{"id":370417,"date":"2026-03-20T14:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T04:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=370417"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:46:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T05:46:12","slug":"actors-explore-new-dramas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/03\/20\/actors-explore-new-dramas\/","title":{"rendered":"Actors Explore New Dramas"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_370418\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-370418\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-370418 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc.jpg 740w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc-269x167.jpg 269w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc-285x177.jpg 285w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc-340x211.jpg 340w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/20260320ntc-263x163.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-370418\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelsey Anderson, Sherene Judd and Nicola Ballinger star in &#8220;In The Blood&#8221; &#8230; one of the short plays to be presented during the Nanango Theatre Company&#8217;s latest season (Photo: Jenny Morgan)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>March 20, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The enthusiastic actors at the Nanango Theatre Company will be debuting their latest productions &#8211; four one-act plays &#8211; this Friday night!<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Dramatic Beginnings&#8221; evening starts with a short play, &#8220;<strong>In The Blood<\/strong>&#8220;, written by Helen Wyngard and directed by Jenny Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>This nail-biting drama is set in a women&#8217;s prison where a young reporter attempts to interview a serial killer.<\/p>\n<p>This will be followed by three locally written plays:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>When I Was One<\/strong>&#8221; is a psychological drama about the voices in the mind that impact on our choices. It was written and directed by Margaret Jensen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>Good News, Bad News<\/strong>&#8220;, by Janet Jensen, is a country-based light drama which balances optimism and pessimism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;<strong>Whoops A Daisy<\/strong>&#8220;, by Annette McKeith, is a &#8220;dramedy&#8221; about farm life and the challenges it throws up. It examines the changes induced by motherhood and questions what animals are really thinking!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Nanango Theatre Company&#8217;s Opera House is located on the corner of Elk and George streets.<\/p>\n<p>The four plays will have a very short run.<\/p>\n<p>Friday night&#8217;s presentation will begin at 7:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm) and light refreshments will be available at the interval.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $25 for adults or $20 for concessions, and they can be booked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trybooking.com\/events\/landing\/1546569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>online<\/b><\/a> or by phoning Neil on 0427-124-044 or Jon on 0407-631-611.<\/p>\n<p><strong>After Friday night, there will be five more performances:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Saturday, March 21 &#8211; 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, March 22 &#8211; 11:00am matinee<\/li>\n<li>Friday, March 27 &#8211; 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday, March 28 &#8211; 7:00pm<\/li>\n<li>Sunday, March 29 &#8211; 11:00am matinee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The enthusiastic actors at the Nanango Theatre Company will be debuting their latest productions &#8211; four one-act plays &#8211; this Friday night!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":370418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[863,3,1490],"tags":[23,30],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.11 - 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