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ORANGE CIVIC THEATRE
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Contents 30 Something Tenacious C
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James Morrison James Morrison Enterprises
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Grace Under Pressure Alternative Facts
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HMS Pinafore Hayes Theatre Co.
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Australian Doctors Orchestra Australian Doctors Orchestra
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Playlist PTY Fairfield
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The Choir of Man Andrew Kay & Associates Pty Ltd
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A Migrant’s Son Critical Stages Touring
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Aurora Circus Oz
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Mamma Mia Orange Theatre Company
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91 Storey Treehouse CDP Kids
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Bonachela/Lane Sydney Dance Company
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1970 The Year In Music The Original Masters Project
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow MICF
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Comedy of Errors Bell Shakespeare Co.
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Bizet's Carmen Opera Australia
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Animal Farm shake & stir theatre co.
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Wallflowering HIT Productions
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Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra Orange Symphony Orchestra
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Dads Dance Makers Collective
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Girls On Tap Well Done Creative Pty Ltd
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Wharf Revue Sydney Theatre Company
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Beauty and the Beast Orange Theatre Company
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Edward the Emu Monkey Baa Theatre Company
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Sydney Comedy Festival Sydney Comedy Festival
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By A Thread One Fell Swoop
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Handel's Voice Colour City Chamber Orchestra
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Magic Beach CDP Kids
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Subscriber Information
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Friday 14 February at 8pm 80 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $42.00 ADULT $50.00 CONCESSION $45.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Created and Written by Phil Scott and Catherine Alcorn
Musical Direction Phil Scott
Produced by Tenacious C Presents, Tekule and Deborah Tobias Creative Management
Blow your wig and top up your giggle juice. You’re gonna party like it’s 1939! It’s New Years Eve, Bohemian Kings Cross. She’s been wowing Hollywood! He’s been touring Queanbeyan. But on the last night of the decade, Phil and Catherine reunite to count you down to the end of a very dramatic era. Politics, great depression, booze…and that’s just in the dressing room! Caught somewhere between Casablanca and The Cotton Club join award-winning Maestro of mischief Phil Scott and powerhouse canary Catherine Alcorn for a thrilling joyride back to their 18 karat lounge act where you’ll soon see she’s 30 something and he’s…not.
Tenacious C, Tekule and DTCM presents
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30 Something Let’s party like it’s 1939
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Friday 21 February at 8pm 120 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $50.00 ADULT $58.00 CONCESSION $54.00 JUNIOR $28.00
The name “James Morrison” is known throughout the world for his sheer brilliance as a jazz musician and an allround entertainer. He is constantly on the move, touring everywhere and anywhere fine music has an audience. His recordings are best sellers and James works with the cream of the world’s best performers. Ray Brown called him “The Genius” and Dizzy Gillespie called him “One of The Best” but Wynton Marsalis summed it up: “Man, James Morrison can play!” The James Morrison Quartet will present an evening of swinging jazz standards, sublime ballads, and haunting Latin numbers with a few surprises thrown in. Featuring James’s sons Harry Morrison on Bass and William Morrison on Guitar as well as Patrick Danao on Drums, the Quartet will perform tunes spanning the history of jazz as well as originals by Morrison himself and other Australian jazz greats.
James Morrison Enterprises presents
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James Morrison Quartet
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
9
Tuesday 10 March at 7.30pm 85 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $36.00 ADULT $40.00 CONCESSION $38.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Sydney Arts & Health Collective Dr Claire Hooker, Associate Professor Louise Nash, Dr Karen Scott, Dr Kimberley Ivory, Dr Jo River, Professor Paul Macneill and Mr James Dalton
Director David Williams
Dramaturg Paul Dwyer
Health professionals are with us when we’re born, and they’re with us when we die. They devote their lives to caring for us, but how do we care for them? Can a doctor or nurse give a patient the best possible care if he or she hasn’t slept for days? What if they are also being bullied or sexually harassed at work? What if they complain about having to work excessive hours, but are told to stop whinging and suck it up? How do they cope with the pressure? Based on hours of in-depth interviews with doctors and nurses about their experiences of training and working in hospitals, Grace Under Pressure is a surprising, intimate, and deeply moving theatre experience that reveals these hidden stories of health professionals in their own words. Ranging from wildly funny to utterly heartbreaking, the stories within Grace Under Pressure will leave no audience member unaffected. Beautifully staged and disarmingly performed, Grace Under Pressure is a truly unique theatre experience.
Lighting Designer Nicholas Higgins
Sound Designer Gail Priest
Set & Costume Designer Isabel Hudson
Warning Occasional coarse language. includes descriptions of sexual harassment in the workplace, a description of a suicide attempt and descriptions of surgical procedures. Ages 14+
Alternative Facts presents
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Grace Under Pressure by David Williams & Paul Dwyer
in collaboration with the Sydney Arts & Health Collective
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Thursday 12 March at 8pm 90 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $42.00 ADULT $50.00 CONCESSION $45.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Director Kate Gaul
Musical Director Zara Stanton
Choreographer Ash Bee
Production Designer Melanie Liertz
Lighting Designer Fausto Brusamolino
Sound Designer Nate Edmondson
Set sail on the high seas with Gilbert & Sullivan’s beloved comedy of starcrossed lovers, mismatched marriages and mistaken identities. Award winning director, Kate Gaul, makes her Hayes Theatre Co debut with this re-imagined, gender-bending, hyper-theatrical and kinky take on this Gilbert & Sullivan classic. This nautical caper overflowing with infectious tunes such as ‘I am the Monarch of the Sea’, ‘I’m Called Little Buttercup’ and ‘He is an Englishman’, H.M.S. Pinafore is a sharp satire of the English social hierarchical system of the Victorian Age. Pinafore’s extraordinary popularity in Britain, America and elsewhere was followed by the similar success of a series of Gilbert and Sullivan works, including The Pirates of Penzance and The Mikado. Don’t miss out on this rollicking farce and get set for some hysterical hi-jinks on the high seas.
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Hayes Theatre Co. presents
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H.M.S. Pinafore Music by Arthur Sullivan, Libretto by W.S. Gilbert
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Sunday 15 March at 2pm 110 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $48.00 ADULT $56.00 CONCESSION $52.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Guest violin soloist Rachael Kwa
Guest conductor Carlo Antonioli
Program Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Korngold: Violin Concerto. Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
The Australian Doctors Orchestra held its first concert in 1993 in Melbourne following the vision of Hobart plastic surgeon and founder of the orchestra Dr Miklos Pohl. Since 1993 they have held at least one concert each year, have performed in the capital cities of every state and territory, and have ventured into many regional centres. The orchestra has members playing from all stages in their medical careers - students, junior hospital doctors, specialists in training, specialists and retired practitioners. They cover every specialty and area of medicine, but today are united in their love of music. Each concert also supports a local charity, and all members self fund their expenses, maximising donations to the charity. This year they are delighted to be coming to Orange and supporting the charity ‘Orange Push For Palliative’. In the charity’s words, ‘Everyone has an experience of losing someone that they love and care for. Everyone has a story to tell. Some memories are painful, some are peaceful and positive. But memories will always remain of that time.’ ‘Orange Push for Palliative’ is working to support the right of people to make real choices about how their last days are spent.
Australian Doctors Orchestra presents
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Australian Doctors Orchestra Tchaikovsky, Korngold and Sibelius
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
15
Thursday 26 March at 7.30pm 70 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $36.00 ADULT $40.00 CONCESSION $38.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Director Karen Therese
Choreographer Larissa McGowan
Designer Zanny Begg
Co-Sound Designers
Playlist is Beyoncé meets the women’s marches meets Australian Idol. It’s full of suburban dreams and pop star fantasies. Five incredible young women talk about their favourite female pop stars and how these narratives inspire and shape their personal worlds in this genre-defying dance theatre work. The extraordinary cast represent a unique and powerful cross section of emerging artists in contemporary Australia, featuring Ebube Uba, a Nigerian-Australian actor and dancer; Neda Taha, a Tongan-IraqiAustralian hip hop dancer; May Tran a Vietnamese-Australian slam poet; comedic actor Tasha O’Brien; and CroatianAustralian pop star Mara Knezevic. Created by PYT Fairfield (Jump First, Ask Later), one of Australia’s most celebrated makers of brave and transformative new work that reflects the cultural diversity of contemporary Australia.
Jasmine Guffond & Gail Priest
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson
Dramaturg Kate Armstrong–Smith
Associate Artist Koco Carey
Cast Ebude Uba, May Tran, Tasha O’Brien, Mara Knezevic & Neda Taha
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Warning Coarse language, adult themes, strobe and haze. Ages 14+
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Playlist Directed by Karen Therese
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Tuesday 31 March at 7.30pm 80 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $79.90 ADULT $89.90 CONCESSION $84.90 GROUP: $79.90
Director Nic Doodson
Arranger & Music Supervisor Jack Blume
Choreographer & Movement Director Freddie Huddleston
Poetry Ben Norris
Welcome to The Choir of Man! Fresh from the stages of their world tour, including the Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Festivals and a sell-out season at the Sydney Opera House, these nine talented gents are now heading our way. Combining live music, high energy dance and a few surprises, with everything from piña coladas to live pint percussion, The Choir of Man is a rollicking good time; jam packed with all your favourite pub classics, rock ballads and pop hits from Avicii to Adele, Sia to Queen, Guns ‘n’ Roses and more. Everything you love about an oldfashioned pub, complete with a working beer tap! From the faded décor to the loveable characters, the stage is set for a show that will shake the roof and make you want to “go and watch it again and again”. The Choir of Man is the hit of the international music and theatre scene, and total sell out at the 2019 Adelaide and Edinburgh Fringe Festivals. Choir of Man is brought to you from the creative minds of Nic Doodson and Andrew Kay.
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Andrew Kay and Nic Doodson presents
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The Choir of Man The ultimate feel-good show!
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Thursday 9 April at 8pm 75 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $36.00 ADULT $40.00 CONCESSION $38.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Creator/Performer Michaela Burger
Director Jane Packham
Music Director Carol Young
Music Producer/Arranger Dave Higgins
Percussion Steve Todd
Bouzouki/Guitar George Grifsas
Dramaturg Sally Hardy & Elena Carapetis
Igniting memories of a story that millions of Australians can relate to, Michaela Burger pays tribute to her Greek migrant family and hard-working, fun loving larrikin father Luke who defied all odds. From early morning deliveries for the family bakery at age seven, down opal mines in Coober Pedy at age sixteen and opening a chain of discount supermarkets in Adelaide, Luke’s road was not one for the faint-hearted. Premiering to a sell-out Adelaide Cabaret Festival season and Winner of the Frank Ford and Best Cabaret weekly awards for Adelaide Fringe 2019, this critically acclaimed work conveys an incredible true story, brought to life through original music written & performed by Burger alongside local community choirs. Featuring a live band, including piano and bouzouki, Michaela tells her family story with poignancy, heart and comical aplomb. The show is both hard-hitting and hilarious, traversing 100 years from Russia to the Australian outback – following the hardship, ingenuity, tragedy and triumph in all migrants’ stories.
Song Development Jethro Woodward
Costume Design Artemis Sidiropoulou
Lighting Design Tom Bayford
Ages 13+
Critical Stages Touring presents
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A Migrant’s Son Created & Performed by Michaela Burger
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Tuesday 21 April at 7.30pm Wednesday 22 April at 2pm 70 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $42.00 ADULT $48.00 CONCESSION $44.00 JUNIOR $28.00 FAMILY $132.00
Aurora artistic team Kate Fryer (Director) Geoffrey Dunstan (Associate Director) Rob Tannion (Creative Collaborator) Jeremy Hopkins (Musical Director) Harriet Oxley (Costume Designer) Jenny Hector (Lighting Designer) Tim Coldwell (Rigging Designer)
Aurora creative collaborating artists Adam Malone, Jeremy Hopkins (musician) Jillibalu Riley, Josie Wardrope Matty Brown, Sam Aldham Selene Messinis (musician) Shani Stephens, Tara Silcock
Warning Smoke machine/hazer may be used during this performance.
The ice caps are melting and all Polar Bear wants to do is get home and have fresh penguin for lunch! Will she make it in time? Will you be able to stop her from eating one of those cute penguins? Fun for the whole family, Aurora is the latest creation by Circus Oz, featuring a host of silly and loveable arctic characters all performing spectacular acrobatic feats and hilarious physical comedy that will leave you gasping and laughing with delight. You’ll love the adorable antics of the troupe of silly penguins as they ice-slide and fly high through the air. Journey with Polar Bear as she sings, foot-juggles and climbs her way to impossible heights. Watch in awe as an acrobat head-balances precariously upside down, suspended over an ominous vat of toxic waste. With original live music from the Circus Oz band, Aurora will have you chair-dancing and bopping along for all 70 minutes of live action-packed entertainment. Aurora is your gateway to a wintry wonderland of stunning visual artistry, jaw-dropping acrobatics and a story of hope for humanity ‌ and polar bears and penguins! Let your spirit soar with Circus Oz and Aurora.
Circus Oz presents
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Aurora
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
23
8-24 May Friday 8 May at 8pm Saturday 9 May at 2pm Saturday 9 May at 8pm Sunday 10 May at 2pm Friday 15 May at 8pm Saturday 16 May at 8pm Sunday 17 May at 2pm Friday 22 May at 8pm Saturday 23 May at 8pm Sunday 24 May at 2pm
150 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $45.00 ADULT $49.00 CONCESSION $45.00 JUNIOR $30.00
Over 60 million people all around the globe have fallen in love with the story and the music that makes Mamma Mia! the ultimate feel-good musical. And now, Orange Theatre Company invites you to fall in love all over again! Voulez Vous, S.O.S, Take a Chance On Me, Dancing Queen and so many more hits you know and love make this worldwide phenomenon a fabulous night out for audiences of all ages. Set on a Greek island paradise and inspired by the story-telling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs, writer Catherine Johnson’s heart-warming tale centres around Sophie, a young bride-to-be. On the eve of her wedding, Sophie’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the island they last visited 20 years ago. A celebration of love, laughter, family and friendship, Mamma Mia! is exactly what the world needs right now.
Additional material & arrangements Martin Koch
Music published by Universal Music Publishing Group
MAMMA MIA! WAS ORIGINALLY PRODUCED IN LONDON BY JUDY CRAYMER, RICHARD EAST AND BJÖRN ULVAEU FOR LITTLESTAR IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIVERSAL. Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
Orange Theatre Company presents
MUSIC AND LYRICS BY
BENNY ANDERSSON BJÖRN ULVAEUS AND SOME SONGS WITH STIG ANDERSON BOOK BY
CATHERINE JOHNSON
ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED BY JUDY
CRAYMER
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Mamma Mia!
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Monday 1 June at 6pm School performances Tuesday 2 June at 10am & 12.30pm
60 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $20.00 ADULT $28.00 CONCESSION $24.00 JUNIOR $20.00 FAMILY $78.00 SCHOOL $15.00
Director Liesel Badorrek
Artistic Director Julian Louis
Set and Costume Designer Mark Thompson
Sound Designer Ross Johnston
Lighting Designer Nicholas Higgins
Costume Realisation & Inflatable Matthew Aberline
Andy and Terry’s Treehouse has reached an amazing 91 Stories! It’s now more fantastically dangerous than ever, with a deserted desert island, a whirlpool, and a giant spider! But Andy, Terry and Jill have no idea they’re about to face their biggest challenge yet! Mr Big Nose has sent his grandchildren to the Treehouse, and they don’t want to just sit quietly. Can Andy, Terry & Jill master this extreme babysitting challenge? What does mysterious fortune teller Madam Know- It-All really want? And will the Big Red Button really destroy the world? The team behind the 13-, 26-, 52- and 78-Storey Treehouses Live on Stage return with a fantastical trip through this wild, weird and wonderful world for children 6-12 and their adults. Just beware of the Fortune Teller…
CDP Kids presents
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The 91-Storey Treehouse A play by Richard Tulloch
Adapted from the book by Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Saturday 13 June at 8pm 90 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $44.00 ADULT $52.00 CONCESSION $48.00 JUNIOR $28.00 SCHOOLS $20.00
Choreographer Melanie Lane/ Rafael Bonachela
Composer Clark/ Bryce Dessner
Lighting Designer Verity Hampson/ Damien Cooper
Costume Designer Aleisa Jelbart
Stage Designer David Fleischer
Australian String Quartet Dale Barltrop - Violin, Francesca Hiew - Violin, Stephen King - Viola, Sharon Grigoryan – Cello
In 2020, Sydney Dance Company will explode the everyday and take you into the sublime with an electrifying double bill featuring Rafael Bonachela’s newest creation Impermanence and Melanie Lane’s critically acclaimed WOOF. Impermanence sees Artistic Director Rafael Bonachela join forces with Bryce Dessner of iconic American rock band The National who will compose a world premiere score that explores the ephemeral nature of all things. Completing the double bill is Melanie Lane’s smash-hit WOOF. Set to a bold electronic score by UK musician Clark, WOOF imagines a futuristic, apocalyptic fantasy with choreography that is ‘witty and fresh’. The Sydney Morning Herald. 2020 is the year to experience dance that will make your heart beat fast and your blood run hot. Don’t miss Sydney Dance Company in all their quicksilver brilliance.
Sydney Dance Company presents
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Bonachela/Lane
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
29
Saturday 20 June at 7.30pm 110 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $54.00 ADULT $60.00 CONCESSION $56.00
The 1970 band Kellie O’Donnell, Pat O’Donnell, Matt Arthur, Kyle Manning, David Egan
The Original Masters Project proudly presents ‘1970’ – a 50th anniversary showcase celebrating the hits from an iconic year in music. Following their sold-out performance of ‘1969’ in 2019, local artists Pat and Kellie O’Donnell, Matt Arthur, Kyle Manning and Dave Egan return with a new show featuring songs from the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mungo Jerry, Eric Burdon & War, Led Zeppelin, the Guess Who, Shocking Blue, Melanie, The Carpenters, Three Dog Night, Joni Mitchell, Stevie Wonder, and so many more. 1970 will be a great night out for those who were there and those who wanted to be!
Warning Smoke machine/hazer may be used during this performance.
The Original Masters Project presents
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1970 The Year In Music Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
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Saturday 27 June at 8pm 135 minutes including interval
Australia’s favourite comedy convoy is locked, loaded and hitting every corner of the country!
SUBSCRIBER $34.00
Join our diverse line-up of the hottest acts direct from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow for a very special show that is sure to tickle everyone’s funny bone.
ADULT $38.00 CONCESSION $36.00 GROUP $35.00
Featuring a cast of Australian stars, talented newcomers and special guest international performers, we’re homedelivering Australia’s largest comedy festival in one jam-packed night of the biggest and best belly laughs you’ll have all year.
Warning Performances often contain coarse language, sexual references and material that can offend. It is recommended for people aged 15 years or older. Smoke Machine/Hazer may be used during this performance.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
Australia’s favourite comedy convoy is locked, loaded and hitting every corner of the country!
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
33
Friday 3 July at 7.30pm Saturday 4 July at 7.30pm 160 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $44.00 ADULT $52.00 CONCESSION $48.00 JUNIOR $28.00 SCHOOLS $ 20.00
Director Janine Watson
Designer Melanie Liertz
Lighting Designer Kelsey Lee
Composer & Sound Designer Ben Pierpoint
Movement Director Samantha Chester
Shipwrecked and separated 25 years earlier, two sets of long-lost twins miraculously find themselves in the same city on the same day. What could possibly go wrong? The Comedy of Errors is a hilarious romp of swapped identities, misguided love, mistaken imprisonment and chaotic mishaps, leading to an unbelievably crazy day for bumbling twins. At the heart of this tale of comedic misfortune is an old man searching for his lost children who has found himself in the fight of his life…to save his life. As far-fetched coincidences unfold, chaotic hilarity ensues and a man’s life could be saved — if only everything would go to plan. Directed by Janine Watson (Romeo and Juliet, Ensemble Theatre’s Unqualified) this is a beautiful story about reunion, wrapped up in an evening of entertainment and laughter. After a day of mistaken identity leading to unfair thrashings, wrongful arrests and false charges of infidelity, robbery, madness and even demonic possession, can the twins possibly reunite and live happily ever after?
Bell Shakespeare presents
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The Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare Director Janine Watson
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
35
Tuesday 4 August at 7.30pm 155 minutes including interval
Caught between her desire for love and a longing for freedom, Carmen faces an impossible choice. Carmen is enigmatic and elusive: a femme fatale you can’t forget. She captivates Don José with her sensual Habanera and he abandons everything to possess her. But Carmen won’t be owned and finds herself a new lover: the dashing bullfighter Escamillo.
SUBSCRIBER $52.00 ADULT $60.00 CONCESSION $56.00 JUNIOR $30.00
Don José’s jealousy is untameable, Escamillo’s appeal is strong, and in a gripping finale, Carmen is destined to fight for her life.
Conductor Luke Spicer
This new production highlights the colour and vibrancy of postcard Spain, with vintage-inspired costumes it evokes an era of bikers and shady police in a post-war setting of teen angst and rebellion.
Director Matthew Barclay
Set & Costume Designer Anna Cordingley
A cast of some of Australia’s finest opera singers assemble with a chamber orchestra and a local children’s chorus to perform one of the world’s most popular opera. Hear some of opera’s most famous tunes such as the Habanera and the Toreador Song when you join us for Opera Australia’s 25th Anniversary tour of Bizet’s Carmen.
Lighting Designer Paul Jackson
Orchestration Robert Andrew Greene
Sung in French with English surtitles
NATIONAL TOUR PARTNERS LEADING PARTNER
PRODUCTION PARTNER
SUPPORTING PARTNER
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY
PATRON-IN-CHIEF DR HARUHISA HANDA
GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
OPERA CONFERENCE
Opera Australia presents
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Carmen
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
37
Friday 28 August at 11am & 8pm 90 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $42.00 ADULT $48.00 CONCESSION $44.00 JUNIOR $28.00 SCHOOL $20.00
Adaptor Nick Skubij
Director Michael Futcher
Designer Josh McIntosh
Sound Designer Guy Webster
Animal Farm, one of the most enduring political commentaries returns in a multiaward winning, critically-acclaimed theatre production. George Orwell’s intensely powerful fairy tale allegorises and satirises communist governments while illustrating with stunning simplicity how greed and power corrupts with devastating consequences to all who yield. Revolution has taken place at Manor Farm. The pigs have assumed control and all the animals, fuelled by enthusiastic camaraderie and guided by a set of selfimposed rules, are promised a better life free from the self-serving greed of humans. However, it is not long until the rules that promised equality and freedom become the shackles that bind the animals once again. Created by shake & stir and directed by Michael Futcher, Animal Farm promises to be one of the most shocking, relevant and wickedly funny theatre events of 2020.
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
Warning Ages 12+ Haze, smoke and strobe effects, loud music
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Orange Civic Theatre presents
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Animal Farm By George Orwell created by shake & stir theatre co
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
39
Friday 4 September at 8pm 120 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $40.00 ADULT $46.00 CONCESSION $42.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Produced by Christine Harris
Director Denny Lawrence
Wallflowering, by award winning Australian playwright Peta Murray, is a delightfully amusing and poignant play about the nature of marriage, the pursuit of happiness and the perfect foxtrot! The play revolves around the lives of Peg and Cliff Small, an ordinary, suburban, middle aged couple who were once prizewinning ballroom dancers. The action is interspersed with ballroom dancing by a younger couple, who represent not only Peg and Cliff in their glory days, but also the older couple’s romantic, idealised view of themselves. While Cliff now has dreams of becoming a writer, but can get no further than writing lists of clever book titles, Peg on the other hand is no longer content to quietly and unquestioningly follow her husband. She wants to lead and sees the possibilities and excitement in change. These changes cause them to be out of step with each other and threaten their marriage. There is great comedy and pathos in the exploration of Cliff and Peggy’s “ordinary” lives. In the swish of a taffeta skirt and slide of patent shoes across the floor, the audience is transported to a glorious and romantic vision of our champions as perfectly synchronised, beautiful and extraordinary people.
HIT Productions presents
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Wallflowering
A delightfully amusing and poignant play about the nature of marriage, the pursuit of happiness and the perfect foxtrot!
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
41
Sunday 6 September at 2.30pm 110 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $43.00 ADULT $48.00 CONCESSION $45.00 JUNIOR $20.00
Conductor Carlo Antonioli
Soloists Lisa Stewart & Stefan Duwe of the Acacia Quartet
Narrator Marian Arnold
On his first visit to England and Scotland, the 20 year-old Felix Mendelssohn was inspired to write his Hebrides Overture. The music portrays the heaving ocean and is one of the most famous works of this composer - full of wonderful melodies and joy. How do you paint Australia’s vast landscape, its changing seasons, its ancient indigenous culture, in musical sounds? In Kakadu, Peter Sculthorpe does just this. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is written for violin, viola and chamber orchestra. The music is in parts grand, lyrical and playful, and a much-loved work, and is a wonderful way to complete the first half of the program. During the Second World War and under occupation, the Finnish Composer, Sibelius wrote this anthemic, passionate and patriotic work – Finlandia - a musical masterpiece. Benjamin Britten’s Young Persons Guide to the Orchestra spotlights each of the instrumental groups before the full orchestra comes together for a rousing finale. Marian Arnold will narrate this special performance. This is a concert for the young – and the young at heart. Not to be missed!
The Orange Symphony Orchestra in Collaboration with the Colour City Chamber Orchestra presents
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The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra An afternoon of Musical Masterpieces
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
43
Saturday 12 September at 8pm 60 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $40.00 ADULT $46.00 CONCESSION $42.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Director Miranda Wheen
Choreographers Matt Cornell, Anya McKee, Sophia Ndaba, Katina Olsen, Marnie Palomares, Melanie Palomares, Carl Sciberras, Miranda Wheen and Rosslyn Wythes
Composer Matt Cornell
Interview Composition Tim Roxburgh
Lighting Design Guy Harding
Dance Makers Collective
Dance Makers Collective have discovered a secret underworld of Dad dancing and for their new show they have asked their Dads to help them create it. The team interviewed their Dads and revealed secret headphone and tambourine routines, African Dance lovers, 1960’s Rock n Roll partner dancing and more. The dads won’t be busting their moves on stage in Dads, but audiences will hear the interviews recorded by their sons and daughters, and their musical preferences form the soundtrack to the show. The team have taken inspiration from the shared collective of family history with dance, memories of dance, and what becomes more than just daggy dad dance moves but a beautiful foray into the layman’s perspective on art. “The seeds of this show came from when I asked my dad to come into the dance studio with me one day,” Director Miranda Wheen says. Her dad Alan is a retired furniture removalist. “I had an idea that maybe he could choreograph something. But we got totally distracted by his opinions on dance, his preferred moves, where you should or shouldn’t dance, what music you need.” Alan also revealed he was a bit of a dancer himself. “He has wireless headphones at home and he dances in his bedroom with a tambourine. It’s hilarious, he has his own dance practice that I had no idea about!.”
Dance Makers Collective presents
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Dads Director Miranda Wheen
Orange Civic Theatre 2020 Season
45
Saturday 26 September at 7.30pm 90 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $42.00 ADULT $48.00 CONCESSION $44.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Creator/Choreographer Sally Dashwood
Director Tim Dashwood
Producer Kym Halpin
Music Sean Peter
A high energy, theatrical tap show celebrating women and female empowerment throughout the ages. The ladies of Girls On Tap multi-task (of course) live on stage - whether they are dancing, singing, tapping and playing the piano at the same time or using their daily hair care routine to tap out fun rhythms with a can of hair spray and a hair brush. Girls On Tap takes a look at female life both good and bad. Legacy and sisterhood vs betrayal by our female counterparts, stereotyping and objectification by the media. It’s not all noise and backstabbing though. We are making a statement, but we’re having a lot of fun doing it. Gershwin to Girl Power and everything in between. There’s a powerful, live rock version of Rolling in the Deep, a fierce Film Noir style jazz routine reminiscent of Golden Era classics like Band Wagon and Singing in the Rain, a tongue-in-cheek take on the stereotypical 1950s housewife, and so much more. A little bit of pop, rock and jazz: Girls On Tap is sure to appeal to people of all ages. Fabulous, female and guaranteed to entertain.
Kym Halpin TheatricHals and Well Done Creative Pty Ltd presents
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Girls on Tap
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Saturday 3 October at 8pm Sunday 4 October at 2pm 90 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $52.00 ADULT $60.00 CONCESSION $56.00 JUNIOR $45.00
Co-Directed By Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe
Musical Director Phillip Scott
Lighting Designer Matt Cox
With Jonathan Biggins, Mandy Bishop, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott
Production Patron: The Petre Foundation
Don’t miss out on this one last hurrah as the indefatigable trio of Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott reunite with dazzling accomplice Mandy Bishop for one final victory lap of The Wharf Revue. It’s good night and good luck to the comedy juggernaut that’s been keeping the bastards honest since 2000. The bad news is that the planet is on fire and our world leaders are barely qualified to run a chook raffle. And the good? The Wharf Revue has fake news, fake hair and real laughs in abundance. No one is safe and no topic too taboo in this night of sketches, songs and side-splitting satire. You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll want to move to New Zealand!
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Sydney Theatre Company presents
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The Wharf Revue 2020: Good Night and Good Luck By Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott
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16 - 24 October Friday 16 October at 7.30pm Saturday 17 October at 1pm Saturday 17 October at 7.30pm Sunday 18 October at 1pm Friday 23 October at 7.30pm Saturday 24 October at 1pm Saturday 24 October at 7.30pm
140 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $45.00 ADULT $49.00 CONCESSION $45.00 JUNIOR $30.00
Director Lindsay Punch
Step into the enchanted world of Broadway’s modern classic, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has played to over 35 million people worldwide in 13 countries. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage version includes all of the wonderful songs written by Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman, along with new songs by Mr Menken and Tim Rice. The original Broadway production ran for over thirteen years and was nominated for nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The classic story tells of Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity. This “tale as old as time” offers a great opportunity to experience family theatre at its best.
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The Orange Theatre Company Production of
Lyrics by
Music by
Alan Menken
Howard & Tim Ashman Rice
Book by
Linda Woolverton
Originally Directed by
Robert Jess Roth Originally Produced by
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Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia). All performance materials supplied by Hal Leonard Australia
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Thursday 29 October at 6pm School performances Friday 30 October 10am and 12.30pm
50 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $20.00 ADULT $28.00 CONCESSION $24.00 JUNIOR $20.00 FAMILY $78.00 SCHOOL $15.00
Based on the book by Sheena Knowles and Rod Clement
Written for the stage by Eva Di Cesare
Directed by Eva Di Cesare
Age recommendation 4-9 years
Edward is bored with his lot. Being the only emu at the zoo has left him feeling glum and under the impression that the grass is greener in everyone else’s enclosure. Maybe being a seal, or a lion, or a snake might be a better option in life for a lonely bird? Convinced that the other creatures are more popular, Edward breaks ranks and goes to find the fun. Meanwhile the Keepers are in hot pursuit, hunting high and low to relocate their crowd-pleasing, much-loved feathered attraction. Edward stays one step ahead until he’s ready to head home; concluding that being an emu might be just right after all. Back at HIS pen, a very shocking but welcome surprise awaits... he’s been replaced by the rather wonderful Edwina the Emu! Lonely no more, the pair are soon the expectant parents of 10 eggs. With the impending arrival of their large family, Edwina is driven to find the right job to support her brood. Whilst Edward assumes nesting duties, she throws her hat in the job-market ring and heads out into the world. Trying all sorts of roles on for size, from dancer to waiter, she discovers she’s not the right fit for any of the human jobs! The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage the classic Australian tale of two emus searching for their identity. The emus’ journey of hilarity and tenderness leads them to discover that the best thing you can be is …. you!
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Monkey Baa Theatre Company presents
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Edward the Emu Based on the picture books by Sheena Knowles and Rod Clement
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Saturday 31 October at 8pm 120 minutes including interval
The Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase Tour will be tearing up the freeways of Australia from May to December.
SUBSCRIBER $32.00
Boasting a line-up of Festival favourites, international stars, and some of the freshest emerging talents, this jam-packed night of pure entertainment is bringing the best of the fest direct to you!
ADULT $37.00 CONCESSION $34.00
Warning May contain coarse language and adult themes. Recommended for 15+ Parental discretion is advised
Sydney Comedy Festival presents
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase The Festival’s funniest hit the road
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Saturday 7 November at 8pm 50 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $40.00 ADULT $46.00 CONCESSION $42.00 JUNIOR $28.00
Written by Charice Rust and Jonathan Morgan
Performers Charice Rust, Jonathan Morgan, Ryan Darwin, Sarah Gray, Latonya Wigginton, Sam Aldham, Alyssa Moore
Dramaturg Zebastian Hunter
Lighting design AfterDark Theatre
Costume design Emily Barrie
Sound design Lee Stout
By a Thread is a new ensemble circus creation exploring the relationship between trust and play on an innovative aerial apparatus. Long spools of white rope run through pulley sheaves and wrap around bodies, explicitly connecting the artists’ movements above and off the ground. The actions of one acrobat affect and implicate the movements of others in a precise negotiation of cause and effect. The performers use this metaphor for connectedness to explore the give and take, balance, and dynamics of relating to one another. Leaving the realm of the solo act where the performer relies on their individual strength, our acrobats rely on the strength of the group to hold the end of the rope, keeping them aloft. By a Thread offers rich visuals of inventive aerial acrobatics and spectacular skills from some of Australia’s best circus artists. With intense training in a breadth of contemporary circus disciplines, the performers have pooled their knowledge and skills, and then exploded the traditional boundaries of these disciplines to create a show where classic techniques are used in expansive ways and new skills are made possible.
One Fell Swoop Circus presents
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By a Thread Seven acrobats and 30 metres of rope
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Saturday 14 November at 8pm 120 minutes including interval
SUBSCRIBER $40.00 ADULT $45.00 CONCESSION $42.00 JUNIOR $20.00
Tenor Andrew Goodwin
Leader Andrew Baker
Colour City Chamber Orchestra presents internationally acclaimed Australian Tenor, Andrew Goodwin in a performance of arias of baroque composer George Fredric Handel. Italian opera was at the core of Handel’s compositional output for over 35 years, at a time when solo arias constituted one of the most important elements in Baroque opera. Andrew Goodwin and CCCO will journey through a range of operas, oratorios and English Odes showcasing the beautiful and dramatic music of Handel. Andrew Goodwin was born in Sydney, Australia, and studied singing at the St Petersburg State Conservatory. His career as an operatic tenor has seen him embrace a wide range of roles at some of the world’s greatest opera houses, including La Scala Milan, Gran Theatre Liceu Barcelona, Teatro Real Madrid and the Sydney Opera House. Notably, he is the only westerner to perform the role of Lensky at the Bolshoi Theatre.
Colour City Chamber Orchestra presents
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Handel’s Voice The Arias of George Fredric Handel and Contemporaries
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Monday 16 November at 6pm School performances Tuesday 17 November 10am and 12.30pm
55 minutes no interval
SUBSCRIBER $20.00 ADULT $28.00 CONCESSION $24.00 JUNIOR $20.00 FAMILY $78.00 SCHOOL $15.00
Book Author / Adaptation Consultant
At our beach, at our magic beach… Every year, an everyday family go on a beach holiday. This isn’t just any beach it’s Magic Beach, where everything you can imagine becomes real. But this year is different. As the eldest child begins to grow up, does she have to leave the magic behind? Alison Lester AM’s classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, shadow and movement for children aged 3-8 and their adults. From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.
Alison Lester
Playwright / Adaptor Finegan Kruckemeyer
Director
Liesel Badorrek
Set/Costume/Puppet Designer Isla Shaw
Composer/ Sound Designer Gail Priest
Lighting Designer Nicholas Higgins
Age recommendation 3-8 years and their adults
CDP Kids presents
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Magic Beach
A play by Finegan Kruckemeyer Based on the book by Alison Lester
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shake & stir theatre co presents
Grouch!
Workshops 14-17 April Every story needs one, and every family has one. But sometimes, maybe being the group grouch can be ridiculous fun. Explore the world’s most loved to be hated grouches, villains and anti-heroes and discover the joy in being the bad guy. Perfect for dramatic thrill-seekers aged 7 to 12. Contact theatre for details.
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Subscribe & win! Subscribers to Orange Civic Theatre’s 2020 Season have the opportunity to win one of three theatrical prizes. The draw will take place at the Orange Civic Theatre, 12 noon on Tuesday 3 December 2019. Winners will be contacted by phone and email by Friday 6 December 2019. If we receive your completed subscription form by 5pm on Monday 2 December 2019 you will automatically be placed in the draw for: First Prize – Complimentary Season Tickets to the subscription package you indicate on you 2020 subscription will be presented to you with our compliments, up to the value of $450.00 Second Prize – Complimentary Season Tickets to the subscription package you indicate on you 2020 subscription will be presented to you with our compliments, up to the value of $300.00 Third Prize – Complimentary Season Tickets to the subscription package you indicate on you 2020 subscription will be presented to you with our compliments, up to the value of $250.00
Licence Type: Lottery-Trade Promotion-Single Promotion Licence Number: LTPS/19/39324
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Subscriber information Who is a subscriber?
Refunds or exchanges
A subscriber is a person who buys at least FIVE productions from our entire 2020 season in one commitment. Subscribers receive first choice of seats, benefit from huge discounts on ticket prices and receive notice and discounts for other events at the theatre during the year.
We understand that the dates you choose at the beginning of the season may not be suitable at performance time. As a subscriber, we offer you an exchange to another performance of the same show — a minimum of 2 weeks notice prior to performance date is required for this to occur. NOTE: For single performance shows there are no refunds or exchanges.
Subscribe with friends If you wish to be seated with friends, please ensure all forms are returned together to avoid a delay in processing.
Speed and accuracy Subscription bookings are processed in strict order of receipt, so subscribing early ensures the best possible seats. Upon receipt of your tickets, please check to ensure the dates and times are correct.
Expanding your subscription Subscribers may purchase tickets to additional performances at subscriber prices at any time.
How to book tickets Once you have completed your booking form: MAIL TO: Subscriptions Orange Civic Theatre PO Box 35 ORANGE NSW 2800 or EMAIL TO: theatre@orange.nsw.gov.au or DELIVER TO: Orange Civic Theatre Box Office. Box Office hours are 9am–5pm Monday to Friday and 1 hour prior to performance. All prices are inclusive of GST where applicable.
Delayed payment option Subscribers may choose to have the cost of subscription tickets charged to their credit card periodically throughout the year. Seats will be allocated at the beginning of the year. Approximately two weeks before each of your chosen performances this amount will be charged to your credit card and the tickets mailed to you. Please notify the Box Office of any changes to your ticketing requirements prior to the processing of your tickets. Strict conditions are applicable: ~ Offer only available to a credit card holder ~ Subscribers are committed by signature to paying the full amount indicated on their Subscription Bookings form.
Ticket collection It is requested that tickets be collected at least half an hour prior to the start of a performance.
Admittance and latecomers The auditorium doors open 20 minutes prior to the commencement of a performance. Please be aware, latecomers will not be admitted into the theatre until there is a suitable break in the performance.
Food and drink
Childcare groups
Food is not permitted in the theatre. According to the terms of our licence alcohol is not permitted in the theatre however patrons may take in bottled water.
For the safety and comfort of Orange Civic Theatre patrons, bags larger than a small, A4-sized handbag and prams are not allowed in the auditorium during a performance.
The number of free tickets provided for registered carers is strictly limited. These tickets are only available for childcare staff accompanying children as a condition of their paid employment. In order to be eligible for the special childcare rates and free carer tickets, a childcare/ vacation care group must be registered for the Government Childcare Rebate. The registration or customer reference (CRN) number is required when booking.
Babies in arms policy
School groups
Orange Civic Theatre’s children’s programs are designed to encourage access for younger audiences to the performing arts. For the children’s programs babes in arms (that is babies who remain in their carers’ arms during a performance and do not participate in the event), are admitted free of charge. Any children aged 12 months or older must have a ticket to these events.
One complimentary teacher ticket will be allocated with every 20 students booked. A school group rate is applicable for a group of 10 or more in the booking. Please advise us at time of your booking if any student has special needs.
Bags and prams
For the comfort of others We request that mobile phones, pagers and alarms be turned off prior to entering the theatre. Cameras or any forms of electronic recording equipment are not permitted in the auditorium.
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Special assistance Wheelchairs and mobility impaired patrons can be comfortably accommodated in the theatre. A hearing loop is available from any position within the theatre. Please indicate your requirements on your booking form. Should you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact the Box Office on 02 6393 8111.
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Acknowledgements This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
This project is assisted by the New South Wales Government through Arts NSW.
Orange Civic Theatre is a facility of Orange City Council
Orange Civic Theatre & Ticketek — Code of Practice OCT and Ticketek are committed to observing the Code of Practice for the Ticketing of Live Entertainment in Australia, as compiled by the Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA).
This booklet was designed in-house by Orange City Council
Details in this brochure are correct at the time of publication. Management reserves the right to add, withdraw or substitute artists and vary the program should the necessity arise.
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