The Appleton Ladies Potato Race
Sep
3
to Sep 18

The Appleton Ladies Potato Race

Appleton is a small country town being forced into the present with a recent influx of wealthy city slickers, treechanges and refugees.

Men are men, women are women, and vegetables are not cake … and that’s the way it’s always been. That is, until prodigal daughter Penny returns from the big smoke to set up shop as the local GP.

Simmering tensions come to a head when Penny discovers a serious discrepancy in the annual potato sack race. When Penny decides to take steps to restore parity and coax Appleton into the 21st century, little could she have anticipated the spiralling, hilarious culture war that would follow.

If the hot-potato events seem improbable, Tait's play was inspired by her experience a few years ago in the NSW town of Robertson, when she tried to change things and copped a social media battering for her efforts.

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Jun
11
to Jun 20

STORIES IN THE DARK by Debra Oswald

A terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war torn city. He takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.

Into his life steps Anna – older, street smart and scornful of his crying. As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood. And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.

Stories in the Dark explores the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.

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Valley Girls 2020: Women on Fire
Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30

Valley Girls 2020: Women on Fire

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To celebrate International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the best of female artists the Clarence Valley has to offer. Now in it’s third year, Valley Girls has fast become a feature of the Grafton live performance calendar. A night of music, theatre and spoken word performance.

Featuring

  • Misty Fisher

  • Karla Hubbard

  • Annaliese Hopewell

  • Jammin’ Ms Daisy

  • Meg Lucas

  • and more…

Tickets $20 via Sticky Tickets or in person at Buckley’s Music on Prince Street.

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and get FREE entry to the Valley Girls workshops.

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Bushfire Relief Fundraiser
Dec
13
7:30 PM19:30

Bushfire Relief Fundraiser

The Pelican Playhouse is proud to present an evening of entertainment to support

BUSHFIRE RELIEF FOR CLARENCE VALLEY COMMUNITIES

$10 at the door. Doors open at 7pm

All door and profits from bar and raffles will be donated in support of bush fire relief.

Featuring

  • Karla Hubbard

  • Velour

  • Sam Powell

  • Jordan Smith

  • Mick & Marty

  • Jarred Burley

  • Kris Edwards

  • and more…

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ONCE WE LIVED HERE
Oct
11
to Oct 20

ONCE WE LIVED HERE

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Fri 11 Oct 7:30pm Sat 12 Oct 7:30pm Sun 13 Oct 2:00pm

Fri 18 Oct 7:30pm Sat 19 Oct 7:30pm Sun 20 Oct 2:00pm

Music by Mathew Frank Book & Lyrics by Dean Bryant

CAST: Wesley Chegwidden, Mark Conaghan, Kate Joseph, Jeannie Miller, Inanna Sage

DIRECTOR: Desan Padayachee

MUSIC DIRECTION: Adam Wills

Once We Lived Here is a powerful, funny and moving musical. From the writing team of Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank, Once We Lived Here tells the story of the McPherson family as they struggle to hold onto their sheep station through years of drought. They gather for a weekend to decide the fate of the farm and face the shadows of their past.

All Tickets $20, Groups 8+ $16

Available from South Grafton News & Gifts 6642 3027

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Next to Normal
Oct
12
to Oct 21

Next to Normal

A Musical
Tix $20/$15
South Grafton News & Gifts
6642 3027
Rolling Stone
  “best musical of the season by a mile”
  “an emotional powerhouse with a fire in its soul and a wicked wit that burns just as fiercely”
  “[The score is] a must for anyone interested in music with the muzzle off”
  “It’ll pin you to your seat”

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15 Minutes of Fame
May
6
to May 31

15 Minutes of Fame

Calling all Playwrights
We are looking for submissions of 15 to 20 minute One Act Plays or the first Act of a Play (G Rated) to be presented at the Pelican Playhouse on Aug 6 and Aug 7. Three plays will be chosen and the writer will be responsible for providing the director and actor(s).
Send submissions to pelicanplayhouse81@gmail.com or gpo box 236, grafton nsw 2460 by May 31 2016
 

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