Maleny Players

Maleny Players Page to Stage production features local writers, directors, and actors to produce rehearsed readings of 6 x original short plays

Playhouse Creatures written by April De Angelis directed by Catherine Steer-O'Neill. After years of religious oppression English theatres re-open and Charles II rules that women may perform in commercial theatres. Previously, men had played all female roles. The presence of these first actresses was controversial, discriminatory and for many men sexually overwhelming... Please Note: Strong language, sexual references.

6 original short plays written, Directed and acted by local people

A pantomime with characters from Fairy Tales and Nursery Rhymes in a quest to find the Golden Casket

Bookings via https://www.malenyplayers.org

A Kabaret where Music and Theatre collide. We all have them. Funny and dangerous and gentle and disturbing and cute and compromising and ... Sssssssh!. .. .. .. Someone might be listening. A show full of music, humour, drama, the human voice and movement a sequin less Kabaret.

A lively, fast-paced compilation of brief excerpts from a range of Shakespearean plays, each relating to a particular theme. Linking narration from your ‘tour guide’ provides context and there will also be some authentic live music.

A variety of entertainment including skits, singing, poems and plays

A humorous and nostalgic trip back in time to the Golden Age of Radio. They play actors broadcasting from a Brisbane radio station in 1954. They first present ‘The Maroochy Flyer’ by Errol Morrison, which provides a fanciful retelling of a true event in which a plane landed on a beach, and ‘Quiet Flows the Obi Obi’, a satirical take on Maleny’s past, present and future. As they proceed to broadcast further items, including a parody of the famous serial ‘Blue Hills’, things begin to go haywire

The Maleny Players Christmas Pantomime is 'Santa in Space' by Paul Reakes; Directed by Rob Hobson and Co-Director Teula De'Gars . A tale of Vileun the Vile's quest to become supreme ruler of the universe. In order to do this he must get the rulers of Earth to submit to him. His plan is to kidnap Santa Claus and prevent him from distributing toys to children on Christmas Day.

Three One-Act Plays with "Dubious Expectations". From Edwardian London to modern Sydney, ranging from grim domestic tension to madcap comedy, come three very different takes on the theme of dubious expectations. The first is "How He Lied To Her Husband" by George Bernard Shaw, "The Artist" by Andrew Wallace and "The Volunteer" by Rob Hobson

David Williamson's iconic play Travelling North is a moving homage to age and the old radicals who changed the course of our history. Set in the 1970’s; Frank and Frances desert their former lives for a northerly bohemian retreat, despite the objection of their daughters. They leave chilly Melbourne behind for tropical North Queensland. Soon after Frank’s mortality asserts itself’.

A Giant, a Troll, a scarecrow, giant chicken and a cow are all a part of the Maleny Players’ Christmas Production ‘Jack and the Magic Beans’ by Vera Morris. This well-known English Folktale, Directed by Barry Harber, has been adapted and dramatized from the Benjamin Tabart version ‘The History of Jack Spriggins and the Magic Bean’. The talented Junior Players will once again be performing on stage and helping to bring some Festive Cheer to families and all who are young at heart.

A 19-year-old man has just stood trial for the fatal stabbing of his father. "He doesn't stand a chance," mutters the guard as the 12 jurors are taken into the bleak jury room. It looks like an open-and-shut case—until one of the jurors begins opening the others' eyes to the facts.

Maleny Players present three one act plays; The Proposal by Anton Chekhov, Unsinkable by Andrew Wallace and The Last Panto in Little Grimley by David Tristram.

Three Christmas themed one act plays

Each performance has 3 One-Act Plays - a mixture of comedy, romance and drama in 3 plays - "Sharks in the Custard", "Valentines" and "Between Two Storms".

The Maleny Players present this years Christmas pantomime - with Aladdin, The Genie, the evil Abanazer, Ratty, Scatty, Tatty, Hatty and Batty, and a whole host of other characters. Audience participation is mandatory!

A comedy murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie. A dark and stormy night in a large old Queenslander, somewhere on the outskirts of Maleny. Unexpected visitors, secret passages, a body, and plenty of clues, but it is not what you expect!