We're excited to announce that our August 2019 production will be LEGALLY BLONDE! Legally Blonde will be performed at the Erindale Theatre from 22 August - 7 September 2019.
The Artistic team is:
Director: Jim McMullen
Music Director: Richard Daley
Assistant Music Director: Caleb Campbell
Choreographer: Sarah Tulley
Auditions will be held on 06 and 07 April 2019. Audition bookings will be available from Wednesday 20 March 2019.
We're excited to announce that our next production will be LEGALLY BLONDE! Legally Blonde will be performed at the Erindale Theatre.
Stay tuned for Artistic Team and Audition Details!
After a huge few days of auditions, we're thrilled to announce the cast of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST. We are very excited to soon start working with these fabulous people. Thanks to everyone who took the time to audition - it was a very competitive process and we're sorry we couldn't include all of you.
If you would like to be involved in an off-stage role (crew, set building, painting, ushering, assisting with costumes, etc.), please contact us via with your interest and skills (if applicable). We'll also be putting out calls for volunteers at various times through our Facebook group Friends of Philo.
To be the first to be notified when early bird tickets go on sale, sign up to our mailing list at the bottom of the site.
Belle - Charlotte Gearside
Beast - Lachlan McGinness
Gaston - Liam Jones
Lefou - Glenn Brighenti
Lumiere - Pip Carroll
Cogsworth - Meaghan Stewart
Mrs Potts - Tina Robinson
Chip - Gabriella Heron & Annabelle Moloney
Madame de la Grande Bouche - Jacqueline McIntyre
Babette - Sarah Bevan
Maurice - Pat Gallagher
Monsieur D'Arque - John Potter
Katherine Berry
Heather Bull
Elizabeth Caddy
India Cornwell
Jessica Downing
Sophia Graham
Kellee-Rose Hand
Chelsea Heaney
Emily Hunter
Katy Larkin
Brittany Lewis
Eryn Marshall
Sophia Marzino
Emily Mullamphy
Hannah Pengilly
Emily Pogson
Anna Rafferty
Fionn Stagg
Rachel Thornton
Kate Tricks
Seb Winter
Cam Allen
Marli Haddell
Zach Johnson
Michael Jordan
Jake Keen
Darcey Kinsella
Bailey Lutton
Ethan Plenty
Jason Sarossy
Angus Saunders
Ash Syme
Amos Walker
Mark Zatschler
We're excited to announce that our March 2019 production will be BEAUTY AND THE BEAST! Beauty and The Beast will be performed at the Erindale Theatre from 7 - 23 March 2019.
The Artistic team is:
Director: Casey White
Music Director: Caleb Campbell
Choreographer: Madelyn White
Auditions will be held on Sunday 30 September and Monday 1 October 2018. Click here for audition details and to book an audition.
After a huge few days of auditions, we're thrilled to announce the cast of BARNUM. We are very excited to soon start working with these fabulous people. Thanks to everyone who took the time to audition - it was a very competitive process and we're sorry we couldn't include all of you.
If you would like to be involved in an off-stage role (crew, set building, painting, ushering, assisting with costumes, etc.), please contact us via with your interest and skills (if applicable). We'll also be putting out calls for volunteers at various times through our Facebook group Friends of Philo.
To be the first to be notified when early bird tickets go on sale, sign up to our mailing list at the bottom of the site.
Barnum - Greg Sollis
Charity – Julia Walker
Jenny Lind – Demi Smith
Ringmaster – Jano Simko
Bailey – Paul Sweeney
Tom Thumb – Mark Zatschler
Joyce Heth – Meaghan Stewart
Sarah Bevan
Kara Blackburn
Rachael Blemings
Elizabeth Caddy
Bec Gillett
Siân Jackson
Brittany Lewis
Stephanie McConnell
Silvana Moro
Emily O'Brien
Emily Pogson
Madelyn White
Charlotte Whiter
Melissa Wong
Cameron Allen
Adam Best
Elliot Cleaves
Isaac Gordon
Jason Mackenzie
Benjamin Martin
Andrew Rayner
Alexander Smith
For Philo Members: our Annual General Meeting this year will be held on Monday 30th April 2018, 7.30 pm, at 18 Collie St, Fyshwick. Please arrive a bit beforehand so that we can start the meeting on time.
Being involved in theatre isn’t all glamour, glitzy opening nights and champagne! There is a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes and it’s worth knowing about these things – how we performed during the previous year, what money went where, what worked for us and what didn’t, who does what, and our future plans. There is also the opportunity to have your opinion heard and even the chance to join the committee to help make decisions about the future direction of the Society, PLUS you get wine and nibbles afterwards.
The agenda for the meeting is:
Please note:
After a huge weekend of auditions, we're thrilled to announce the cast of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR. We are very excited to soon start working with these fabulous people. Thanks to everyone who took the time to audition - it was a very competitive process and we're sorry we couldn't include all of you.
If you would like to be involved in an off-stage role (crew, set building, painting, ushering, assisting with costumes, etc.), please contact us via with your interest and skills (if applicable). We'll also be putting out calls for volunteers at various times through our Facebook group Friends of Philo.
To be the first to be notified when early bird tickets go on sale, sign up to our mailing list at the bottom of the site.
Jesus - Grant Pegg
Judas – Will Huang
Mary – Charlotte Gearside
Herod – Paul Sweeney
Pilate – Ian Croker
Caiaphas – Gerard Fitzsimmons
Annas – Tim Maher
Priest - Rodwell Faulkner
Priest – Robbie Matthews
Priest – Mick Andrews
Peter – Patrick Galen Mules
Simon – Andrew McMillan
Apostles/Male Ensemble
Conor Beaumont
Lachlan Court
Alexander Gorring – Understudy Jesus
Rhys Madigan
Garrett Kelly
Kristopher Patston-Gill
Jack Potter
Michael Row
Jason Sarossy
Soul Sister/Ensemble
Tegan Braithwaite – Understudy Mary
Annabel Foulds
Ali Rosenfeld
Demi Smith
Female Ensemble
Hannah Belnick
Sarah Bevan
Heather Bull
Claire Graham
Jess Manclark
Anne McLeod
Alyce King
Karyn Tisdell
Sarah-Marie Tulley
Maddy White
We're excited to announce that our March 2018 production will be JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR!
The creative team are:
Director: Jim McMullen
Music Director: Casey White
Assistant MD: Caleb Cambell
Choreographers: Courtney Whitcombe and Charlie Gearside
Click here for audition details.
After a huge weekend of auditions, we're thrilled to announce the cast of STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL. We are very excited to soon start working with these fabulous people. Big thanks to everyone who took the time to audition - we're sorry we couldn't include all of you.
If you would like to be involved in an off-stage role (crew, set building, painting, ushering, assisting with costumes, etc.), please contact us via with your interest and skills (if applicable). We'll also be putting out calls for volunteers at various times through our Facebook group Friends of Philo.
To be the first to be notified when tickets go on sale, sign up to our mailing list at the bottom of the site.
Scott Hastings: Joel Hutchings
Fran: Ylaria Rogers
Shirley Hastings: Tracy Noble
Doug Hastings: Ian Croker
Rico: Tomás Dietz
Abuela (Ya Ya): Kirrily Cornwell
Barry Fife: Pat Gallagher
JJ Silver: Berin Denham
Les Kendle: Paul Sweeney
Tina Sparkle: Emma Nichols
Ken Railings: Peter Karmel
Wayne Burns: Liam Downing
Liz Holt: Courtney Whitcombe
Vanessa Cronin: Charlotte Gearside
Luke: Callum Doherty, Jake Keen
Kylie: Katy Larkin, Isabella Fraser
Madeleine Betts
Mikayla Brady
Tegan Braithwaite
Laura Evans
Amelia Green
Chelsea Heaney
Karina Hudson
Ingrid Jansen-Moltmann
Breanna Macey
Samantha Marceddo
Zara McCann
Jadziah Oakes
Angela Sullivan
Zoe Swan
Sarah Tulley
Maddy White
Mackinley Brown
Tony Falla
Patrick Galen-Mules
Zach Johnson
Andrew MacMillan (Clarry)
Garrett Kelly
Kristofer Patston-Gill
David Santolin
Alex Thorpe
Hugo Walker
Jake Willis
THE STORY THAT INSPIRED THE WORLD TO DANCE...
We're excited to announce our October 2017 production will be Baz Luhrmann's STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL!
STRICTLY BALLROOM THE MUSICAL is the inspiring story of a championship ballroom dancer who defies all the rules to follow his heart. This uplifting and courageous tale originated as a stage play that Baz Luhrmann created as a student at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts (NIDA) in Sydney back in 1984.
FEATURING SONGS FROM THE 1992 HIT FILM including "Love is in the Air", "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" and "Time After Time", as well as new songs from internationally acclaimed artists and composers such as Sia, David Foster and Eddie Perfect.
The ARTISTIC TEAM for this Canberra premiere production are:
Director: Chris Baldock
Originally from New Zealand and based in Melbourne for nearly 25 years, Chris arrived in Canberra earlier this year and is currently directing A View From The Bridge for Canberra Repertory. He is the founder and Artistic Director of Mockingbird Theatre and a director of over sixty productions in Australia and in NZ. He directed the acclaimed production of The Laramie Project at Chapel off Chapel, which won the Victorian Green Room Award for Best Independent Production, Melbourne theatre’s highest honour.
Chris received critical praise for his productions of the Victorian tour of Black Diva Power: Nina Simone & Billy Holiday starring Ruth Rogers-Wright, Love! Valour! Compassion! for the Midsumma Festival, The Dining Room at the Victorian Artists Society, Burning for Mad As Us and starring two-time Logie winner Libby Tanner, the Australian premiere of Shining City for Hoy Polloy and Foreign Bodies for Sly Rat. Other acclaimed and award-winning productions include The Grapes of Wrath, Cloudstreet, One Man Two Guvnors, Twelve Angry Men, One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, The Nance (Australian premiere), 33 Variations (Australian premiere), Compleat Female Stage Beauty, Three Days of Rain, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Master Class, Amadeus, Blood Brothers, Of Mice and Men, Shirley Valentine and Under Milk Wood.
He has also directed many musicals and concerts including Chicago, the NZ revival of Hair, A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum, Mame and the hugely successful Melbourne premiere of A Slice Of Saturday Night.
Choreographer: Emma Nikolic
Emma has been dancing for more than 30 years. When she was convinced to try musical theatre more than 15 years ago, she was instantly hooked and has gone on to perform in and choreograph a variety of shows, and even turned her hand to directing Supa's Eurobeat - Almost Eurovision. Emma recently choreographed Philo's critically acclaimed production of Anything Goes, and danced in Philo's productions of Rock of Ages and Cabaret.
Music Director: Rhys Madigan
Since moving to Canberra from Adelaide six year ago, Rhys has played a part in various Canberra music theatre productions, as a cast member, repetiteur, and music director. Rhys has music directed Philo's productions of Pirates of Penzance and Cabaret, and Phoenix Players’ production of Next to Normal. Outside of theatre, Rhys works as a technology consultant with Accenture, and enjoys tennis, running, and paddleboarding.
AUDITIONS will be held on the weekend of May 20-21. More details and booking form available here.