Sweeney Todd – Cast Announcement

After a gruelling weekend of auditions and then another few days of plotting and planning by the production team we can announce our all-star Super Cast for Sweeney Todd!

Sweeney Todd – Shane Wolfe

Mrs Lovett – Denise Sam

Anthony Hope – Jason Grubb

Johanna -Laura Smallbon

Judge Turpin  – Derrick McPhie

Beadle Bamford – Paul Smith

Tobias – Chris Irvine

The Beggar Woman – Elizabeth Viney

Pirelli – Michael Foote

Ensemble: Bronwyn Baker, Chloe Harris, Elizabeth Sly, Georgie Hutchinson, Georgina Harvey, Lyn Butler, Jenny Slater, Jane Djakic, Sally Jupp, Maree Brodzinski, Guy Carey, Thomas Higgs, Tom Reynolds, John Lee Archer, Michael Foot, Joe Hendrey

Our first 2009 rehearsal will be held on Friday 16th January at 7.00pm at the Maidstone Park hall, Main Rd Spreyton.

Hams, every one of them!
Hams, every one of them!

Sweeney Todd Audition Information

The following pdf documents will be very useful if you are intending to audition for Sweeney Todd. This information will also be available at the information evening but you can help us by printing it out at home. You will need Adobe Reader to read these documents. This is available as a free download here.

Please note: Auditions can only be booked at the information evening or after that time. No auditions will be booked prior to October 31st.

Audition Cover Letter

Audition Registration

Sweeney Todd Audition Info

Vocal Range Guide



Sweeney Todd – a cut above the rest!

DCS is excited to be working on its lastest production, Sweeney Todd, due to be staged in May/June 2009. Director Sid Sidebottom, who has already demonstrated his ability to successfully stage Sondheim with productions of Into the Woods and West Side Story, is once again taking the helm. He has secured the talented Petrina Jahnz as his musical director and, in somewhat of a coup, has managed to lure the amazingly gifted Des Robertson out of retirement to design the set. Production meetings are already underway.

An information evening for Sweeney Todd will be held in the Uniting Church Hall in Steele St Devonport on the evening of October 31st. For those of you interested in superstition and coincidence, this is Halloween – a suitable evening to launch the search for our own Demon Barber of Fleet Street! Auditions will be held the following weekend.

Call for Directors – 2009

Devonport Choral Society Inc would like to invite expressions of interest to direct their major production in May 2009 and for a secondary show in October 2009. Potential candidates must complete a proposal outline which can be obtained from the Secretary. Proposals for the major (May) production will be accepted until Friday 25th April 2008. Proposals for the second (October) production will be accepted until Friday 28th November 2008. For more information or to submit an expression of interest please contact the Secretary, PO Box 397, Devonport, Tasmania 7310 or email: Maree

Information night – The King and I

Information evening – Friday 23rd November @ 7pm, Uniting Church hall, Steele Street

Auditions – Friday 30th November, Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd December

For bookings and information call 0408 079805

Director – Lindy Hingston
Musical Director – Dominique Baker
Vocal Director – Elizabeth Sandman
Choreographer – Caroline Small

Announcement of AGM

Our Annual General Meeting will be held in the library meeting rooms in Devonport on 24th October, starting at 7.00pm. Anyone with an interest in local theatre is invited to attend. Membership forms will be available on the night! We are looking for some fresh faces on the commitee and welcome your participation. I promise the meeting will be short and snappy!!

Please contact our secretary Maree if you would like any further information.