Andy Posted July 27, 2006 Report Posted July 27, 2006 The Sydney Morning Herald 28 July 2006 The annual Theatresports Celebrity Challenge to raise funds for the Starlight Foundation has a bonus for participants this year. Men and women alike will get to dress up in ladies' underwear - in public! - because the theme is 1930s burlesque cabaret. See such comedians as Adam Spencer humiliate themselves alongside Home and Away stars and children's group Hi-5 in the impro feast at the Enmore Theatre on August 12.
jack4martha_forever Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Which Home and Away Stars? And omg i want to go but im going to be Brisbane
QUIET ACHIEVER Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Ada Nicodemou and Amy Mathews will be taking part in Celebrity Theatresports. Anyone planning to go? Should be an awesome night!
jack4martha_forever Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 This is the full article Once a year the stars come out to play... and this year the theme is 1930s burlesque cabaret! It's the Theatresports Celebrity Challenge 2006: Club Cabaret!! Can they keep up the pace when the heat is on? Six teams - made up of special guest celebrities alongside impro- comedy champions - will battle for laughs and the judges' votes when this star-studded annual event returns to the Enmore Theatre on Sat 12 August to raise vital funds for the Starlight Children's Foundation. STARS already confirmed include Tim Harding from High Five, Monica Trapaga (kids' TV legend and sultry singer) Home & Away stars Amy Mathews and Ada Nicodemou, Mike Goldman, host of Big Brother Up Late and the irrepressible brekkie radio star (and Theatresports champion) Adam Spencer. Plus front man of hot Sydney hip hop band Bluejuice, Jake Stone, who was infamously arrested for wearing a police uniform during the big Tsunami benefit gig!! There's comedian David Williams, Channel 10 Entertainment reporter Angela Bishop, NOVA96's Bianca Dye, Josh Lawson from Thank God You're Here and, Aboriginal writer and activist, Dr Anita Heiss! They'll join such impro comedy luminaries as Murray Fahey, Michael Gregory and Rebecca deUnamuno (from The Chaser). Theatresports® is Sydney's longest-running comedy hit and features a series of spontaneously created theatre sketches based on surprise suggestions from the audience. Teams of four are challenged to play out a scene, sing a made up song, create a poem etc before celebrity judges and hyped up audience of more than 1500 comedy fans. The result is a night of fun & laughs. With improvised games and sketches similar to 'Whose Line Is It Anyway' and featuring stars of Channel 10's hit show 'Thank God You're Here', it's a rollercoaster ride of spontaneous fun. This year's compere is the incomparable Nigel Sutton with his saucy sidekick Amanda Buckley. The teams will face challenges from other celebrities as well as traditional audience suggestions, testing their wit and willingness to put everything on the line. It's cut- throat comedy cabaret! Celebrity Theatresports® is a once-a-year sell-out event so don't delay: book now!. Celebrity Theatresports Challenge 2006 – Club Cabaret! Saturday August 12th at 8pm, Enmore Theatre. Bookings 95503666 or Ticketek 92664800 Adult/Full Price $42.90 * Concessions $37.90 Groups of 10+ $32.90 * Directed and produced by Katrina Douglas and Alison Richardson with Impro Australia. And Paul O'Brien wont be there so im not going
becky_lacey Posted July 28, 2006 Report Posted July 28, 2006 Sounds like a hoot!!! Unfortunately I live in the UK so no chance of me going!
loveangelmusicbaby Posted July 29, 2006 Report Posted July 29, 2006 My high school took part in Theatresports! I would so go if I lived in Sydney! I wish they did that sort of thing over here...
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