History

A SHORT History of LRPA

Lockyer regional performing arts INc


In November 1998 Six people met in the Community Hall at Glenore Grove to talk about the options of starting a Theatre Company in Laidley.

After sending out flyers etc, another meeting was held in the Uniting Church Hall in Laidley in May 1998 at which approx. 20 people attended. At this meeting a committee was formed and so Laidley Performing Arts prepared for their first performance, which was HOW THE WEST WAS WARPED, this performance was put at Laidley Cultural Centre.

The company held their rehearsals in the Uniting Church Hall Laidley. Gillian Carpenter was our first Director. The company also did a performance in the Uniting Church Hall.

Eventually the company moved to Laidley Cultural Centre. When Gatton and Laidley Shire Councils amalgamated, and the name was changed to LOCKYER REGIONAL PERFOFMING ARTS. Some years later the company become an Not For Profit incorporated entity. Over the years the company has produced up to three show a year including musicals, comedies, dramas, classics and melodramas.

The Puddle Jumpers theatre company was formed by Godfrey Bathurst (Director, set designer and builder). This arm of the company caters for children and young adults in developing their stage skills and confidence in performance.


A List of some of our productions include:
  • HOW THE WEST WAS WARPED - 1998
  • JUNGLE JUICE - 1999
  • JEST OF THE WEST - 2000
  • THE HUNCHBACK OF NOSTRADAMUS – 2002
  • RATS: The Pied Piper of Hamelin - 2003
  • THE GREEN WIZARD - 2005
  • MY FRIEND MISS FLINT - 2005
  • TOAD OF TOAD HALL - 2006
  • FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - 2006
  • THE FURTIVE FORTUNES OF FICKLE FATE - 2007
  • THE SOUND OF MUSIC - 2007
  • THE LION THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE - 2007
  • WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY - 2008
  • PRINCE CASPIAN - 2009
  • NARNIA A FINAL FAREWELL - 2010
  • NO SEX PLEASE WE'RE BRITISH - 2013
  • MY FAIR LADY - 2014
  • WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY – 2014
  • CHARLIE AND THE CHOCLATE FACTORY - 2014
  • BYE BYE BIRDIE - 2015
  • GOD'S FAVOURITE – 2016
  • BRUSH WITH A BODY - 2017
  • THE FURTIVE FORTUNES OF FICKLE FATE – 2017
  • THE WIZARD OF OZ – 2017
  • THE CAME TO A CITY - 2018
  • JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH – 2018
  • BRUSH WITH A BODY - 2019
  • A CHRISTMAS CAROL BY CHARLES DICKENS – 2019
  • ANNE OF GREEN GABLES – 2021
  • WHITE SHEEP OF THE FAMILY – 2021
  • LITTLE WOMEN the Broadway Musical - 2022
  • THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST 2022
  • CHARLOTTE’S WEB – 2023
  • DEATH BY DESIGN – 2023
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