Sydney

Sydney

Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

 has a long tradition of amateur, community based musical societies, often used as a stepping stone by those interested in a full-time career on the stage. Some societies can trace their roots back to the beginning of the 20th century, while others are relatively recently formed, but they are all well known in their areas and by musical theatre

Musical theatre

Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...

 lovers across Sydney.

Musical Society	Region	Founded	Notes	Link
Ashfield Musical Society	Inner West Inner West (Sydney) The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia...	1938	Changed name from Rowe Street Musicals in 1985	Website
Bankstown Theatrical Society	Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown is a general term used to describe the area located around the Bankstown railway line. The suburbs of the Canterbury-Bankstown region are not specific to the local government areas of City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown but includes many of them. The Georges River acts...	1950		Website
Berowra Musical Society	Upper North Shore	1986		Website
Blacktown City Community Theatre	Western Sydney Western Sydney Western Sydney is a major region of Sydney, Australia. It has a number of different definitions but one consistently used is the region composed of the 11 councils which until recently were all members of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils:* Auburn Council* Bankstown City Council*...	2000		Website
Blue Mountains Musical Society	Blue Mountains	1981		Website
Cameo Theatre Company	St George	1969		Website
Canterbury Theatre Guild	Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown Canterbury-Bankstown is a general term used to describe the area located around the Bankstown railway line. The suburbs of the Canterbury-Bankstown region are not specific to the local government areas of City of Canterbury and the City of Bankstown but includes many of them. The Georges River acts...	1977	Formed by members of defunct Lakemba Musical Society	Website
Chatswood Musical Society	Lower North Shore	1951		Website
Dural Musical Society	Hills District Hills District (Sydney) Hills District or The Hills is a general term for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Hills District is also referred to as The Sydney Hills and The Hills Shire...	1972		Website
Eastwood Uniting Church Musical Society	Northern Suburbs Northern Suburbs (Sydney) The Northern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area on the northern bank of the Parramatta River in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia east of West Pennant Hills and west of the Lane Cove National Park, south of Hornsby...	1962	Founded as Eastwood Methodist Musical Society	Website
Engadine Musical Society	Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...	1976	Formed by members of Sutherland Shire Light Opera Company	Website
FAMS Theatre Company	Northern Beaches Northern Beaches (Sydney) The Northern Beaches is an informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean...	1971	A non-denominational, Christian-led organisation	Website
Hills Musical Society	Hills District Hills District (Sydney) Hills District or The Hills is a general term for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Hills District is also referred to as The Sydney Hills and The Hills Shire...	1972		Website
Holroyd Musical & Dramatic Society	Western Sydney Western Sydney Western Sydney is a major region of Sydney, Australia. It has a number of different definitions but one consistently used is the region composed of the 11 councils which until recently were all members of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils:* Auburn Council* Bankstown City Council*...	1971		Website
Hornsby Musical Society	Upper North Shore	1968		Website
Manly Musical Society	Northern Beaches Northern Beaches (Sydney) The Northern Beaches is an informal term used to describe the northern coastal suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, located near the coast of the Pacific Ocean...	2008	The newest musical society in Sydney	Website
Miranda Musical Society	Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...	1967	Formed by members of Miranda School of Arts	Website
Mosman Musical Society	Lower North Shore	1903	Australia’s oldest musical society	Website
New South Wales University Theatrical Society	Eastern Suburbs Eastern Suburbs (Sydney) The Eastern Suburbs is a general term used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the east and south-east of the Sydney central business district in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Eastern Suburbs can refer to the suburbs within the local government areas of Woollahra, Waverley, Dover...	1985	University society with major musical performance each year	Website
Normanhurst Uniting Church Musical Society	Upper North Shore	1975	Founded as Normanhurst Methodist Musical Society	Website
Penrith Musical Comedy Company	Western Sydney Western Sydney Western Sydney is a major region of Sydney, Australia. It has a number of different definitions but one consistently used is the region composed of the 11 councils which until recently were all members of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils:* Auburn Council* Bankstown City Council*...	1978		Website
The Regals Musical Society	St George	1945		Website
Riverside Lyric Ensemble	Western Sydney Western Sydney Western Sydney is a major region of Sydney, Australia. It has a number of different definitions but one consistently used is the region composed of the 11 councils which until recently were all members of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils:* Auburn Council* Bankstown City Council*...	1991		Website
Rockdale Musical Society	St George	1939		Website
Savoy Arts Company	Lower North Shore	1985	Specialises in Gilbert & Sullivan operettas	Website
Shire Music Theatre	Sutherland Shire Sutherland Shire The Sutherland Shire is a Local Government Area in the Southern Sydney region of Sydney, Australia. Geographically, it is the area to the south of Botany Bay and the Georges River...	1975	Founded as Sutherland Light Opera Company	Website
Strathfield Musical Society	Inner West Inner West (Sydney) The Inner West is a general term which is used to describe the metropolitan area directly to the west of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia...	1968	Changed name from Strathfield Light Opera Company in 1988	Website
Sydney Youth Musical Theatre	Upper North Shore	1979	Changed name from Hornsby Youth Musical Theatre	Website
Willoughby Theatre Company	Lower North Shore	1957	Founded as The Fellowship Players, became The Willoughby Players in 1960, Willoughby Musical Society in 1969, current name 2006	Website