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We All Know What's Happening -Set against a background of handmade costumes and colonialism, this absurd true story about Leonardi de Vinci, the Pacific, seagull shit and stae sanctioned abuse. TribunalTribunal is a ceremony we are all invited to. The Long LunchThe Long Lunch is a converrsation series between independent artists. Over a shared meal, participants mediatate on their places within old and new spaces, in response to the themes of space and displacement. Soccar Club: Place & Displacement.Soccar Club: Place and Displacement is a facilitated exploration of our overlapping relationship to place. Wurrandjeri elder Joy Murohy Wandin, urban planner, Timma Ball and natural history expert Gary Presland each frame their view of place through indegenous culture, our natural environment and the ways we design new spaces and transform space. Tales of an AfronautMelbourne based poet wâni La Frére transports audiences through the world of a third-culture generation, delivering and honestly in an evening of spoken word poetry. An ode to the flourishing of life and the telling of the untold, Tales of an Afronaut pays tribute to the incedible lieage of storytelling embedded deep within the black African diaspora. Respectable ThiefIn a near-trance-like barrage of music, text, physicality and imagery, artist Nastio Mosquito charismatically unpacka the good and bad of what we 'take' as we create idenitities , maintain relationships and gain power. Excerpts from the PastExcerpts fro, the past are reincarnated in this striking visual and performance-based installation, which considers current conversations of land in relation to the colonial quest of Africa. Intimate and unsettling, Sethembile Msezane's embodiment of Nolwazi, a time traveller, hypnotically moves among the antique furniture and decaying structures if a domestic colonial landscape, invoking ancestral memory and unearthing associations of belonging, dislocation and displacement. Sonic HieroglyphsThe construction and archiving of culture is often analysed and documented through words, yet 93% of communicatons is cot verbal. Join Stépnie Kabanyana as she live-transcribes visitors' conversations into Western music scores snd Rwandan hiieroglyphs> The Community Reading RoomA pop-up destination fr researchers, artists and book lovers, The Community Room holds space for individuals who identify as First Nations and People of Colour to encounter texts that acknowledge and place their lived experience and practice at the centre, rather than the margin. Art & Action: Displacing Whiteness in the ArtsHow can art, actions and interventions create sites of resistance within colonial and institutionalised arts settings?
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Adulting : The New Age of "Growing Up"Melbourne comedy-cabaret star Tash York is on a mission to figure out the ins and outs of being a grown up with her brand new show Adulting for the Melbourne Cabaret Fringe. The show will cover such ground as womanhood, ageing, love, babies and having a 'real job'. to discover what it means to be considered as "a grown op". Raising "EllDante;s inferno dragged kicking and screaming into 2017 with the help of a saxaphone, a violin, a keyboard and an hour of wildly subversive cabaret! I,magine Dante's journey into th inferno, but set in 2017. The 7 deadly sins are replaced by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Grindr and Youtube. A ccophonous collection of four singers and three musicians nosedive through a massive LCD screen. Bizarre, unexpected and thought provoking, Raising 'Ell is the larest cabaret offering by Ellis Filar. Tragedyis a cabaret for anyone who cannot live woithout their smartphone. wi-fi or their daily worship and pilgramage to their favourite barista. It is a tongue-in-cheek show that pokes fun at modern society through the ingenious appropiation and mash up of Greek tragic texts with pop-culture references and songs and the creation of original modern chorus work reminiscent of all those epic ancient theatrical texts. |
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Australia's Boys of MotownThese boys blend the world's best known originals, covers and remakes of Motown, with current chart hits in one Motown inspired spectacle. Queen of Broadway: The Ethel Merman StoryEthel Merman comes back to earth for one more show. On the other side, she's met the likes of Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain and Leonard cohen. |
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Ginger & tonic: For Love Or MoneyThe Ginger and Tonic girls are still struggling in love, but that's not going to stop them from being the awesome women thst they are. They have big ideas - huge ideas - to make big bucks! Or do they? Womanopens a Pandora's Box of musical styles, provocative tunes, and witty storytelling taking the audience on a thought provoking journey of self discovery and rebirth. Dolls by Babushka CabaretWhat sis Ken and Barbie do when you weren'tr looking> Prepare to be seduced, tickled and burped through a cheeky cabaret in the Babushka Dreamhouse. Batteries sold separately. Put the Blame on MameIn an age of explicitness and over-expoaure, the nost electrifying thing one can do is be subtle. Cabaret songstress Willow Sizer invites you to taste the exotic delights of a bygone era. You're My World - The Story of Cilla BlackA biographical cagaret full of the powerhouse vocals and self-deprecating huimour that made Cilla Blacko one of the U.K's most beloved performers. Blue: The Songs of John MtichellRenowned for her artful storytelling and eaw, emotive vocals, cabaret chanteuse Queenie can de Zandt returns to the cabaret stage with a brand new show exploring the songs, stories and the art of the musica legend that is John Mitchell. Cyrens - The Swingin' Songbook of Cy ColemanA musical revue celebrating the legendary Broadway composer and jazzman Cy Coleman, composerof shows such as Sweet Charity, Barnum,. On the Twentieth Century, The Life and City of Angels. Louisa Wall presents It's Not Me, It's LouLou is a millennial. A perennial millennial if you will. born in the nieies, raised in the norties she is part of a beneration described as "entitled, lazy and too connected to the internet." But who said that? Obvious not a millennial #amirite? PiscaPisca was born to be a duck. He's just not good at it. Through a combination of clowning physical theatre, audience interaction, illusion and impeccable timing, this show will duck, five deep into the wxploration of Pisca's life. Dolly Diamond;s Closing Nigh Cabaret.Round out your festival expoerience with a closing night party hosted by Dolly diamond. Next FallLuke believes in God. Adam believes in everything else. Next Fall portrays the ups and sowns of this unlikely couple's five-year relationship with sharp humour and unflinching noesty/ When an accident changes everything, the most deeply held beliefs of fa,ily and friends are put to the test and Adam is forced to turn as Luke's family and friends for support... and answers. |
Model CitizensBeing a model citizen in the lucky country - audaciously unpacking the myths of modern Australia. This year Circus Oz Artistic Director, Rob Tannion, along with a new divers acrobatic ensemble, are fired up to launch the latest touring Circus Oz show Model Citizens. |
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50th Birthday Party50th Birthday Party and Book LaunchCome and join La Mama in celebrating their Golden Jubilee and in launching th new book LA MAMA. |
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La Mama CourthouseCall of the IceJoin Tamblyn on a very peculiar expedition as he folloows in the wake of his childhood hero, Sir Douglas Mawson, sailing over the high seas into the wonder ( and danger) of the Antarctic wilderness. Share his real-life adventure with all the exhileration, challenges and allure of what it is to be an intrepid explorer. Queens on a RugA phantaasmagical mess and a durational attempt. Queens on a Rug oscillates somewhere between high art and mediocre entertainment. Combining Gunn;s autobiographical humour and Lloyd's unpredictable chorepgraphy, Queens on a Rug has a slapstick energy and a deep devotion to the ridiculous in the face of encroaching teagedy. Diving into the UnknownAlias Grace: From the novel by Margaret Atwood. adapted by Laurence Strangio withCaroline Lee. Catherine: the Body Politic: Written and performed by Catherine ZLee. Raising "EllDante;s inferno dragged kicking and screaming into 2017 with the help of a saxaphone, a violin, a keyboard and an hour of wildly subversive cabaret! I,magine Dante's journey into th inferno, but set in 2017. The 7 deadly sins are replaced by Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Tinder, Grindr and Youtube. A ccophonous collection of four singers and three musicians nosedive through a massive LCD screen. Bizarre, unexpected and thought provoking, Raising 'Ell is the larest cabaret offering by Ellis Filar. RepublicThe turbulent history of Ireland and its influence on Australia's politics. How the drive for independence from Britain divided populations in both countries. Wars, rebellions, religion, executions, exiles, alliances and betrayals sought justice for the poor and exploited. In Search of the Lost CoardDevised and perforemed by Dennis Coad A riotous, rollicking roller coaster ride of remebrance with excerpts from his many shwos including The Fall of The Roman Umpire, The Umpire Strikes Back-May the Farce be with You, Thae Farce Awakens and ... Lifes a Gamble. Untitled, or the Seat of NarcissaBe taken into the world of a beguiling woman desiring thrue love while only ever opening herself to moments of lust, as Vicountess Narcissa holds court and sway over ladies keen for affection. CredentialsDavid Williamson returns to his La Mama roots with Credentials, a black comedy in the tradition of the early hits such as The Removalis. Credentials takes a darkly loook at the widening gulf between those Australians born into security, opportunity and education, and those who have to fight for their lifeto get any of these things. Surprise Party with Jem and Dead Max.Meet Jem and Max. Best mates from way back, fresh out of uni and reconnecting after two years apart - until Max dies in a car crash. /but why should death get in the way of a good party? As wine is poured and pasta cooked, Jem and Dead Max swap in-jokes, highschool crushes, and stories of the nights that never seemed to end. But there's one night that they never had a chance to talk about. Godot: the Wait is OverBeckett's classic play defies imitation, but in Godot: the Wait is Over, we respectfully re-join Didi and Gogo as they grapple with existental questions and agonise over the impending arrival of their greatest fear and derqrest hope - the mysterious "Mr Godot". Pancake Opus 101In 10 moments Pancake Opus 101 navigates the path between the mundane and the magical. EchoBuckle Up! Six Degrees in MelbourneSix lives. Six stories. Six degrees of intensity. We'll ease you slowly into the theatrical journey and then by degree, we'll start to turn up the heat. a secret quivering beneath the surface, breaking through before being pulled back by a possessive protoganist, then anothe story, another secret, while the whole time a tram dips in and out. The tram gently rocks before speeding on to the final stop-this is yur final degree.
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2016 SeasonBECKETT THEATRE2017 SeasonHeart is a WastelandRaye is a struggling country music star in the mnaking. Riding her luck, she's playing pub to pub along Australia's vast desert highways, flogging demo CD's for ten bucks a piece until she can go home top Alice and look her son elvis in the eye. then raye's life becomes entwined with that of another wanderer. She meets Dan after a gig , and a love affair unfurls over the four-day drive north fron Roxy Downs South Australia to Alice Springs. You're Not Alone""It's been seven hours and seven days", sings comedic performance and video artist Kim Noble. Echoing the famous words from Sinéad O'Connor's 90s ballad, Noble mourna a dead pigeon he sees unceremoniously decomposing on the road. Struck by the indignity of the bird's passing, he takes the pigeon home and performs an autopsy of sorts.
MERLYN THEATRE2017 SeasonRevolt. She Said. Revolt Again.is an assault on laqnguage and a volatile exploration of womanhood in the 21st century. The Elephant Man - The real and imagined historyJoseph Merrick, better known as the Elephant Man, is cast out. He survived circus, 'freak shows' and the revulsion of a gawking public before a young doctor offerd him asylum at the London Hospital in 1879. So began a life of endless observation. But curiosity works both ways, and Merrick returned the horrified gaze of Victorian punters with wonder and optimism. Black Rider - The casting of magic bullets.A naive hunter travels to a crossroads in the dead of night to conjure the devil. He's willing to bargain almost anything in exchange for magic silver bullets that will never miss their mark, But the devil makes cunning deals - just when you think you can have it all, you may have unwittingly given it all away. " The Testament of MaryYears after the crucifixion, young men are hounding the mother of Jesus. The discipiles want her to endorse the story they are constructing about her son - stories of a man who performed miracles and rose from the dead. They say her son is the son of God.
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Wages of Fear.is a rare stage production of Georges Arnaud's remarkable 1950 novel. A landmark thriller, which was adapted into the iconinc film, is compelling and provocative tale of terror and suspense. |
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Circosis - Left Brain, Right BrainThis June, the phenomenal imagination, athleticism and humour of Aistralia's next generation of circus talents will be on show when NICA presents Circosis - Left Brain, Right Brain in a two part production of elite-level circus. Set in a woeld where obsession is the norm, the graduate showcase performances range from the poignant and evocative to the flamboyant and outright absurd. |
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Meet The Owl and Cat CollectiveThe Owl and Cat has formed a Collective... A group of Melbourne based artists who love theatre and believe in the independent sector. The collective are all working on a volunteer basis and without any external funding they are very proud to present a season of playes jam packed with poerful stories for you to enjoy. |
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ENTREE Monthly Events 1st Sunday: Poetry Slam
There are no limitations on what we can do to make your event, presentation, work party or birtday a memorale one.
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2017 SeasonThe MoorsBring an adventurous date. It's a bit kinky. Sisters Agatha and Huldey live with their maid, Marjry, and a sad Mastiff on the bleak English moors. They dream of love and power. the arrival of governess, Emilie, and a practical moor-hen sets them all on a dangerous path. IncognitoLove, Einstein and the infinite possibilities. Princeton, Mew Jersey, 1955. Thomas Stoltz Harvey performs and autopsy on Albert Einstein and then steals his brain. The Way OutHelen and her father, Stewart, a local civil war veteran, sell moonshine to a broken town, struggling to survive in a poisoned landscape. Whose Story Is It?sex god puppet trump man woman hypocrits yes to no dog fat love fear leia euthanasia dong dance peace world light dark eyes skin touch mouth words media family sister guilt home retribution delicate execution memory jesus bed locks dirty vision human beast agitate hope lick sweat demonic liar seduction not nasty fissures youth betray me you fire now please go. Desert. 6.29 pmA small town in the middle of nowhere, it's dinnertime and we are invited into the lives of Xanm her mother and father Crystal and Rico and her older brother Jamie. This is a family that long ago stopped talking about who they really are, what they really want. Deaert 6.39pm deftly explores the political through the deeply [erspnal. Playlist, 2017A change is as good as a holiday The best end of year party in town, intimate theatre, live music, adventure.
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It has been an overwhelmingly exciting year for Red Stitch - sellout houses,. new audiences, loyal supporters, regional tours and a season of acclaimed new work. And, with thanks to you - a small step in the right direction with an increase to our artists fees. We are growing and the outlook for the next 6 months is no exception. Support our EOFY campaign by making tax deductible donation. |
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The Sound of ArtAn intimate concert will showcase Australian composer Elena Kats-Chemin's performance of 10 world premiere musical sketches created in response to the paintings of two iconic Australian painters: margaret Olley and William Robinson. It will also feature performances by the Orava Quartet with Kae Noonan. An exhibition of selected paintings by Margaret Olley and William Robinson will be on display at the venue, with images of the works that inspired Kats-Chemin's impovbisations projected throughout the performance. Twilight in the red boxA series of intimate twilight concerts featuring music from renowned Australian and international composers. The event will feature an eclectic program that reflects on the past, present and future through topical issues including domestic violence, migration and indigenous voiccdes. Sitkovetsky TrioThe Sitkovetsky Trio, an unity of three award-winning soloists - violinist Alecander Sitkovetsky, pianist Wu Qian and cellist Bartholomew Lafollette will stop by Brisbane for a special performance as part of Queensland Music Festival/ The trio have countless solo prizes and achievements to their names but it is together thay really shine - in the hands of the piano trio bercomes a miniature orchestra. they will perform a program of trios by Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich, Mendessohn and Australian composer Lachlan Skipworth, which will transport the listener from darkness to light. Stradbroke Chamber Music FestivalIn six intimate concerts on stunning North Stradbroke Island, Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival will treat audiences to a program of masterworks by Haydn, Mozart, Schuman, Kanacek, Brahms, Dvorak, Poulenc and Szymanowski. The festival will feature more than 20 performers, including classical guitarist Karin Schaupp, English clarinest William Stafford and the internationally acclaimed Joseph Tawadros Quartet. The festival will culminate in two special concerts where musical miniatures will be linked by narratios of acclaimed INdegenous North Stradbroke Island author Oosgeroo's Dreamtimestories in a performance that will pay tribute to Quandamooka culteral heritage, and to Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival founder Jani Haenke. David GrayDavid Gray will play exhilerating works and spellbinding popular tunes on piano and Brisbane's magnificent pipe organ during Quennsland's Music Festival. On Brisbane's 1934-vintage cimema pipe organ, affectionatley known as 'The Christie;, Gray will conjure up a symphony of sound in a program of unexpected delights including light classicd and popular music from the movies and Broadway. To the Earth / To the SkyOver two consecutive nights, Argo will team up with Queensland Music Festival and Camerata, Quenncland's innovative chamber ensemble, to transform two of Brisbane's unique landmarks with a dramatic, immersive double-concert experience. Silver MemoriesWill harness the healing power of music when music comes out of the wireless and into aged czre centres in Brisbane, Toowoomba and the Sunshine Coast. Inspired by 4MBS radio program and backed by7 evidence-based research grounded in reminiscence therapy principles. Queensland Conservatorium Guitarists, directed by Karin Sdhsupp, snd vocal quartet ConChord will visit aged care centres across Queensland for a series of live music performances exclusively for residents, their family and friends." Opera at JimbourQueensland Music Festival and Opera Queensl;and have partnered up once again to entertain thousands at one of the state's most popular free outdoor rvrnts held in the pistiresque grounds of heritage-listed Jimbour House in the Western Downs. this year Opera at Jimbour. QMF and OperQ will present a semi-staged concert version of Franz Lehar's world famopus The Merry Widow, in a new version directed by OperaQ's Jason Barry-Smith, featuring elaborate costumes, soaring melodies and a star-studded cast featuring much-=loved tenor David Hobson. Bach to BushHeld between July 13 and 23. 2017 heading to Boonah, Goondiwindi, Cunnamulla, Quilpie, Bedourie, Charleville, Barcaidine, Longreach and Warwick. Journey Along the Silk RoadThe UIniversity of Quennsland School of Music Soutghern Cross Soloists, one of Australia's leadiong chamber ensenbles, invites Brisbane audiences to takle a journey along the ancient Silk Road. A collaboration combining the skills of Queensland's leading professioal musicians and students from MacGregor State High School and The University of Queensland . |
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2017 SeasonRiceAn insightful story about the personal side of globalisation Everone has problems to deal with - in he boardroom od the basement, global or local, busienss or personal. Two multiculteral women making their way in modern Australia forge a powerful, if unlikely friendship that gets results. An OctoroonA Provocatively Hilarious Interrogation of IdentityIt's the story of historical Louisiana. Or historical Far North Queensland. Or it's the story of a black playwright. Or how race is portrayed on stage. Or maybe...it's about how they're all the same story, Brash and provocative, the satircal comedy. An Octoroon can trace its roots back to an 1856 novel. than a stage melodrama by crowd-pleasing Irish imressio Dion Boucicault. St Mary's in ExileIt would be beyond belief if it wasn't true. In 2009, Brisbane's Catholic community was roked when the Catholic Church stepped in to oust beloved priest Father Peter Kennedy from his post at St. Mary's in South Brisbane. Gripping and inspirational drama, St Mary's in Exile is the story of a tight-knit community, a poignant reminder that the word "church" refers not tot he 123-year-old heritage listed Renaissance building but the bond between the disparate people who gather there. A bond that endured when Peter handed over the keys and amid a media frenzy, and led his flock down the street to the Trades and Labor Council building where they still worship every weekend. |
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2017 Queensland Music FestivalHang With QYOAustrian hang soloist composer, Bjork drummer and international electronica collaborator, Manu Delago, will feature in a world premiere concerto written by emerging Queensland composer Dr Thomas Green to honour the father of Australia's youth orchestra movement, John Durro AM. MBE. SanctuaryPresented in partnership with Camerata will feature a new commission composed by Joe Chindamo, featuring Dinan Doherty and Alecandre Oguey, as well as chowcase several new compositions and renowned artists, exploring the universal need for a safe haven in a troubled world. Mark VincentAustralia's hottest classical treasure Mark Vincent wilol tour Australia in October/November showcasing his latest album A Tribute to Mario Lanza.
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Once in Royal David's CityThe Great Nerw Australian Play by one of our greatest writers. Who are we, what are we doing here, and why is it so? Fsced with the loss of a parent, do we rage against the universe, serch for connection or hope for an epiphany? Noises OffA shamelessly entertaing farce that guarantees a fun night. What;s more fun than a comically flawless story about tragically flawed people? Notheing. DisgracedExploring freedom of speech, political correctness and the prejudices towards Islam that still persist even in the most progressive culterla circles. Scenes From A MarraigeA riveting portrait of a marriage performed by a real-life couple. L:ove blooms. Love fades. It happens to everyone. It could be happening next door. And in any marriage torn asunder, sifting throught the wreckage is going to get messy. even a seemingly perfect marriage has cracks in its facade, cracks that if untended can become gaping rifts. Johan and Marianne are the ideal couple , two daughters, glittering careers, a lovely home. Tartuffecon men don't vome any more brazen than Tartuffe. He'll wheedle his way into your lif and before you know it, all you had was gone.
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The Ship That Never WasTasmanina's longest running play The Ship That Never Was based on a real event in 1834 when the last ship built at the convict settlement at Macquarie Harbour was about to sail for the new prison at Poet Arthur but was hijacked by 10 convict shipwrights.
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Cirque du Soleil rediscovers its origins witht the company's eigth Big Top show to tour Australia. A return to the intimate and fundamental human elements of circus, Kooza combines thrilling acrobatic performance with the art of clowning. We follow The Innocent as he takes a journey of self-discovery through a comic kingdom of eccentric characters, electrifying thrills and out-of-the-box surprises. Season opens April 13. 2017
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The Play That Goes Wrong.The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can goe wrong... does!
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The Play That Goes Wrong.The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society are putting on a 1920s murder mystery, but as the title suggests, everything that can goe wrong... does! Warney Uncut - Shane Warne live on stageLegend, icon, hero, villain. Shane Warne has been called all that and more. Everyone has an opinion on Warney; many have stories to tell. but now it's time for Warney to tell his own remarkabel story - in his own words, live on stage.
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