Upstart Theatre Company Proudly Presents
Shakespeare on the Lake: The Tempest
By William Shakespeare
Directed by Michael Lamont

If you have nothing to do this Friday and Saturday night, why not pack a picnic and take a journey to a Magic Isle?

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Hi Everyone,

All this info can be found on the audition page but I thought I should highlight that this notice is now up and booking lines are now open.

Cheers,
Garreth

Notice:

Upstart Theatre Company is pleased to announce that auditions for its Shakespeare on the Lake: The Tempest season are now open and will be held at the Blue Room Theatre in Northbridge, Perth.

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I know, I know, it has been such a long time in between drinks. This is due to the fact that we are understaffed! If you can or would like to help out with the running of Upstart in any facet, please email us at upstart@iinet.net.au

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For all those wondering what they can expect if they come to see the GRADS' production, this is the media statement that has gone out:

GRADS OFFER A SCREAMINGLY GOOD NIGHT OUT

Shakespeare’s Macbeth has often been described as a ‘winter’ play, but in The University of Western Australia’s Grads’ new production, director Garreth Bradshaw will make Perth’s autumn heat work in his favour.

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So, about this curse then?

The curse of Macbeth is so potent that I personally have seen many people, mostly thespians, get extremely offended if you dare mention the play regardless of whether you are inside or outside a theatre. Indeed at one school I was praccing at I witnessed a teacher give one of her students the ear bashing of a lifetime for muttering the name of "The Scottish Play". Surely, with so much belief being placed in the truth of the curse, there must be something to it, right? Here is a list of accidents that I found that have been associated with the play:

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