CURRENT PRODUCTIONS
Wowfest: The Final Frontier!
Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship HD. Our two week mission: to explore strange new stages. To seek out new plays and new musicals. To boldly go where no drama student has gone before!
Join us to celebrate the achievements and talents of all of our students cosmic mix up of comedy, drama and music. For some voyagers, it will be their first time on stage, for others, they'll be right at home in front of a crowd. For both, one thing is certain, it’s sure to be an exciting and thrilling showcase to round out the year!
Scholarships will also be presented during our Wowfest season
Beam me up, Scotty.
Where: Civic Playhouse Newcastle & Cessnock Performing Arts Center
Performance Dates: 30/11/23 - 10/12/23
THE JUNGLE BOOK
A BRAVE HEART IS YOUR BEST WEAPONIn this action-packed adaptation of the classic adventure story, precocious Mowgli grows up believing he's as fierce a wolf as any of the members of his pack. When he learns he is actually a human, he must discover how to reconcile these very different identities, and decide whether to remain with the pack, or return to the human world from which he was born. What will he choose? And will he be trained in the Law of the Jungle in time to defeat Shere Khan, the most feared animal of all?
Where: Civic Playhouse
Performance Dates: April 17 - April 27
LOVE AND INFORMATION
PARTIES ARE A CRUEL KIND OF FUN\Someone sneezes. Someone can’t get a signal. Someone won’t answer the door. Someone put an elephant on the stairs. Someone’s not ready to talk. Someone is her brother’s mother. Someone hates irrational numbers. Someone told the police. Someone got a message from the traffic light. Someone’s never felt like this before. In this fast moving kaleidoscope, more than a hundred characters try to make sense of what they know.
Where: Civic Playhouse
Performance Dates: May 22 - 25
THE PASSPORT PLAY
ARE YOU HERE FOR BUSINESS OR PLEASURE?Hola! Bonjour! Nǐ hǎo! It’s time to pack your drama blacks and jazz shoes, and embark on a world-wide adventure across the globe! From Azerbaijan to Zimbabwe, Hunter Drama’s drama and musical theatre students take to the stage in a celebration of the world’s culture, cuisine and climate. Guided by their tutors, Hunter Drama students will tell the story of a cross - continental journey to track down an important missing item. On their travels they will encounter dangers- man-made and natural and must work as a team to overcome them!
Where: Performing Arts & Culture Cessnock / Civic Playhouse Newcastle
Performance Dates: June 13 / June 22-29
SCHOOL OF ROCK
STICK IT TO THE MAN!Rock got no reason, rock got no rhyme…You better get me to school on time! SCHOOL OF ROCK is a two-act musical , based on the hit movie. The tuner follows Dewey Finn, a failed, wannabe rock star who decides to earn an extra bit of cash by posing as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school. There he turns a class of straight–A pupils into a guitar-shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. But can he get them to the Battle of the Bands without their parents and the school’s headmistress finding out? SCHOOL OF ROCK, with its sensational live kids’ rock band, is a loving testimony to the transforming power of music.
Where: Civic Theatre Newcastle
Performance Dates: July 18 - 20
CARRIE: THE MUSICAL
PEOPLE DON'T GET BETTER, THEY JUST GET SMARTERCarrie White is a teenage outcast who longs to fit in. At school, she's bullied by the popular crowd, and virtually invisible to everyone else. At home, she's dominated by her loving but cruelly controlling mother. What none of them know is that Carrie's just discovered she's got a special power, and if pushed too far, she's not afraid to use it.
Where: Civic Playhouse Newcastle
Performance Dates: August 21 - 24
GAME NIGHT
THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET DICEY!Step into a world where games become gripping epics at Hunter Drama's end-of-year performance, "Game Night"! Prepare for an immersive theatrical experience where classic board games, video games and sports transform into captivating stories on stage. "Game Night" isn't just a performance; it's an interactive adventure, where every choice and every move leads to thrilling consequences. Watch friendships tested, alliances formed, and rivalries ignited in a high-stakes battle of wits and strategy. Join us for a night of music, laughter, and excitement as we blur the lines between board games and theater. "Game Night" is not just a show; it's an invitation to be part of the game. Bring your enthusiasm, sharpen your tactics, and get ready for a theatrical experience that will keep you guessing until the final move! Check mate!
Where: Performing Arts & Culture Cessnock / Civic Playhouse Newcastle
Performance Dates: November 28 / December 1 - 8