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Australia Day 2021

Benalla Theatre Company was thrilled to be announced as the Community Group of the Year 2021 at today’s Australia Day Awards at Benalla.

Benalla Theatre Company also performed at the Community Concert for Australia Day at the Botanical Gardens.

Ma Baker’s Tonic

Set in the roaring twenties, Ma Baker’s Tonic tells the story of Ritzy’s, an upmarket night club where Ma Baker’s moonshine is supplied during the prohibition era. A group of unwelcome visitors threaten to shut down the club. Will the night club survive?

Auditions have taken place and here is the cast list.

Character			Character
Nora	Dianne Feldtmann		O’Riley	Jim Tullberg
Nick	Tom Harrison		Lily	Monique Hillenaar
Irma	Angeline Daniels		Ace	Jamie Boatwood
Motile	Liz Hillenaar		Poile	Molly Craig
Fingers	Luke Dunne		Crusher	Ben van den Akker
Ma Baker	Debbie Patterson		Petal	Jessica Grant
Blossom	Lyndsey Hill		Miss Fit	Linda Simpson
Tiddly	Emily Watt		Maude	Jannice Smith
Rita	Jan Kennedy		Aggie	Sheryle Stubbs
Enid	Jenna Towner		Daddy	Del Dube
Young Woman	Kate McGrath		Fred

We are still looking for someone to be cast as Fred (a wimp in wolf’s clothing. Outwardly suave but afraid of women) so if you or someone you know would to audition for the part please contact Emily Watt on 0400 639 536.

Dates of performances:

Friday 21 May at 7:30pm

Saturday 22 May at 2:00pm

Saturday 22 May at 7:30pm

Sunday 23 May at 2:00pm

Friday28 May at 7:30pm

Saturday 29 May at 2:00pm

Saturday 29 May at 7:30pm

OTHER WAYS TO BE INVOLVED If being onstage is not your thing, but if you would like to be a part of the show, or if you plan to be in the show and have some extra time to give, there are so many ways that you can help. We cannot put on a show with people to do the behind-the-scenes work. Please contact Emily for more information.

Benalla Theatre Company Patrons

We would like to acknowledge the following who have become Patrons of Benalla Theatre Company. We thank them for their generosity and support of our company.