Welcome to essendon theatre company

Since our formation in 1976 we have produced more than one hundred productions. (etc) is a local not for profit, community-based organisation that is run on the love and commitment of passionate theatre lovers and volunteers dedicated to amateur theatre in the City of Moonee Valley in Melbourne, Australia.

Stop Press: Essendon Theatre Company is requesting submissions from capable theatre directors for its 2010 season. ETC is an amateur theatre company, and all work by cast and crew is unpaid, but offers valuable support to all productions. We produce four productions a year, mostly comedies or dramas, but are not limited in this regard if you have the time and talent to stage something else. Furthermore, if you are looking for a play to direct then plays up for consideration, with an attached assistant director and current committee member, then possible plays could be "Rope" "The Underpants" and "Cactus Flower". The ETC committee would like to discuss presented plays at our August and September committee meetings (2nd Monday of the month). For further information please contact ETC President Eileen Bentley on 9330 4808 or email your submission to mikeandleily@bigpond.com.

Next Production: Steaming by Nell Dunn Directed by Susan Flint Season: 10-Sep-09 to 19-Sep-09 Theatre: Bradshaw Street Community Hall Bradshaw Street (off Buckley Street) West Essendon Melways 28B3 Performances: September 10th, 11th, 12th September 13th Sunday Matinee at 2:00pm September 17th, 18th, 19th Theater Restaurant Style, BYO Food, Drinks 7:30pm sit down for an 8:00pm start Prices: $18.00 Full Admission $15.00 Concession $10.00 Thursday Bookings: Eileen - 9330 4808 Synopsis: A dilapidated Turkish Bath in London. Six women. The Language. The Nudity. Steaming is a celebration of women, by women, for all of us. Cast List has been for filled Violet-Margaret Rawlinson Josie-Kirsty Jarvis Mrs Meadows-Audrey Martinelli Dawn-Karen Parrott Jane-Fiona Brett Nancy-Michelle Tanner Bill-Bevan Uren Other Information: In it's time this play was considered controversial because of the nudity and language. But, it's more than that - it's about friendship, finding your place in the world and fighting for what you believe in. Set in an old Turkish Bath somewhere in the East End of London where six women of all conditions come to bare their bodies, souls and fantasies, Steaming is a warm-hearted, often humorous portrayal of women coming to know the nature of each other's lives. They are an disparate group. There's Violet who runs the bathhouse always ready with a towel and a listening ear. Mrs Meadow and her daughter Dawn are regular visitors for their weekly bath. They have no electricity and look forward to their only outing. Jane and her friend Nancy went to school together and are now both separated with kids at school. Josie is a colourful character who swears like a trooper and enjoys nothing better than relaying the details of her love life and fantasies to the bemusement and disgust of the other women. When they realise their sanctuary, their little bit of luxury, is about to be demolished by penny-pinching, self-aggrandising bureaucrats, they must unite to 'SAVE THE BATHS'!