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The Canterbury Theatre Guild was formed in 1977 following a request
from Canterbury Municipal Council as part of its 150 year celebrations.
Members of the dormant Lakemba Musical Society were contacted and the
group, led by Nancy Chapman and Reg and Lillian Seymour, reformed as The
Canterbury Theatre Guild (incorporating Lakemba Musical Society) with Tony
Stevens as President.
From its first concert, Christmas Night, in December 1978 to its
current production of Grease, Canterbury Theatre Guild has put on a
lot of wonderful shows and introduced many people to the delights of
musical theatre. Of particular note are the Australian Amateur Premieres
of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (July 1985) and Chess
(November 1994).
CTG's first home was at Kingsgrove North High School. In 1981 the Guild
acquired the use of the disused Orion Centre in Campsie as a home, with
rehearsals held in the old foyer and sets built and stored in the old
stalls.
In 1984, the Orion Centre was renovated and reopened with CTG's production
of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. By then the company had grown
in stature and was developing a reputation for excellence. The move back
into the refurbished Orion Centre lifted CTG again, as did the acquiring
of The Shed as a scenery workshop and storage space.
In 1999, CTG moved to a new home at the Princess Street Theatre and
continued to produce high quality shows there until the end of 2003. CTG
has performed at various venues over the last 3 years, non more successful
than Jesus Christ Superstar at the Canterbury Hurlstone Park RSL.
2007 sees us heading to the Bankstown Town Hall again for our May
production of Grease and then the welcome return to the Canterbury
Hurlstone Park RSL for the Full Monty in Oct 2007.
The current committee members are:
President - Sean Marden
Secretary - Jessica Lewis
Treasurer - Claudine Everitt
Production Mgr - Cameron Lewis
Marketing Mgr - Michelle Lucas
Administration Mgr - Susie Easton
Administration Assist - David Easton
Social Organiser - Fiona Sives
Production Assist - Patricia Sharpe
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