Of War And Grease
Newcastle Herald
Thursday February 15, 2007
MAITLAND Gilbert and Sullivan and Musical Society will stage two musicals at the Tempus Two Winery at Pokolbin this year: South Pacific on May 5 at 8pm and May 6 at 2pm and Grease in September.
The group is the first Hunter theatre company to arrange bookings at Tempus Two, a venue which specialises in concerts with top-name performers aimed largely at the Sydney market.However, Tempus Two has hosted weekend performances over the past two years by the Melbourne-based Essential Theatre Co, which specialises in vineyard performances of Shakespeare, and will again feature the group in Romeo and Juliet in March.Maitland G and S president Bruce Lyon said the group approached Tempus Two and received an enthusiastic response when told what shows it was staging in 2007.South Pacific and Grease will be performed in a covered area used by Tempus Two for storage. It will seat 300 people.Lyon said the winery was looking for shows with appeal for weekend visitors from Sydney. Bookings for the performances will open soon through Ticketek.South Pacific also will have a season at Maitland Town Hall, while Grease will be performed at Maitland City and Hexham Bowling Clubs. Auditions for Grease will be held in May. Ken Longworth
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