SALT Central Coast Issue 2 | Page 9

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.  • 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 • Greg Gould and The Chase were runners-up in Australia’s Got Talent 2014 • at 11yo Liam Faulkner-Dimond played Pugsley in the recent production of  The Addams Family Musical at the Capital Theatre • 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