Stanwell Park Arts Theatre - SPAT

23/07/2023

Less than a week till opening night of the SPAT Singers '40 and still going strong!' dinner show. Tickets are selling fast, with one night close to capacity, so book now at https://www.spat.org.au/singers-dinner-show-2023/ for a night of friendship, fun, nostalgia and music. Don your finest attire or come as you are—the choice is yours. However, we'll have prizes for the best-dressed guests, so let your creativity shine! Join in the celebration on 28, 29 July or 4, 5 August.

19/07/2023

Tickets are now on sale for our 40th Anniversary Singers show, ‘Forty and Still Going Strong’.
Featuring some of our favourites from the past 40 years, as well as musicians including pianist Lisa Baraldi, this will be a night to remember (and sing along!).
Guests will be treated to a three-course sit-down dinner with mulled wine on arrival. BYO wines and beers.
Starting at 6.30pm on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 July, Friday 4 & Saturday 5 August, tickets are $40. Go to spat.org.au for tickets and more.

15/07/2023

STARTS TUESDAY - Still a couple of spots left!

You may recognise one of the many faces of Nurina Simpson if you’ve been to one of our SPAT shows over the past year - she put in a star turn as the outrageous 300-year-old ghost in Fate’s Thread, as the cunning, evil villain in our Christmas Panto and turned her hand to directing in May’s Murder Mystery Play. Nurina is a veteran of the Illawarra theatre and improv scene, and we are thrilled that she has offered to coach workshops focusing on learning improv skills through a series of games (not on preparing a show).

Nurina first got into improv to overcome anxiety of public speaking, bringing a wealth of experience, boundless energy and a fondness for the absurd to the task. “One of the great joys of improv is its transferability to everyday situations... professional networking, social interactions - in a way, every conversation is an improv!”

Take a step outside your comfort zone, we promise it will be fun! Also, snacks provided.

Open to people of all abilities aged 18+, classes are bought in a block of 5 over 5 weeks for $100.

Dates: Tuesday 18 July, Tuesday 25 July, Tuesday 1 August, Tuesday 7 August and Wednesday 16 August
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Venue: Stanwell Park CWA Hall

Bookings: www.spat.org.au

09/07/2023

IMPROV WORKSHOPS starting at SPAT!

You may recognise one of the many faces of Nurina Simpson if you’ve been to one of our SPAT shows over the past year - she put in a star turn as the outrageous 300-year-old ghost in Fate’s Thread, as the cunning, evil villain in our Christmas Panto and turned her hand to directing in May’s Murder Mystery Play. Nurina is a veteran of the Illawarra theatre and improv scene, and we are thrilled that she has offered to coach workshops focusing on learning improv skills through a series of games (not on preparing a show).

Nurina first got into improv to overcome anxiety of public speaking, bringing a wealth of experience, boundless energy and a fondness for the absurd to the task. “One of the great joys of improv is its transferability to everyday situations... professional networking, social interactions - in a way, every conversation is an improv!”

Take a step outside your comfort zone, we promise it will be fun! Also, snacks provided.

Open to people of all abilities aged 18+, classes are bought in a block of 5 over 5 weeks for $100.

Book through our website www.spat.org.au

20/05/2023

20% off tickets for tonight’s showing of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery Play!

Get 20% off tickets for Sat 20 May with discount code MURDER20.

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

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18/05/2023

HIGH TEA AND A SHOW THIS SUNDAY!

Come join us for High Tea and a show this Sunday 21 May from 12:30pm!

All proceeds go to SPAT and the Stanwell Park CWA.

Freshly baked scones, finger sandwiches, savouries and cakes, plus pretty crockery and an hilarious goes-wrong Murder Mystery, what better way to spend your Sunday!

Only $35pp including a glass of bubbles at the door!

Tickets are also selling fast for our Friday and Saturday performances, so get in quick!

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery play closes this weekend, last one there’s a soggy scone!

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

14/05/2023

And that’s a wrap on opening weekend!

Cheers to all those that came out to see the show this weekend, or to our special Mother’s Day High Tea!

3 shows remain: 19, 20 and 21 May.

We are doing another pre-show high tea on Sunday the 21st, grab your tickets to have as much fun as all these devilishly attractive people!

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

13/05/2023

It’s OPENING NIGHT!

And look how excited the ladies of Farndale are to see you all!

Here are some sneak peaks of the team in action to get you excited.

Don’t forget we have a costume comp tonight with prizes!

Tickets still available, use code MURDER20 for 20% off tonight’s performance (Sat 13 May)

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

11/05/2023

MEET THE CAST!

Last and (in her opinion) not least, playing the Doyenne of the Dramatic Society, the Fascist of Farndale, the Self-styled Star of the Stage it’s Kelly-Maree Michael as Mrs Reece!

Mrs Reece is proof that when PTA mums are given minute power in insignificant community groups, it corrupts them absolutely. She has clearly orchestrated this entire production to get her 5 minutes of fame, never minding who she scares off in the process. She puts the ‘Leave’ in Farndale Avenue, she puts the ‘Sing’ in Housing Estate, she puts the Drama in … well you get the idea.

Yes, she does drive a 4WD, why do you ask?

Kelly returns to the stage for her first full-length production in a decade. Kelly co-wrote and directed the 2023 SPAT Panto, and has written, directed, acted and produced for numerous productions with SPAT, Rising Arts Productions and Short and Sweet Illawarra.

As the former President of SPAT, she has to dig deep to play Mrs Reece. Reaaaaal deep.

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery play opens THIS SATURDAY OMG IS IT THAT SOON.

Use code MURDER20 for 20% off tickets to opening night, Sat 13 May!

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

11/05/2023

MERCH!

Need a last-minute Mother’s Day gift? Or a just-because treat yourself present?

Who doesn’t need another tea towel, especially this spiffy one that even has a scone recipe!

Get them at the door for just $12 at any of our shows and smarten up your kitchen The Farndale way!

11/05/2023

Thanks to The Illawarra Flame for the shout out!

Who’s coming to opening weekend?

By Bethan Farmer and Kelly-Maree Michael of Stanwell Park Arts Theatre There’s a very good reason we refer to what we do as Community Theatre. It’s theatre by the community, for the community, where the overall goal is that everyone feels...

07/05/2023

Meet the cast of The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery Play!

Playing Thelma Greenwood, second-in-charge of the Dramatic Society, it’s SPAT first-timer Neisha Jana Simms!

We’re really getting into the pointy end of the Diva spectrum here. Thelma takes her craft (acting, baking, make-up) VERY seriously and she is NOT going to let her incompetent cast mates get in the way of her road to fame.

After all, if she weren’t destined for glory, she wouldn’t have been voted Miss Farndale for the 4th time in a row, would she? *

Neisha has been acting for as long as she can remember, both in amateur and paid productions. Most recently she’s been spotted on stage for ‘Plays by the Rules’ with Rising Arts Productions. She list playing Mrs Lovett (Sweeney Todd) in Melbourne as a career highlight - along with this play, obviously.

The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery play opens this Saturday, 13 May for 5 shows only!

Tickets: www.spat.org.au

*Votes are still being counted pending some discrepancies