31 Oct 2019
Reminder about AGM and Christmas Party date – Tuesday Dec. 3 @ 7:00 for 7.15pm start.
All committee and volunteer positions become vacant at this time. It is up to you to elect a strong committee for 2020 and also an opportunity for you to sign up to volunteer in all areas that support our theatre – FOH, Bar, Back Stage, Set construction, Props, Play Reading Committee, Wardrobe, etc. etc.
Bring finger food and your choice of beverage – no bar. This is also a ‘wrap’ party for the season with Kevin Morrissey’s hilarious overview of the season of plays and surprise entertainment not to mention a rare social occasion to let your hair down!
Ser you there
24 Oct 2019
You are invited!
Annual General Meeting and Preview 2020 Season of Plays
Tuesday 3 December 2019
It’s that time again - Annual General Meeting of Cairns Little Theatre Inc (CLT) is on 3 December starting at 7:15pm.
At this year’s event we will preview the 2020 season with a rehearsed reading of all five plays!
Each Director will introduce the play and an excerpt will be read by several readers/actors. It will be fun.
Before the entertainment, we will attend to the business of the AGM which generally takes about 20 minutes.
Volunteers are the lifeblood of any community organisation and The Rondo is no exception. Every year, we elect a Management Committee from our cohort of members.
This group volunteer to help steer our wonderful organisation through the coming year of theatre activity, with the main responsibility being attendance at monthly Committee meetings (12 for the year, held second Thursday each month).
At the AGM, all current positions are vacated and nominations are put to the membership and (if necessary) elections are held on the night.
You must be a financial member in 2019 to nominate and be nominated.
The current 2019 Management Committee is:
President: Mike Gleed
Vice President: Frank Joel
Secretary: Lynn Cropp
Treasurer: Anne Maclennan
Asst Treasurer: Cath Willacy
Members: Narelle Shorey, Kevin Shorey, Helen Lavis, Noelene Rees, Sarah Speller and Paul Hynes .
We strongly encourage you to nominate a member you think will help and add value to the CLT for the coming year.
And if you are nominated, please do get involved! It is fascinating and varied work.
The Nomination Form (attached) should be completed and sent to the Secretary Lynn Cropp by 18 November 2019: secretary@therondo.com.au
CLT COMMITTEE NOMINATION-FORM-2020.pdf
30 Sep 2019
We are now on Instagram!
Find us, follow us, heart us, hashtag us !!!
For everything going on 'round the Rondo...
See you there...
#therondotheatre #livetheatre #cairnstheatre #cairnstalent #therondo #tuesdayswithmorrie
https://www.instagram.com/therondotheatre_cairns/
10 Sep 2019
An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson...
We are so excited to announce a surprise addition to our 2019 season at The Rondo.
'Tuesdays With Morrie' by Jeffrey Hatcher & Mitch Albom,
based on the book by Mitch Albom, directed by Lynn Cropp.
With Andy Bramble as Morrie Schwartz and Michael Lee Porter as Mitch Albom
Save the date Cairns, this is one not to miss...
Stay tuned for more about how to book online...
11 Aug 2019
ALADDIN, A PANTOMIME
Auditions are now Closed.
Please let us know if you would like to be involved backstage... contact the Stage Manager, Abhi Beckert 0434 823 058.
Rehearsing from September; Performing 29th November to 14th December.
A fresh hilarious twist on an age-old pantomime for the whole family, Aladdin, about true love, terrible greed, a struggle for power and a fiesty Kung Fu fighting princess...and A Panda!
Director Cath Willacy is busy writing terrible jokes and puns for this hilarious show. She will be on the look out for lots of men, women, boys and girls at this year auditions...
And for the first time in Rondo Panto history the Baddie will be A MAN!
Do you think you can't sing or dance, but just fancy having fun on stage, or never done it before? This is just the show for you!
It's Pantomime time, it's fun, fun, fun!
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28 Jul 2019
Did you go down to Tank 3 today? The yearly Expo for volunteer organisations in Cairns was a great success.
A big thank you to Lynn Cropp for organising the day, and all our wonderful volunteers who gave their time today to promote our lovely theatre...
Want to get involved yourself? So many skills are needed to bring a show together...come and join in working bees for bump outs and meet the family, Front of House always need friendly faces, producing a play will be a fun learning curve, or perhaps you can sew or paint or like op shopping for props...maybe you can tag and test or would like to learn to use our fabulous new lighting and sound equipment...or are you a hairdresser or make up artist? or maybe you want to be on stage?...there's something for everyone 'Round The Rondo!
Contact Lynn on secretary@therondo.com.au for more info on how to get involved...and don't forget to follow us on facebook to get all the latest news at your fingertips... https://www.facebook.com/CairnsLittleTheatre/
3 Jul 2019
SUNDAY 4th and Monday 5th AUGUST - A Cairns Little Theatre Fringe Production
The Committee & Gravy Trains
Two one-act contemporary social satires by Ken Cotterill, directed by John Hughes
7.30pm at The Rondo Theatre, Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill
CAST REQUIREMENTS
The Committee
Peter - male, 40+, self important, bossy, chairman
Bob - male, 40+, not too bright waffler
Simon - male, 30+, bright, attractive, the outsider
Kelly - female, 30+, attractive, not too bright
Sarah - female, 40+, experienced motion-mover
Gravy Trains
Ron- 40+, station master, dour, working class, English
Mortimer Fox-hound - 50+, pompous, upper-class politician
Fiona Malthrop - 40+, confidant, failed politician
Mary Mugggledon-Jones - 40+, nervous, insecure, failed politician
Production team
Assistant director - Matt O’Connor
Stage Manager - Rosa Powell
Lighting - Ron Powell
Sound - Barry Cantelo
Costumes - Wendy Robbins
Hair - Robyn Richards
For more information and scripts contact John Hughes on 0448 756 066
25 Jun 2019
WORKING BEE THIS WEEKEND...9.30am SUNDAY 30th JUNE
The Effect Of Gamma Rays On Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds opens Friday 5th July
Come along and help set up the green room for our next show and the theatre seats need a clean up after some repairs and renovations...
Many hands make light work and it's always fun 'round the Rondo...
You'll get a sneak peak of the set and our renovations and it would be a big help to Kevin Shorey and his team
OPENING IN JUST 10 DAYS!
Let's give our 5 talented ladies a green room!
BOOK NOW AT TICKETLINK FOR
The Effect Of Gamma Rays On
Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds
See you there...
21 May 2019
Money & Friends Auditions coming this June
Your chance to be a part of a David Williamson play:
Money & Friends
AUDITIONS 16 & 17 June
PERFORMANCES 13 to 21 September
Where?
The Rondo foyer, next to the theatre on Greenslopes Street, Edge Hill.
When?
7:30pm on Sunday 16 June and Monday 17 June
Who?
Both experienced and inexperienced actors for the following 9 roles:
Margaret 40’s to 50’s Uni lecturer; earnest, assertive, judgmental
Peter 40’s to 50’s Uni professor; kind, an appeaser
Conrad 50’s to 60’s TV personality, environmentalist; egotistical, charismatic
Jacquie, 20’s to 30‘s Former journalist, now Conrad’s pregnant wife; cynical, provocative
Stephen 40’s Orthopedic surgeon; gloomy, opinionated
Penny 40’s Artist and Stephen’s wife; upbeat, supportive
Alex 40’s Lawyer; power-driven, adversarial
Vicki 30’s to 40’s Alex’s wife, social climber; glamorous, ambitious
Justin 18 to 25 Conrad’s son; self-absorbed, idealistic
What’s it about?
Peter, a mathematician who is niceness itself, is in financial trouble because of his brother's bankruptcy. His neighbour Margaret decides to seek help from his friends who spend much of their time boasting about their wealth and prestige.
But while his friends happily take advantage of Peter's good nature in their own hour of need, how willing will they be to help him in his?
Set in the early 90’s, this play explores relationships, ambitions, wealth and ethics that remain relevant today.
Interested?
Contact Paul Hynes (Director) on 0401 931015 for a chat and a copy of the script.
Register your interest to the Director for Money & Friends auditions now on our audition page https://therondo.com.au/auditions
4 Feb 2019
SEASON TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW AT TICKETLINK
You can purchase our season tickets any time of the year, we have different priced packages and they all SAVE YOU MONEY!
You can use them all year for all productions or all at once for one production!
Gold Season Ticket $502 incl. booking fee
Valid for four tickets for each of the five plays in the season, or 20 individual tickets that can be used for one or more plays in the 2019 Rondo Season, a saving of $130
Silver Season Ticket $252 incl. booking fee.
Valid for two tickets for each of the five plays, or 10 individual tickets that can be used for one or more plays for the 2019 Rondo Season, a saving of $63.
Bronze Season Ticket $127 incl booking fee.
Valid for single admission to each of the five plays or five individual tickets that can be used for one or more plays for the 2019 Rondo Season, a saving of $30.50
Please note that the Rondo Season Ticket is NOT a ticket for a performance, and it does NOT guarantee a seat for a performance.
Please present the voucher at the ticketLiNK office, or call ticketLiNK on 1300 855 835 to receive your performance tickets. Early booking is strongly recommended – plays at the Rondo regularly sell out.
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