This is the home of Sunshine Community Theatre Inc, known as the Powderkeg Players. We live in St. Albans (3021, Victoria, Australia).
Establish in 1971 originally as the Deer Park Drama Group, the company moved to the former site of the nearby explosives factory in 1975 and took up the name Powderkeg Players. After officially changing name to Sunshine Community Theatre in 1987, the company moved to North Sunshine in 2001, spending twenty wonderful years at Dempster Park Hall.
In 2018, the company formally adopted the ‘Powderkeg Players’ name again, recognising our history with the local area. Then, with the help of the Brimbank City Council, in 2024 the company relocated to the St. Albans Senior Citizens centre.
Powderkeg Players aims to stage one family shows per year (a pantomime with kids) and one or two grown up plays, ranging from comedy, to romance, thrillers and thought provoking pieces. Member are locals from the community who enjoy coming together to stage amateur theatre shows.
The committee of management meet once at month on Monday nights at 7.30pm at the the Senior Citizens Centre in St. Albans, all are welcome to attend.
Powderkeg Players is a proud member of the Victorian Drama League.
What’s On??
New Production coming this November 2025 at Powderkeg Players!
Lee Cook is returning to the chair to direct David Mamet’s hilarious “NOVEMBER.” – opening in November! David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize and Tony award winning playwright. NOVEMBER tells the story of an incumbent US President, facing challenges of economic downturn, nuclear war and allegations of corruption in the lead up to his re-election. Some of the President’s personality may be familiar with audiences in 2025. With Mamet’s characteristic no-holds-barred style, NOVEMBER is a scathingly hilarious take on the state of America today and the lengths to which people will go to win.
Lee Cook returns to Powderkeg for the first time since the 2018 acclaimed production of ‘A Conversation’ which was later adapted for a successful independent production at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. Lee Cook has previously directed ‘Boston Marriage’ by Mamet at Powderkeg Players in 2012 and ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ by Oscar Wilde in 2011 at the Dempster Park Hall theatre in North Sunshine.
Audition information coming soon!
For more information, email powderkegplayers@gmail.com or call 0407 802 165
Welcome to our new home at St. Albans Senior Citizens Cetnre at the corner of William & Alfrieda St. Albans!
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