Flowers Theatre Company

14/04/2020

26/02/2019

Applications are now open for Savoyards' upcoming production, OKLAHOMA!

And what a fab creative team!

If you're looking to give your audition that extra boost of confidence, Gabriella now runs private audition prep classes. 2 spaces remain for this week!

www.gabriella-flowers.com/performancecoaching

AUDITIONS - OKLAHOMA! - SAVOYARDS

Auditions are fast approaching for our first production on 2019, Oklahoma!

We have a fabulous production team at the helm including, Robbie Parkin (Artistic Director) who directed our 2018 production of Les Misérables, Natalie Lennox (Choreographer) who choreographed the Queensland amateur premiere of Phantom of the Opera and Jacqui Atherton (Musical Director) who was the Vocal Coach for our 2018 production of Les Misérables. That's just the tip of the iceberg, our team has a plethora of other credits and qualifications to their names.

Don't miss out on auditioning for this classic Rodgers & Hammerstein's musical.

Download the AUDITION PACK and register your audition today!

Download the AUDITION PACK here: https://www.savoyards.com.au/audition

15/01/2018

Happy New Year Everyone!

We are excited to announce that Gabriella will be directing the smash hit musical I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE at Savoyards this March.
Auditions are this weekend!
Please follow the link for more info on how to apply.

Tickets will go on sale at the end of January.

Oh, the memories ...
> The worst date in living history!
> First dates when, 5 minutes in, you realise you've made a horrible mistake.
> The exact moment you fall in love ... then out again.

"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" is a hilarious musical that pokes at our romance scars, exposing them so that we can do what we should have been doing all along - LAUGHING. :-)

We're looking for male and female performers (18 years plus) to help us create this wonderful piece of theatre as our 2018 Season opener.

Auditions > Saturday, 20 January.

With an Artistic team that includes Gabriella Flowers (Del Arte Charts Favourite Direction, "The Producers"), the super talented Danika Saal, and Desney Toia-Sinapati (Del Arte Charts Favourite Choreography, "Nice Work If You Can Get It").

Audition Pack and registration details are available now at https://www.savoyards.com.au/audition

04/09/2017

We won BEST THEATRE PRODUCTION & BEST DIRECTOR at the Short + Sweet Festival last night for MURDER IN THE MANSION! At the BRISBANE POWERHOUSE

A huuuuuge thank you to everyone that was involved! Emily Vascotto Levi Wilcox, Ben Warren, Jaymee Richards, Amy Randall, David Vosolo, Matt Dale. And a massive congrats to Sam Bull on taking home BEST DIRECTOR!!!!!!

Thanks to all the team at Short + Sweet for having us and for the audience who voted us into the Gala Finals!

But seriously.... who killed Miss Clementine!?

25/08/2017

Here's a little sneak peek from behind the scenes at our photo shoot for MURDER IN THE MANSION. You can catch us at the Short + Sweet Gala finals 2nd, 3rd of September.

To book tickets go to https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2017/09/02/shortsweet-festival-gala-finals-2/

Photography by Matt Dale

24/08/2017

TICKETS FOR THE PRODUCERS ON SALE NOW!

Gabriella Flowers will be directing the 12 times Tony Award winning musical at Savoyard's Theatre Company, which opens a month today!

You can book your tickets at the following link:
https://www.savoyards.com.au/buy-tickets

06/08/2017

We are beyond excited to announce that we WON 'People's choice' at Short + Sweet Strand 3 last night and will be performing at the Gala Finals on September 2nd-3rd! Congrats to everyone that performed and thank you so much to everyone that voted for us. We are ecstatic!

04/08/2017

Only 2 more performances at the BRISBANE POWERHOUSE for Short+Sweet Queensland.
Catch us tonight as part of strand 3.

01/08/2017

WE OPEN TONIGHT!!!
Looking forward to showcasing our new play as part of Short + Sweet Festival this Wednesday to Saturday at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

MURDER IN THE MANSION
By Flowers Theatre Company
Written by Gabriella Flowers
Directed by Samantha Bull
Assistant Direction by Amy Randall
Costume & Set Designed by Jaymee Richards
Performed by Gabriella Flowers, Emily Vascotto, Ben Warren & Levi Wilcox

You are cordially invited to spend an evening at Mrs Hyacinth Marionette’s mansion. Come for the mystery, stay for the murder.

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Part of Strand Three
Short+Sweet Brisbane 2017
Wed 2 Aug, 7pm
Thu 3 Aug, 7pm
Fri 4 Aug, 7pm
Sat 5 Aug, 7pm

Tickets 🎟️: bit.ly/2u5F5mA

21/07/2017

A little teaser taken from our PHOTOSHOOT at the Treasury Hotel have you booked your tickets yet?

17/07/2017

A huge thank you to our incredible photographer and poster designer, Matt Dale. And thank you to the Treasury Hotel. What a fantastic shooting location.

14/07/2017

And our final cast member to be announced is the awesome Levi Wilcox who will playing Father Todd.

Levi is a Brisbane based actor currently completing a Bachelors degree in Fine Arts: Drama. Following last year's performances in 'Lunch Break' directed by Gabriella Flowers and 'Shhhhhh' directed by Sam Bull, he is returning to Short and Sweet to bring more wackiness to the stage. And we are thrilled to be working with him again!

You can catch him in MURDER IN THE MANSION at the Brisbane Powerhouse August 2nd-5th as part of the Short and Sweet Festival in strand 3.

12/07/2017

Next up we have the hilarious Emily Vascotto playing Gladys Skinfold.

Emily Vascotto is an Australian actor and writer working in Brisbane. Most recently she played the role of 'Lana' in Michelle Law's 'Single Asian Female' at La Boite Theatre Company and performed her show SCREW LOOSE for Queensland Cabaret Festival. She is most well known for winning the RAW Comedy competition in QLD (Melbourne International Comedy Festival, SBS2). She also won both ‘Best Cabaret' and 'Best Cabaret Artist’ at Queensland's Short + Sweet Festival (Brisbane Powerhouse) in 2015. Emily has received a Del Arte Charts award (Favourite Leading Female Performance, 2016) for her role of 'Billie' in 'Nice Work if You Can Get It. In addition to performing, Emily is the inhouse writer for Flowers Theatre Company, penning such productions as 'The Mayne Effect' and 'The Train Tea Society'.
Emily is represented by AE Artist Management.

You can catch Emily in our production of MURDER IN THE MANSION at the Short + Sweet Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse 2nd-5th August

06/07/2017

MURDER IN THE MANSION, next cast member announced!

Gabriella Flowers will be playing Mrs Hyacinth Marionette.

Gabriella received her BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre from Arts Educational Schools London (President Andrew Lloyd Webber).

Her recent acting credits include; Fiona Finlay in SLAMMED Brisbane Powerhouse, which was subsequently nominated for 3 Matilda Awards, Sea Witch in THE LITTLE MERMAID Philippines tour, 7 different characters in 24 WAYS TO SAY I’M GAY Arts Centre Gold Coast, British Reporter in Channel 7’s drama mini-series HOGES!, Mrs Zero in the Australian premiere of ADDING MACHINE: A MUSICAL Schonell Theatre.

Recent directing credits include; THAT AWKWARD MOMENT (Awarded Best Show) DIY Festival, Brisbane, THE MAYNE EFFECT Harris Terrace, Brisbane and THE TRAIN TEA SOCIETY (Anywhere Festival Award) Swanbank Rail Station, both of which ran sold out seasons, A CHARMED LIFE the musical and LUNCH BREAK 2016 Short + Sweet Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, THE CONFESSION (Awarded Best Cabaret and Best Cabaret Artist) 2015 Short + Sweet Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse.

Gabriella’s assistant directing credits include Opera Queensland’s KISS ME KATE, QPAC Brisbane, the UK premieres of LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD the musical, Pleasance Theatre, London and NEVERMORE the musical, Courtyard Theatre, London.

She is currently in rehearsals, directing for Savoyard’s production of THE PRODUCERS, which will open in September.

Gabriella is thrilled to be bringing her newly written play to Strand 3 of Short + Sweet Festival at the Brisbane Powerhouse this August.

03/07/2017

We are so excited to announce our cast for our next production MURDER IN THE MANSION!

Beginning with Ben Warren, playing the charismatic Dr Richard Montgomery.

Ben has worked extensively in theatre, most recently in Share House Theatre Company’s Romeo & Juliet. In 2016 he made his Queensland Theatre debut in St Mary’s in Exile. In 2015 Ben reprised the central role of Katurian in Shock Therapy Productions’ Matilda Award winning The Pillowman. He has worked with Motherboard Productions, the Australian Theatre For Young People, Debase Productions, Light & Water Productions, the Arts Centre Gold Coast, Poor Paw and Vena Cava Productions. Ben has also toured with the Grin & Tonic Theatre Troupe extensively. He has several short film and TVC performances to his name, and appears in the feature film The Railway Man.

You can catch the show in strand 3 of Short+Sweet Queensland at the BRISBANE POWERHOUSE this August.

21/06/2017

We can officially announce that our new play MURDER IN THE MANSION written by Gabriella Flowers, will have it's debut as part of the Short + Sweet Festival this August at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Tickets on sale now!

💥 STRAND THREE 💥
When 🗓️: 7pm, 2 - 5 August 2017
Where 📍: BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
Featuring works by 📜:
CR Productions (Jay Bloodsworth), Nina Mansfield, Caitlin Strongarm, Adam Haša, Aparo Productions (Matthew Filkins), Jamie Hughes, Lara Rix, Flowers Theatre Company (Gabriella Flowers, Samantha Bull), Underground Productions (Kemii Maguire), Jake Hollingsworth, Dan Bateman, Marianne Chan, Scott Wings, David McCartney, Vanja Matula.

Tickets 🎟️: brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/2017/07/26/shortsweet-festival-strands/
Full Program 📙: issuu.com/shortsweetqld/docs/program2017

15/06/2017

AUDITIONS!!!!
The award winning Broadway hit
THE PRODUCERS is coming to Brisbane! Directed by our very own Gabriella Flowers!
Follow the link to apply. Auditions are next weekend. Good luck!

**AUDITION ANNOUNCEMENT**
Savoyards Brisbane presents

'The Producers' (Mel Brook's musical)
Auditions 23 - 26 June

Download your Audition Pack for details
www.savoyards.com.au/audition

30/05/2017

Our very own Emily Vascotto (author of The Train Tea Society and The Mayne Effect) is giving away some tickets to this fabulous show. Get sharing!

GIVE AWAY TIME! Win two tickets to the comedy show SCREW LOOSE on the night of your choice! All you have to do is SHARE this poster, LIKE 'Emily Vascotto' (artist page) and TAG someone you would love to drag along to this show.
Willingly or not :D
Winner will be announced this FRIDAY! FRI-YAY!
Share, share, SHARE FOR YOUR LIVEEEES! I mean tickets. For the tickets.

Info land - http://queenslandcabaretfestival.com.au/event/screw-loose/
Queensland Cabaret Festival

26/05/2017

**CASTING CALL***
We are on the hunt for a male aged 18+ for our next play!
We are looking for someone with great comedic timing and a fantastically over the top British accent. The play is set in the 1920s.
It will be showcased as part of Short+Sweet Festival this August at the Brisbane Powerhouse. Auditions will be held next Thursday 1st June evening by appointment only.
Please email your headshot and CV to [email protected] and we will send through further details. Thanks!!

13/01/2017

We've joined INSTAGRAM! You can follow us
Look forward to seeing you all in 2017 with some exciting new projects we are working on!

13/01/2017

06/10/2016

Gabriella will be performing at the Arts Centre Gold Coast, in this warm hearted comedy, this weekend ONLY!! Follow the link to book tickets.

https://theartscentregc.com.au/theatre/24-ways-say-im-gay/

8 actors playing 55 characters, in no less than 17 short plays. An honest, stimulating and perceptive look at what it means to be gay.

20/09/2016

Our friends over at Savoyards Musical Theatre Brisbane are presenting the new and hilarious musical 'Nice Work If You Can Get It', and it starts this weekend!
Set in the prohibition era, and featuring a multitude of ridiculous characters, this fantastic show is fun for the whole family.
Be sure to book ASAP! One performance is already sold out!
For tickets, head to http://www.savoyards.com.au/buy-tickets
We'll see you there!
The FTC team.

26/08/2016

Gabriella will be performing at The Arts Centre Gold Coast this October as part of the Glitter festival! Book your tickets now!

24 Ways to Say I'm Gay - Cast and Crew
GABRIELLA FLOWERS Actor
Gabriella received her BA (Hons) in Musical Theatre from Arts Educational Schools London. Since graduating, she has performed, produced and directed in London, New York and Australia. With a massive collection of work to her name, and having just finished filming on an upcoming channel 7 mini-series and directing not one but two plays at the Short + Sweet Festival - we are so glad to have her as part of the team.