Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group: Dinkum Assorted

Presented by Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group
October 12-20
Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall

Probably the only play in the world written for a cast of fifteen women and a nanny goat, Dinkum Assorted by Linda Aronson is a wild comedy with music and tap dancing, set alongside some thought-provoking stories about women striving for personal and professional freedom.

Set during the wartime spring of 1942 in the remote outback town of Warrabadanga, the female workers at the Dinkum Assorted Biscuit Factory are battling to keep the biscuits baking.

For these ordinary Aussie women in a town devoid of men, life is challenging. Not only are they fighting to save the factory machinery from being sold for scrap, they're running a 'Mum's Army' Civil Defence Unit, putting on a show for the war effort and coping with the sudden arrival of 2000 American airmen stationed just outside town.

Directed by Jennie Roles with musical direction by Ron Sudden and featuring a cast of 15 local ladies, Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group's production of Dinkum Assorted opens Friday October 12th at Queenscliff Uniting Church Hall with evening performances at 7:30pm on the 12th, 13th, 18th, 19th and 20th, and 2:00pm matinees on the 13th, 14th and 20th.

Tickets are $29 for adults, $25 concession and $20 for groups of 20 or more, and are available through this website by clicking on the link below, or at the Queenscliffe Visitor Information Centre, 55 Hesse St Queenscliff. Ph: 03 5258 4843

Cast

Joan - Emma Jones

Connie - Trina Dakin

Millie - Jenn Stirk

Grace - Carol Fogg

Florrie - Gae Gray

Little Beat - Nicole Hickman

Ethel - Eleanor Beasley

Vi - Chanelle Tait

Rosie - Steph Beall

Pearl - Sue Rawkins

Glad - Ally Miller

Big Beat - Joy Launikonis

Doris - Vivienne Lewis

Edie - Heather Kiddle

Margie - Norma Addison

Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group is proud to continue with their presentation of Australian written plays and 'Dinkum Assorted' follows on from sold out seasons of 'After Dinner' and 'The Adventures of Peter Pan'.

Founded in 2001 Queenscliffe Lighthouse Theatre Group is a volunteer run community based theatre group with a mission to create quality entertainment on the Bellarine Peninsula. To find out more about QLTG you can subscribe to our News Feed and follow us on social media at the links below, or send us a message via the Contact Us tab on this site.