Redcliffe Musical Theatre (RMT) is a

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History

Redcliffe Musical Theatre was founded in 2009. It "provide affordable performance opportunities and training for actors, singers, dancers, directors and technicians; with a key focus on young people".

Shows

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The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' (often colloquially known as ''Joseph'') is a sung-through musical with lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the character of Joseph from the Bible's Book of Genesis. Thi ...

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Oliver! ''Oliver!'' is a coming-of-age stage musical, with book, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart. The musical is based upon the 1838 novel '' Oliver Twist'' by Charles Dickens. It premiered at the Wimbledon Theatre, southwest London in 1960 before op ...

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Singin' in the Rain ''Singin' in the Rain'' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed and choreographed by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, starring Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds and featuring Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell and Cyd Charis ...

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The Pirates of Penzance ''The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, W. S. Gilbert. Its official premiere was at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in New York City on 31 ...

,'' August 2012 * ''Grease (musical), Grease,'' August 2012 * ''Little Shop of Horrors (musical), Little Shop of Horrors,'' July 2013 * ''The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), The Phantom of the Opera,'' December 2013 * ''Jesus Christ Superstar,'' April 2014 * ''The Wizard of Oz (2011 musical), The Wizard of Oz,'' July and August 2014 * ''Saturday Night Fever (musical), Saturday Night Fever,'' March and April 2015 * ''Mary Poppins (musical), Mary Poppins,'' March 2016 * ''Wicked (musical), Wicked,'' to be presented July and August 2016

Divisions and affiliates

RMT Youth

RMT Youth productions call for staff and performers in the 14 to 20 age bracket. The following productions are under the RMT Youth banner: * ''Grease,'' June 2015 * ''Beauty and the Beast (musical), Beauty and the Beast,'' to be presented June 2016

Roar Academy

Roar Academy is a sister institution of RMT, providing acting, singing and dancing training to students aged from 5 to 18 years. It also functions as a student theatre company in its own right, and has staged productions of ''Oklahoma'', ''Robinson Crusoe'', ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''The Wizard of Oz Pantomime'' and ''Into the Woods Jr.''

Committee

The current Redcliffe Musical Theatre committee, as at February 2016, consists of: * Madeleine Johns, president; * Ingrid Keegel, treasurer; * Jonathan Johns, secretary; * Bruce Noy, technical director; * Lucas Lynch, youth division representative; * Richard Rubendra; * Charlene Kirkpatrick.

References

External links

Redcliffe Musical Theatre website

ROAR Performing Arts Academy website
Amateur theatre companies in Australia Companies based in Queensland Redcliffe, Queensland {{theatre-stub