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 of The Sound of Music by Rogers and Hammerstein.

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 queries on tickets and group discounts, 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.

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.