The Joan's Autumn Season Brochure - April - June 2021

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The change of seasons brings a change of pace and a chance to explore the great indoors, with exhibitions at Penrith Regional Gallery, and plenty of shows to choose from at The Joan – whether you’re into new work, political satire, stand-up comedy, theatre or music.

YOUR CHEAT SHEET – WHAT TO EXPECT We love each and every show at The Joan.

We love the big ones, the small ones and those that refuse to be defined.

We know each show has its own voice, song, dance and story, and want to help you connect with the right show for you.

FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

KIDS & FAMILIES

YOUNG ADULTS

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FUN We’re talking laughs, lightness and a good time with your friends.

CLASSIC Think big, beautiful events filled with top notch artists serving up beautiful work.

ADVENTUROUS Cutting edge new work that will keep you wanting more. Fortune favours the bold.

KIDS & FAMILIES Specially created for a family audience.

YOUNG ADULTS These works have been created by and for young adults; beyond childhood, and on the way to adulthood.

Can be enjoyed by all people aged 14 and up.

ART + MUSIC TALKS You’ll get to learn about some of the great movements of art and music and their significance.

E H T E LOV ?

S T R A PENRITH ARTS LOVER – THE KEY THAT UNLOCKS YOUR CREATIVE CITY When you join Penrith Arts Lover, not only do you become a PAL of the arts and local business, you also receive discounts including 10% OFF all Joanpresented shows.

You’ll also get discounts and bonuses at a growing list of local businesses including; Mr Watkin’s, Beefy’s Burgers, The Very Bazaar, Cafe at Lewers and Quest Penrith Apartment Hotel.

Joining is easy online, by phone or in person.

Memberships are $40 and run until 31 December 2021.

EXHIBITIONS Check out the current exhibitions at our sister site, Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest.

More information on page 27.

Please note that The Joan does not present all the events on at the venue, in some cases they are presented by third party hirers and in these cases we may not be able to offer a discount.

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COMEDY FUN

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COMEDY @ THE JOAN

PRESENTED BY THE JOAN AND BLACKLIST PROMOTIONS.

Love a laugh? God knows we need one after the year we’ve just had. Your host, Frida Deguise, has brought together a cracking line-up for The Joan’s inaugural stand-up comedy season in the Borland Foyer with a monthly gig featuring six comics in quick succession over a side-splitting 70 minutes.

SHOWS

Friday 16 April 7.30pm

Friday 21 May 7.30pm

TICKETS $35 | Standard $30 | Concession PAL Members 10% Discount $31.50 | Standard $27 | Concession

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Frida Deguise is a rising talent on the Sydney comedy scene.

Australia’s first (and only) hijab-wearing Muslim Australian stand-up comedian, Deguise has built a reputation for breaking stereotypes and a fearless pursuit of comic material. The mother of four has featured on such prestigious shows as the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and Nazeem Hussain’s Stand Up for Christchurch and is a regular fixture in iconic comedy clubs across the country.

Controversial, sassy and with a brashness tempered perfectly with effortless, joyful charisma she will have you laughing with her and despite yourself until your cheeks hurt.

DANCE | MUSIC FUN

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A TASTE OF IRELAND

THE IRISH MUSIC & DANCE SENSATION.

Starring dancers from the West End’s Lord of the Dance, Riverdance, and Gaelforce Dance alongside a treasure trove of Irish Dancing World Champions, A Taste of Ireland delivers the very best talent in the nation.

Experience one of the most prominent Irish Dance shows in the world today. With all new sets, costumes, tunes and effects, we promise you haven’t seen anything like this year’s show!

SHOWS

Friday 9 April

3.30pm 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard | $74.90 Concession | $69.90 Child (Under 14) | $59.90 VIP Seat | $89.90 Groups 10+ | $64.90 PAL Members 10% Discount Standard | $64.90

Audience Info: Duration 95 minutes.

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DRAMA

CDP Kids Presents

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Alison Lester CLASSIC

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KIDS & FAMILIES

A play by Finegan Kruckemeyer Based on the book by Alison Lester

SCHOOL HOLIDAY SHOWS

Monday 12 April 12pm 6pm

Tuesday 13 April 10am 12pm 2pm

Come on an adventure to Magic Beach these Easter School Holidays as Alison Lester’s classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, puppetry, shadow and movement.

TICKETS

Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach – it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest child begins to grow up, does she have to leave the magic behind?

$25 | Standard $90 | Family of 4

OOSH TICKETS $20 | OOSH Child 1 free supervisor per 10 children (Vacation Care, Childcare Centre, Home School Groups)

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MAGIC BEACH

A PLAY BY FINEGAN KRUCKEMEYER BASED ON THE BOOK BY ALISON LESTER AM.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child, this new Australian adaptation by award-winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

General Public: Suitable for ages 3–12 and their families. Groups: Suitable for Vacation Care, Preschool/Early Learning Centres, Playgroup, Daycare and Home School Groups, aged 3–12 and their supervisors.

Audience Info: Duration 55 minutes.

TALKS + IDEAS FUN

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ART TALK

MARGEL HINDER: MODERN IN MOTION

DENISE MIMMOCCHI, SENIOR CURATOR AUSTRALIAN ART, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.

Denise Mimmocchi has curated the first dedicated retrospective of the work of sculptor Margel Hinder. Margo and Gerald Lewers, whose heritage property and art collection was bequeathed to Penrith for the Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest, were great friends with Frank and Margel Hinder.

Margel’s striking sculpture in the garden of Penrith Regional Gallery has travelled to the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW) to be included in this retrospective. Denise shares her insights and wealth of knowledge on Margel, one of the most dynamic yet underrated artists in Australian art. The AGNSW exhibition dates are 30 January to 2 May 2021.

Margel Hinder (1906–95) initially worked in woodcarving in the 1930s but by the early 1950s she shifted to an abstract sculptural language that explored form, space, light and movement.

She created commanding kinetic works whose slow rotations encapsulate a sense of the world in perpetual motion.

Margel Hinder. Currawongs, c1946. Shale and aluminium . 25.2 x 27 x 11. Gift of Tanya Crothers and Darani Lewers, 1980. Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest Collection.

TALK

Wednesday 14 April 11am

TICKETS All | $15

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DRAMA FUN

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YOUNG ADULTS

SHOWS

20 – 24 April

A Q THEATRE AND AUSTRALIAN THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (ATYP) CO-PRODUCTION. BY ALEXANDER LEE-REKERS.

21 & 23 April

One quiet night, the street lights flicker out and plunge the world into darkness. What do you do? Stay in the comfortable cycle of who you are and what you know, or adapt and change your habits and relationships to light your journey ahead?

7.30pm 11am 7.30pm

TICKETS $35 | Standard $30 | Concession $120 | Family of 4

SCHOOL TICKETS $20 | School Student 1 free teacher per 10 students

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LIGHTS IN THE PARK

Told through a series of vignettes, Lights In the Park explores the universal stories of challenges and fears teenagers face in the uncertain world of growing up, including bullying, grief and the evolution of friendships, roles and identity.

Winner of the 2018 Senior ATYP Foundation Commission, Lights In the Park is published by Playlab. The Commission develops a new play each year to showcase the skills of actors aged 14–17 years old.

General Public: Suitable for ages 14+. Schools: Suitable for Years 9–12.

Photo supplied by: Dylan Evans Photography Audience Info: Duration 80 minutes.

MUSIC FUN

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CATCH A RISING STAR

FEATURING BRIAN LORENZ, SUSANNAH MIRANA, CHRISTOPHER BOOTH AND THE GREG HOOPER TRIO.

Catch A Rising Star brings together three up and coming performers working on the NSW club circuit. Multi-instrumental vocalist Christopher Booth has been playing music since the age of three, however, his professional entertainment career only started in the past few years. His music styles are broad and cover everything from Minnie The Moocher to Josh Groban favourites.

Female vocalist Susannah Mirana is a charismatic and versatile performer who performs songs from the 50s to the 90s. Brian Lorenz was the winner of the ACE Award for Rising Star in 2014 and has earned the reputation of being a great song and dance man. He has an extraordinary vocal range and sings anything from musical theatre to pop to opera.

MORNING MELODIES SHOW

Wednesday 28 April 11am

TICKETS Pre-purchase | $22 Purchase on the day | $25

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MUSIC | CABARET FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

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CREATED AND WRITTEN BY CATHERINE ALCORN & PHIL SCOTT.

SHOWS

Saturday 1 May 2pm 7.30pm

TICKETS $60 | Standard $55 | Concession $40 | Seniors Matinee PAL Members 10% Discount $54 | Standard $49.50 | Concession

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Blow your wig, top up your giggle juice and get set for a show where you’ll party like it’s 1939.

It’s New Years Eve, Bohemia Kings Cross. She’s been wowing Hollywood! He’s been touring Queanbeyan, but on the last night of the decade, Phil and Catherine reunite to count you down to the end of a very dramatic era. Politics, great depression, booze… and that’s just in the dressing room!

Caught somewhere between Casablanca and The Cotton Club join award-winning Maestro of mischief Phil Scott and powerhouse canary Catherine Alcorn for a thrilling joyride back to their 18 karat lounge act where you’ll soon see she’s 30 something and he’s… not.

“Delicious! Alcorn and Scott turn out to be hilarious... and a musical partnership made in heaven.” Stage Noise “Highly recommended!” Arts Review Audience info: Duration 80 minutes Mild course language. DRESS CODE: Puttin’ on the Ritz!

DRAMA | COMEDY FUN

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ADVENTUROUS

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 AND VIDEO DESIGNER DAVID BERGMAN.

Back by popular demand! One of Australia’s favourite performers, Jonathan Biggins, is Paul Keating – visionary, reformer and rabble-rouser – in the return of the 2019 smash hit comedy.

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.

Like so many Australians, Jonathan has long been fascinated by Keating and what Keating means to Australia. Showcasing his eviscerating wit, rich rhetoric and ego the size of Everest, The Gospel According to Paul distils Keating’s essence into 90 minutes, focusing on key biographical milestones, landmark political achievements and personal obsessions. It shows the man who grew up in the tribe of the Labor Party and gained an education at the knee of Jack Lang, who treated economics as an artform, and demanded we confront the wrongs of our colonial past.

Biggins asks the question – what can we learn today from this singular politician, and the momentous time in our country’s history he dominated?

Audience info: Duration 90 minutes.

Photo: Brett Boardman

SHOWS

Saturday 8 May

2pm 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard | $60 Concession | $55 Seniors Matinee | $40 PAL Members 10% Discount Standard | $54 Concession | $49.50

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TALKS + IDEAS FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

MUSIC TALK

THE ART SONG

DR PAUL SMITH DCA, BMUS (HONS), SENIOR LECTURER OF MUSIC, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND.

The Art Song explores the development of art song culture across the 19th and 20th centuries. Art songs exist in a unique position within the medium of vocal music as they cross over at different times with folk song traditions and operatic conventions while also carving out their own techniques of common practice. Different countries in Europe have parallel traditions of art song such as the French mélodie and the German lied which will be compared.

TALK

Wednesday 12 May 11am

TICKETS $15 | All Tickets

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While art songs are considered a predominantly historical form, aspects of art song culture have also morphed into contemporary song forms, especially connections to the idea of ‘confession’.

The talk will also examine some recent research that has revealed hidden communities of women song writers in Germany who, although not canonised, were highly prolific professional composers during the romantic period.

The Art Song music talk is associated with Blush Opera’s Fantasy Song & Arias performance at The Joan on Saturday 29 May at 7.30pm.

MUSIC FUN

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NSW POLICE BAND

MUSIC FROM STAGE AND SCREEN. WITH VOCALIST BELINDA ADAMS.

With award-winning vocalist Belinda Adams, the NSW Police Band will take you on a journey through the music of Gershwin, Cole Porter, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Bernstein and Broadway with this repertoire of favourites.

This talented and versatile group of 33 musicians, conducted by John Saunders, will present an irresistible program of all-time greats, Mack the Knife, Waltzing Matilda, All of Me, In the Mood, Memories, Don’t Cry for Me Argentina and many more, bound to have you humming all the way home.

MORNING MELODIES SHOW

Wednesday 26 May 11am

TICKETS Pre-purchase | $22 Purchase on the day | $25

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COMEDY FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

JEKYLL & HYDE

SHOWS

Friday 28 May 7.30pm

Saturday 29 May 2pm 7.30pm

TICKETS $45 | Standard

THRILLS. CHAOS. DELIGHT. MEET THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY EVIL MAN ALIVE, MR HYDE.

This ridiculous rendition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Jekyll and Hyde is retold by a team of charmingly ‘French’ performers.

Gather up your friends, lovers, and distant cousins, and prepare to unleash your inner monster!

A Slightly Isolated Dog have built a reputation for shaking up wellknown stories, and injecting their trademark outrageous physical comedy and twisted pop songs to the telling. It’s gloriously silly fun.

$40 | Concession PAL Members 10% Discount $40.50 | Standard $36 | Concession

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Audience info: Duration 75 minutes.

Photo: Tom Hoyle

MUSIC FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

FANTASY SONGS & ARIAS

BLUSH OPERA.

Blush Opera have curated an operatic event exploring fantasy, myth and lore through music. The program commences with favourite operatic arias and songs by Verdi, Dvorak, Strauss and Britten which draw from different mythological tales.

The second half of the program will present a contemporary song cycle, Fantasy Songs by Australian composer, Paul Smith.

Fantasy Songs depicts classic figures of fantasy (and one snail) in a series of dramatic, funny and romantic musical scenarios.

Each songs contains its own brief narrative which is sung by different figures as they reflect on their position drawing on iconic mythologies and tropes of fantasy with a rich musical landscape.

Blush Opera is very excited to again collaborate with artist Mylyn Nguyen whose animations will be exhibited in the studio during the performance of Fantasy Songs.

SHOW

Saturday 29 May 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard | $30 Concession | $25 Under 30s | $25

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TALKS + IDEAS FUN

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ART TALK

MARGARET PRESTON: AN AUSTRALIAN VISION

TALK

Wednesday 9 June 11am

TICKETS $15 | All Tickets

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SHEONA WHITE, DIRECTOR PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY, HOME OF THE LEWERS BEQUEST.

“One of Australia’s most significant artists, Margaret Preston, was a key figure in the development of modern art in Sydney from the 1920s to the 1950s. Renowned for her paintings and woodcuts of local landscapes and native flora, she was an outspoken public voice on Australian culture and championed a distinctly Australian style, based on the principles and motifs of modernist, Aboriginal and Asian art.” Art Gallery of New South Wales Photo: State Library of South Australia, PRG 280/1/6/327

DRAMA | COMEDY FUN

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ADVENTUROUS

THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE

AN ENSEMBLE THEATRE PRODUCTION. WRITTEN BY MELANIE TAIT. DIRECTED BY PRISCILLA JACKMAN.

Appleton is a small country town being forced into the present with a recent influx of wealthy city slickers, treechangers and refugees.

Simmering tensions come to a head when new GP Penny Anderson discovers that the famous Appleton Potato Race awards $1,000 prize money to men, and a measly $200 to women. When Penny decides to take steps to restore gender parity and coax Appleton into the 21st century, little could she have anticipated the spiralling, hilarious culture war that would follow.

Inspired by real life events and featuring a cast of five fabulous women, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race is a funny, honest and heart-warming story about upsetting the potato cart and standing up for your principles. ✩✩✩✩ “Playwright Melanie Tait has written a shrewd, big-hearted love letter to the women of country New South Wales... it’s near-impossible to resist being charmed.” Time Out Audience Info: Duration 90 minutes. Suitable for ages 14+.

Photo: Christian Trinder

SHOWS

Friday 11 June

7.30pm

Saturday 12 June

2pm 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard | $60 Concession | $55 Seniors Matinee | $40 PAL Members 10% Discount Standard | $54 Concession | $49.50

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COMEDY FUN

CLASSIC

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW

AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE COMEDY CONVOY IS LOCKED, LOADED AND HITTING EVERY CORNER OF THE COUNTRY!

SHOW

Tuesday 22 June 7.30pm

TICKETS $45 | Standard

Join the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow as it rolls into Penrith, delivering the hottest acts direct from Australia’s largest comedy festival to your backyard.

Featuring an all killer, no filler line-up of Australian stars, talented newcomers and international performers, we’ve got all your comedy cravings covered. Buckle up for a night of stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song in this rip-roaring road trip of a life time!

“An event no comedy fan should miss.” Satellite

$40 | Concession PAL Members 10% Discount $40.50 | Standard $36 | Concession

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Audience info: Approximately 135 minutes including a 20-minute interval.

Photo: Jim Lee

MUSIC FUN

CLASSIC

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THE VALLIES

AN ALL SINGING, ALL DANCING TRIBUTE TO FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS.

The Vallies are an all singing, all dancing tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons! Bringing to you hits like Oh What A Night, Sherry, Big Girls Don’t Cry and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You and many more.

This all Australian cast will take you back to the 60s, celebrating those boys from Jersey. Along with the music of the Four Seasons, the show also pays tribute to boy bands of the 1950s and 60s including The Drifters, The Temptations, The Righteous Brothers, as well as the hits of Motown and even the Bee Gees!

MORNING MELODIES SHOW

Wednesday 23 June 11am

TICKETS Pre-purchase | $22 Purchase on the day | $25

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MUSIC FUN

CLASSIC

ADVENTUROUS

LEAVING JACKSON – THE JOHNNY CASH & JUNE CARTER SHOW Friday 25 June

For more than 40 years Johnny Cash and June Carter enthralled audiences around the world with their songs of life, love and heartache. A love story played out through some of the greatest songs ever written.

TICKETS

Now Jeff Carter together with Brooke McMullen bring to life a captivating and unforgettable musical concert.

SHOW

7.30pm

$62 | Standard $55 | Concession $25 | Student or child (3–18 years old) $55 | Groups 6+

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These two talented performers share a very special onstage rapport, perfectly recreating the dynamic Johnny and June shared.

This two-hour live concert event Leaving Jackson – The Johnny Cash & June Carter Show will have you singing, laughing and crying for more.

Audience Info: Duration 120 minutes

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KIDS & FAMILIES

THE LISTIES AND CRITICAL STAGES TOURING PRODUCTION

HAMLET: PRINCE OF SKIDMARK

A BADAPTATION OF THE BARD. CREATED BY RICHARD HIGGINS, MATT KELLY AND DECLAN GREENE.

Join the maestros of children’s comedy, The Listies, as they head to The Joan for the very first time these Winter School Holidays to bring you their award-winning, side-splitting badaptation of Shakespeare’s classic play.

Cheeky, clever, utterly irreverent and made especially for children, this is the Bard as you never imagined possible! In true Listies style, the hilarious duo has pulled apart Hamlet and glued it back together with hilarious costumes, silliness and plenty of interactivity.

Hamlet is already full of things children love in a good story: ghosts, castles, sword fights, bodily fluids and spooky stuff. Add to the mix some super-sonic gags and expertly timed stage magic unlike anything kids have seen before and you have a brilliantly disguised Shakespearean tragedy for the whole family!

And that’s not all…expect bonus pillow fights, pirates, ninjas, ninja pirates, aliens, ninja pirate aliens, zombies and a bunch of other hilarious stuff as The Listies take kids and their adults on a fun-filled hour of theatre. The only thing we can be sure of is that everyone dies at the end – including the audience!

A perfect introduction to Shakespeare and theatre for children, this production will captivate the young and young at heart.

Suitable for: Ages 5+ and their families. Groups: Suitable for Vacation Care and Home School Groups, aged 5+ and their supervisors.

Audience Info: Duration 60 minutes.

Photo: Andrew Wuttke

SCHOOL HOLIDAY SHOWS

Tuesday 29 June

2pm 6pm

Wednesday 30 June

10am 2pm

TICKETS Standard | $25 Family of 4 | $90

OOSH TICKETS OOSH Child | $20 1 free supervisor per 10 children (Vacation Care, Childcare Centre, Home School Groups)

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W O ACKNEMENTS G D E L GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Nick Croft, Piano Tuner | Red Cross Australia | Nugan Estate

PENRITH ARTS LOVER FOUNDING PARTNERS

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COMEDY @ THE JOAN

A TASTE OF IRELAND

MAGIC BEACH

LIGHTS IN THE PARK

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THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL

THE ART SONG

JEKYLL & HYDE

Accommodation sponsor:

FANTASY SONGS & ARIAS

THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE

This production is proudly supported by Jenny and Guy Reynolds AO. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts its arts funding and advisory body.

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW

HAMLET: PRINCE OF SKIDMARK

Cover photos by Christina Mishell

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G N I D N E T AT N A O THE J The Joan is a registered COVID Safe venue and we are now operating under strict new guidelines. Your health and safety is our priority.

For more information on how you can keep our community safe, please visit thejoan.com.au/covid-safety

In accordance with NSW Health regulations, The Joan is operating at 75% of capacity from 7 December 2020. The easing of restrictions includes the removal of physical distancing requirements in seated indoor venues.

INFANTS ATTENDING PERFORMANCES

There will be no vacant seats between bookings in seated indoor venues for all tickets sold from Friday 11 December.

If your ticket was purchased prior to this date, and the easing of physical distancing is problematic for you, please get in touch by email boxoffice@penrith.city or phone (02) 4723 7600.

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We strongly recommend all staff and visitors (12 years and older) wear masks inside The Joan. All staff and visitors must register their attendance on site using the QR Codes located near the entry points. Staff are available for assistance, and a manual option is available for those unable to register online.

Infants aged under two years do not require a paid ticket to attend performances at The Joan provided they can sit on a parent’s lap, however for capacity purposes their attendance will need to be registered with our Box Office or Front of House staff.

The Joan has baby change facilities and a lift available.

STORAGE FOR PRAMS AND STROLLERS For all Kids & Families performances in the Q Theatre, you can store prams and strollers in the holding room. Other performances in the Concert Hall, please store them via the side stage.

KEEPING IN TOUCH Stay in the loop with our latest news, stories and special offers by following us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, and head to thejoan.com.au to sign up for our regular newsletters.

GETTING TO THE JOAN You can find us at 597 High Street, close to the Penrith City Council building and Westfield Penrith.

We’re a short walk through Westfield Penrith from Penrith train station, and if you’re coming by car we’re just off Mulgoa Road, past the roundabout on High Street.

There are several parking options nearby.

Our Box Office is on the ground floor, at the Westfield Penrith end, near the bar and the lift.

ACCESS INFORMATION The Joan is committed to ensuring access for all people.

Our Box Office and Front-ofHouse staff will be happy to assist with any needs.

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• Companion card accepted • Hearing loops in the Q Theatre • Audio-described performances • Lifts from ground floor

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BOOKING FEE

Booking online is easy!

Simply go to our website thejoan.com.au, browse our program and click through to book.

A $5 booking fee applies to all transactions (regardless of the number of tickets bought or payment type).

VISIT THE JOAN BOX OFFICE 597 High St, Penrith Email boxoffice@penrith.city Phone (02) 4723 7600 BOX OFFICE HOURS* 2pm – 4.30pm Monday and Tuesday.

9am – 4.30pm Wednesday to Friday.

One hour before performances.

Please note our regular box office phone hours are Monday to Friday 9am – 4.30pm.

PAYMENT Credit Card (Visa or Mastercard), Cheque made out to Penrith Performing & Visual Arts Ltd, Cash (please do not post).

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CONCESSIONS We love our audiences young and old(er). Concession pricing is available for any type of pensioners, Australian Government Health Care Card and Seniors Card holders as well as full time tertiary, TAFE and school students.

For more detailed information including ticketing terms and conditions, ticket exchanges and our privacy statement please visit our website.

Please note. Details are correct at time of printing. We reserve the right to alter without notice program, performers, dates, times and/or prices as may become necessary.

THE RY E L L A G Check out the current exhibitions at our sister site, Penrith Regional Gallery, Home of The Lewers Bequest.

FIELDWORK – LANDSCAPES WEST OF SYDNEY An Art Gallery of New South Wales touring exhibition.

Until 9 May 2021.

Top image: Elioth Gruner ‘Spring Frost’ 1919 oil on canvas, Art Gallery of NSW, gift of F G White 1939.

CUMMINGS & POULET Recent works by Australian artists Elisabeth Cummings and Al Poulet.

Until 9 May 2021.

Middle image: Elisabeth Cummings, Across the Gully, 1996, oil on canvas, 114 x 149cm.

Copyright courtesy of the artist and King Street Gallery on William.

Bottom image: Al Poulet, Untitled (Fence 2), 2021, acrylic and spray paint on canvas, 138 x 200cm. Copyright courtesy of the artist and Wagner Contemporary.

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