Malthouse Theatre Season 2012

Season 2012

the wild duck Tina C solves the Aboriginal crisis the histrionic The Plague Dances circa OPERA XS briwyant blood wedding On the Misconception of Oedipus angela’s kitchen pinocchio wild surmise pompeii, l.a.

welcome to season 2012

At heart, I see theatre as a series of conversations.

Wide-ranging and often colour-saturated conversations that test and expand our vocabularies and give our humanity a thorough workout. The Wild Duck is a conversation about loyalty, about families, about past choices that are capable of devouring our future. This awardwinning production brings Ewen Leslie back to the Merlyn with an amazing cast that includes Toby Schmitz and Anita Hegh. Blood Wedding riffs on these themes, but also celebrates language, culture and our place in the world.

Icon of Spanish theatre and film, Mariola Fuentes, leads a multi-lingual Australian cast through Lorca's great story. Pompeii, L.A., a brand new play by Melbourne writer Declan Greene, shows us a world on the verge of an apocalypse, through the eyes of a child star. It's a funny, if scarifying, reflection of our vanity and self-obsession.

2012 at Malthouse Theatre is the year of change.

The building is pulsing with the energy of a new blend of people, ideas are galvanising artists and igniting our collective imagination.

Firstly, join us for an entire year of great works: we are declaring our hand upfront, proud of the amazing breadth of productions on offer and confident that you will want to come on board for the full journey.

We mix what we do well with some brand new experiences. From the reworking of classical texts like the Oedipus myth and the celebration of much loved performers like Bille Brown and Paul Capsis to companies and genres rarely seen at Malthouse Theatre: the contemporary circus company Circa is perhaps one of Australia's most successful international exports having played to full houses across the globe. Windmill Theatre coaxes our shorter patrons into the building, ideally with their parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and friends for the modern family's Pinocchio. This production resounds with what we all want for children – to be able to grow up with a suite of engaging conversations about the world.

OPERA XS punctuates the mid-point of our season. We empty the Beckett, fill it with comfy sofas and cuddle up around the winter solstice with some mulled wine and custom-made opera.

Music by Purcell in the re-working of Rawcus and Chamber Made's Another Lament, a work in progress by Deborah Cheetham and her company Short Black Opera Company, perhaps some oneon-one madrigals, an open-mike night and a few improvised operas led by one of our favourite and most charismatic conductors, Victorian Opera's Richard Gill.

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These conversations rely hugely on the calibre of those participating. The Malthouse is consistently fuelled by Melbourne's independent artists and the small to medium companies that account for much of the cultural excitement that happens in Australia: artists like Raimondo Cortese, Daniel Schlusser, Marg Horwell, Declan Greene, Jane Montgomery Griffiths, The Sisters Hayes and our wonderful Company in Residence, Four Larks.

Add to these the international and national talents of Tina C, of choreographer Vicki Van Hout and we have a fantastic offer for you. These are all theatre makers with the dynamism and imagination to conjure a fresh and unique perspective on the world we live in.

There are generally two sorts of audience members – those who lean forward and those who lean back. Our audiences love Malthouse Theatre because it invites them to lean forward in their seats; they are adventurous and engaged and are interested in the big picture. Our job is to keep your emotions alive and your arms uncrossed, to meet you at the invisible line.

We take that contract very seriously.

I hope you'll enjoy 2012 as much as we will.

Marion Potts Artistic Director

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Malthouse Theatre presents

the wild duck A Belvoir Production

Written by Simon Stone with Chris Ryan after Henrik Ibsen Directed by Simon Stone Set Design Ralph Myers Costume Design Tess Schofield Lighting Design Niklas Pajanti Composition and Sound Design Stefan Gregory Assistant Director Anne-Louise Sarks Dramaturgy Eamon Flack Performed by John Gaden Anita Hegh Ewen Leslie Eloise Mignon Anthony Phelan Toby Schmitz

Merlyn Theatre 17 FEBRUARY – 17 MARCH WINNER Best Play: 2011 Helpmann Awards Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Toby Schmitz, Eloise Mignon, Ewen Leslie and Anita Hegh

Are there some truths it’s better not to know?

Winner of three Helpmann Awards (2011), including Best Play, this taut, stripped-back rendition of a modern classic never lets up. Director Simon Stone has developed from a wunderkind of Melbourne’s indie theatre to an established force on Australia’s mainstages. Here he transplants Ibsen’s characters into the contemporary world in a new play tailor-made for an astonishing cast led by Ewen Leslie.

Hjalmar Ekdal grew up rich but scandal cast him into poverty. Now he lives in a tiny flat with his father, his wife, his daughter and a duck. When his old friend Gregers Werle returns with unfinished business, the truth Gregers brings could shatter the world Hjalmar has built around himself.

A bittersweet portrait of family dysfunction, deception and denial, The Wild Duck resounds for a new age.

"This is a five-star review… Every character is honest, believable and human… and it's an excellent ensemble." Time Out Sydney

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Malthouse Theatre, Christopher Green, Julia Holt and Melbourne International Comedy Festival present

Tina C Solves the Aboriginal Crisis

Created by Christopher Green Performed by Tina C with Auriel Andrew OAM

Beckett Theatre 21 MARCH – 8 APRIL Photo Magnus Hastings Pictured Tina C

Who's this Tina C telling us there's a crisis?

Country music celebrity, US presidential candidate and now global icon for peace, Tina C is on an Australasian mission.

"I know there is tension in your land about the relationship between the non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal people. I know it goes back a long way and I wanna help through the healing power of country music."

Tina C’s unique mix of insightful thought, politics, comedy and catchy songs like ‘You Built A Rabbit Proof Fence Around My Heart’ will make you look at this issue through new eyes, regardless of your background.

Tax your brain, break your heart, laugh at things you never thought you were allowed to, and leave with a spirit of resounding optimism! After all, how bad can anything be when singing along to ‘A Pub With No Beer’?

“…one of the great comic creations of the age.”

Stephen Fry

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Malthouse Theatre and Sydney Theatre Company present

the histrionic (DER THEATERMACHER)

By Thomas Bernhard Translated by Tom Wright Directed by Daniel Schlusser Set and Costume Design Marg Horwell Lighting Design Paul Jackson Composition and Sound Design Darrin Verhagen Performed by Bille Brown Kelly Butler Barry Otto Josh Price Katherine Tonkin Jennifer Vuletic Edwina Wren

Merlyn Theatre 2 APRIL – 5 MAY The Histrionic is proudly supported

by Sofitel Melbourne on Collins Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Bille Brown

Hell hath no fury like an actor ignored... Meet Bruscon: national treasure, intellect nonpareil, and finest living actor to grace the stage.

But what happens when a talent that knows no bounds is dropped into a tiny hamlet more notable for the number of local pigs than its appreciation of the theatre?

Playwright Thomas Bernhard, himself a relentless self-mythologiser and one of the great writers of the twentieth century, takes no prisoners in this rampage of satire on art, celebrity and the cult of personality.

In Bruscon is crystallised the artist whose head won’t fit through doors — an ego that has outgrown reality itself. But beneath the wit lies the profound concern about how such monsters are created, and why their excesses provide us with an endless, grotesque fascination even while we abhor them.

Director Daniel Schlusser shapes this wry drama around the protean genius of Bille Brown while the inimitable Barry Otto’s beleaguered innkeeper attempts to meet Bruscon's absurd demands.

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Malthouse Theatre presents Four Larks in

The Plague Dances

Created by Four Larks Mat Diafos Sweeney Sebastian Peters-Lazaro Jesse Rasmussen Written with Marcel Dorney Design with Ellen Strasser Lighting Design Tom Willis

tower Theatre 14 – 29 april Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Mat Diafos Sweeney, Sebastian Peters-Lazaro and Jesse Rasmussen

"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."

Nietzsche

The phenomenon of dancing mania has left a mysterious trail through history – entire communities infected with a spontaneous urge to dance until they literally drop.

It's suicide with a backbeat, but what's behind these lethal outbreaks? The devil's drumming or religious ecstasy? Neurological decay or otherworldly arrival?

A riot of motion and mayhem that spans from medieval rites to modern day marathons of mass movement, The Plague Dances is a dance of death with a contagious undercurrent.

Four Larks has emerged as one of the country's most dynamic new ensembles. In the most unexpected locations, they have created a series of transformative junkyard operas that blend lush visual assemblages with mesmerising original live scores. As Malthouse Theatre's 2012 Company in Residence, Four Larks will have the opportunity to captivate new audiences with their unique brand of theatre. Clear your dance card.

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Malthouse Theatre presents

circa A Circa Production

Created by Yaron Lifschitz and the Circa Ensemble Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz Associate Director Ben Knapton Costume Design Libby McDonnell Lighting Design Jason Organ Producer Diane Stern Performed by Nathan Boyle Jessica Connell Daniel Crisp Jarred Dewey Todd Kilby Alice Muntz Brittanie Portelli

Merlyn Theatre 29 MAY – 10 JUNE Toured by Performing Lines for Road Work, with the support of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia.

Photo Justin Nicholas Pictured Emma McGovern and Scott Grove

Throughout history the circus in all of its forms has returned obsessively, incessantly, to the strangest and most mystifying animal of all: the human.

Now, Australia's world-famously inventive and intelligent proponent of the form is presented by Malthouse Theatre in a performance that stretches the limits of what bodies can be. Provocative, affecting and always unexpected, CIRCA dispenses with the hoopla and cuts straight to the quick. KEEP UP! Mind-bending aerial displays, unfettered acrobatics and the slap and shudder of bodies pushed to extremes — all there, but this is no mindless diversion. Dragging the language of traditional circus arts kicking and screaming into the relentless throb of the twenty-first century, Circa creates spectacle that somehow speaks to something deeper: our need for connection, our fears of failure and hopes for triumph, and to the spaces we inevitably share.

“Knee-tremblingly sexy, beautiful and moving...”

The Guardian, UK

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Malthouse Theatre presents

Opera XS A convergence of opera

Over the Queen's Birthday Weekend, four companies perform operatic productions of intimate proportions during a four-day frenzy. With only 70 seats for each performance, move quickly to get in on this one. beckett Theatre 6 – 11 JUNE

“...a beautiful, funny and profoundly moving show – an affirmation that desire, and the joy and suffering it brings, belongs to everyone.”

The Age on Another Lament

“A company intent on returning opera to the people” Sunday Herald Sun on Victorian Opera

Another Lament is now on sale exclusively to subscribers.

Include it in your subcription package and you'll be the first in line when other OPERA XS events go on sale.

Another Lament

by Chamber Made Opera and Rawcus Chamber Made Opera and Rawcus extend boundaries in all the work they do. Together they reprise their 2010 production Another Lament, directed by Kate Sulan.

Originally presented in a private living room, this beautiful improvisation on Henry Purcell’s music will see the Beckett Theatre transformed into a kind of living room.

Redfern

by Short Black Opera Company In December 1992, Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating delivered a speech which is as powerful today as it was in the humble surroundings of Redfern Park 20 years ago. Redfern, a song cycle by Deborah Cheetham in celebration of that landmark address, will be presented as a work in progress by Short Black Opera Company.

Opera Shorts

by Victorian Opera Victorian Opera last joined forces with us for the giant smash hit The Threepenny Opera. This time it’s a program of short, new Australian works… and look out for MC Richard Gill headlining an operatic open mike (not that they’ll need one).

Photo Paul Dunn Pictured Clem Baade in Another Lament

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Malthouse Theatre presents

briwyant

Directed by Vicki Van Hout Choreographed by Vicki Van Hout in collaboration with the performers Interactive Media Imogen Cranna Videography Marian Abboud Lighting Design Neil Simpson Composition Elias Constantopedos Dramaturgy Kay Armstrong Producer Performance Space Performed by Henrietta Baird Ian RT Colless Ghenoa Gela Raghav Handa Mel Tyquin Vicki Van Hout

Merlyn Theatre 4 – 14 JULY

In Yolngu painting, bir'yun describes the brilliance, shimmer and shine of a pattern that seems to move before the eyes, animated by the essence of ancestral forces.

This is the inspiration for Vicki Van Hout's Briwyant, a work of choreographic dexterity and interdisciplinary innovation that brings to the stage an experience both ageless and fleeting; a moment of connection.

Dance, dynamic projections and a layered, textured soundscape will transport audiences well beyond the confines of the theatre into a realm of literal and figurative stories. With precision and a wholly original vision of Indigenous dance, Van Hout evokes, with compelling conviction, a future for the form that teams humour, history and raw physicality.

Briwyant was developed with the support of the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, Arts NSW, City of Sydney, Redfern Community Centre and Critical Path.

Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Henrietta Baird, Mel Tyquin, Raghav Handa and Vicki Van Hout

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Malthouse Theatre presents

blood

By Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca Adapted by Raimondo Cortese Directed by Marion Potts Set and Costume Design The Sisters Hayes Lighting Design Paul Jackson Composition Tim Rogers Assistant Director Imara Savage Performed by Silvia Colloca Nicole Da Silva Ivan Donato Mariola Fuentes Ruth Sancho Huerga Matias Stevens

Merlyn Theatre 21 JULY – 19 AUGUST Blood Wedding is proudly supported by Qantas Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Silvia Colloca and Nicole Da Silva

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wedding

Married life is a killer.

In this remarkable bilingual production directed

by Marion Potts, the lush lyricism of Federico García Lorca's writing is wedded to a contemporary sensibility utterly of the now.

Devastating romance, a clash between desire and tradition, a rich paean to the Spanish soil and its culture of passion and ritual — Lorca’s tour de force is all of these things.

Here, with music by Tim Rogers, and a cast of actors from across the globe, Blood Wedding will speak afresh of love’s impossible magnetism, with the rhythms and poetry of Spanish as the refrains to which this timeless drama insistently returns.

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Malthouse Theatre presents

on the misconception of

oedipus

Devised by Zoe Atkinson, Matthew Lutton and Tom Wright Text Tom Wright Directed by Matthew Lutton Set and Costume Design Zoe Atkinson Lighting Design Paul Jackson Composition and Sound Design Kelly Ryall Performed by Natasha Herbert Richard Pyros

Beckett Theatre 10 – 26 AUGUST Co-produced with Perth Theatre Company Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Richard Pyros and Natasha Herbert

We know how the Oedipus story ends: he murders his father and unwittingly marries his mother. But where did this shattering tragedy begin?

On the Misconception of Oedipus turns its eye to Jocasta and Laius, the parents who birthed a child that would bring about their downfall, and in so doing brought into the world more than a man — they created a myth.

Can we really say what Oedipus’ crime was? Attempting to recreate the true turn of events may actually be an impossible task, as memories lie, and unseen forces (call it science or blame it on the gods) will always shape our destiny.

This unprecedented take on one of history’s most enduring legends, is a theatrically fearless and unexpected excavation into the murky love that built a tragedy.

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Malthouse Theatre presents Griffin Theatre Company’s

angela's kitchen

By Paul Capsis and Julian Meyrick Directed by Julian Meyrick Associate Writer Hilary Bell Design Louise McCarthy Lighting Design Verity Hampson Sound Design Alister Spence Audio-Visual Design Steve Toulmin Performed by Paul Capsis

Beckett Theatre 4 – 23 SEPTEMBER Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Paul Capsis

A journey that begins at a kitchen table plunges into a sprawling family history and a fitting tribute to a much-loved matriarch.

In 1948, Angela left Malta. Having gathered up five children, she sailed out, leaving poverty and war behind. Her destination: Australia.

Told simply and truthfully, Angela’s Kitchen is a revealing and evocative piece of autobiographical theatre from Paul Capsis. By turns hilarious and deeply moving, the life of one of our most versatile performers and the love that inspired him unfolds with a stirring grace.

Paul’s supporting cast is the wealth of experience that an enormous family gave him, its dozens of members as complex and flawed as any creation of literature.

Drenching it all is Angela’s love, the grandmother whose strength and fragility will resonate like the finest of arias, and whose journey came to echo the voyage of the twentieth century in miniature. A life lived in a kitchen, but one which reaches far beyond.

"…a beautifully simple migration–and–return story, told superbly by Paul Capsis..." The Australian

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Malthouse Theatre presents a Windmill Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia production of

PINOCCHIO

Directed and Created by Rosemary Myers with Writer Julianne O’Brien Movement by Carol Wellman Kelly Design Jonathon Oxlade Video Design Chris More Lighting Design Geoff Cobham Composition and Musical Direction by Jethro Woodward Performed by Danielle Catanzariti Jude Henshall Derek Lynch Nathan O’Keefe Geoff Revell Alirio Zavarce Based on the books by Carlo Collodi

Once there was a lonely man with lots of love to give.

He wanted a child so much that he carved himself a beautiful little boy. But the boy wanted the world and the latest designer sneakers. He wanted fame, celebrity and to walk on the wild side. He was lured by temptation and the love of a blue girl. This woodenhead wanted more than his father could possibly give, and so he ran away to get it. This is his story.

Based on the classic tale by Carlo Collodi and from the team that brought you the six-time Helpmann Award nominated Wizard of Oz (2009), Pinocchio is boldly retold as a witty, gothic, rocking, music theatre spectacular; a mix of old time theatre fun and a celebration of the ‘whatever’ generation.

SUITABLE AGES 8 – 108 FAMILY TICKETS AVAILABLE!

Merlyn Theatre 6 – 29 SEPTEMBER Photo Shane Reid Pictured Nathan O'Keefe

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Malthouse Theatre presents

wild surmise

Based on the verse novel by Dorothy Porter Devised by Jane Montgomery Griffiths Directed by Marion Potts Composition and Sound Design Jethro Woodward Lighting Design Paul Jackson Performed by Humphrey Bower Jane Montgomery Griffiths

BECKETT THEATRE 9 November – 2 December Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Jane Montgomery Griffiths

Alex searches for life on a distant moon; Daniel begs an answer of the poets they cannot provide.

And while attentions are elsewhere, a marriage melts into memory. Dorothy Porter's verse novel shifts from the vastness of space to the minute gaps between us.

Love may come undone, but like light from a long-dead star its radiance can continue to move us. The late Porter is such a light, still illuminating Australia's literary landscape. Wild Surmise is a conversation, and it is its maker's inimitable voice ringing out among the many, both real and imagined, that chorus in this evocative work.

Marion Potts and Jane Montgomery Griffiths last worked together on 2010’s Sappho... in 9 Fragments.

They now realise this essentially Melbourne epic, in a work that reminds us that great poetry is not a thing, but an action.

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Malthouse Theatre presents

pompeii,

By Declan Greene Directed by Matthew Lutton Composition and Sound Design David Franzke Performed by David Harrison Belinda McClory Chris Ryan Anna Samson Greg Stone

meryln THEATRE 16 November – 9 December Photo Garth Oriander Pictured Greg Stone, Anna Samson and David Harrison

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l.a.

Los Angeles is burning. And he's enjoying the view.

Take a seat next to that child star. You know the one.

Used-up, spat-out, stuck on the fast-track to selfdestruction. But now he's tearing the whole world down with him.

Declan Greene, one of this generation's most electric playwrights, creates a schizoid eulogy for the American empire, where personal psychology is blurred with the world of the silver screen. Los Angeles is erupting, a damaged young mind scrambles for an escape route and Judy Garland is guiding the way.

Director Matthew Lutton transforms this febrile feat of imagination into a series of spectacular acts that refuse all categorisation, creating a hilarious plummet into the anxieties and hysteria of a culture that is turning itself inside out.

SUBSCRIBE TO MALTHOUSE IN 2012 A Malthouse Theatre subscription gives you priority access to our productions throughout the year. Simply select FIVE or more productions and you’ll not only save money but gain access to a great range of benefits…

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Enjoy a five-production subscription for under $220 with even greater discounts for Groups, Students, Under 30s and Concession Card Holders.

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limited editions Limited Editions are post-performance discussions, extra events, sneak previews from the Engine Room and stand-alone performances offered free to subscribers. It’s a series of happenings that are so special they are unrepeatable…

TIME TO TALK

CRAFTERNOON

Following select performances (subscribe to secure your seat)

Saturday 22 September

Don’t miss our Pinocchio Crafternoon — an opportunity for mums, dads and grander-parents to spend some quality time at the theatre with all your little dramas. There will be coffee and cake for you and plenty of low-sugar treats and fridge-adorning theatre activities that may have you trapped in your own lounge room watching full-length productions for years to come.

Love it? Hate it? Want to know more?

Fabulously opinionated Melbourne personalities host post-performance sessions under the harsh houselights. Don’t miss your chance to join the conversation with the cast and creative team.

Check the calendar on the fold-out section for performances marked TTT.

ALL AFEATHER

SUNGLASSES AT NIGHT

Saturday 21 April 3pm

Saturday 8 December

Decadence and dilettantism rule at our endof-year summer soirée: LA style. For one sweet afternoon on the final weekend of season closer Pompeii, L.A., Malthouse will crank smooth sounds, lots of work, chic acts, fake tans and all the pretension we can muster.

Have you noticed how much dance is obsessed with birds? How do different choreographers draw their inspiration from our feathered friends and what is behind the ongoing fascination?

Drawing on the talents of Australian dancers, choreographers and the odd ornithologist, join us as we explore why dance is so clucky.

As Marion pointed out in her introduction to 2012, Malthouse audiences are the ones who sit forward. Maybe it’s because we think of more ways to pique your curiosity.

FIESTA DE LA TARDE Saturday 18 August

As well as the sessions above, we will contact you during the year with details of more Limited Editions, so make sure we have your email address (there’s a space to provide it on your subscription form) so you don’t miss out on a single special thing.

To celebrate Blood Wedding, we’re throwing a Spanish fiesta. Enjoy a special Lorca inspired afternoon of passion, music, laughter and that amazing clapping thing that only the Spanish can do. With Roma songs, Lorca poetry, flamenco, tapas (not to mention the sangria), it will be a Spanish fiesta not to be missed.

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helium INDEPENDENT ARTISTS PRESENT new works in the Tower Theatre AUGUST – NOVEMBER 2012

Helium represents Malthouse Theatre’s dedication to facilitating new work by our colleagues and peers. From August to November, the Tower Theatre will be filled with… Helium: a season of new works produced by independent artists.

The Helium season will be announced in May 2012.

Malthouse Theatre subscribers will be offered a priority booking period.

We’re just as excited as you are.

For more information email helium@malthousetheatre.com.au

Helium provides a pathway for artists and ensembles to present their work in an established contemporary performance venue. It is the first time we have done this as a structured season, and it is recognition of the profound influence of Australia’s independent scene on Malthouse Theatre’s own evolution.

Photo David Townsend Pictured External of Tower Theatre

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the engine room Propelling the ongoing work of Malthouse Theatre is the Engine Room — our annual commitment to the development of new work.

Malthouse Theatre's Engine Room provides a time and place for creative possibilities. Marion and the Artistic Associates together with independent artists in all genres are quarantining two months of their year for the development of new work to build a future repertoire.

In the Engine Room, we start working on a project from its conception — a writer has an idea, a designer sees an image, a director has a hunch. From seeds like these, an incalculable number of possibilities can grow.

And the Engine Room provides an opportunity to investigate the best of these, using the skills, instincts and insights of our senior artists together with the finest collaborators.

2012's production of Blood Wedding came from this process and some subscribers were present at our test of the idea in 2011.

The results may not be seen immediately and that is half the joy — the slow simmering of ideas can elicit richer, deeper understandings and outcomes.

Photo Lachlan Woods Pictured Lally Katz and Brian Lipson

malthouse greenlight We aspire as a company and as individuals to a sustainable practice — creating a positive legacy for our artists, our audiences and our planet.

Making theatre performance can be a hungry pursuit, but we are striving to reduce our appetite.

• We are actively monitoring our energy consumption with an Eniscope, so that we can adjust and improve our energy efficiency.

We are focusing our attention on changing our behaviour and implementing locally produced, sustainable products and designs that can make a tangible difference to our energy consumption.

• We continue our behavioural changes: recycling more products (including paint, steel and e-waste) and turning off electrical equipment when not in use. New procurement strategies are now in place so we buy ecologically and ethically sound products where we can.

• Our foyer and auditoria lights have been upgraded with LED technology, reducing power consumption by 75% per bulb, while our old light bulbs have been recycled.

• On an artistic level, we have commissioned a new work tackling the topic of climate change from Torque Show, in conjunction with our partners Tipping Point Australia and the Dara Foundation. Happiness, an innovative education initiative going into its third year, asks senior school students to contemplate climate change through theatrical forms. And, throughout the year, Malthouse will host special events inspiring us to think and act green as part of Limited Editions.

• We have invested in rechargeable microphone battery kits instead of using new batteries for every performance, reducing the environmentally damaging waste from discarded batteries.

This brochure is printed on Australian-made recycled paper, using soya based inks.

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learn with us We never stop playing. Malthouse Education puts you at the heart of the action as artists, co-devisers and collaborators. At our core, we work with inspired artists (sometimes teachers, sometimes students) and you’re invited to learn with us.

All of our programs use professional artists working on our stages and we are renowned for VCE-specific workshops and seminars.

A highlight of our program is Happiness, an in-school and in-theatre project for young ensembles to grapple with the biggest and most affecting issue of our time — climate change. Offered to students in Years 9 and 10, Happiness will be on tour to a venue near you in 2012, supported by VISY. Stay tuned too for a new work, Slow Motion Catastrophe, for the Happiness project by Declan Greene (Moth and Pompeii, L.A.), supported by the Ian Potter and Malcolm Robertson Foundations, to be presented here at The Malthouse.

Our seasons are rife with wild imaginings and inspiration on stage, and a series of revelatory workshops, briefings and immersions to connect you, your classmates and your classroom off-stage.

We are working to make Malthouse Theatre a place for you as young people, students and teachers. This year, we are increasing the number of matinees and teacher previews, offering travel subsidy for student visitors from regional Victoria and still offering study kits across subject areas and the curriculum to accompany our shows.

To find out more about how to learn with us visit us online at www.malthousetheatre.com.au, email us at education@malthousetheatre.com.au or call us on 03 9685 5100.

Photo Belinda Strodder Pictured Todd MacDonald and Terry Yeboah in HAPPINESS

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your chance to play a part Support Melbourne's iconic Malthouse Theatre.

Our supporters are crucial to what we see on our stages and are part of the story that brings the best of contemporary theatre to The Malthouse.

become a muse Malthouse Muse, our annual giving program, underpins all of our activities. It is supported by a passionate and loyal group of individuals whose financial support reflects commitment to bringing the best of contemporary theatre to our audiences.

giving circles – The Engine Room Creative development time is critical to artistic vitality. By forming a giving circle with a group of friends you can follow the journeys of new theatrical works from early beginnings in the rehearsal rooms to opening nights on our stages.

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To find out how you can make a difference, please contact our development team on 03 9685 5100 or see www.malthousetheatre.com.au

Photo Lachlan Woods Pictured Michel Laloum, Brian Lipson, Yael Stone and Greg Stone in rehearsal

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our supporters* Terpsichore – $500+ Muse Of Dance Roger Blythman, Sally Browne, Diana Burleigh, David Byrne, Min Li Chong, Sieglind D’Arcy, Rev Fr Michael Elligate, Taleen Gaidzkar, Leonie Hollingworth, Brad Hooper, Graeme and Joan Johnson, Ann Kemeny and Graham Johnson, K and J Lindsay, Pamela McLure, Sir Gustav Nossal AC CBE and Lady Nossal, Robert Peters, Karen Russel, Ernie Schwartz, Jenny Schwarz, Stephen Solly, Gina Stuart, Fiona Sweet and Paul Newcombe, Dr. Victor and Dr. Karen Wayne, Anonymous (2)

Urania – $25,000+ Muse Of The Stars Annamila Pty Ltd The Dara Foundation Clio – $10,000+ Muse Of History Berry Liberman and Daniel Almagor, John and Lorraine Bates, Michele Levine, Anonymous (1) Thalia – $5,000+ Muse Of Comedy Betty Amsden OAM, Daniel and Danielle Besen, Eva Besen AO and Marc Besen AO, Debbie Dadon, Roger Donazzan and Margaret Jackson AC, Neilma Gantner, Colin Golvan SC, Peter and Anne Laver, Richard Leonard, Elisabeth and John Schiller, Philanthropy Squared, Trawalla Foundation, Anonymous (1)

Erato – $200+ Muse Of Love Stephen Alley, Graham and Anita Anderson, Amanda Bede, Sandra Beanham, John Carruthers, Tim and Rachel Cecil, Dianne Clark, Patricia Coutts, Mary Crean AM, Tania de Jong AM, Doreen Dempster, Paul Gardner, Charles Gillies and Penelope Allen, Peggy Hayton, Shirley Hickey, Roberta Holmes, Susan Humphries, Irene Irvine, Vas Katos, Irene Kearsey, Patricia Keith, Ruth Krawat, Anna Lozynski, Peter McLennan, Gael and Ian McRae, Brad Martin, Robyn and John Morris, Dr. Kersti Nogeste, Linda Notley, David O’Connell and Jarrod Haberfield, Tony Oliver, Irene Purcell, John and Margot Rogers, Maria Sola, Thea and Hadyn Snow, John Thomas, Ann Tonks, Rosemary Walls, Jan Watson, Joanne Whyte, Dr. Roger Woock and Fiona Clyne, Angharad Wynne-Jones, Barbara Yuncken, Anonymous (14)

Melpomene – $2,500+ Muse Of Tragedy Chryssa Anagnostou and Jim Tsaltas, Terry Cutler, D.L and G.S Gjergja, Ian Hocking and Rosemary Forbes, Tim and Lynne Sherwood, Simon Westcott and Dr. Ben Keith, Tom Wright, Anonymous (1) Euterpe – $1,000+ Muse Of Music Ingrid Ashford, Beth Brown and Tom Bruce AM, Ingrid and Per Carlsen, Dominic Dirupo and Natalie Dwyer, Carolyn Floyd, William J Forrest AM, John and Helen Gibbins, Brian Goddard, Scott Herron, Michael Kingston, Naomi Milgrom AO, Dame Elisabeth Murdoch AC DBE, Rae Rothfield, Neil and Barbara Smart, Leonard Vary and Matt Collins, Jason Waple, Phil and Heather Wilson, Angelika and Pete Zangmeister

Malthouse Theatre would also like to acknowledge the ongoing support of our volunteers

To find out more about the Malthouse Theatre Muse program, please contact Philanthropy Manager Tamara Harrison on 03 9685 5162 or tharrison@malthousetheatre.com.au All donations to our Muse Program are tax deductible. *Current at date of printing

Producing and presenting Partners and their supporters the wild duck

tina c solves the aboriginal crisis

the histrionic

Circa

opera XS

briwyant

angela's kitchen

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pinocchio

wild surmise

ON THE MISCONCEPTION OF OEDIPUS

eat, drink, shop The Malthouse Kitchen is a great place to meet for a delicious meal or snack before the performance. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and before and after all evening performances, Malthouse Kitchen also serves breakfast on Saturday and Sunday from 8am until 1pm.

For specialty publications about theatre and art, look no further than Avenue Bookstore at Malthouse Theatre, located in The Malthouse foyer. The Bookstore is open one hour prior to every performance and staffed by our fabulous volunteers.

The Malthouse Bar offers a relaxed atmosphere and is always open for you to stay and play with us after the show. It’s the perfect place to catch up with friends from 5pm Tuesday – Saturday.

Seeing a show? Arrive early to pre-order your interval drinks to beat the rush.

All profits from The Malthouse Bar and Bookstore contribute to the productions you see on our stages.

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And don't forget, Subscribers receive 10% off all purchases at the Bookstore, Bar and Kitchen upon presentation of your member card.

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Parking options Car parks are available on the streets surrounding The Malthouse (Grant Street, Sturt Street, Miles Street and Dodds Street), the pricing depends on the time in which you need to use the park, so please carefully check the signage close to where you park. The Arts Centre Car Park located on Southbank Boulevard is around a 5 minute walk from The Malthouse, you can walk up either Sturt Street or Dodds Street.

Subscribers receive a 15% discount off the Valet Service at the Arts Centre Car Park (available Mon – Sat from 6pm). Simply present your subscriber card to the Valet Captain on arrival to access this special offer. For people holding a disability parking pass, parking spaces are located as close as possible to the entrance of The Malthouse, both on Sturt Street and Dodds Street.

Public Transport Catch any tram down St Kilda Road and alight at Grant Street (Stop 17). Or catch the No.1 South Melbourne tram and alight at Stop 19 on Sturt Street.

Alternatively, we are a 12 minute walk from Flinders Street Train Station and Federation Square. cycling There are bicycle racks outside the theatre foyer and bicycle stands on Sturt Street and Dodds Street.

There is also a station for Melbourne Bike Share on Sturt Street outside the theatre.

See www.melbournebikeshare.com.au for details.

Access If you are in a wheelchair or require assistance for any other reason (such as hearing concerns), please let our Box Office staff know about your seating requirements when you complete your subscription form or book your tickets so we can arrange the best experience for you.

Or call the box office on 03 9685 5111 (press option 2) between the hours of 9.30am – 5.00pm Mon – Fri or 10.30am – 5.00pm on Saturday.

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ticket prices subscription ticket prices

opening night/in season

preview/matinee – discounts apply

sat eve

full price

sen/grps 8+

conc

sat eve

full price

sen/grps 8+

conc

The Wild Duck

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Tina C Solves the Aboriginal Crisis

33.50

33.50

29.50

27.50

29.50

29.50

27.50

25.50

The Histrionic

47.50

47.30

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

The Plague Dances

27.50

27.50

25

23.50

27.50

27.50

25

23.50

Circa

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Briwyant

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Blood Wedding

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

On the Misconception of Oedipus

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Angela’s Kitchen

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

41.50

39.50

39.50

37.50

35.50

35.50

Pinocchio

Under 18s primary and secondary school $20 Family (2 adults/2 children) $120

Under 18s primary and secondary school $18 Family (2 adults/2 children) $110

Wild Surmise

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Pompeii, L.A.

47.50

47.50

43.50

39.50

42.50

42.50

39.50

36

Another Lament

All tickets $40 exclusive to subscibers

STUDENTS $24.50 ALL PRODUCTIONS AND $20 FOR THE PLAGUE DANCES and tina c solves the aboriginal crisis UNDER 30s $26.50 ALL PRODUCTIONS AND $23.50 FOR THE PLAGUE DANCES and tina c solves the aboriginal crisis

single ticket prices

opening night/in season

preview/matinee – discounts apply

sat eve

full price

sen/grps 8+

conc

sat eve

full price

sen/grps 8+

conc

The Wild Duck

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

Tina C Solves the Aboriginal Crisis

40

40

35

33

35

35

31

29

The Histrionic

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

The Plague Dances

33

33

29

26

33

33

29

26

Circa

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

Briwyant

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

Blood Wedding

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

On the Misconception of Oedipus

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

Angela’s Kitchen

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

52

48

48

42

38

38

Pinocchio

Under 18s primary and secondary school $20 Family (2 adults/2 children) $120

Under 18s primary and secondary school $18 Family (2 adults/2 children) $110

Wild Surmise

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

Pompeii, L.A.

58

58

51

48

49

49

45

41

STUDENTS $28 ALL PRODUCTIONS AND $23 FOR THE PLAGUE DANCES and tina c solves the aboriginal crisis UNDER 30s $30 ALL PRODUCTIONS AND $26 FOR THE PLAGUE DANCES and tina c solves the aboriginal crisis

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season 2012 calendar opening night and in season P – PREVIEW

O – OPENING NIGHT

– Audio Described

preview and matinee TTT – TIME TO TALK

– Auslan Interpretation

the wild duck

tina c solves the aboriginal crisis

(der theatermacher)

Merlyn Theatre 17 feb – 17 mar

BECKETT Theatre 21 mar – 8 apr

Merlyn Theatre 2 APR – 5 may

FEB

the histrionic

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MAR

Fri

17

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18

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the plague dances

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Merlyn Theatre 29 may – 10 jun

Merlyn Theatre 4 – 14 juL

APR

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9

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2pm

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9

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27

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28

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Another Lament

BECKETT Theatre 6 – 10 JUN

JUN Wed

6

7pm

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7pm

Fri

8

7pm

Sat

9

5pm

Sun

10

5pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

6.30pm TTT 7.30pm 7.30pm

season 2012 calendar opening night and in season P – PREVIEW

O – OPENING NIGHT

– Audio Described

preview and matinee TTT – TIME TO TALK

– Auslan Interpretation

BLOOD WEDDING

On the Misconception of Oedipus

ANGELA’S KITCHEN

Merlyn Theatre 21 JUL – 19 AUG

BECKETT Theatre 10 – 26 AUG

BECKETT Theatre 4 – 23 SEP

JUL

AUG 10

8pm P

Tue

4

7pm P

Sat

11

8pm P

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5

7.30pm O

6.30pm P

Sun

12

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6

7.30pm

24

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Mon

13

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7

7.30pm

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7.30pm P

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8

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5pm

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28

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8pm

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11

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29

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7.30pm

21

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SEP

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7.30pm

Thu

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1pm

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7.30pm

7.30pm

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21

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8pm

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23

1pm

Fri

24

8pm

Sat

25

2.30pm

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26

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TTT

8pm

5.30pm

8pm 8pm

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13

1pm

Fri

14

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15

2.30pm

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5pm

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17

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18

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19

7.30pm

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20

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21

1pm

7.30pm

7.30pm 7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

Sat

22

2.30pm

Sun

23

5pm

7.30pm

pinocchio

wild surmise

pompeii, L.A.

merlyn Theatre 6 – 29 SEP

BECKETT Theatre 9 NOV – 2 DEC

merlyn Theatre 16 NOV – 9 DEC

SEP

NOV

NOV

Thu

6

7pm P

Fri

9

8pm P

Fri

16

7.30pm P

Fri

7

7pm P

Sat

10

8pm P

Sat

17

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Sat

8

2pm P

6pm O

Sun

11

Sun

18

Sun

9

1pm

4pm

Mon

12

7pm P

Mon

19

6.30pm P

Mon

10

Tue

13

7pm P TTT

Tue

20

6.30pm P

Tue

11

Wed

14

7pm P

Wed

21

7.30pm P

Wed

12

11am

Thu

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8pm O

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Thu

13

7pm

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16

8pm

Fri

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14

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Wed

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7pm

8pm

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19

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Tue

20

7pm

Tue

27

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21

8pm

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7.30pm

6.30pm

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22

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19

7pm

Fri

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8pm

Thu

20

7pm

Sat

24

2pm

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21

7pm

Sun

25

5pm

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22

2pm

7pm

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26

Sun

23

1pm

4pm

Tue

27

7pm

Mon

24

Wed 28

8pm

Thu

29

2pm

Fri

30

8pm

1pm

4pm

Special School Holiday schedule Tue

25

1pm

Wed 26

2pm

Thu

27

1pm

Fri

28

7pm

Sat

29

1pm

8pm 8pm

8pm

DEC Sat

1

2pm

Sun

2

5pm

8pm

4pm

FEES, EXCHANGES & REFUNDS Exchanges Subscribers are entitled to one free ticket exchange. Other ticket exchanges incur a fee of $5 per transaction. All ticket purchases are non-refundable, and tickets must be returned to the Box Office 24hrs prior to the performance you are exchanging from (subject to availability).

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Fri

30

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SEATING PREFERENCES Merlyn and Beckett Theatres have reserved seating for all performances with the exception of Another Lament and Wild Surmise which are general admission. If you wish to sit with friends, please submit your forms together. Seating preferences are a guide only and do not guarantee allocation in the nominated area. Please note specifically if a wheelchair space is required.

7.30pm

DEC Sat

5pm 5pm

Thu

7.30pm

1

2.30pm TTT

Sun

2

Mon

3

Tue

4

6.30pm

Wed

5

7.30pm

Thu

6

7.30pm

Fri

7

7.30pm

Sat

8

2.30pm

Sun

9

5.30pm

7.30pm

5.30pm

7.30pm

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO STAY UPDATED WITH PERFORMANCE DATES AND TIMES, VISIT MALTHOUSETHEATRE.COM.AU

2012 Subscription Booking Form TO SUBSCRIBE Choose FIVE or more productions.

Step 1 Choose your performances, times, quantity of tickets and calculate the cost Step 2 Complete your details and details for your friend Step 3 Select your payment method and submit!

step 1

The Wild Duck Merlyn Theatre, 17 Feb – 17 Mar

Tina C Solves the Aboriginal Crisis Beckett Theatre, 21 Mar – 8 Apr

The Histrionic Merlyn Theatre, 2 Apr – 5 May

The Plague Dances Tower Theatre, 14 – 29 Apr

nominate your day, Date & Time

opening night in season

Briwyant Merlyn Theatre, 4 – 14 Jul

Blood Wedding Merlyn Theatre, 21 Jul – 19 Aug

$

preview matinee

QTY

$

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

42.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

33.50

Sat Eve

29.50

Full

33.50

Full

29.50

Senior/Grp

29.50

Senior/Grp

27.50

Conc.

27.50

Conc.

25.50

Student

20

Student

36

20

Under 30s

23.50

Under 30s

23.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

42.50

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

27.50

Sat Eve

27.50

Full

27.50

Full

27.50

Senior/Grp Conc.

Student Under 30s

Circa Merlyn Theatre, 29 May – 10 Jun

QTY

25 23.50 20

Senior/Grp Conc.

Student

36

25 23.50 20

23.50

Under 30s

23.50 42.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

36

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

42.50

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

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Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

42.50

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

For performance times, please refer to the calendar or go online www.malthousetheatre.com.au

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TOTAL

Step 1 CONTINUED

step 1 cont.

nominate your day, Date & Time

On the Misconception of Oedipus Beckett Theatre, 10 – 26 Aug

Angela’s Kitchen Beckett Theatre, 4 – 23 Sep

Pinocchio Merlyn Theatre, 6 – 29 Sep Bring the Kids!

(Family = 2 Adults/ 2 Kids)

Wild Surmise Beckett Theatre, 9 Nov – 2 Dec

Pompeii, L.A. Merlyn Theatre, 16 Nov – 9 Dec

opening night in season

QTY

$

preview matinee

QTY

$

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

Full

47.50

Full

42.50 42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

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Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

42.50

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

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Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Full

41.50

Full

37.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Senior/Grp

35.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

35.50

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Child <18

20

Child <18

18

Family Ticket

120

Family Ticket

110

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

Full

47.50

Full

42.50 42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

36

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

Sat Eve

47.50

Sat Eve

42.50

Full

47.50

Full

42.50

Senior/Grp

43.50

Senior/Grp

39.50

Conc.

39.50

Conc.

Student

24.50

Student

24.50

36

Under 30s

26.50

Under 30s

26.50

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