The Victorian Drama League Inc

The Victorian Drama League Inc Est. 1952 with over 400 members who share love of community theatre. The Library is open Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 10.00am to 3.00pm.

The Victorian Drama League was established in 1952 to support the amateur theatre world in Victoria, Australia. The League has over 400 members comprising Theatre Companies, Play Reading Group, Schools, One-Act Play Festivals as well as many individual members. While the major proportion of its members are from Victoria it has a growing membership in all states and territories. The Victorian Drama

League (VDL) provides many services to its members, beginning with its extensive Library of plays, reference books and tapes. The Victorian Drama League is the sole umbrella organisation for non-professional theatrical groups across the state. We have over 60 years in existence, and close to 450 members comprising 230 individuals, 103 companies, (37 of these from country Victoria), and others such as play reading groups, schools, U3A groups, and One-Act Play Festivals. The VDL provides reviewers and adjudicators for your shows, organises the extensive annual Awards program, provides annual Youth Theatre Summer School, provides play assessment for playwrights and does this all on a shoestring and with loads of dedicated volunteer input! As a VDL member you will have access to extensive library service, and 11 issues per year of Follow Spot e-newsletter plus the Member Only portal on the website. Reviews, Awards info, interviews, audition notices and articles are all on the website too. We provide a discount on some services, such as play assessment, when you are a VDL member. Being a VDL member gives you the opportunity to support the organisation that supports your craft and your local company. When you are a VDL member, you have the right to be involved at committee level and to vote at the AGM. Individual membership $55 annually (pro rata rates available).

Auditions 🎭 Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. incAllo 'Allo by Jeremy Lloyd and David CroftDirector Susan HawtonThi...
11/06/2026

Auditions 🎭
Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. inc
Allo 'Allo by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft
Director Susan Hawton

Think you’ve got what it takes to join the Resistance? 🇫🇷✨
Book your audition now via: www.bairnsdaleproductionline.org/auditions

Auditions are being held on Sunday 21st June from 9:30am to 4:30 pm.

Additional auditions / call backs if required will be Monday 22nd and/or Tuesday 23rd June from 7.00 to 9:00 pm

​Location: Wendy L Beckett Studio, of 350 Bengworden Road - turn left at the Bairnsdale Airport sign and drive to end of road.

Info pack with characters: https://www.bairnsdaleproductionline.org/auditions

Queries: Email: [email protected]
Mobile: 0408 307 418

Season dates: 15th - 18th October.

Synopsis
Based on the much-loved TV comedy and set in occupied France during World War II, ’Allo ’Allo centres on café owner René Artois, who reluctantly finds himself caught between the French Resistance, the German army and a series of increasingly complicated schemes, all while trying to keep his own chaotic situation under control. Around him is a cast of eccentric and fast-moving characters, including his long-suffering wife Edith, two mistresses, a secret admirer, bumbling German officers, and British airmen hiding in the back.

The play thrives on confusion, disguise and miscommunication, with multiple storylines unfolding at once. From hidden paintings and mistaken identities to elaborate escape plans, it’s classic British humour that relies on strong timing and a clear sense of control within the chaos.

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of PEP Productions show The Heartbreak Choir that opens THIS Friday 12th June. Directed b...
10/06/2026

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of PEP Productions show The Heartbreak Choir that opens THIS Friday 12th June.

Directed by Justin Cleaver, it’s set in the old CFA hall on the outskirts of town, a small group of locals come together to sing, and to connect. Aseni, Barbara, Mack, Savannah and Totty have splintered from their original choir on a matter of principle and are intent on forging their own path. With their latest recruit Peter along for the ride, they have a new name, a space to rehearse in and a public debut booked. All they need now is to right the wrongs of the past … and to find a song that pairs perfectly with the local winery’s Sangiovese. This warm, funny and moving play takes us on a journey through heartbreak and reconnection through the power of music, friendship, and community.

🗓️ PERFORMANCES
1:30pm on:
Sat 13th Jun 2026
Sun 14th Jun 2026
Sat 20th Jun 2026

7:30pm on:
Fri 12th Jun 2026
Sat 13th Jun 2026
Fri 19th Jun 2026
Sat 20th Jun 2026

🎟️ https://www.trybooking.com/DKTQN
📍 Doncaster Playhouse, 679 Doncaster Rd, Doncaster

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of Off The Leash Theatre With Teeth production of Garage Girls that opens THIS THURSDAY 1...
09/06/2026

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of Off The Leash Theatre With Teeth production of Garage Girls that opens THIS THURSDAY 11th June and has shows in 3 locations!

Directed by Keira Jarred, Garage Girls was inspired by trailblazer Alice Anderson’s short but eventful life. It takes audiences from Melbourne to the remote deserts of Alice Springs and back again in just 70 minutes.

PERFORMANCES
5:00pm on:
Sat 13th Jun 2026

7:30pm on:
Thu 11th Jun 2026
Fri 12th Jun 2026
Fri 19th Jun 2026
Sat 20th Jun 2026
Fri 26th Jun 2026
Sat 27th Jun 2026

📍 Drouin Hub: 1 Oak Street, Drouin, Victoria 3818
Trafalgar Public Hall: 30-32 Contingent Street, Trafaglar, Victoria 3824
Bunyip Hall: 38 Main Street, Bunyip

🎟️ Drouin Sold out
Bunyip is nearly sold out!
Trafalgar tickets available, but not for long
Get your tickets now: http://www.offtheleashtheatre.com.au/

📸 Lauren Murphy Photography
👖Zadie Workwear
🚗 Cameron Smythe

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of The Basin Theatre production of The Full Monty that opens THIS Thursday 11th June. Dir...
08/06/2026

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of The Basin Theatre production of The Full Monty that opens THIS Thursday 11th June.

Directed by Julie Cunningham, this comedy is swt in post-industrial Sheffield, where six unemployed steelworkers decide to bare it all in a strip show to earn money and reclaim their self-worth. “The Full Monty” is a gritty, hilarious, and deeply human story of friendship, vulnerability, and resilience. Beneath the cheeky premise lies a powerful tale of men confronting their fears, their bodies, and their place in the world.
Recommended for ages 16+ Adult themes including nudity (non-explicit), strong language and s*xual references, and body image and mental health themes – Loud music and lighting effects

🗓️ PERFORMANCES
2:00pm on:
Sat 13th Jun 2026
Sun 14th Jun 2026
Sat 20th Jun 2026
Sun 21st Jun 2026

8:00pm on:
Thu 11th Jun 2026
Fri 12th Jun 2026
Sat 13th Jun 2026
Thu 18th Jun 2026
Fri 19th Jun 2026
Sat 20th Jun 2026

🎟️ https://authebasin.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/sales Phone: 0494 065 006 Email: [email protected]

📍 The Basin Theatre, Corner of Doongalla Road and Simpsons Road, The Basin

Deepest sympathy to loved fellow actor Wendy McRae, and to her family, following the death of her husband Tony. Some of ...
06/06/2026

Deepest sympathy to loved fellow actor Wendy McRae, and to her family, following the death of her husband Tony. Some of you will know of Tony's battle with ill health over the last few years. Wendy walked with him all the way and is thankful for everyone's messages of support.

Auditions 🎭 Heidelberg Theatre CompanyClue by by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin, Eric PriceDirected by McLea...
05/06/2026

Auditions 🎭 Heidelberg Theatre Company
Clue by by Jonathan Lynn, Hunter Foster, Sandy Rustin, Eric Price
Directed by McLean
Genre: Comedy

Audition Dates and Times:
6:00pm on:
Sun 12th Jul 2026
Mon 13th Jul 2026

Audition Venue: Heidelberg Theatre
Audition Venue: 36 Turnham Ave, Rosanna, Vic (opp. Rosanna Stn.)
Audition Contact: [email protected]

Season Dates: 13 - 28 Nov 2026

SYNOPSIS
Clue: On Stage is an hilarious adaptation of the 1985 movie and classic ‘Cluedo’ board game. This madcap farce-meets-murder-mystery, set in a far-flung mansion, finds Miss Scarlet, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, Mr. Green, Mrs. Peacock, and Colonel Mustard as guests at a bizarre dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. Suddenly their host turns up dead, and everyone’s a suspect!
With startling twists and laughs-a-plenty, Clue: On Stage is the comedy whodunit to keep you all on the edge of your seats until the very end.

CHARACTERS
WADSWORTH: 30s to 40s. A traditional British butler in every sense: uptight, formal and “by the book.”
Accent: British
Genders: Male
Ages:
YVETTE: 20s to 40s. A s*xy, French Maid, with her own secret aspirations.
(Also plays ‘The Reporter’ in the final scene).
Accent: French
Genders: Female
Ages:
MISS SCARLET: 20s to 40s. A dry, sardonic D.C. Madam* more interested in secrets than s*x. [* associated with running a high-end es**rt service for the US capital’s rich and powerful]
Accent: American
Genders: Female
Ages:
MRS PEACOCK: 40Ss to early 60s. The middle-aged, church-going wife of a Senator. A bit batty, neurotic, and quick to hysteria.
Accent: American
Genders: Female
Ages:
MRS. WHITE: 30s to early 60s. A pale, morbid, and tragic woman. [The murderer of her five ex-husbands perhaps?]
Accent: American
Genders: Female
Ages:
COLONEL MUSTARD: 40s to 60s. A puffy, pompous, dense, blow-hard of a military man.
Accent: American
Genders: Male
Ages:
PROFESSOR PLUM: 30s to 60s. An academic Casanova who woos women with his big... brain.
Accent: American
Genders: Male
Ages:
MR. GREEN: 30s to 60s. A timid, yet officious, rule follower. He's a bit of a klutz and awfully anxious.
Accent: American
Genders: Male
Ages:
ENSEMBLE WOMAN to play...: • THE COOK, a gruff woman with a threatening presence. (Alive and Dead.)
• SINGING TELEGRAM GIRL, a tap dancer with a heart of gold.
• AUXILIARY SCARLET, the back of Miss Scarlet during a scene of theatrical trickery.
• BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief in the very final Cop entrance.
Accent: American
Genders: Female
Ages:
ENSEMBLE MAN 1 to play...: • MR. BODDY, a slick, Frank Sinatra, film noir-Esque type fella.
• THE MOTORIST, a professional driver.
• CHIEF OF POLICE, a cop who helps to save the day.
Accent: American
Genders: Male
Ages:
ENSEMBLE MAN 2 to play...: • THE UNEXPECTED COP, a regular Joe.
• BACKUP COP, backup for the Chief.
• AUXILIARY MUSTARD, the back of Colonel Mustard during a scene of theatrical trickery
Accent: American
Genders: Male
Ages:
Backstage Roles: Lighting Operating, Sound Operating, Set Build Set Crew, Front of House
Precast Characters:
None

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of Torquay Theatre Troupe production of War of the Worlds: The 1938 radio play that open...
04/06/2026

Chookas 🐥 to the cast and crew of Torquay Theatre Troupe production of War of the Worlds: The 1938 radio play that opens TONIGHT Thu 4th June.

This is the night where everything changes. This is the night the Martians land. If you’re in the room tonight, you’re part of history. If you’re not… there’s still time to join the resistance. A staged recreation of the most infamous radio broadcast of all time! Featuring original music of the era from the Bellarine Big Band

🗓️ 4-13 JUNE 2026
📍 Shoestring Playhouse, 77 Beach Rd, Torquay

🎟️ ttt.org.au

Auditions 🎭 Williamstown Little TheatreHolding the Man by Tommy Murphy, based on the novel by Timothy ConigraveDirector:...
02/06/2026

Auditions 🎭 Williamstown Little Theatre
Holding the Man by Tommy Murphy, based on the novel by Timothy Conigrave
Director: Bruce Akers
Genre: Drama

Australian accents required.
Holding the Man is WLT's VDL Awards entrant.

Audition Dates and Times:
7:00pm on:
Sun 14th Jun 2026
Tue 16th Jun 2026

Audition Venue: Williamstown Little Theatre
Audition Contact: Bruce via [email protected]

Season Dates: 9 - 26 Sep 2026

SYNOPSIS
Based on Timothy Conigrave’s celebrated memoir of the same name, Holding the Man is a warm and heart-wrenchingly honest story of the love between two boys (Timothy and John) who met at a Melbourne high school in the mid-1970’s while Timothy was in a high school production of Romeo and Juliet.
This meeting led to a romance that endured for 15 years through the discriminations, the jealousies and the losses.
It’s a funny, sad and celebratory love story about growing up gay in Australia.

CHARACTERS
Timothy Conigrave: Mid-twenties to early thirties- the narrator of his own life story. Exuberant, theatrical and self-assured. He is also very loyal.
Genders: Male
Ages: 20-30, 30-40

John Caleo: Mid-twenties to early thirties- athletic, a very capable Australian Rules football player at school. He is more reserved, shy and vulnerable compared to Tim.
Genders: Male
Ages: 20-30, 30-40

Ensemble: Ensemble of 4- age 35 plus- Characters of indeterminate age but older than the boys. These characters play a variety of roles.
Genders: Male, Female
Ages: 30-40

OAP entries closing June 8th!! The countdown is on, with just 1 week before applications for entry into the VDL One Act ...
01/06/2026

OAP entries closing June 8th!!

The countdown is on, with just 1 week before applications for entry into the VDL One Act Play Festival in association with Eltham Little Theatre will be closing.

We have already received quite a number of short and full length one act plays but if you are interested in being involved, we still have several time slots available.

Applications can be found on the Victorian Drama League website in Events tab or you can contact Robyn Kelly via [email protected]

Poster Design: Katie Simmons

31/05/2026

So wonderful to hear MOs supporting our fabulous community - thanks Aaron Violi MP

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