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Blast From The Past

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Submitted by Chris Hughes on Friday, 23rd Apr 2010
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Opening to rave reviews, the Knox School presents "Back to the 80's"

Back to the 80's relives the highs and lows of the senior class of East High, as seen through the eyes of Corey, an insecure, love-struck teenager. Corey wants to be class president but is up against a chick magnet and a geek. It’s a non-stop rollercoaster of laughs and great songs which send up everything from Star Wars to the Karate Kid.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Director - Hughesy "The kids have worked incredibly hard on this production and have produced a show that deserves every bit of recognition it receives. Working with these kids has been a challenging and rewarding experience.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DID YOU KNOW?:

The top selling album in the 80s was Dire Straits Brothers In Arms followed by Michael Jackson Bad, and then Thriller, 4th best selling album Queen Greatest Hits

The Cosby Show was the #1 American TV show from 1985-1990 following Dynasty and preceding Roseanne which took over #1 in 1990

.He-Man and the Masters of the Universe was the first cartoon built around a line of toys.

 

 

 

 

 

 

        80's POP QUIZ

  1. Who was Mallory Keaton's fiance?
  2. Which one of the A Team was a Pilot?
  3. What is the name of the cat in the smurfs?
  4. What's the connection between Benson & Growing Pains?
  5. Who was the leader of the good Transformers?
  6. What was the name of the dog in Fraggle Rock?
  7. What was the name of Punky Brewster's dog?
  8. What was Angela's son's name in Who's the Boss?
  9. What was Michael Jackson advertising when he was nearly killed?
  10. What was ALF's girlfriend from Melmac's name?

 

Oscar winners: Ordinary People (1980), Chariots of Fire (1981), Gandhi (1982), Terms of Endearment (1983), Amadeus (1984), Out of Africa (1985), Platoon (1986), The Last Emperor (1987), Rain Man (1988), Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 15 highest-grossing films of the decade are (in order from highest to lowest grossing): E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Batman, Rain Man, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Back to the Future, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Top Gun, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Back to the Future Part II, Crocodile Dundee, Fatal Attraction and Beverly Hills Cop.[3]
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tickets to "Back to the 80's" are available here:

http//www.whitehorsecentre.com.au/Back-to-the-80s.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For more information or to book group or multiple performance tickets phone the Box Office on 9262 6555 or email tickets@whitehorse.vic.gov.au

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

State: 
VIC

About the Author

Chris is a founding partner of Theatre People. Over the the past thirteen years, he has made his mark on the theatre community as an actor, singer and dancer, appearing in over thirty large scale productions. Chris made his professional theatre debut in as a principal performer in Follies In Concert at the Crown Showroom. The many faces of Hughesy have been spotlit in lead and principal roles in Anything Goes, Sweet Charity, Oklahoma, Bye Bye Birdie, The Wiz, Chess, Hot Mikado, Grease , Pirates of Penzance and Jesus Christ Superstar, The Hot Mikado, Whitehorse's West Side Story and most recently is Johnny O'Keefe in CLOC's Shout! Chris has earned multiple nominations by the Music Theatre Guild for his performances in various roles over the years including a best director nomination for the critically acclaimed production of  Assassins.