The Guild Theatre

Community Theatre based in Rockdale, Sydney

Jim Farrow

Jim’s introduction to community theatre was in 1960 when he joined Regals Musical Society for their production of Tulip Time. He did several shows with The Regals before going to Hurstville Musical Society for Kismet and The Student Prince. In 1968 he joined the newly formed Miranda Musical Society for their second production, Pyjama Game, playing the father of well known cimmunity performer Laurel Gee, even though she was actually two years older than her was! In 1975 he joined The Guild Theatre for Three Men on a Horse. He alternated between Miranda Musical Society and The Guild for many years but eventually The Guild won out. Here, Jim has acted, stage managed, set designed, directed, worked in the lighting box, and been the President of the theatre and later Theatre Manager.
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‘Today, I am pleased to hear the phrase ‘community theatre’ has replaced ‘amateur theatre ‘. Theatre groups now strive for professionalism. OK, we don’t have the professional push button revolve technology at our disposal but we have community ingenuity to overcome any problems. This is their hobby and they do it well.’ – Jim Farrow
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CREDITS

At The Guild

Previous Roles:

Uncle Willy in The Sunshine Boys | Ernest in Bedroom Farce  |  Herbert Soppitt in When We Are Married  |  Da in Da  |  Grandpa in Caught In The Net |  Taxi Driver in Funny Money |  Confused Old Man in Arsenic & Old Lace  |  Mike Landers in Breaking Point |  The Drowning Man/Various Roles in The Good Doctor

Previous Production Team:

Director –  Time of My Life  |  Funny Money  |  Arsenic and Old Lace  |  Charlie and the Chocolate Factory  |  Busybody

Set Design –  The Woman In Black  |  Beyond Reasonable Doubt (1994)  |  Breaking Point  |  Shoe-Horn Sonata

Other Companies

Previous Roles:

Jeeter in Tobacco Road (The Cronulla Arts Theatre)  | Mr Flaherty in Brush With A Body (The Cronulla Arts Theatre)  |  Og in Finnian’s Rainbow (Miranda Musical Society)  | Pappy Yokum in Li’l Abner (Miranda Musical Society)  |  Eagle-Eye Fleagle in in Li’l Abner (Bankstown Musical Society)  |  Daphne in Sugar (Miranda Musical Society)  |  First Gangster in Kiss Me, Kate! (Miranda Musical Society)  |  Captain Andy in Show Boat (Miranda Musical Society)  |  Sancho Panza in The Man Of La Mancha (Miranda Musical Society) |  Taxi Driverin Funny Money (Woodstock Players)  |  The Drowning Man/Various Roles in The Good Doctor (Woodstock Players)