Lawrence will conduct the committee elections, to be followed by supper. Annual membership is also due - $30 adults, $15 concession. For nomination forms and membership forms, contact qltg.theatre@gmail.com

What’s coming in 2025

QLTG has a busy program of theatre activities lined up in 2025:

• Our panto Jack and the Beanstalk is coming in July 2025 and auditions will be in April/May. More details closer to the date.
• Page to Stage – monthly play readings and theatre skills workshops at the RSL. Held on the third Monday of each month February to November (except April, which is on 28 April). It’s free!
• Storytime for families at Queenscliff Community Market each month between September and May, 10am-12noon. It’s free!
• Performing in the inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival on 7 and 8 November. We’ll be on stage at the Geelong Arts Centre.

 Annual General Meeting

The QLTG Annual General Meeting will be held on Monday 17 March at 6pm in the Queenscliff RSL supper room, corner of King and Hesse Streets, Queenscliff.

Nominations are open for office bearers and committee members.

• President
• Vice-president
• Secretary
• Treasurer
• Publicity
• General committee positions

Please email qltg.theatre@gmail.com for a nomination form.

Come join a fun group of people who are passionate about theatre and love entertaining people in our community.

Whether you’re a committee member or a QLTG member, there’s lots of ways you can be involved, whether you have limited time available or lots …you could be helping backstage at theatre productions, performing, building sets, singing, ushering, right through to reading picture books to a rapt audience at our monthly Storytime in the Pavilion. We’re also working hard to secure the Pavilion at Queenscliff as our future home base – you might have skills that can help us realise our dream.

Membership is also due at the AGM. It is $30 adults, $15 concession. Contact us on qltg.theatre@gmail.com for a membership form or for QLTG bank account details.

Play in a Day - Sing, Dance, Act in school holidays

 

Come along and be part of a theatre experience on stage
Theatre games and much more
Learn a song, a dance, a script, then perform in a showcase on the final day

Tues 7, Wed 8 and Thur 9 January 2025

at Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall, Hesse St, Queenscliff

10am - 3.00pm

Ages 8-12 years

Produced by the Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group

Directed by Debbie Fraser, Vocal Director Jess Dolley,
Choreographer Chantelle Tait

Register early as there are limited spaces

Cost is $60 per day or if you book for three days $150 in total

(preference will be given to those attending the most days and
 you MUST be able to attend the Thursday performance day)

BYO: packed lunch, water bottle, snack and lots of energy

(please no peanuts or sharing of food)

www.trybooking.com/CXTTG

Any questions? Email qltg.theatre@gmail.com

Supported by the Borough of Queenscliffe

Entertaining our community

QLTG is proud to entertain the Queenscliff community and visitors to the Borough, through a wide range of theatre activities. 

Plays and musicals

QLTG performs a wide variety plays and musicals, most recently Nuncrackers - the Nunsense Christmas Musical at Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall. 

In 2024, we hosted our first Sunday Showcase at The Pavilion. The afternoon brought together a fine lineup of local entertainers and community groups, for a wonderful afternoon of music, song, comedy, dance and drama.

Our annual pantomime is held in the school holidays at Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall. Watch out for audition notices for the 2025 production.

We will be performing in the inaugural Geelong Short Play Festival at Geelong Arts Centre in October 2025.

Page to Stage

Page to Stage is a free play reading night at Queenscliff RSL on the third Monday of each month between February and November. All welcome (age 16+) and no experience necessary - just come along at 7pm for two hours of fun. It's a great way to get a taste of theatre, reading a scene, playing different characters and learning theatre skills. We also support local playwrights wanting to hold a script reading. 

Storytime 

QLTG runs Storytime for young children and families at the Queenscliffe Sunday Community Market. We run three sessions in the Pavilion from 11am to 1pm.

Pavilion project

We are working hard to establish a permanent home at The Pavilion in Queenscliff. We'll share more news on this in coming months. 

Sponsors and supporters

Our thanks go to:

• Borough of Queenscliffe
• Queenscliff Uniting Church
• Queenscliff RSL
• local traders who donated a cornucopia of raffle prizes for Sunday Showcase
• local entertainers and community groups who performed at Sunday Showcase
• our wonderful volunteers.                            

Contact us

• Get in touch on facebook or instagram
• Email us at qltg.theatre@gmail.com
• Join the mailing list for our monthly email newsletter
• Write to us at PO Box 321 Queenscliff VIC 3225
• Become a volunteer - see the About Us page for how you can get involved

Page to Stage finale - you're invited

From soliloquys to scenes

The Page to Stage play reading finale is on Monday 18 November at 7pm, and everyone's invited to present a rehearsed reading in any style.

You can deliver a monologue, recite a poem, do a mime, create a scene - whatever you like. The script can be from a play, TV or film or any other source. Bring a plate to share. You're welcome to bring family or friends too, to enjoy the performances.

Please contact Trina at qltg.org.au or 0433691190 to register what you will be performing on the night, and we'll schedule you in the program.

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The QLTG committee has postponed the production of Jack and the Beanstalk, which was to be performed in the January school holidays.  

Unfortunately, we were not able to fill two roles. Our thanks to the enthusiastic performers who auditioned for the show.

Our panto will be rescheduled until later in 2025. 

In 2024, we have staged Sleeping Beauty, Nuncrackers the Christmas Musical, and had the very successful Sunday Showcase which brought together local performers and groups. 

We have had monthly Page to Stage play readings and theatre skills workshops running throughout the year, and presented regular Storytime sessions for families at Queenscliff Community Sunday Market.

We look forward to entertaining you in 2025. We'll have more news about coming productions in the New Year.

Queries: qltg.theatre@gmail.com