NEWSIES – Enrolments Now Open

Our Summer Holiday Musical Theatre Production, December 2026 & January 2027 at the Thomas Dixon Centre. Auditions are on Sunday 25th October 2026. Enrol in NEWSIES to receive your audition booking link.

Acting & Musical Theatre

NEWSIES Summer Holiday Musical Theatre Production

Exceptional training. A full-scale production. A professional theatre.
December 2026 & January 2027 | Thomas Dixon Centre
$600 + GST ($660 incl. GST)

If your child loves acting, singing, dancing and performing, NEWSIES offers an extraordinary opportunity to develop their musical theatre skills while working towards a fully staged production. This year we have expanded the program to nine rehearsal and production days, providing more than 60 hours of specialist musical theatre tuition and rehearsal with our experienced creative team.

Inspired by the true story of the Newsboys’ Strike of 1899, NEWSIES follows a group of young newspaper sellers in New York City who take on the city’s powerful publishers. It is a true ensemble production, with a large cast, numerous characters and plenty of featured roles for both girls and boys.

Creative team: Tim Hill (Director), Justin Anderson (Choreographer), Jacqui Devereux and Sophie Moman (Vocal Coaches).

Key dates

Auditions	Sunday 25 October 2026 Thomas Dixon Centre
December rehearsals	Sunday 13 December – 9.00am–5.00pm Monday 14 December – 9.00am–5.00pm Tuesday 15 December – 9.00am–5.00pm Thomas Dixon Centre
January rehearsal & performance week	Monday 11 – Saturday 16 January 2027 9.00am–5.00pm Thomas Dixon Centre
Performances	Saturday 16 January 2027 2.00pm & 5.00pm Talbot Theatre, Thomas Dixon Centre

Rehearsal times
Not all students will be required until 5.00pm. For both the December and January rehearsals, some cast members will be able to finish at 3.00pm. Individual call times will be advised once casting is complete.

December rehearsals
The December rehearsals are an important part of putting the show together, and we ask students to attend all rehearsals wherever possible.

We understand that December is a busy time for families and that holidays or other commitments may already have been booked.

If your child needs to miss one or more December rehearsals, please don’t let that stop them from enrolling. Just let us know the dates they will be away so we can plan around them.

January rehearsal & performance week
The January rehearsal and performance week remains compulsory for all cast members.

Auditions
Students must be enrolled and paid for NEWSIES before attending auditions.

Once you have enrolled and paid for NEWSIES, your payment receipt will include a link where you can select the audition time that best suits your child on Sunday 25 October.

If your child cannot attend any of the available audition sessions, please contact Jules at [email protected] and we can arrange an alternative time or video audition.

Cost and payment options
$600 + GST ($660 incl. GST).

The fee includes the complete nine-day rehearsal and production program, more than 60 hours of specialist musical theatre tuition and rehearsal, and two fully staged performances in the Talbot Theatre.
Pay in full – $660 on enrolment, or pay in two instalments – $330 on enrolment and $330 by 11th December 2026.

NEWSIES Audition Masterclass

Get a head start on your audition
Sunday 11 & Sunday 18 October 2026
9.00am–11.30am
Thomas Dixon Centre

$150 – both days
$75 – one day

Our two dedicated NEWSIES Masterclasses help students prepare, build confidence and walk into their audition ready to perform. Across the two sessions students work on singing and vocal performance, dance and movement, acting and characterisation, audition technique, and confidence and stage presence.

While attending both days will give students the most benefit, students are welcome to attend for one day only. Families can choose both days or a single day when enrolling.

The Masterclass is completely optional. Students do not need to attend the Masterclass to enrol in or audition for NEWSIES.

CIA MUSICAL THEATRE PERFORMANCE LAB

Weekly Performance Program | Thomas Dixon Centre

Sunday afternoons
Venue: Studios, Thomas Dixon Centre
Open to passionate young performers
Cost: $250 + GST (see Term 3 Class Schedule below)

This is not a casual musical theatre class.
This is for students who live and breathe musical theatre.

The CIA Musical Theatre Performance Lab is a high-energy, performance-based weekly program created for passionate performers who want to train across acting, singing and dancing — all in one place.

Each term, students work intensively on material from a wide range of musicals. Classes focus on:

Monologues
Scripted scenes
Choreography
Vocal technique and harmonies
Performance confidence

Throughout the program, the emphasis will be on storytelling, ensemble work and stage presence. Students learn not just what to perform, but how to perform with clarity, commitment and confidence.

Training is led by an exciting mix of industry-trained musical theatre professionals, giving students exposure to different styles, techniques and performance expectations.

Across the year, this work builds toward a full end-of-year show, in which students present all of their scenes and song-and-dance numbers, polished to an incredibly high standard.

Join the Performance Lab to become the very best performer you can be.

Term 3 Rehearsal Dates

Sunday 9th August	2.00 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 16th August	2.00 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 23rd August	2.00 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 6th September	2.00 – 5.00 pm

Term 4 Rehearsal Dates

Sunday 11th October	12.00 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 18th October	12.00 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 25th October	12.45 – 5.00 pm
Sunday 1st November	9.00am – 3.00pm

Performance
Sunday 1st November
3.30pm
Ad Astra Galaxy Theatre, 210 Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

Cost – $300.00 + GST = $330.00