DSP News

Searching for New Zealand Virgins

Posted: 1 year ago - 23/11/2008


I am very much looking forward to this weekend's conference of Music Theatre New Zealand in the most southern city almost anywhere Invercargill. What a pleasure to take a break from searching through mountains of wheat in Sydney (at a certain Commission of Inquiry I have spent 7 weeks at for the ABC ) and instead search for the best virgins in New Zealand

Lest you get the wrong idea I have been asked to offer a prize for the Virgin of the year...that means someone who is attending a conference for the first time.

New Shows Take Off.

Posted: 1 year ago - 23/11/2008

Cruisin

I am delighted to have six bookings for my latest new release 'Cruisin'....including the first production in New Zealand.   The composer has spent his entire summer holidays producing a superb new set of band parts and CD Backing Track.

http://www.davidspicer.com/cruisin.htm

Bunch of Ratbags

Hello Aunty Jack

Posted: 1 year ago - 23/11/2008

I am very excited by the comeback of Australian comedy legend and DSP writer Grahame Bond better known as Aunty Jack. http://www.auntyjack.org/



Grahame and the ABC have released the original Aunty Jack series on DVD and he is starting a national tour in a few weeks.

Pantomime Shock

Posted: 1 year ago - 23/11/2008

While in England I also met for the first time Jim Sperinck - the publisher and lead pantomime writer for Jasper Publications http://www.amdram.co.uk/jasper/index.html. which I represent in Australia and New Zealand. Jim's biggest hit is Panto at the Ok Coral.

JUDITH PRIOR.

Posted: 1 year ago - 23/11/2008

http://www.davidspicer.com/jp.htm



Recently I read a newsletter from a script centre subsidised by the Australia Council. It lists writers which have one or two productions going. By contrast Bundaberg writer Judith Prior is up to almost 40 productions in 2007 right across Australia and New Zealand.

Smashed theatre reborn with The Boy From Oz

Posted: 1 year ago - 06/11/2008

Twenty years ago a property developer spent a night smashing Tamworth's historic Capitol Theatre into a pulp.

By morning the 1600 seat atmospheric theatre a jewel of regional NSW was in ruins.

Last Friday night I celebrated with The Tamworth Musical Society ( founded in 1888) the opening night of their new Capitol Theatre with a spectacular production of The Boy From Oz.

BACK TO THE 80's and DISCO INFERNO MAKE IT IN THE USA.

Posted: 3 years ago - 15/08/2007

For the first time ever Australian written and Australian published musicals have made it into the world's largest musical theatre catalogue.

Music Theatre International is now representing Back to the 80's in North America.

http://www.mtishows.com/show_home.asp?ID=000327

NODA National Weekend September 29 to October 1.

Posted: 3 years ago - 02/11/2006


Justin Sepple the writer of Disco Inferno is representing me at the NODA National weekend at the Cavendish Hotel in Eastbourne.(England)

This weekend includes special seminars, cabaret and a ball. Come along to either to chat to us. If anyone can attend both - I will be very very impressed!!