1981 An Evening of Theatre

For the princely sum of $1.50 (or 50c for a concession) Year 9 & 10 invited all along to our Evening of Theatre with Hisss The Villain and a Variety Show on Monday 30 November, 1981.  This was a compilation of musical and dramatic productions followed up with the famous A R Taylor melodrama.

I actually played drums for an early number (Christmas Jazz) which I didn't remember until Rachel Quirk sent me the programme.  (I probably had one rehearsal and a sight-read as I was wont to do in those days).  So for all the others who'd forgotten this, here is the programme (thanks Rachel). 

This is a useful document as it not only lists those with a theatrical bent who were not in (or at least heavily in) Dracula Spectacula (including staff, such as Mr Hagen Heinrich, Mrs Magazinovic and Mrs Sandrea Petith) but also lists the Gorokan High School Choir as of  the end of 1981.

1981 Dracula Spectacula (Part A)

Wednesday 7th October, 1981at 8pm: Dracula Spectacula opens to incredibly appreciative crowds and was to run another three nights (Thurs 8th, Fri 9th and Sat 10th).  This was Gorokan's second MAJOR musical production and involved quite a large proportion of the school - both students along with staff.

Dracula is particularly memorable for the Gorokan High community, as the role of Dracula himself was played by none other than Robert Hackl.  For those unaware, Robert was tragically killed as a pedestrian on Scenic Road at San Remo only a few years after his dramatic and vocal triumph.

We have quite a lot of material on Dracula (thanks to Rachel Quirk for supplying me about half of this) so we'll split it up over about half a dozen blog entries.


You see the advertisement taken out in the
 Tuggerah Lakes Advocate...

You buy your ticket

and start to open your programme...

in great antici - - - - - - pation!

1981 Dracula Spectacula (Part B)

Here are the publicity items printed in the lead-up and over the production week in the Tuggerah Lakes Advocate.  We were helped in some way as our English Mistress (Ms Marcia Kelly) this year married the editor of said paper and became Mrs Marcia Fenwick.  You'll notice a review by her as the final article on this blog post.

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1981 Dracula Spectacula (Part C)

Here's the text from the (inside of) the first half of the programme:

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1981 Dracula Spectacula (Part D)

Here's the text from the (inside of) the second half of the programme:

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1981 Dracula Spectacula (Part E)

The first photo here is from rehearsal - note how attentive everyone looks (not!).  The next five shots are actual production photographs taken from the audience.

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Class Photo 1980 Year 11 (all)

Courtesy: Greg Kent

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In this photo:

Class Photo 1980 11-1

Courtesy: Deb Brown

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In this photo: (Coming later)

Student List - Year 10 of 1980 - Girls

Here's an alphabetical list of girls who were awarded the Year Ten Certificate in 1980


Jacqueline Abel
Michelle Armour
Ebby Armstrong
Louise Armstrong
Leanne Baker
Elizabeth Bennett
Sandra Bilbow
Kim Bright
Sheridan Brown
Margaret Bugg
Karen Burgoyne
Cathy Calderon
Ingrid Champion
Rachel Chapman
Barbara Choy
Karen Cooksley
Catrina Cowan
Lisa Crawley
Julie Dale
Cathee Davis
Maree Davis
Tracie Devlin
Sonia Dolby
Kathy Durie
Lynette Dwyer
Jo-anne Dyos
Jane Edgar
Carolyn Evans
Sharon Fastough
Lynette Fernance
Denise Finley
Sharon Gane
Lisa Garland
Elsa Girling
Kerrie Gordon
Christine Gould
Helen Gould
Deahne Gray
Jennifer Grimes
Kim Groenwoud
Patricia Grooms
Leanne Harris
Ruth Hickey
Donna Hope
Kristine Hudson
Donna Huxley
Deborah Ireson
Elizabeth Jenkins
Helen Keen
Kim Keirnan
Louise Keirs
Gaelene Kelley
Colleen Kelly
Jennifer Kilpatrick
Denise King
Lesley Kinnear
Sharon Kipp
Susan Kitchen
Tracey Lee
Jennifer Leeuwestyn
Elizabeth Mackenzie
Sharon Mackeson
Joanne Maguire
Kerry Mahon
Leanne Marshall
Karina Martin
Yvonne Martin
Julie Maxwell
Charmain McCulloch
Sandra McKelvey
Lori McLeod
Kimberley McPhan
Donna Mills
Sonia Mitchell
Tracey Morton
Cindy Ninness
Tracey Norris
Jennifer Northcott
Sharon O'Connell
Donna Parrish
Julie Patterson
Terryle Proctor
Maree Reiher
Christine Rigney
Kimberley Saladine
Annette Saunders
Kathleen Schelling
Ann-Maree Shepherdson
Cheryl Smith
Connie So
Deborah Somerford
Deborah Swan
Billie-Jean Symington
Penny Taylor
Sandra-Gai Thew
Wendy Thomas
Samantha Tomlyn
Celile Trapman
Barbara Tye
Julie Tyler
Cathy Uebel
Lucy Vettoretto
Jennifer Walker
Denise Walsh
Michelle Wendt
Belinda Weston
Sharon Wolfe