Holiday Actors

24/05/2026

Our friends at Red Door are venturing into Shakespeare Land in August! Tickets go on sale tomorrow for what we’re sure will be an extravaganza. You’ll even see some familiar faces from our recent shows, including & Juliet! We can’t wait to see them shine in brand new roles - tickets for Red Door go fast, so be there or be 🟪!

21/05/2026

🥀In case you missed it: Holiday Actors presents Beauty & The Beast, January 2027!

It's been 17 years since we did Beauty & The Beast for the first time - with some very familiar faces from then on the 2026/27 directorial team. More information will be available regarding auditions as we get closer - don't worry!

With initial planning already underway, we guarantee this will be one of our biggest shows yet, and definitely one for the whole family! In fact we're so excited, we're doing EIGHT shows for the first time... since 2009! Eight chances to see the last petal fall, will we see you there?

19/05/2026

You have been loving our throwbacks to May 2025 and 'Come From Away', and we've got the cast feeling all nostalgic! To celebrate one year of Gander, take a look at some EXCLUSIVE never before seen rehearsal photos from our last day at TOAD Hall before we hit the theatre. Fun fact: the cast and team of Come From Away now have +3 babies and +2 marriages since closing night.

After it's over you'll remember that you're a Newfoundlander!

📸Greta Punch & Maja Pearson (also cast members!!)

15/05/2026

This time last year, we were in Gander! Happy anniversary to our alumni production of Come From Away ✈️!

30/04/2026

It’s that time of the year again - the Holiday Actors AGM! Come welcome in the new committee and get up to date on what the haps is for us.

29th May at 7pm
The lustrous TOAD Hall
All welcome - you don’t have to be a current member!

20/04/2026

Ooo, it’s time to get crafty and make a BIG PUPPET! This will be so awesome!

We're making more BIG stuff, and this time you can come along and learn with us! Together we'll build a 'Sea Lion' character to perform at the Solstice Festival at Lake Pertobe in June!

Learn how to make large scale, wearable puppets using flexible materials. These techniques are used for making lanterns and roving performance costumes at festivals, and you'll be guided by one of the best - Francis van der Mark.

This workshop is for ages 15+ only, cos we will be using sharp things and power tools! Only $10 per participant and we will supply EVERYTHING!

https://www.onedaystudios.org.au/event-details/the-department-of-large-creatures-a-big-puppet-making-workshop

31/03/2026

CLOSING SOON!!

We are SO back - and looking for expressions of interest! We're taking it old school, like how we used to, and opening it up to interested teams and individuals to pitch a show of their choice. Applications close at midnight on April 1st (no April Fool's here) where the committee will then review applicants.

ALL the info needed is on our website - read it thoroughly! Our next directorial team is out there, and they don't even know it yet!

Got some show inspo for them? Throw it into the comments - what do you want to see?

Info: https://www.holidayactors.com.au/current-show

22/01/2026

Happy birthday to Disney's High School Musical! 20 years since the movie came out - and 12 years since we put it on at the Lighthouse Theatre in Warrnambool! We know we skipped a couple shows in our flashbacks to get to this one, but we couldn't resist a 20 year anniversary.

Were you one of our Wildcats? Seems like only yesterday since the big game 🏀 and so many of our Wildcats went on to do some amazing things! What team!?

✨Directors - Emma Miller & Greta Punch
🎵Musical Director - Sonia Gellert
💿Vocal Director - Brooke Williamson
💃Choreographer - Iolande Diamantis

📸Greta Punch

20/01/2026

Our director Ashley isn't just any ordinary director - they're a young person chasing dreams and changing lives!

13/01/2026

We're still revelling in your praise for & Juliet! Almost makes us want to do another season! Just kidding. Unless...? No, we really can't. But we're so glad you enjoyed it! Makes all the months of preparation worth it.

We really can't express our gratefulness to our audiences enough - all 3000+ of you, it must be some kind of record! Stay turned in the future for our next production announcement!

✏Illustration by Maiya Steele