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Curtain goes up on Campbelltown Theatre Group’s hit musical Rock of Ages

Featuring your favourite ‘80s hits and a talented cast of 22, Campbelltown Theatre Group’s latest production, Rock of Ages, is about to erupt on stage.

The cast in a dress rehearsal for Rock of Ages, which opens at campbelltown Town Hall Theatre on Friday for a limited season.
The cast in a dress rehearsal for Rock of Ages, which opens at campbelltown Town Hall Theatre on Friday for a limited season.

FEATURING a cast of 22, Campbelltown Theatre Group’s latest production, Rock of Ages, opens on Friday for a limited season.

Director Brad Gavin said rehearsals were going really well and he had no doubt the show would be a great success with audiences, especially those who love 1980s music.

Rock of Ages features your favourite  hits from the 1980s.
Rock of Ages features your favourite hits from the 1980s.

“I saw the show on Broadway and what stuck out was the classic 1980s rock, like Bon Jovi. I love the music and it is cleverly intertwined with the story,’’ Gavin said.

The show is the Campbelltown resident’s second foray as a director.

In 2016, he directed Campbelltown Theatre Group’s production of Monty Python’s Spamalot.

“That show was awesome. We had a great crowd every night and the show was a financial and theatrical success,’’ he said.

Gavin said he hoped Rock of Ages would be another winner and he urged locals to attend. “I’m super confident the show will be a hit and anyone who loves ‘80s music should get down to see it,’’ he said.

Rock of Ages is set on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles in the 1980s and features the legendary club, the Bourbon Room.

It follows the journey of romantic leads Drew (played by Campbelltown’s Tom Glynn), who wants to be a rock star, and Sherrie (played by Castle Hill’s Emma Whiteley), who dreams of becoming a movie star. They want to make it big but life takes them in another direction.

SHOW DATES

Rock of Ages opens on Friday at Campbelltown Town Hall Theatre at 8pm

It will also be staged on Saturday at 2pm and 8pm

The season continues on Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28, and May 4 and 5

Tickets are $40 for adults and available from 0426 285 287

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