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I’m delighted to share with you our Glasshouse
Season of Champagne & Stars. As you peruse the dazzling array of performances, festivals and talks, I hope you feel inspired to indulge and sometimes challenge yourself at the Glasshouse in 2017. The Glasshouse doors first swung open on 1 July 2009. Since that time the building has become a cultural cornerstone and a significant contributor to the lifestyle and prosperity of our region. However it’s not the building as much as the people IFC that have made the Glasshouse what it is today. The Glasshouse 2017 Season of Champagne & Stars has been made possible by you. So a huge ‘thank you’ must go to Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, volunteers, sponsors and partners and of course to you, our loyal patrons and Glasshouse Members for your ongoing support!
Champagne and stars... is there anything better to evoke a dazzling sense of glamour, sophistication and occasion? This is so often the sensation that I experience when the Glasshouse foyer fills, the stage is set and the theatre doors swing open. So as the house lights dim, sit back and be swept away to another place and time – for this is the magic and romance of theatre. I look forward to seeing you at the Glasshouse soon,
Bec Washington Event Services Coordinator
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champagne & stars Season 2017 ... men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Sensational evening! Is there nothing these guys can’t do? SPIRIT OF THE FEST AWARD, EDINBURGH FRINGE FESTIVAL 2016
The Tap Pack Pty Ltd in association with TheatricHals presents
THE TAP PACK
The Tap Pack picks up where the Rat Pack left off. With songs from BublÊ to Beyonce, Sinatra to Ed Sheeran and mixed with slick humour, high-energy entertainment and world-class tap dance, these gentlemen have a huge show waiting for you. These men are Australia’s finest tap dance artists who are ready to raise the bar and ignite your night. A show of pure entertainment inspired by the legends and freshly created for the audience of today. Cool classics with a fresh new twist. With credits on stage, film and television and with over 20 musical theatre productions between them, The Tap Pack is pure entertainment. They sing. They dance. They joke. They bring a new, invigorating energy to a timeless style.
Saturday 25 February, 8pm Duration
2 hours (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$65.90 adult $55.90 Member $60.90 concession $60.90 group 8+ $240 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
Strobe lights, flashing lights, smoke
Creators
Jesse Rasmussen, Jordan Pollard, Thomas J Egan
Director and Co-creator
Nigel Turner-Carroll
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The atmosphere in the theatre was electric. ***** ARTSHUB
Photo: Dylan Evans
Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents a shake & stir theatre company and QPAC production
DRACULA
by Bram Stoker created and adapted by shake & stir theatre co
Another bloody classic. The Gothic horror story swoops the country in a gripping, critically-acclaimed production created by shake & stir. When young Lawyer Jonathan Harker visits Castle Dracula deep within the Carpathian mountains, he’s not expecting the strange hospitality he receives from his mysterious host. Alone and trapped within the castle walls, Jonathan discovers that Dracula wants more than his presence at the dinner table – he might also be the main course. Leaving Jonathan for dead and his castle behind, Dracula travels to London on a quest for seduction, true love and above all – blood. From the company behind the multi-award winning, national touring productions of Wuthering Heights and Animal Farm comes this new adaptation of Stoker’s twisted tale.
Tuesday 14 March, 11am & 8pm Duration
100 minutes (no interval)
Tickets
$59 adult $49 Member $54 concession $35 youth < 25
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
simulated violence, sexual and supernatural themes, haze & strobe lighting
Recommended
16+
Adaptors
Nelle Lee & Nick Skubij
Director
Michael Futcher
Set Designer
Josh McIntosh
Costume Designer Leigh Buchanan
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
Sound Designer / Composer Guy Webster
Fight Director / Movement Coach Nigel Poulton
Proudly supported by
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Magnificent! Alcorn’s bravura performance in Go Your Own Way had the audience on its feet and screaming for more. THE AUSTRALIAN WOMEN’S WEEKLY Photo: Jo Robinson
Catherine Alcorn stars in
GO YOUR OWN WAY The Story of Christine McVie
You adored her as The Divine Miss Bette, now Catherine Alcorn returns to tell the story of Fleetwood Mac’s greatest songbird in Go Your Own Way: The story of Christine McVie.
Saturday 13 May, 8pm
Christine McVie was the girl who started out as a school teacher, picked up a bass guitar and began to sing the blues. Then she joined Fleetwood Mac and made rock history.
90 minutes (no interval)
Commissioned by Kate Ceberano for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Go Your Own Way is the story of one of rock’s most famous songwriters and a celebration of great music and the tempestuous life of Christine McVie.
Duration
Tickets
$55 adult $45 Member $50 concession $50 group 8+ $45 child < 18
*Transaction fees may apply
At the height of the Mac’s success she left the band to live a quiet life. Then she agreed to return; then she tweeted, “Sorry folks. No tour.” And then she changed her mind!
Warnings
Always an intriguing figure, Christine’s contrary attitude to global fame, ridiculous wealth, love and loss, personal privacy, songwriting and music is at the heart of her story.
16+
In a career that so far spans four decades, the enigmatic McVie is brought to life in this playwith-music by the award-winning Catherine Alcorn who brings her own magic to some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don’t Stop and Songbird.
Contains adult themes, coarse language, smoke, haze
Recommended
Writer
Diana Simmonds
Director
Jason Langley
Musical Director Isaac Hayward
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Exquisite is the only word to describe Melbourne Ballet Company’s latest production Archè! THE MELBOURNE OBSERVER
Photo: Taylor-Ferne Morris
Melbourne Ballet Company & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Archè
Archè premiered in Melbourne in 2015 – an innovative Melbourne Ballet Company (MBC) production inspired by the timeless classic, Swan Lake.
Thursday 25 May, 7.30pm
You will immersed in a sublime performance that fuses mythology and ballet.
Duration
Archè is the Greek word that indicates the beginning, the principle from which all things arise. The ancient Greek philosophers such as Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, sought the Archè in the four fundamental essences of the Earth: water, earth, air, fire; focusing on how they interact with each other. This emotionally charged production has received extremely positive critical acclaim and is suitable for all ages.
80 minutes (includes 20 minutes interval)
Tickets
$49.90 adult $39.90 Member $44.90 concession $24.90 youth < 25 $44.90 group 8+ $129.80 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Concept and Direction Simon Hoy
Choreography
Simon Hoy and Timothy Podesta
Music
Peter Tchaikovsky, L. Einaudi, O. Arnalds, E.Morricone, J.Jeanrenaud and Edward Elgar
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Beautifully paced and engaging theatre... an imaginative and immersive adaptation, directed with skill and style. THE AGE
Critical Stages & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Thérèse Raquin
Adapted from the Emile Zola novel by Gary Abrahams A Dirty Pretty Theatre & Critical Stages Production
Thérèse Raquin is a genuinely affecting, thrilling, emotional rollercoaster. Thérèse lives a life of poverty and is married off to her sickly cousin in a loveless, arranged marriage. But her life is suddenly turned around when her husband’s friend, Laurent arrives and they begin a passionate, feverish affair. What follows in this masterpiece of French literature makes for a gripping, corseted thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.
Thérèse Raquin features an outstanding production design, with sumptuous costumes, a highly impressive set and compelling original music by Christopher De Groot – the perfect theatre experience for lovers of high quality drama. This stunning, critically acclaimed production is an original and uniquely Australian adaptation of a renowned classic work of French literature, a work of raw and immediate passion – a superb examination of corrupted morals, set in the notoriously dingy backstreets of Paris in the late 19th century.
Wednesday 14 June 8pm & Thursday 15 June, 11am Duration
2 hours, 15 minutes (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$49.90 adult $40.90 Member $44.90 concession $32.90 youth < 25 $44.90 group 6+ $146 family (2 adult, 2 youth 16+)
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
Occasional coarse language and mature themes
Recommended 16+
Nominated for seven 2014 Green Room Awards in all categories of design, direction and performance.
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... brought the house down with outrageous comedy and tongue-in-cheek jokes. CESSNOCK ADVERTISER (NSW)
Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW Australia’s biggest comedy festival is hitting the road! Buckle up Port Macquarie, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is hitting the road to deliver the freshest and funniest from Australia’s largest comedy festival! With an all-killer, no-filler cast of Australian stars, talented newcomers and international performers, the Roadshow has got all your comedy bases covered. Featuring everything from stand-up to sketch, slapstick to song, each individual line-up presents the best of the Festival in one hilarious show.
Saturday 17 June, 6pm & 9pm Duration
Approximately 2 hours, 30 minutes (including 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$50 adult $40 Member $45 concession $45 group 6+
*Transaction fees may apply
Every year intrepid entertainers board the bus and set their sights on over 80 destinations across this Great Southern Land. No road is left untraveled and no sides are left unsplit, from Darwin to Devonport and everywhere in between!
Warnings
Don’t miss your chance to join the laughs at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow. Get on board, grab your mates and get giggling as the ultimate comedy roadtrip rolls into town!
Recommended
Performances may contain coarse language, sexual references and material that can offend 16+
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A thoroughly entertaining 85 minutes of quipping arguing, boozing, opining, fist-fighting and soul-baring. THE TIMES Photo: Gina Mulicia
Presented by Glasshouse Port Macquarie & The Tasmanian Theatre Company and Straightjacket Productions in association with The Karralyka Centre
Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs
A hilarious and thought-provoking comedy-drama that asks vital questions about what makes art, and people, truly authentic.
Saturday 15 July, 8pm
Is the true value of art in the eyes of the beholder? Maude (Julie Nihill), an unemployed bartender, has bought a painting for a few bucks from an op shop. Despite almost trashing it, she now thinks it’s a Jackson Pollock worth millions. In fact she’s certain it is.
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But when world-class art expert, Lionel Percy (John Wood), flies over from New York and arrives at her trailer park home in Bakersfield to authenticate the painting, he really has no idea what he’s about to discover. Based on a true story, Bakersfield Mist is a comedy set in the present day.
85 minutes, (no interval)
Tickets
$50 adult $40 Member $45 concession $45 group 8+ $32.50 youth <25
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
Strong language, adult themes
Cast
John Wood, Julie Nihill
Playwright
Stephen Sachs
Great art has spiritual power. Embedded within it. The power to cure the heart, heal the human spirit, save and uplift the soul. BAKERSFIELD MIST, STEPHEN SACKS, 2011
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Sexy, alluring, atmospheric, accomplished, supremely entertaining vaudeville ... absolutely delivers on all it promises, and then some. STAGE WHISPERS
Madotti & Vegas and Glasshouse Port Macquarie present
PARIS UNDERGROUND - ENCORE Gorgeous. Crazy. Sexy. Cool. An eye to the dark side and a night to remember! The Paris Underground Cabaret is a subversion of the classic French cabaret and variety show, bringing together a diverse range of performers; magicians, dancers, singers, circus and burlesque artists. Journey with your incredible comic host Monsieur Marveaux, witness the delights of a magic spectacular and French burlesque, cabaret and variety show. With singers, dancers who beckon from the Moulin Rouge, beautiful and breathtaking aerial artists, tap dancers, brilliant burlesque and astounding illusionists! Draw the curtain on a stage that will darkly seduce and intoxicate through a moveable feast of magic, song, dance, burlesque, comedy, circus and cabaret. A blend of surprises and visual attractions of international renown.
Wednesday 23 August, 8pm Duration
2 hours (including interval 20 minutes)
Tickets
$45 adult $35 Member $40 concession $30 youth 15+ $40 group 8+
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
Partial nudity, adult themes
Recommended
15+
Writer
Madotti & Vegas
Director
Richard Vegas
Designer
Julia Madotti
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If you’re looking for the finest young string players in this country and, most probably, well beyond, this is where you’ll find them. AUSTRALIAN STAGE ONLINE, ON ACO COLLECTIVE
Photo: Ken Leanfore
Australian Chamber Orchestra & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Mozart & Brahms
The Australian Chamber Orchestra presents a soulful concert of Mozart & Brahms. 2017 marks the 10th anniversary of ACO Collective, an ensemble that combines musicians of the ACO with Australia’s most talented young professional musicians at the outset of their careers, creating an ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. Britain’s leading clarinetist, Matthew Hunt, joins “probably the most engaging maverick in classical music today” (The Times), Pekka Kuusisto, and ACO Collective as the soloist for Brahms’ passionate Clarinet Quintet. Join us and experience a moving evening of classical music featuring music by Mozart, Bartók and Brahms.
Tuesday 29 August, 7.30pm Duration
2 hours (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$45 adult $35 Member $40 conc/group 8+ $30 Youth <25 $130 Family (2 adult, 2 youth <25)
*Transaction fees may apply
Director Pekka Kuusisto
Clarinet
Matthew Hunt
Orchestra
ACO Collective
PROGRAM MOZART Divertimento in D major, K.136 BARTÓK Divertimento BRAHMS (arr. strings) Clarinet Quintet in B minor
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All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told. ACT 2, SCENE 7
Photo: Pierre Toussaint
Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents Bell Shakespeare’s
The Merchant Of Venice By William Shakespeare
Money makes the world go around. Portia has it. Bassanio wants it. Shylock lends it. Antonio owes the value of it. Love also plays a part. Portia offers it. Bassanio wants it. And Antonio may lose a pound of flesh for it. This uncompromising and dark production explores the tense relationship and prejudices between those that have, and those that don’t. Dark in its humour and bawdy in its romantic hijinks, The Merchant Of Venice takes audiences on a journey of love, mercy and justice. Featuring three-time Helpmann Award winner, Mitchell Butel (Janet King and Rake) as the defiant Shylock, and Jessica Tovey (Wolf Creek and Wonderland) as Portia, this masterfully envisioned production tackles the prejudices and preconceived notions of one of Shakespeare’s most challenging plays.
Tuesday 5 September, 11am & 8pm Duration
2 hours, 40 minutes (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$59.90 adult $49.90 Member $54.90 conc/group 8+ $34.90 youth < 25 $170 family (2 adult, 2 youth <25)
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
smoke/haze
Recommended 15+
Director
Anne-Louise Sarks
Note: 11am matinee
performance includes a post-show Q&A
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the comedians in the showcase all knew what they had to do to get a laugh, and had the crowd in constant stitchesâ&#x20AC;Ś AU REVIEW, MAY 2015
Sydney Comedy Festival presents
Sydney Comedy festival showcase The Festival’s funniest in one hilarious night! The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase will be tearing up the freeways of Australia for the fifth year in a row to bring the crème de la crème of the 2017 Festival to the Glasshouse stage. Expertly curated and lovingly presented the showcase will feature some of the Festival’s hottest acts live on stage for an incredible two hours of hard hitting laughter. Boasting a line-up of the best local and international comics and showcasing some of the freshest emerging talents, this jam-packed night of pure entertainment will leave you sore from belly laughs! So get ready ‘Straya… The Showcase Tour is back on the road! Call your pals and grab your tickets to the funniest night of entertainment you will see all year!
Wednesday 13 September, 7.30pm Duration
2 hours (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$35 general $32 Member $32 groups 6+
*Transaction fees may apply
Warnings
Performances may contain coarse language, adult themes, sexual references and material that can offend
Recommended 15+
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A marvel of precision and ethereal beauty... Giselle is really the perfect ballet. SUNDAY HERALD SUN Photo: Daniel Boud
The Australian Ballet presents
GISELLE
Experience one of the world’s most loved ballets live on stage when The Australian Ballet’s Regional Tour presents Giselle. Starring artists from The Australian Ballet and graduating students from The Australian Ballet School, this specially staged production will sweep audiences away.
Saturday 21 October, 1.30pm & 7.30pm Duration
2 hours (includes 20 minute interval)
Since its premiere in 1841, Giselle has captured the imagination and torn at the heart. The transcendent love story follows an innocent village girl transformed into a tender spirit after dying of a broken heart.
Tickets
With its hauntingly beautiful ensemble of white tutus, classical technique and heartbreaking romance, Giselle is a must-see ballet that’s perfect for the whole family.
*Transaction fees may apply
Don’t miss this chance to see The Australian Ballet in Port Macquarie!
$67 adult $58 concession $57 Member $59 group 8+ $33 child < 18
Choreography
Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Music
Adolphe Adam
Costume Designer Peter Farmer
Lighting Designer Francis Croese
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Be swept away on a seductive musical journey by two of Australiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest performers.
Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Jane Rutter Classical Heroes and the Art of Seduction. Award-winning bass baritone singer superstar Teddy Tahu Rhodes and internationally acclaimed flautist Jane Rutter (recently knighted by France with Le Chevalier des Arts et Lettres) are both bona fide rock stars of the classical music world. In this sublime concert they combine their musical gifts, pulling at your heartstrings with some of the world’s greatest love songs. From the passion of operatic Italy to the classical perfection of Handel, Mozart (The Magic Flute), Donizetti and Schubert, the concert also includes yearning songs from the Celtic canon with the wit and charm of Cole Porter, Tosti and Rodgers and Hammerstein. Allow this stellar duo to artfully romance you in a stunning program of exquisite music.
Wednesday 25 October, 7.30pm Duration
2 hours (includes 20 minute interval)
Tickets
$40 adult $30 Member $35 concession $30 youth/child <25 $35 group 8+
*Transaction fees may apply
Be swept away on a seductive musical journey by two of Australia’s finest performers. One show only! Book early!
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Pre Show Platters Relax with friends in our Encore mezzanine bar before the show with some cheese and drinks.
PLATTERS INCLUDE:
2 drinks
beer, wine or soft drink *(excluding Prosecco)
3 cheeses
mild blue, smoked cheddar and brie accompanied by some delicious nibblies
$25 Members per platter $28 non-Member per platter
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families
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A Monkey Baa Theatre Company Production
Diary of a Wombat based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
Millions of young people around the world have adored the multi award-winning picture book, Diary of a Wombat. Now finally this iconic work by Australian Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Laureate (2014-2015), Jackie French and Bruce Whatley comes to the stage. Meet Mothball, the naughtiest wombat in Australia. Bored with her daily routine, Mothball goes in search of shelter and food, creating chaos in the lives of the humans around her. Doormats, bins and washing lines are no match for this mischievous marsupial. Between a packed schedule of scratching, sleeping and eating Mothball discovers that with a bit of persistence, humans are quite easily trained! Monkey Baa uses the magic of puppetry and live music to bring this delightful story for ages 3+ to the stage.
Thursday 30 March, 9.30am Duration
45 minutes (no interval)
Tickets
$35 adult $25 Member $29 concession $22 child <18 $95 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Recommended ages 3+
Director
Eva Di Cesare
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A CDP Kids Production
Mr Stink
a play by Maryam Master Based on the book by David Walliams. Directed by Jonathan Biggins
David Walliams’ award-winning book comes to life for children 6-12! It starts when Chloe makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. When Mr Stink needs a place to stay, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed. Now Chloe’s got to make sure no-one finds out! But there might be more to Mr Stink than meets the eye… The team behind The 52-Storey Treehouse return with this touching, hilarious, and very smelly tale!
Wednesday 21 June, 4.30pm Duration
60 minutes (no interval)
Tickets
$35 adult $25 Member $29 concession $22 child < 18 $95 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Recommended
ages 6-12 and families
boisterous fun... the young audience… thoroughly enjoy[ed] this quality production... THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 33
Erth - Visual & Physical Inc. present
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium
Image: Heidrun Lohr
Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea. Deep below the surface, submerged below time, swam some of the world’s most amazing prehistoric marine reptiles. Following the internationally loved and applauded show Erth’s Dinosaur Zoo™, the team at Erth have scoured the seven seas, collecting playful prehistoric creatures of the deep in their giant aquarium. For the very first time, you are invited to dive in and meet these aquatic critters in person. Connecting young audiences to the real science of palaeontology, Erth’s prehistoric creatures are unmistakably ‘alive’ and mostly friendly, in this fun, educational and unique performance that will delight all audiences from ages 5 years and up.
Tuesday 4 July, 6.30pm Wednesday 5 July, 10.30am & 1pm Duration
50 minutes (no interval)
Tickets
$35 adult $25 Member $30 concession $25 child/youth <21 $100 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Warning Haze
school holiday fun!
Recommended
5+ and their families
Director
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Scott Wright
Garry Ginivan Attractions (Aust) by arrangement with Kenny Wax Family Entertainment Ltd (UK)
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt Adapted from the picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury
Live on Stage! We’re Going On A Bear Hunt is the wonderful story of a family out for walk and on the lookout for a growling bear – they have to march through long swishy grass, wade through thick gloopy mud and even battle a snow storm before entering a big dark cave where maybe they will finally spot the glinty wet eyes of a slobbering, gigantic bear winking at them through the blackness.
Wednesday 9 August, 4.30pm & Thursday 10 August, 1.30pm
This mini-musical captures the fun and frolics of a father who is clearly still a child at heart, his three children including a tiny intrepid bear hunter in the making – baby is strapped to dad’s back plus the family dog and of course... a BIG BROWN CUDDLY BEAR!
Tickets
Duration
55 minutes (no interval)
$35 adult $25 Member $29 concession $22 child <18 $95 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
Recommended
ages 2-8 and their families
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Make the most of your
visit to the theatre To make sure everyone in the audience and on stage has a great time, here are our top theatre tips!
Laugh
but don’t chat
Listen
but don’t text, tweet or call
Be on the edge of your seat but not in anyone else’s
Take home an amazing experience but not photographs
Write notes later
don’t miss something magical!
Be hungry for entertainment but no food in the theatre
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AND PLAN TO HAVE FUN!
talks & festivals @ the house
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Sydney Opera House and Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
all about women
All About Women once again streams live to reach you wherever you are! Start the morning with the renowned Geena Davis in her talk, Women and Media. Sharing her insight into Hollywood and the global film industry, Geena will discuss how far we still need to travel before girls can see the variety of women they want to become in the films they watch, the shows they stream and the media they absorb every day. Next, watch the Nasty Women panel featuring Yassmin Abdel-Magied, Van Badham and Lindy West to explore the labels that are deployed to try to put women in their place. But what happens when women stop being afraid, and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nasty womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; becomes a badge of honour?
Sunday 5 March, 10.30am 11.30am Women and Media Geena Davis
12pm - 1pm
Nasty Women Panel discussion Yassmin AbdelMagied, Van Badham, Lindy West
Single Session $12 adult $9 Member
Two Sessions $17 adult $14 Member
Warnings
Parental guidance recommended
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Port Macquarie-Hastings Libraries & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
sydney writers’ festival
After the ongoing popularity of the Live & Local program in 2015 and 2016, Sydney Writers’ Festival returns to the Glasshouse in 2017!
Friday 26 May Saturday 27 May Sunday 28 May
One of Australia’s best-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will stream its headline events from Roslyn Packer Theatre in Walsh Bay direct to Port Macquarie on 26-28 May.
10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.00pm, 4.30pm
Prepare to be stimulated and engaged by conversations, debates and discussions, as the Festival brings the world’s finest authors to Port Macquarie in real time. As well as hearing new ideas from great thinkers, audiences have the opportunity to participate in Q&A sessions at each event, sending questions direct to the Sydney stage. LIVE & LOCAL
Sydney Writers’ Festival is one of the greatest literary festivals in the world with over 90,000 attendances every year.
Daily sessions
Full program and session times to be announced in April 2017
Session prices
$10 adult $4 Member $6 concession/<25
Day Pass (Sessions x 5)
$30 adult $15 Member $20 concession/<25
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TEDxSydneyLive
AT GLASSHOUSE PORT MACQUARIE Live Viewing Party
You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to be in Sydney to be part of the TEDxSydneyLive event anymore! Glasshouse Port Macquarie will be an official TEDxSydneyLive venue, where you can view the main stage content with your family, friends and colleagues in real time. It will be a full day of talks, performances and films spread across four sessions. Visit TEDxSydney.com for more information. Please sign up to receive notification emails or follow the TEDxSydneyLive event on Glasshouse facebook to receive updates.
Friday 16 June, 9am - 6pm Program to be announced early 2017
Tickets
$18 adult $14 Member $16 concession $14 youth/child <25 $16 group 8+ $54 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
The Glasshouse TEDxSydneyLive event is sponsored by Cloud Concepts.
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Sydney Opera House presents
FESTIVAL OF DANGEROUS IDEAS Satellite
Image: Prudence Upton
No need to travel to Sydney, the Festival of Dangerous Ideas is coming to you!
Early September
Sydney Opera House is once again live streaming two 2017 Festival highlights, bringing some of the world’s leading thinkers to where you are to discuss and debate the important ideas of our time.
Program to be announced mid 2017
Previous speakers at the Festival have included Tariq Ali, Maria (Masha) Alekhina from Pussy Riot, Julian Assange, Christopher Hitchens, Germaine Greer, Susan Greenfield, Naomi Klein, Salman Rushdie, and John Pilger.
save the date!
Join the discussion at the Glasshouse Port Macquarie. Keep an eye out for the full program to be announced mid 2017. Sydney Opera House Principa l Partner
the iconoclasts, the rule-breakers, the explorers and adventurers will come out to play, putting disruptive behaviour on show to create real festival moments. Don’t miss them... ANN MOSSOP & DANIELLE HARVEY, CURATORS, FESTIVAL OF DANGEROUS IDEAS
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Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
MANHATTAN SHORT FILM FESTIVAL
Be part of the world’s first global film festival. Filmgoers in Port Macquarie will unite with over 100,000 film-lovers around the world during the week of 23 Sept – 8 Oct 2017 when the 20th Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival screens at the Glasshouse. You be the judge!
Manhatten Short’s 2017 final 10 will not only entertain a global audience but will be judged by them as well. Filmgoers will become instant film critics as they are handed a ballot upon entry that allows them to vote for the Best Film and Best Actor.
Saturday 7 October, 7.30pm Duration 2 hours
Tickets
$18 adult $14 Member $16 concession $14 youth/child <25 $16 group 8+ $54 family (2 adult, 2 child)
*Transaction fees may apply
One of the most important festivals on the circuit. Films are made to be seen and Manhattan Short guarantees unrivalled exposure. JAMIE DONOUGHUE WRITER & DIRECTOR SHOK (Silver Medal Winner 2015. Oscar Nominated 2016) 42
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Make sure you are familiar with the date and time.
Arrival
Make sure you arrive at least 30 minutes before a performance. The Glasshouse opens one hour prior to a performance, enjoy a drink or choose a platter at the Encore Bar with friends or browse in our Glasshouse Shop. For some performances Encore Bar may be serving pre-show cheese & drinks packages, they must be pre-ordered.
admission
Some performances have a 'latecomer' lock out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so make sure you are seated in plenty of time to enjoy the performance. If you are late, you may not be admitted to the theatre until a break in the performance or a time nominated by the performance company. This happens so other Glasshouse patrons or the performers are not disturbed.
interval
Want a drink at interval? Beat the crowd and preorder/pay for your interval drinks at the bar when you arrive. At interval you can simply collect your drink/s and avoid the crowds at the bar.
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GLASSHOUSE 2017
p i h s r e b m e M Glasshouse Membership may be the best investment you make all year! Be the first to KNOW Be the first to SAVE and across the year you might even win some FREE STUFF!
MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS SAVE: • Discount ticket prices • 20% Glasshouse Shop discount* • 10% discount at Encore Theatre Bar • No transaction fees* • Replacement of lost tickets* • Free exchange of tickets between same shows* • Priority buying periods • Priority invitations • Exclusive booking period* • Monthly Member draws
* conditions apply
Membership Adult $45 Concession / Student / Under 21: $40
To join Call 02 6581 8888
www.glasshouse.org.au
Cnr Clarence & Hay Sts, Port Macquarie
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important information IMPORTANT DATES Season tickets go on sale immediately after the Season Launch on Thursday 2 February 2017 There is a Glasshouse Members Priority Booking Period until Thursday 16 February 2017, 5.30pm Tickets for The Tap Pack are available now. Tickets go on sale to the general public for all remaining Glasshouse 2017 Season shows on Friday 17 February at 9am
2017 Glasshouse Member Priority Booking Period During the Glasshouse Membersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Priority Booking Period all ticket purchases must be made over the phone or Glasshouse Box Office counter.
Proof of Concession Discounted ticket prices are available for Pensioner Concession Card and Seniors Card holders, as well as full-time students. Proof of concession may be requested at the Glasshouse Box Office upon booking or presentation of your ticket. Note this may vary dependent on performance and venue hirerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements.
Transaction Fees Glasshouse Members do not pay over-the-counter or phone transaction fees. Transaction fees still apply to all online sales. Transaction fees apply to general public ticket purchases over-the-counter, phone or online purchases over $10.
Refunds
Tickets cannot be refunded after purchase except if the event is cancelled, rescheduled or significantly relocated as outlined in the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code of Practice. For more detail, please visit 46 liveperformance.com.au
Exchanging Tickets Glasshouse Members can swap a performance ticket for another performance of the same show. Where performance prices vary, the difference will be charged or credited to the Member’s account – no additional fees apply. General public tickets can be exchanged for another performance of the same show however an exchange fee applies. You will need to return your original tickets to the Box Office at least 24 hours prior to the earliest performance.
Patron Assistance If you would like access to the hearing loop assistance, wheelchair seating or other assistance, please request this during ticket purchase or ask our Box Office staff for further information.
Mobility Assistance Selected seats in the theatre are held for patrons who use wheelchairs or have other mobility concerns. Patrons must advise the Box Office at the time of booking if they wish to access these seats.
Companion Card Companion Card holders are entitled to a ticket for their companion free of charge. These can only be booked in person or by phoning the Box Office. Please ensure you present your Companion Card when you collect your tickets.
Hearing Assistance – Hearing Loop Our staff are able to provide advice on the best seats for hearing loop access during theatre performances. We also have a hearing loop available at the Box Office.
Accessible Toilets The Glasshouse has accessible toilets on basement level and on Level 2 with access via the lift. There is also an accessible baby change room in the basement. MLAK (Master Locksmith Access Key) can be used to access these facilities. If you do not have an MLAK please see customers service to gain access and further information about this service.
Children in the Theatre Children under the age of 18 months may sit on their carer’s lap without a ticket – this may vary dependant on the performance or venue hirer’s requirements. Children under the age of 16 years must be accompanied by an adult. 47
credits & acknowledgements Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents a shake & stir theatre company and QPAC production
DRACULA
by Bram Stoker created and adapted by shake & stir theatre co This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body. Tour supported by arTour an initiative of the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland, part of the Department of the Premier and Cabinet.
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Catherine Alcorn stars in
Go your own way
The Story of Christine McVie Melbourne Ballet Company & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Archè
Critical Stages & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
THERESE RAQUIN
Adapted from the Emile Zola novel by Gary Abrahams A Dirty Pretty Theatre & Critical Stages Production
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Presented by Glasshouse Port Macquarie & The Tasmanian Theatre Company and Straightjacket Productions in association with The Karralyka Centre
Bakersfield Mist by Stephen Sachs
Australian Chamber Orchestra & Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents
Mozart & Brahms
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Glasshouse Port Macquarie presents Bell Shakespeare’s
The Merchant Of Venice By William Shakespeare
Directed by Anne-Louise Sarks This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Bell Shakespeare is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
The Australian Ballet presents
GISELLE
A Monkey Baa Theatre Company Production
Diary of a Wombat
based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley
This project has been assisted by the Australian government through the Ministry for the Arts' Catalyst— Australian Arts and Culture Fund.
This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Arts NSW is pleased to support and create opportunities for growth to foster the future of arts and culture in NSW.
Funded by the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (Eldon & Anne Foote Trust Donor Advised Program).
A CDP Kids Production
Mr Stink
a play by Maryam Master Based on the book by David Walliams. Directed by Jonathan Biggins Erth - Visual & Physical Inc. present
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium has been supported by Carriageworks’ IN DEVELOPMENT program, the NSW Government through Arts NSW and the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.
Garry Ginivan Attractions (Aust) by arrangement with Kenny Wax Family Entertainment Ltd (UK)
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Adapted from the picture book written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its49 arts funding and advisory body.
My year February Saturday 25
8pm
The Tap Pack
March Sunday 5
10.30am & 12pm
All About Women
Tuesday 14
11am & 8pm
Dracula
Thursday 30
9.30am
Diary of a Wombat
May Saturday 13
8pm
Go Your Own Way – The Story of Christine McVie
Thursday 25
7.30pm
Melbourne Ballet Company - Archè
Friday 26 Saturday 27 Sunday 28
10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3pm & 4.30pm
Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival Sydney Writers’ Festival
June Wednesday 14 8pm
Thérèse Raquin
Thursday 15
11am
Thérèse Raquin
Friday 16
9am - 6pm TedxSydneyLive
Saturday 17
6pm & 9pm
Wednesday 21 4.30pm 50
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Mr Stink
Glasshouse 2017 July Tuesday 4 Wednesday 5 Saturday 15
6.30pm
Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium
10.30am Erth’s Prehistoric Aquarium & 1pm IBC 8pm Bakersfield Mist
August Wednesday 9
4.30pm
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Thursday 10
1.30pm
We’re Going On A Bear Hunt
Wednesday 23 8pm
Paris Underground– Encore
Tuesday 29
ACO Collective
7.30pm
September Tuesday 5
11am & 8pm
Bell Shakespeare – The Merchant of Venice
Early Sept
TBA
Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Wednesday 13
7.30pm
Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
October Manhattan Short Film Festival
Saturday 7
7.30pm
Saturday 21
1.30pm & The Australian Ballet – 7.30pm
Wednesday 25 7.30pm
Giselle
Teddy Tahu Rhodes & Jane Rutter
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GLASSHOUSE 2017 MEMBERS PRIORITY BOOKING PERIOD (members can book for family & friends*)
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Thursday 2 February Thursday 16 February 2017
GENERAL PUBLIC SALES Friday 17 February 2017
TO BOOK
w: glasshouse.org.au p: 02 6581 8888 e: info@glasshouse.org.au a: Clarence & Hay Sts, Port Macquarie
GOVERNMENT SPONSORS
A facility of Port MacquarieHastings Council
The Glasshouse is supported by the NSW Government through Arts NSW
FOUNDING SPONSORS
THE ROSS FAMILY
* Member price applies only to Memberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ticket
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Program correct at time of printing but may be subject to change.