Maggy Franklin has been involved in theatre and musical theatre in Sydney for many years. She has a teaching diploma in Speech and Drama, has attended Darlo Drama classes, acted and directed in Crash Test Drama, directed at Short and Sweet Sydney, is a regular judge at Short and Sweet and has directed in the Sydney Fringe Festival.
She runs the large internet based social theatre group Theatre Time Sydney which organises groups to attend and support independent theatre. An ex-high school teacher, she works in aged care, plays tennis, gets to the cinema whenever possible, and is a Lifeline volunteer.
She believes one can never go to too much theatre, and there is always something to be experienced at every production.
As a single woman in her later middle age I admit I headed to watch this show with some hesitation in my mind fearing I was letting myself in for some rather trite, stereotyped characters. I was however, very soon …
FAG/STAG by Jeffrey Jay Fowler and Chris Isaacs is a comic but bittersweet story of the emotional complexities of the gay/straight man relationship. In this two-hander, ably directed by Les Solomon, Corgan played by Samson Alston and Jimmy, …
Director/musical director Mitchell Old has assembled a talented group of musicians and performers for this exciting and vibrant production of THE LAST FIVE YEARS. This is the debut production of the Mitchell Old Company, and is certainly an impressive …
Castle Hill Players have chosen well with Andrew Bovell’s powerful play ‘Things I Know To Be True’ beginning their 2021 season. The production was about to open last year before COVID -19 struck, so it is wonderful for audiences …
Castle Hill Players “The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde” is a ripper of a production to start their 2020 season. Based on the novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, Noah Smith’s adaptation under the direction of Paul Sztelma …
Castle Hill Players final production for their 2019 season is NELL GWYNN and like all their other shows this year, is a delight for the audience. It is a joyous, slightly bawdy historical romp through Drury Lane Theatre London and …
WATER by Mark Langham is a highly entertaining portrayal of the life of Carl Hans Lody, who was totally unsuited to the role he found himself in as German spy in Britain at the start of World War One. Stephen …
Hornsby Musical Society’s KISS ME KATE is a bright and fun filled production. First produced on Broadway in 1948, winning the first ever Tony award for a musical, this boisterous back stage/on stage comedy is one of Hollywood’s much-loved musicals. …
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK as adapted by Goodrickh and Hackett is a timeless story of a young girl’s struggle to live, hope and love despite the dire circumstances in which she and her family find themselves. This Pulitzer …
Neil Simon’s BILOXI BLUES opens in a train carriage as five new recruits to the US army in 1943 head to Biloxi Mississippi for basic training before being sent to war. This is another excellent production from Castle Hill Players …