Toe tapping fun at theatre

Arnica Keenan and Gilbert Gauci star in Stepping out. Photo: Supplied/Renee Belsey

By Alesha Capone

It’s time to step out, tap your toes and see the Wyndham Theatre Company’s latest show.

The company will stage Stepping Out across seven nights from Friday, May 10 to Saturday, May 25 at the Crossroads Theatre in Werribee.

Stepping Out, written by Richard Harris in 1984, went on to be staged in the West End and was made into a film. It is the story of a group of amateur tap dancers trying to overcome their inhibitions and left feet in a low-rent dance studio in North London.

Former professional chorus girl Mavis tries to teach the bumbling amateurs some dance skills for an upcoming recital, but before the dancing begins she must mediate the dramas which erupt among the performers.

Stepping Out will be staged at 8pm on May 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25, with an additional show at 2pm on Saturday, May 18.

The Crossroads Theatre is located at the corner of Duncans Road and Synnot Street, Werribee.

Ticket prices: $25 adult, $22 concession, $20 per person for groups of more than eight people. Tickets are available at: wyndhamtheatrecompany.org.au