The Grapevine
Love seeing it Live !
Love seeing it Local !
It’s time to hit ‘record’ on the telly and head out to experience some LIVE local talent!!
Woy Woy Little Theatre’s production Insignificance is one for Marilyn fans. Playwright Terry Johnson strips back the veneer of iconic
characters Marilyn Monroe, Einstein, Joe DiMaggio and Joe McCathy. Director Gavin Critchley has procured wonderful local actors
Genevieve Neve, Paul Russell, Adam Young and Andrew Thomson which only makes this play even more enticing!! Season August
1 – 17 at Peninsula Theatre Woy Woy. Bookings www.woywoylt.com.au phone 43 44 4737
Gosford Musical Society presents High School Musical 2 July 1 – 5 – for the school holidays and family favourite Annie July 25 – August
9. A stellar cast will present Phantom of the Opera 18 October to November 15. To book phone 43 233233 or visit www.laycockstreettheatre.com
Wyong Drama Group and WMTC are settling nicely into their new arts and cultural space The Grove on the previous Wyong Grove
Primary School site. The active theatre companies’ previous home of 49 years is having a $12million transformation. Their first
production in their new space is The Little Mermaid Jnr. September 19-27 Tickets www.wmtc.com.au phone Ph 1300 366 470.
YOU be the judge at the heats for Voices of the Central Coast. With entries from all over NSW, this awesome competition is a
must-see at Lizottes Kincumber. Heats are on Sundays from 24th August with the huge grand final on 26th of October.
Kickstart Music Challenge will showcase their Top 10 Finalists performing with a live band at the Erina Impact Centre on September
20, as they vie for the opportunity to take their talent to the next level. Tickets and info www.kickstartmusic.com.au.
Erina Hub is alive right now with SEAFM’s Discovered running the first Friday of the month June-November and, Battle of the Bands
heats the third Friday 7pm. Both competitions are run till November. Visit www.thehuberina.com for more info.
Dance Your Socks Off for Cash prizes at Toukley RSL (starts August 1) and Sing For Your Supper singing comp at Shelly Beach Golf
Club starts 25th July are both now open for registrations. Produced by Nate Butler’s Studio, call 43 211 201 or visit their FBook page.
Catch a Shooting Star
at a Venue near you!!
See You There!
For more two decades the Imperial Shopping Centre, Gosford has been huge
supporter of Central Coast talent with their annual Talent Quest. This is year
is more exciting than ever with Cash prizes to be won. Entrants are Under
18yo across two sections High School age and Primary and
under. Singers, dancers, instrumentalists, magicians, comedians,
gymnasist, storytellers, anyone with an entertainment skill is encouraged to
enter.
There’s a load of great talent on the Coast and this type of talent quest
provides a unique non-threatening performance environment for talented kids
and teens to “strutt their stuff”. There is always a great comradery backstage
and mind-blowing performance on stage.
2014 is a year of change for the Imperial Shopping Centre, with their
refurbishment commencing shortly. To see their exciting plans for the
new-look centre, visit www.imperialshoppingcentre.com.au
Entries are currently being taken for the Talent Quest. Please download
a form from the website or phone the Coordinator on 02 43851030 if you
wish to enter.
Australia’s Got Talent 2014
Runner-up Greg Gould is
organising Voices of the
Central Coast
We’re seeing Central Coast talent on the big stage so much these days.
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Gemma Rix playing Elphaba in Wicked lit up our tv screens singing the National Anthem
at the recent infamous Blues’ win at the State of Origin NRL match
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Greg Gould and The Chase were runners-up in Australia’s Got Talent 2014
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at 11yo Liam Faulkner-Dimond played Pugsley in the recent production of The Addams
Family Musical at the Capital Theatre
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Nathan Foley, Natalie Imbruglia, and there are so many more success stories.
Talent quests were the beginning of the journey for some of these talented kids!
Danikka Vassallo Talent
Quest Performer at
Gosford Regional Show
2014
Robyn Edmonds