Pioneer Theatre opens

The curtains will open on the refurbished Pioneer Theatre tomorrow with the start of its new season.

Mim, Michael and Laura from The Beanies pictured at the newly renovated Pioneer Theatre in Castle Hill. Picture: Monique Harmer

The refurbished Pioneer Theatre will open its first season tomorrow.

The Castle Hill theatre in Castle Grand has undergone extensive renovations, including a retractable wall and seating units, change rooms, kitchen, box office and outdoor terrace.

The 350-seat theatre will open tomorrow with Blackout Theatre Company’s production of Singin’ In The Rain.

Then, children’s theatre company Spot On Productions will bring its version of Annie Jr to the stage in November.

The Beanies check out the new theatre ahead of their show in November. Picture: Monique Harmer

Later in the month a new event, The Pioneer Play Festival, will host workshops, sessions and readings.

On November 20, children’s music group The Beanies will bring the show, The Beanies EGG-strodinary Day, to the stage.

Children can join Laura Dawson, Mim Rizvi and Michael Yore as they look after an egg for a day in The Beanies’ first full- length stage show.

The group performed the show for the first time at the Sydney Fringe Festival.

“We got some great feedback from those shows and kids really enjoyed it,” Yore said.

The Beanies visited The Pioneer Theatre last Friday and Yore said it was “a lovely space”.

“It’s very new and very fresh-looking,” he said.

The season details

■ Singin’ in The Rain by Blackout Theatre, October 10-20

■ Orfeo ed Euridice by Operantics, October 25-27

■ Flights and Sounds by Entertain Sydney, October 28, November 18 and December 9

■ A Capella Chorus by Hills Harmony, November 4

■ Annie Jr by Spot On Productions, November 8-11

■ Fragments by Upper Crass Theatre Company, November 12-17

■ The Beanies Egg-strodinary Day Christmas Show, November 20

■ The Pioneer Play Festival, November 23-24

■ A Celtic Affair by the Governor Macquarie Pipe Band, November 25

■ Broadway Reimagined by the Talent Development Project, November 30-December 1

■ A Letter from Santa and Finding Your Feet by the Australian Performing Arts College, December 2-5

■ An Evening with Kerry O’Brien, December 5

■ Hills Family Christmas by the Hills Music Academy, December 7

■ The Women of Wisemans by Convict Footprints, December 15

■ Cairo Jim and the Tomb of Martenarten by Bookcase Productions, December 20-23

Lana will play the role of Annie in Spot On Productions' version of Annie Jr at the Pioneer Theatre.