Fab Nobs Theatre Inc

Fab Nobs Theatre Inc Fab Nobs Theatre Inc is a not-for profit organisation, located in Melbourne's outer-east. Everyone is welcome.

Fab Nobs formed in 2003 and staged its first production, "A Slice of Saturday Night" in a converted factory on Burgess Road, Bayswater. In 2008 Fab Nobs changed location to 33 Industry Place, Bayswater, where they transformed “the factory” into a theatrical space ideal for diverse productions. The cabaret like atmosphere provides the perfect setting to stage unique concerts and productions that ra

nge from the classics: Little Shop of Horrors, A Little Night Music and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, to the contemporary: Next to Normal, The Drowsy Chaperone and Avenue Q, as well as the quirky Zombie Prom, Return to the Forbidden Planet and tick, tick, BOOM - just to name a few! Fab Nobs is dedicated to involving all members of the community, whether it is to be on the stage or behind the scenes. Fab Nobs are also devoted to giving back to the community, having made donations to many charities. Students have also had the opportunity to experience the ‘theatre world’ through a ‘Work Experience’ program, which has been highly regarded within the community. We look forward to seeing you in the foyer at our next show!

Introducing Charlee Tjepkema as Jules Verne! There’s a mystery to be solved, and Jules Verne is determined to get to the...
19/12/2024

Introducing Charlee Tjepkema as Jules Verne!

There’s a mystery to be solved, and Jules Verne is determined to get to the bottom of it – no matter how deep down in the ocean it is. Jules is energised, upbeat and indefatigable, and ever vigilant in making notes in her trusty notebook. Follow her along this adventure as she makes new friends and new discoveries!

📸 Josh Lee

Captain Nemo and the Quest for Atlantis plays at the Fab Factory from January 11-19. Tickets on sale now: https://www.trybooking.com/CXAXC

With rehearsals wrapping up for the year, we are thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2025 producti...
13/12/2024

With rehearsals wrapping up for the year, we are thrilled to announce that tickets are now on sale for our 2025 production of Come From Away! This highly anticipated production is sure to sell fast, so make sure you get in quickly. These tickets would also make a wonderful holiday gift for the theatre fan in your life.

We are also so excited to announce our final Come From Away cast member, the fabulous Ian de Luna as Ali/Others! It is so wonderful to have our full cast all together, and we know they are all going to put on the most incredible show.

Come From Away plays at the Fab Factory from March 22 - April 5, 2025. Tickets on sale here: https://www.trybooking.com/CXHUG

And for further lyrebirds news, please give a huge congratulations to our adult Lyrebird nominees for our 2024 season! W...
09/12/2024

And for further lyrebirds news, please give a huge congratulations to our adult Lyrebird nominees for our 2024 season! We are so proud of everyone involved in our productions this year, on and off stage, and can’t wait to have an amazing start to 2025!

Best Performer in a Lead Male Role - Musical/Variety - Aaron Taylor (Falsettos)
Best Performer in a Lead Female Role - Musical/Variety - Anna Bearsley (Alice by Heart)
Best Performer in a Supporting Male Role - Musical/Variety - Avi’el Hurvitz (Falsettos)
Best Youth Performer in an Open Production - Musical/Variety - Avi’el Hurvitz (Falsettos)
Best Direction - Musical - Maeghan McKenzie (Falsettos)
Best Lighting in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000 - Yaz Sesta (Falsettos)
Best Sound in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000 - Peter Philp (Falsettos)
Best Sound in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000 - Peter Philp (Alice by Heart)
Best Set in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000 - Zoe Bratcher (Alice by Heart)
Best Costume in a Musical or Variety Under $40,000 - Amy Planner (Alice by Heart)

Congratulations to our very own SpongeBob and Patrick - Charlie Vujnovic and Jack Thompson - for their Youth Lyrebird aw...
09/12/2024

Congratulations to our very own SpongeBob and Patrick - Charlie Vujnovic and Jack Thompson - for their Youth Lyrebird award for “Best Acting Partnership” along with a fabulous performance of the number BFF yesterday at the award ceremony. We are so proud of you both!

Tickets are now on sale for our January pantomime; Captain Nemo and the Quest for Atlantis 🤿🦑This super fun adventure un...
25/11/2024

Tickets are now on sale for our January pantomime; Captain Nemo and the Quest for Atlantis 🤿🦑

This super fun adventure under the sea is perfect for the whole family, with tickets starting from just $12.50 per person. Tickets also make the perfect holiday gift for the theatre loving family in your life!

Tickets will book fast, so get in now to not miss out on this original piece of Australian theatre. We can’t wait to see you there!

Captain Nemo and the Quest for Atlantis plays at the Fab Factory from January 11-19. Tickets on sale now: https://www.trybooking.com/CXAXC

22/11/2024

Continuing a big week of announcements, our final Fab Nobs show of 2025 will be… We Are the Tigers! Book, Music and Lyrics by Preston Max Allen ❤️‍🔥

The Tigers’ high school cheerleading squad is meeting for their annual sleepover at captain Riley’s house—and they’ve brought plenty of their teenage troubles with them. Love triangles, a lustful boyfriend, and hurt feelings over a now-viral cheer stunt gone wrong complicate their team-bonding activities. But so does the untimely death of one of their own in the front yard. Will that be the only murder? And who did it?

A new musical featuring a cast of 10, a modern belty score, and a darkly comic story; this show is absolutely perfect for Fab Nobs. We will be searching for a production team for this fabulous show in the new year, so watch this space if you are interested in being involved.

We know 2025 at Fab Nobs will be absolutely incredible, and we can’t wait to see you all then!

We Are the Tigers is presented by special arrangement with ORiGiN™ Theatrical on behalf of Broadway Licensing

Give a big Fab Nobs welcome to our phenomenal Come From Away cast 🌏✈️We are so lucky to have such an amazing group of pe...
19/11/2024

Give a big Fab Nobs welcome to our phenomenal Come From Away cast 🌏✈️

We are so lucky to have such an amazing group of performers from such a diverse range of backgrounds to tell this beautiful story. Thank you to everyone who came along to audition, our team had an incredibly challenging job!

We are still looking for one more cast member to complete our cast. We are taking applications for the role of Ali/others, which is open to BIPOC male presenting performers. “A Middle Eastern chef who works for an international hotel chain. He is misunderstood at times and the subject of discrimination, but despite adversity, he shows resilience and kindness. Please note that this character experiences islamophobia & xenophobia.” If you are interested in auditioning for this role, please email us at [email protected] ASAP.

As a non-replica production we have split our casting differently than in previous productions, and and as such secondary roles will not necessarily be played by the actor who played that role in the original production. We are committed to representing the stories within Come From Away authentically and all additional or secondary roles that require BIPOC actors will played by such.

We cannot wait for this highly anticipated production to make its way to the Fab Nobs stage next March/April. Tickets will be on sale soon, watch this space to not miss out!

Tom Arcaro (he/him) - Kevin J/others
Stephanie Atwa (she/her) - Martha/others
Anna Bearsley (she/her) - Janice/others
Ryan Bentley (he/him) - Nick/others
Allison Coffa (she/her) - Beverly/others
Susan D’souza (she/her) - Margie/others
Ryan Etlis - Oz/others
Robert Lister (he/they) - Bob/others
Lizzie Matjacic (she/her) - Hannah/others
John Ninis (he/him) - Kevin T/others
Peter Noble - Claude/others
Molly Pethick (she/her) - Bonnie/others
Christina Prickett (she/her) - Diane/others
Alarna Summers (she/her) - Annette/others
Elise Stevens (she/her) - Beulah/others
Melody Taylor (she/her) - Crystal/others
TBC - Ali/others

12/11/2024

Introducing our incredible cast for our first show of 2025 - Captain Nemo and the Quest for Atlantis!

We were so impressed by the calibre and number of auditionees, and are so excited to get started with this incredible group of performers. Thank you to everyone who took the time to come and audition.

Tickets will be on sale soon, so watch this space to not miss out on this hilarious piece of original theatre!

Jules Verne: Charlee Tjepkema
Captain Nemo: Brayden Stokes
Professor Arronax: Nathaniel Calleja
Conseil: Shiloh Thurrowgood
Ned: Isabelle da Costa

Sirena The Mermate: Amber Biezen
Davy Jones: Raph Hjorth
Basileia-The Queen of Atlantis: Dylan Johnson

Fisher: Ryan Burke
Fish seller: Michael Dollery
Sailor: Elliott Hayes

Mermate 1: Lucy Hunt
Mermate 2: Jamie Brown

Pirate 1: Coco Collins
Pirate 2: Rhiannon Brown
Pirate 3: Michael Dollery

Atlantian 1: Aaron Kim
Atlantian 2: Lucy Hunt
Atlantian 3: Jamie Brown

Mermates
- Amber Biezen
- Jamie Brown
- Lucy Hunt
- Elliott Hayes
- Aaron Kim

Pirates
- Raph Hjorth
- Coco Collins
- Rhiannon Brown
- Michael Dollery
- Ryan Burke
- Dylan Johnson

Falsettos played at the Fab Factory for this final time on Saturday night, and wow, what an emotional night. We are so p...
11/11/2024

Falsettos played at the Fab Factory for this final time on Saturday night, and wow, what an emotional night. We are so proud of this teeny tiny show and how well it has been received, with multiple standing ovations, rapturous praise from audiences, and multiple fans coming again and again, and even creating art of our beautiful cast. Cast, crew and audiences were all so impacted by this beautiful show, and we are so glad to have been able to finally stage it.

Thank you to everyone who was a part of this show, from our creative team, to our set builders, our sound and lighting teams, our stage hands, our band, our committee, and so many more. Shows like this are a true labour of love, and we are always so blessed to have so many amazing people helping put together shows at our company.

We would also like to give a massive congratulations to our cast, who worked incredibly hard over the last few months to put together a deceptively complicated show, learn such a complicated and constant score, and bring every emotion to the stage every night. We are so glad to have had every one of you, from those returning to the Fab Nobs stage to those who are first timers. We hope to have you all back very soon!

Thank you to everyone who supported this show in any way. Here’s to an amazing 2025!

Falsettos is back at the Fab Factory tonight for its penultimate show - performing to an another sold out crowd! We are ...
08/11/2024

Falsettos is back at the Fab Factory tonight for its penultimate show - performing to an another sold out crowd! We are so proud of this teeny tiny show that has left audiences with such huge emotions, and can’t wait for this closing weekend to absolutely blow our last 2 crowds away.

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November.

As we prepare to go into our final week of Falsettos performances, we are thrilled to announce our 2024 Guild nomination...
06/11/2024

As we prepare to go into our final week of Falsettos performances, we are thrilled to announce our 2024 Guild nominations and commendations!

Congratulations to everyone involved in Alice by Heart, The SpongeBob Musical and Falsettos - all of these shows blew the roof off of the Fab Factory and we are so proud of you all!

Nominations:

Falsettos - Production of the Year
Maeghan McKenzie - Falsettos - Direction
Tim Bland - Falsettos - Musical Direction
Alice Clapperton - Alice by Heart - Choreography
Peter Philp, David Drew, Tray Driscoll-Plavins & Jess Mullarvey - Falsettos - Sound
Aaron Taylor - Marvin - Falsettos - Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role
Andrew Vassett - Whizzer - Falsettos - Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role
Avi’el Hurvitz - Jazon - Falsettos - Junior Performing in an Open Production
Anna Bearsley - Alice - Alice by Heart - First Feature Performance
The Company - Falsettos - Ensemble
Jack Thompson - Patrick Star - The SpongeBob Musical - Lead Performer in a Male Presenting Role

Commendations:

Alice by Heart - Production of the Year
Amy Miles - Alice by Heart - Direction
Tristian Knight + Mei Wan Chan - Alice by Heart - Musical Direction
El Daly - Falsettos - Choreography
Amy Planner - Alice by Heart - Costumes
Maeghan McKenzie - Falsettos - Costumes
Anna Bearsley - Alice - Alice by Heart - Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role
Kelly Wild - Trina - Falsettos - Lead Performer in a Female Presenting Role
Meg Wagner - Queen of Hearts/Red Cross Nurse - Alice by Heart - Supporting Performer in a Female Presenting Role
The Ensemble - Alice by Heart - Ensemble

Falsettos is back in the theatre tonight for the end of our 2nd weekend, performing to a SOLD OUT audience. There are a ...
04/11/2024

Falsettos is back in the theatre tonight for the end of our 2nd weekend, performing to a SOLD OUT audience. There are a very limited number of tickets left for the rest of the season, with best tickets available for Thursday the 7th.

This show has been receiving rave reviews from audiences, who have been absolutely blown away by this tiny cast. We cannot believe the season is almost finished, do not miss out on a chance to see this unique, rare and beautiful show.

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November. Tickets available now at https://www.trybooking.com/CTXNU

Falsettos reaches the halfway point of its season tonight, after four emotionally wrecked crowds. There are still very l...
02/11/2024

Falsettos reaches the halfway point of its season tonight, after four emotionally wrecked crowds. There are still very limited tickets available for the rest of the weekend, including a small handful of tickets for tonight, but get in quick if you haven’t booked yet!

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November. Tickets available now at https://www.trybooking.com/CTXNU

No Halloween plans? Well good news because Falsettos is back in the Fab Factory tonight and there are still limited tick...
31/10/2024

No Halloween plans? Well good news because Falsettos is back in the Fab Factory tonight and there are still limited tickets available!

Don’t miss out on this unique and rarely performed show, with a cast so good it’s scary. Audiences were emotionally overwhelmed at our opening weekend, and we are so excited to welcome audiences back for our 2nd weekend of shows.

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November. Tickets available now at https://www.trybooking.com/CTXNU

Falsettos returns to Fab Nobs this Thursday night! Limited tickets are still available for the rest of the season but ar...
29/10/2024

Falsettos returns to Fab Nobs this Thursday night! Limited tickets are still available for the rest of the season but are selling quickly so get in now to not miss out on the show that has left audiences crying from laughter and crying from heartbreak.

Best tickets are available for Thursday the 31st of October and Monday the 4th of November.

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November. Tickets available now at https://www.trybooking.com/CTXNU

Wow, what an opening night we had at Falsettos! Such incredible feedback from audiences, and such a buzz from the cast. ...
27/10/2024

Wow, what an opening night we had at Falsettos!

Such incredible feedback from audiences, and such a buzz from the cast. We cannot wait to perform again at 5pm today! There is one single ticket left for this evening’s show, with tickets selling fast for the rest of the season. Best tickets are available for the 31st of October and the 4th of November!

📸 Craig Wetjen

Falsettos plays at the Fab Factory from the 26th October - 9th November. Tickets available now at https://www.trybooking.com/CTXNU

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