Autumn Programme 2011
AUTUMN 2011 Newsletter 117 The year has got off has got off to a flying start, as we presented not only our own program but embraced the newly homeless Dog Theatre productions, The Baby Show and The Waiting Room. 2010 was a very artistically satisfying year and in part the large number of Green Room nominees reflect that. Congratulations to Peta Brady, Lou Bennett, Tim Stitz, Kelly Somes, Ashlee Hughes, Emma Valente, Andrew Gray, Nicola Gunn, Bec Etchell and winners Gary Abrahams and Thomas Conroy. On Thursday 30th December 2010, we mourned the passing of La Mama’s loved son and Apricot Tree Award Winner Ralph McLean, with a garden funeral attended by over 300 of Ralph’s friends and family. We were all deeply saddened by his untimely death. Come join us for our splendid and fulsome Autumn program.
Liz Jones C.E.O. & Artistic Director And on behalf of Pippa Bainbridge (company manager), Maureen Hartley (publicist / education coordinator), Lisa Höbartner & Bec Etchell (house managers), Louise Jones (marketing coordinator), Mary Helen Sassman & Caitlin Dullard (community producers), Fiona Wiseman & Nedd Jones (administration) and the Committee of Management: Catherine Hill, Dur-é Dara, Mark Rubbo, Caroline Lee, Tim Stitz, Rhonda Day, Emily Harms and Liz Jones
The Grand Inquisitor Whisky Ring Lloyd Beckmann, Beekeeper Six characters in search of an author... A Fitzroy Romance Last Songs Post Crossed Manacle She Turned on the Light Sarajevo Suite Conspiracy La Mama for Kids Kapow Schism La Mama Musica La Mama Poetica Ticket Information cover image credit: V.Subra courtesy: THE GRAND INQUISITOR
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Apr 20 - Apr 24 by Fyodor Dostoevsky A New Adaptation Directed by V.Subra Performed by Scott Welsh and V.Subra Production Manager - Kylie Anne Gral An unannounced visit by Jesus Christ is greeted with unexpected welcome by a popular tele-evangelist, who remarks: why have you come now? Fyodor Dostoevsky’s tale, The Grand Inquisitor, carries a haunting significance to the surging power of religious institutions where the promise of Paradise hereafter may conceal deadlier implications.
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm La Mama Theatre 5.
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A Two Blue Cherries & Soulart Production
Lloyd cordially invites you into his granny flat to get some grub, wet your whistle and learn a thing or two about life, the land and beekeeping.
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | Matinees Wed 1pm (excluding Apr 27), Thu 11am La Mama Courthouse Photography - Talya Chalef
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A Fitzroy Romance May 18 - May 29 Written by Kieran Carroll Directed by Noel Anderson Performed by Lee McClenaghan & Paul Mercuri Set Design - Rebekah Bibby Lighting Design - Amelia Lever-Davidson Stage Manager - Sarah Bianco It’s 1997. The height of Brit pop. Ben and Bron are 23 and loving Fitzroy: the pubs, the bands, their own place. Then Bron has an accident. Ben’s not ready for the responsibility. It’s a bittersweet symphony with hard questions asked and when all they want are playful nights out.
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm La Mama Courthouse 13.
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | La Mama Theatre 15.
POST - noun. An examination held after the main examination for those who were absent from the first one or whose result in the first needs confirmation in a second.
Jun 1 - Jun 5 Short works and works in progress by members and associates of Platform’s 2010 emerging artists’ mentored development program, Provokateur. Power Of Love by Thomas Banks | The Deserters by Rachel Bowen & director, James Crafti M by Joshua Croggon | Waking in Angola by Joana Pires | Switch by Grounded Astronaut Theatre Produced by Rose Godde and Tanja Beer Production Mentors: Direction - Kelly Somes, Design - Tanja Beer Lighting - Lisa Mibus, Sound - Pete Goodwin
Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm Matinees Sat 5pm | Sun 2pm La Mama Courthouse Platform Youth Theatre is proudly supported by the City of Darebin
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Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | La Mama Theatre 21.
SHE TURNED ON THE LIGHT Jun 22 - Jun 26 Written and Directed by Wendy Woodson Created in collaboration with and performed by Marina Libel Lighting Design - Kathy Couch Costume Design - Suzanne Palmer Dougan From an acclaimed season at La MaMa ETC New York in 2010 comes a tour-de-force monologue with physical theatre that explores how memory, fantasy and reality loop and merge between women separated by age and history. “…uncanny ease and fluency, offering characters who seem immediately both familiar and strange.…here, theater draws you toward something unassuming and real.” NY Times
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | La Mama Courthouse 23.
Tue, Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm | La Mama Theatre 25.
"People loved him or hated him, found him refreshing or disturbing." Sydney Morning Herald
Conspiracy Jun 30 - Jul 17 Written by John Kiely Directed by Kevin Summers Performed by Gary Files, Jenny Seedsman, Suzy Cato, Peter Stratford, Gloria Ajenstat, Syd Brisbane, Marita Wilcox. Journalist John Kiely’s first play is a reflection on the life of one of our great political figures, Lionel Murphy – Attorney General, High Court Justice, reformer and a sinner or a saint, depending on whose memory one relies.
Wed, Sun 6.30pm | Thu, Fri, Sat 8pm La Mama Courthouse 27.
for kids Muddy Mothers Day at La Mama
Treat your mum to a special day out with quirky, fun music for the whole family with The Mudcakes! Join them as they sing about the ups and downs of family life – the wonders of new teeth, hugging, potty training and all those things that parents and kids go through! Sunday May 8 | 11am and 2pm La Mama Courthouse Tickets $12 | *** Mums get in FREE! *** | Suitable for ages 2 - 8
Once Upon a Tale: Interactive Storytelling with Fairy Caitlin and Sim Sala Bim
Two of Melbourne’s most magical creatures team up to take you on a storytelling adventure that is out of this world! Fairy Caitlin and the wizard Sim Sala Bim will whisk you away on a wild, wonderful and wacky adventure that will delight both boys and girls. Saturday June 4 | 11am and 2pm La Mama Courthouse | All tickets $12 | Suitable for ages 3 - 9
for kids Apr 20 - Apr 21 Directed Kate Kantor Sound Design - Ania Reynolds & Pete Wild Costume Design - Amanda Fairbanks Performed and devised by Asking for Trouble – (Christy Flaws, Luke O’Connor & Ailsa Wild) The creators of Bubblewrap & Boxes present their second award winning family show KAPOW! An irreverent, comical and human look at the desire to be a superhero in the suburbs. Highly visual, acrobatic and full of skilful clowning La Mama Courthouse | All tickets $15 | Wed, Thu 11am & 2pm | 25th melbourne international
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SCHISM
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2pm | La Mama Theatre
A psychological thriller documenting the binary opposition that dwells within our individual and collective conscience, Schism is presented as a work in progress showing by writer Melanie Bainbridge, and theatre maker Pippa Bainbridge, exploring the psychological impacts that a damaged environment can have on it’s people, and the degree of disconnection and perverse reaction this can inspire.
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Monday April 11 | La Mama Theatre David ‘candlesnuffer’ Brown with Adam Simmons prepared electric guitars, bass clarinet & shakuhachi Monday May 2 | La Mama Courthouse Nat Grant with Peter Neville percussion, vibraphone & electronics Monday June 20 | La Mama Theatre COLLIDER play compositions by two members of the ensemble. COLLIDER comprises: Kynan Robinson trombone, Adam Simmons tenor saxophone, Andrea Keeble violin, Jason Bunn viola, Anita Hustas bass, Ronny Ferrella drums/percussion. Monday July 4 | La Mama Courthouse Juana Beltran’s artworks with Ren Walters’ 8-piece Groove Machine. Juana’s paintings from a memorable trip to Broken Hill will inspire the ensemble’s groove-based improvised music. $15 or $10 conc. (inc hot drinks and nibbly treats) | Box Office & Bar Open 7pm | Concert 7.30pm
La Mama would like to thank the following for their generous support in 2011
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Tickets Full $25 Conc. $15 Bookings Book & Prepay Online www.lamama.com.au (follow links) Phone: 03 9347 6142 Information Phone: 03 9347 6948 Office Hours: Monday - Friday 10:30am - 5:30pm Venues La Mama Theatre 205 Faraday Street Carlton Melway Map 2B Ref G7 La Mama Courthouse 349 Drummond Street Carlton Melway Map 2B Ref G7
Phone bookings close @ 4pm (weekdays) & 2pm (weekends) Please pick up your tickets 15 minutes prior to the starting time of the performance Please note that parking can be difficult (try Safeway or Carlton Clocktower, both off Drummond Street, or alternatively City of Melbourne parking in Elgin Street near Lygon) Both venues are just a short walk from Melbourne University tram stop at Faraday & Swanston Street La Mama is on Wurunjeri land, part of the Kulin nation, and the Commitee of Management, staff, and wider theatrical community acknowledge its traditional custodians La Mama Theatre is registered by the Heritage Council Victoria and has recieved National Trust status
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