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    The Lightning Thief

    Youth Season

    Sophomore Musical Theatre Presents

    16-17 Oct · Halpin Auditorium

2026 Season

A year of unforgettable stories, on stage at Spotlight.

The Other Boy from Oz Reloaded

Two shows only!

A cabaret in the Halpin Auditorium

21 November and 22 November

Experience the unforgettable Jonathan Whitlow in a captivating one-man cabaret filled with charm, music and theatrical flair!

Jonathan holds a Diploma Musical Theatre Performance & Commercial Dance (DLDC) and has enjoyed a vibrant professional career spanning twenty years.

Highlights include: Australian national tours of BUDDY: THE BUDDY HOLLY STORY, GREASE, FAME and HAIRSPRAY; UK national tours of FRANKIE’S GUYS, Royal Caribbean’s SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER; numerous contracts aboard luxurious cruise ships as Featured Singer/Guest Entertainer; solo cabarets THE OTHER BOY FROM OZ and WHIT-HIGH WHIT-LOW WHIT-NEY in Chelsea, London.

Other memorable performances on the Spotlight stage include Peter Allen in THE BOY FROM OZ, Harry Bright in MAMMA MIA, Terk in TARZAN and most recently in The Band from COME FROM AWAY.

AUDITIONS

AUDITIONS

Performances from 4–20 March 2027

Upcoming Audition

Spotlight Theatrical Company are thrilled to announce CHEATERS!

Playing for a 3 week season from March 4th to 20th, 2027

Directed By Dawn China

Licensed Exclusively by Concord Theatricals.
(www.concordtheatricals.com)

Award winning musicals and plays on the Gold Coast

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EST. 1955

THEATRE. COMMUNITY. CREATIVITY.

For more than 70 years, Spotlight Theatre has been a home for theatre lovers on the Gold Coast - on stage, backstage and in the audience.

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