Announcing HIT Productions exciting new national tour for 2025. Waltzing the Wilarra is making its way around metro, regional and remote communities in Australia’s states and territories.
“…a highly evocative musical tale of love, jealousy, friendship and family. It is a beautiful, heartfelt production about love and loss.” Australian Stage
Waltzing the Wilarra is written and composed by David Milroy and directed by Brittanie Shipway.
Produced by the producers of national tours of ‘The Sapphires’ and ‘The Sunshine Club’ comes a very special and entertaining night in the theatre. Waltzing the Wilarra is performed by a stellar cast including Lorinda May Merrypor (Juliet in ‘& Juliet’), ShakaCook (‘Hamilton’) and Lisa Maza (‘Stingers’) and backed by a live band.
Against a backdrop of curfews, and the fear of arrest, white and black manage to form their own club where they can forget their worries and experience rare happy times, and with a little luck… romance. Forty years on, as the club faces demolition, our characters meet once again to stage a musical reunion and protest in an attempt to save their old stomping ground. Dark secrets and ghosts that have lingered for more than half a century are revealed, and we discover that reconciliation is more than saying sorry.
PRODUCTION IMAGES CREDIT – PHOTOGRAPHY BY MATTHEW CHEN
TOUR DATES JULY / AUG – VIC AND SA VENUES
Thursday 3 July, 7.30pm – Frankston Arts Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Frankston Arts Centre
Friday 11 July, 7.30pm & Saturday 12 July, 1.30pm – The Round, Nunawading
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT The Round – Nunawading
Thursday 17 July, 7.30pm – Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
Sunday 20 July, 7.30pm – Clocktower, Moonee Ponds
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Clocktower, Moonee Ponds
Wednesday 30 July, 8.00pm – Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Robert Helpmann Theatre – Mt Gambier
Friday 1 August, 7.30pm – Horsham Town Hall
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Horsham Town Hall
Tuesday 5 August, 7.30pm – Ulumbarra, Bendigo
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Ulumbarra, Bendigo
TOUR DATES AUGUST – NSW VENUES
Friday 8 August, 7.30pm & Saturday 9 August, 2.00pm & 7.30pm – Theatre Twyford, Merimbula
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Theatre Twyford, Merimbula
Friday 15 August, 7.30pm & Saturday 16th August, 2.00pm & 7.30pm – The Q, Queanbeyan
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT The Q, Queanbeyan
Tuesday 19 August, 7.30pm – Yuin Theatre, Batemans Bay
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Yuin Theatre, Batemans Bay
Thursday 21 August, 8.00pm – Goulburn Performing Arts Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Goulburn PAC
Saturday 23 August, 7.30pm – Laycock St Theatre, North Gosford
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Laycock Theatre, North Gosford
Tuesday 26 August, 7.30pm – Sutherland Arts Theatre (Pavillion)
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Sutherland Arts Centre
Thursday 28 August, 7.30pm, Friday 29 August, 7.30pm & Saturday 30 August 2.00pm & 7.30pm – Glen St Theatre, Belrose
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Glen St Theatre, Belrose
TOUR DATES SEPTEMBER – NSW VENUES
Thursday 11 September. 7.30pm – Roxy Community Theatre, Leeton
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Roxy Community Theatre, Leeton
Saturday 13 September, 8.00pm – Orange Civic Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Orange Civic Centre
Tuesday 16 September, 7.30pm – Cowra Civic Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Cowra Civic Centre
Wednesday 17 September, 7.30pm – Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre
Saturday 20 September, 7.30pm – Capitol Theatre, Tamworth
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Capitol Theatre, Tamworth
Tuesday 23 September, 7.30pm – Roxy Theatre, Bingara
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Roxy Theatre, Bingara
Thursday 25 September, 7.30pm -The Civic, Gunnedah
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT The Civic, Gunnedah
Saturday 27 September, 8.00pm – Jetty Theatre, Coffs Harbour
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Jetty Theatre, Coffs Harbour
Tueday 30 September, 7.30pm – Saraton Theatre, Grafton
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Saraton Theatre, Grafton
TOUR DATES OCTOBER – QUEENSLAND VENUES
Thursday 2 October, 7.30pm – Home Of The Arts (HOTA), Surfers Paradise
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Home Of The Arts
Wednesday 8 October, 7.30pm – Ipswich Civic Centre, Ipswich
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Ipswich Civic Centre
Saturday 11 October, 7.30pm – Redland PAC, Cleveland
TICKETS COMING SOON
Tuesday 14 October, 6.00pm – Proserpine Entertainment Centre
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Proserpine Entertainment Centre
Wednesday 15 October, 7.30pm – Townsville Civic Theatre, Townsville
TICKETS AVAILABLE AT Townsville Civic Centre
OCTOBER TOUR DATES – NT VENUES
Wednesday 22 October, 7.30pm – Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs
TICKETS COMING SOON
