In true BDC style, the skills and talents of the club members have developed another unique performance for its 2025 production, Spinning Out.
Cast member Julie Manson said the BDC started writing another production in February about how Verne was going to save his record store, Verne’s Vinyl Vault.
"We all get together and we think about songs that could go into a show, like what would work and who could sing something."
Seasoned club members Wyma and Bob Glassey, along with Susan and Nikita Rogers, will be joined by Bluff resident and club newcomer Ian Sutherland. Manson believed there was a nice blend of hit numbers from the 1970s to the 1990s chosen for the production. Rehearsals started earlier this year to prepare the cast. Alisha-May Perkins’ choreography skills have the cast of 14 moving.
"Once again the choreography is way up there. [Alisha] is such an asset to the Bluff Drama Club — the way she gets everyone moving, it’s incredible," Manson said.
The audience could also expect some powerhouse numbers to be offered up alongside the BDC’s timehonoured comedy.
Club members were a close-knit team who really enjoyed what they do, which she believed was the secret to the club’s successful productions and there were always plenty of laughs.
Last year’s sellout drama, Bluff or Bust, about a group of ex-Bluffies’ road trip on a bus to the oyster festival certainly delivered some crack-up moments.
Soundman Tom Moana laughed his way through Sunday’s rehearsal while her 16-year-old son was singing along in the wings, Manson said.
"You always know if the soundman can’t wait to do your sound for the show . . . you’re feeling pretty good that you’ve got a good show on."
For decades, the club had been presenting its theatre restaurant entertainment alongside a three-course meal with a main dish of blue cod or baked ham.
Spinning Out’s family night features on Wednesday, September 24.
The theatre restaurant runs from Thursday, September 25 to Saturday, September 27.
