Redcliffe Musical Theatre (RMT) is a
community theatre
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company
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in
Redcliffe City,
Queensland
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,
Australia
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History
Redcliffe Musical Theatre was founded in 2009. It "provide
affordable performance opportunities and training for actors, singers, dancers, directors and technicians; with a key focus on young people".
Shows
* ''
The Sound of Music
''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...
,'' August 2010
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' is a sung-through musical with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. This was the first Lloyd Webber and Rice ...
,'' April 2011
* ''
Oliver!
''Oliver!'' is a stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens.
It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before opening in the W ...
,'' August 2011
* ''
Singin' in the Rain
''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds, and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Rita Moreno a ...
,'' April 2012
* ''
The Pirates of Penzance
''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 3 ...
,'' August 2012
* ''
Grease,'' August 2012
* ''
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors may refer to:
* '' The Little Shop of Horrors'', a 1960 American film
* ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (musical), a 1982 musical based on the 1960 film
* ''Little Shop of Horrors'' (1986 film), a 1986 American film based on th ...
,'' July 2013
* ''
The Phantom of the Opera The Phantom of the Opera may refer to:
Novel
* The Phantom of the Opera (novel), ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (novel), 1910 novel by Gaston Leroux
Characters
* Erik (The Phantom of the Opera), Erik (''The Phantom of the Opera''), the title char ...
,'' December 2013
* ''
Jesus Christ Superstar
''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, Gospels' accounts of Passion of Jesus, the Passion, the work interprets ...
,'' April 2014
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The Wizard of Oz
''The Wizard of Oz'' is a 1939 American Musical film, musical fantasy film produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM). Based on the 1900 novel ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, it was primarily directed by Victor Fleming, who left pro ...
,'' July and August 2014
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Saturday Night Fever
''Saturday Night Fever'' is a 1977 American Dance in film, dance Drama (film and television), drama film directed by John Badham and produced by Robert Stigwood. It stars John Travolta as Tony Manero, a young Italian Americans, Italian-America ...
,'' March and April 2015
* ''
Mary Poppins Mary Poppins may refer to:
* Mary Poppins (character), a nanny with magical powers
* Mary Poppins (franchise), based on the fictional nanny
** Mary Poppins (book series), ''Mary Poppins'' (book series), the original 1934–1988 children's fanta ...
,'' March 2016
* ''
Wicked
Wicked may refer to:
Books
* ''Wicked'' (Maguire novel), a 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire that inspired the musical of the same name
* ''Wicked'', a 1997 novel series collaboration between Australian children's authors Paul Jennings and Morris ...
,'' to be presented July and August 2016
Divisions and affiliates
RMT Youth
RMT Youth productions call for staff and performers in the 14 to 20 age bracket. The following productions are under the RMT Youth banner:
* ''Grease,'' June 2015
* ''
Beauty and the Beast
"Beauty and the Beast" is a fairy tale written by the French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in (''The Young American and Marine Tales'').
Villeneuve's lengthy version was abridged, rewritten, and publish ...
,'' to be presented June 2016
Roar Academy
Roar Academy is a sister institution of RMT, providing acting, singing and dancing training to students aged from 5 to 18 years. It also functions as a student theatre company in its own right, and has staged productions of ''Oklahoma'', ''Robinson Crusoe'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''The Wizard of Oz Pantomime'' and ''Into the Woods Jr.''
Committee
The current Redcliffe Musical Theatre committee, as at February 2016, consists of:
* Madeleine Johns, president;
* Ingrid Keegel, treasurer;
* Jonathan Johns, secretary;
* Bruce Noy, technical director;
* Lucas Lynch, youth division representative;
* Richard Rubendra;
* Charlene Kirkpatrick.
References
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External links
Redcliffe Musical Theatre websiteROAR Performing Arts Academy website
Amateur theatre companies in Australia
Companies based in Queensland
Redcliffe, Queensland