Season 2013 by Canberra Theatre Centre

director’s note

The great worth, not only of the facility but of the people who work within it, was made clear to me during 2012’s season of Barry Humphries’ Eat, Pray, Laugh. This was a genuine world premiere and a true off-broadway try-out. The ability of our staff, especially back stage, to get the show up and running showed that we can play at an international level. On another note, the short play festival for high school children, Fast+Fresh; our continued support of local artistic output via The Courtyard Studio; our world-leading access services; our commitment to social capital tickets and the delivery of Take Part programs — all show how we value our role in our local community.

With 20 shows it is difficult to single out any one, however, it would be remiss of me not to mention the residencies of both Big hART and Jigsaw Theatre Company at CTC. Big hART‘s residency will be one of the Centenary’s legacies to Canberra. Jigsaw is partnering with us to present seasons of work for children. It is thrilling for CTC to once again be the home for artistic creation, adding to the fabric of Civic Square as a genuine artistic precinct. So enjoy the season, enjoy the year and take a trip around Australia without ever having to leave the theatre.

2013 season INFORMATION

Bruce Carmichael

Director Canberra Theatre Centre

C O L L E C T E D WO R

Photo: William Hall

For nearly half of the time Canberra has existed, it has had its own dedicated cultural centre, bringing great national and international work to town and fostering our local artistic community. It is worth noting that CTC was the first of its kind; all of the other major cultural centres including Sydney Opera House and the Arts Centre, Melbourne followed.

THE SECRET RIVER 6 HENRY4 8 THURSDAY 10 WUNDERKAMMER 12 AS WE FORGIVE 14 Wulamanayuwi AND THE SEVEN PAMANUI 16 SYMMETRIES 18 THE MAJOR MINOR PARTY 20 G 22 HIPBONE STICKING OUT 24 BLAK 26 JACK CHARLES V THE CROWN 28 PROJECT RAMEAU 30 SHRINE 32 BRIEF ENCOUNTER 34 THE WHARF REVUE 2013 36 THE COMEDY OF ERRORS 38 HIT THE FLOOR TOGETHER 40 HOME AT THE END 40 MICHAEL FRANCIS WILLOUGHBY IN ELOHGULP 40

This year’s season is a bumper crop of 20 shows. I would like to thank Robyn Archer, her team at the centenary and CTC Programming Manager, Gill Hugonnet for making this season possible. It features at least one show from every state and territory and highlights three local works. I am convinced that within this season you will find a package that speaks directly to you in this celebratory year.

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Canberra’s 100th birthday and the Canberra Theatre Centre’s own upcoming 50th birthday in 2015, is a great time to reflect on the cultural contribution and legacy of CTC.

Venue credits 2 eight Reasons to buy a season ticket 3 funding partners 4 from the centenary director 5 Diary 42 Season ticket holder benefits 49 Access information 50 Booking information 51 Pricing 52 Booking form 53 Seating plans 57 CENTENaRY OF CANBERRA 58 2013 Sponsors and partners 59

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Marketing Manager Ricky Bryan

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8 is more than enough… reasons to become a season ticket holder, that is!

Simply select 4 or more shows to:

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Fax 02 6230 1098

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House Manager Alan Foulkes

Cultural Facilities Corporation

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Chief Executive Officer Ms Harriet Elvin

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Chief Finance Officer Mr Ian Tidy

Building Services Manager Neil McRitchie

Board Members Ms Harriet Elvin Mr Eugene Kalenjuk Ms Sandra Lambert AM

Finance Manager Hong Tsai Technical Director Rohan Cutler Head Electrician Andrew Tweedie Electrician Roni Wilkinson Head Mechanist David Tongs Mechanist Bob Laverick

Lock in the best seats

Season 2012 ticket holders have priority access to the best seats in the house until Friday 5 October 2012. New season ticket holders will be processed from Monday 8 October 2012. All seats are held exclusively for season ticket holders until Monday 26 November 2012, when single tickets go on sale to the general public. A and B reserve season packages are available to enable patrons to choose between better seats or cheaper tickets. Please note that A Reserve seats sold out for most shows in 2012.

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Mingle with the stars Season ticket holders who book into selected Gala Opening Nights are automatically invited to attend the post show opening night function. Mix with the cast and crew and enjoy a free drink. Check the diary on page 42 for details of Gala Openings.

Take Part

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Learn about the shows, the artists and their inspirations. In addition to the pre-show forums and postshow Q&A’s, a range of other Take Part activities will be scheduled over the course of the year. When a ticket price is charged, these events will always be free to season ticket holders and new events will be communicated via email as they are arranged.

Every season ticket is discounted. The more you see, the more you save.

Head Audio Technician Gregor Murray Stage Door Manager Bob Reid

QR Codes Throughout this brochure you will see these symbols linking to lots of exciting videos featuring footage of performers, interviews with the artists and more. Be sure to return to these links during the year as they may be updated with new content as it comes to hand. To use them, you will need a smart phone with an in-built camera and a QR Code scanner application.

Unsure what to do? Follow these simple steps 1. Launch your QR Code Scanner app. 2. If you don’t have a scanner, visit your app store or search online for a free one and download. 3. Launch the app, position your phone directly over the QR code, centre it in the square, make sure it’s focused, then press ‘capture’. 4. The QR Code will then take you directly to that show’s page where you can view the video online. No smartphone? No worries, simply visit canberratheatrecentre.com.au/season2013 to view the videos.

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See page 49 for the full suite of discounts available to season ticket holders at great local restaurants and other cultural institutions around town. Don’t forget too that the pre-ordered discount drink voucher option for season ticket holders is still available on your booking form.

Life is unpredictable. Swap your tickets free of charge for another performance of the same production if seats are available. Conditions apply, see page 51 for details.

Ticket Insurance

New for 2013 is ticket insurance, select this option when booking and you’ll never be out of pocket should you miss a show. See page 51 or visit our website for terms and conditions.

Split the bill

Pay half of your season ticket now and half again in May 2013. Conditions apply see page 51 for details.

funding partners centeNARY OF CANBERRA

To help achieve the vision of featuring works from all states and territories for the Centenary of Canberra in 2013, Canberra Theatre Centre acknowledges:

ARTS QUEENSLAND

The Centenary of Canberra is an opportunity for all Australians to celebrate and share in the centenary of Canberra, our nation’s capital. It is an initiative of the ACT Government with support from the Australian Government. The ACT Government has been integral in enabling this program in 2013.

Arts Queensland is dedicated to strengthening Queensland’s arts and cultural sector by promoting a diverse and dynamic creative culture and supporting partnerships and collaboration. Arts Queensland assists Queensland’s artists and arts companies, such as Circa, to take works like Wunderkammer across Australia and the world.

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arts nsw Bell Shakespeare is Australia’s national touring company, performing throughout NSW annually and delivering a significant national education program, including in regional NSW. The NSW Government, through Arts NSW, provides significant core and touring funding to Bell Shakespeare to support its operations and programs annually. The NSW Government has also provided additional project funding support towards Henry 4 being presented within Collected Works: Australia.

Arts SA is delighted that Brink Productions’ Thursday is South Australia’s contribution to Collected Works: Australia. Brink Productions is one of our leading theatre companies and a jewel in the crown of South Australia’s cultural landscape. Brink challenges how theatre is made, exploring new ways of telling stories, rich in theatrical imagination and winning the company – and the State – accolades on the national and international stage.

ARTS NT Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui is a contemporary Northern Territory story – written, developed and delivered from one of Australia’s longest continuing

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cultures, the Tiwi. The Northern Territory Government is proud to have supported the development of this story from its premiere presentations at the Darwin Festival and on the Tiwi Islands through to inclusion in this special season.

Some Canberra Theatre Centre season ticket holders will be aware that it was the Canberra Theatre Centre that pointed the way to a significant addition to my career path.

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I was performing my salute to French Cabaret of the late nineteenth century Le Chat Noir, on the stage of the Canberra Theatre, as part of the 1992 Australian Theatre Festival when David Gration invited me to direct the festival. It was the last thing on my mind, but I accepted, and for the last twenty years directing festivals has been up there with singing and writing: Brecht described as “how I made use of the time on earth allotted me”. Now I‘m working hand-in-hand with the Canberra Theatre Centre again on the project that comes exactly twenty years after the 1993 National Festival of Australian Theatre. Of course I’m talking about The Centenary of Canberra in 2013.

The Victorian Government, through Arts Victoria, is proud to support the performances of JACK CHARLES V THE CROWN as part of the Centenary of Canberra celebrations and this wonderful showcase of Australian arts and culture. This acclaimed one-man show by Koori Elder and veteran actor Uncle Jack Charles and Australia’s longest running Indigenous theatre company, ILBIJERRI, will add a distinct voice to the celebrations in this milestone year. Congratulations Canberra!

WA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND THE ARTS The State Government of Western Australia, through its Department of Culture and the Arts is proud to support the presentation of Black Swan State Theatre Company’s Shrine as part of Collected Works: Australia. Please enjoy the third in a trilogy of new works written by renowned writer, Tim Winton, in partnership with WA’s major theatre company.

From the moment I took on the role of Creative Director of the Centenary, I started to talk to Bruce Carmichael about an ambitious program at CTC in the Centenary year. When a new capital for a newly federated Australia was first conceived, the states were very much involved. While Canberra is still the most significant meeting place for states’ representatives in Federal Parliament and on other matters of national significance, national cultural representation has been increasingly limited to Photo: Heide Smith

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the national collecting institutions. During the Centenary of Canberra, a wider and deeper cultural status is restored in many ways, but nowhere more obviously than in this remarkable season which brings together great drama and dance from every state and territory in the nation. It stakes out our capital as the city which Walter Burley Griffin envisioned, not just host to the Australian government but a cultural showplace too. I sincerely thank Bruce Carmichael and his team, and the team at the Centenary of Canberra, especially Beverly Growden, for the huge amount of work they have done to make this incredible season a reality. I also thank most sincerely all those State and Territory Arts departments who have given so generously to make it happen and to give you such a superb year in the theatre. I hope it will proclaim the richness of Australia’s output, as we see it all together in one season as never before. I also hope that at the Federal level this richness will be noted, and at the local level point to a new era for the Canberra Theatre Centre – one in which they can continue to take risks, and inspire you the audience through all the great works which these artists are so proud to bring to the national capital. Robyn Archer Creative Director Centenary of Canberra

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BY KATE GRENVILLE AN ADAPTATION FOR THE STAGE BY ANDREW BOVELL

“ It is a formidable historical fiction, beautifully imagined and executed.” The Age, Book Review

DIRECTOR Neil Armfield

Two of Australia’s most revered artists come together for the first time to adapt Kate Grenville’s Man Booker Prize winning novel for the stage. Directed by Neil Armfield and written by Andrew Bovell (When The Rain Stops Falling), this ambitious new play dramatises the story of two families divided by culture and land. When convict William Thornhill is exiled from the stinking slums of early nineteenth century London and crosses the globe to New South Wales, he discovers that the penal colony offers something that he had never dared hope for before: a place of his own.

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set DESIGNER Stephen Curtis

A stretch of land on the Hawkesbury River is Thornhill’s for the taking. As he and his family seek to establish themselves in this unfamiliar territory, they find that they are not the only ones to lay a claim to the land. The Hawkesbury is already home to a family of Dharug people, who are reluctant to leave on account of these new occupants. As Thornhill’s attachment to the place and the dream deepens, he is driven to make an unspeakable decision that will haunt him for the rest of his life.

COSTUME DESIGNER Tess Schofield composer Iain Grandage Sound DESIGNER Steve Francis RUNNING TIME Approximately 170 minutes, inclusive of interval WARNING Violent themes Commissioning Patrons

David Gonski AC & Orli Wargon OAM Catriona & Simon Mordant AM This project has been assisted by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative, managed by the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, in association with the Confederation of Australian International Arts Festivals, Sydney Festival, Perth International Arts Festival and the Centenary of Canberra.

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The Secret River is a Centenary of Canberra project, supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government

New South Wales

BELL SHAKESPEARE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTED BY JOHN BELL WITH DAMIEN RYAN

“ O, the blood more stirs To rouse a lion than to start a hare!” Hotspur, Act 1, scene 3, Henry iv Part i

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John Bell, Photo: Pierre Toussaint

Bell Shakespeare combines Henry IV Parts I and II, in a celebratory and timeless tale of coming-of-age and one man’s evolution into a national hero.

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A rich tapestry of battles and pageantry, Henry 4 stars John Bell as the iconic Falstaff and is studded with many of Shakespeare’s most loved characters: Prince Hal, King Henry, Hotspur and Pistol, Bardolph, Mistress Quickly and that masterpiece of comic invention, Justice Shallow.

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The official gift from NSW to Collected Works: Australia, this significant work, seldom performed in its entireity, recognises more than twenty years mutual commitment between Bell Shakespeare and the theatre-loving people of Canberra.

This season is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW cast includes John Bell and Sean Taylor RUNNING TIME Approximately 200 minutes, inclusive of interval warning To be advised

south australia/international BRINK PRODUCTIONS AND ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE’S

BY BRYONY LAVERY DIRECTED BY CHRIS DRUMMOND

“ For half the world the day begins, for half the world the day ends. Here.” Excerpt from Thursday by Bryony Lavery WRITER Bryony Lavery

From Brink Productions, the makers of the acclaimed When The Rain Stops Falling, and English Touring Theatre, one of the UK’s leading production companies, comes a powerful new international co-production.

Photo: Slipperyfish

Taking reference from the remarkable story of Adelaide woman Gill Hicks, who lost her legs in the London 2005 bombings, Thursday explores the fundamental question of what it means to be human.

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The South Australian gift to Collected Works: Australia, this beautiful and fragmented collaboration is poetic and ambitious in form and content.

DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG Chris Drummond DESIGNER Dan Potra COMPOSER Quentin Grant

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LIGHTING DESIGNER Colin Grenfell

It layers dreams with reality, compassion with devastation and identity with loss, to build a deeply woven picture of humanity.

PRODUCERS Kay Jamieson (Aust) and Jane Claire (UK)

How can people be at once so needlessly violent, yet also capable of incredible bravery and compassion even toward complete strangers? Thursday beautifully, and with delicate skill, sets out to make sense of this contradiction.

WARNING Coarse language

RUNNING TIME Approximately 105 minutes, no interval

Thursday was commissioned and originally produced by Brink Productions and English Touring Theatre and supported by Arts SA’s Major Commission grant, the Festival Commissioning Fund and 2013 Adelaide Festival WORLD PREMIERE 2013 Adelaide Festival

This season has been generously supported by the Government of South Australia through Arts SA

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CIRCA

“ Circa give crazy-brave physicality, a slick, sexy, cabaret vibe.” The Sunday Telegraph

26-28 MAR Jesse Scott, Emma McGovern, Photo: Justin Nicholas, Atmosphere

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If you’ve been waiting for a circus with a twist to come to town, then wait no longer. Queensland’s international ambassadors of awesome, Circa, are on their way. Featuring performers of unbelievable ability, Circa bends the fabric of reality with a heady cocktail that is equal parts circus, cabaret and vaudeville.

created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble Director Yaron Lifschitz

Since 2006, Circa has toured to 22 countries across five continents and the critics have raved, calling their work “stunning...exquisite... heart-stopping and electrically charged”. This is circus at its absolute best, combining the seemingly impossible with the poetic.

LIGHTING DESIGNER/ TECHNICAL MANAGER Jason Organ COSTUME DESIGNER Libby McDonnell PRODUCER Danielle Kellie Running time Approximately 85 minutes, no interval recommended Suitable for ages 12 and up

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TASMANIA TASMANIA PERFORMS

BY TOM HOLLOWAY

“ Tom Holloway is now firmly established as one of the hottest writers in the country.” Sam Strong, Artistic Director, Griffin Theatre Company

Among Australian dramatists today, Tom Holloway’s work stands out for its subtlety, integrity and grace.

Robert Jarman, Photo: Peter Matthew

In As We Forgive, Holloway explores the questions, “When is doing the wrong thing, the right thing?”; “Are there limits to even the most absolute moral laws?” and “Can evil ever be justified?”.

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Three characters at the edges of society try to come to terms with the events in their lives. Each has a story to tell. Each has a reason for why they behaved as they did. Tom Holloway’s triple portrait is a searing investigation of

contemporary morality. Its language is implacable and sparse. Its narrative plumbs the depths of our duty towards others, what it means to transgress, and what it means to forgive. Collected Works: Australia celebrates all that this nation has to offer. With an awardwinning Tasmanian writer and a formidable performer in Robert Jarman (I Am My Own Wife, 2011) – an artist whose work has featured in every Ten Days on the Island festival since its inception – this production is a fitting representation of the best of Tasmanian theatre.

DIRECTOR AND DRAMATURGE Julian Meyrick SET DESIGNERS Jill Munro and Julian Meyrick Composer Raffaele Marcellino Photographer Lisa Garland CAST Robert Jarman Running time To be advised WARNING Adult themes

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Northern Territory DARWIN FESTIVAL

WRITTEN BY JASON DE SANTIS DIRECTED BY EAMON FLACK

“ There’s never a dull moment... ” Adelaide Theatre Guide

Get into the Tiwi Island rhythm and dive into the language with this new Indigenous play for the whole family.

Photo: Angela Keith

The Northern Territory contribution to Collected Works: Australia, Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui bursts with songs and puppetry, as it mixes the enchanting tradition of European fairytales with the Dreamtime characters and stories of the Tiwi Islands.

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Wulamanayuwi tells the story of a young girl and her experiences with the spirit-beings of a mystical, dreamtime land. In the tradition of the Grimms Brothers

DESIGNER Bryan Woltjen PUPPETRY DIRECTOR and Audio Visual IMAGERY Sam Routledge LIGHTING DESIGNER Richard Vabre

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COMPOSER Jeffrey ‘Yellow’ Simon

tale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Wulamanayuwi, daughter of the rainbow serpent totem runs away from her evil stepmother into a land of water spirits, dingoes, wallabies and frogs. Guided by a white cockatoo, she meets the seven Pamanui (spirit beings) who, in a quest to seek revenge and justice, will lead her back home via a path of myth and magic, disaster and adventure. A mutli-art form delight, Wulamanayuwi will whisk you away into the stories and the world of one of Australia’s most unique cultures.

CAST Jada Alberts Kamahi King Natasha Wanganeen Jason De Santis and Jeffrey ‘Yellow’ Simon SCENIC PAINTING (SET) Raelene Kerinauia SCENIC PAINTING (PUPPETS) Pedro Wonaeamirri John Peter Pilakui and Linus Warlapinni TOUR PRODUCER Maakan RUNNING TIME Approximately 75 minutes, no interval WARNING Haze effects Recommended For families and children seven and over

Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui originally commissioned by Darwin Festival, and supported by the Australian Government’s Major Festivals Initiative managed by the Australia Council in association with Ten Days on the Island (TAS) and COME OUT Festival; 32º Producing Hub, the Sidney Myer Fund, PlayWriting Australia, Regional Arts Fund and the Northern Territory Government.

This season is generously supported by

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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET

A double bill celebrating classical purity – in two very different forms.

MONUMENT CHOREOGRAPHer Garry Stewart MUSIC Huey Benjamin COSTUME AND SET DESIGNER Mary Moore CREATIVE COLLABORATOR Aldo Giurgola

Artists of the Australian Ballet. Photo: Georges Antoni

How do you make a ballet about Parliament House?

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Garry Stewart, artistic director of Australian Dance Theatre,answers this question in Monument, a Centenary of Canberra tribute to one of Australia’s greatest buildings. Working in consultation with Parliament House architect Aldo Giurgola, Stewart will use the design principles of the neoclassical building, now celebrating its 25th anniversary, to shape balletic movement.

Mirroring the building process will be the classical showcase Études, which shows the growth of ballet technique from basic barre exercises to the most exuberant of bravura displays. Both works in this unmissable double bill celebrate the complexity in simplicity; both highlight The Australian Ballet’s versatility and pristine technique.

éTUDES CHOREOGRAPHer Harald Lander MUSIC Knudåge Riisager (after Carl Czerny) Performed with live orchestra COSTUME AND SET DESIGNER Lise Lander LIGHTING REPRODUCTION Francis Croese RUNNING TIME To be advised

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Monument is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government

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SEX! now that we have your attention... Introducing version 1.0, Australia’s masters of political-based verbatim theatre. Having tackled the Cole Inquiry, Wollongong Council and SIEV-X disaster, it’s now time for The Sex Party!

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A world premiere from this Helpmann Awardwinning team, The Major Minor Party explores the rise of the ACT-based Australian Sex Party.

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Founded in 2009 by Fiona Patten and Robbie Swan of the Eros Association, an adult industry lobby group, The Australian Sex Party has contested three elections, winning enough votes in 2010 to feel confident to declare themselves “the major minor party” in Australian politics.

In a political climate increasingly dominated by pseudo-religious and nationalist parties such as Family First or One Nation, this performance charts the emergence of The Australian Sex Party, as they expose hypocrisy, fight against censorship, host brothel open days, and take visiting dignitaries on guided tours of the porn industry. Densely interweaving irreverent hilarity and sobering seriousness, The Major Minor Party is a wild and eye-opening ride through the Australian political landscape.

CO-DEVISED BY VERSION 1.0 Sean Bacon Irving Gregory Jane Phegan Paul Prestipino Yana Taylor and David Williams Running time Approximately 90 minutes, no interval WARNING Partial nudity, strong language, adult themes and sexual references

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south australia AUSTRALIAN DANCE THEATRE

BY GARRY STEWART

“ Jaw droppingly physical.” The Guardian (UK)

Chris Herzfeld. Photo: Camlight Productions

Garry Stewart is one of the world’s best known choreographers. He redefined Swan Lake into the wry and actionpacked Birdbrain, which went on to become Australia’s most performed contemporary dance work. And now he completely reinvents the ballet Giselle with G.

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Fusing the technical prowess of classical ballet with explosive choreography, the eleven formidable dancers of Australian Dance Theatre embody the central themes of hysteria, vulnerability, desire, gender, death and the afterlife. The dancers’ athleticism and deconstructed classicism; a thrilling electronic musical

score driving the work forward at a phenomenal pace; and a hovering panorama of LED screens reconfigure the original ballet, its story and themes. Having already toured extensively to critical acclaim throughout Europe, it is fitting that this work comes to Canberra for Collected Works: Australia. G has been co-commissioned by The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work (New York), Southbank Centre (London) and Merrigong Theatre Co. at Illawarra Performing Arts Centre (Wollongong) and co-produced by Theatre de la Ville (Paris).

CONCEPT AND DIRECTION Garry Stewart CHOREOGRAPHY Garry Stewart and the dancers of ADT DESIGNers Garry Stewart and Gaelle Mellis COMPOSER Luke Smiles LIGHTING DESIGNER Geoff Cobham Running time 60 minutes, no interval WARNING Strobe lighting and partial nudity

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western australia BIG hART

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY SCOTT RANKIN FOR THE ROEBOURNE COMMUNITY

“ With a work that is firmly of its community, Hipbone is a great taste of what may come as Big hART’s Canberra residency evolves.” Bruce Carmichael, Director, Canberra Theatre Centre SET DESIGNER Genevieve Dugard

Photo: Sera Davies

On the edge of the Pilbara, jutting into the Indian Ocean like a hipbone, lies one of humanity’s greatest cultural treasures. Murujuga, the Burrup Peninsula – the world’s largest and oldest art gallery. Inspired by this incredible landscape and drenched in story, song and imagery from the nearby town of Roebourne, Hipbone Sticking Out grabs world history by the throat, spins it upside down and sets its teeth rattling.

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One night, in the main street of Roebourne, a young man hits his head on the footpath and finds himself travelling through time from Ngurra Nyujunggamu, “when the world was soft” to

the mining boom of the present. With an incredible cast, Hipbone Sticking Out combines music, story, movement, video, and songs written from Roebourne Prison, to create a mesmerising cosmopolitan work in multiple languages that shows a culture still strong and with a hopeful future. Created with and for the Roebourne community, Hipbone Sticking Out has been produced by the amazing Big hART team that brought you Namatjira and Ngapartji Ngapartji one, as part of their three year residency at the Canberra Theatre Centre.

LIGHTING DESIGNER Nicholas Higgins COSTUME DESIGNER Tess Schofield CHOREOGRAPHER Yumi Umiumare FOUND SOUND COMPOSITION Stuart Thorne

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ANIMATION Stu Campbell VIDEO Benjamin Ducroz CREATIVE PRODUCER Deb Myers PRODUCTION MANAGER Neil Fisher PERFORMANCE ENSEMBLE Simon Gleeson, Trevor Jamieson, Lex Marinos, Natalie O’Donnell, Yumi Umiumare, Carla Verwer and others from the Roebourne Community Running time To be advised wARNING To be advised

This production is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government and the Australian Government

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BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE

Daniel Riley Mckinley, Photo: Greg Barrett

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The internationally acclaimed Bangarra Dance Theatre presents BLAK, a new production about the challenges and rewards for Indigenous young people transitioning into adulthood. Embracing their responsibilities, they provide an intrinsic link in the songline that connects the ancient past to our shared future. Based on the artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal experiences, their appreciation of traditional customs and practices, BLAK challenges the sacred place of culture and language in the context of changing social behaviours.

Popular culture disturbs the rhythms of traditional life, so the customary practices of the old are not passing on to the young. The subtlety and strengths of male and female energies are evident in Scar by Canberraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Daniel Riley McKinley and Yearning by Stephen Page, ending with Keepers where both choreographers explore a 21st century sensibility. BLAK is about the rites of passage for young men and women, ultimately reaffirming their powerful desire for belonging, to family and country.

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CHOREOGRAPHers Stephen Page and Daniel Riley McKinley SET DESIGNER Jacob Nash RUNNING TIME Approximately 75 minutes, no interval

victoria ILBIJERRI THEATRE COMPANY

written BY JACK CHARLES AND JOHN ROMERIL TOURED BY PERFORMING LINES

An extraordinary tale told by one of the nation’s near forgotten treasures. Director Rachael Maza PERFORMER Jack Charles

Uncle Jack Charles is an Australian legend: veteran actor, Koori elder, activist and, until recently, heroin addict and cat-burglar. This is a show about his life – told by him.

Photo: Bindi Cole

From Stolen Generation to Koori theatre in the 70s, from film sets to Her Majesty’s prisons, Jack Charles V The Crown runs the gamut of a life lived to its utmost.

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Charles’s unswerving optimism transforms this tale of addiction, crime and doing time into a kind of vagabond’s progress

MUSICAL DIRECTOR Nigel Maclean

– a map of the traps of dispossession and a guide to reaching the age of grey-haired wisdom. Brought to us by the oldest Indigenous theatre company in Australia, this show premiered at the Melbourne International Arts Festival and sold out. After tours to Belvoir St Theatre and the Brisbane Festival, Jack Charles V The Crown is Victoria’s gift to Collected Works: Australia.

PERCUSSION Phil Collings

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SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Emily Barrie LIGHTING DESIGNER Danny Pettingill AUDIO VISUAL DESIGNER Peter Worland Running time Approximately 75 minutes, no interval WARNING Adult themes and drug references

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AUSTRALIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA & SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY

RAFAEL BONACHELA & RICHARD TOGNETTI

“ Sydney Dance Company at the peak of its powers.” Elissa Blake, The Sydney Morning Herald

In an exclusive season, two of Australia’s greatest ensembles come together in an evening of dance and music.

Photo: Justin Ridler

A mutual passion for Rameau’s perfumed and powerful French Baroque dance music sparks this new production by the internationally acclaimed Rafael Bonachela and Richard Tognetti.

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Rameau’s flair for rhythm and melody and feeling for choreography, leads many to name him the greatest ballet composer of his time, certainly the most influential.

Bonachela’s dynamic choreography, innate musicality and theatricality serve to illuminate this brilliant music. Sydney Dance Company is one of only a few nationally and internationally regarded companies with a solid and consistent history of bringing their work to Canberra. Quite simply, it wouldn’t be a celebration without them and Canberra Theatre Centre is honoured to have secured such a special event.

Australian Chamber Orchestra Artistic Director Richard Tognetti Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director and CHOREOGRAPHY Rafael Bonachela MUSIC Jean-Philippe Rameau COSTUMES Rafael Bonachela and Fiona Holley LIGHTING and stage DESIGNER Benjamin Cisterne RUNNING TIME Approximately 60 minutes, no interval

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western australia BLACK SWAN STATE THEATRE COMPANY

BY TIM WINTON

Every white cross, every roadside shrine has a story, this is one of them. The Australian

Photo/Compilation: Some Cowboy + Giraffe

It’s wine country: a privileged young man, Jack, has been killed driving back to Perth from his parents’ beach house.

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Tim Winton (Cloudstreet) is one of Australia’s greatest contemporary writers. No one writes with a more evocative sense of place, conjuring up the very essence of his many West Australian settings. For Shrine, we journey to the rocky headlands of the south coast of Western Australia, between a forest and the sea. Exploring the aftermath of a tragic event, we follow those Jack left behind. But as always with Winton, it is

impossible to separate the mythology of the landscape and the ghosts that inhabit it from the stories of those left behind. Starring John Howard and directed by Black Swan’s artistic director, Kate Cherry, Shrine is the third play Winton and Cherry have collaborated on, following the success of Rising Water and Signs of Life. With a story by a literary great, direction by an artist with theatre in her genes and a top drawer cast Black Swan’s Shrine is the perfect celebration of West Australian culture for Canberra’s centenary.

Director Kate Cherry LIGHTING DESIGNER Trent Suidgeest

26-29 SEP

SET and COSTUME DESIGNER Alicia Clements

PLAYHOUSE

the

Sound Designer Ben Collins CAST Paul Ashcroft John Howard Luke McMahon Sarah McNeill William McNeill and Whitney Richards Running time To be advised WARNING To be advised

This season is generously supported by

international ARTS PROJECTS AUSTRALIA PRESENTS A KNEEHIGH THEATRE PRODUCTION

DIRECTED AND ADAPTED BY EMMA RICE

“ A stunning mix of theatre, film and music that is as imaginative as it is achingly romantic.” Broadway World (US)

Your heart dances. The world seems strange and new. You want to laugh and skip and fall forever… You are in love.... You are in love with the wrong person. The success of 2012’s Private Lives shows that Canberra loves Coward. With this in mind, Canberra Theatre Centre could not possibly pass up this international production of Brief Encounter. Switching seamlessly between live theatre and film footage, Kneehigh Theatre’s production takes audiences back to a bygone age of romance and the silver screen.

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This extraordinary retelling of Brief Encounter, which was a David Lean classic 1945 film, starring Trevor Howard and Cicely Tyson, has been a hit on both Broadway and the West End. Using the songs of Noël Coward, you will be taken on a breathtaking, funny and tear-inducing ride with live musicians on stage, characters jumping in and out of film screens, and a couple so in love that they literally float on air. Don’t miss what The Telegraph in the UK has described as “A firstclass return to romance”.

SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGNER Neil Murray LIGHTING DESIGNER Malcolm Rippeth PROJECTION DESIGNERS Gemma Carrington and Jon Driscoll ORIGINAL MUSIC Stu Barker SOUND DESIGNER Simon Baker PRODUCER FOR KNEEHIGH THEATRE Paul Crewes ORIGINALLY PRODUCED BY David Pugh Dafydd Rogers and Cineworld RUNNING TIME Approximately 90 minutes, no interval WARNING Smoke/haze effects and simulated smoking

2-5 oct Canberra

Theatre

New South Wales

SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY

WRITTEN AND CREATED BY JONATHAN BIGGINS AND DREW FORSYTHE

“ Ever reliable, always on message, a guaranteed hoot.” ABC Arts

Photo: Tracey Schramm

With a Federal election looming and possibly decided just in time for the Revue to hit Canberra, The Wharf Revue promises to be a must-see in 2013.

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A long running Sydney institution and fast becoming a Canberra one, The Wharf Revue is sure to deliver another no holds barred swipe at Australian politics and popular culture. With more of the usual trademark blend of satirical sketches and musical numbers to make you howl with laughter – nobody is safe.

A merciless rendition of the year that was, political jabs and unforgiving pollie impersonations are deftly delivered by this comedic troupe. With a big ol’ cup of steaming satire and a huge dose of larrikin spirit, settle in for what is sure to be a freshly re-written night with The Wharf Revue.

15-19 OCT the

PLAYHOUSE WRITTEN AND CREATED BY Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe Running time Approvimately 90 minutes, no interval WARNING To be advised

national

A BELL SHAKESPEARE AND STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA CO-PRODUCTION

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE DIRECTOR IMARA SAVAGE

“ Yet this is my comfort: when your words are done, My woes end likewise with the evening sun.” Eagon, Act 1, Scene 1, The Comedy of Errors

Photo: Dpaint/Shutterstock.com

Everybody loves a case of mistaken identy and this time, Shakespeare doubles up on the doubling up with The Comedy of Errors.

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Bell Shakespeare’s 2011 Director in Residence, Imara Savage, takes on Shakespeare’s well-loved farce, which is believed to be one of his earliest works.

set of twins carries the same name as his brother. After years spent apart, both sets of twins find themselves in the same city, at the same time. A series of hilarious errors see them wrongfully beaten, accused, arrested and almost driven insane!

Chaos abounds in The Comedy of Errors, with not one but TWO sets of identical twins turning the city of Ephesus upside down. Separated at birth, each

This work is seen as increasingly important by students of Shakespearean literature, but much more than that, it is also splendidly entertaining.

30 OCT to 9 NOV the

PLAYHOUSE

cast includes Nathan O’Keefe RUNNING TIME 105 minutes, no interval

australian capital territory

“...the discipline and hard work was evident... They all give 100 percent and it shows.”

QL2 DANCE

Len Power, Artsound FM

EVERYMAN THEATRE

“Thought provoking and entertaining, Everyman Theatre offers something for everybody.” Peter Wilkins

BY DUNCAN LEY

school holiday fun!

Written and Directed by Chris Thompson

28 SEPTEMBER to 12 OCTOBER The courtyard stuDio

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CHOREOGRAPHERS Deon Hastie Dean Cross Daniel Riley McKinley and Ruth Osborne RUNNING TIME To be advised WARNING Loud sounds and haze effects Hit the Floor Together is a Centenary of Canberra project, proudly supported by the ACT Government.

At the end of a pier sits a decrepit fisherman’s shack. Inside, a lost young girl finds a grizzled tramp; a recluse, a frightened storyteller.

DIRECTOR Adam Spreadbury-Maher

The tramp’s stories bring the discarded cans, the dusty ropes, and surroundings to life. Yet not all is as it seems.

composer Tim Hansen

Acclaimed Canberran playwright, Duncan Ley, a former Patrick White Playwright’s Award nominee, has written a powerful story of life, love, loss and guilt: a journey towards a man’s confrontation with himself and his past.

Lighting Designer Kelly McGinnon

This world premiere is a searing tale where a single decision in the smallest of moments can change a family forever.

4-14 SEPTEMBER the courtyard stuDio

JIGSAW THEATRE COMPANY

This new contemporary dance work is created by Bangarra’s Daniel Riley McKinley and Kurruru Youth Performing Arts’ Deon Hastie, with choreographer Dean Cross and QL2 Artistic Director Ruth Osborne. These young people are determining the future, with an understanding of the present. Evoking their hopes and dreams, despite their differences in culture, geography and understanding. This show will move your heart and mind.

Photo: Lorna Sim

31 Julyto 3AUGust the PLAYHOUSE

Featuring some of Australia’s finest emerging Indigenous choreographers, Hit the Floor Together is a collaboration between 30 creative Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people from the Canberra region, with visiting dancers from around Australia.

DESIGNER Nick Valois Assistant Director Jarrad West

Stage Manager Dot Russell cast includes Helen McFarlane, Duncan Ley and Steph Roberts RUNNING TIME To be advised WARNING Adult themes and strong language

“...a visual and aural spectacular that will transform The Courtyard Studio.”

Ever wondered what happens to all the stuff that goes down the plughole? Where does it all go?

PUPPETRY DIRECTOR Catherine Roach

Michael Francis Willoughby is about to find out. Elohgulp is the world at the bottom of all the plugholes and drains.

COMPOSERS John Shortis and Ian Blake

Chris Thompson

Let Canberra’s own Jigsaw take you and your favourite little ones into a world of puppetry, music and ‘jumbledygook’ language in a story about friendship, courage, environmental responsibility and facing up to the things you fear most.

It’s inhabited by Drits (all bits and bobs and dribbleblobs) and Assupods (all froth and muddlesuds) and a very scary creature called The Gludse.

PUPPETEER Alison McGregor RUNNING TIME To be advised WARNING Fog and haze effects recommended For children aged 8-12 and their grown-ups

2013 season diary

The Secret River

14-17 February T

Wunderkammer

26-28 march

T W T

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

take part Post-Show Q&A FRI 15 Feb

VENUE Canberra theatre

gala opening Thursday 14 February

tactile tour SATurday 16 Feb 12.30pm

Gala opening Tuesday 26 March

times Thursday - friday 8PM SATurday 2pm & 8pm, SUNDAY 2pm

audio described SATurday 16 Feb 2pm

times Tuesday - THURSDAY 7.30pm

VENUE The Playhouse

take part Pre-show forum Tuesday 26 March 6.30PM

captioned SATurday 16 Feb 2pm

Circa acknowledges the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body and the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

Henry 4

26 FEBRUARY to 9 MARCH

T W T F

26 27 28 1

T W T F

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

As We Forgive

9-14 APRIL T W T

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE The Playhouse

tactile tour Saturday 9 marCH 12pm

VENUE the courtyard studio

Gala opening tuesday 9 April

FEBruary times Tuesday - Wednesday 7.30pm, Thursday 11am & 7.30pm march times Tuesday 6.30pm, Wednesday 7.30pm, Thursday 11am & 7.30pm, Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 1pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 5PM

audio described Saturday 9 marCH 1pm

times Tuesday - FRIDAY 8pm, SATurday 2PM & 8pm, SUNDAY 3PM

take part Post-show Q&A Thursday 11 April

captioned Saturday 9 marCH 1pm

Thursday

20-23 march W T

gala opening wednesday 20 march

TAKE PART PRE-SHOW FORUM WEDNESDAY 20 march 7pm

times WEDNESDAY - friday 8:00PM SATurday 2pm & 8pm

audio described SATurday 23 march 2pm

tactile tour SATurday 23 march 1pm captioned SATurday 23 march 2pm

Brink Productions has been assisted by Arts SA and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts This project received special funding from Major Commissions and Festival Commissioning Fund through Arts SA and the 2013 Adelaide Festival

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W T

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE The PLAYHOUSE

Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui 1

10-13 April

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE The PLAYHOUSE

Gala opening Friday 12 April 7pm

times Wednesday 12.30pm, Thursday 9.45am & 12.30pm, Friday 10am & 7pm, SATurday 10AM & 2pm

tactile tour FRIDAY 9AM & SATurday 1PM audio described FRIDAY 10AM & SATurday 2PM captioned FRIDAY 10AM & SATurday 2PM

Symmetries

23-25 MAY T

Hipbone Sticking Out

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

W T

3-6 JULY

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE canberra theatre

VENUE the playhouse

take part Post-Show Q&A Thursday 4 July

times Thursday - Friday 7.30pm, SATurday 1.30pm & 7.30pm

times Wednesday - Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm

Tactile Tour saturday 6 July 1pm

Gala opening Wednesday 3 July

Captioned saturday 6 July 2pm

Audio described saturday 6 July 2pm

Principal Sponsor

The Major Minor Party W T F

29 May to 1 June

BLAK

11-13 JULY

T 2

29 30 31 1

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE The Playhouse

take part Post-Show Q&A Thursday 30 May

VENUE canberra theatre

Gala opening ThurSDAY 11 July

times Wednesday - Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm

Tactile Tour Saturday 1 June 1pm

times Thursday - friday 7.30pm, Saturday 1.30pm & 7.30pm

take part Pre-Show Forum Thursday 11 July 6.30pm

Gala opening Wednesday 29 May

Captioned Saturday 1 June 2pm

Audio described Saturday 1 June 2pm

13-14 JuNE T

times Thursday - friday 7.30pm

17-19 JULY W T

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE canberra theatre

Jack Charles v The Crown

take part Pre-Show Forum Thursday 13 June 6.30pm

Gala opening Thursday 13 June

VENUE the playhouse times Wednesday - Friday 8pm Gala opening Wednesday 17 JULY

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9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 take part Post-show Q&A ThursDAY 18 July

Hit the Floor Together W T

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31 JULY TO 3 AUGUST

Shrine

26-29 september T

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE the playhouse

take part Pre-show forum Wednesday 31 July 6pm

times Wednesday - Friday 7pm, Saturday 2pm & 7pm

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE The Playhouse

take part Post-Show Q&A Friday 27 September

times Thursday - friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm, Sunday 3pm

tactile tour Saturday 28 September 1pm

Gala opening Thursday 26 SeptEMBER

Captioned Saturday 28 SeptEMBER 2pm

Audio Described Saturday 28 SeptEMBER 2pm

QL2 Dance is supported by the ACT Government through artsACT, and sponsored under the ACT Health Promotion Grants Program through the “Go for 2&5®” campaign.

HOME AT THE END 1

W T

4-14 september W T

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE the courtyard studio

take part Post-Show Q&A Thursday 5 September

times Wednesday - Saturday 8pm, Wednesday - Friday 8pm, saturday 2pm & 8pm

MICHAEL FRANCIS WILLOUghBY IN ELOHGULP 28 SEPT TO 12 OCT

Gala opening WEDNESDAY 4 SeptEMBER

T W T F

28 29 30 1

T F 6

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE The courtyard studio times Saturday 10.30am & 12.30pm, Tuesday - Saturday 10.30am & 12.30pm, Thursday - Saturday 10.30am & 12.30pm

take part Post-Show Q&A Saturday 5 October 12.30pm performance

Jigsaw Theatre Company has been creating professional theatre for young audiences for nearly 50 years and is supported by the ACT Government through artsACT, Canberra Theatre Centre and Giraffe.

Project Rameau

12-14 september T

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

VENUE canberra theatre times Thursday - Saturday 7.30pm

Brief Encounter

take part Pre-Show forum Thursday 12 Sept 6.30pm

gala opening Thursday 12 SeptEMBER

W T

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE canberra theatre

tactile tour Saturday 5 October 12.30pm

times Wednesday - Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 1.30pm & 7.30pm

Audio Described Saturday 5 October 1.30pm

take part Post-Show Q&A Thursday 3 October

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2-5 october

Captioned Saturday 5 October 1.30pm

season ticket holder BENEFITS

The Wharf Revue 2013

15-19 october T W T

take part Post-Show Q&A ThursDAY 17 OctOBER

times Tuesday - Friday 8pm Saturday 2pm & 8pm

tactile tour Saturday 19 October 12.30pm

gala opening Tuesday 15 October

Captioned Saturday 19 October 2pm

Audio Described Saturday 19 October 2pm

The Comedy of Errors W T

30 october TO 9 November

T W T

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Navigate your way through Canberra’s cultural and dining scene. Show your 2013 keyring to access all these great offers:

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

VENUE the playhouse

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FLASH YOUR KEYRING & SAVE!

ARDECHE

Joey’s kitchen

French, North African cuisine

Specialising in modern Mediterranean cuisine

Present your keyring to receive a 10% discount for you and a guest off the total food bill. Bookings essential. 222 City Walk, Canberra City To book, phone 02 6230 4800

VENUE the playhouse

tactile tour Saturday 9 November 1pm

DIGRESS RESTAURANT & LOUNGE

times Wednesday - Friday 7.30pm Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 5pm Tuesday 6.30pm, wednesday 2pm & 7.30pm THURSDAY - Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm

Audio Described Saturday 9 November 2pm

Indian Italian fusion cuisine

Captioned Saturday 9 November 2pm

Show your keyring and a valid ticket for the night and receive a 15% discount off your total food bill up to a maximum of $20 at either the restaurant or lounge bar. Bookings essential. 11 Akuna Street, Canberra City To book, phone 6248 6952

Hermitage Restaurant and Wine Bar The power of performing arts is increased when patrons engage actively with the stories above and beyond their experience in the auditorium. To this end, the Canberra Theatre Centre is committed to providing a range of activities under the Take Part banner that enables you to do just that. The diary on page 43 lists all the pre-show forums and post show

Q&A’s that we have already arranged at print date. Over the course of 2013 we hope to schedule many more activities related to these shows. During 2012, this included free movie screenings (Summer of the Seventeenth Doll), a social history panel (Summer of the Seventeenth Doll), a language workshop (Ngapartji Ngapartji one), dedicated classes for young artists (Sydney Dance Company and Bangarra Dance Theatre), an art exhibitions

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(Ngapartji Ngapartji one), seminars (featuring Scott Rankin, Jonathan Biggins and David Page) and more. Where possible these activities are provided free to season ticket holders.

Multi-award winning restaurant

The best ways to stay in touch with these events is to subscribe to the InBox eNews via canberratheatrecentre.com. au, like CTC’s facebook page or keep an eye on the Centre’s weekly ad in The Canberra Times.

London Circuit, Civic Square, Canberra City To book, phone 02 6230 0857

Present your keyring to receive a 10% discount for you and a guest off the total food bill for any pre-booked lunch or dinner.

Present your key ring to receive a 10% discount on food, up to $100 for tables of four or more. Bookings essential, please mention this offer when booking. Watson Shops, Windeyer Street, Watson To book phone 02 6255 6965 joeyskitchen.com.au

TOSOLINI’S Italian, casual yet sophisticated dining

DENDY CINEMAS CANBERRA Present your keyring to receive the concession price for you and a guest to any movie session, any day.* North Quarter, Bunda Street, Canberra City Visit dendy.com.au *Excludes previews and special events.

NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA Season 2013 ticket holders receive a $10 discount on any new membership with the NGA.*

Present your keyring and receive a 10% discount for you and a guest off your total food bill for any pre-booked lunch or dinner at anytime.

NGA membership benefits include discounts on exhibition tickets, at the bookshop and café, a subscription to artonview magazine, access to the members lounge and more.

Cnr London Circuit & East Row, Canberra City To book, phone 02 6247 4317

NGA membership enquiries phone 02 6240 6528 or email memberships@nga.gov.au * Offer open to first-time NGA members only and not valid in conjunction with any other offer.

All offers are valid until 30 Nov 2013.

booking information

ACCESS INFORMATION Canberra Theatre Centre offers a range of services to ensure that its venues and shows are accessible to all. Please note, it is essential that you tick the appropriate boxes with regards to special assistance on your season booking form, in order to access any of the services listed below.

FOR THE DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED FM RADIO-ASSISTED HEARING SYSTEM An FM radio-assisted hearing system is available for all performances in the Canberra Theatre and The Playhouse. This system amplifies the sound through the use of a supplied headset or the patron’s own neck loop. A limited number of these units are available, please mark on your booking form to reserve a unit.

F OYER LOOP A hearing loop for foyer announcements, forums and speeches operates throughout The Link foyer and foyer space of the Canberra Theatre. Please note that box office and toilets are not covered by the loop system. The system is accessible via hearing aids with a telephone setting. Please note, reception quality and levels may vary according to the age and type of hearing aid.

LIVE CAPTIONS

Selected performances in Season 2013 will be live captioned. All dialogue and sound effects are described in real time on screens in the theatre or via the new Go Theatrical! smart phone and tablet application available for download from iTunes or Android Market

Place. Patrons without access to these devices will be able to borrow an iPod Touch* from our cloak room. * Limited numbers available, but these units can be reserved by ticking the relevant box on your booking form.

Our services for the deaf and hearing impaired are provided with the assistance of Better Hearing Australia, ACT Deafness Resource Centre, Mac1 ANU and The Captioning Studio.

FOR THE BLIND AND VISION IMPAIRED A large print version of the Season 2013 booklet is available from the Canberra Theatre Centre’s box office or by calling Vision Australia’s Canberra office on 02 6247 1000.

UDIO A DESCRIPTION Selected performances in Season 2013 will be audio described by trained volunteers from our access partner, Vision Australia. Audio description provides minimal narration, between dialogue, of the visual elements of live theatre, transmitted through a small receiver and earpiece for patrons with low or no vision.

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ACTILE T TOUR Selected performances in Season 2013 may offer a pre-show guided touch tour of the set for patrons with low or no vision.

WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AND MOBILITY ASSISTANCE Wheelchair spaces are available in all theatres and we can assist with other mobility issues. All wheelchair spaces are located within A-Reserve but are sold at B-Reserve prices.

A carer is entitled to a free ticket when accompanying a paid Companion Card holder to the theatre. Please indicate when booking your ticket if you are a Companion Card holder.

NEED HELP WITH YOUR BOOKING FORM? Our box office staff are happy to help you purchase a season 2013 package. For general enquiries, or to make an appointment to sit down with a staff member, call 02 6290 9302. Please see the diary on page 42 for the dates of dedicated access performances.

Dates to remember FRIDAY 5 OCTOBER 2012 Priority booking period for returning season ticket holders ends. MONDAY 8 OCTOBER 2012 New season ticket holders processed from this date. MONDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2012 Individual tickets on sale.

CONTACT DETAILS Please include your email address. Show updates such as forums and bar opening times, new show announcements and special offers may be sent via email. PROOF OF CONCESSION Please provide photocopied proof with your booking form. A photocopied driver’s licence is preferable for Under 27. See page 52 for more concession details. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE If you would like to access wheelchair seating, our audio description or captioning services, don’t forget to indicate the type of assistance you require on the booking form. NEED HELP WITH YOUR booking FORM? Canberra Ticketing staff are happy to help you book your season package. For general booking enquiries call Canberra Ticketing on 02 6275 2700 or email canberra.ticketing@act. gov.au. To make an appointment to sit down with a staff member for assistance with filling out the form, call 02 6290 9302. Canberra Ticketing will be open for extended hours, with the phones and doors open between 9am and 8pm, Monday to Friday until Friday 5 October. SEASON TICKETS FOR GROUPS If you are purchasing a season ticket with others, please ensure that all booking forms are returned in the same envelope at the same time, otherwise you will not be seated together. Please include the contact details of all additional patrons. YOUR SEASON 2013 PREFERENCES Please choose your preferred dates and times for each performance with an alternative date. Also include any seating preference and whether date or seat preference is a priority.

SEATING For the best seats in the house, buy in the A-Reserve area (as shown on seating plan page 57). Wheelchair spaces in the A-Reserve sections of both venues are sold at the B-Reserve rate. For some productions, the orchestra pit seats will be held off sale. Please note that A-Reserve seats are very popular and many sessions in 2012 sold out, so buy early to avoid disappointment. You must select either A or B-Reserve for your entire season. The Playhouse: Seating is available on three levels: stalls, first and second balcony (please note: there is no lift access to the second balcony). The balcony sides are held off sale until production sightlines have been established. Canberra Theatre: Seating is one raked tier. The Courtyard Studio: Features 92 un-numbered seats and access is via general admission. All tickets are A-Reserve. TICKET EXCHANGES You can swap your tickets free of charge for another performance (of the same production), if seats are available. Conditions apply. In order to exchange, original tickets must be returned in person to Canberra Ticketing at least 24 hours before the earliest of the performances. The first exchange per production is free of charges, subsequent exchanges are charged at $2.20. EVENT TICKET INSURANCE New for 2013 is ticket insurance, for a small fee (listed on the booking form) you can guarantee yourself against loss by purchasing ticket insurance. If you are unable to attend due to one of the following reasons, subject to the terms and conditions of the policy including: medical emergency, illness, injury or death occurring to you, your immediate

family or companion, traffic collision on your way to the event, mechanical breakdown, jury duty, airline delays on your way to the event, redundancy or relocation of you or your companion’s employment including any military duty. For full terms and conditions for this are listed on the websites www.canberratheatrecentre.com.au/ season2013/terms.html DRINK VOUCHERS Please indicate on the booking form if you wish to pre-purchase drinks (limit of two drink vouchers per ticket, per show). To pre-order your interval drinks on the night, simply present your drink vouchers to the bar staff prior to the show. Lost drink vouchers are unable to be replaced. Patrons attending nominated Gala Opening nights will receive a voucher entitling them entry to the post-show function. All vouchers will be sent with your show tickets. split the bill Please note that a $10 fee applies to the deferred payment option. The second installment will be deducted in May 2013. Please indicate on the booking form if you would like to take advantage of this service. PRIVACY POLICY

The Cultural Facilities Corporation, trading as Canberra Ticketing, collects personal information as an agent for the promoter, for the purposes of cancellation notification, accounting and marketing of future events. The collected information will be disclosed to Canberra Ticketing by the promoter for these purposes. The collected information will be dealt with by Canberra Ticketing and the promoter in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and other laws. You are not obliged to provide information, but a failure to do so may mean you cannot purchase tickets.The promoter’s contact details are available upon request from Canberra Ticketing. You may seek access to information about you held by the promoter or Canberra Ticketing. Our privacy statement is available on our website.

All prices, dates, sessions times and other information contained within this brochure were correct at the time and printing and may be subject to change.

pricing

STEP 1

ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR NON-SEASON TICKET HOLDERS B-Reserve U27/Child

A-Reserve Full

A-Reserve Concession

A-Reserve U27/Child

B-Reserve Full

B-Reserve Concession

B-Reserve U27/Child

The primary contact for Canberra Ticketing (please print)

Do you have any special requirements we should consider when allocating your seating?

B-Reserve Concession

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS

B-Reserve Full

Season Ticket Holder one

A-Reserve U27/Child

SEASON TICKET HOLDERS A-Reserve Concession

venue A-Reserve Full

PERFORMANCE

2013 booking form

57.5

51.5

32.5

68.5

62.5

47.5

Thursday

Wunderkammer

As We Forgive

Last name ��

Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui

19/19

24/24

Address ��

Symmetries

59/48

46/40

109

69/58

56/50

The Major Minor Party

The Secret River Henry 4

Are you a first time season ticket holder? YES

I wish to reserve an assisted listening headset

Title

Captioning*

First name

Email ��

Jack Charles V The Crown

Day phone ��

Hit the Floor Together

20/17

25/20

Home at the End

Project Rameau

Shrine

Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp

15/15

20/15

82.9

75.9

72.9

65.9

35.9

89.9

82.9

KEy

Canberra Theatre

Wheelchair Seats

Wheelchair seats are located in A-Reserve but are priced at B-Reserve level.

Reserves

Seating plans showing A and B-Reserves can be found on page 57. A and B-Reserve do not apply to Bell Shakespeare productions, Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui, Home at the End, As We Forgive, Hit the Floor Together and Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp. All prices quoted were correct at the time of printing and may be subject to change.

The Courtyard Studio

Youth and Childrens’ prices apply to all shows except for: Symmetries, which accepts youth up to 17 years of age; Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp where a child is defined as being 12 years and under. Children aged 12 months and under are admitted free to all shows provided that they do not occupy a seat. Henry 4 and The Comedy of Errors offer under 27 prices to patrons aged 30 years and under as part of the Optus under 30 program (limited availability per performance). Please note that while some shows in Season 2013 are family themed, parental discretion is advised.

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Saturday night performance ticket prices

UNDER 27 (U27) AND YOUTH/ CHILDRENS’ PRICES

Audio Description*, and reserve a headset

Address ��

Tactile Tour*

Evening phone �� Previous address (if your address has changed since 2012)

moving to a seat in the theatre? or remaining in your wheelchair

I will be accompanying someone who requires special assistance For further information regarding access services, mobility and special assistance, please phone Canberra Ticketing on 02 6275 2700 or email canberra.ticketing@act.gov.au.

Wheelchair: will you be Postcode �� Email �� Day phone �� Evening phone �� Previous address (if your address has changed since 2012)

moving to a seat in the theatre? or remaining in your wheelchair

42.9

The Playhouse

I wish to reserve an iPod Touch for the live captions*

Last name ��

72.9

Captioning*

First name

79.9

I wish to reserve an assisted listening headset

Title

*Check the diary for available dates.

YES

First few rows of the theatre (for minor hearing and sight difficulties)

32.5

Are you a first time season ticket holder?

Do you have any special requirements we should consider when allocating your seating?

Note: Wheelchair seats are located in A-Reserve but are sold at B-Reserve prices.

51.5

47.5

The primary contact for Canberra Ticketing (please print)

62.5

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS

Note: Wheelchair seats are located in A-Reserve but are sold at B-Reserve prices.

57.5 68.5

Tactile Tour*

The Comedy of Errors

Audio Description*, and reserve a headset

Postcode ��

Blak

The Wharf Revue 2013

I wish to reserve an iPod Touch for the live captions*

Season Ticket Holder two

Wheelchair: will you be

Hipbone Sticking Out

Brief Encounter

First few rows of the theatre (for minor hearing and sight difficulties)

STEP 2

CONCESSION PRICES

Concession prices for all shows are available for the unemployed, pensioners and full-time students, except for: Symmetries, which accepts pensioners only. Henry 4 and The Comedy of Errors, accept all of the above concessions as well as government issued seniors card.

Additional Tickets

Additional ticket prices can only be honoured when purchased as part of a season ticket package.

Keeping you up-to-date

CONCESSION TYPES

Keeping you up-to-date

CONCESSION TYPES

As a valued season ticket holder, we will keep you informed about important news regarding the season shows you want to see, other upcoming shows and special offers via email.

Please indicate concession type (if applicable)

As a valued season ticket holder, we will keep you informed about important news regarding the season shows you want to see, other upcoming shows and special offers via email.

Please indicate concession type (if applicable)

YES, please

NO, thanks

Note: proof of eligibility for concession must be supplied for each person entitled to a concession discount. Photocopy of ID is attached

YES, please

NO, thanks

Pensioner

Note: proof of eligibility for concession must be supplied for each person entitled to a concession discount. Photocopy of ID is attached Pensioner

Seating Preferences

Unemployed

Seating Preferences

Unemployed

Please inform us of any particular seating preferences you may have (eg. aisle, balcony, stalls etc)

Full time student (copy of student card preferred)

Please inform us of any particular seating preferences you may have (eg. aisle, balcony, stalls etc)

Full time student (copy of student card preferred)

Companion card

U27 (copy of driver’s licence preferred)

Gov issued seniors card (for Bell Shakespeare only)

2013 booking form

STEP 3 Please select four or more performances SEATING PREFERENCE (please tick)

A-RESERVE

I WOULD PREFER

ticket holder ONE ticket holder TWO

(refer to page 52 for pricing details)

B-RESERVE

THE BEST SEATS AVAILABLE or

MY PREFERRED DATE

ARE YOU

FULL

CONCESSION

U27

ARE YOU

FULL

CONCESSION

U27

seating plans

STEP 4 HOW TO LODGE YOUR BOOKING FORM

CHILD

ONLINE Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy and the working out is done for you. Complete the secure online booking form at canberratheatrecentre.com.au/ season2013 You will also need to lodge any applicable proof of eligibility for concessions by fax, post or in person. Forms submitted online will be processed in order of receipt.

IN PERSON Pay by cash or cheque or leave your form (with the credit card details completed) at the Canberra Ticketing box office during business hours. As it takes some time to process your season ticket, we will post your tickets to you. Canberra Ticketing, Canberra Theatre Centre, London Circuit, Civic Square, Canberra City ACT.

BY MAIL Post your booking form to the address below. Remember to include proof of eligibility for concessions if applicable. Canberra Theatre Centre, Reply Paid 226, Civic Square, Canberra ACT 2608. BY FAX Fax your completed form and any proof of eligibility to 02 6230 1098.

Standard business hours Monday to Friday: 9am-5pm Saturday: 10am-2pm Canberra Ticketing will be open for extended hours, with the phones and doors open Monday to Friday: 9am-8pm until Friday 5th October 2013 for season ticket processing.

Canberra Theatre Legend A-reserve B-Reserve Currently not on sale Wheelchair spaces

FIRST CHOICE

SECOND CHOICE

PERFORMANCE

DATE

Example show

XX-XX month

The Secret River

14-17 FEBRUARY

__:__

Henry 4

26 FEBRUARY TO 9 MARCH

__:__

Thursday

20-23 MARCH

__:__

Wunderkammer

26-28 MARCH

__:__

As We Forgive

9-14 APRIL

__:__

Wulamanayuwi and the Seven Pamanui 10-13 APRIL

__:__

Symmetries

23-25 MAY

__:__

The Major Minor Party

29 MAY TO 1 JUNE

__:__

13-14 JUNE

__:__

Hipbone Sticking Out

3-6 JULY

__:__

Blak

11-13 JULY

__:__

Jack Charles V the Crown

17-19 JULY

__:__

Hit the Floor Together

31 JULY to 3 AUGUST

__:__

Home at the End

4-14 SEPTEMBER

__:__

Project Rameau

12-14 SEPTEMBER

__:__

Shrine

26-29 SEPTEMBER

__:__

Michael Francis Willoughby in Elohgulp 28 SEPTEMBER TO 12 OCTOBER

__:__

Brief Encounter

2-5 OCTOBER

__:__

The Wharf Revue 2013

15-19 OCTOBER

__:__

The Comedy of Errors

30 OCTOBER TO 9 NOVEMBER

__:__

DATE

TIME

26 Month

DATE

7.30pm

27 Month

method of payment

Card number

Name on card

VISA /

10. 30a m

PRICE

TICKET HOLDER TWO PRICE

ADDITIONAL TICKETS QTY

FULL $

QTY CONCESSION

146

QTY

CASH (Payable at Canberra Ticketing box office only)

MASTERCARD /

AMEX /

Signature

gift voucher

DINERS Expiry

CCV

total U27

150

QTY

CHILD $

total

QTY

drink vouchers Total number of vouchers at $7 each

414

The Playhouse

INSURANCE (How to calculate the amount) If your total subscription is: between $0-$99.99 = $5; between $100-$199.99 = $8; between $200-$499.99 = $14; between $500-$749.99 = $22; between $750-$999.99 = $28; over $1000 = $35

split the bill add $10 to split the bill

Office Use

Orchestra pit seats

Total Ticket Cost $

EXTRAS

CHEQUE (Payable to Canberra Ticketing) type of card CARD

TIME

TICKET HOLDER ONE

Received

Yes, please

Reserved

Paid

Mailed

GRAND TOTAL

The courtyard studio Features 92 un-numbered seats and access is via general admission.

The Centenary of Canberra The Centenary of Canberra celebrations would not be possible without the support of our generous partners:

2013 sponsors and partners

Host Government

Canberra Theatre Centre would like to acknowledge the support of the following

Government Partner

community sponsor

Principal Partner

The Canberra Labor Club has supported CTC for the last nine years, we thank them for their continuing support and assistance with CTCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community programming.

Major Supporters

Canberra Theatre Centre is administered by the Cultural Facilities Corporation, which is an agency of the ACT Government and receives funding through the ACT Minister for the Arts.

ACCOMMODATION PARTNER We thank our accommodation partner Medina Apartment Hotels for their ongoing support.

Media Partners

MEDIA PARTNER

The Griffin Group

Sidney Myer Fund

the Aranday Foundation

Thyne Reid Foundation

THE YULGILBAR FOUNDATION

We thank WIN TV for their support with the 2013 Season.

OPENING NIGHT PARTNER We acknowledge the support of Tosoliniâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Food to Go Catering as our opening night partner.

sponsorship opportunities

access partner We thank Vision Australia and their volunteers for their crucial support of our Access program.

Consider the benefits of sponsorship or corporate hospitality at Canberra Theatre Centre. CTC can provide a unique experience for entertaining corporate clients and can build sponsorship packages around shows and community programs that deliver a direct benefit to the people of Canberra. Contact the CTC Director Bruce Carmichael on 02 6243 5711 to find out more.

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All information contained within this brochure was correct at time of publishing. Concept, design and production Some Cowboy + Giraffe.