Auditions
2027 Shows Auditioning Soon!
What's coming up?
For further enquiries email the director: nickinbuenos@gmail.com
Directed by Nick Smith
Auditions in November and December 2026
This classic 1970 satire, by Nobel Prize winning writer, Dario Fo, comes to Coolum Theatre Players in April 2027. Multi award winning and shown across more than 40 countries, Accidental Death of An Anarchist has been a very long time coming to the Sunshine Coast.
Inspired by real life events, we watch a police inspector interrogating a clever and mischievous fraudster known only as The Maniac on the 3rd floor of police headquarters. Discovering that this very police station was the site of a recent “accidental” death of an anarchist falling from a police window, The Maniac lets himself loose to discover the truth of what happened.
Combining humour, anarchy and physical farce with black comedy and biting satire, this is arguably Dario Fo’s masterpiece and one of the most respected comedies in 20th century theatre.
There will be 2 sets of auditions.
Auditions for The Maniac will take place on Thursday 5th November at Coolum Events Centre at 7.00pm
Show Dates: There are currently 6 performances planned 16-24 April:
Evenings: @7.30pm
Matinees: @2pm
Coolum Civic Centre (Park St, Coolum Beach)
Auditions in April 2027
The Play is based on the infamous character, ‘Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street’, yet this story has a more humane approach and the author has depicted Sweeney Todd as a victim of circumstance and of his own vengeance, otherwise, the references to the barber shop incidents and Mrs. Lovett’s pies remain part of the original story. Set in the late 18th Century London.
5 Female / 18 Male characters (may be played by any gender)
Show Dates: There are currently 6 performances planned 23 July -1 August:
Evenings: @7.30pm
Matinees: @2pm
Coolum Civic Centre (Park St, Coolum Beach).
written by Keith Passmore
Directed by Babs Newton
by Amy Morrison
and Shari Hall
Directed by Shari Hall
Show Dates: There are currently 6 performances planned 19-28 November:
Evenings: @7.30pm
Matinees: @2pm
Coolum Civic Centre (Park St, Coolum Beach).
Auditions in July 2027
BURNOUT The Musical is a funny, heartfelt new Australian musical dramedy about how we cope, the lives we hold together, and the power of connection.
Libby – A corporate high-flyer searching for inner peace.
Jake – A night-shift cop running on caffeine, donuts and denial.
Ella – A young doctor struggling with parental expectations.
Scott – An ageing musician balancing dreams, caregiving and authenticity.
Kate – And a married primary school teacher juggling students and family life, desperate for five uninterrupted minutes to breathe!
They arrive at the opening weekend of Zenopia, a new wellness retreat, hoping to reset,
recharge and release their stress.
What they find is hope in each other.
Strong Ensemble Cast: 3 females, 2 males
We are committed to inclusive casting. Performers of all backgrounds, gender identities, abilities, and ethnicities are warmly encouraged to audition for all roles.
We are always looking for Stage and Tech Crew, and Front of House (ushers etc).
Click Here to find out more about joining the team
Theatre is meant to be fun for all who take part and here at Coolum Theatre Players, we also try and make sure that auditions are a wonderful way to spend an evening.
Each director has their own way of running an audition and no two audition evenings are ever the same. There may be some improvisation, or movement, or dancing, or singing. There may be cold reads (you’re just given the text and you give it a go!) or prepared monologues. You may have group activities or not.
But the key thing is that it will always be fun.
The next show will be Women in Uniform (the Musical)! And it’ll be great! So we’ll see you soon!
See you all at the Civic!
