DSP News

Vale Jim Sperinck

I am sad to report the passing of pantomime writer Jim Sperinck. I had the great privilege of meeting Jim during my visit to London last year. Jim is the founder of Jasper Publishing and writer of ...

Season's Greetings

I wish you all a very safe and merry festive season. Hope you return from your Christmas break refreshed and renewed.

Welcome Judith Prior

Each year more than 40 theatres around Australia stage one of Judith Prior's 16 classic comedies. From Phantom of the Music Hall to Jest at the West to Pirate Prince to Opportunity Knocks! ( ...

Daryl R Peebles of Tasmania meets Daryl R Peebles of South Carolina.

Daryl Peebles the writer of Shenanigan's Wake, BBQ and Aussie Rules the Musical ( all excellent for theatre restaurant also http://www.davidspicer.com/Plays-dp.htm ) has had the most bizarre ...

Emma Celebrazione! moves to Italy

Graham Pitt's play with choir Emma Celebrazione! - based on the story of Italian immigrant Emma Ciccitosto has been a huge hit around Australia and was revived a few months ago in regional ...

Die Fledermaus in Canada

The appropriately named President of the Cowichan Musical Society in Canada - Les Broadway - recently contacted me looking for an excellent translation of Die Fledermaus. The Pavilion Music ...

Cruisin the Musical The Show Must Go on!

I had the pleasure of seeing Cruisin the Musical for the first time last month at Coverdale Christian College in Sydney's north-west..under the Direction of one of the writers Pete ...

A.C.T. Conference in Sydney

I am helping to co-ordinate the Association of Community Theatre's fifth conference - Stagecraft on the 14th and 15 of October at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. This will be an amazing ...

Musicals for Children

There are many DSP musicals for children on stage this year. Snugglepot and Cuddlepie the musical has just finished a successful month long season at the Brisbane Arts Theatre and will open later ...

The Boy From Oz.....and NZ

Robert Fox, Gavin Leahy and David Spicer I was privileged to be among 7000 people to enjoy CLOC Music Theatre's production of The Boy From Oz in Melbourne. As you can read in the latest issue of ...