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Class of 77 was staged in February 2008 by SOSage Factory Theatre which is connected to the Solihull Operatic Company in Solihull, near Birmingham, England. The show ran over three nights at the Solihull Arts Complex and was a brilliant premiere by a very talented young cast. Click here for more pictures and production details |
U.K & european agent announced From February 1st 2008 CLASS OF 77 is being represented in the UK and Europe by "Plays With the increasing interest from around the world in this exciting new musical a local agent was essential to field the high number of enquiries. Click here to visit PLAYS & MUSICALS website
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CLASS OF 77 AUTHOR FEATURED IN SHORT & SWEET FESTIVAL
The musical, "The Morning After" received great revues and was enjoyed by the capacity audiences along with the other nine 10 minute musicals featured. SHORT SWEET & SONG is a festival of musicals, all 10 minutes or less in length and is staged each year in Sydney. |
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Featuring the largest cast yet assembled for the show (Over 60 on stage!!) it was a great performance all round, with the audience giving it a standing ovation! For more info and pics click here |
back to the 70's in hamilton
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HILLSTON CENTRAL SCHOOL PRODUCTION ROCKS!
Anna took the part of Judy herself and stopped the show with her performance of "15 Years". Nathan McKeon and Katie McMaster were a wonderful Jenny & Michael and the rest of the cast showed that even a small school like Hillston can really put on a professional show! Well done guys! For more info and pics click here |
school production in kyabram a blast!
Performances were over two nights at the fabulous Plaza Theatre, a fully restored 1920's picture palace in the main street of the town. The cast was made up of students from year 5 to 10, proving that the show works well even with a very young cast! For more information about the Kyabram show click here |
N.A.Y.T HELPS TO PROMOTE THE SHOW IN THE U.K Publishers of the show, SELTAEB MUSIC, have recently begun working with N.A.Y.T, The National Association of Youth Theatres in the U.K to promote CLASS OF 77 to youth orientated theatres across the country. Ads have been placed in the Association's newsletter and emails sent to all interested theatre groups in the U.K. We expect to announce the U.K premiere very soon, as interest has been very positive! Click on the Logo to the right to visit the N.A.Y.T website.
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CLASS OF 77 VOTED IN TOP FIVE AT FINLAY AWARDS!
At the 2006 Robert Finlay awards held on January 20th in Perth, CLASS OF 77 was voted as one of the top five musicals staged during 2006. Roleystone Theatre Company performed the song "ME AND MY TORANA" from the show as part of the awards ceremony which went down great with the large audience. The Robert Finlay Awards are produced by the Independent Theatre Association and are W.A's major awards for theatre. Congratulations to all at Roleystone Theatre! Shown below are members of the cast performing the "Torana Scene"
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W.A Premiere a huge success! The Western Australian Premiere of CLASS OF 77 was staged in November 2006 at ROLEYSTONE THEATRE. Over a three week season the show was sold out for nearly every performance and audiences loved the songs Jamie Thomas was exceptional as Michael and Hayley Mayne brought a sweetness to the character of Jenny that was very moving. Cindy Henderson was a wonderful Linda and Clint Wilson made the character of Bruce his own. Simon Loughton was a terrific last minute Kevin whilst Simon Thompson as Sven had the audience in stitches. Collette Jimmieson was perfect as Helen and Andrew Mangham sang the role of Adam brilliantly. The rest of the cast was fantastic and overall the show was a wonderful success! Congratulations to all involved, not forgetting George Harrison and the backstage crew who put together and awesome Torana - with real flashing indicators! |
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In the past few weeks several more schools and theatre companies have booked productions for 2007 and beyond. They are: mackillop college warrigul regional college albury high school MORE PRODUCTIONS PLANNED FOR AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM, NZ AND THE U.S.A STAY TUNED! |
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David Hines, writer of CLASS OF 77 recently had a short musical featured in the prestigious SHORT, SWEET & SONG festival in Sydney, Australia.
The official NZ premiere of CLASS OF 77 was staged in August by Blue Mountain College in Tapanui, South Island. 
Baimbridge College in Hamilton, Victora recently staged CLASS OF 77 as their annual production and put on a fantastic version. Directed and produced by Scott McFadden and Lorraine Montgomery the show played to packed houses over several nights and was reviewed in the theatre magazine STAGE WHISPERS. 
Class of 77 was staged in late July by the students of Hillston Central School in mid western NSW. The school put on a fantastic production directed by Anna Nugent and Deb Morton. 
and characters, some coming back for a second sitting! A very talented cast and production team put together a warm, funny and sometimes very moving show. The directing role was shared buy Sherrill Wallis and Maureen Woltersdorf and they brought a new dimension to several of the characters. 