PRODUCTION HISTORY
In reverse order from most recent to the oldest.
| No | Show / Location | Author | Director | Date | Venue |
| 74 | Love Letters | A.R Gurney | Chad Sherrin | Jan-18 | Redland Museum, Cleveland |
| 73 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Ray Lawler | Ray Noonan | Nov-17 | Hilliard State School, Alexander Hills |
| 72 | The Odd Couple – Female Version | Neil Simon | Debbie Spearritt | Jun-17 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 71 | Australia Day | Jonathan Biggins | Ray Noonan | January / February | Redland Museum / Magda’s |
| 70 | It’s Only Murder | Sam Bobrick | Mark Harrison | Nov-16 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 69 | A Night Out with MTG | Mar-16 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall / DramaFest | ||
| A Family Affair | Christopher Owen | Debbie Spearritt | |||
| Happy Birthday Mum | Helen Wyngard | Ray Noonan | |||
| Monologues | Various | Jan Nary | |||
| 68 | Uncle Jack | Judith Prior | Chad Sherrin | Mar-16 | Redland Museum / Birkdale / Magda’s |
| ‘Mates Theatre Society’ Merged with ‘Theatre Genesis’ to become ‘MATES Theatre Genesis’ in 2016 | |||||
| 67 | MATES On Broadway: Christmas Edition | n/a | Mel Rhodes | Nov-15 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 66 | MATES’ Christmas Concert | n/a | Shane Webb | Dec-14 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 65 | Where There’s A Will There’s A Relative | Roger Karshner | Elise O’Brien | Nov-14 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 64 | Death by Golf | Gregg Kreutz | DJ Cronin | May-14 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 63 | Thriller of the Year | Glynn Jones | Elise O’Brien | Nov-13 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 62 | Shades of MATES 4 | Dan Totheroe | Ray Noonan | Jul-13 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall
DramaFest (The Great Dark) |
| The Great Dark | |||||
| Radio Redlands | n/a | Mark Harrison | |||
| Music for the Masses | n/a | Marine Went & Donna Magrath |
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| 61 | A Kick in the Baubles | Gordon Steel | Craig Smith | Nov-12 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 60 | Shades of MATES 3 | Anna Bennetts | Marnie Went | Jul-12 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| Apart | |||||
| Golf, Marriage and Other Murderous Matters | Debra Chalmers | Craig Smith | |||
| Music for the Masses | n/a | Marnie Went | |||
| 59 | COSI | Louis Nowra | Gareth Kent | Apr-12 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 58 | MATES On Broadway 2 | n/a | Mel Rhodes | Feb-12 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 57 | Mother Goose | Ron Hall | Mel Rhodes | Nov-11 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| B37 | |||||
| 56 | Wizard of Oz | Mel Rhodes | Jul-11 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | |
| 55 | Secret Bridesmaid’s Business | Elizabeth Coleman | Marnie Went | Apr-11 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 54 | MATES On Broadway | n/a | Mel Rhodes | Feb-11 | RPAC |
| 53 | Jest Call Me Cowboy | Judith Prior | Shane Webb | October – November 2010 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 52 | Shades of MATES 2 | June – July 2010 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | ||
| Be Prepared | Ian Austin | Mark Harrison | |||
| Split Ends | Frank Vickery | Gary Annable | |||
| Big Songs | n/a | Marnie Went | |||
| 51 | Move Over, Mrs Markham | Ray Cooney & John Chapman |
Adelle Givney | April – May 2010 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 50 | Jest At The West | Judith Prior | Marnie Went | October – November 2009 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 49 | Shades of MATES | Jun-09 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | ||
| The Eulogy | John Cundill | Ray Noonan | |||
| The Ladybirds | Tony Layton | Mark Harrison | |||
| Big Songs – Big Movies | n/a | Marnie Went | |||
| 48 | Strictly Murder | Brian Clemens | Mark Harrison | April – May 2009 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 47 | Mystery on the Orient Express | Maverick Musicals | Victoria Nicholson | October – November 2008 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 46 | A Mid Life Crisis | Margaret Daikin | Ray Noonan | Apr-08 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 45 | Uncle Jack | Judith Prior | Victoria Nicholson | October – November 2007 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 44 | Noises Off | Michael Frayn | Liz Quinn | April – May 2007 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 43 | Steel Magnolias | Robert Harling | Grahame Brown | October – November 2006 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 42 | There Goes The Bride | Ray Cooney and John Chapman | Ray Noonan | May – June 2006 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 41 | The Odd Couple – the female version | Neil Simon | Craig Smith | Nov-05 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 40 | Ghostwriter | David Tristram | Marnie Went | Jun-05 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 39 | Relatively Speaking | Alan Ayckborn | Di Gillies and Pat Brown | Apr-05 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 38 | Wait Until Dark | Frederick Knott | Ray Noonan | Jun-04 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 37 | When The Cat’s Away | Johnnie Mortimer and Brian Cook | Di Gillies and Ray Noonan | March – April 2004 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 36 | Ma Baker’s Tonic | Mary McMahon | Victoria Nicholson | Nov-03 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 35 | Rumours | Neil Simon | Shirley Hamiliton | Jul-03 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 34 | The Cemetery Club | Ivan Menchell | Craig Smith | March – April 2003 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 33 | Harem Scarem | Maverick Musicals | Victoria Nicholson | Nov-02 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 32 | Butterflies Are Free | Leonard Gershe | Shirley Hamiliton | July – August 2002 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 31 | In For The Kill | Derek Benfield | Di Gillies | Apr-02 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 30 | Lost At The Front | Victoria Nicholson & Gina Eastes | Victoria Nicholson & Gina Eastes | Nov-01 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 29 | Look Who’s Talking | Derek Benfield | Di Gillies | Jun-01 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 28 | The Stardust Room | Marnie Went | Marnie Went | Nov-00 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 27 | The Murder Room | Jack Sharkey | Victoria Nicholson | Apr-00 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 26 | Keeping Down With The Jones | John Chapman & Jeremy Lloyd | Gary Annable | Novermber 1999 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 25 | The Gingerbread Lady | Neil Simon | Di Gillies | Apr-99 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 24 | MATES In Cabaret | n/a | Pat Brown Isa Annable | Nov-98 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 23 | Wild Goose Chase | Dertek Benfield | Lyn Rowland | Jul-98 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 22 | The Anniversary | Bill Macilwrath | Pat Brown | Apr-98 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 21 | Full Circle – Silver Wedding / Countdown / Resting Place | Di Gillies | Nov-97 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | |
| 20 | Flying Feathers | Derek Benfield | Jul-97 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | |
| 19 | The Odd Couple – the female version | Neil Simon | Grahame Brown | Apr-97 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 18 | Flashback | n/a | Grahame & Pat Brown | Nov-96 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 17 | Mirth & Melodies – Room 22 & Be Prepared | Pamela McManus / Ian Austin | Mim Deegan / Tim Kethel | Jul-96 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 16 | Tomb With A View | Norman Robbins | Marnie Brown | Mar-96 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 15 | Hit It Blossom | n/a | Robert Storrie | Nov-95 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 14 | Sailing South | Judith Prior | Ray Fellows | Jul-95 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 13 | Fish Out Of Water | Derek Benfield | May-95 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall | |
| 12 | Lost At The Front | Victoria Nicholson & Gina Eastes | Victoria Nicholson & Gina Eastes | Nov-94 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 11 | They Came From Mars | David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin Jr | Victoria Nicholson | May-94 | Birkdale School of Arts Hall |
| 10 | Broadway to Hollywood | n/a | Grahame & Pat Brown | Nov-93 | RPAC |
| 9 | Bone Chiller | Monk Ferris | Jeanette Woodward | Jun-93 | RPAC |
| 8 | Mirth & Mayhem | Mar-93 | RPAC | ||
| 7 | Musical Extravaganza | Lyn Rowland | Lyn Rowland | Nov-92 | CWA Hall Cleveland |
| 6 | Play On | Rick Abbott | Jul-92 | CWA Hall Cleveland | |
| 5 | The Devil Made Me Do It | Feb-92 | CWA Hall Cleveland | ||
| 4 | Room 22 & Remains To Be Seen | Oct-91 | CWA Hall Cleveland | ||
| 3 | Timewarp | n/a | Jeanette Woodward | Jul-91 | CWA Hall Cleveland |
| 2 | Plays & Pandemonium – For the Love of Norman / Husband Supplied | K. Jordan / Falkland L Cary | Joe Ross / Cedric Allott | Mar-91 | CWA Hall Cleveland |
| 1 | Dimboola | Jack Hibbard | Joe Ross | Nov-90 | Donald Simpson Centre |
Creatvity & Community, Coming Together
MATES Theatre Genesis is non-profit, community theatre group who have been part of the cultural landscape of Redlands City for over two decades. The group rehearse and perform at the Birkdale School of Arts Hall and produce three shows a year – comedies, dramas and small stage and cabaret style musicals.
MATES Theatre Genesis provides an avenue for people of all ages to ‘have a go’ at any, or all disciplines of theatre from acting, singing, dancing, directing, producing, technical, set building and back stage – to name just eight!!!
