Arcadians Theatre Group

Name: Arcadians Theatre Group
Address: 141 Princes Highway, Wollongong, NSW, 2518, AU
Telephone: 42848348
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Community Theatre Group Back in 1964, a small group of people voiced the need for a musical comedy group in Wollongong.
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As their enthusiasm grew, a name for the Group was needed. Founder member Dallas Blake perceived the idea of Arcadian, pertaining to “Arcadia” (L.Arcadius), a place of happiness. Thus the ARCADIANS was born and our first production – The Boyfriend was staged in June, 1964. The early days of the Group saw properties housed in garages and rehearsals conducted at a variety of venues. In March 1979, t

he Group was at last able to rehearse in its own hall, on land in Tarrawanna donated by BHP and subsequently purchased by the Group. This was our home until 30 May, 1997 when we purchased the Corrimal Community Hall and Library complex, with the aim of developing it into a state-of-art theatre, giving us the unique position amongst other amateur theatre groups of owning a performance space, building a new home of our own, and becoming an integral part of the cultural environment of Wollongong’s northern suburbs. In February 1997, we were listed on the National Cultural Register, enabling corporations and members of the general public to receive tax exemptions for their donations to the Group. Over the years, the Arcadians Theatre Group has been a proud and active contributor to life in the Illawarra. Our Group was instrumental in the development of the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre and in 1993 we celebrated 30 years of entertaining the people of the Illawarra with the biggest grossing non-metropolitan season of Les Miserables. 20 years later we celebrated our 50th anniversary by staging the Illawarra premiere of The Phantom of the Opera. This successful sell out season was highly acclaimed has and galvanized the Group to continue to bring excellent theatre to the Illawarra. Many charities and groups in the area have benefited from donations raised by our members, and we continue to provide opportunities for performers, musicians and technical crew to practice and enjoy their craft. Some of our members have gone on to highly successful theatrical careers – most notably Australia’s original Phantom of the Opera, Anthony Warlow. Performing in a range of venues, with a membership of around 200 – 250 made up of general members, The Arcadians Children’s Theatre, the Arcadians Minstrels and the Arcadians Lamplighters Male Voice Choir, we plan to continue the Arcadians tradition well into the 21st century.

01/12/2024

✨ TICKETS ON SALE NOW ✨

Don’t miss out! Tickets for our 2025 season of Hello, Dolly! are available now 👏🏻

‘Put on your Sunday clothes’ and grab tickets now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/CXKII

📆 March 7-22
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

30/11/2024

Set your alarms!

Tickets for our 2025 season of Hello, Dolly! are on sale tomorrow at 7pm 👏🏻🤩

Don’t miss out on this exciting production - we can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on 🙌🏻

📆 March 7-22
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

28/11/2024

🌟EARLY BIRD SPECIAL ALERT🌟

Have you heard?! Register and pay for our Musical Theatre Workshop: Imagine That!✨ before 11.59PM on 8 DECEMBER 2024 to receive this workshop at the following price:-

🎵MEMBERS - $220
🎵NON-MEMBERS - $230

Do you want your child to step into the spotlight; create, perform and shine? Spaces are already filling up quickly, so don’t miss out on this exciting discounted price and register your child now to avoid disappointment!🎤🕺🏼🪩

Visit our website for more information and click here ➡️ https://forms.gle/3XcVVm7GkNe2yyxW6 to register! 🎶

25/11/2024

✨Musical Theatre Workshop: Imagine That!✨

📣 Calling all aspiring musical theatre performers! 📣

📆 When: 20 - 22 January 2025
📍Where: Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

We are so excited to present our latest project, ‘Imagine That’! Discover the magic of musical theatre with Arcadians Theatre Group! Our workshop is designed to foster children aged 6-16 on their creative journey through improv, script learning, dance, singing and audition confidence! The 3-day workshop is perfect for sparking a passion for theatre and forming friendships with like minded peers. No experience is required - just bring passion and a smile!

All information is available on our website!

🌟🎵Bookings Essential; register now here: https://forms.gle/3XcVVm7GkNe2yyxW6 🌟🎵

24/11/2024

In exactly one week, tickets for our 2025 production of Hello, Dolly! will be on sale 🤩

Our cast and crew are underway rehearsing this exciting show, and we can’t wait to kick 2025 off with a bang! Set your alarms so you don’t miss out 👀

Tickets on sale Sunday, 1st December @ 7pm 👏🏻

📆 7-22 March
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

24/11/2024

We had such a great time celebrating our 60th anniversary last month! Thank you to all of our incredible members who joined us (and we were thinking of all who could not be in attendance).

Featured below are our current Board Members (excluding the wonderful Kylie Rowlan), as well as a snapshot of just some of our members throughout the decades - from 1964 all the way through to 2024 🤩

Thank you to Board Member Raelene Johnson for organising the entire event and to all our volunteers who contributed - and to the talented Michael Bond who captured all of the wonderful photos on the night 👏🏻

We are excited for the continued success of The Arcadians Theatre, and are grateful for all the support we have received from our members past, present and future! Keep your eyes peeled for some exciting announcements in the coming weeks 👀 - our 60th year may be coming to an end, but we cannot wait for 61 🙌🏻🎶

📸 Michael Bond Photography

What is your favourite memory from your time as a member of the Arcadians family? Let us know in the comments below ⬇️

If you would like to get involved or support our theatre, there are many ways to do so listed on our website ➡️ http://arcadians.org.au

21/11/2024

Chookas to our friends at Albatross Musical Theatre Co - amtc for their preview performance tonight and their opening tomorrow night. We wish you a successful season.

10/11/2024

That’s a wrap on The Importance of Being Earnest 👏🏻

We had a blast staging this incredible play! Thank you to all our patrons for your ongoing support, and to our talented cast and crew for putting on another spectacular Arcadians’ production 🤩

We’ll see you next time!

📸 Michael Bond Photography

08/11/2024

There are only two shows of The Importance of Being Earnest remaining - and they are almost sold out!

Grab the final tickets now to enjoy this comedic classic before we close tonight! ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

08/11/2024

We’re back for our final weekend!

Grab tickets to tonights show or sn**ch up one of the remaining tickets to our 2 performances tomorrow ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

Our season of The Importance Of Being Earnest ends tomorrow night - don’t miss out! 👏🏻

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

06/11/2024

We can’t wait to get back on stage tomorrow! There are only 3 performances of The Importance of Being Earnest left - and they are almost sold out!

Don’t miss your chance! Grab tickets now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

05/11/2024

We’re back in 3 days!

If you haven’t purchased tickets to The Importance of Being Earnest yet, now is your chance! Our limited season ends this Saturday 😱

Book tickets now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1291981

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

02/11/2024

There is only one more show this weekend before our cast have a well deserved break (and get ready to do it all again next week!) 👏🏻

Grab tickets to The Importance of Being Earnest now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

02/11/2024

We are back today for two more shows! 👏🏻

There are limited tickets available for our matinee - but don’t forget about our Saturday Night Special! For tonight’s 7:30pm show ONLY, all tickets are $25! 😱

Book your tickets now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

01/11/2024

Chookas to The Dire Theatre Company for their season of "Eve is Sick" which opens tonight.

01/11/2024

✨ OPENING NIGHT ✨

We have finally arrived at opening night of The Importance of Being Earnest!

Our cast and crew and ready and excited to show everyone what they have been working on! 👏🏻

Don’t forget about the Importance of booking tickets! Grab yours now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/1291981/sessions

📆 November 1-9
📍 Miner’s Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

📸 Michael Bond Photography

01/11/2024

Chookas to our friends at Wollongong Workshop Theatre for opening night of Ordinary Days. We wish you all a fabulous and successful season.

Address

141 Princes Highway
Wollongong, NSW
2518

Telephone

42848348

Website

http://www.arcadians.org.au/

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ALADDIN JR. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 🧞 Make sure you grab your tickets to join us on this magic carpet ride! Tickets sell fast, so don’t miss out! Book now through the link in our bio ⬆️ 📆 September 24-29 📍 Miners Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

ALADDIN JR. TICKETS ON SALE NOW! 🧞 Make sure you grab your tickets to join us on this magic carpet ride! Tickets sell fast, so don’t miss out! Book now ➡️ https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1272469 📆 September 24-29 📍 Miners Lamp Theatre, Corrimal

Ready to dazzle our audiences in 2025? Submit your show ideas to [email protected] by 15th July for review.

Tickets for Pippin are on sale on Monday, April 15th at 9am! Save the date and don’t miss out on this exciting show 👏🏻 📆 June 14-29 📍 Miners Lamp Theatre, Corrimal 🎶 Good luck to everyone auditioning this week for our upcoming season of the Sound of Music! We can’t wait to see what talent we can discover 🎶

We are sold out! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets 👏🏻 We can’t wait for you to see this one 🐠🎶 Don’t forget, tickets to Pippin will be available from Monday the 15th at 9am - don’t miss out!

SOLD OUT!! Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets to our season of Big Fish. We are so proud of our talented cast and crew! Bring on the next 4 shows 👏🏻 If you’re excited to be a part of our next production, make sure you book your audition to Pippin! ➡️ http://arcadians.org.au/show/pippin/#tab2 📆 Pippin Auditions from February 19th 📆 Show Dates June 14-29