La Boite 2015 Season

La Boite Theatre Company Season 2015

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Celebrating 90 years 1 Artistic Director’s Welcome 3 2015 Mainhouse Season

The Wind in the Willows 5

A Midsummer Night’s Dream 7

Samson 9

Medea 11

Prize Fighter 13

Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts 15 2015 La Boite Indie 16 Education & Engagement 18 Artists-in-Residence 19 Season Packages 20 Benefits of a Season Ticket 21 How to book a Season Ticket 22 Season Ticket Booking Form 23 Calendar 25 Plan your visit 26 Donations 28 La Boite Board and Staff 30 La Boite Partners 31

La Boite is a story of people, passion, purpose and place.

People like Barbara Sisley, who in 1916 found herself stranded in Brisbane when her theatrical touring company unexpectedly disbanded. She along with literature academic J. J. Stable formed the Brisbane Repertory Theatre Society in 1925 in response to the public’s growing appetite for high quality, locally-produced theatre. For twenty years, Sisley and Stable reigned supreme in Brisbane’s theatrical community.

After decades of moving between large venues such as the Theatre Royal and Albert Hall, in 1967 the company finally found a home of its own. Company members (including Muriel Watson, pictured right) converted an old Queenslander in Hale St, Milton into a theatre-in-the-round. Hollowed out, the house had the appearance of a box and the name ‘La Boite’ was born.

In 1972, the company moved next door to the Blair Wilson designed theatre, which so many remember with such fondness.

This remained home for three decades, before the move to our current Roundhouse Theatre in Kelvin Grove.

90 years of existence takes resilience and ingenuity. La Boite has survived two World Wars, censorship, public outrage, politically-charged programming, changing tastes, floods and the constant flirting with failure that comes with walking the tightrope between risk and certainty.

Ultimately, La Boite’s history is your history. Whether you have been with us for years or are new to the fold, we welcome you to join us as we move into our next 90 years.

BROWSE OUR ONLINE ARCHIVE & SHARE YOUR STORY To celebrate our 90th birthday, we are gathering hundreds of programs, posters and paraphernalia in a special online archive.

Play your part by donating past programs, images, articles and uploading your personal anecdotes from La Boite’s eventful history. As the archive evolves over the year, everyone will be able to search for their favourite production or fondest memory.

Go to 90years.laboite.com.au to make your contribution.

This project is proudly funded by a Community History Grant from Brisbane City Council.

“We were a company of actors with no theatre we could afford to work in. So we found an old Queenslander, knocked down the internal walls and used the timber to build seats on all four sides, making a stage in the centre.

This was La Boite’s first home.”

Muriel Watson, 90, La Boite Life Member

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In 2015, La Boite celebrates 90 years of trailblazing theatre. And I’m proud to be presenting my first season as Artistic Director. It’s an anniversary, but a kind of a housewarming too.

Whichever way you look at it, we are marking the occasion with a diverse program that will excite your senses, ignite your imagination, engage your intellect and remind you of the unique power of live theatre. This cocktail of remixed classics, new Australian stories, highly physical theatre and family favourites encapsulates La Boite’s work over the last 90 years - but it’s also utterly contemporary.

We bring you two greats of our canon, re-imagined in very different ways.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream is remodeled as a kitsch suburban fantasia and Euripides’ Medea is set against a backdrop of the new, super-wealthy global elite, in what will be my directorial debut for La Boite. I can’t wait!

Our commitment to family audiences continues with a new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s evergreen favourite The Wind in the Willows, starring Play School’s Luke Carroll in a one-man tour-de-force, as well as a return season of last year’s smash hit, Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts.

La Boite’s 90 years have been shaped by the enduring influence of inspiring women – names like Babette Stephens, Jennifer Blocksidge and Sue Rider spring to mind – and in 2015, women’s voices are as strong as ever. Three of four new commissions are by female playwrights and two of five Mainhouse shows are directed by women. In all, women constitute half of the key creative artists across Mainhouse and Indie shows.

Theatre provides a reflection, interrogation and celebration of the world outside its walls.

Outside La Boite is a highly multicultural society – it’s one of the distinctive features and strengths of our state. So we have been

working hard to unearth and develop culturally diverse artists and stories. Prize Fighter will bring five of our top African-Australian actors to the Roundhouse stage and Samson will feature a highly diverse cast of young actors.

Across our Mainhouse program, very close to half of the actors will be from non-Anglo backgrounds. Our five Artists-in-Residence in 2015 are from five distinct cultural backgrounds, seeding a range of projects, ensuring that we will continue this commitment in coming years.

As it has done for much of its 90 years, La Boite will provide a platform for distinctive new Queensland voices. We will be presenting the plays of three of our previous Playwrightsin-Residence in the Mainhouse program, and La Boite Indie returns with a typically diverse suite of shows traversing contemporary dance, queer philosophical sci-fi and magic realism.

In La Boite’s 90th year, I am so grateful for the opportunity to contribute to its rich and unique history. I would like to thank the wonderful, committed staff and board of La Boite for their tireless work in bringing this program together and the vibrant artistic community of Queensland for making me feel so welcome. I look forward to seeing you in the Roundhouse foyer in this very special year. Come as you are. You needn’t bring anything but a spirit of curiosity and an appetite for adventure.

Chris Kohn Artistic Director / CEO 3

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Image by Dylan Evans

Kenneth Grahame Maxine Mellor DIRECTOR Kat Henry DESIGNER Hugh O’Connor LIGHTING DESIGNER Keith Clark COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Daniel Edmonds BY

IN A NEW VERSION BY

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Luke Carroll

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing - absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”

This summer school holidays, bring your little badgers to a charming tale of adventure and discovery, in a brand-new one-man adaptation - starring Luke Carroll (Play School, Black Diggers).

Kenneth Grahame’s rollicking tale of four woodland creatures is one of the true enduring classics of children’s literature and writer/director team Maxine Mellor and Kat Henry have given it a fresh coat of paint.

Join Ratty, Mole, Badger and the incorrigible Mr. Toad on their journeys, trials and misadventures around the river, the Wild Woods and beyond.

Full of heart and humour, The Wind in the Willows gently addresses some of the big questions about humanity, time and the value of friendship.

For children aged 4 - 12 and anyone who enjoys messing about in boats.

Roundhouse Theatre 7 - 17 January School Holiday Workshop Why not book your little woodland creatures into our school holiday workshops? For five days they will explore magical worlds through imaginative drama-based play.

For ages 6 - 12. From 13 January. See page 18 for details.

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Emily Burton, Brian Lipson, Kathryn Marquet & Christen O’Leary

A wildly original take on Shakespeare’s magical romantic comedy.

Four awkward teens find themselves entangled in a god-awful love quadrangle. A sextet of amateur drama enthusiasts earnestly rehearse a play for a wedding. The Godfather and Godmother of the fairies are locked in a bitter argument over an adopted child, which they seek to resolve through the careless application of dodgy witchcraft.

Benjamin Schostakowski, director of multi award-winning A Tribute of Sorts, transplants Shakespeare’s enchanted lovers, fools and fairies from the wilderness of Athens to a nostalgia-tinged vision of Australian suburbia. Think lava lamps, slide nights and macramé wall-hangings. A Midsummer Night’s Dream promises to deliver a sensuous cocktail of hyper-theatricality; equal parts strange, dark and hilarious.

“Shows like this make your heart sing, as they take off into new and always expanding realms, exploring what theatre can do by building on old traditions.”

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A La Boite and Belvoir co-production

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BY Julia-Rose Lewis Kristine Landon-Smith DESIGNER Michael Hilli

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Ashleigh Cummings

Rising star Ashleigh Cummings (Puberty Blues, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries) makes her La Boite debut in this heartfelt ode to the resilience of the young.

Essie, Beth and Sid are on the cusp of adulthood at the arse-end of the world.

Together in a small Queensland town they laugh, sunbathe, fight, dream and pray for some kind of future that they can’t quite picture.

The accidental death of a friend has torn apart all their assumptions about loyalty, love and life. And when a new kid comes to town with his own secrets and baggage, their fragile equilibrium faces a fresh test. Barely-healed wounds are reopened, new allegiances are formed and, finally, new futures become possible.

In Samson, La Boite’s previous Playwright-in-Residence, Julia-Rose Lewis, has created a big-hearted, brutal and darkly beautiful play which offers a window into the world of young Australians today. We are delighted to be co-producing this World Premiere season with Sydney’s iconic theatre company Belvoir, under the internationally regarded direction of Kristine Landon-Smith.

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BY Euripides

A NEW ADAPTATION BY Suzie DIRECTOR

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Christen O’Leary (Bombshells, Gloria) and Helen Christinson (A Doll’s House) face off in this heart-stopping, newly-minted adaptation of Euripides’ tale of betrayal and revenge.

When Medea fell for Jason, she fell hard.

Hard enough to sacrifice everything to be with him. She deceived her father, committed murder, left the comforts of her homeland and bore him two sons.

So when a power-hungry Jason takes up with a younger woman, Medea’s humiliation quickly turns to revenge and a horrible plan is hatched. Nothing is off limits.

No one is safe. Not even the children.

Acclaimed Australian playwright Suzie Miller’s elegant adaptation will be played in the round, in Chris Kohn’s La Boite directorial debut.

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Pacharo Mzembe

A La Boite and Brisbane Festival co-production BY

Future D. Fidel Chris Kohn

DIRECTOR

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Mzembe

Join us ringside for Brisbane Festival 2015 as we transform the Roundhouse into a boxing arena and take you on a high-impact ride from Africa to Australia and back again.

A talented young boxer, Isa, is preparing for the biggest fight of his career. On the line is the national title and the promise of fame and riches beyond his wildest dreams. What unfolds is a modern-day fable of a Congolese boy orphaned by war and forced to become a child soldier by the very people who killed his family.

His powerful left hook offers a new life in Australia, but his greatest obstacle is not his opponent – it’s his past.

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La Boite Artist-in-Residence Future D. Fidel writes with the undeniable force of authenticity. Fleeing the Congo as a child, he lived in a Tanzanian refugee camp for eight years before being granted refugee status in Australia. Prize Fighter is inspired by his own story and those of people he has known.

We are thrilled to present in the lead role one of Queensland’s most talented young actors, Pacharo Mzembe (The Mountaintop, Underbelly), who brings years of boxing training to the stage.

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A La Boite and shake & stir theatre co co-production Ross Balbuziente Josh McIntosh LIGHTING DESIGNER Jason Glenwright SOUND DESIGNER Guy Webster DIRECTOR

DESIGNER

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Leon Cain, Judy Hainsworth, Nelle Lee & Nick Skubij

Back by popular demand! Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts had audiences gleefully giggling and squeamishly squirming last year and will do it all again in 2015.

Get ready to see Roald Dahl’s witty words come to life as your favourite nursery rhymes are flipped upside-down and turned inside-out.

Join Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Goldilocks and Jack and his mum, plus an extraordinary array of pigs, bears, beanstalks and dwarfs in a higgledy-piggledy mash-up of hilarious fairytale mayhem.

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Seriously funny and frighteningly silly, Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts is the perfect school holiday entertainment.

“Glorious colour and movement…foul, filthy and flatulent, giving the childish audience just what they wanted.”

Sydney Morning Herald School Holiday Workshop Why not book your little beasts into our school holiday workshops? They will watch a performance, meet the actors and participate in two days of mischief and drama.

For ages 5 - 12. From 7 July. See page 18 for details.

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Visit the Official Roald Dahl Website, which is packed with information and up to date news from the world of Roald Dahl www.roalddahl.com

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Revolting Rhymes illustration Š 1982 Quentin Blake

Since 2010, La Boite Indie has provided a platform for Independent theatre artists to present their work to Brisbane audiences. Its aims are: to nurture a sustainable independent theatre culture in Brisbane, to enable closer ties between independent practitioners and La Boite, to support the development of outstanding theatre; and to cultivate new audiences for theatre right across the city.

Maximum

BY Natalie

Abbott

Maximum is a duet between a female contemporary dancer and male professional bodybuilder, in which the unlikely duo perform a series of movement tasks and intense acts of physical endurance. Expect a show with real muscle – LITERALLY. Matthew Adey Daniel Arnott Matthew Day

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Sunnytown

BY Krystal

Something is very wrong with Danika Hart.

On Dani’s 13th birthday a cake explodes, a family implodes and the truth comes out.

In a surreal journey through the subconscious; Dani attempts to save her best friend Miranda from a fate worse than death.

But is it Dani who actually needs saving?

Heather Fairbairn Catherine Steele LIGHTING DESIGNER Jason Glenwright SOUND DESIGNER Guy Webster STAGE MANAGER Laura Hansford

SOUND DESIGNER

DIRECTOR

DRAMATURG

DESIGNER

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Natalie Abbott & Donny Henderson-Smith

Presented by La Boite Indie and Natalie Abbott with the support of QPAC

Sweedman

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Sophie Kesteven

Presented by La Boite Indie and Shot in the Dark with the support of QPAC

The Loft Theatre 12 - 22 August 16

Roundhouse Theatre 14 - 31 October

La Boite Indie Partner

La Boite Indie Partner

The Motion of Light in Water CREATED BY

Elbow Room

An exciting sci-fi adventure, careening from 1960’s New York to the 22nd century, The Motion of Light in Water is a fantastic celebration of how - through the power and diversity of our love - we dream the future into being.

Marcel Dorney THE SWEATS PRODUCTION DESIGNER Matthew Adey COSTUME DESIGNER Zoë Rouse AV DESIGNER Andre Vanderwert LIGHTING DESIGNER Kris Chainey PRODUCER Dean Cartmel DIRECTOR & CO-CREATOR

SOUND DESIGNER & COMPOSER

CAST & CO-CREATORS Emily

Tomlins, Ray Chong Nee, Paul Blenheim & Tom Dent

The Chat CONCEIVED BY

James Brennan

Created by ex-parole officer and performance maker James Brennan and acclaimed David Woods of the UK’s Ridiculusmus. How and when should people be forgiven for their crimes?

Who gets to decide? What happens if they get it wrong? The Chat brings ex-offenders, parole officers, criminologists and academics together with some of Australia’s wildest performance makers to come to grips with these questions.

James Brennan & David Woods Alex Davis DRAMATURG Ashley Dyer CREATED BY DESIGNER

Presented by La Boite Indie and James Brennan with the support of QPAC

Presented by La Boite Indie and Elbow Room with the support of QPAC

Roundhouse Theatre 4 - 21 November

La Boite Studio 4 - 14 November 17

Young Actors Company

Acting Masterclasses

New in 2015, we welcome a select group of 15 - 18 year olds into a special company of young actors. Given 10 weeks to hone their craft as performers and theatre-makers, the Young Actors Company will meet every Tuesday evening to learn, develop and devise with the very best of Brisbane’s theatrical talent.

La Boite’s popular Acting Masterclasses will return in 2015. There will be four masterclass groups each running for eight weeks. Each group provides the opportunity for a handful of emerging and experienced actors to work every Monday night with some of Brisbane’s most experienced acting coaches and practitioners.

Acting Masterclasses have been individually tailored to provide new techniques and tips for even the most experienced of actors.

Go to www.laboite.com.au for more information.

Applications for Semester One close on Monday 16 March 2015

Schools Workshops La Boite offers a range of workshop opportunities for students, either at La Boite’s fully equipped rehearsal studio or in your school. In 2015 La Boite is able to provide workshops to cover every dramatic style and theatrical form outlined in the current Queensland drama syllabus.

For more information call (07) 3007 8600 or email info@laboite.com.au

The Director’s Chair In 2015, school students will be offered a rare window into the rehearsal room. Postperformance, the director will re-rehearse a key scene from the production live on stage. The scene will be re-imaged and re-conceptualised with the actors before the students’ eyes to demonstrate crucial elements of the director’s craft. This interactive behind-the-scenes experience will allow students to ask their burning questions about the practical process of creating theatre.

Want to know more?

Head to www.laboite.com.au/education

For more information visit www.laboite.com.au

La Boite Ambassadors The Ambassadors Program is a year-long relationship between La Boite and almost 200 high school and tertiary students from across Queensland. A rare opportunity for insider access, La Boite Ambassadors introduce the work of the company to their peers, schools and families.In return, La Boite offers an invaluable program designed to impart practical knowledge from the industry. Other perks include attending all Mainhouse productions for free, observing the inner workings of the company and participating in discussions with creative teams.

Go to www.laboite.com.au for more information and application details

School Holiday Workshops Do your kids love to perform? Give them the opportunity to develop their skills in our exciting interactive, hands-on workshops. These twoday or week-long workshops focus on creativity, confidence building and collaboration, culminating in a performance for parents and friends.

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The Wind in the Willows two-day workshop + show packages from 13 Jan April Holiday Workshop from 13 Apr Revolting Rhymes two-day workshop + show packages from 7 Jul September Holiday Workshop from 28 Sept

Book online at www.laboite.com.au

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Our Artists-in-Residence program provides an opportunity for a diverse range of independent theatre practitioners to develop new works and ideas within a company framework. Over twelve months, they will take part in a curated program of masterclasses and creative developments while building relationships with the theatrical community of Queensland and beyond.

Sandra Carluccio is La Boite’s inaugural Live Artist-in-Residence, supported by the Australia Council for the Arts’ Early Career Residencies. Sandra’s new piece Clarity in Transit will be presented at Brisbane Airport’s Domestic Terminal for the G20 Summit. Her 2013 La Boite Indie production This is Capital City will be remounted in early 2015 at QPAC. Dan Evans is a writer, director, producer and the 2014 recipient of the Queensland Premier’s Drama Award. With the support of Arts Queensland’s Individuals Fund, Dan will use his residency to develop a new work for La Boite’s Roundhouse Theatre and forge stronger ties with the national performing arts industry.

Future D. Fidel is a Congolese-born Australian playwright, bandleader and performer.

Future’s debut play Prize Fighter will be presented by La Boite in 2015 in co-production with Brisbane Festival, directed by Chris Kohn and starring Pacharo Mzembe. Future’s residency has been made possible with the support of an Australia Council for the Arts’ In the Mix initiative.

Niz Jabour is an Iraqi-Australian theatre-maker and performance scholar. In 2013, Niz had his La Boite Indie debut with his solo show Mullah Nasrudin. In 2015, Niz will work with artists in Iraq and Queensland on a new cross-cultural collaboration The Rain Project, with the support of the Australia Council for the Arts’ Creative Partnership with Asia initiative.

Eleanor Jackson is a Filipino-Australian playwright, poet, spoken-word performer, arts producer and radio broadcaster. She has been commissioned by La Boite to write After the Exposition, a new play exploring youth, ethnicity and belonging against the background of EXPO 88. Eleanor’s residency has been supported by an Australia Council for the Arts’ Early Career Commission initiative.

FAST is the annual national festival of theatre made by tertiary students and recent graduates.

Bringing together student theatre companies from across Australia, this festival offers emerging artists the opportunity to showcase their talents. It’s a place to meet like-minded theatre and performancemakers, establish new connections to the industry and share ideas with future collaborators.

FAST runs from Friday 2 October to Sunday 4 October 2015 and is supported by La Boite, QUT Creative Industries and Vena Cava Productions.

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Season Packages VIP Opening Night

Experience the full VIP treatment. Get your exclusive Opening Night Package (otherwise invitation only) and mingle with the stars and the arts industry at our exclusive afterparty.

4 plays $369 3 plays $297 Limited numbers available

Adult

Why pay full adult price? With an Adult Season Ticket you pay less than a normal concession ticket with a four play package.

4 plays $172 (save $64)* 3 plays $144 (save $33)*

Concession

Concession card holders save up to $51. (see page 27 for eligibility) 4 plays $145 (save $51)* 3 plays $120 (save $27)*

30 & Under

Pay less than $25 per show with a four play package.

4 plays $99 (save $41)* 3 plays $78 (save $27)* *Savings based on Friday & Saturday ticket prices

Add an Indie sampler This offer is exclusively available to Season Ticket Holders.

Sample any two Indie shows for $39, three for $57, or see all four plays for just $74.

Add a family show

Why not add a ticket to The Wind in the Willows or Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts? Adults at children’s prices - just $24.

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Benefits of a Season Ticket Huge savings & no fees

Starting at less than $25 per production, a Season Ticket offers big discounts.

Save up to $64* on a 4 Play Package. The more you see, the more you save. See any Mainhouse production, including Friday and Saturday nights, at the same discounted price.

Complete flexibility

Season Ticket Holders receive free exchanges within the same production. Choose your dates with confidence, knowing you can always change them. Rather not pull out your diary? No problem. Lock in the benefits now and choose your dates and times later.

Priority booking

Our shows often sell out. With a Season Ticket you can secure your seats for Mainhouse and La Boite Indie shows before they go on sale to the general public.

Free stuff

Purchase a Season Ticket before 31 January and go in the draw to win dinner for two and a backstage pass with La Boite Artistic Director Chris Kohn and the cast of Medea. Season Ticket Holders receive a complimentary souvenir program for all Mainhouse productions plus invitations to private film screenings, special events and much more.

Mates rates

Want to bring someone else to the show? We’ll give your friends and family discounted tickets. Mainhouse Season Ticket Holders receive one adult ticket per Mainhouse show at concession price, subject to availability. They can also sit right beside you as all our venues are general admission.

Happy hour

One hour prior to each performance, Season Ticket Holders recieve a half-price drink with the the purchase of another full-price drink at the Dancing Bean bar.

They make great gifts

Give your loved one a gift that keeps on giving. Treat them to a year-long theatrical experience. Present them with laughter, drama, conflict, desire – anything but socks. Buy a gift Season Ticket online or using the booking form. Gift vouchers are also available at laboite.com.au *Savings based on Friday & Saturday ticket prices

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How to book Online www.laboite.com.au Complete the attached form and mail it to us Season Tickets La Boite Theatre Company PO Box 212, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Phone La Boite 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday on (07) 3007 8600 Visit us in person 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday The Works, Level 5, 6-8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059

Important Dates 27 Oct 2014 10 Nov 2014 31 Jan 2015

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Season Tickets on sale Single tickets on sale to the general public Purchase a Season Ticket before 31 January 2015 and go in the draw to win dinner for two and a backstage pass with La Boite Artistic Director/CEO Chris Kohn and the cast of Medea.

La Boite 2015 Season Ticket Booking Form Did you know you can do this online? Visit www.laboite.com.au

STEP 1. YOUR DETAILS Name Phone Address Suburb Postcode Email Your companion’s details (if known) or tick here

to give this Season Ticket as a gift to the recipient below.

Name Phone Address Suburb Postcode Email

STEP 2. SELECT YOUR MAINHOUSE SEASON TICKET PACKAGE 4 PLAY PACKAGE

3 PLAY PACKAGE

HOW MANY?

$369 $172 (Save $64*) $145 (Save $51*) $99 (Save $41*)

VIP Opening Night Adult Concession 30 & Under

TOTAL

HOW MANY?

$297 $144 (Save $33*) $120 (Save $27*) $78 (Save $27*)

*Savings based on Friday & Saturday ticket prices

TOTAL

STEP 3. SELECT YOUR DATES AND TIMES or

tick here to book dates and times later (go to Step 4)

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Samson

Medea

Prize Fighter

7 Feb - 7 Mar

17 Apr - 2 May

30 May - 20 Jun

5 - 26 Sep

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STEP 4. SPECIAL INDIE PRICE FOR SEASON TICKET HOLDERS Save up to 30% off Adult prices 4 PLAY PACKAGE Indie Season Pass

$74

HOW MANY?

(Save $38*)

3 PLAY PACKAGE

$57

HOW MANY?

2 PLAY SAMPLER

$39

(Save $27*)

HOW MANY?

TOTAL

(Save $17*)

*Savings based on Friday & Saturday ticket prices

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STEP 5. SELECT YOUR DATES AND TIMES or

I will book date and time later (go to Step 6)

Maximum

Sunnytown

Motion of Light in Water

The Chat

12 - 22 Aug

14 - 31 Oct

4 - 21 Nov

4 - 14 Nov

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STEP 6. ADD FAMILY SHOW TICKETS Why not book into out School Holiday Workshops (see pg.18) FAMILY SHOW The Wind in The Willows 7 - 17 Jan

Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts 4 - 11 Jul

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CHECKLIST Contact details provided

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STEP 9. CONCESSION, PROOF OF AGE & SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS If you have purchased a Concession or 30 & Under Season Ticket you must attach copies of your concession card(s) or proof of age card with this form. If collecting tickets from the La Boite Box Office, you will be required to show your original concession card(s) or proof of age card.

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STEP 10. PAYMENT DETAILS Please tick one of the following methods of payment: Cheque (payable to La Boite Theatre Inc) Card Number

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STEP 11. RETURN YOUR COMPLETED FORM Mail La Boite, PO Box 212, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059 Email info@laboite.com.au Fax (07) 3007 8699 In person Level 5, The Works, 6 - 8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove During Box Office hours 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday

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Contact details: Privacy Officer, La Boite, PO Box 212, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, 4059, email: info@laboite.com.au, telephone: (07) 3007 8600, facsimile: (07) 3007 8699.

Mainhouse Calendar A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Samson

Medea

7 FEB - 7 MAR

April

May

February

Fri

17

7:30pm

Sat

Sat

18

7:30pm

June

Mon

20

6:30pm

Mon

01

Tue

21

7:30pm

Tue

Wed

22

6:30pm

Thu

23

Fri

Sat Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

07 09 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 26 27 28

7:30pm 6:30pm 11am & 6:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm & 7:30pm 11am & 6:30pm 6:30pm 11am & 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm & 7:30pm 11am & 6:30pm 6:30pm 11am & 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm & 7:30pm

03 04 05 06 07

11am & 6:30pm 6:30pm 11am & 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm & 7:30pm

17 APR - 2 MAY

September 05

7:30pm

Mon

07

6:30pm

6:30pm

Tue

08

6:30pm

02

6:30pm

Wed

09

7:30pm

Wed

03

6:30pm

Thu

10

7:30pm

7:30pm

Thu

04

7:30pm

Fri

11

7:30pm

24

7:30pm

Fri

05

7:30pm

Sat

12

7:30pm

Sat

25

7:30pm

Sat

06

7:30pm

Tue

15

11am & 6:30pm

Tue

28

6:30pm

Tue

09

11am & 6:30pm

Wed

16

6:30pm

Wed

29

6:30pm

Wed

10

6:30pm

Thu

17

11am & 7:30pm

Thu

30

7:30pm

Thu

11

11am & 7:30pm

Fri

18

7:30pm

Fri

12

7:30pm

Sat

19

2pm & 7:30pm

May

30

7:30pm

Fri

01

7:30pm

Sat

13

7:30pm

Tue

22

11am & 6:30pm

Sat

02

2pm & 7:30pm

Tue

16

11am & 6:30pm

Wed

23

6:30pm

Wed

17

6:30pm

Thu

24

11am & 7:30pm

Thu

18

11am & 7:30pm

Fri

25

7:30pm

Fri

19

7:30pm

Sat

26

2pm & 7:30pm

Sat

20

2pm & 7:30pm

Opening Night

Preview

La Boite Indie Calendar

The Wind in the Willows

Maximum

Sunnytown

January

August

October

12 - 22 AUG

Meet the Artists

See p.27 for more details

Limited VIP Tickets available

Family Calendar 7 - 17 JAN

5 - 26 SEPT Sat

March Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

Prize Fighter

30 MAY - 20 JUN

14 - 31 OCT

The Motion of Light in Water

The Chat

4 - 14 NOV

4 - 21 NOV

November

Wed

07

10am & 2pm

Wed

12

6:30pm

Wed

14

6:30pm

November

Wed

04

7pm

Thu

08

10am & 6:30pm

Thu

13

7:30pm

Thu

15

7:30pm

Wed

04

6:30pm

Thu

05

8pm

Fri

09

10am & 2pm

Fri

14

7:30pm

Fri

16

7:30pm

Thu

05

7:30pm

Fri

06

8pm

Sat

10

10am & 2pm

Sat

15

7:30pm

Sat

17

7:30pm

Fri

06

7:30pm

Sat

07

8pm

Tue

13

10am & 2pm

Tue

18

6:30pm

Tue

20

6:30pm

Sat

07

7:30pm

Tue

10

7pm

Wed

14

10am & 2pm

Wed

19

6:30pm

Wed

21

6:30pm

Tue

10

6:30pm

Wed

11

7pm

Thu

15

10am & 2pm

Thu

20

7:30pm

Thu

22

7:30pm

Wed

11

6:30pm

Thu

12

8pm

Fri

16

10am & 6:30pm

Fri

21

7:30pm

Fri

23

7:30pm

Thu

12

7:30pm

Fri

13

8pm

Sat

17

10am & 2pm

Sat

22

7:30pm

Sat

24

7:30pm

Fri

13

7:30pm

Sat

14

8pm

Tue

27

6:30pm

Sat

14

7:30pm

Wed

28

6:30pm

Tue

17

6:30pm

Thu

29

7:30pm

Wed

18

6:30pm

Fri

30

7:30pm

Thu

19

7:30pm

Sat

31

7:30pm

Fri

20

7:30pm

Sat

21

7:30pm

Revolting Rhymes & Dirty Beasts 4 -11 JUL July Sat

04

10am, 2pm & 6:30pm

Sun

05

10am & 2pm

Tue

07

10am & 2pm

Wed

08

10am & 2pm

Thu

09

10am & 2pm

Fri

10

10am & 6:30pm

Sat

11

10am & 2pm

Preview

Opening Night Limited VIP Tickets available

All performance dates and times are correct at time of printing. La Boite Management reserves the right to cancel any performance. Please check the La Boite website closer to the show date to confirm dates and times are accurate.

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Plan your visit How to book

Parking

Undercover parking in the Kelvin Grove Village is free after 6.30pm. Enter via Ramsgate Street (see map below). La Boite is a five minute walk up Musk Avenue from this carpark. Limited street parking is also available around Kelvin Grove Village, with the cost of parking from $1.50/hr. A small number of short stay, pay and display parking spaces are available on Gona Parade.

Online www.laboite.com.au Phone La Boite 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday on (07) 3007 8600 Visit us in person 9am - 5pm, Monday - Friday The Works, Level 5 6-8 Musk Avenue Kelvin Grove QLD 4059

Performance times

See calendar on page 25 for detailed dates and times.

Location The Roundhouse Theatre is located just off Kelvin Grove Road at 6-8 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059.

The Loft is located 100 metres across Parer Place from the entry to the Roundhouse Theatre.

The La Boite Studio is in the same building as the Roundhouse Theatre adjacent to the Box Office.

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Parer Place

Concessions

Concession tickets are available for Healthcare card holders, Government issued pensioners, seniors, carer card holders, QUT staff and select industry groups (Australian Writer’s Guild, MEAA, Dendy Cinema, Playlab, QLD Writer’s Centre).

Public transport

Bus services stopping at the #12 stop on Kelvin Grove Road (only a two minute walk to the venue) include the 325, 345, 351, 357, 359, 372 and 390. Some of these are express/pre-pay services so check with the driver that the bus stops at the right place, and whether any ticket or travel restrictions apply.

Additionally, there are numerous services departing from King George Square to QUT Kelvin Grove. You can walk through QUT Campus to Musk Avenue and the Roundhouse Theatre in approximately 15 minutes. These buses include the 66, 330, 333, 340, 363 and 376.

Bar

The Dancing Bean Espresso Bar, located in the La Boite foyer, is fully licensed and serves a range of Australian wines, imported beers and snacks. The Bar is open one hour before all performances.

During this time Season Ticket Holders receive a half-price drink with the purchase of another full-price drink.

Restaurants

Kelvin Grove Village is home to a range of restaurants and cafés, just two minutes walk from the theatre. Visit kgurbanvillage.com.au for more details.

Inside the theatre

Our events are general admission so you choose your own seat on the night.

You can book separately from your friends and still sit together.

Meet the Artists

Join a free post-show Q&A session, where you can ask the cast and creative team any burning questions.

Check the calendar on page 25 for Meet the Artists sessions.

Access facilities

Wheelchair and Mobility Assistance Spaces are available for wheelchairs in the Roundhouse Theatre and La Boite Studio. Patrons with special mobility requirements are advised to contact the Box Office on (07) 3007 8600.

There is a level access drop-off point next to the theatre on Gona Parade and an accessible toilet located on the ground floor, 10 metres from the theatre entrance doors.

Hearing Impaired The Roundhouse Theatre is fitted with a hearing assistance system.

Patrons wishing to use this service are requested to contact Box Office on (07) 3007 8600 prior to their visit, as special seats are required to access this system.

Content warnings

La Boite productions may contain swearing, nudity, haze, smoke, strobe lighting, smoking and other effects.

Specific warnings are displayed on our website. If you are concerned about any of these warnings, please speak to our Box Office on (07) 3007 8600 prior to booking.

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WHAT BIRTHDAY GIFT DO YOU GIVE A 90-YEAR-OLD? This birthday is going to be a big one. We’re not only celebrating 90 years of extraordinary theatre, we are also celebrating 90 years of behind-the-scenes friendships, passion and support. To do this, we’re planning a calendar of events bringing together our many supporters, friends and colleagues - and we want you to be a part of it.

Over the years, the generous gifts of our donors have allowed us to develop the careers of dozens of new theatre artists; provide free and discounted tickets to young audience members; tour productions to regional and remote parts of Australia and invest in our unique home, the Roundhouse Theatre.

In this landmark year, we are launching some exciting new fundraising programs which offer diverse opportunities for you to demonstrate your passion for the company.

Please consider adding a tax-deductible donation to your Season Ticket Form or donate by calling our Philanthropy Manager on (07) 3007 8600.

THE LA BOITE CIRCLE

Join our new, structured gift-giving program which offers member recognition at your selected gifting level. Gifts to all programs will be eligible and you can move up the ladder of recognition as your gifts grow over time.

Diamond Gold

Silver Bronze Member Friend

$100,000+ $50,000+ $25,000+ $10,000+ $5,000+ $2 - $4,999

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TAKE A SEAT

The best seat in the house could be yours. Put your name on your favourite seat, give a unique gift to mark a special occasion, or create a memorial tribute to a friend. Imagine the joy of showing your family and friends ‘your’ seat in the Roundhouse Theatre. This is a 90th Anniversary-only opportunity. A $250 tax-deductible gift will acknowledge your seat for a year and $500 donation will claim it for life.

THE WALL OF LIGHT

Let us etch your name on our award-winning Wall of Light in the Roundhouse foyer. Join our founding private and corporate donors by making a public and highly visible gift to support La Boite. A $1,000 tax-deductible donation will secure your name on the Wall. You can add a Wall of Light tile to your Season Ticket Booking Form or call us to donate.

GIFT A TICKET

Also launching in 2015 is the opportunity to donate a ticket to a young person. Your $25 gift will help us continue to provide 10,000 free and discounted tickets to young people every year.

Your gift can help to instil in a young person a life-long love of theatre.

AMBASSADORS CIRCLE

Each year with your support we invest in 180 young Queenslanders – high school and tertiary students from all over the state. Our young Ambassadors attend all of our productions for free, meet leading creative professionals, participate in free workshops, and introduce their friends to the theatre experience. In 2015, we are very proud to be welcoming our 1,000th Ambassador to the program.

BEQUEST PROGRAM

Have you ever thought about leaving a legacy gift in your will? La Boite’s Bequest Program can help those who would like to make a meaningful gift now, to be realised at the end of their life, and enjoy the special privileges this type of gift generates. We are very grateful to have recently received a generous bequest from the late Eileen Beatson, a supporter of La Boite for many decades. Eileen’s bequest will directly fund our emerging artist programs to develop the next generation of Queensland artists.

• • • • • •

$25 will enable a young person to experience live performance $100 supports a young person to join our Ambassador Program $500 supports valuable rehearsal time to develop new works $1,000 enables an Artist-in-Residence to work with a professional dramaturg $5,000 helps fund a tour to regional Queensland $12,500 funds a new commission for a playwright

THREE SIMPLE WAYS TO DONATE

1. A dd a donation to your Season Ticket Booking Form 2. Online at www.laboite.com.au 3. Phone our Philanthropy Manager on (07) 3007 8600 29

90 years of theatre takes a lot of support. We would like to thank all of our partners for their continued commitment to the theatre. We pride ourselves on our ability to create and sustain long-term partnerships that become an extension of the La Boite family. Our partnerships are successfully designed to deliver social and market advantages back to our clients while offering unique and intimate theatre experiences that engage, entertain and provoke.

Partnerships are available to support our Mainhouse productions or our Education programs encompassing work in schools, professional development workshops and the Ambassador Program.

Opportunities also exist to support and be involved in our programs in regional Queensland and also with our young emerging artists’ programs.

To partner with La Boite, please contact our Development Manager on (07) 3007 8600

LA BOITE BOARD

Paul Makeham (Chair), Julian Myers (Treasurer), Vivienne Anthon, Gina Fairfax, Richard Hundt, Jane Mallam, Lynn Rainbow Reid & John Scherer

LA BOITE STAFF

Artistic Director Chris Kohn General Manager Rhys Holden Program Manager Glyn Roberts Artists-in-Residence Sandra Carluccio, Dan Evans, Future Fidel, Niz Jabour & Eleanor Jackson Finance Officer Glen Player Philanthropy Manager Janice Wilson Development Coordinator Alana Tierney Marketing Manager Elisha Oatley Marketing Coordinator Samuel Boyd Graphic Designer Sean Dowling Head of Production Don Mackenzie Head Technician Keith Clark Venue Technician Andrew Mills Communications Officer Zoe Cobon Front of House Manager Jessica Ralph Front of House Staff Taylor Casu, Zoe Clarke, Patrick Hayes, Emma Joepolvi,

Lucy Lott, Charlotte Moutrey, Matthew Seery, Bekki Shearer.

CREDITS & THANKS Photography by Dylan Evans (Muriel Watson, Chris Kohn, The Wind in the Willows, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Samson, Medea and Prize Fighter), Sarah Walker (Motion of Light in Water), Tin & Ed (Maximum), Sasha Cohen (Sunnytown), Bryony Jackson (The Chat). Photo styling and dressing Nathalie Ryner. Special thanks to Life Member Muriel Watson, Anna Mayze.

Brochure Design Sean Dowling.

La Boite gratefully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which it stands and pays respect to their Elders both past and present.

Disclaimer: The contents of this brochure are correct at the time of print. Please note that La Boite Theatre Company reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists and vary the program and pricing.

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For further information please contact our Development Manager on 07 3007 8600 or development@laboite.com.au

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