DSP News

NEW PLAY RELEASES

A big welcome to two new writers to DSP Clem Gorman and Pamela Whalan. Clem Gorman is a prolific playwright who has had 11 plays staged by professional companies in Australia over twenty ...

VALE ALAN BURKE

http://www.davidspicer.com/lm.htm Sad news came through this morning that Alan Burke the writer of the Book for Lola Montez passed away overnight in Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital. I had ...

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 ...

EUREKA THE MUSICAL

Eureka is an accomplished and entertaining musical" Sydney Morning Herald 2004. I am very proud to announce the release of the rights to community theatre and schools of the stage musical ...

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 ...

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 ...