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FAMILY SEASON
Morning
Melodies
Family Season
14-15 March Room on the Broom
10 March La Traviata at the MET
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3-5 May Festival of One Act Plays
20 February Gaetano Bonfante with Michael Harvey 10 April UP UP & AWAY!
13-14 May Me and My Shadow
28-29 May Loose Ends
11 May Carmen at the MET
23 October The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
8 May A Night in Vegas 19 June 1RAR in Concert
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9 October The Beggars 20 November Christmas with Karen Knowles
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12-13 June Billionaire Boy
18 October Spot
25-26 July Possum Magic
7-8 June Bruce
15 March I Want To Know What Love Is
19-20 July Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus
27-28 April
19 August Spencer
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Gaetano Bonfante with Michael Harvey
“Pure Imagination” – Gaetano Bonfante with Michael
performers, Julie Anthony, Peter Allen
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Harvey, brings ‘beautiful music’ to the stage, with voice
and Rob Guest, also performs in solo
Wednesday, 20 February
and piano. The romantic repertoire includes “Bring Him
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Home”, “Anthem”, “Be My Love”, “Younger than Springtime”,
Gaetano’s sensitivity and Michael’s
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and songs recorded by Andrea BocelIi and Josh Groban.
musical empathy, ‘breathing’ with the
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Together, Gaetano and Michael bring you the fullness of
singer on every note, is endearing
their artistry.
to the audience. Together they bring
Gaetano, an Australian-Italian tenor, has performed and studied in Verona, Venice, Shanghai, and sang with Opera
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an amiable and warm conversation to the stage – “Pure Imagination” is pure joy.
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Australia in TOSCA, PARSIFAL, and LA BOHEME. His rich
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tenor voice, accompanied by Award-winning Composer
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and Pianist, Michael Harvey, will delight you. Michael,
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once Musical Director / Conductor for Australia’s iconic
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A SHAR MILL FIL M S PR O DUCT I O N
La Traviata at the MET FILMED FR OM A L I VE PER F O R M AN CE
Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin
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conducts Verdi’s timeless tragedy La Traviata.
Sunday, 10 March
Directed by Michael Mayer, this new production
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features a dazzling 18th-century setting that changes with the seasons. Diana Damrau is the doomed heroine Violetta, opposite Juan Diego Flórez as her lover, Alfredo, and Quinn Kelsey as Alfredo’s protective father, Giorgio Germont.
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A dazzling 18th century setting that changes with the seasons 8
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How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind
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CDP PR ESENTS TAL L STO R I ES’ PR O DUCT I O N O F
Room on the Broom LIVE ON STAGE
Adapted from the award winning picture book by
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Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by
Thursday, 14 March
Macmillan Children’s books.
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The witch and her cat are flying happily on their
Friday, 15 March
broomstick – until a stormy wind blows away the
10:30am & 12:30pm
witch’s hat, bow and wand.
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A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost
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things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride.
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But this broomstick’s not meant for five and –
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CRACK – the broom snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? After a sell-out 2017 tour, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up - and their grown-ups...
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Room on the Broom © Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler 2002 – Macmillan Children’s Books’
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This is for everyone who's ever loved. Anyone who's ever hurt. This is for you.
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A CR ITICAL STAGES AN D THE GOOD R OOM PR O DUCT I O N
I Want To Know What Love Is Joyous. Sexy. Heartbreaking. Take a dizzying ride
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through love’s collision course.
Friday, 15 March
Based on 800 anonymous love stories submitted by
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you, your friends and your exes, I Want To Know What
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Love Is throws a spotlight on long-buried memories,
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bedroom fantasies, crushes and conquests as
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secret confessions are transformed into magnificent
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declarations centre stage. This is for everyone who’s ever loved. Anyone who’s ever hurt. This is for you. Created by Daniel Evans, Amy Ingram, Caroline Dunphy, Kieran Swann and Lauren Clelland.
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MA 16+ PR I CI N G
Adults $35 Concession $30 Child $20 2019 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)
Groups 10+ $30pp
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Cabin crew, please prepare the cabin for chaos... I mean, landing!
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A CANDY SHOP SH OW AUST R AL I A PR O DUCT I O N
UP, UP & AWAY! “Ladies and Gentlemen, we welcome you aboard
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magical airline UP, UP & AWAY! where only the extremely
Wednesday, 10 April
good looking are eligible to fly! We trust you’ll enjoy the
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hospitality provided by our cheeky service team, as well
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as the fabulous in-flight entertainment system.”
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Travel with UP, UP & AWAY! in this riotous dance cabaret
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on a once-in-a-lifetime journey around the world. The
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sassy stewardesses are your LIVE In-Flight Entertainment System which features more than enough razzle-dazzle from the Swing and Retro eras to keep you occupied during your fabulous journey. Join the tipsy mile-high shenanigans through spectacular dance numbers and captivating harmonies as the crew from First Class, Business Class and Economy
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demonstrate what NEVER goes on at 39,000 feet. In fact,
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the hosties are far more interested in their own comfort
MM Package $12.50pp
than that of their passengers and you are invited to join
Includes FREE Light
their escapades as they leap through the skies on an
Refreshments from 10am
unmissable musical journey.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow Looking for a laugh? The Melbourne International Comedy
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Festival Roadshow is coming to town. Forget I-Spy, spotto
Saturday, 27 April
and stale servo snacks, this road trip is jam-packed with a
7:30pm
crew of fantastically funny comedians, specially selected
Sunday, 28 April
to bring the fun of the Festival to towns and cities around
7:30pm
the nation. For 20 years the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has been touring far and wide, bringing giggles, guffaws and good times to Australia and further afield. Whether you’re in Katherine, Quirindi, Kyneton or Cairns, you can still experience Australia’s largest and best-loved comedy festival in your own backyard. We’ve got over 80
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destinations on the laugh-laden schedule, and a line-up of
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artists to tickle anyone’s funny bone. The Roadshow really
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has something for everyone! Grab a mate, grab a date…
Concession $40
grab a ticket to the Roadshow!
Child $30 2019 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)
Groups 10+ $40pp 16
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TOWNSVILLE CITY CO UN CI L PR ESEN TS
Festival of One-Act Plays Short plays will take centre stage as the North
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Queensland Festival of One-Act Plays makes its
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return in 2019.
Sunday, 5 May
A long-term partnership between Townsville City
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Council and the Friends of the Theatre, the annual
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festival will be held in the refurbished Townsville Civic
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Theatre this year. The festival gives both groups
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and individual amateur thespians the opportunity to perform on stage and be critiqued on their work by an industry professional. The festival plays a great role in the development of theatrical talent in the
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region and gives exposure to unknown local writers. Concession $12 Child $10 2019 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)
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“A highly professional & entertaining trio of talented performers.”
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A RT PROD U CT I O N S
JT M PROD U C T I O N S P R E S E NTS
Attori in A Night in Vegas What happens in Vegas, stays Vegas right? Wrong!
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Let the lights, sounds, music and stories of
Wednesday, 8 May
Las Vegas come to you in this sensational high
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energy musical extravaganza which pays homage
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to the Legends of Vegas.
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Featuring the breath-taking voices of Rick Romeo
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and friends, be taken on a journey through the life,
80mins
music and behind the scenes stories of some of the greatest entertainers of our time who frequented ‘The Strip’ in it’s heyday and beyond. With amazing harmonies, charm and slick sophistication, these guys have the dinner suits, the attitude and the banter to match!
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“We have not seen anything superior.” H O N EYCO M B G R O UP
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A SHAR MILL FIL M S PR O DUCT I O N
Carmen at the MET FILMED FR OM A L I VE PER F O R M AN CE
Don José loses everything to be with the capricious
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Carmen, with a fierceness that can only lead
Saturday, 11 May
to catastrophe.
6:30pm
Clémentine Margaine stars as opera’s ultimate
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seductress, opposite superstar Roberto Alagna
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(who captivated Live in HD audiences as Don José in 2010) as the passionate solider held in the throes of Carmen’s cruel magnetism. Louis Langrée conducts Sir Richard Eyre’s thrilling production, a favourite in the MET’s repertoire and one of the most popular operas of all time.
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PATC H T H E ATR E C O M PA NY P RO D UC T I O N
Me and My Shadow Me and My Shadow is about the fanciful escapades of
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a girl making friends with her shadow.
Monday, 13 May
Children love to play with shadows, but making friends
6:30pm
with your shadow can be a tricky business. There are
Tuesday, 14 May
things to sort out, problems to solve, adventures to
10:30am & 12:30pm
have and laughter to be shared.
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Me and My Shadow is a gentle magical visual poem
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for children, using paper, light, shadow, colour, water,
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music, sound and words to create a world of play
45mins
where the imagined becomes real. With fantastical imagery, quirky physical performances and an intriguing score, Me and My Shadow ignites the imagination in a poetical experience that explores the trials and joys of friendship.
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A gentle magical visual poem for children, using paper, light, shadow... 25
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Loose Ends Makers, creators, and story lovers; dive into a
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theatrical adventure that feels like the magic box of a
Tuesday, 28 May
bygone trickster!
12:30pm & 6:30pm
Journey to an eccentric place where gadgets are
Wednesday, 29 May
poetic, puppets naughty, machines untamed and circus
10:30am & 12:30pm
tricks pop up when you’re least expecting it! This is a
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world where music appears from lemons, carrots
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and bunny’s bums, monsters go crazy and birthday parties are ferociously celebrated. Loose Ends is the story of a man who thinks he can organise all his life in boxes, and has a knack for getting into mischief. Can this tinkerer learn enough
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about real friendship to keep him out of trouble? This breathtaking show is highly visual, emotional and unpredictable. It makes inventions and machines fun and adds a few quirky edges to puppetry.
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A PR ODUCTION F R O M THE LAST GR EAT H UN T
BRUCE From the creator of the award-winning international
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hits The Adventures of Alvin Sputnik: Deep Sea
Friday, 7 June
Explorer and It’s Dark Outside comes a new low-fi
7:30pm
puppetry spectacular. Get ready for an epic puppet
Saturday, 8 June
adventure that bends time and melts your heart.
1:30pm
Keeping you at the edge of your seat, BRUCE will
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sweep you away on an epic adventure of love and
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revenge. He may be just a yellow block of foam with a pair of disembodied hands, but BRUCE is out to prove he’s got a heart of pure gold. BRUCE is a two- man, one-puppet show that fuses mime and puppetry in a non-stop rollercoaster of action, adventure and low-fi nostalgia.
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A C DP KID S P R O D U C T I O N
Billionaire Boy A PLAY BY M A RYA M M AST ER B ASED O N THE B O O K BY DAV I D WA L L IA MS
Twelve year old Joe has everything a boy could ever
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want, from a golden underwater Ferrari to his very own
Wednesday, 12 June
cinema. Joe and his Dad have more money than you
6:30pm
could imagine, but what Joe really needs is a friend.
Thursday, 13 June
When Joe arrives at his new school, life really gets tough.
10:30am & 12:30pm
Facing the school bully, his Dad’s new girlfriend and the world’s worst school canteen, Joe is about to learn that money might buy you a lot in Raj’s shop, but it can’t buy you everything. David Walliams’ best-selling book comes to life on stage for 6-12 year olds - and their adults! Don’t miss this original Australian adaptation as the team behind Mr Stink
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60mins AGE R ECOMMENDATION
6-12yrs and their adults
and The 13-, 26-, 52- and 78-Storey Treehouses live on
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stage return with songs, laughs and yes, that cat sick and
Adults/Conc/Child $15
sweet potato mash from the canteen…
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Billionaire Boy by David Walliams, published by HarperCollins Children’s Books. Cover Illustration © Tony Ross, 2010 Lettering on authors name © Quentin Blake, 2010
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1 RAR Band Presents...
The Band of the 1st Battalion, The Royal Australian
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Regiment is made up of a group of exceptional
Wednesday, 19 June
professional Army musicians based in Townsville’s
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Lavarack Barracks. Amazingly versatile, they can step
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off a parade ground and put on exciting rock shows,
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intimate small group events, and masterful big band jazz performances. Their shows are always very popular and sell out, so be quick to get your tickets!
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Photograph: Damien Bredburg
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Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus BY C IRCA C R E ATE D BY YA RON L I F S CHITZ WITH B E N JAMIN K N A P TO N A N D THE CIRCA EN SEMB L E
Straight from the score and onto the stage, the man known
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as Mozart appears amid a storm of powder, tumbling and
Friday, 19 July 2019
twirling, as musical mayhem and movement fuse in this
7:30pm
family show with a circus twist.
Saturday, 20 July 2019
To those who know him, he is Wolfgang, the dart-playing,
1:30pm
pun-loving ratbag. To those who are watching and listening,
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he is the wigged genius Mozart. Come and discover his
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irrepressible spirit and vibrant compositions through physical comedy and mischievous antics. Designed to amaze people from the age of three and upwards, Wolfgang’s Magical Musical Circus reinvents the composer’s magical music in a skilful and illuminating show featuring Circa’s dexterous daredevil artists and a live accordionist. Watch as the notes are physically lifted off the page as performers bring the renowned compositions to life amidst a storm of powder, tumbles and crashes, all under the eccentric swirl of the conductor’s baton.
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Commissioned by the Arthouse Wyong
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Circa respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands, waters and seas on which we work and live paying respects to Elders, past, present and future.
Groups 10+ $25pp
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A MONKEY BAA PR O DUCT I O N
Possum Magic BAS ED ON TH E BOOK BY M E M F OX A ND JULI E V I VAS . ADAP TED FOR TH E STAG E BY E VA D I C E SA RE & SA ND RA E LD RI D G E . D IR ECTED BY SA ND RA E LD RI D G E
Hush has many wonderful adventures. But being invisible isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and Hush longs to see herself again.
For more than 30 years, Mem Fox’s Possum Magic
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has captivated and enchanted young people all over
Thursday, 25 July
Australia. Possum Magic takes us on a whimsical journey
6:30pm
to cities around Australia to find the food that makes Hush
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visible again.
10:30am & 12:30pm
Joined by an extraordinary creative team, Monkey Baa
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brings to life the characters, journey and love that has made
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Possum Magic the most-loved and best-selling Australian
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picture book of all time.
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Grandma Poss loves making magic. She makes wombats
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blue and kookaburras pink. She makes dingoes smile and
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emus shrink. But one day, when danger arrives in the form of
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a snake, Grandma uses her most magical spell to make Hush invisible. Hush has many wonderful adventures. But being invisible isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and Hush longs to see herself again.
Text copyright © Mem Fox 1983 Illustrations copyright © Julie Vivas 1983
One problem. Grandma Poss can’t find the spell to make Hush visible again. And then she remembers...this particular magic requires something more, something special, something to do with food…people food.
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A LAB KELPIE PR O DUCT I O N
Spencer BY KATY WAR NER
Spencer is a new Australian comedy-drama that looks
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through the lens of a sports-mad dysfunctional family
Monday, 19 August
to explore themes of acceptance, forgiveness, identity
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and depression.
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Told over the course of one weekend in a suburban
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Australian family home, Spencer tells the story of a tight-
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knit family led by single-mum matriarch Marilyn and her
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three adult children – wayward daughter Jules, mouthy
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couldabeen Ben and AFL player and golden-boy Scott.
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About to meet the young son – Spencer – he never knew
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he had, Scott and the family have gathered home to help
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mark the occasion. With the surprise appearance of the father they barely remember, the entire family is forced to work together to clean up both the house and their
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own fractured relationships as the clock ticks down to Spencer’s arrival. Starring Jane Clifton (Prisoner), Roger Oakley (Home &
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Away) and Lyall Brooks (A Prudent Man), Spencer asks us to consider how much our family defines who we are, if we can exist without them and whether we ever really grow up….
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The Beggars AU ST RA L I A N S O N G B O O K VO L 2
The Beggars are Renee Donaghey, Stuart
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Day and Quinton Dunne, their sound is often
Wednesday, 9 October
compared to legendary Australian Vocal group
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The Seekers. Since forming in 2006 The Beggars
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have made multiple Australian and International
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tours, topped the European country music charts and made over 150 appearances on the iTunes music charts.
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CDP Kids & Salspot presents
A CDP KIDS & SALSPOT PR ODUCT I O N
Based on the books by Eric Hill
Spot BAS ED ON TH E BOOK S BY E RI C HI LL
sented by arrangement with Salspot Limited, part of Penguin Random House. pyright © Salspot Ltd 2018. Original artwork © The Eric and Gillian Hill Family st 2013-2018. Fun with Spot TM Salspot Ltd. All rights reserved.
Spot is one of the most loved dogs in the world,
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and he’s coming to Australia!
Friday, 18 October
Spot and his friends are off on a new adventure
10:30am, 12:30pm
to visit Spot’s Dad on the farm and meet the farm
& 6:30pm
animals. But when they arrive, all the animals are
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lost! Can Spot and his friends find them all? They
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might need a little help from their new friends in
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the audience…
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Eric Hill’s beloved puppy comes to life on stage
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with puppetry, songs, and puzzles for children
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aged 18 months+ and their adults. Presented by arrangement with Salspot Limited, part of Penguin Random House.
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Presented by arrangement with Salspot Limited, part of Penguin Random House. Copyright © Salspot Ltd 2018. Original artwork © The Eric and Gillian Hill Family Trust 2013-2018. FUN WITH SPOT™ Salspot Ltd. All rights reserved.
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A M E LB OU R N E C I T Y BA L L E T P RO D UC T I O N
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Melbourne City Ballet will recreate the cherished story
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of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz for audiences across
Wednesday, 23 October
Australia in 2019. The dancers will click their heels
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together and get a little bit wicked as they follow the
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classic tale of Dorothy Gale, a young country girl who is
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swept away to the magical world of Oz. Full of enchanting characters, some friendly and some truly wicked! The Wonderful Wizard of Oz will be imaginatively brought to life in this brand new production for Melbourne City Ballet. With stunning new sets and costumes and the company’s largest ensemble to date, this brand new ballet proves there is
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no place like home, and will be and enchanting event
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suitable for the whole family.
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Close your eyes, and tap your heels together 3 times!
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Christmas with Karen Knowles Karen Knowles, one of Australia's favourite singers, will
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return to Townsville for a special Christmas concert on
Wednesday, 20 November
20 November 2019.
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Well known for her Carols and Christmas repertoire and
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regular performances as part of the Lord Mayors Carols
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broadcast throughout Queensland on Channel 7, Karen
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will perform with her musical director.
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Starting her performance career on Young Talent
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highest selling Australian female recording artists for
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two consecutive years. Her hits include Why Won't You
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Explain, You are the Reason, Loves us All, By Request and Moonglow. She has received gold and platinum awards for her recordings, has starred in the musical Big River and was lead singer with The Seekers in the early 1990s. Join Karen for a wonderful selection of her hits, standards and your favourite Christmas songs as her music moves you into the true spirit of Christmas.
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