The Musical - the Lighthouse Theatre Warrnambool

Like the filament of a light globe glowing intensely, we know
our Lights Up 2015 season shines the light on a year of rich
and varied performances. The 2015 selection has been carefully
chosen to bring you extraordinary entertainment
and wonderful performances.
I
n 2015 we will explore and celebrate our connection to the land and history
through performances that resonate with us as Australians. Matthew Ryan’s
new play Kelly dramatises the last night of the iconic bushranger in a gripping
and tautly written piece. We are thrilled to include celebrated local musician
Shane Howard in an intimate concert performance of his new album, Deeper
South. Australia Day written and directed by comic genius, Jonathan Biggins,
pokes fun at Australian traditions, local politics and sacred cows.
Miriam Margolyes, international star of stage and screen will grace our stage
in her own flamboyant, theatrical celebration. Michael Veitch brings to life the
heroics of the pilots of World War II in a moving and very personal account.
Amity Dry (best known from “The Block”) delights in her own musical creation
Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life.
We continue the family fun with a special pyjama performance of The 26
Storey Tree House and the return of 360 Allstars the exciting, amped up
Urban Circus after rave reviews and sell out seasons in Europe and America.
We also welcome back some of our favourite performing arts companies
and artists - Australian Chamber Orchestra 2, Bell Shakespeare as well
as the delightful Bethany Simons and the irrepressibly comic Damian Callinan.
The 2015 selection has been carefully picked especially to have something for
everyone and the chance to enjoy it right on your doorstep. Become
a subscriber in 2015 by choosing four or more shows from the season
and enjoy the rewards – priority booking, cheaper tickets, VIP functions
and deferred payment.
The Lights Up 2015 season glows with fun, vibrancy and entertainment.
We’re excited, and hope you will be part of it!
Theatre Manager
Media Partner
Principal Sponsor
Goanna Arts & Lighthouse Theatre Present
Shane Howard
Deeper South
Friday February 6, 8pm - Lighthouse Studio
L
ighthouse Theatre is proud to present one of the South West’s
favourite sons in the intimacy of the Lighthouse Studio.
Just like the sky and waters of the Great Southern Ocean, where Shane Howard was
raised and resides, his 13th solo album, ‘Deeper South’, features songs full of music and
poetry that are deep and dark yet illuminated by great shafts of light.
Featuring new songs written by Howard, ‘Deeper South’ is a musical postcard
from ‘the edge of the world’ - the unique southern coast of Australia.
For this self produced album, Howard was joined in his home studio by long
term musical friends John Hudson (Guitar, Dobro), Ewen Baker (Fiddle,
Mandolin) and Ruben Shannon (Acoustic Bass).
‘Deeper South’ is due for release in December 2014 and Howard will be
launching the album around the country from February 2015.
Running Time: 75 mins, no interval
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Reception:
The Musical
Written & Performed By Bethany Simons
& Peter de Jager
Wednesday February 25, 8pm - Lecture Hall Port Fairy
Thursday February 26, 8pm - Lighthouse Studio
Friday February 27, 8pm - Soldiers Memorial Hall Mortlake
Saturday February 28, 8pm - Theatre Royal, Camperdown
A
celebration of all things administration, Reception: The Musical tells the
story of a receptionist who finds joy in the manic world of customer
service, stationery orders and thinking on your swivel chair. Inspired by true
stories from the front desk, this original cabaret comedy is a must-see for
office workers and theatre lovers everywhere!
Written by two-time Green Room Award nominated writer/performer
Bethany Simons and leading Melbourne composer Peter de Jager, this
uplifting and hilarious production features a toe-tapping original score.
Songs include My Name is Bethany (Not Stephanie), Do You Have Sticky
Tape, I Can’t Help But Help, They Ring My Bell and many more.
Winner of the 2014 Melbourne Fringe Festival Cabaret award
Following the performance, mingle with the cast at an ‘office party’ with light refreshments and
a memo board with post-it notes for audiences to share their own stories.
Captivating. Simons has presence in
spades. Everyone who works in an
office should see this show
Running Time: 60 minutes, no interval
Photo Credit Sarah Eley
- The Weekly Review
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A CDP production
The 26-Storey Treehouse
Special Pyjama Performance
Tuesday March 24, 6.30pm - Lighthouse Theatre
W
ell, what are you waiting for? Come on up!
Yes, that’s right. Andy and Terry had such a ball with their crash-landing
entry into the world of theatre with The 13-Storey Treehouse, they’re
back for more, 13 storeys more, in fact. And you’re invited!
You know what 13 more storeys means. More inventions – like the 78
flavour ice-cream dispensing robot and the brain bamboozling Maze of Doom
(not to mention the self-inflating underpants) and more things to go wrong – not
least of which is the very real possibility that the entire show is a complete
and utter disaster. Will Andy and Terry push their friend Jill, to her absolute
limits? And who is this shady Hector Houtkop, with a really bad pirate accent?
And what about all those pirates?
Adapted by award-winning playwright and author Richard Tulloch
(The Book of Everything, Bananas in Pyjamas) The 26-Storey Treehouse
is brought to you by the same cracker team that delivered the smash-hit
stage version of The 13-Storey Treehouse.
So what are you waiting for?
You’ll laugh your head off!
A play by Richard Tulloch
Adapted from the book by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton
Artistic Director: Julian Louis
Director: Liesel Badorrek
Set/Costume Designer: Mark Thompson
Lighting Designer: Nicholas Higgins
Sound Designer: Ross Johnston
Choreographer: Katie Kermond
Running Time: 60 minutes, no interval
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Queensland Theatre Company
Kelly
By Matthew Ryan
Friday April 10, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
N
ed Kelly sits in his prison cell. Tomorrow he is going to hang. A wounded
beast in a cage, defiant till the end. A priest enters to give him his last rites
and it is revealed to be Dan Kelly - Ned’s younger brother believed burnt to
death at Glenrowan. Dan is desperate and needs one last thing from his
older brother and Ned stands firmly against him.
History tells us that Dan and Ned never saw eye to eye and there is also myth that
Dan escaped the fire and disappeared to Queensland. This makes for a brilliantly
charged premise, explored beautifully on stage in 80 gripping minutes, weaving
Kelly fact, theory and myth while exploring masculinity, brotherhood and the
dangerous dynamic of mateship.
The new Australian play, Kelly was written by young Queensland Playwright
Matthew Ryan and boasts a brilliant cast of three of Brisbane’s finest actors - led
by the Matilda Award winning Steven Rooke who plays Ned Kelly in a powerhouse
performance with humour, heart and depth.
Cast Steven Rooke, Kevin Spink, Anthony Standish
Director Todd MacDonald
Set Designer Simone Romaniuk
Lighting Designer Ben Hughes
Composer/Sound Designer Guy Webster
Fight Director Niki-J Price
Kelly is a slick and impressive production… the
exceptional talents of Steven Rooke (Ned) kept
the audience absolutely riveted…Matthew Ryan is
an impressive writer and Kelly is perfectly polished
down to every single word. It’s a magnificent piece.
Running Time: 80 mins, no interval
Photo: Rob Maccoll
This project has been assisted
by the Australian Government
through the Australia Council, its
arts funding and advisory body.
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This project is supported by the Queensland
Government through Arts Queensland, part
of the Department of Science, Information
Technology, Innovation and the Arts.
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- Aussie Theatre
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Onyx Productions
360 ALLSTARS
Directed by Gene Peterson
Thursday April 30, 7.30pm - Lighthouse Theatre
B
ack by popular demand and fresh from Broadway….
360 ALLSTARS is a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms
of rotation. Boasting a stellar cast, including world champion athletes,
world class dancers and world renowned musicians, the production
connects the street with the elite to deliver a radical urban circus!
A performance like no other, 360 ALLSTARS reinvents the traditional circus
by presenting contemporary performance styles instead of conventional
circus art forms. Replace acrobats with break dancers, substitute a
basketball freestyler in place of a juggler, swap the unicyclist for a BMX
flatlander, and exchange the hoop act for a Roue Cyr artist, and you get an
exhilarating circus performance like nothing you have seen before!
And with live music from award-winning master musicians and
“ringmasters”, Gene Peterson and Sam Perry, 360 ALLSTARS is as
aurally exciting as it is visually astounding.
Featuring artists from UK, Europe, America, Australia and New Zealand,
the performance is a spectacular, colourful and audibly exciting expression
of a generation that has reinvented public performance.
Fusing amazing physical skills with the extraordinary artistry that emerges
from urban culture, 360 ALLSTARS is a revolutionary production that will
leave you dizzy with excitement!
Music: Gene Peterson & Sam Perry
Lighting Design: Geoff Squires
AV Design: Freddy Komp
It would be a mistake to miss this radical
reinvention of circus.... entrancing
entertainment from beginning to end
Running Time: 75 minutes, no interval
- artshub.com.au
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Melbourne Comedy
Festival Roadshow
Sunday May 10, 7.30pm - Lighthouse Theatre
M
elbourne International Comedy Festival is on the road
again with a colossal night of hilarity.
Be prepared for laughs a plenty as we let loose our most loved comedians
onto the open road for the Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow.
Fifteen years and still going strong the Roadshow will feature some of
the best home-grown local talent and international superstars from the
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and will be heading to over 75
destinations across Australia – all packaged up and delivered to your door
for an unforgettable night of untamed hilarity.
Be part of the adventure and experience Melbourne Comedy Festival
Roadshow in all its glory. In 2015 the Melbourne Comedy Festival
Roadshow will entertain crowds from Hobart to Hong Kong,
Swan Hill to Singapore, Coffs Harbour to Kuala Lumpur and
Margaret River to Marysville.
2015 will be bigger and better than ever so look out for the Melbourne
Comedy Festival Roadshow heading in your direction!
Warning: Performances may contain coarse language, sexual references and material that
can offend.Recommended for people aged 15 years or older.
Running Time: 2 hrs 15 mins including interval
Side-splitting fun,
razor-sharp, high
velocity wit
Daily Examiner, Grafton (NSW)
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The divine Miss Margolyes. A
consummate performer…she leaves an
imprint never to be forgotten.
Andrew McKinnon presents
The Importance of
Being Miriam
- Barefoot Review
A passionate discovery of words & music
Friday May 22, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
O
n this world premiere Australian tour, internationally renowned actress Miriam
Margolyes brings to the stage some of literature’s best known characters.
Lady Bracknell (from Oscar Wilde’s “The Importance of Being Earnest”), Mrs
Malaprop, Jane Austen’s Lady Catherine de Bourgh (“Pride and Prejudice”), and
Mrs Corney and Mr Bumble from Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, are amongst the
unforgettable figures brought vividly to life by the award-winning star of stage
and screen in The Importance Of Being Miriam.
In this highly entertaining new show, in which she also gives a fascinating
insight into her association with many famous writers, Miriam is once again
joined by acclaimed classical pianist John Martin who will delight audiences
with a selection of popular music and song.
Direction is by Peter J. Adams who has also devised stage shows
for Sir David Attenborough and Professor Brian Cox.
In their first appearance since the hugely popular Dickens’ Women, don’t miss
Miriam Margolyes and John Martin in this strictly limited season.
Running Time: 2 hrs, including interval
Image: James Hartley
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Tasmanian Theatre Company and
Straightjacket Productions
Sex with Strangers
a compelling, comic drama
about letting go of the past
and embracing the future
- Newsweek
by Laura Eason
Thursday June 24, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
A
love story for the 21st century.
Trapped in a rural writer’s retreat by a snowstorm, serious writer turned professor,
Olivia (Tottie Goldsmith) is settling down to write her second novel, which she
hopes will be more successful than her first. In from the snow walks Ethan (Samuel
Johnson), a brash, handsome, highly successful, Generation Y blog writer with
aspirations of literary legitimacy. Olivia succumbs to his obvious charm and
seemingly poetic soul. But can love really bloom between an old-school book
lover and a man whose publicity-generating exaggerated tell-all memoir “Sex with
Strangers” chronicles his rambunctious sex-ploits on an internet blog?
First staged by Chicago’s Steppenwolf Theatre in 2011, and more recently at the
STC and off-Broadway, this is story telling at its best. Dark, sexy and funny Sex with
Strangers delves into the lives of two people equally capable of ambition, kindness
and cruelty. Sex with Strangers makes timely and insightful observations about the
foibles of first impressions and about love and relationships in the digital age.
How far will Olivia and Ethan go to get what they want?
Starring Samuel Johnson & Tottie Goldsmith
Running Time: 2hrs 10mins including interval
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Damian Callinan &
Lighthouse Theatre presents
The Merger
Written & performed by Damian Callinan
Friday July 10, 8pm - Lighthouse Studio
Saturday July 11, 8pm - Theatre Royal Camperdown
T
he township of Bodgy Creek has seen better days: The mill’s closed; the Tidy Town
sign has fallen into the long grass and the weir is as dry as a spinster’s gusset. The
dying town is about to claim its next victim.
Unable to field even one full side, the footy club will either have to fold or merge
with their arch rivals - the Hudson’s Flat Cougars. But prodigal son coach Troy
Carrington has other ideas; to save the club, he embarks on a plan to recruit
players from the Asylum Seekers Refuge Centre.
Will the new players cope with pre-season training while fasting for Ramadan? Damian
tells the Roosters’ story through a character based narrative. Along the way you’ll meet
Sayyid, the AFL obsessed Afghani, Bull Barlow, the charismatic but bigoted Club President
with the story held together by his cinematically inclined grandson, Neil.
The show earned Damian his 3rd Barry Award nomination at the Melbourne International
Comedy Festival and has been touring throughout the country ever since. The show is
currently in development to be adapted for the big screen with the backing of Screen NSW.
Masterful performance... could be
the next Summer Heights High
Running Time: 70 mins, no Interval
- Chortle
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A Production by Christine Harris & HIT Productions
Australia’s Premier Theatre Touring Company
Australia Day
Written & Directed by Jonathan Biggins
- Stage Noise
Thursday August 20, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
E
veryone wants a piece of the party pie in this modern ripper of a comedy.
The country town of Coriole is getting ready for Australia Day – a time
to crack open a frothy, stick a snag on the barbie and celebrate what
it means to be a true blue Aussie.
The Australia Day committee is gearing up to put on the town’s biggest party
– but they have a few issues of their own to sort out first. With everyone from
the Greens to the local mayor to the CWA wanting a piece of the party pie,
it’s proving hard yakka to work out what an Aussie celebration should look
like. Nothing is sacred as the national identity is put through the ringer in this
thoroughly modern ripper of a comedy!
Will the day be fair dinkum after all? Or are there too many
roos loose in the community hall?
Written and directed by acclaimed playwright and Sydney Theatre
Company satirist Jonathan Biggins (The Wharf Revue), Australia Day
returns in a brand new touring production for 2015.
Warning: Contains strong language and adult themes. Recommended 15+.
Running Time: 2hrs 20 mins, including interval
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Biggins delivers one of the most accomplished
straight up, dinky-di, traditional ribticklers
one could imagine… the laughs come fast and
falling over one another
Dance
ACO Presents
AcO2:
The Best of British
Thursday August 27, 7.30pm - Lighthouse Theatre
cO2, the ACO’s critically acclaimed string ensemble, returns to Warrnambool with a
stunning performance not to be missed, led by world-renowned Guest Director and
Lead Violinist, Alexander Sitkovetsky.
A
‘The Best of British’ draws on a rich body of British compositions from the Baroque
period through to the 20th century, combining much-loved music by Handel, Purcell,
Holst and Britten with the exquisite violin concerto by Sir Andrzej Panufnik, a highly
respected 20th-century composer and conductor who escaped communist controlled
Poland in the 1950s and made the UK his home.
Handel: Concerto Grosso [15’]
Purcell: Chaconne for strings in G minor, Z 730 [8’]
Panufnik: Violin Concerto [22’]
[interval]
Holst: St. Paul’s Suite op. 29, no. 2 [14’]
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 [25’]
Starring international director and violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky
Running Time: Approx 2hrs, with interval.
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Presented by Popjam Productions
Originally presented in New York City in the 2013 New York Musical Theatre
Festival, Isaac Robert Hurwitz, Executive Director & Producer
Mother, Wife and the
Complicated Life
Book, music and lyrics by Amity Dry
Tuesday September 1, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
T
he hilarious and heart-warming musical that tells the truth
about marriage, motherhood and the juggle to ‘do it all’.
What if women told the truth a little more, to ourselves and each other? What if we
admitted marriage can be tough, motherhood is a challenge and doing it all is exhausting
relentless, exhilarating, infuriating, hilarious & complicated!
Mother, Wife and the Complicated Life is the new hit Australian musical that’s wowing
audiences and critics alike. Chosen for the New York Musical Theatre Festival it’s
received rave reviews both here and abroad, with full house standing ovations.
Written by and starring Amity Dry, well known from Channel Nine’s hit TV show
The Block as well as her top 10 Gold album The Lighthouse, this musical is
truly a home grown success story.
The ultimate ‘Girls Night Out’ this funny, poignant & endearing show will make you laugh,
cry and leave feeling like your complicated life is completely normal!
Not since I watched Bridget Jones’s Diary… have I
identified so strongly with a story. Mother, Wife and
the Complicated Life is hands down my favourite
musical of all time…. It is nothing short of brilliant
Music and arrangements by Mark Simeon Ferguson
Directed by David Lampard
Running Time: 2 hrs
- Rebecca Sparrow, Mamamia.com.au
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Bell Shakespeare
Hamlet
By William Shakepeare
Sunday October 4, 5pm - Lighthouse Theatre
A
nguish, passion and desperation collide in this tragic telling of Hamlet, the
Prince of Denmark who is tormented by the impossibility of his dilemma, and
who remains one of theatre’s most fascinating characters.
Dark acts result in darker consequences. And there is little that’s darker
and more complicated than the act of revenge!
A family torn apart by murder, a son burdened with the truth and the task
of avenging his father and a country on the brink of war.
Damien Ryan, returning to Bell Shakespeare following the critically acclaimed
Henry V in 2014, will deliver a new production of Hamlet, infused with the passion,
contemplation and emotion that Shakespeare’s compelling poetry cries out
for. Josh McConville (Griffin Theatre Company’s The Boys and Sydney Theatre
Company’s Mojo) and Matilda Ridgway (Sport For Jove’s A Doll’s House) will
delve into the depths of the complexity, violence, philosophical reflection,
madness and maddening seduction of Hamlet.
Director Damien Ryan
With Josh McConville & Matilda Ridgway
Running Time: 2 hours 40 minutes, including interval
Bell Shakespeare is supported
by the NSW Government
through Arts NSW
Comedy
Drama
This project has been assisted by the Australian
Government through the Australia Council, its
arts funding and advisory body.
Music
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This company knows how to
make Shakespeare fresh,
accessible and relevant
- Aussie Theatre
Dance
Natalie Weir’s
Carmen Sweet
Wednesday October 28, 8pm - Lighthouse Theatre
S
pend the night with the definitive seductress of stage as she weaves her deliciously
wicked wiles through one of Expressions Dance Company’s most loved productions.
Performed to Rodion Shchedrin’s gripping Carmen Suite by six EDC dancers, this
iconic tale of Spanish heat and gypsy passion unravels when naïve soldier Don
Josè has his heart ignited by the fiery Carmen.
Josè’s attempts to tame the freedom-loving beauty are futile, and when she
leaves him for the famous matador Escamillo, all three are engulfed in the
flames of jealousy and revenge.
Natalie Weir’s Carmen is a free spirit; dangerous, volatile and vulnerable, brought to vivid
life by three dancers playing her different states of mind and alter egos.
EDC under award winning choreographer Natalie Weir have established a reputation
as one of the must-watch dance companies in Australia. Hot on the heels of the highly
successful R&J, Carmen Sweet is another sensual and seductive night in the theatre.
Choreography by Natalie Weir
Produced by Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre
Music by Rodion Shchedrin
Design by Bill Haycock
Lighting Design by Ben Hughes
Audio Design by Tony Brumpton
A journey of seduction, jealousy,
lust and revenge
Running Time: 60mins, no interval
Image Credit Dylan Evans
- Dance Australia
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Ellis Productions’
Flak
True stories from the men
who flew in World War Two
Written and performed by Michael Veitch
Wednesday November 18, 8pm - Lighthouse Studio
T
rue Stories from the men who flew in World War Two
Based on his two best-selling books, Flak and Fly, well-known writer and performer
Michael Veitch presents Flak - True stories from the men who flew in World War
Two in which he takes on the roles of former airmen, recounting their extraordinary,
true and largely untold stories of combat in the air war of 1939-45.
Michael Veitch is a multi-talented writer, performer, presenter and comedian. He has
an academic background in history, but made his name as part of the ABC’s cult hit
The D Generation, followed by Fast Forward, Full Frontal and more. He is a regular
guest presenter and interviewer on ABC morning radio.
Directed by Helen Ellis
There are few storytellers in Australia like Michael
Veitch. He puts humanity and wry observation into the
terrible arithmetic of air warfare. His personal mission
to honour the memory and the memories of the last of
a generation who bear a remarkable witness is a special
kind of theatrical experience.
Running Time: 65 minutes, no interval
- Dr Mark Williams, Adjunct Professor,
School of Art, RMIT University
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Photo by Heidrun Lohr
Education & Family
In 2015, we will build stronger connections with our local education
partners and younger community through performance art.
The carefully selected performances are aimed at igniting creativity and introducing young
people to the performing arts. All performances have strong links to the curriculum and
supported wherever possible by comprehensive educational materials and workshops.
A Monkey Baa Theatre Company Production
I am Jack
Based on the book by Susanne Gervay
Directed by Sandra Eldridge
Adapted by Eva Di Cesare, Tim McGarry
and Sandra Eldridge
July 31, 9.30am & 11.30am
CDP productions
The 26 Storey Tree House
A play by Richard Tulloch, adapted
from the award winning book by Andy
Griffiths and Terry Denton
March 24, 9.30am & 11.30am
Well, what are you waiting for?
Come on up! THEY’RE BACK!
Yes, that’s right. Andy and Terry had such
a ball with their crash-landing entry into
the world of theatre with The 13-Storey
Treehouse, they’re back for more.
13 storeys more, in fact.
AND YOU’RE INVITED!
Adapted from the award winning book
by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton The
26-Storey Treehouse is full of adventure
and silliness. And inventions – like the 78
flavour ice-cream dispensing robot and
the brain bamboozling Maze of Doom (not
to mention the self-inflating underpants)
and more things to go WRONG– not least
of which is the very real possibility that
the entire show is a complete and utter
disaster. So what are you waiting for?
Onyx Productions
360 ALLSTARS
Directed by Gene Peterson
April 30, 11am
The circus has been reinvented.
360 ALLSTARS is a phenomenal theatrical
performance exploring all forms of rotation.
Boasting a stellar cast, including world
champion athletes, world class dancers
and world renowned musicians, the
production connects the street with the
elite to deliver a radical urban circus!
Featuring artists from UK, Europe,
America, Australia and New Zealand, the
performance is a spectacular, colourful and
audibly exciting expression of a generation
that has reinvented public performance.
Fusing amazing physical skills with
the extraordinary artistry that emerges
from urban culture, 360 ALLSTARS is a
revolutionary production that will leave you
dizzy with excitement!
Jack is smart, funny and is being bullied.
What starts as an off the cuff joke during
a handball competition, soon turns into
a set of circumstances whereby Jack
is no longer safe in the playground. But
with the use of self-expression through
photography, Jack begins to make sense
of his world; of his relationships with
others, and most importantly, with himself.
The Owl’s Apprentice
By Little Wing Puppets
September 30, 10am & 12pm
Owls aren’t born wise, you know, they
have to learn it from somewhere. A young
owl named Poot Poot is sent to study
at Owl school. On his journey he meets
an echidna, a wombat, a kookaburra, a
lyrebird, a kangaroo and a platypus who
each share with him their own special kind
of wisdom. But will he pass the final
test and become wise enough
to save the forest?
The Owl’s Apprentice is an interactive
show for families combining puppetry and
physical comedy.
Play It Forward will return in 2015 - allowing secondary teachers to
introduce students to great theatre experiences outside of the
structure of the school timetable. Book as a school group or as an
individual, but don’t miss out on these enriching theatrical and
educational experiences.
For information about any of these events
please contact the centre on 5559 4999
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Reception: The Musical
Date
Time
Where
6-Feb
8pm
Studio
25-Feb
8pm
Port Fairy Lecture Hall
26-Feb
8pm
Studio
27-Feb
8pm
Soldiers Hall Mortlake
28-Feb
8pm
Theatre Royal
24-Mar
6.30pm
Theatre
10-Apr
8pm
Theatre
30-Apr
7.30pm
Theatre
10-May
7.30pm
Theatre
22-May
7.30pm
Theatre
25-Jun
8pm
Theatre
10-Jul
8pm
Studio
11-Jul
8pm
Theatre Royal
20-Aug
8pm
Theatre
27-Aug
7.30pm
Theatre
1-Sep
8pm
Theatre
4-Oct
5pm
Theatre
28-Oct
8pm
Theatre
18-Nov
7.30pm
Studio
Camperdown
26 Storey Tree House
Kelly
360 Allstars
Melbourne Comedy Festival
Roadshow
Importance of being Miriam
Sex with Strangers
The Merger
Camperdown
Australia Day
ACO2 - Best of British
Mother, Wife and the
Complicated Life
Hamlet
Carmen Sweet
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