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Talbot Tattler 

January 2011 

INSIDE: 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre 

Flood Relief Fundraiser—I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change returns 

The 2010 Talbot Awards 

And so much more...

B E A U M A R I S T H E A T R E T A L B O T T A T T L E R P A G E 2 

The Prez Sez 

Janine Chugg 

Beaumaris Theatre 

Welcome to another year of wonderful theatre at Beaumaris. 

I certainly hope you have all had a relaxing and enjoyable 

festive season. For some I know it has been adventurefilled, 

and that is what 2011 is turning out to be here at the 

theatre. One can never rely on carefully made plans in this 

life it seems! We finished 2010 with a wonderful celebration 

at our Talbot Awards of a hugely successful year. Our 

first production for 2011, An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre, 

had been cast and the first set build had been scheduled 

for January. To prepare well in advance we had also auditioned 

for our second production, Cinderella. So we all 

went our separate ways to celebrate and holiday with our 

families and friends, taking a break from theatre activities 

for a month or so. Most theatre companies take a break 

at this time, so for some “theatre addicts” the days of relaxing 

and having time to do the washing and cleaning began 

to drag a little. Comments such as “I don’t know what to 

do. I’m not rehearsing for anything till February. I can’t 

wait till rehearsals start again” were heard. BE CAREFUL 

WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!! It began to rain in Queensland. I 

would never say that the two were connected, but suddenly 

it was all “go” again. Danny Forward has been the main 

instigator behind the idea of re-staging I Love You, You’re 

Perfect, Now Change as a fund raiser for the flood appeal, 

but we have all immediately leapt in to action to make it 

happen. One week after the idea was first mooted it has all 

been arranged. The set build schedule has been reorganised. 

The date of the AGM has been changed to allow 

for one of the performances. Negotiations with Directors 

Leah Osburn and Debbie Keyt have allowed more rehearsals 

for I Love You to be slotted in. An email was sent 

at midnight to Malcolm Flitman requesting tickets to be 

printed for the two performances—they were on my doorstep 

by lunchtime the next day. Lighting that had been 

taken down and put away has now been re-rigged. Costumes 

are back in the dressing rooms. Props are back on 

the prop shelves. Andrea Bashfield is organising hampers 

to raffle, and our generous patrons are donating really lovely 

items to fill them. Advertising has gone out through multiple 

channels, and tickets are selling fast already. I am so 

pleased and so impressed at what the Beaumaris Theatre 

community can do. I know this show is the best way we 

can help those who have suffered and lost so much 

through the floods. 

At the same time rehearsals are continuing for An Evening 

at Beaumaris Theatre, a cabaret that will be staged on four 

nights only. When there is so much “real life” drama and 

struggle going on in the world around us, a night of song, 

music and dance is just what is needed. Artistic Director 

Leah Osburn has assembled a truly talented cast (see 

elsewhere in this newsletter for their names and more details 

of the show). I am really looking forward to seeing 

this show—it is something a little different to anything 

Beaumaris Theatre has done before, but it is part of our 

commitment to providing a variety of high quality entertainment 

to you, our patrons. An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre, 

is another cabaret-style seating show (at tables) so do 

please bring along your own drinks, nibbles and glasses. 

All tickets for this production will be $20 each, no concessions, 

as we plan to allocate the profits to the purchase of 

permanent raked seating for the theatre. 

Concurrently we are building a new proscenium arch to 

frame our stage and the wonderful new mechanically operated 

curtains that were installed towards the end of 

2010. We had a working bee today that made major inroads 

into the cleaning and tidying that needed doing. We 

have a busy maintenance plan for 2011 that Bayside 

Council don’t know about yet, but hopefully they will be 

helping with. I think our summer break is now over, don’t 

you? 

One last thing—a plea I make every year. PLEASE do not 

leave your bookings till the last minute for any show at 

Beaumaris, or you will miss out on tickets. 

See you at the theatre! 

82 Wells Road, Beaumaris 3193 

Melways 86 G6 

Visit us on our updated website at: 

eMail: www.beaumaristheatre.com.au 

beaumaristheatre@optusnet.com.au 

Bookings & Enquiries: 

Tel 9583 6896 

Mail to: 

PO Box 7230 Beaumaris 3193 

Ticket Prices for 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre 

All tickets for this production are $20 each. No 

concessions. 

Tickets must be paid for at the time of booking 

by credit card or within 7 days by cheque or 

postal order, or tickets will be released for 

resale. 

Season’s Tickets. Pre-purchase tickets to all 

our shows for the whole year at the discounted 

price of $70 (conditions may apply)

P A G E 3 

Beaumaris Theatre Producons 2010 

B E A U M A R I S T H E A T R E T A L B O T T A T T L E R 

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING 

EARNEST, 

BY OSCAR WILDE 

DIRECTOR EMMA SPROULE 

An Evening at Beaumaris 

Theatre 

Four nights of sophisticated cabaret. 

Artistic Director Leah Osburn 

A CLASSIC COMEDY OF STYLE AND WIT. 

PERFORMANCE DATES FRID 8TH 

JULY TO SAT 23RD JULY 

Performances Dates 

Frid 25th Feb, Sat 26th Feb, 

Frid 4th March and Sat 5th March 

Written by John Cleese and Connie Booth 

Our Family Show for 2011 

Director Debbie Keyt 

Musical Director Rhonda Vaughan 

Choreographer Camilla Klesman 

Performances Dates Friday 6th to 

Sunday 22nd May 

Tell 

Me 

That 

You 

Love 

Me, 

Junie 

by Marjorie Kellogg, D.D.Brooke 

Director Lyn Laister. Drama at it’s best. 

Performance Dates 9th Sept to 24th Sept 

Directed by Georgy Charles 

Three more episodes, back by popular demand 

Performance Dates 18th Nov to 3rd Dec 

Dates to be confirmed in newsletters prior to 

each show. PLEASE CHECK COMMENCEMENT TIMES 

CAREFULLY FOR EACH SESSION AS THEY CAN VARY FROM 

SHOW TO SHOW. 

SHOW TO SHOW. Season Pass Holders must confirm 

their dates prior to each show so that tickets 

can be allocated. 

IN THIS ISSUE... 

Features 

Forthcoming Producon — 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre 4 

Front of House Thanks 5 

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change Review 6 

Australian Flood Relief Fundraiser 7 

Shaken, Not Srred—One Man’s Bale with the Elements 9 

Organising the 2010 Talbot Awards 10 

2010 Talbot Awards Nominaons and Winners 11 

Awards Nominaons & Winners (cont) 12 

Seen at the Talbot Awards 13 

Photo Montage, Talbot Awards 14 

Music Theatre Guild & Victorian Drama League Award Results 16 

Family Show for 2011—Cinderella 17 

Noces 

Raked Seang Pledge Form 8 

First Aid Course Opportunity 9 

2011 Membership Form 15 

Beaumaris Theatre’s Annual General Meeng 20 

Regulars 

In the Spotlight 5 

Puzzle Page 18 

Taler Tale 18 

As It Happened 19 

Dr Shakespeare’s Advice Column 19 

Booking Form — 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre 21 

Flier— 

I Love You, etc, Flood Relief Performances 22


OUR FIRST SHOW FOR 2011 IS SOMETHING VERY DIFFERENT AND VERY SPECIAL. 

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR LEAH OSBURN TELLS US ABOUT AN EVENING AT BEAUMARIS 

THEATRE, A SHOW NOT TO BE MISSED! 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre is four 

nights of Sophisticated Cabaret. While sharing 

some food and drink with friends, audiences 

are able to relax and treat themselves 

to a truly engaging night at the theatre. 

An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre is a three 

act show filled with class. Each act contains 

songs and performances within three separate 

genres. 

We have ‘All That Jazz’, a selection of songs 

in the style of jazz for audience members to 

sway and relax to. ‘From Stage to Screen’ 

will feature songs from recently made movie 

musicals including The Producers, Chicago, 

Sweeney Todd and more. Finally, ‘Let 

Us Entertain You’ is a delightful mix of musical 

comedy songs which are sure to keep 

our guests smiling. 

With such a talented cast, audiences will be 

delighted by the variety of performance 

they each contribute within the show. 

Behind the scenes we have Leah Osburn as 

Artistic Director, Stephen Morris as Stage 

Manager, Vince Vaughan as Lighting 

Designer & Operator, Stacie Gibson as Spotlight 

Operator and Jacinta Lyne as Sound 

Operator. 

The theatre will be set in cabaret style seating 

so please remember to bring along 

snacks and drinks to feast on throughout 

the show. 

Book now to avoid disappointment. Phone 

9583 6896, send in your booking form to our 

PO Box, or email 


Performance Dates – Friday 25 th Feb, Saturday 

26 th Feb, Friday 4 th March, Saturday 

5 th March. All 8pm Shows. 

The Cast 

Bronwyn McMillan 

Clare Zielinski 

David Higgins 

Elizabeth Salpietro 

John Davidson 

Kate Knight 

Lee Pezzimenti 

Lucy Nicholson 

Marion Fitzgerald 

Michelle Carlin-Day 

Susie McCann 

Susannah Middleton

P A G E 5 


In the Spotlight 

THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WHO WORK HARD BEHIND THE SCENES TO BRING OUR SHOWS TO YOU. DEBBIE KEYT 

PUT TOGETHER A FEW “IN DEPTH” QUESTIONS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LEAH OSBURN, ARTISTIC DIRECTOR & 

CHOREOGRAPHER OF OUR NEXT SHOW - AN EVENING AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE. 

My greatest hope is…that my life continues to be blessed and joyful. 

My earliest theatrical memory…The Trolley Song. it was my first competitive 

jazz solo. Mainly due to the fact that mum made my costume and sewed a 

pin into the costume so whenever I put the costume on we usually had both 

forgotten and I always got scratched by the pin. It’s never happened again 

thank goodness. 

My mother always told me…the list is endless and repetitive because I’m not 

very good at listening 

I would time travel to…June 25 2011 and make sure my wedding day is 

amazing and if it isn’t come back and make sure it is. 

The website I visit most…is Facebook because I am Generation Y 

The best book I have read is…Green Eggs and Ham, Dr Seuss because…it’s the only book I can remember 

reading. 

I wish I had…more time so I can do all the things I wish to achieve in a week but still have a relaxing weekend 

and get 8 hours sleep a night. 

I wish I hadn’t…booked myself up so much artistically that I won’t be performing myself in 2011 – so far. 

My best theatrical memory…Rock Eisteddfod 2003 finals, coming out for my solo and having the whole of the 

Rod Laver erupt in cheering was amazing. 

My most treasured possession… my phone; I don’t use it as much as a few years ago but it is still a vital part 

of my life. 

The funniest thing that ever happened to me on stage…is having my tap shoes on the wrong feet for 

Jennyanydots in MLOC’s cats and trying to wing time steps. 

I would like to be remembered for….my talents and not my flaws 

FRONT OF HOUSE 

THE MANY FACETS OF ENSURING EVERYTHING RUNS SMOOTHLY DURING THE SEASON OF A SHOW AT THE 

THEATRE, PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE COMFORT OF OUR PATRONS, TAKES QUITE A BIT OF ORGANIS- 

ING. DEBBIE KEYT THANKS THOSE WHO HELPED OUT DURING I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE . 

I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change was a sell out 

sensation which means our ticket secretary, front of 

house coordinator, box office and front of house staff 

were kept extremely busy. 

Rhonda Vaughan took on the role of ticket secretary for 

the first time and did so admirably whilst juggling her full 

time job as a school teacher during the always frantic 

fourth term. We thank Rhonda wholeheartedly for keeping 

everyone happy, where possible, and managing the 

masses with efficiency, good organisation and a happy 

disposition. Bernadette Kinsella coordinated our front of 

house workers, which is not as easy as it sounds but she 

handled it superbly and we are most grateful for all her 

time and efforts. 

Thanks for the support of all our hospitable, friendly front 

of house and box office team. We would be nothing 

without you: Janine Chugg; Chris Churchward; Bernadette 

Kinsella; Trevor Osburn; Robyn Morris; Rhonda 

Vaughan; Steve Morris; Louise Harahap; Leah Osburn; 

Stelios Papoutsidis; Ross and Sue Hand; Vince 

Vaughan; Jehanna Keyt; Chris Kinsella; Inga Utley; Lee 

Patterson; Michelle Sinclair; Peter, Bridey and Emily Sabin; 

Kevin Custerson; Peter and Sharon Kostopoulos; 

John Spragg; Barb Mendelson; Salva Crusca; Colin 

Buckley; Marjorie Winslade; Fiona Williams; Lois Jessop; 

Maggie Morrison and Juliet Charles.


I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE PERFORMED TO FULL HOUSES AND RAVE REVIEWS 

LAST YEAR. HERE IS WHAT THEATRE PEOPLE THOUGHT OF THE SHOW. 

Beaumaris Theatre Inc.Musical Theatre 

Reviewer: Katrina Vinck 

Date of Show: Sunday, 21st Nov 2010 

Event: I LOVE YOU, YOU’RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE 

Venue: Beaumaris Theatre Wells Rd 

"...one truth is eternal. All ye good people of earth, go forth with joy, 

find someone to love, someone you think is perfect; then spend the 

rest of your life trying to change them." 

And what about the awkward first date? Falling in love? Marriage? 

Children? Making it work? Starting over again? Joe Di Pietro and 

Jimmy Robert's narrative musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now 

Change is an hilarious and tender series of snap shots showing the 

ups and downs of relationships. 

When you walk into Beaumaris Theatre, you can immediately see 

how well the team understands the intimacy of the production. The 

cabaret style seating of tables and chairs is decorated in a pink and 

purple colour theme with hearts, candles and romantic centre pieces. 

It reminds you of Valentine's Day. This colour theme was also 

cleverly continued in parts of the lighting and costume designs. 

The curtains open on a minimal set designed by Danny Forward 

and assisted by Chris Churchward. It is an intricate silhouette cityscape 

against colourful morphing backgrounds and a 

‘band’ (consisting of keyboard and violin) on a rear centre platform. 

Initially I thought this musician placement would be distracting, but 

they seemed to fade when the scenes were played out and gave a 

nice point of focal continuity during the scene changes. This was 

enhanced further by the lighting choice during these changes, a 

sultry red, which really emphasised the cabaret feel. 

The limited performance space was utilised effectively, with appropriate 

set pieces being brought on and off seamlessly by the cast. 

Each piece fit snugly within the fixed landscape and changed the 

atmosphere for each story being told. An innovative touch was the 

bed for Satisfaction Guaranteed, which folds into what could easily 

be used as a bar. Similarly each prop by Lorraine Ellis and her crew 

fitted naturally into the scenes and were used purposefully. 

The lighting design by Alan Crispin and assistant Rita Crispin is a 

rainbow of colour and warmth, with just a sprinkle of seduction or 

iciness where needed. There were times the rear illumination of the 

cityscape was ‘flicked’ through rather than being a smooth transition, 

which was momentarily distracting, but the overall result was great. 

There was also a good use of spotlighting for solos, soliloquies and 

stage separation. The television glow in Waiting Trio and the matching 

of colour to costumes or mood were particularly noteworthy. 

The mammoth task of designing and co-ordinating costumes was 

tackled with finesse by Jenni Osborn and her able troop. Each character 

requires an entirely new outfit which often to be changed within 

30 seconds or less. Not once did she miss a beat in style, colour 

or era. Watch for the matching outfits in Why? ‘Cause I’m a Guy and 

the charming dress in Always A Bridesmaid which are lovely features. 

I Love You… is written for four performers to embody multiple characters 

of varying ages in different stages of relationships. The cast of 

Damien Calvert, Jodie Symes, Jamie Burgess and Courtney Smyth 

could not have been chosen any better. Not only are they all individually 

talented, but they worked cohesively together. 

Damien is charming in all his performances from a Frank Spenceresque 

nerd, to a Play School style new father, right through to a 

lovable elderly man. Each character flowed out with its own special 

appeal. Specific mention goes to his work the ‘Teddy’ in The Baby 

Song. 

Jodie is the strongest vocalist of the cast. She is not the most fluid 

mover, but she does give the most natural and honest characterisations. 

It was particularly lovely to watch her as Julie in A Stud and A 

Babe and Whatever Happened To Baby’s Parents? , where her wonderful 

comic timing is displayed. However, Jodie’s more affecting 

performances were given in I Will Be Loved Tonight and the monologue 

The Very First Dating Video Of Rose Ritz , where the emotion 

you feel rippling off her is captivating. 

Jamie gave some great portrayals throughout the show. I would 

have liked to have seen him embrace his characters a little more 

fully, given the amount of commitment each of the other performers 

had to theirs. But he was consistent and utterly entertaining. He was 

especially notable as Father in Hey There, Single Gal/Guy and Husband 

in Marriage Tango; The latter of which you could feel the sexual 

tension radiating from the stage. But it was his tender, loving Husband 

in Shouldn’t I Be Less In Love With You that really touched the 

hearts of the audience. 

Courtney is easily the stand out performer in the bunch. Whilst she 

is not the strongest vocally, she is a dynamic character and comedic 

actress. You cannot help but shift focus to her every time she walks 

on stage. She has superb expression and a commanding presence. 

An audience favourite was Always A Bridesmaid, and it is worth 

watching for her exasperation in Hey There, Single Gal/Guy. 

The highlight of the show for me was I Can Live With That, with Damien 

and Courtney as elderly widows from two different walks of life, 

eternally in love with their passed spouses but trying to find some 

fleeting joy with each other. It genuinely brought tears to my eyes. 

The cast were ably supported by sound operator Brian Uniake. Only 

overhead microphones were used for vocals and simple amplification 

of the musicians gave a crisp overall result, which was refreshing. 

It is the mark of a true team when you cannot see where direction 

ends and choreography begins, nor seams between dialogue and 

music. Danny Forward (as Co-Director/Musical Director), Lorraine 

Ellis (Co-Director) and Louisa Mitchell (Choreographer) have produced 

a production without flaws. The minimal dance movement was 

simple and refined, directed gestures were appropriate, entrances 

and exits were clean, vocal pitch and dynamics were polished and 

the soliloquies were inclusive. I particularly enjoyed the use of desk 

chairs in On The Highway Of Love as moving as a car. 

Additionally, there was a ‘book end’ approach used that was insightful 

and made the show flow consistently. This was achieved through 

the dogmatic Prologue and Epilogue with the robes and the caketopper 

of the Act I Finale and Act I Entr’acte. 

I was also impressed by the music provided by Danny on keyboard 

and Anne Beruldsen on Violin. There is a bass accompaniment written 

in the score for I Love You… which was not used in this case. It 

was surprising wasn’t missed at all. The swell of sound coming from 

these two musicians was outstanding and enjoyable to listen to. The 

violin/keyboard dual was also a bit of fun. 

It is well worth the trip down to the sea-side suburb of Beaumaris to 

see this phenomenal show. It is not to be missed. You won’t be disappointed.

P A G E 7 


A FEW WEEKS BACK THE RAIN STARTED TO FALL IN PARTS OF EASTERN AUSTRALIA, LEADING 

TO TERRIBLE FLOODS FIRST IN QUEENSLAND, THEN NSW, AND NOW VICTORIA. BEAUMARIS 

THEATRE WANTS TO HELP. JANINE CHUGG REVEALS WHAT WE HAVE DECIDED TO DO. 

Whenever some sort of emergency hits Australians, 

whether it be fire, cyclones, earthquakes, floods or 

whatever else is hurled at us, it is wonderful to see 

how we rally around to help each other. So many 

people are contributing whatever skills and material 

goods they can at this time. 200 cleaners were sent 

from Sydney and allocated houses in Queensland to 

assist the owners to clean up after the waters subsided. 

Neighbours who have never previously spoken 

to each other have spent hours together filling sandbags. 

All sorts of fundraising activities are going on 

right across the country. Beaumaris Theatre immediately 

asked the questions “What can we do? What 

would be the most effective use of our skills to 

help?” The answer was that we could raise as much 

money as possible, to be used by those “in the 

know” in the most effective manner. We have had 

many requests to put on more performances of I 

Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change, but we had 

thought the old adage of “Leave them wanting 

more” was best. However because we knew we 

could definitely sell seats to this show so that it 

would make the most amount of money in a short 

time, the set was still there, and the cast and crew 

were available, it became very obvious that restaging 

this show was a great idea. To this end we are 

announcing two more performances of I Love You, 

You’re Perfect, Now Change on Friday February 

11th and Saturday February 12th, at 8pm. Tickets 

are $30 each, we will be raffling some hampers, and 

all proceeds will go to the Australian Flood Relief. 

Seating will once again be at tables, so please bring 

along your own drinks nibbles and glasses. There is 

a dedicated phone number for bookings for this 

show—9584 5086. 

We sincerely thank Clearlight Shows for their generous 

donation of lighting for this cause. We have 

negotiated with Origin Theatricals to waive the fees 

for the rights to perform - they were very keen to 

help and applied successfully to the US for this. The 

composer of the show, James Roberts, wrote from the 

US to Danny Forward telling him he waived his rights 

to any fees in support of our fundraising efforts. 

And I take this opportunity to thank the cast and crew 

of I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change for their 

generosity in immediately agreeing to this idea. So 

don’t miss out a second time—book your tickets now 

and know that your money is going to help our 

fellow Australians. 

Jodie Symes Courtney Smyth Damien Calvert Jamie Burgess 

ALL PROCEEDS GO TO AUSTRALIAN FLOOD RELEIF.


P A G E 8 

BEAUMARIS THEATRE IS EMBARKING ON AN EXCITING PROJECT, WITH THE COMFORT OF OUR 

PATRONS THE PRIORITY. JENNI OSBURN EXPLAINS WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO. 

After several requests from our guest directors 

and set designers, the committee decided to 

hire raked seating for our 2010 productions to 

gauge audience and members’ opinions. 

The outcome of our trial has been very positive in 

regards to the viewing experience, but the actual 

seats themselves were hard and uncomfortable. 

Unfortunately the next level of seating which is 

padded was just too expensive for a trial run. 

It has been decided that we would like to buy our 

own raked retractable seating. The model we 

have chosen has padded seats and when not in 

use will be stored against the back wall under the 

bio box window, keeping the auditorium space a 

multi purpose one. 

That’s the good news…now to pay for it ….are you 

sitting down….. (pun intended)….. our house in 

Chelsea in the late seventies was less that this…. 

I feel I have prepared you enough.. The quote is 

$52,000.00. Scary isn’t it, but don’t lose heart 

just yet! We intend to source quite a lot of the 

funds through grants but we have to come up 

with a sizeable contribution ourselves in partnership 

with other bodies such as The Department 

of Community Development who have suggested 

we would qualify for them to grant $1 for every 

$3 we raise from elsewhere, so effectively we are 

a quarter of the way there already. 

We would like to offer to our patrons the unique 

opportunity to sponsor a seat. Your family 

name or business name will be engraved on a 

metal plague and attached to the back of a seat 

permanently. Yes, you can nominate your seat 

number and if you are the first it will be yours. 

There will be sixty nine seats available for 

sponsorship and the cost is a one off donation of 

$100.00 (with the exception of F12 where we 

expect a bidding war!). 

If you could please fill in the pledge form below 

and return it via post or email to the theatre as 

soon as possible it would be most appreciated. 

To secure funds/grants from other sources we 

need to have our figures to present to them. If 

you know someone else who may be interested 

in sponsoring a seat please feel free to pass this 

information on to them. 

Beaumaris Theatre Inc 

PLEDGE FOR SPONSORSHIP OF THEATRE SEAT 

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I, the undersigned, do hereby pledge to donate the amount of $100.00 

To Beaumaris Theatre Incorporated. In return I will have a plague in 

the name nominated above permanently attached to a seat at 

Beaumaris Theatre, 82 Wells Road, Beaumaris 3193. 

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P A G E 9 


SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE HAPPY KNACK OF BEING IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME. ONE 

OF OUR THEATRE STALWARTS SEEMS TO BE JUST SUCH A PERSON. VINCE VAUGHAN IS WELL-KNOWN 

TO AND LIKED BY MANY HERE AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE, BUT AFTER READING HIS EXPERIENCES OVER 

THE YEARS PERHAPS ONE SHOULD NOT STAY TOO CLOSE TO HIM FOR TOO LONG….??? 

Shaken, not Stirred….. 

I always wondered why James Bond 007 requested 

his martinis this way. 

I have only just started drinking martinis as I 

have never liked Gin, but a friend I play tennis 

with put me onto Tanqueray Gin and I really liked 

it. Add a few olives (I only just started liking olives) 

and as long as the Dry Cinzano is in the 

same room, the Martini (dirty martini) will be just 

fine. 

But why shaken and not stirred? It is only now 

that I can totally disagree with James. 

From now on I will always have my martini 

stirred not shaken. You see, I am a very good 

sleeper. If I feel tired whilst I am driving, I pull 

over and have a power nap. I will be asleep in 

under five minutes and can sleep for anything 

from five minutes to 4 hours - all in the comfort 

of the car seat. 

I did sleep through most of Darwin Cyclone in 

1974. I was up there to see my sister, arrived the 

day before the cyclone and was shipped out 5 

days later. I woke up to find her putting a sheet 

on me "in case I got cold". In Darwin(?), you 

have to be kidding! But when she informed me 

that a tree had fallen on the house I was well 

awake. The roof was blown off the house so we 

changed houses (and went over to the Vincents' 

house). Whilst leaning up against a cupboard, I 

found that I was sitting next to a woman in her 

seventies and was amazed to find that she was 

crying. Here I was, just 18, surely I had more to 

cry about? So what do you do for 4-5 hours 

while waiting for the winds to ease - sleep of 

course! - standing up as all of the surfaces were 

wet. 

Now getting back to the shaking. Recently, I 

was awoken suddenly and found myself standing 

next to my bed, puzzled, until I could see the 

column in my room moving about 2' (600mm) 

from side to side. I never manage to get a 

booking on the top floor of a hotel, but on this 

occasion I did. I was on the sixth floor of a hotel 

on Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch. 

We’d just had a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. 

That’s about 10,000 times stronger than 

a 3.1 magnitude earthquake that we get sometimes 

in Melbourne. I had been thrown out of 

bed and bounced off the walls on my way to the 

door. As I was about to leave, I realised I was 

in my undies (please do not imagine that). I 

went back in and grabbed a pillow to stop my 

door from closing as my key and phone were 

near the window, and I wasn't going anywhere 

near there. The shaking stopped, so I went 

back to the room and put on some pants and a 

jacket and grabbed the keys. At the staircase 

there were two New Zealanders arguing about 

whether to go up or down. You have to be kidding. 

UP!!! I explained in very subtle terms 

(those who know me understand I am not subtle) 

that he should get out of my way as I was 

going down! The next four hours I was outside 

contemplating why I hadn’t put shoes on and 

grabbed my mobile phone. Luckily it was a nice 

day in Christchurch (about 2 degrees). 

Later on I sent an SMS to my sister explaining 

where I was and that I was ok. What did she reply 

- DO THEY REALISE YOU’RE THERE YET? Apparently 

she thinks natural disasters follow me. 

Lightning once struck a plane I was in. A tornado 

broke a few trees (about 2' thick) on Fraser Island 

whilst I was there. I was in floods in Southern 

Queensland several years ago, but fortunately 

not this summer. The volcano in Taupo New Zealand 

erupted while I was there. But surely I 

wasn't close enough to the Bush Fires north of 

Melbourne last year to be held responsible for 

that? And I don't think I’ve been near a Tsunami.......yet. 

So please! Stir my Martini - I am (still) shaken 

enough! 

FIRST AID 

We are contemplating running Level 1 or Level 2 First Aid Courses for interested members 

by a professional First Aid Trainer. A Level 1 Course will cost approximately $75 for one 

day or two evenings and a Level 2 Course would cost approximately $150 for 2 days or 4 

evenings. We need a minimum of six participants to go ahead. If you are interested in 

participating, please call Debbie Keyt on 0401 450979 to express interest.


P A G E 1 0 

THE TALBOT AWARDS HAVE BECOME AN INTEGRAL AND MUCH ANTICIPATED EVENT IN THE 

BEAUMARIS THEATRE CALENDAR EACH YEAR. DEBBIE KEYT TAKES THE LEADING ROLE IN 

ORGANISING THEM, ENSURING THEY RUN SMOOTHLY AND ARE ALSO A GREAT DEAL OF FUN. 

HERE SHE DESCRIBES THE PLANNING THAT WENT INTO THE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL 

2010 TALBOTS. 

Back on Sunday 8 th of August, The Talbot Sub Committee 

all met for brunch at Malt in Beaumaris and it was 

an exciting sign of good things to come. We had a lovely 

banquet and the planning was stimulating. It was 

decided, as this year we were staging two musicals and 

two other past Broadway plays, our theme for 2010 

should be Beaumaris Goes Broadway. The preparations 

began in earnest. 

After that initial get-together, there was a lot to organise 

- our MC, invitations, caterers, venue, helpers, format, 

music, slide shows, presenters, lighting, sound, 

entertainment, decorations, tickets, photography, adjudicators, 

trophies and the like. The invitations were 

sent two months prior and as the RSVP date approached 

the expectation grew. Of course there was 

the obligatory chasing up of late replies, however that 

all adds to the pleasant pandemonium. 

The week prior to the event is a flurry of 

last minute arrangements. We hit the 

eve of Talbot Eve and had an opening 

number rehearsal with four leading ladies 

and our MC Michael Young. Danny chose 

Sondheim’s “Broadway Baby” which was 

a very apt choice for the evening. 

Danny, Michael, Leah Osburn, Bek Chapman, 

Stacie Mason and Courtney Smyth 

went through their paces and as they felt 

more confident it was very evident to 

Janine and me (who were privileged to 

be at the rehearsal) that it was going to 

start the night off with finesse and style. 

The big day finally came and we all met 

at the Black Rock Bowling and Tennis 

Club to set up. There is always such a 

buzz surrounding the event and we were all very wound 

up and eager as we put everything into place. Then it 

was back home again to put the finishing touches together 

and glam up and return to await the arrival of 

our “stars”. The moment our guests make that walk 

from the car park to the venue along the red carpet to 

be photographed is an exhilarating point in time. The 

ladies always look breathtakingly beautiful and the gentlemen 

classy and handsome. Then everyone mingles 

awaiting the formalities to begin and the euphoria of 

catching up with old and new friends hits fever pitch! 

The VIP guests take their seats and the Talbots officially 

commence. Our opening number this year as expected 

was a highlight and Danny, Michael and the girls 

did us proud – it was dazzling. The Award presentations 

then began. We took breaks for our delicious dinner 

and desert and to replenish drinks and natter some 

more. Each show for the year presented a musical 

item, and as always there were a few entertainment 

surprises along the way. The night concluded with the 

announcement of the Most Outstanding Director(s) and 

Most Outstanding Production for the Year, and then we 

all conversed some more, cleaned and tidied and bid 

each other “Adieu, until we meet again”. 

Our 7 th Annual Talbots would not have been possible if 

not for the willing and spirited enthusiasm of many. 

We would like to acknowledge and sincerely thank the 

following: Rosey Cooke and Louise Nottage, and their 

helper Josie for our scrumptious smorgasbord; Danny 

Forward our magnificent musical maestro for his brilliant 

arrangements; Michael Young, our mirthful and 

professional Master of Ceremonies; Vince Vaughan who 

arranged the venue, the red carpet, slide show and skilfully 

manned the bar all evening; Stacey Stewart, Judy 

Coultas and Colin Prossor our loyal 2010 adjudicators, 

and Robyn Morris for overseeing the process; special 

thanks to Stacey Stewart for all the extra work she always 

carries out to make our awards ceremony a success; 

Austin and Mimi Giordano and Lucy Bashfield, our 

eager and friendly hospitality staff for 

the night; Alan Crispin and Brian Uniacke 

for once again creating our warm 

ambience and mood; Leah, Bek, Stacie, 

Courtney, Michael and Danny for the 

spectacular opening; Emma Harris, 

Alan Crispin, Andrea Bashfield, Chris 

Churchward, Kristina Doucouliagos, 

Vince Vaughan and Brian Uniacke for 

being tremendous presenters of the 

auspicious awards; Pietro Giordano, our 

photographer to the celebrities; Malcolm 

Flitman for ticket production; 

Kristina Doucouliagos for the striking 

invitations and our background music; 

all performers from our productions for 

entertainment items; our sub committee 

of Janine, Danny, Kristina, Jenni 

and Trevor for all their fabulous ideas 

and support; Janine, Robyn, Danny, Vince, Alan, Rita 

and Brian for helping to set up and pack up and all the 

additional helpers who stayed back to return everything 

to the way it was. 

Congratulations again to all our nominees and award 

winners for 2010 (a complete list of these appears elsewhere 

in the Talbot Tattler, along with photographs). 

Most importantly, the Talbots is a celebration of our 

Theatre. We would like to recognise everyone who 

makes up our Beaumaris Theatre family. Every member 

of every creative team, crews, casts, tech teams, 

builders, committee, front of house staff and ticket secretaries 

who embrace our productions and the process 

that goes into putting on a ‘show’, unconditionally with 

fervour and passion. We thank you all for your commitment 

and devotion. Our four productions for 2010 were 

all triumphant and our audiences left feeling joy, their 

spirits were lifted, their hearts were fulfilled and messages 

to make them ‘think’ were delivered. We are extremely 

proud of all we do and we could not be more 

proud of our theatrical family. We look forward to 2011 

with glorious expectation and our Talbot’s next year will 

be the social highlight of our year once more…

P A G E 11 


2010 WAS A YEAR THAT WILL LONG BE REMEMBERED FOR THE WONDERFULLY HIGH 

STANDARD OF ALL ASPECTS OF THE PRODUCTIONS AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE. THE NOMINA- 

TIONS AND AWARDS GIVEN OUT AT OUR IN-HOUSE AWARDS CEREMONY REFLECT THE HARD 

WORK AND TALENT THAT WENT INTO MAKING SUCH A GREAT YEAR. 

TALBOT AWARDS 2010. 

Nominees & Winners 

Most Outstanding Sound Designer 

Shane Ryan & Jeff Saliba, The Shape of Things 

Winner: Shane Ryan & Jeff Saliba, The Shape of 

Things 

Most Outstanding Lighting Designer 

1. Alan Crispin, The Sound of Music 

2. Alan Crispin, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 

Winner: Alan Crispin, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Most Outstanding Sound Operator 

Winner: Stacie Gibson, The Sound of Music 

Most Outstanding Lighting Operator 

Winner: Stacie Gibson, A Streetcar Named Desire 

& The Shape of Things 

Most Outstanding Stage Manager 

Winner: Kristina Doucouliagos, The Sound of Music 

& The Shape of Things 

Most Outstanding Stage Crew Member 

Winner: Emma Harris, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Winner: Lucy Bashfield, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Most Outstanding Costume Coordination 

1. Jenni Osburn, A Streetcar Named Desire 

2. Jenni Osburn, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now 

Change 

3. Jenni Osburn, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Jenni Osburn, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Most Outstanding Set Design 

1. Danny Forward, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now 

Change 

2. Ljerka Kelly, The Sound of Music 

3. Pietro Giordano, A Streetcar Named Desire 

4. George Tranter & Ljerka Kelly, The Shape of Things 

Winner: Ljerka Kelly, The Sound of Music 

Most Outstanding Junior Actor 

1. Douglas Rintoul, ‘Kurt’, The Sound of Music 

2. Mitchell Hurry, ‘Friedrich’, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Mitchell Hurry, ‘Friedrich’, The Sound of 

Music 

Most Outstanding Junior Actress 

1. Caroline Woolley, ‘Louisa’, The Sound of Music 

2. Charlotte Plum, ‘Gretl’, The Sound of Music 

3. Ebony Price, ‘Brigitta’, The Sound of Music 

4. Meggyann Davie-Smythe, ‘Marta’, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Ebony Price, ‘Brigitta’, The Sound of Music 

Most Outstanding Variety Actor 

1. Damien Calvert, Various, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

2. Jamie Burgess, Various, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Winner: Jamie Burgess, Various, I Love You, 

You’re Perfect, Now Change 

Most Outstanding Variety Actress 

1. Jodie Symes, Various, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

2. Courtney Smyth, Various, I Love You, You’re Perfect, 

Now Change 

Winner: Jamie Jodie Symes, Various, I Love You, 

You’re Perfect, Now Change 

Most Outstanding Creative/Artistic Contribution 

1. Danny Forward & Rhonda Vaughan, Musical Directors, 

The Sound of Music 

2. Danny Forward & Anne Beruldsen, Musicians, I Love 

You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 

3. Danny Forward, Musical Director, I Love You, You’re 

Perfect, Now Change 

Winner: Danny Forward, Musical Director, I Love 


Most Outstanding Cameo Actress 

Bernadette Kinsella, Sister Mary Phillip / Party Guest / 

Fraulein Schweiger, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Bernadette Kinsella, Sister Mary Phillip / 

Party Guest / Fraulein Schweiger, The Sound of 

Music


TALBOT AWARDS 2010. (Cont) 

Nominees & Winners 

Most Outstanding Cameo Actor 

1. Chris Churchward, Herr Zeller, The Sound of Music 

2. Ross Hand, Admiral von Schreiber, The Sound of 

Music 

3. Neil Barnett, Doctor, A Streetcar Named Desire 

Winner: Neil Barnett, Doctor, A Streetcar Named 

Desire 

Adjudicators Awards 

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1. Stacey Stewart: Kristina Doucouliagos, for Outstanding 

collation of Props, A Streetcar Named Desire 

2. Judy Coultas: To Beaumaris Theatre Committee, for 

Outstanding Front of House Presentation 

3. Colin Prossor: Design of Scene Changes, The Shape 

of Things 

Most Outstanding Supporting Actress 

1. Stacie Mason, Jenny, The Shape of Things 

2. Emma Harris, Liesl, The Sound of Music 

3. Brigid DeNeefe, Mother Abbess, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Emma Harris, Liesl, The Sound of Music 

Most Outstanding Supporting Actor 

1. David Coussins, Phillip, The Shape of Things 

2. Erik Thomsen, Rolf, The Sound of Music 

3. Matthew Allen, Mitch, A Streetcar Named Desire 

4. Michael Young, Max Detweiler, The Sound of Music 

Winner: Erik Thomsen, Rolf, The Sound of Music 

MC Michael Young 

Adjudicator Stacey Stewart 

& friend Alistaire Bowler 

Most Outstanding Actress 

1. Monica Greenwood, Blanche DuBois, A Streetcar 

Named Desire 

2. Bek Chapman, Maria, The Sound of Music 

3. Stephanie Edgerton, Evelyn, The Shape of Things 

Winner: Bek Chapman, Maria, The Sound of Music 

Most Outstanding Actor 

1. Zoran Babic, Stanley Kowalski, A Streetcar Named 

Desire 

2. Barry Tudor, Captain Georg von Trapp, The Sound of 

Music 

3. Mitch Grinter, Adam, The Shape of Things 

Winner: Mitch Grinter, Adam, The Shape of Things 

Most Outstanding Director 

1. Danny Forward & Lorraine Ellis, I Love You, You’re 

Perfect, Now Change 

2. Shane Ryan, The Shape of Things 

Winner: Danny Forward & Lorraine Ellis, I Love 


Most Outstanding Production 

1. The Sound of Music 

2. I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 

3. The Shape of Things 

4. A Streetcar Named Desire 

Winner: I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change 

Adjudicator Judy Coultas 

& husband Michael 

Talbot Awards Night 

Organiser Debbie Keyt 

& husband Jeremy 

13. Andrew & Andrew Bashfield 

14. Chris & Bernie Kinsella 

15. Cat Stephens, Matthew Allen 

Adjudicator Colin Prosser 

1. Bek Chapman, Barry Tudor 

2. Sue & Ross Hand 

3. Mimi Giordano, Lucy Bashfield 

4. Alan & Rita Crispin 

5. Fred Pezzimenti 

6. Jen & Trevor Osburn 

7. Pietro, Austin, Milanka & Mimi 

Giordano 

8. Zoran Babic, Krsitina Doucouliagis 

9. Fiona & Simon Williams 

10. Jodie Symes 

11. Robyn & Steve Morris 

16. Chris Churchward, Neil Barnett, Ross Hand 

17. Dean Gordon & Louisa Mitchell 

18. Stacie Mason & friend 

19. Erik Thomsen, Bek Chapman 

20. Courtney Smythe, Jamie Burgess 

21. Rhonda Vaughan, Michelle Sinclair 

12. Stacie Mason, Leah Osburn,, Michael 

Young, Bek Chapman, Courtney 

Smythe—Broadway Baby 

22. Jehanna Keyt, Emma Harris, Ebony Price, Charlotte Plum, Meggy- 

Anne Davie-Smythe 

23. Emil & Camilla Klesman 

24. Georgy Charles & friend

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P A G E 15 


2011 Membership Fees Now Due. 

Beaumaris Theatre individual membership is just $15 per year, or $20 per family (two adults and two children 

16 & under). For this you get discounted tickets, regular entertaining and informative newsletters, the 

opportunity to do Front of House (for which you then get free tickets to see the show on another night), and 

so much more!!!! So please – fill in the membership form below and post it to Beaumaris Theatre Inc, PO 

Box 7230, Beaumaris 3193 with your cheque or postal order, or hand it in at the Ticket Office. 

MEMBERSHIP FORM 2011 

Please fill out the form and return with your payment (made out to Beaumaris Theatre Inc) by post 

to 

Beaumaris Theatre, 

P.O Box 7230, 

Beaumaris 3193. 

Name: 

Address: 

Phone Number(s): 

Email address: 

Additional Family members and ages (if under 16): 

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 

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I enclose $15 single………….. 

$20 for family……………… 

I would like my newsletter posted 

or emailed 

I would like to be on the general emailing list, for up-to-date items of interest at Beaumaris Theatre 

including notification of set builds/working bees, news of other theatre companies, etc. (You may 

come off these email lists at any time by emailing me at beaumaristheatre@optusnet.com.au) 

Yes 

No Janine Chugg 

President, 


1. Emma Harris, Kristina Doucouliagos 

2. Jamie Burgess, Damien Calvert 

3. Kristina Doucouliagos, Bek Chapman 

4. Emma Harris, Alan Crispin 

5. Anne Beruldsen, Danny Forward, Rhonda Vaughan 

6. Ljerka Kelly 

7. Lucy Bashfield, Emma Harris 

8. Vince Vaughan 

9. Michael Young, Matthew Allen, Erik Thomsen 

10. Fred Pezzimenti, Debbie Keyt, Mitch Grinter, Danny Forward 

11. Jenni Osburn, Alan Crispin 

12. Courtney Smyth, Jodie Symes 

Photos courtesy of 

13. Bernadette Kinsella 

Pietro Giordano 

14. Emma Harris, Stacie Mason 

15. Mitch Grinter 

16. Vince Vaughan, Shane Ryan, Danny Forward 

17. Ebony & Simone Price 

18. Pietro Giordano, Ljerka Kelly, Danny Forward 

19. Emma Harris, Shane Ryan 

20. Robyn Morris, Colin Prosser, Stacey Stewart, Judy Coultas 

21. Janine Chugg, Brian Uniacke 

22. Meggyann Davie-Smythe and parents


THE WEEKEND OF THE 4 TH AND 5 TH OF DECEMBER 2010 WAS A VERY BUSY TIME FOR US AS 

WE ATTENDED BOTH THE MUSIC THEATRE GUILD OF VICTORIA AWARDS AND THE VICTORIAN 

DRAMA LEAGUE AWARDS. DEBBIE KEYT DESCRIBES OUR EXCITEMENT AS WE LEARNED 

HOW WELL WE HAD DONE AT BOTH THESE EVENTS. 

The Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Awards 

2010 was the first me Beaumaris Theatre Inc had entered any producons for adjudicaon at the Music Theatre Guild Awards. 

There are over 90 musical producons judged by the Guild. Nominaons are announced prior to the awards evening. We were 

thrilled when we learned we had received two nominaons, one for Bek Chapman – Lead Actress for her role as ‘Maria’ in The 

Sound of Music, and the other for Ljerka Kelly, nominaon for Design for the von Trapp Villa in The Sound of Music. 

We arrived (a lile late - it was a funny sight to see five of us running from our car up the hill to the performing arts auditorium 

in high heels - but that’s another story…) and finally took our seats as the Excellence Awards were announced. The presenter 

started to read the credenals of the first recipient, which was the Musicians Award for Excellence. Born in Brisbane, lived in 

London for several years… Could it be??? Made his theatrical come back at Beaumaris Theatre…who else could it be???!!! 

Music Theatre Guild of Victoria 

BRUCE AWARDS 

FOR EXCELLENCE 2010 

Danny Forward 

Congratulaons to our Danny on this thoroughly well deserved award! 

Soon aer the Design Awards nominaons were read and we all screamed when the winner was announced: 

LJERKA KELLY 

Design Award 

For the von Trapp Villa in The Sound of Music 

Hearty congratulaons to Ljerka on this outstanding achievement. 

We are so ecstac for Bek to be nominated in this high calibre of exceponal musical theatre performers, alongside Jodie Symes 

for her portrayal of ‘Dusty Springfield’ in CLOC’s Dusty. Girls, you are both winners in our eyes! 

The Victorian Drama League Awards 

The following evening we frocked–up once more to head off to Merrimu Recepons in Chadstone, for The Victorian Drama 

League Annual Awards Evening, where the play we entered was The Shape of Things in the drama category. Nominaons are 

kept secret unl the night so we were surprised and delighted with a record number of nominaons and an Adjudicator’s award 

from Colin Rochford to Krisna Doucouliagos: 

To Krisna Doucouliagos, 

Stage Manager, for the execuon of flawless scene changes, 

Beaumaris Theatre Company’s producon of The Shape of Things by Neil Labute 

To Stephanie Edgerton 

Nominaon for Lead Actress in a Drama as ‘Evelyn’ 

The Shape of Things 

To Shane Ryan 

Nominaon for Best Director of a Drama 


Nominated for Best Drama Producon 


To be recognized and commended at these presentaons is both a thrill and an honour of the highest degree. Bravo!!

P A G E 17 


IN A TANTALIZING LOOK AHEAD TO OUR FAMILY SHOW FOR 2011, DIRECTOR DEBBIE KEYT TALKS 

ABOUT WHERE THIS PRODUCTION FITS IN THE LONG LINE OF MAGICAL PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN 

CREATED AT BEAUMARIS THEATRE, AND THE WONDERFUL CAST AND CREW THAT HAVE BEEN AS- 

SEMBLED. 

”Once upon a time in a land 

far, far away lived a beautiful 

young girl named Cinderella…” 

We all know the delightful 

Fairy Tale and the happy 

ending of the most famous story 

of them all. Story telling is 

our greatest commodity: – 

children crave it at bedtime, 

and we continue to desire it 

all the days of our lives. Theatre 

is unique in its ability to 

transform and transport. 

Over the past ten years our 

family shows have taken us to 

Merry Old England; Oz and 

the Emerald City; New York 

City; Murrumbilla; Narnia, 

Wonderland; Maine; Prince 

Edward Island; Never Land 

and Salzburg. Looking back 

gives us great joy to move forward. 

For our 2011 family 

show we have chosen Rodgers 

and Hammerstein’s Cinderella- 

the timeless enchantment 

of a magical fairy tale is reborn 

with the Rodgers and 

Hammerstein hallmarks of 

originality, charm and elegance. 

Originally presented 

on television in 1957 starring 

Julie Andrews, it was the 

most widely viewed program 

in the history of the medium. 

Its recreation in 1965 starring 

Lesley Ann Warren was no 

less successful in transporting 

a new generation to the miraculous 

kingdom of dreamscome-true, 

and so was the second 

remake in 1997, which 

starred Brandy as Cinderella 

and Whitney Houston as her 

Fairy Godmother. It has been 

adapted for the stage with 

great warmth and more than 

a touch of hilarity. The hearts 

of children and adults alike 

still soar when the slipper fits. 

We are thrilled with our talented 

cast and at the time of 

writing, we cannot wait to 

begin our journey and rehearsal 

period. To whet your 

appetites, our cast list is below. 

There is a wonderful mix 

of experienced performers 

well known to Beaumaris audiences 

and marvelously talented 

young newcomers. 

Cinderella- Tara Kabalan 

Prince- Jake Stewart 

King- Michael Young 

Queen- Georgy Charles 

Stepmother- Andrea Bashfield 

Portia- Kate Knight 

Joy- Cathy Wood 

Godmother- Jeandanielle Evans 

Herald- Jarrad Greenfield 

Chef- David Dodd 

Steward- Brian Uniacke 

Specialist Ensemble: 

Bernadette Kinsella 

Sue Hand 

Ross Hand 

Katrina Lever 

Emma Harris 

Jehanna Keyt 

Jennifer Ferrett 

Alana Spencer 

Sylvia Jahn 

Nick Lever 

Greg Diamond 

Meggyann Davie-Smythe 

Charlotte Plum 

In addition to our cast, we are 

also excited to announce our 

phenomenal production team: 

Rhonda Vaughan, Musical Director; 

Camilla Klesman, Choreographer; 

Ljerka Kelly, 

Award Winning Set Designer; 

Jenni Osburn, Costume Design; 

Chris Churchward, Set Construction 

and Stage Management; 

Alan Crispin, Lighting 

Design and Alex de la Rambelje, 

Multi Award Winning Magician 

as Magic Consultant. 

Watch this space in the next 

edition of the Talbot Tattler for 

more information about tickets 

and bookings for what promises 

to be a truly magnificent 

show…


PUZZLE PAGE 

Our forthcoming production, An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre, is 

a sophisticated Cabaret. All the words in this puzzle are related to 

Cabaret. Can you complete it? 

** Answers will be found on 

our website. 

Did You Know… 

Taler Tale 

…that Rowan Francis, who has performed many memorable roles 

on our stage, including ‘Ronald Ryan’ in Remember Ronald Ryan, 

was recently spotted as a mentally challenged patient in Channel 

10’s series Offspring? 

...that Peter Kostopoulos, who was last seen on stage at Beaumaris 

in his Talbot Award winning role of ‘Manuel’ in Fawlty Towers, 

played a chicken in the pantomime Humpty with another theatre 

company recently? Co-incidentally another of our theatre family, 

Alistaire Bowler, has also played ‘Humpty Dumpty’ in the past. 

This is obviously a part that leads to big breaks! 

Did You Know… 

Taler Tale 

…that Stacey Stewart, who has graced our stage several 

times but most recently has been concentrating on her role 

as a Talbot Adjudicator, has been accepted into a Nursing/ 

Midwifery Degree Course and she will commence her studies 

in 2012? 

…that several of our junior performers from previous family 

shows successfully completed their VCE at the end of 2010 

- Daisy Lewis-Toakley, Austin Giordano, Dan Vaughan and 

Adrian Bowler? As they all enter the next exciting phase of 

their lives we wish them every success!!!

P A G E 19 

As It Happened 

This year, by popular demand we are staging three more 

episodes of arguably one of the greatest Brish comedies, 

Fawlty Towers. Its magic formula is a winning combinaon 

of fantasc wring, comic ming and flamboyant characterizaon. 

During the 70’s 80’s and 90’s Beaumaris Theatre 

was renowned for staging hilarious Brish comedies and 

slapsck farces and our audiences, made up largely of local 

English ex-pats, adored them. Comedy is defined as ‘real 

people in unreal situaons’ and the definion of farce is 

‘unreal people, in unreal situaons’. Over the years many 

hilarious plays were produced. Once such play was in July 

1997, when Beaumaris Theatre Incorporated presented the 

riotous, farcical comedy, by Ray Cooney, Run For Your 

Wife. 

Ray Ainsworth directed the producon and it starred stalwart 

of the me, Graham Eddie in the lead role of John 

Smith. The synopsis is: 

John Smith is your ordinary London cab driver. He owns his 

own car, sets his own hours, is hard working, punctual and 

lives a very ordinary life...with the excepon of his two 

wives, Mary and Barbara. One night John stops an old 

woman from geng mugged and gets knocked unconscious. 

Aer being checked over at the hospital, he is taken 

to his home with Mary by a local police officer, Detecve 

Troughton. However, that morning, he supposed to be with 

at his home with Barbara. Aer realizing his predicament, 

John tries to get home to Barbara while keeping both his 

first wife Mary and Detecve Troughton from finding out 

about his second wife. Enlisng the help of his upstairs 

slacker neighbor, Stanley Gardener, John heaps one lie upon 

another to get back to Barbara and back on his very precise 

schedule. All appears to be well unl another police 

officer, Detecve Porterhouse, arrives from a neighboring 

district invesgang the case of two cab drivers named 

John Smith, both mugged on the same night but having 

different addresses. Quick thinking Stanley exaggerates 

several more lies to create a new John Smith for Detecve 

Porterhouse, while keeping the truth from Mary. As the lies 

pile up and craziness ensues, Stanley and John try valiantly 

to keep the nosy detecves busy, John's suspicious wives 

from running into each other, their sex lives straight and all 

of their stories together. Throw into the mix the effeminate 

neighbour Bobby, and chaos reigns. 

In the grand tradion of the aforemenoned Fawlty Towers, 

Mr. Bean and The Benny Hill Show, Run for Your Wife 

was a fast paced, slapsck, laugh a minute romp that le 

the audience in stches and begging for more. 

It also featured Jo Okulski, Stephen Mulholland, John Hu, 

Alistair Mulholland, John Avery, Marn Gibbs and Debbie 

Keyt. 

Well known psychiatric and theatrical authority Dr. Shakespeare is 

a regular contributor to this magazine. He welcomes your queries 

and will endeavour to provide you with the answers you seek. 

Write to Dr. Shakespeare, c/o PO Box 7230 Beaumaris 3193. 

Dear Dr Shakespeare, 

As costume person for our local theatre company, I think I do my 

bit - well, many mes more than my bit! But one thing that can 

never be said about me is that I complain. I may somemes throw 

scissors in the general direcon of the leading actress. I may have 

once or twice have accidentally-on-purpose put a broken zip into 

the fly of the leading man's costume so that it came open on 

stage. I may have stched the hem of a pecoat so that it hung 

down below the skirt of a ball gown on one occasion. However I 

have never been heard to complain. I consider myself to be a very 

paent obliging person. Unl now. Recently we staged a show 

where an actress had to wear a bridal gown. As she was on, shall 

we tacully say, the anorexic side, I had to spend hours taking in 

the dress for her. It did look lovely too (although her neck was a 

lile scrawny). When the show was finished I dufully unpicked 

all the seams I had so lovingly stched up, had the dress cleaned, 

and put it away in wardrobe, as is my usual procedure. Now, 2 

months on, I find we are doing two more nights of the same show 

to raise money for a disaster of some sort! And dear Doctor, you 

know what this means - I have to spend MORE me stching the 

dress up again! Really! Do they think I have nothing beer to do? 

Can't they make up their minds what they want? I am interested 

in your opinion here Doctor, as I feel I should really complain 

about this! 

Yours, 

Thimbellina. 

Dear Thimbellina, 

I was reduced to tears on reading your leer! What a way to treat 

a Wardrobe Mistress! And such an obliging gentle spirited soul 

you appear to be! I really do think the me might have come for 

you to complain, my sweatpea! Surely you have suffered 

enough?! Surely you have turned the other cheek unl all four of 

the delighul peach fuzz covered prees are glowing pink and 

throbbing in fury!? Is it not enough that these beasts demand to 

clothe their nasty nasty sweaty bodies in your beauful silky shiny 

things? (All clean and fresh and wrapped in cellophane and put 

away in their places and their whereabouts documented on your 

set of index cards that you keep in your special secret 

place)........That they add further insult by casng hideously misshapen 

"actors" who are totally the wrong size and shape for the 

brilliant garments that you have prepared (that quite frankly make 

the show)? Now they would wish to have you sewing and picking 

and resewing as if you were...well...as if you were....a Wardrobe 

Mistress? Oh…. See I think this might be a problem. 

Well, perhaps complaining might be a bit difficult. Perhaps it 

might be more sasfying to take the frock in a few EXTRA inches....and 

ever so gently express surprise at how much weight your 

scrawny bride has piled on? Just don't tell anyone you got this 

from me. 

Yours without ever a word of complaint 

Dr Shakespeare 


Advice Column

Agenda: 

1. Welcome 

Notice is hereby given of the 

Annual General Meeting for 2010 

Beaumaris Theatre Inc A0014377X 

Friday 18 th February 2011, at 7.30pm 

82 Wells Rd Beaumaris 3193. 

2. Confirmation of Minutes of the AGM held on Feb 26 th 2010. 

3. President’s Report for the year to Dec 31st 2010 

4. Treasurer’s Report for the year to Dec 31st 2010 

5. Nominations of Committee Members (*) 

6. Election of Office Bearers and Ordinary Committee Members: 

7. Any other business. 

I 

The President 

II The Vice President 

III The Treasurer 

IV The Secretary 

V Public Officer 

VI Ordinary Committee Members 

By order of the Management Committee 

Bernadette Kinsella, Secretary, 

Beaumaris Theatre Inc. 

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE OF DATE 

FOR THE AGM TO FEB 18TH , DUE TO 

THE FLOOD FUNDRAISING EVENTS ON 

THE PREVIOUSLY ADVERTISED DATE. 

All members are welcome to 

attend the AGM, which will be 

followed by light refreshments 

before a Committee meeting. 

(*) Nominations must be 

lodged in writing to 

PO Box 7230, Beaumaris 

3193, not less than 7 days 

before the AGM. 

Any other agenda items to be forwarded to the Secretary, Bernadette Kinsella, by January 30 th 2011. Either mail 

to PO Box 7230, Beaumaris 3193, or email beaumaristheatre@optusnet.com.au 

Please find below a nomination form for the Beaumaris Theatre Committee for the forthcoming year. We 

cordially invite you to nominate in readiness for the AGM on February 18th 2011. 


Nomination to the Committee 2011 

We hereby nominate ………………………………………………………………. 

to the Committee of Beaumaris Theatre Inc for the term of 1 year. 

Signed: ………………………………………………………………... Mover 

…………………………………………………………………………….. Seconder 

…………………………………………………………………………….. Date 

Signature of Nominee: ………………………………………………………. 

Date: 

………………………………………………………………………… 

Please forward to: PO Box 7230 Beaumaris Vic 3193

To book for An Evening at Beaumaris Theatre 

Friday √ Saturday √ 

Feb 25th, 8pm 

Feb 26th, 8pm 

March 4th, 8pm 

March 5th, 8pm 

Option 1: 

Fill out the form below and post it with your payment to: 

B e a u m a r i s T h e a t r e I n c , P O B o x 7 2 3 0 , B e a u m a r i s 3 1 9 3 

You can either collect your tickets on the night or if you would like your tickets to be sent out to you, please 

enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope. NB We no longer charge a Booking Fee.. 

O p t i o n 2 : 

P h o n e o u r b o o k i n g l i n e . P l e a s e 

l e a v e a f t e r h o u r s n u m b e r c l e a r l y 

o n t h e p h o n e a n d w e w i l l c a l l y o u 

b a c k . P h o n e B o o k i n g s : 9 5 8 3 6 8 9 6 

Option 3: 

Email your order to: 


Visa 

Mastercard 

All tickets 

No Concessions 

$20 per head 

Name on card __________________________________ 

Card Number __________________________________ 

TOTAL ENCLOSED 

$ _________ 

(Cheques payable to Beaumaris Theatre Inc) 

Card Expiry Date ___________________ 

Name……………………………………………………………………….……………………………. 

Address …………………………………………………………………….……………...…………………………...… Phone………………………………........................................ 

SEATING PLAN – Please Indicate Where You Would Like To Sit

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