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LIVE 2024

July to December

Burnie Arts Live 2024

Welcome

The second half of our 2024 year will see some really big acts coming to Burnie!

Opera Australia returns for the first time in many years, we also welcome the Melbourne Comedy Festival, an 80s mixed tape musical “All Fired Up”, contemporary dance, serious drama, school holiday shows for the whole family and some great music acts spanning genres and eras! There’s so much happening and we hope you will take advantage of the offers outlined below. There’s nothing like a real live performance experience right here in Burnie!

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Come and enjoy your local arts centre. We look forward to seeing you.

Mark Viner Executive Manager.

Burnie Arts acknowledges with deep respect, the traditional owners of the land lutruwita (Tasmania) on which we have the privilege to present creative programs.

Front & back image: Courtesy X-squared Architects

CALENDAR

Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents

COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW

Australia’s premier comedy roadshow is coming your way!

Australia’s biggest and best comedy spectacular is setting off on its 26th annual road trip around the country!

Showcasing the finest talents from the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering a dose of laughter right to your doorstep!

Featuring a line-up of beloved comedy royalty alongside the freshest sensations from the Festival, all in one hilarious show that guarantees nationwide laughs.

Gather your pals, secure your tickets, and get ready for a well-deserved blast of comedy when the 2024 Comedy Festival Roadshow hits the Burnie Arts Centre stage!

10 JULY

Wed 10 July, 7.30pm

DURATION

hrs 15mins - inc. interval

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNING

Suitable for ages: 15+ Contains coarse language, adult themes, sexual references and material that may offend.

Image credit Vanessa Van Dalsen

R & R Creative Productions in association with Burnie Arts presents

ALL FIRED UP

An 80s Mixed Tape Musical

Meet Tammy Tooth who’s on the brink of a most epic existential midlife crisis. An unexpected quirk of fate sends her back in time to come face to face with her 15 year old self in her teenage bedroom. This gives her the chance to ask the big questions, remind her what made her tick and reclaim her passion for life.

Join Tammy in the front seat of the Delorean, crank up the radio and take on a few life lessons from your favourite radio presenter, DJ Neon. Dig out your Choose Life shirt, your double cassette player and press record on the banging live band rocking the soundtrack of our youth.

Solve the problems of your world; one 80’s song at a time.

12 JULY Fri 12 July, 7.30pm

DURATION

70 mins - no interval

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNINGS - 16+

This show contains a live band (at times is loud).

Lighting and haze effects

Mudlark Theatre in association with Burnie Arts presents

THE BOX

By Nathan Maynard and Rob Braslin

Set in a fictional housing commission suburb of Bowendale, the story of The Box draws us into the home and family of a single mother Mandy and her two hardened “Bowey boy” sons.

This story is a relentlessly real, daringly comic and profoundly moving theatre experience, uncovering the painful truths and actions that define one family’s existence inside a government experiment.

A complex and compelling family drama, The Box rages at the fragility of our lives, lives balanced on a knife edge, revealing the courage it takes for many to persist and survive, let alone “dream outside the box”.

An explosive new Tasmanian play from the powerhouse union of award winning Palawa artist, Nathan Maynard, and Murri-born, nipaluna-raised artist, Rob Braslin.

31 JULY - 1 AUGUST

Wed 31 July, 7.30pm Thu 1 Aug, 11am + 7.30pm

DURATION

75 min - no interval PRICE Full

Concession

Subscriber

Full-time student

School Group

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNINGS

Recommended for 16 years+

$30

$25

$25

$20

$10

Frequent strong language and very strong adult themes.

ATYP and Archipelago Productions in association with Burnie Arts presents

PAST THE SHALLOWS

Written by Julian Larnach

Harry and Miles live with their father, an abalone diver, on the wild and beautiful south coast of Tasmania. With their father largely absent, they look after each other as best they can. Over a school holiday, while Miles works on the boat, Harry begins an unlikely friendship that will upset the delicate balance holding this unpredictable world together.

Past the Shallows is an ode to brotherhood and a heartwrenching, lyrical exploration of mortality, family secrets and the capacity for both brutality and tenderness within contemporary masculinity.

Acclaimed director Ben Winspear directs a powerhouse cast of three young actors playing multiple roles. Let yourself get swept away on the tide of this compelling and deeply poignant story that will stay with you long after the lights come up.

27 AUGUST

Tue 27 August, 7.30pm

of alcoholism and domestic and family violence,

based on the novel by Favel Parrett

Image by Luke Stambouliah. Design by Justin Stambouliah.

Opera Australia in association with Burnie Arts presents

LA BOHÈME

On a freezing Christmas Eve, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends’ lives change forever. Experience the original bohemian love story. When Mimì meets Rodolfo, it’s love at first touch. They head out to bustling Café Momus, where the feisty Musetta and Marcello rekindle their relationship.

Some emotions are too big for words alone, and for that, we have music. La Bohème exposes your soul to the feelings that only music can express. The music soars with the ecstasy of love, crackles with the pain of jealousy and cries with the agony of loss.

This new production breathes fresh life into one of the world’s favourite operas. Award-winning director Dean Bryant brings his trademark wit and vivacity to this new staging, which captures that giddy moment where you and your friends feel you’ll live forever.

3 SEPTEMBER

Tue 3 September, 7.30pm

Town Hall

WARNINGS

Some flash lighting

Sung in Italian with English surtitles, performed with live chamber orchestra, directed by Dean Bryant

Photo credit: Daniel Boud

IN TAILS

A comedian and an opera singer’s worlds collide

David Hobson and Colin Lane have been friends for 25 years. From vastly different backgrounds, they have observed one another’s worlds and always thought, “Gee, wouldn’t it be nice to have a go at what that other guy does?” So here’s their chance to see whether the grass is a little greener.

It’s a unique and hilarious experiment that promises to enthral and entertain.

“So funny, I cried” - The Age

“The final applause was resounding” - IN Daily

“ a ‘joyride of pure entertainment … you really shouldn’t miss this one!” - Adelaide Theatre Guide

“ The chemistry and energy between the men is impeccable and infectious” - GLAM Adelaide

8 SEPTEMBER

Sun 8 September, 12pm

LOCATION

Town Hall

Tasdance and Jenni Large in association with Burnie Arts Centre presents

BODY BODY COMMODITY

Body Body Commodity rattles patriarchal conventions, through dance and live sound. Six celebrated female performers animate a mass of pastel foam objects, blurring the lines between object, body, power and product.

The performers balance on the sharp, serrated line between humorous and harrowing, inviting the audience to connect with the confronting demands society and commerce place on women’s bodies.

...a contemporary dance work of transformative grace, skilled grotesqueries and unfiltered physical female power - Arts Hub

10 SEPTEMBER

Tue 10 September, 11am + 7.30pm

DURATION 60 mins - no interval

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNING

Suitable for ages: 16+

$30

$10

Contains course language and sexual themes.

Photo credit: Gabriel Comerford

THE TAP PACK

Following sold-out shows and rave reviews on London’s West End, at Sydney Opera House and around the world, Australia’s hottest tap dance sensation, The Tap Pack is coming to Burnie!

Picking up where The Rat Pack left off, The Tap Pack conjures up a modern twist to the crooners and artists from the ‘50s through to the noughties! Featuring songs from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr to Ed Sheeran, Michael Bublé and Beyoncé.

The Tap Pack mix slick humour, high-energy entertainment, and world-class tap dance. A show of pure entertainment inspired by the legendary kings of swing, the Rat Pack, freshly created for the audience today. They sing. They dance. They joke. They bring a new, invigorating energy to a timeless style!

The Tap Pack is an all-ages, family friendly production.

29 SEPTEMBER Sun 29 September, 4pm

The Tap Pack Pty Ltd produced by Kym Halpin & SK Entertainment in assoc. with Burnie Arts presents

That Science Gang in association with Burnie Arts presents

YOU ARE A DOUGHNUT

From the creators of “The Alphabet of Awesome Science” comes a brand-new multi-award winning family show…

You are a doughnut!

It’s true! YOU are a great big fleshy lump with a remarkable hole running all the way through your middle — your digestive system.

Join biology teachers Oesoph A. Gus and Dewey Dean as they embark upon an utterly brilliant allsinging, all-dancing (and all-clowning!) exploration of every twisting tube and remarkable organ — with sketches, songs, and sensational science. Along the way you’ll encounter a frenzy of enzymepowered ping pong balls, sing along with a rainbow collection of poop puppets, and witness the weirdest poetry performance you’ve ever seen.

7 OCTOBER

Mon 7 October, 11am + 2pm

DURATION

mins - no interval

LOCATION

Town Hall

WARNINGS: Some loud noises, haze effects, flashing lights

Amplified House in association with Burnie Arts presents

SIMPLY BRILL

The teens who stole 60’s Rock ‘n’ Roll

Acclaimed entertainers Amelia Ryan, Michaela Burger and Michael Griffiths shine in this joyous, triumphant and awe-inspiring celebration of the songwriters who transformed 1960’s rock ‘n’ roll forever.

Theatrically presented, Simply BRILL - with its dynamic blend of history, humor and heart - takes audiences on a thrilling ride from the humble beginnings of the music business in Tin Pan Alley, through to the dawn of the singer songwriter, via the game-changing explosion of rock ‘n’ roll. ‘Simply BRILL’ dramatically retells the birth of iconic songwriters such as Bill Hayley & The Comets, Neil Sedaka, Bobby Darin, Carole King, Cynthia Weil, and Ellie Greenwich.

Join ‘Simply BRILL’ for a rollicking homage to some of the most popular songs of the 20th century and the songwriters who ‘A musical bonanza’ made them happen.

9 NOVEMBER

Sat 9 November, 7.30pm

Suitable for ages: 15+

LUNCHBOX CONCERT SERIES

Van Diemen’s Band’s immensely popular lunchtime concert series returns! Enjoy a tempting menu of diverse short-form concerts held in your lunch break.

Curated by VDB’s Artistic Director, Julia Fredersdorff, these concerts showcase some of Tassie’s finest musical talent, alongside international and interstate guests.

Thursday 7 November – Martin Gester & Aline Zylberajch (harpsichord, organ | France)

Thursday 14 November – Alexey Yemtsov (piano | Ukraine/Australia)

Thursday 21 November – Maria Cleary (harp | Ireland) & Julia Fredersdorff (Baroque violin)

Thursday 28 November – Compass Brass

Thursday 5 December - Deck The Halls

NOV - DEC

Thursdays

7 November, 14 November

21 November, 28 November 5 December 1.05pm

DURATION

45 mins - no interval

PRICE

Door sales

Subscriber/presale

LOCATION

Town Hall

$15

$10

Van Diemen’s Band in association with Burnie Arts presents

Photo credit: Albert Comper

Promac Productions in association with Burnie Arts presents

REJOICE AND BE MERRY

Promac Productions Australia Company, led by Star Tenor ROY BEST, from Opera Australia along with international Soprano Alison Jones and compere funny man CHRIS McKENNA will bring their highly acclaimed Christmas production to Burnie

This show will be packed with all your Christmas Favourites with a wonderful mix of Classic Christmas Carols blended with some contemporary Christmas songs to get everyone in the true Christmas Spirit. O Holy Night”, White Christmas” The Holy City”, and indeed Rejoice and Be Merry”.

Promac will provide loads of Christmas Laughs to get all patrons in the true Christmas Spirit.

Includes a Christmas inspired afternoon tea with the cast!

18 DECEMBER

Wed 18 December, 1.30pm

DURATION

80 mins - no interval

LOCATION

Town Hall

Your Museum & Gallery

BURNIE STORIES

Visit Burnie Arts Centre to experience the first stage of our new permanent displays that will offer an intriguing pathway between the past and the present.

We invite visitors, precinct users and locals to engage with the layered histories, unique individuals, incredible industrial endeavours and notable events that have created the Burnie we know today. Through objects and images drawn from our extensive historical and art collections we offer a range of special interpretations featuring First Nations stories of the North West to Burnie’s role as port and pulp mill.

Explore with us the evolution of this special place through time and look towards the future through the lens of the past.

FEDERATION STREET

Wander the charming Federation Street and see how ordinary people lived more than 110 years ago. Discover the lifestyles and aspirations of our forebears through rooms that are alive with personal treasures, memorabilia and tools of the trade.

Check our website for up to date exhibition information.

FREE ENTRY

Burnie Arts Centre Federation Street Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Wednesday to Friday 10am to 4pm 77-79 Wilmot Street Little Alexander Street

HOW TO FIND US

TOWN HALL SEATING PLAN

TOWN HALL - MAIN FLOOR

THEATRE SEATING PLAN

Seating plans may vary according to individual show requirements

*Due to renovations, Arts Theatre not in use for 2024

HOW TO BUY TICKETS

IN PERSON: Box Ofce, 77-79 Wilmot St, Burnie. Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

PLEASE NOTE

PLEASE NOTE

Subscriber prices are not available online.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all visitors distractions for performers, we ask all patrons they turn off all mobile phones, pagers, chiming alarms and all other electronic devices before the of the show.

CAMERAS / RECORDING DEVICES

Tickets purchased online will incur a transaction fee and postage fee. BAFC strongly recommends that you only purchase tickets via burniearts.net to ensure you receive a legitimate valid ticket. Tickets purchased via unauthorised sellers or third parties may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange, and the ticket holder may be denied entry, or may be required to re-purchase new tickets at their own cost.

Subscriber prices are not available online. Tickets purchased online will incur a transaction fee and postage fee. BAFC strongly recommends that you only purchase tickets via burniearts.net to ensure you receive a legitimate valid ticket. Tickets purchased via unauthorised sellers or third parties may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange, and the ticket holder may be denied entry, or may be required to re-purchase new tickets at their own cost.

BE GREEN

BE GREEN

If you order your tickets online: Print at home or save them to your mobile device.

If you order your tickets online: Print at home or save them to your mobile device.

Due to copyright restrictions the use of still and video cameras, mobile phones and other recording devices are not permitted during performances. is an exception, it will be announced before the commencement of the performance, or via signage.

LATECOMERS

CONCESSIONS

CONCESSIONS

Holders of a current Pension, Senior’s, Full Time Student card, or those in receipt of unemployment benets, may be eligible for reduced ticket prices. Proof of concession is required.

Patrons arriving late to any performance will not admitted until a suitable break occurs in the performance. The Front of House Manager will determine a suitable time of entry for latecomers.

Holders of a current Pension, Senior’s, Full Time Student card, or those in receipt of unemployment benefits, may be eligible for reduced ticket prices. Proof of concession is required.

GENERAL RISKS OF THE THEATRE

PARKING

PARKING

Entry to the BAFC car park is via Jones or King Streets.

Entry to the BAFC car park is via Jones or King Streets.

Limited accessible parking is available. Free 10 minute parking bays are located directly outside the Box Ofce. For longer stays, fees are payable by the hour, using the EasyPark app or ticket machines.

Limited accessible parking is available. Free 10 minute parking bays are located directly outside the Box Office. For longer stays, fees are payable by the hour, using the EasyPark app or ticket machines.

Please be aware of trip hazards, row spacing, stairs, and the lack of lighting during a performance. Other production elements such as loud noises music, bright lights, pyrotechnic stage effects, lights, smoke or haze, and show content, may also of concern.

ACCESS

ACCESS

BAFC is committed to making performances, services and facilities accessible to all patrons. If you have any special needs, please make your requirements known when booking.

BABES IN ARMS / PRAMS & PUSHERS Dened as children under 18 months (subject to Promoter’s policy), ‘babes in arms’ are admitted provided they are seated on a parent/guardian’s

BAFC is committed to making performances, services and facilities accessible to all patrons. If you have any special needs, please make your requirements known when booking.

SMOKING

SMOKING

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the BAFC or within 3 metres of the entrance ramp.

Prams and pushers are not permitted in the Theatre Town Hall. However, we will happily store them you attend one of our performances. Please ask member for assistance.

Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the BAFC or within 3 metres of the entrance ramp.

PRIVACY POLICY

FOOD & BEVERAGES

FOOD & BEVERAGES

Beverages and dry food purchased from BAFC are the only consumables permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall during performances.

The Burnie City Council’s Privacy Policy can be from www.burnie.net

Beverages and dry food purchased from BAFC are the only consumables permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall during performances.

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all visitors and no distractions for performers, we ask all patrons to ensure they turn off all mobile phones, pagers, chiming watches, alarms and all other electronic devices before the start of the show.

CAMERAS / RECORDING DEVICES

Due to copyright restrictions the use of still and video cameras, mobile phones and other recording devices are not permitted during performances. If there is an exception, it will be announced before the commencement of the performance, or via signage.

HOW TO BUY TICKETS

PLEASE NOTE

LATECOMERS

ELECTRONIC DEVICES

Patrons arriving late to any performance will not be admitted until a suitable break occurs in the performance. The Front of House Manager will determine a suitable time of entry for latecomers.

GENERAL RISKS OF THE THEATRE

Subscriber prices are not available online. Tickets purchased online will incur a transaction fee and postage fee. BAFC strongly recommends that you only purchase tickets via burniearts.net to ensure you receive a legitimate valid ticket. Tickets purchased via unauthorised sellers or third parties may be seized or cancelled without refund or exchange, and the ticket holder may be denied entry, or may be required to re-purchase new tickets at their own cost.

BE GREEN

To ensure an enjoyable experience for all visitors distractions for performers, we ask all patrons they turn off all mobile phones, pagers, chiming alarms and all other electronic devices before the of the show.

CAMERAS / RECORDING DEVICES

Please be aware of trip hazards, row spacing, stairs, and the lack of lighting during a performance. Other production elements such as loud noises or music, bright lights, pyrotechnic stage effects, strobe lights, smoke or haze, and show content, may also be of concern.

If you order your tickets online: Print at home or save them to your mobile device.

CONCESSIONS

BABES IN ARMS / PRAMS & PUSHERS

Holders of a current Pension, Senior’s, Full Time Student card, or those in receipt of unemployment benets, may be eligible for reduced ticket prices. Proof of concession is required.

PARKING

Due to copyright restrictions the use of still and video cameras, mobile phones and other recording devices are not permitted during performances. is an exception, it will be announced before the commencement of the performance, or via signage.

LATECOMERS

Patrons arriving late to any performance will not admitted until a suitable break occurs in the performance. The Front of House Manager will determine a suitable time of entry for latecomers.

Defined as children under 18 months (subject to Promoter’s policy), ‘babes in arms’ are admitted free, provided they are seated on a parent/guardian’s lap. Prams and pushers are not permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall. However, we will happily store them while you attend one of our performances. Please ask a staff member for assistance.

GENERAL RISKS OF THE

THEATRE

Entry to the BAFC car park is via Jones or King Streets.

PRIVACY POLICY

The Burnie City Council’s Privacy Policy can be obtained from www.burnie.net

Limited accessible parking is available. Free 10 minute parking bays are located directly outside the Box Ofce. For longer stays, fees are payable by the hour, using the EasyPark app or ticket machines.

ACCESS

Please be aware of trip hazards, row spacing, stairs, and the lack of lighting during a performance. Other production elements such as loud noises music, bright lights, pyrotechnic stage effects, lights, smoke or haze, and show content, may also of concern.

BABES IN ARMS / PRAMS & PUSHERS

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE!

BAFC is committed to making performances, services and facilities accessible to all patrons. If you have any special needs, please make your requirements known when booking.

Dened as children under 18 months (subject to Promoter’s policy), ‘babes in arms’ are admitted provided they are seated on a parent/guardian’s

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SMOKING

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Smoking is not permitted anywhere within the BAFC or within 3 metres of the entrance ramp.

Prams and pushers are not permitted in the Theatre Town Hall. However, we will happily store them you attend one of our performances. Please ask member for assistance.

PRIVACY POLICY

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FOOD & BEVERAGES

Beverages and dry food purchased from BAFC are the only consumables permitted in the Theatre or Town Hall during performances.

The Burnie City Council’s Privacy Policy can be from www.burnie.net

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STAFF

Burnie Arts

Executive Manager - Mark Viner

Functions and Event Coordinator - Andrea Dallas

Functions and Event Officer - Karen Voss

Box Office Coordinator - Kaye Chadwick

Box Office - Denise Cure

Front of House Coordinator - Gaylene Fidler

Technicians - Stewart Holmes

Jonno Wilson

Steve Carlson

Christian Storan

Scott Fisher

Nathan Humphreys

Matt Langham

Catering Staff - Yvonne Chugg

Stacey Lowe

Tracey Cohen

Usher and Functions Staff - Debby Burr

Wendy Langford

Sharon Ghossein

Sandra Wilson

Rhonda Ludbey

Brittany Chugg

BAFC Collections Officer Allison Campbell

BAFC Collections Officer Jason Ball

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