SEASON
2O15 MORNING MELODIES A superb selection of daytime arts and entertainment
DISCOVER, REFLECT & DREAM
WELCOME
SEASON 2015
The Adelaide Festival Centre means many things to our many different patrons, but over the recent years it has meant greater diversity of attractions to an ever widening audience base, as it should, in a truly multicultural community such as ours. The many-faceted Adelaide Festival Centre 2015 program, and the selection we present you for Morning Melodies, is no exception. With highlights from our Adelaide Cabaret Festival, curated by the finest cabaret artist this country has produced, Barry Humphries, and our children’s festival, Come Out to summer events, Thriller Live, The Illusionists 1903 and Christmas Proms, we have it all. We also offer collaborations with State Theatre Company of South Australia and the Adelaide Festival, and an ANZAC centenary celebration of a monumental dance piece, Rotunda with the New Zealand Dance Company and a full Brass Band. We look forward to seeing you here to Discover, Reflect and Dream with us at the best theatre, dance and music we can bring you in 2015. Don’t forget to also come in and explore our many exhibitions too, before and after a show all year. We have a brand new exhibition, The Maj 100 at 62 Grote Street, right next to Her Majesty’s Theatre, celebrating the 100 year rich history of our magnificent theatre. We look forward to seeing you and your friends and family in 2015.
Douglas Gautier CEO & Artistic Director
DISCOVER REFLECT & DREAM WITH US OUR COVER STORY There’s a feeling you get when you look at our cover image of a young boy suspended in space and time. It conjures up feelings of freedom, adventure, discovery. Little wonder this emotive photo was the winner of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s Instagram Photo Competition. Entrants were asked to capture the spirit of the theme, ‘discover, reflect & dream’. For Jarrett Pinksterboer, 42, that meant photographing his energetic son Maqenzee literally bouncing off the walls with excitement at the Adelaide Festival Centre. “My parents used to take me there as a kid 30 years ago and we wanted to do the same with our kids. “We love being a part of what the Adelaide Festival Centre does. It’s such a great place and people need to get out there and realise there’s more to life than television and computer screens.”
- Jarrett Pinksterboer
special event
Photo of previous cast member.
ADELAIDE PREMIERE
“Immensely enjoyable. This is great stuff.” THE INDEPENDENT, LONDON
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre, Ambassador Theatre Group, Flying Music, BB Promotion and Lunchbox Theatrical in association with Key concerts
THRILLER LIVE! DIRECT FROM LONDON’S WEST END – THRILLER LIVE! IS COMING TO TOWN This theatrical concert spectacular celebrates the legendary songs and mind-blowing dance moves of Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five. From Ben to Black and White, Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough to Dangerous, Beat It to Billie Jean and much more. This is a two-hour extravaganza for the whole family - a trip down memory lane for original Jackson fans who can Blame it on the Boogie all over again, and a sure-fire way to ignite the passion in a new generation of converts who’ll Wanna Be Startin’ Something. Thriller Live features stunning choreography performed by a stellar international and Australian cast and band. Thriller Live has just moon walked into the West End record books becoming the 20th longest running show in West End history and has just announced a further extension! Don’t miss this theatrical concert production that celebrates Michael Jackson and the Jackson Five in all their glory – as groundbreaking, musical masters who have forged their place in musical history. These are the songs that made us want to Heal the World, be Bad, Dangerous, learn our ABC and ensure we Never Can Say Goodbye. It’s a Thriller.
WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER, 1PM FESTIVAL THEATRE $59.90 DURATION: 2HRS 30MINS (INC. INTERVAL) SUITABLE: AGES 8+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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special event
WORLD PREMIERE
The biggest selling magic show in the world returns to Australia with its third installment.
Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre, Tim Lawson and Simon Painter
THE ILLUSIONISTS 1903 Featuring brand new, world-class illusionists from across the globe, The Illusionists 1903 transports the audience to the golden age of magic, a time when conjurers were the true rock stars of the day. Showcasing the origins of some of the greatest illusions ever built, the show also unveils never-before-seen experiments drawn from a treasure trove of longforgotten mysteries. Viewers will rediscover the true art of magic as it is presented in turn of the century grandeur, and experience first-hand the spectacles that transformed stage entertainment over 100 years ago.
SUNDAY 18 JANUARY, 2PM FESTIVAL THEATRE $59.90 SUITABLE: AGES 8+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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theatre “A new high point in telling a national narrative on the stage.” êêêêê
Photo: Branco Gaica
THE GUARDIAN
Adelaide Festival and Queensland Theatre Company in association with Adelaide Festival Centre present
BLACK DIGGERS By TOM WRIGHT Directed by WESLEY ENOCH Queensland Theatre Company Originally produced by Queensland Theatre Company and Sydney Festival.
This is the untold story of Aboriginal soldiers in World War I. Shunned in their own country, they stepped up to defend the nation in its greatest time of need. They fought and died for the British Commonwealth, sharing horror, survival and camaraderie with mates in the trenches who ordinarily couldn’t buy them a beer. An all-male, all-Indigenous cast evokes these fearless and heroic men, largely unknown to history, who helped win the war but lost their battle on return.
WARNING: CONTAINS LOW LEVEL COARSE LANGUAGE AND ADULT THEMES
THURSDAY 12 MARCH, 10.30AM HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE $30.00 DURATION: 1HR 40MINS SUITABLE: AGES 12+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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dance
“...a troupe of terrific dancers, as interesting as they are talented… another fierce and fabulous strike for professional and profound contemporary...” THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD
Photo: John McDermott
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Adelaide Festival Centre presents
ROTUNDA By THE NEW ZEALAND DANCE COMPANY By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia with support from Creative New Zealand’s Touring Australia Initiative.
Rotunda brings to life the world of the band rotunda, an iconic symbol of early 20th century community, where we rekindle memories of loss and love in a haunting snapshot of Australasian history. 416,809 Australians enlisted for service in The Great War, representing 38.7% of the total male population. The Australian casualty rate was the highest of the conflict. Rotunda draws from the extraordinary courage and indomitable spirit of these ANZAC men, and the women who set about running the country with aching hearts and dread that their men might not return. Renowned for its earthiness, physicality, rhythm and expression this unmistakably New Zealand choreography integrates shadow play, mace twirling, a 20-piece South Australian marching band, and a fusion of Maori tradition with dynamic contemporary dance theatre.
SATURDAY 2 MAY, 2PM HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE $35.00 DURATION: 1HR 25MINS SUITABLE: AGES 7+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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theatre
State Theatre Company and Envestra present
SUMMER OF THE SEVENTEENTH DOLL By RAY LAWLER
Every summer for sixteen years, cane cutters Barney and Roo have come back from Queensland to suburban Melbourne to share their holidays with barmaids Nancy and Olive. This year though, the cycle is broken. Nancy has married and Olive has lined up Pearl to take her place. Each one of the four must face questions about the kind of life they really want and whether, perhaps, there is something new and vital to be found by the breaking of old patterns. For the first time in almost twenty years Ray Lawler’s iconic Australian drama will grace the Dunstan Playhouse stage. Crackling with earthy humour, the play evokes the sense of possibility and simple optimism in post-World War II Australia.
WEDNESDAY 13 MAY, 11AM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $35.00 DURATION: 2HRS SUITABLE: AGES 15+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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“...explosions of magic and comical humour that speaks to everyone, especially children... a spectacle not to be missed.” BRISBANE KIDS
Photo: Justin Nicolas, Atmosphere Photography
come out
Adelaide Festival Centre presents
CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS A PRODUCTION BY CIRCA AND QPAC’S OUT OF THE BOX FESTIVAL The Circa Carnival comes to town with whimsical and exuberant tales of creatures of land and sea who tumble, fly, leap and spin their way through the animal kingdom. Carnival of the Animals whisks you away on a thrilling circus escapade inspired by Camille Saint-Saëns’ musical salute to feathers, fur and fins. Using large digital animations, the stage is transformed into a series of animal habitats, while performers stun audiences with acrobatic feats and aerial skills. Children are taken on a safari through the lives of the tortoise, elephant, kangaroo, swan and many other beasts using ingenious multimedia techniques and the language of circus. Internationally acclaimed circus company Circa are famed for their inventiveness, precision and creativity. They bring the joy of the animal kingdom to the stage in a unique, contemporary and inventive theatre experience. Bring the young people in your life.
SATURDAY 30 MAY, 11AM & 1PM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $20.00 DURATION: 55MINS SUITABLE: AGES 4-100 *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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cabaret
“So begins a piece of music theatre that... seems to have been made in heaven.” THE COURIER MAIL
PIANO LESSONS By ANNA GOLDSWORTHY Featuring ANNA GOLDSWORTHY & HELEN HOWARD Director & Dramaturg MICHAEL FUTCHER
Concert pianist Anna Goldsworthy’s deeply-felt memoir, Piano Lessons, comes to glorious musical life. Goldsworthy’s award-winning book, which recounts her musical awakening as a young girl, struck a deep chord with critics, readers and music lovers on its 2009 release. Goldsworthy herself stars in this stage adaptation which, like the book, elegantly illustrates the intriguing relationship between the young pianist and her Russian teacher. This charismatic enigma inspires and challenges her young charge in equal measure as they work through a program of sublime piano pieces, including selections from Mozart, Liszt and Chopin. Part theatrical production and part concert, Piano Lessons provides insight into the lives and inspirations of the great masters to expose the process of learning, interpreting and creating music.
SUNDAY 7 JUNE, 2.30PM SPACE THEATRE $29.90 DURATION: 2HRS 20MINS SUITABLE: ALL AGES *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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cabaret
WORLD PREMIERE
More exciting performers to be announced in the Cabaret Festival Brochure.
Adelaide Festival Centre and Adelaide Symphony Orchestra present
PETER & JACK Starring TEDDY TAHU RHODES Featuring GRETA BRADMAN Narrated by BARRY HUMPHRIES with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra Conducted by VANESSA SCAMMELL Curated by Artistic Director Barry Humphries, this world premiere pays tribute to two legends of Australian Music, baritone Peter Dawson and songwriter Jack O’Hagan, two of Australia’s most prolific artists whose achievements still shine strongly as some of our all-time greats. Featuring a stellar line up of Australian artists including world-renowned baritone Teddy Tahu Rhodes, South Australia’s own soprano Greta Bradman and narration from Barry Humphries, Peter & Jack will breathe new life into classic Australian works with the help of our very own Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. This Adelaide exclusive will have its world premiere on the opening weekend of the Adelaide Cabaret Festival for one night only.
WARNING: POTENTIAL USE OF HAZE
SUNDAY 7 JUNE, 7.30PM FESTIVAL THEATRE $69.90 DURATION: 2HRS (INC. INTERVAL) SUITABLE: ALL AGES *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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theatre
State Theatre Company presents
BETRAYAL By HAROLD PINTER
I don’t think we don’t love each other. 1977. Emma is married to Robert. But for seven years, she’s been having an affair with Jerry, Robert’s best friend. Betrayal begins after the end of the affair, and pursues a gripping journey back to its very beginning. In a brilliant device, time is turned upside down as the play charts significant events in reverse and mines the shadowy aspects of a love affair and its fallout to devastating effect. Enthralling and intricately layered, the play provides a ruthless exploration of the complexity of the human heart. Winner of the 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature, Harold Pinter is famous for his probing of the darker sides of human emotion. Betrayal is rightly considered to be one of his great masterpieces and showcases all of his trademark wit and yearning. Premiering in Adelaide before transferring for seasons in Melbourne and Canberra, Betrayal will see the team behind 2013’s Helpmann Award nominated production of Hedda Gabler, including the luminous Alison Bell, reunite to create one of the highlights of the 2015 theatre calendar.
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST, 11AM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $35.00 DURATION: 2HRS SUITABLE: AGES 15+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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“Sydney Dance Company has never looked stronger, sexier or more playful than in this thrilling triple bill... 10/10� SUN-HERALD
Photo: Wendell Teodoro
dance
Adelaide Festival Centre presents
SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY'S DE NOVO This is dance that doesn’t play it safe. From the minds of two choreographers, channelled through the exquisite dancers of Sydney Dance Company, comes two works that break new ground – throwing caution to the wind and hurling themselves into the void of the new. A soundscape from Australia’s acclaimed Sarah Blasko and Nick Wales takes sensual, physical form in Rafael Bonachela’s Emergence, while Alexander Ekman’s irreverent Cacti expertly skewers the pretensions of contemporary dance. Inspired and unexpected, De Novo promises a very different evening of entertainment, as it unleashes two fresh, wily dance works on an unsuspecting Australia. This performance incudes a pre-show demonstration and a post-show Q & A.
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST, 12PM HER MAJESTY’S THEATRE $35.00 DURATION: 1HR 55MINS (INC. INTERVAL) SUITABLE: ALL AGES *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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theatre
State Theatre Company presents
VOLPONE (OR THE FOX) By BEN JONSON In a new adaptation by EMILY STEEL Good morning to the day; and next my gold: Open the shrine, that I may see my saint. Meet Volpone—wealthy con-artist, master of disguise and self-proclaimed ladies man. Armed with natural cunning and his wily sidekick Mosca, he tricks and swindles his way through the corrupt city of Venice. From flogging snake oil to feigning his own demise, no scheme is too despicable or too outlandish in Volpone’s pursuit of trophy riches and trophy women. Ben Jonson’s Volpone is a grotesque comedy about obsessive greed and a con-trick that spins wildly out of control. This savage satire of avarice and lust ranks amongst the finest of Jacobean comedies. First performed in 1605, Jonson’s play is as relevant today as it was then, with its scathing critique of the desire for wealth and power achieved at any moral cost. Director Nescha Jelk (Othello, Jesikah, Random) combines with master clown Paul Blackwell and the extraordinary imaginations of designer Jonathon Oxlade (Pinocchio) and writer Emily Steel (Man in a Bag, Sepia) to create a shiny bright new world for Volpone to live in— one that might just bear a striking likeness to our own.
WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER, 11AM DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE $35.00 DURATION: 2 HRS SUITABLE: AGES 15+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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WORLD PREMIERE
Brink Productions in association with Adelaide Festival Centre present
THE ASPIRATIONS OF DAISE MORROW Adapted by Brink Productions from Patrick White’s short story Down at the Dump, featuring Zephyr Quartet. From the mighty pen of Patrick White comes a timeless story about seizing the day. At the funeral of the scandalous Daise Morrow, as Daise herself wanders amongst the mourners, hovering between memory and rumour, over the fence two young dreamers take their first tentative steps into love. In Brink’s richly theatrical and immersive adaptation, The Aspirations of Daise Morrow is storytelling filled with music and light; a poignant evocation of the wonders of small beginnings, the complications of compassion and the grace and majesty of love. Director CHRIS DRUMMOND, Designer MICHAEL HANKIN, Lighting NIGEL LEVINGS, Musical Director HILARY KLEINIG Composers BELINDA GEHLERT, EMILY TULLOCH, JASON THOMAS, HILARY KLEINIG. Cast PAUL BLACKWELL, LUCY LEHMANN, KRIS MCQUADE, JAMES SMITH and WARNING: ZEPHYR QUARTET
CONTAINS HAZE AND COARSE LANGUAGE
WEDNESDAY 21 OCTOBER, 11AM SPACE THEATRE $30.00 DURATION: 1HR 15MINS SUITABLE: AGES 12+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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State Theatre Company and Adina Apartment Hotels present
THE POPULAR MECHANICALS By KEITH ROBINSON, WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE & TONY TAYLOR. From the original direction by GEOFFREY RUSH A funny thing happened to me on the way to the theatre this evening Shakespeare’s greatest clowns – the rude mechanicals from A Midsummer Night’s Dream – take centre-stage in this wild reimagining of what might have happened off-stage during the Bard’s most loved comedy. Clowning, vaudeville, slapstick, farce, stand-up comedy and bad puppetry come together with both witty badinage and fart jokes to create an anarchic and thrillingly unhinged carnival that revels in its own theatricality. First directed by Geoffrey Rush in 1987, The Popular Mechanicals holds a special place in the Australian comedic canon and promises to lift the roof in the silliest ways imaginable.
WEDNESDAY 25 NOVEMBER, 11AM SPACE THEATRE $35.00 DURATION: 2HRS SUITABLE: AGES 15+ *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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family
“Wrapped up in a gorgeous package that is both festive and elegant, this is a great introduction to the silly season, and also an excellent round-up of the Adelaide Theatre Calendar.� AUSSIETHEATRE.COM.AU
Adelaide Festival Centre presents
CHRISTMAS PROMS Soak up the festive spirit with this heart-warming Christmas celebration. A concert series featuring popular Christmas songs mixed with traditional carols and plenty of laughs along the way. Grandparents, mums and dads and the kids will love this fun-filled event that lifts your spirits and has you singing carols all the way to Christmas.
FRIDAY 18 DECEMBER, 11AM SATURDAY 19 DECEMBER, 2PM FESTIVAL THEATRE $30.00 DURATION: 2HRS (INC. INTERVAL) SUITABLE: ALL AGES *TRANSACTION FEES APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS FROM $6.95, SEE PG 34
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exhibitions
BEYOND THE STAGE Step inside the Adelaide Festival Centre to EXPERIENCE ONE OF OUR ART GALLERY SPACES OR CURATED EXHIBITIONS IN OUR FOYERS
Just by stepping into this iconic arts venue you can experience the beauty and wonder of the visual and performing arts collections – for free! From legendary costumes worn by the stars, to renderings by famous set designers, from breathtaking indigenous art to striking photographic exhibitions and more – these fascinating exhibitions are a major feature of the Adelaide Festival Centre’s cultural offerings all year round.
The Maj 100 A hundred years in a hundred pictures The Maj Gallery December 2014 January 2015 Peoples’ choice Festival Theatre Foyers February – May The Art of Deception Festival Theatre Foyers March – May Blake Prize Artspace Gallery
April - June Remembering Gallipoli Festival Theatre Foyer May Art By Prisoners 2015 Artspace Gallery June – August 60 Years of Edna, Possums! Festival Theatre Foyer
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PETER & JACK
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BETRAYAL
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