DIRECTOR’S NOTE WELCOME In 2019 our Season Ticket Holders will continue to shape our creative direction. This year we’ve seen you respond with open arms to work that challenges, to work that entertains, and to work that makes fun of every single one of us. We all know that live performance experiences are as varied as the audiences who come out in droves to see them, and we’re honoured to present you with a 2019 season that has something for everyone in it.
BUILDING LOCAL With the construction of Constitution Place scheduled for completion in 2020 we see the beginning of a precinct around the Canberra Theatre Centre. This change is exciting for us as a venue, and for our community of arts participants. Just as we’re seeing the construction mount on the physical landscape, we’re building our capacity to deliver an increased and more diverse program with greater economic impact to both our precinct and greater Canberra. In the last year we attracted 278,000+ people to the Civic precinct, which translated to a $5.5 million spend in the area. We attracted 32,756 out of town visitors to Canberra and contributed $19.2M to the visitor economy, and $29.7M to the ACT economy. CW19 2
We hosted 14,997 students from 173 different schools and provided 620 tickets to patrons who couldn’t otherwise have a theatre experience through our Social Capital Initiative.
THE SEASON When I look through the shows that the team have assembled as our 2019 season, I’m delighted to see such an exciting mix of classics and breathtaking new work. This year we’ll see favourites The Wharf Revue and Bell Shakespeare returning to our stages, and enjoy Nakkiah Lui’s brand new work, How To Rule The World. There’s no audience in the country that enjoys a political comedy quite like Canberra, so Jonathan Biggins’ Paul Keating bio-piece, The Gospel According To Paul is sure to delight. 2019 is a year for celebration, with significant birthdays happening for both Bangarra Dance Theatre and Sydney Dance Company. In exciting news, we’re delighted to announce that Melbourne Theatre Company have collaborated with Disney Theatrical Productions to bring us their adaptation of Shakespeare In Love. The film won seven Academy Awards in 1998 and delighted a generation. Now we look forward to sharing the story with you all again in 2019. There’s something in this season for everyone to love! We look forward to seeing you at the theatre.
Bruce Carmichael Director Canberra Theatre Centre
JOIN US DATES FOR THE DIARY Monday 29 October 2018 Season Tickets on sale for existing Season Ticket Holders.
Friday 16 November 2018 Priority renewal period for returning Season Ticket Holders ends.
BECOME A SEASON TICKET HOLDER
Don’t miss out on the best theatre to come to Canberra in 2019! Become a Season Ticket Holder to guarantee your prime seat, save money with exclusive discounts (up to 21 per cent!) and enjoy special benefits that will last the entire year.
Choose four or more Season Tickets to get: THE BEST SEATS Get guaranteed access to the best seats in the house before tickets go on sale to the public. Existing Season Ticket Holders get the very first pick on all shows during a priority renewal period, which runs until 16 November 2018. All Season Ticket bookings are processed in order of receipt — so get in quick. CHEAPER TICKETS Save up to $21 off full-price tickets, plus further discounts and savings for concessions and people under 30. ADD-ON SHOWS Buy four or more season tickets to take advantage of our reduced prices to special add-on shows, like Arlo Guthrie and Nicole Car & Etienne Dupuis.
Monday 19 November 2018 New Season Ticket Holders processed from this date.
MATES RATES FOR FRIENDS Special discounted tickets for selected performances are available for your family and friends, so you can make it a fun night out for everyone. Remember that additional tickets are available only when you purchase your Season Ticket package. FREE TICKET EXCHANGES Don’t stress if your plans
Monday 1 April 2019 Final deferred payment due date.
change. We can exchange your tickets free of charge for another performance of the same production — provided seats are available. Conditions apply, refer to our website for details.
A FLEXIBLE PAYMENT PLAN Worried about the upfront cost? We have you covered — you have the option to pay half of your season ticket now and the other half on 1 April 2019.
THE VIP TREATMENT Book tickets to a Gala Opening Night and gain access to an après-show function where you can mingle with the stars and crew, and enjoy a drink and canapés on us! SKIP THE BAR QUEUE Save a minimum of 20% off the price of house beer, wine, and sparkling. Spend more time socialising during interval and less time waiting at the bar by purchasing discounted drink vouchers that you can use to pre-order your interval drinks on the night of a show.
FIRST DIBS ON MORE THEATRE Be first in line for tickets to see other must-see events that come to the Canberra Theatre Centre. Season Ticket Holders who receive our INBOX e-news alerts can buy tickets for big productions before they go on public sale. A BACKSTAGE PASS Throughout the 2019 Season, you’ll be invited to attend our Take Part series of events, specially curated for those who love theatre most. At our forums, Q&As and In Conversation events, you’ll have access to the creative teams behind each production. It’s your chance to learn more about the productions, the artists and their inspirations, and ask the questions you’ve always wanted answered.
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PACKAGE SUGGESTIONS Choose four or more (heck, why not all?) shows to create your own tailor-made package, OR let us help you! Here’s five suggested packages to suit a range of tastes:
A GREAT NIGHT OUT
GET POLITICAL
NO MORE FOMO
For those who want pure entertainment.
For those who enjoy a good post-show debrief.
THE MISER
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL
For those who need to be first to see brand-new work.
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL HOW TO RULE THE WORLD
THE 39 STEPS
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS
THE WHARF REVUE
PRIMA FACIE
BONACHELA /NANKIVELL /LANE
THE WHARF REVUE
PRIMA FACIE
ARLO GUTHRIE
BANGARRA: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
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GET READY TO LOL
MOVERS AND SHAKERS
For those who enjoy a good giggle.
For those who love being moved by music.
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL
BONACHELA /NANKIVELL /LANE
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD THE MISER SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING THE WHARF REVUE
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS BANGARRA: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON NICOLE CAR & ETIENNE DUPUIS
GIFT VOUCHERS Do you know someone who would love our Collected Works 2019 season? Why not give them what they want — a gift card from the Canberra Theatre Centre. Buy a gift card for the value of a particular show ticket or select a dollar amount and allow the recipient to choose themselves.
STILL NEED HELP DECIDING? Watch trailers and learn even more about the productions in the Collected Works 2019 season by visiting canberratheatrecentre.com.au. Check out each show page for videos. STAY CONNECTED Join InBOX today to learn more about the hottest entertainment events to come to Canberra. Your membership gives you access to presales, special offers and freebies before anyone else. Simply go to canberratheatrecentre.com.au and sign up.
Photo: Brett Boardman
SOFT TREAD’S
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY JONATHAN BIGGINS
DIRECTOR AARNE NEEME DESIGNER MARK THOMPSON LIGHTING DESIGNER VERITY HAMPSON SOUND/AV DESIGNER DAVID BERGMAN CAST JONATHAN BIGGINS WARNING COARSE LANGUAGE
26-30 MARCH
A BRILLIANT NEW COMEDY THAT EXPLORES THE KEATING YEARS.
Jonathan Biggins’ performance as Paul Keating is well known from the long-running Sydney Theatre Company success story The Wharf Revue.
One of Australia’s favourite performers, Jonathan Biggins, is Paul Keating — visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser — in a highly anticipated new comedy, The Gospel According to Paul.
Beyond the canny impersonation, Jonathan, like so many Australians, has long been fascinated by Keating and what Keating means to Australia.
Full of intelligence and wit, The Gospel According to Paul is a funny, insightful and occasionally poignant portrait of Paul Keating — the man that, as he tells it, single-handedly shaped contemporary Australia.
THE PLAYHOUSE
COMEDY
POST SHOW Q&A THURSDAY 28 MARCH
Showcasing his eviscerating wit, rich rhetoric and ego the size of Everest, The Gospel According to Paul distils Keating’s essence into 75 minutes, focussing on key biographical milestones, landmark political achievements and personal obsessions.
DURATION 75 MINUTES, NO INTERVAL
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A PLAY ABOUT SEX, LIES AND THE BALANCE OF POWER. An Aboriginal, an Asian and an Islander walk into a bar… It’s not the beginning of a racist joke, it’s the catalyst for a stinging satire on Australian politics from award-winning playwright Nakkiah Lui (Black is the New White). Vic, Zaza and Chris are political insiders hustling their way to the top. They want influence, they want change, they want to take over Parliament House. They leave that bar drunk on power, with a plan to
take over the world. First step: find a likeable white guy to use as a political puppet. What could possibly go wrong? In the hands of STC Associate Director Paige Rattray, who brought us Lui’s smash-hit rom com Black is the New White, How to Rule the World is a fastpaced comedy that tackles our country’s myths of multiculturalism and the ‘fair go’. This motley group of political operatives are convinced they can beat the system from the inside. But will they change the system? Or will the system change them?
DIRECTOR PAIGE RATTRAY DESIGNER MARG HORWELL LIGHTING DESIGNER EMMA VALENTE CAST GARETH DAVIES VANESSA DOWNING MICHELLE LIM DAVIDSON NAKKIAH LUI HAMISH MICHAEL ANTHONY TAUFA WARNING STRONG LANGUAGE ADULT THEMES DRUG USE
A SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD BY NAKKIAH LUI
“...[NAKKIAH LUI] DISHES OUT BIG SOCIAL ISSUES WITH A WHOLE HEAP OF GOOFBALL” The Guardian on Black Is The New White
3-6 APRIL
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DRAMA
POST SHOW Q&A THURSDAY 4 APRIL
DURATION 130 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
Nakkiah Lui, Anthony Taufa, Michelle Lim Davidson. Photo: Rene Vaile for Sydney Theatre Company
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ME? WELL OFF? SLANDER AND LIES! The Miser
BELL SHAKESPEARE
THE MISER Photo: Pierre Toussaint
BY MOLIÈRE. A NEW VERSION BY JUSTIN FLEMING
DIRECTOR PETER EVANS
A DELIGHTFUL FARCE ABOUT A TIGHT-ARSE LACKING IN CLASS.
DESIGNER ANNA TREGLOAN
Wealthy skinflint, Harpagon is so cheap he’d rather bury his money in the backyard and steal oats from his horse before seeing a dollar spent.
COMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER MAX LYANDVERT CAST JOHN BELL
12-20 APRIL
Welcome to the world of The Miser, where passion and penny-pinching go head to head in a ribald comedy of manners. John Bell stars as the stingy, avaricious and obnoxious Harpagon, a moneylender who makes Ebenezer Scrooge look generous. This is a man who loves nothing more than his beloved cash — not even his own children.
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DRAMA
With his eye on the prize — an inappropriately young bride who already has her sights set on his son—Harpagon is prepared to sacrifice his children and his dignity to win it all. First performed in 1668, The Miser is the well-known satire by French playwright Molière, known for other classics such as Tartuffe and The Misanthrope. Bell Shakespeare’s Founder John Bell will be directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans in this deliciously mean comedic Molière adaptation, exploring the depth of human greed, lust and manipulation.
DURATION APPROXIMATELY 150 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CAST TUESDAY 9 APRIL 6PM
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“★★★★ WELL WORTH SEEING… EXTRAORDINARY… POWERFUL… MEMORABLE” Sydney Morning Herald Sydney Dance Company’s 50th Anniversary bursts into life with a formidable triple bill from three remarkable choreographers — Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela, Gabrielle Nankivell and Melanie Lane. Witness five virtuosic dancers in the world premiere of Bonachela’s Cinco set to a dramatic string quartet. Soar beyond the clouds in Nankivell’s new work Neon Aether and immerse yourself in a post-human world of
primal seduction and belonging in Lane’s 2017 smash-hit WOOF. Now, for the first time, these three incredible works will share the one stage. For 50 years, Sydney Dance Company has created intelligent work that showcases the incredible possibilities of dance and movement. Experience this exhilarating evening of dance in its limited Australian season.
CHOREOGRAPHERS RAFAEL BONACHELA GABRIELLE NANKIVELL MELANIE LANE WARNING THEATRICAL HAZE FLASHING LIGHTS
SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY
BONACHELA / NANKIVELL / LANE
AN ANNIVERSARY TRIPLE BILL BRINGING TOGETHER THREE INNOVATIVE CHOREOGRAPHIC MINDS
Photo: Pedro Greig
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2-4 MAY
CANBERRA THEATRE
DANCE
DURATION APPROXIMATELY 100 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION WITH RAFAEL, GABRIELLE & MELANIE THURSDAY 2 MAY 6.30PM
“… A RARE PIECE, ONE THAT SLAPS YOU IN THE FACE THEN BRINGS YOU TO YOUR FEET. POWERFUL STUFF. ★★★★” Jason Blake, Audrey Journal
Photo: Daniel Boud
BELVOIR
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS BY URSULA YOVICH & ALANA VALENTINE
DIRECTOR LETICIA CÁCERES
A ROCK-GIG MUSICAL ABOUT LOVE AND HOME.
SONGS BY ALANA VALENTINE URSULA YOVICH ADM VENTOURA
Part road-story, part family drama, part political cry-from-the-heart, Barbara and the Camp Dogs is a high-octane rock gig featuring the powerhouse duo of Ursula Yovich and Elaine Crombie, and a very sharp band keeping the night alive.
SET DESIGNER STEPHEN CURTIS COSTUME DESIGNER CHLOE GREAVES LIGHTING DESIGNER KAREN NORRIS SOUND DESIGNER STEVE TOULMIN MUSICAL REHEARSAL DIRECTOR ADM VENTOURA
Meet Barbara and her band the Camp Dogs. Barbara’s been trying to make it in Sydney, but this is a tough town for musicians. In all the relentless demands of city life, where’s the sense of belonging she craves?
When her mother’s health deteriorates, Barbara and her cousin René hit the road, embarking on a pilgrimage back home to country. Barbara and the Camp Dogs was Belvoir’s 2017 sleeper hit that — due to an overwhelming demand — will make a return in 2019 with a national tour. So take a seat and prepare to be blown away by Barbara and the Camp Dogs. PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH VICKI GORDON MUSIC PRODUCTIONS
CAST TROY BRADY ELAINE CROMBIE URSULA YOVICH MUSICIANS SORCHA ALBUQUERQUE JESSICA DUNN MICHELLE VINCENT WARNING STRONG COARSE LANGUAGE, ADULT THEMES AND HAZE
30 MAY–1 JUNE
THE PLAYHOUSE
PLAY WITH MUSIC
DURATION 100 MINUTES, NO INTERVAL
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION WITH LETICIA CÁCERES THURSDAY 30 MAY 7PM POST MATINÉE Q&A SATURDAY 1 JUNE
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IN 2019, CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE WILL BE LAUNCHING ETCETERA, AN ALTERNATIVE COLLECTION OF MUST-SEE THEATRE FROM SOME OF THE COUNTRY’S BOLDEST THEATRE COMPANIES. THIS IS THE THEATRE FOR THOSE WHO SEEK NEW, AMBITIOUS WORK THAT STAYS WITH YOU ONCE YOU’VE LEFT THE AUDITORIUM.
GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY
AN ENTHRALLING ONE-WOMAN SHOW WHERE IT’S HER WORD AGAINST HIS. Returning to Canberra after her stunning performance in Bell Shakespeare’s Richard III, Kate Mulvany stars as Tessa — a criminal lawyer who knows the law permits no room for emotion. To win, you just need to believe in the rules. And Tessa loves to win, even when she’s defending clients accused of sexual assault. Her court-ordained duty trumps her feminism. But when she finds herself on the other side of the bar, Tessa is forced into the shadows of doubt she’s so ruthlessly cast over other women. Winner of the 2018 Griffin Award, Prima Facie is an indictment of the Australian legal system’s failure to provide reliable pathways to justice for women in rape, sexual assault or harassment cases. It’s a work of fiction, but one that could have been ripped from the headlines of any paper, any day of the week, so common you could cry. Turning Sydney’s courts of law into a different kind of stage, Suzie Miller’s (Sunset Strip, Caress/Ache) taut, rapid-fire and gripping one-woman show exposes the shortcomings of a patriarchal justice system where it’s her word against his. Maybe we need a new system.
DATES 26-29 JUNE VENUE THE PLAYHOUSE GENRE DRAMA PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION WITH LEE LEWIS WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE 7PM
DIRECTOR LEE LEWIS DESIGNER RENÉE MULDER SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER PAUL CHARLIER CAST KATE MULVANY WARNINGS COARSE LANGUAGE, ADULT THEMES
Photo: Brett Boardman
POST-SHOW Q&A THURSDAY 27 JUNE
BANGARRA DANCE THEATRE
BANGARRA: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON A CELEBRATION OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE, STORY AND CULTURE.
Photo: Jacob Nash
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DIRECTOR STEPHEN PAGE WARNING FOG AND HAZE EFFECTS
“BANGARRA — AT THE ABSOLUTE TOP OF ITS GAME” Time Out Join Bangarra as the company celebrates its landmark 30th anniversary season with a stunning display of contemporary dance theatre. As Australia’s only major performing arts company with its origins in the land, Bangarra is inspired by 65,000 years of culture and the continual evolution of Indigenous storytelling.
Proud Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists from all over Australia come together as a creative clan to harness a shared spirit. The result is Bangarra’s powerful dance language, and utterly unique soundscapes, music and design. With award-winning Artistic Director Stephen Page, they create original and breathtaking experiences. This is your chance to be part of it.
2018 HELPMANN AWARDS FOR BENNELONG: BEST NEW AUSTRALIAN WORK / BEST DANCE PRODUCTION / BEST CHOREOGRAPHY IN A BALLET, DANCE OR PHYSICAL THEATRE PRODUCTION — STEPHEN PAGE 18-20 JULY
CANBERRA THEATRE
DANCE
DURATION 123 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN PAGE THURSDAY 18 JULY 6.30PM
“★★★★★ MAKES YOU FEEL GRATEFUL TO BE ALIVE.” The Independent
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ORIGINALLY PRODUCED ON THE WEST END BY DISNEY THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS & SONIA FRIEDMAN PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED BY DECLAN DONNELLAN DESIGNED BY NICK ORMEROD
Photo: Justin Ridler
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“A JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF THEATRE ITSELF.” Daily Telegraph
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A DELIGHTFULLY CLEVER ROMANTIC COMEDY THAT BRINGS THE OSCAR-WINNING FILM TO STAGE. Young Will Shakespeare has a bad case of writer’s block and desperately needs a muse. His new comedy, Romeo and Ethel the Pirate’s Daughter, is less than inspired and he’s running out of time to deliver his next masterpiece. That is, until he meets Viola, and a real-life Romeo and Juliet story starts to take hold. But Viola has a secret … and this damned Romeo play is turning out to be nothing like the comedy the Queen demanded. 22-31 AUGUST
CANBERRA THEATRE
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION WITH MEMBERS OF THE CREATIVE TEAM FRIDAY 23 AUGUST 6.30PM
DIRECTOR SIMON PHILLIPS
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER GABRIELA TYLESOVA
Shakespeare in Love won seven Oscars in 1998 when Gwyneth Paltrow and Joseph Fiennes stole our hearts on screen. Now, Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman’s Academy Award-winning script has been transformed by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) into a side-splitting stage comedy with a stirring love story at its heart. With acclaimed director Simon Phillips (Ladies in Black and Muriel’s Wedding the Musical) at the helm, this unique theatrical event guarantees a rollicking night of romance, backstage fun and lavish musical accompaniment.
ROMANTIC COMEDY APPROXIMATE DURATION 180 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
VOICE & DIALECT COACH LEITH MCPHERSON
CAST INCLUDES ALJIN ABELLA LAURENCE BOXHALL ADAM MURPHY
I HAD RATHER HEAR MY DOG BARK AT A CROW, THAN A MAN SWEAR HE LOVES ME. Act 1, Scene 1 Claudio and Hero are deeply in love. Beatrice and Benedick would rather swap sassy insults than sweet nothings. Much Ado About Nothing is a saucy and razor-sharp battle of wits between the bickering Beatrice and Benedick, who wield words as weapons, their banter betraying their love and loathing of each other. However Claudio is quickly seduced by envy and this idyllic world threatens to come tumbling down as he humiliates Hero. Beatrice and Benedick must join forces to defend true love – even if they can’t recognise it in themselves. But will truth and honesty win the day, and does love really conquer all?
Directed by Bell Shakespeare’s Associate Director James Evans (Julius Caesar) and starring Zindzi Okenyo (Antony and Cleopatra, MTC’s An Ideal Husband) as Beatrice, this Much Ado About Nothing will be a powerful exploration of the struggle for identity and self-knowledge in a male-dominated world. The pursuit of love is framed in a social context that enhances the darker themes in this timeless comic gem.
DIRECTOR JAMES EVANS CAST ZINDZI OKENYO
Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare’s contemporary comedies where romance is thwarted by dastardly plots, misinformation, false accusations, broken promises, and bumbling cops. Or is it?
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BELL SHAKESPEARE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Photo: Pierre Toussaint
BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
11-19 OCTOBER
THE PLAYHOUSE
DRAMA
DURATION APPROXIMATELY 160 MINUTES, INC. INTERVAL
IN CONVERSATION WITH THE CAST SUNDAY 13 OCTOBER 1PM
A STATE THEATRE COMPANY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRODUCTION
THE 39 STEPS ADAPTED BY PATRICK BARLOW FROM THE MOVIE BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK AND THE NOVEL BY JOHN BUCHAN
“A HILARIOUS TOUR DE FARCE” The Australian
“A MODERN COMIC MASTERPIECE” Photo: James Hartley
InDaily
“THIS IS COMIC THEATRE AT ITS BEST”
DIRECTOR JOHN HALPIN DESIGNER AILSA PATERSON LIGHTING DESIGNER GAVIN NORRIS COMPOSER STUART DAY CAST CHARLES MAYER TIM OVERTON NATHAN PAGE ANNA STEEN
A THEATRICAL ADVENTURE THAT’S HITCHCOCK AT TOP SPEED. Pulled into a web of intrigue and deceit, accidental hero Richard Hannay must evade shadowy organisations and femme fatales, corrupt constables and frisky farmers’ wives. Twisted into knots by skullduggery and suspicion, Hannay must solve the mystery of the ‘39 steps’ and save the motherland before it is too late…
Based on Alfred Hitchcock’s film version of John Buchan’s 1915 adventure novel, The 39 Steps is equal parts farce, clowning masterclass and heart-stopping noir. So strap yourself in as four actors perform 139 roles in 100 minutes at breakneck hilarity.
WARNING STROBE LIGHTING, HAZE EFFECTS, SMOKE, LOUD NOISES
29 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER
THE PLAYHOUSE
POST-SHOW Q&A THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER
DRAMA/COMEDY
DURATION 120 MINUTES, INC. INTERVAL
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A HILARIOUS RECAP OF THE YEAR’S BIGGEST POLITICAL MOMENTS. The all-singing, all-dancing, side-splittingly funny solution to all the world’s problems returns for another year of satirical genius. The West is crumbling, democracy is besieged and the world is run by morons with funny hair. You have to laugh. And that’s exactly what The Wharf Revue delivers. The indefatigable team is back once more to dig through the year’s political dirt and unearth comedy gold.
From the movers to the shakers, from the winners to the losers, the stage will be filled with uncanny impressions of the year’s most memorable characters and the moments they’d prefer to forget.
CAST SIMON BURKE DREW FORSYTHE
Stalwart performer Drew Forsythe returns with special triple-threat guests including the hilarious Simon Burke. The choreography is tight, the wigs are loose, the punchlines are loaded. Everything is ready for a big night of laughter and mayhem.
A SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION
THE WHARF REVUE 2019 WRITTEN AND CREATED BY JONATHAN BIGGINS, DREW FORSYTHE AND PHILLIP SCOTT
“HAS NO EQUIVALENT ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY.” Daily Review
12-23 NOVEMBER
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“IT IS TRULY IS A MUST SEE.”
Sydney Arts Guide
COMEDY
POST SHOW Q&A THURSDAY 14 NOVEMBER
“A WELCOME DOSE OF POLITICAL SATIRE AND BUDGIE-SMUGGLING HILARITY.” Limelight
DURATION 90 MINUTES, NO INTERVAL
Drew Forsythe and Simon Burke. Photo: Rene Vaile
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ANDREW McKINNON
NICOLE CAR & ETIENNE DUPUIS IN RECITAL WITH JAYSON GILLHAM
N ADD-O S SHOW
BLUESFEST
ARLO GUTHRIE
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American folk singer-songwriter Arlo Guthrie has become an iconic figure with a distinguished and varied career spanning almost 60 years. Experiencing Guthrie live is a treat. His keen sense of humour and clever storytelling intermingles with a mixture of original songs and well-chosen covers in folk, rock, country, blues and gospel styles. His best-known work Alice’s Restaurant Massacree has become a quintessential anti-establishment anthem. Since the first time he performed in public in 1961 at age 13 and after almost 60 years of shows, Arlo Guthrie has become an American folk elder—a keeper of the flame.
22 APRIL
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AN ENCHANTING NIGHT OF MUSIC WITH ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SOPRANOS.
Photo: Georges Antoni
Photo: Dennis Andersen Photography
AN UNFORGETTABLE MUSIC EVENT.
In one of the most exciting musical collaborations of 2019, Australian soprano Nicole Car will partner with her husband, internationally acclaimed baritone Etienne Dupuis, and brilliant pianist Jayson Gillham in one magnificent recital. Featuring romantic French and Spanish songs, as well as popular opera arias and duets, this is a chance to experience why Nicole is adored both here in Australia and across the globe. This will be the Canberra debut for the award winning singer who captivated audiences in Opera Australia’s 2018 production of La Traviata, and is now in demand at the world’s greatest opera houses, including the Metropolitan Opera (New York) where she and her husband recently starred in Puccini’s La Bohème.
MUSIC
DURATION 120 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL WARNING POSSIBLE COARSE LANGUAGE
9 AUGUST
CANBERRA THEATRE
MUSIC
DURATION APPROXIMATELY 120 MINUTES, INCLUDING INTERVAL
SEASON DIARY THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL TUESDAY 26 MARCH – SATURDAY 30 MARCH TIMES Tuesday – Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm VENUE The Playhouse
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 30 March 1pm
GALA OPENING Tuesday 26 March
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 30 March 2pm
POST SHOW Q&A Thursday 28 March
CAPTIONED Saturday 30 March 2pm
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD WEDNESDAY 3 APRIL – SATURDAY 6 APRIL VENUE The Playhouse GALA OPENING Wednesday 3 April POST SHOW Q&A Thursday 4 April
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 6 April 12pm
TIMES Wednesday – Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 1.30pm & 7.30pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 6 April 1.30pm CAPTIONED Saturday 6 April 1.30pm
THE MISER FRIDAY 12 APRIL – SATURDAY 20 APRIL VENUE The Playhouse CW19 18
IN CONVERSATION Tuesday 9 April 6pm PREVIEW Thursday 11 April TIMES Tuesday – Wednesday 6.30pm, Thursday – Friday 7.30pm (No performance Good Friday), Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 4pm
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 20 April 1pm AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 20 April 2pm CAPTIONED Saturday 20 April 2pm
BONACHELA / NANKIVELL / LANE THURSDAY 2 MAY – SATURDAY 4 MAY VENUE Canberra Theatre
GALA OPENING Thursday 2 May
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION Thursday 2 May 6.30pm
TIMES Thursday – Saturday 7.30pm
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS THURSDAY 30 MAY – SATURDAY 1 JUNE VENUE The Playhouse
TIMES Thursday – Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION Thursday 30 May 7pm
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 1 June 1pm
GALA OPENING Thursday 30 May
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 1 June 2pm
POST-MATINEE Q&A Saturday 1 June
CAPTIONED Saturday 1 June 2pm
PRIMA FACIE WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE – SATURDAY 29 JUNE VENUE The Playhouse
TIMES Wednesday – Friday 8pm, Saturday 6pm
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION Wednesday 26 June 7pm
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 29 June 5pm
OPENS Wednesday 26 June
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 29 June 6pm
POST-SHOW Q&A Thursday 27 June
CAPTIONED Saturday 29 June 6pm
BANGARRA: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON THURSDAY 18 JULY – SATURDAY 20 JULY VENUE Canberra Theatre PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION Thursday 18 July 6.30pm
TIMES Thursday – Friday 7.30pm,
GALA OPENING Thursday 18 July
Saturday 1.30pm & 7.30pm
THE MTC PRODUCTION OF
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE THURSDAY 22 AUGUST – SATURDAY 31 AUGUST VENUE Canberra Theatre PREVIEW Thursday 22 August
TIMES Monday 6.30pm, Tuesday – Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 1.30pm & 7.30pm
GALA OPENING Friday 23 August
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 31 August 12.30pm
PRE-SHOW IN CONVERSATION Friday 23 August 6.30pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 31 August 1.30pm
POST SHOW Q&A Monday 26 August
CAPTIONED Saturday 31 August 1.30pm
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING FRIDAY 11 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER VENUE The Playhouse IN CONVERSATION Sunday 13 October 1pm
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 19 October 1pm
TIMES Tuesday – Wednesday 6.30pm, Thursday – Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2pm & 7.30pm, Sunday 4pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 19 October 2pm CAPTIONED Saturday 19 October 2pm
THE 39 STEPS TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER – SATURDAY 2 NOVEMBER VENUE The Playhouse GALA OPENING Tuesday 29 October
This Project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Ministry of the Arts Catalyst Australian Arts and Culture fund.
POST-SHOW Q&A Thursday 31 October TIMES Tuesday – Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 2 November 2pm
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 2 November 1pm
CAPTIONED Saturday 2 November 2pm
THE WHARF REVUE TUESDAY 12 NOVEMBER – SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER VENUE The Playhouse GALA OPENING Tuesday 12 November
TACTILE TOUR Saturday 23 November 12.30pm
POST-SHOW Q&A Thursday 14 November
AUDIO DESCRIBED Saturday 23 November 2pm
TIMES Tuesday – Friday 8pm, Saturday 2pm & 8pm
CAPTIONED Saturday 23 November 2pm
ARLO GUTHRIE N ADD-O S W O H S
MONDAY 22 APRIL VENUE Canberra Theatre TIME 7.30pm
NICOLE CAR & ETIENNE DUPUIS IN RECITAL WITH JAYSON GILLHAM FRIDAY 9 AUGUST VENUE Canberra Theatre TIME 7.30pm
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PREMIUM AND A-RESERVE SEATING TICKET PRICES
SEASON TICKETS
U27 (BELL U30*)
FULL
CONCESSION
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL
26–30 MARCH
PH
$63.00
$53.00
$48.00
$53.00
$45.00
HOW TO RULE THE WORLD
3–6 APRIL
PH
$75.00
$65.00
$55.00
$65.00
$55.00
THE MISER
12–20 APRIL
PH
$77.50
$65.50
$47.50
$63.50
$54.50
BONACHELA / NANKIVELL / LANE
2–4 MAY
CT
$59.00
$49.00
$40.00
$49.00
$39.00
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS
30 MAY – 1 JUNE
PH
$69.00
$59.00
$50.00
$59.00
$49.00
PRIMA FACIE
26–29 JUNE
PH
$59.00
BANGARRA: 30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON
18–20 JULY
CT
$63.00
$53.00
$44.00
$53.00
$44.00
$99.00
$89.00
$79.00
$89.00
$79.00
$109.00
$99.00
$89.00
$99.00
$89.00
$63.50
$54.50
SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE 22 – 31 AUGUST
MIDWEEK EVE & SATURDAY MATINEE
CHILD (BELL U18)
DATE
CONCESSION
20
SHOW
FULL
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A-RES
VENUE
PREMIUM
$47.50
CT FRI, SAT EVE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
11–19 OCTOBER
PH
$77.50
$65.50
$47.50
THE 39 STEPS
29 OCTOBER – 2 NOVEMBER
PH
$69.00
$59.00
$50.00
$59.00
$49.00
THE WHARF REVUE
12–23 NOVEMBER
PH
$63.00
$53.00
$48.00
$53.00
$45.00
SEASON PREMIUM
ADD-ON SHOWS ARLO GUTHRIE
22 APRIL
CT
$110.00
NICOLE CAR & ETIENNE DUPUIS
9 AUGUST
CT
$99.00
SEASON U27
$59.00
SEASON A-RES
SINGLE PREMIUM
$80.00
$120.00
$109.00
$47.50
SINGLE CONC
SINGLE U27
$90.00
$99.00
$59.00
* Bell Shakespeare Under 30 price applies to patrons 30 years and under (limited and only available for Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday performances)
Legend CT – Canberra Theatre
PH – The Playhouse
SINGLE A-RES
SINGLE TICKETS
CONCESSION
U27 (BELL U30*)
$58.00
$63.00
$53.00
$48.00
$50.00
$85.00
$75.00
$65.00
$75.00
$65.00
$55.00
$98.50
$83.50
$47.50
$78.50
$68.50
$42.50
$30.00
$69.00
$59.00
$50.00
$59.00
$49.00
$40.00
$40.00
$79.00
$69.00
$60.00
$69.00
$59.00
$50.00
$69.00
$59.00
$42.50
$42.50
$47.50
CHILD (BELL U18)
FULL
$63.00
CHILD (BELL U18)
$73.00
CHILD (BELL U18)
$40.00
U27 (BELL U30*)
U27 (BELL U30*)
A-RESERVE
CONCESSION
PREMIUM
FULL
SERVE
$42.50
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$40.00
$73.00
$63.00
$54.00
$63.00
$53.00
$44.00
$69.00
$109.00
$99.00
$89.00
$99.00
$89.00
$79.00
$79.00
$119.00
$109.00
$99.00
$109.00
$99.00
$89.00
$98.50
$83.50
$47.50
$78.50
$68.50
$42.50
$40.00
$79.00
$69.00
$60.00
$69.00
$59.00
$50.00
$40.00
$73.00
$63.00
$58.00
$63.00
$53.00
$48.00
$42.50
$42.50
$47.50
$42.50
BOOK YOUR SEASON PACKAGE DIRECTLY ONLINE Following the Collected Works Season Launch, you can book your Season Ticket package online. No more hassle with paper forms. Simply go to canberratheatrecentre.com.au/season-tickets and follow the step-by-step process. Our online form allows you to personally select your own seats, then immediately confirm your Season Package. Easy! Please note, if you require special access seats or prefer our deferred payment option, you’ll need to book your Season Package using our traditional paper form or call our Box Office for assistance.
TICKET AND BOOKING INFORMATION You’ve done your reading on the season, you know what you want to see and you’ve checked your diary — so now it’s time to seal the deal. Book a Collected Works 2019 Season Ticket package to guarantee that you’ll be seeing the best performing arts to come to Canberra in 2019.
BOOK ONLINE OR WITH A PAPER FORM
ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR FRIENDS
Online Our online booking form is secure, convenient and confirmed on the spot.
For selected productions you may purchase additional tickets for friends at the Season Ticket Holder price. Additional tickets are limited to two per Season Ticket Holder and are available only at the time of purchasing your Season Ticket package.
You can create your own Season Ticket package and select your own seats. At the end, you will be asked to add the details for all other Season Ticket Holders in your Season Ticket package — if these details are not provided your Season Ticket package cannot be finalised. Note If you selected a concession price, you will need to email proof of it to canberra.ticketing@ act.gov.au or provide a copy in person at the Box Office. If you have access or special assistance needs, please post or hand in your booking form. Paper form Use the brochure form or download a form from our website and post or hand it in to our Box Office.
CONTACT DETAILS Include your email address and mobile number. Updates such as forums and bar opening times, new show announcements and special offers may be sent via email or free SMS. CW19 22
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For other productions, such as Bell Shakespeare productions, Arlo Guthrie, and Nicole Car you may purchase unlimited additional tickets. However, these tickets will be at single ticket prices. Make sure these are selected as Additional Tickets.
SEATING For the best seats in the house, buy in the Premium area as shown on the seating maps. You may have a combination of Premium seats with an A-Reserve package. Note: Premium seats may sell-out, so buy early to avoid disappointment. For some productions, the orchestra pit seats will be held off sale. The Playhouse: Seating is available on three levels: stalls, first and second balcony. Note: there is no lift access to the second balcony. The balcony sides are held off sale until production sightlines have been established.
Provide photocopied proof with your booking form. A photocopied driver’s licence is preferable for Under 27. Your form cannot be processed or finalised until the Box Office receives the copies of your concessions. Canberra Ticketing staff can photocopy your concession if you deliver your form in person.
Canberra Theatre: Seating is one raked tier.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
If you are purchasing a Season Ticket with others 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. For large groups, please submit forms early.
If you would like to access wheelchair seating, audio description or captioning services, indicate the type of assistance you require.
NEED HELP? Canberra Ticketing staff are happy to help book your Season Ticket package. For general booking enquiries or assistance with completing your form, contact Canberra Ticketing on 02 6275 2777 or email canberra. ticketing@act.gov.au or visit the Box Office. Canberra Ticketing will be open for extended hours, between 9am and 8pm, Monday to Friday until 2 November 2018.
WHEELCHAIR SEATS Wheelchair spaces are available in the Canberra Theatre and The Playhouse, and are located in the stalls.
SEASON TICKETS FOR GROUPS
TICKET EXCHANGES You can exchange your tickets free of charge for any other performance of the same production. Conditions apply and subject to availability. In order to exchange, original tickets must be returned in person to Canberra Ticketing at least 24 hours before the performance.
YOUR SEASON 2019 PREFERENCES
DRINK VOUCHERS
Indicate, where requested, whether seating preference or preferred date is your priority. If seating preference is requested, please let us know if you prefer stalls or balcony seating for The Playhouse.
To purchase drink vouchers, indicate on the booking form if you wish to do so, plus the amount of vouchers you need. 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.
Note: Barbara and the Camp Dogs has limited Premium On Stage Seating.
DATE Choose your preferred date and time for each performance along with an alternative date and time.
OPENING NIGHTS Patrons attending Gala Opening nights will receive a voucher, sent out with tickets, entitling them entry to the After-show Party. Where there is a Post-show Meet & Greet, the bar will remain open after the event and there will be an opportunity to meet the cast and crew.
SPLIT THE BILL Canberra Ticketing can charge your credit card half of the total price now, and the remainder on 1 April 2019. A deferral fee of $10 will apply. This option is not available for packages booked online. An email reminder will be sent in March to ensure your payment details for the second payment are still correct.
UNDER 27 (U27) & BELL YOUTH UNDER 30 (BELL U30) Under 27 prices apply to selected shows. Bell Shakespeare offer Under 30 prices to patrons aged 30 years and under through their Youth Under 30 initiative (limited availability for performances on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Sundays).
CHILDREN For shows where no specific child price is listed, the Under 27 (U27) or Bell Under 30 (Bell U30) price applies. NOTE: While some shows in Collected Works 2019 may be suitable for children, parental discretion is advised.
CONCESSION & SENIOR PRICES Selected shows offer concession prices. Concession prices are available for pensioners, healthcare cardholders and full-time students. Bell Shakespeare offers a special price for Government-issued seniors card.
RESERVES Seating plans showing seating reserves can be found online at canberratheatrecentre.com.au.
SINGLE TICKETS Prices listed for single tickets are the advertised ticket price for non-Season Ticket Holders.
TAKE PART SERIES Take Part is an interactive series of events and activities, such as Pre-Show Conversations and Post-Show Q&As. Some of these activities are already listed in this brochure, however more activities will be announced throughout 2019. Where possible these events are free to Season Ticket Holders.
PREVIEWS
To stay in touch with these events, become an INBOX e-news member at canberratheatrecentre.com.au, like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and Instagram, or simply visit the box office or call 02 6275 2777.
Subscriber prices do not apply to preview performances.
NOTE Information contained in this booklet is correct at time of printing.
ACCESS INFORMATION Canberra Theatre Centre has a range of seating to ensure its venues and shows are accessible to all. If you have access or special requirements, please post your booking form to us instead of using our online form. We will select tickets to suit your needs, as these seats are unable to be booked online. Please specify your requirements at the time of booking by ticking the appropriate space on your Season Ticket booking form. You will then be issued with a ticket for the service you have reserved as part of your Season Ticket package. All devices can be collected from the Canberra Theatre Centre Cloak Room. Please see the show pages or the diary pages for the dates of dedicated access performances.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AND MOBILITY ASSISTANCE Wheelchair spaces are available in all theatres and we can provide assistance with other mobility issues. TC will honour Companion C Cards. Present a copy of your Companion Card to the Box Office to finalise your booking.
FM RADIO-ASSISTED HEARING SYSTEM An FM radio-assisted hearing system is available for all performances in the Canberra Theatre and The Playhouse.
FOYER LOOP hearing loop for foyer A announcements, forums and speeches operates throughout the foyer spaces of the Canberra Theatre. The system is accessible via hearing aids with the telephone setting.
LIVE CAPTIONS Selected performances in Collected Works 2019 will be live captioned onto screens on stage.
TACTILE TOUR Selected performances in Collected Works 2019 offer a pre-show guided tactile tour of the set for patrons with low or no vision.
AUDIO DESCRIPTION Selected performances in Collected Works 2019 will be audio described by trained volunteers from our access partner Vision Australia.
PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST LINDY HOU IS CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE’S ACCESS SERVICES AMBASSADOR. “I enjoy coming to the theatre. Thanks to the wonderful group of Describers, I can now follow what is happening in the show like everyone else. I always believe that there are many ways to overcome challenges. With the help of Audio Description, being blind means that I can enjoy the theatre world with my ears and imagination.” Lindy Hou
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE
EDUCATION
ADDRESS PO Box 226, Civic Square, Canberra ACT 2608 PHONE 02 6275 2777 FAX 02 6230 1098 admin@canberratheatrecentre.com.au canberratheatrecentre.com.au
PROGRAM MANAGER Karla Conway EDUCATION OFFICER Peter Van Rijswijk
PROGRAMMING AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Bruce Carmichael CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Mike Domigan DEPUTY DIRECTOR — PROGRAMMING Gill Hugonnet MANAGER PRESENTER SERVICES Gillian Schwab SENIOR PRODUCER Carole Arulantu MUSIC AND COMEDY PROGRAMMER Jem Natividad HOUSE MANAGER Michael Ranieri PA TO THE DIRECTOR Elysia Fisher FINANCE AND DATA COORDINATOR Wendy Batchelor DATA ANALYST Fran Tapia ASSISTANT PRESENTER SERVICES Krystle Lollback BUILDING SERVICES MANAGER Neil McRitchie TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Rohan Cutler TECHNICAL PRODUCER Roni Wilkinson HEAD MECHANIST Loki Clarke ACTING HEAD ELECTRICIAN Stefan Wronski HEAD AUDIO TECHNICIAN Petar Milinkovic MARKETING
CANBERRA TICKETING MANAGER Sam Hardiman BOX OFFICE COORDINATOR Stephen Olah PHONE 02 6275 2777 FAX 02 6230 1098 canberraticketing@act.gov.au CULTURAL FACILITIES CORPORATION BOARD CHAIR Ms Louise Douglas CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Ms Harriet Elvin CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER Mr Ian Tidy BOARD MEMBERS Ms Louise Douglas (Chair), Ms Harriet Elvin (CEO), Ms Robyn Hendry, Ms Virginia Haussegger AM. DESIGN Some Cowboy + Giraffe PROGRAM COMPILATION Freyla Ferguson
DEPUTY DIRECTOR — MARKETING Suzanne Hannema ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER/DIGITAL Caitlin Kerr ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER/MEDIA BUYER Joseph Gleeson ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER/PUBLICIST Gabrielle Affleck ASSISTANT MARKETING MANAGER/SOCIAL MEDIA Dominic Northcott CAMPAIGN MANAGER/SPECIAL PROJECTS Kim Gorman MARKETING COORDINATOR/SOCIAL MEDIA Ellie Windred
COLLECTED WORKS 2019 CANBERRA THEATRE CENTRE WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SUPPORT OF THE FOLLOWING SPONSORS AND PARTNERS
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COMMUNITY SPONSOR The Canberra Labor Club has supported CTC for the last 14 years. We thank them for their continuing support and assistance with the Centre’s community programming. ACCOMMODATION PARTNER We thank our accommodation partner, Mantra Group, for their support. MEDIA PARTNERS
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.
We thank our media partners Channel Nine Canberra and ABC Radio Canberra for their support. ACCESS PARTNER Vision Australia is a leading provider of blindness and low vision services. We thank them and their team of volunteers for their support of our access program.