2013 See It Live Theatre Season

See it Live

2013

TH E AT R E S E A S O N

Foreword It is with much pleasure that I present the See It Live Theatre Season. The 2013 Season is a great selection of shows from a variety of producers from both Queensland and interstate.

This year’s See It Live Season is an exciting selection that features some companies performing for the first time on the Pilbeam Theatre stage and some making a welcome return.

We have fine music, classical and contemporary dance, drama, comedy, opera and more. Of course we also have own musical, the award winning Chicago.

Please take a moment to look through this booklet and consider the benefits of becoming a subscriber.

The See it Live Season is proudly presented by Rockhampton Regional Council, in cooperation with Playing Australia and other State and Federal funding bodies.

Cr Rose Swadling

Chair of Communities Committee

Rockhampton Regional Council

Central Queensland Performing Arts Foundation Thanks to the generosity of benefactors, the Central Queensland Performing Arts Foundation is helping young people achieve their goal of a career in the performing arts.

The Central Queensland Performing Arts Foundation aims to provide performing arts experience and opportunities to enhance the cultural life of the residents of the region promoting the performing arts for the benefit of the Central Queensland Community.

Diamond Benefactors HÊlène Jones The Friends of the Theatre Dr and Mrs Lowrey Drs Bob and Donna Galley

We invite you to become a Benefactor of the Central Queensland Performing Arts Foundation with your tax deductible donation or bequest.

Contact the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office for a brochure on 4927 4111. www.cqpaf.com.au

Gold Benefactors Cr Rose Swadling Anne and Mark Svendsen Roz and Peter Owens

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Flamenco Fire – Gypsy Pathways Director & Musical Director: Assistant Director: Choreographic Design: Ensemble Vocal Director:

Andrew Veivers Eva Fernandez Adan Simone Pope James Paul

Vivid seductive haunting ... Take a journey with Flamenco Fire through eight centuries of colourful Romani history and feel the heat of a fiery performance of heart pounding dance and captivating music that is Gypsy Pathways.

Gypsy Pathways features a stunning line up of international guests alongside some of Australia’s finest flamenco artists, dancer Simone Pope, guitarist Andrew Veivers and violinist Shenton Gregory.

Flamenco Fire - Gypsy Pathways distils eight centuries of tradition into a compelling, passionate, and vibrant show that captures all of the excitement and drama of this part of the great Romani story.

This truly was an intimate display of artistry. As one, the audience erupted in cheers and “Ole!”, and a standing ovation. 4 out of 5 stars.

Phil Reece, DanceHub

Approximate duration: 115 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

www.redchair.com.au

Pilbeam Theatre, Thursday 28 February at 7.30pm

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

By Arrangement with ORiGIN Theatrical On behalf of Samuel French Ltd

CHICAGO Book by: Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse Music by: John Kander Lyrics by: Fred Ebb Based on the play Chicago by Maurine Dallas Watkins Director: Musical Director: Choreographer: Vocal Director:

Karen Crone Bob Heppell Lita Hegvold Julie Layt

Following on the success of Dusty and The Boy From Oz, we turn our sights on the prohibition era in 2013 with the award winning Chicago.

Chicago contains one show-stopping song after another including All That Jazz, Cell Block Tango, When You’re Good to Mama, Mr Cellophane, The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle and more.

“Chicago remains one of the sassiest, most stylish musicals on the stage” London Theatre Pilbeam Theatre

Friday 15 March at 7.30pm Saturday 16 March at 7.30pm Sunday 17 March at 3pm Friday 22 March at 7.30pm Saturday 23 March at 7.30pm

Approximate duration: 150 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

www.seeitlive.com.au

The show features Amanda Locker as Velma, Emily Brown as Roxie, Grant Wolf Whitfield as Billy Flynn, Dean Netherwood as Amos and Anna Kahler as Matron Morton.

PHOTO: Jeff Busby

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Sundowner Director: Kate Denborough Writer: David Denborough Performers: Helen Morse, Jackie Rees, Timothy Ohl, Michelle Heaven, Craig Bary with the Tivoli Lovelies Created in partnership with Alzheimer’s Australia Imagine this...It is becoming increasingly difficult to discern the difference between the present and the past, between what is familiar and what is foreign. Events that took place just minutes ago are being constantly erased, while memories that you have been able to keep at bay for decades now come rushing towards you.

The realm of memory remains a great mystery and Sundowner’s Syndrome remains an unanswered question. Why is it that just as the sun goes down, so many of those with Alzheimer’s become particularly disorientated and confused?

This breathtaking performance traverses sorrow, fears and human dignity.

Through the eyes of three generations, Sundowner tells the story of so many Australian families.

If our parent is no longer the person we know, how can we care for them in the present and also honour their memory?

“...it succeeds in what it sets out to do: engage, affect, educate and entertain” The Australian Pilbeam Theatre, Saturday 20 April at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 80 minutes (no interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

www.kage.com.au

Sundowner is a story of love: love of family, love of history, and love of life.

Rockhampton Regional Council presents Natalie Weir’s

R&J Produced by Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre Composer: John Babbage Music: Topology Designer: Bruce McKinven Lighting Designer: David Walters

Winner of Outstanding Achievement in Choreography at the 2012 Australian Dance Awards, R&J reinforces the notion that love – no matter what age you are, or what era you live in – is eternal, and its power, everlasting.

With music composed by John Babbage and recorded by prolific music ensemble Topology, R&J celebrates contemporary performance at its most bold and powerful.

“R&J is love interrupted, love you can’t live without and love you have to. This is Romeo and Juliet for our times.”

Olivia Stewart, The Courier Mail Pilbeam Theatre, Saturday 1 June at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 60 minutes (no interval) Regular Adult Price: $47 EDC has received financial assistance from the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

www.expressionsdancecompany.org.au

Love plays a major role in all our lives, but as Shakespeare knew too well, does not always guarantee a fairy-tale ending. Set across three different eras, and telling three different versions of events, Expressions Dance Company’s R&J turns the classic story of Romeo and Juliet on its head, cutting to the essence of what is real, human and inevitable.

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Animal Farm By George Orwell Adapted and created by shake & stir theatre co Adaptor: Director: Designer: Lighting Designer: Sound Designer/ Composer:

Nick Skubij Michael Fulcher Josh McIntosh Jason Glenwright

CAST Ross Balbuziente Nelle Lee Bryan Probets Nick Skubij

Guy Webster

Animal Farm, one of the most controversial and studied political commentaries arrives in a brand new production combining physical theatre and storytelling.

Directed by Michael Futcher and brought to life by shake & stir theatre co and a cast of Queensland’s most dynamic actors, Animal Farm promises to be one of the most shocking, exciting, relevant and wickedly funny theatre events in 2013.

Patron Advice: Suitable for ages 13+ “Best play of 2011…Do whatever you can to get a ticket”.

The Courier-Mail Pilbeam Theatre, Friday 7 June at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 80 minutes (no interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

www.shakeandstir.com.au

George Orwell’s simple yet intensely powerful fairy tale illustrates how greed and absolute power corrupts absolutely and, with devastating consequences, can change the course of history. Revolution has taken place at Manor Farm. The pigs have assumed control and under the principles of ‘Animalism’ – a better life, free from human service, is promised to all. Guided by a simple set of rules and an unrelenting respect for authority, it is not long before the rules that promised freedom become the chains that bind the animal once again.

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Mozart’s Don Giovanni A new production from Opera Australia’s Oz Opera Director: Michael Gow Conductor: Tahu Matheson Adapted by: Michael Gow Designer: Robert Kemp

Lighting Designer: Matt Scott Orchestra Reduction: Andrew Greene English Translation: Anthony Legge

The Don spends his days in the company of gorgeous women, fine food and the best champagne, and he’s ready to add more women to his catalogue of conquests. But this time his dalliances are not going entirely to plan. Donna Anna wants to avenge the death of her father (which Don Giovanni may have had something to do with), and the abandoned Donna Elvira seems to disrupt his seductive plans at every turn. Meanwhile, Zerlina just wants to get married without the Don’s amorous interference...or does she?

But something more sinister is waiting just around the corner. Is opera’s favourite bad boy about to meet his match?

Be swept up in the stylishly sexy decadence straight out of La Dolce Vita in Oz Opera’s new production of Mozart’s classic opera. Our smouldering Don is about to seduce audiences all around Australia – watch out ladies!

Sung in English, performed with chamber orchestra.

“…a dramatically convincing and visually beautiful production.”

Bill Stephens, Canberra Critics Circle Pilbeam Theatre, Tuesday 23 July at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 180 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $55

www.ozopera.com.au

Patrons’ Advice: Very small amount of atmospheric smoke used.

PHOTO: KRIS WASHUSEN

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

The Comedy Of Errors A Bell Shakespeare and State Theatre Company of South Australia co‑production By: William Shakespeare Director: Imara Savage Designer: Pip Runciman Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Composer: David Heinrich Assistant Director: Nescha Jelk With: Elena Carapetis, Jude Henshall, Nathan O’Keefe and Hazem Shammas

Imara Savage takes on one of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies with style.

Sharp banter and comical word‐play lure us into a contemporary world where characters are reinvented, individuality is fluid, and bigger themes lie just below the surface.

Over the course of this fast-paced comedy, truths are increasingly unstable, accidents more unfortunate and the boundary between what’s real and what isn’t becomes even more tenuous.

Pilbeam Theatre, Wednesday 31 July at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 105 minutes (no interval) Regular Adult Price: $55

www.bellshakespeare.com.au

Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth when they’re rescued from a shipwreck. And when they end up in the same shifty, transitory port‐town of Ephesus fully grown, we join them on their bizarre journey of reconciliation. As they collide unknowingly with each other’s friends and family, it’s not long before this absurd tale of mistaken identity and far‐fetched coincidence unfolds in chaotic hilarity.

PHOTO: Alex Weltlinger

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Mozart & Britten Performed by ACO2 ACO2, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s precocious little sister, connects the next generation of talented young Australian musicians with the stars of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, creating a combined ensemble with a fresh, energetic performance style. The band garners enormous enthusiasm as it tours the length and breadth of Australia.

ACO Principal Violin, Helena Rathbone leads the band in this concert of classical favourites.

Don’t miss this chance to hear musicians from Australia’s most dynamic orchestra performing with the stars of the future.

Program Pärt Mozart Smalley Britten

Cantus in Memoriam of Benjamin Britten Violin Concerto No.2 Birthday Tango Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge

Pilbeam Theatre, Friday 13 September at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 90 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

HOLMES À COURT FAMILY FOUNDATION

THE ROSS TRUST

THE NEILSON FOUNDATION

www.aco.com.au

“There was a breath of fresh air and a hint of the new when ACO2 played.”

Sydney Central

PHOTO: Kris Washusen

Rockhampton Regional Council presents A State Theatre Company of South Australia production

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) By: Adam Long, Daniel Singer and Jess Winfield In a world where we constantly lament that we are “time-poor”, who has the time or indeed the stamina to endure the daunting length of the Immortal Bard’s canon? So join us as we present a bold, speedy, irreverent romp through all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays that aims to out-Python Monty!

Three brave actors brazenly blend the best of the brilliant Bard with the scrapings from the bottom of the absurdity barrel in this farcical feast of inspired lunacy. A side-splitting roller coaster ride involving improvisation, pop culture and audience participation, as well as the fastest, funniest “Hamlet” you’re ever likely to see. Since its first production, performed by its creators the Reduced Shakespeare Company, 25 years ago, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) has become a global phenomenon with seasons in over twenty countries including a record‑breaking nine year run at London’s Criterion Theatre in the West End.

“Stand-up veteran Damian Callinan has a relaxed, slow burn to his comedy, which is a joy to watch and, dressed in an iridescent doublet and hose with a rampant peacock (named Brendan) as a codpiece, he is a constant source of mirth” Murray Bramwell, The Australian Pilbeam Theatre, Tuesday 17 September at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 147 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $47

www.statetheatrecompany.com.au

Tim Overton joins original cast member and comedian Damian Callinan.

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Giselle Produced and staged by: Choreography: Music: Set & costume design:

Ai-Gul Gaisina after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot Adolphe Adam Based on an original design by Peter Cazalet

Beautiful and haunting, Giselle is a luminous masterpiece of Romantic ballet.

Her heart broken and her reason shattered, the innocent village girl Giselle succumbs to untimely death. Deep in the moonlit forest, she emerges in the twilight spirit world of the vengeful Wilis, spirits of girls who have been cruelly betrayed, and perished before their wedding days. When Giselle’s repentant lover Albrecht visits her grave, only her undying love and devotion can sustain him through the Wilis’ irresistible, deathly dance.

Pilbeam Theatre, Wednesday 16 October at 7.30pm Approximate duration: 120 minutes (including interval) Regular Adult Price: $55

Principal Partner

www.queenslandballet.com.au

Requiring exceptional technical and dramatic skills, Giselle is a heartrending tale of love, remorse and forgiveness. Queensland Ballet’s traditional production offers breathtaking, graceful dance, but ultimately it is the emotional depth of this exquisite work that will touch your heart.

How to Subscribe See top quality theatre in 2013 and save money with the See It Live 2013 Theatre Season.

Pick Your Seat It’s simple – choose a subscription pack, fill it with your choice of shows, and get ready for a great year of theatre! Get your favourite seats before most people have even realised tickets are on sale!

Choose from: 4-Pack – one ticket to any four different shows in this booklet.

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Youth 4-Pack – one ticket to any four different shows in this booklet (for theatregoers under 25 years of age only) Substantial Savings All subscription packs guarantee substantial savings on individual ticket prices. The more you buy the bigger the discount. You will save up to $15 per ticket depending on which shows and which pack you select (see the ‘regular price’ listed on each show’s page in this booklet to see exactly how much you will be saving).

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How to get the best seats in the House: 1. Fill out the form on the subscription brochure. If you are planning to use Dial’n’Charge, it might still be helpful to fill out the form for your own records and to expedite your transaction when telephoning Box Office staff.

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To help make your visits to the theatre more enjoyable we have compiled this information: Location and facilities The Pilbeam Theatre is located at the corner of Victoria Parade and Cambridge Street, Rockhampton. A large car park is situated at the rear of the theatre, with access from Bolsover Street. There is a passenger drop off point at the front of the theatre, although for people with mobility impairment, access and parking are available at the Cambridge Street side of the theatre. There is a lift from foyer to Box Office level to further assist people with a disability. The Pilbeam Theatre can accommodate a number of patrons with special seating needs. Please ensure you advise box office staff as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Bar and Foyer On arrival at the theatre or at interval you can relax with a drink in our bar or just catch up with friends in the foyer. Pre-ordering your interval drinks will save you time at interval. Ask the bar staff about this service on arrival.

Restaurant For lunch, dinner and high tea, Delizie is the place to be at the Pilbeam Theatre. Phone 4927 8316 for reservations.

For the comfort of other patrons Programs start promptly at the advertised start time and latecomers will not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Smoking is not allowed in any part of the Pilbeam Theatre. If you wish to smoke, please do so in the designated smoking areas which are located in the rear carpark on the other side of Quay Lane and on the kerb on Cambridge Street between Victoria Parade and the Cambridge Street entrance.

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Please turn your mobile phone off before entering the auditorium.

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SHOW DATE

TIME

Gypsy Pathways

Thursday 28 February

7.30pm

Chicago

Friday 15 March

7.30pm

Saturday 16 March

7.30pm

Sunday 17 March

3.00pm

Friday 22 March

7.30pm

Saturday 23 March

7.30pm

Sundowner

Saturday 20 April

7.30pm

R&J

Saturday 1 June

7.30pm

Animal Farm

Friday 7 June

7.30pm

Don Giovanni

Tuesday 23 July

7.30pm

The Comedy of Errors

Wednesday 31 July

7.30pm

A CO 2

Friday 13 September

7.30pm

Complete Works of William Shakespeare

Tuesday 17 September

7.30pm

Giselle

Wednesday 16 October

7.30pm

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Rockhampton Regional Council presents Arena Theatre Company’s

Cautionary Tales For Children Based on the verse by Hilaire Belloc Adapted by Claudia O’Doherty, Mark Jones and Chris Kohn A lyrical satirical cabaret at which you may lose your head entirely!

Created for audiences aged 8 and above, the delightful family production Cautionary Tales for Children is proof that learning lessons about good behaviour has never been so quite so absurd and hilarious at the same time.

“A very funny and wickedly entertaining performance for children and adults alike.”

Drew Lane, Aussie Theatre Pilbeam Theatre, Wednesday 17 April at 6.30pm Approximate duration: 60 minutes (no interval) Price: Adult $18.50, Aged pensioners $13.50, Family $57 Arena Theatre Company Ltd is assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body

www.arenatheatre.com.au

Meet our dysfunctional musical troupe of four, who have travelled to our stage via a time machine. They’re on a mission to teach today’s rascally kids a thing or two about the importance of being well-behaved, and are armed with Hilaire Belloc’s poems about wayward children and the outlandish fates that befall them.

This work has been developed with the assistance of Arts Centre Melbourne Carnegie 18 New Music Theatre Series, the Australia Council for the Arts and the John F. Kennedy Centre’s New Visions/New Voices program.

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Possum Magic 2013

The Farewell Tour!

A Garry Ginivan Attraction Based on the book written

by Mem Fox and illustrated

by Julie Vivas

Grandma Poss made bush magic.

First published in 1983 Possum Magic was an instant success with children and parents alike. In 1990 the musical stage adaptation had its world premiere, which was sold out before it opened. Since then Possum Magic - The Musical is now firmly established as the most successful musical for children and families ever.

2013 will mark the 30th Anniversary of publication and over 20 years on stage.

Possum Magic - 2013 - will be the final farewell tour. Don’t miss it!

“As dinkum as the wattle, as true blue as the gum Possum Magic is a production of integrity and gusto!”

Sydney Sun Herald Pilbeam Theatre, Tuesday 3 September at 6.30pm Approximate duration: 55 minutes (no interval) Price: Adult $18.50, Aged pensioners $13.50, Family $57

www.possummagicmusial.com

She made Wombats blue and Kookaburras pink, Dingos smile and Emus Shrink, but the best magic of all was the “Possum Magic”, that made Baby Hush invisible.

© Mem Fox 1983. Illustration copyright © Julie Vivas 1983. First published by Omnibus Books a Division of Scholastic Australia Pty Limited in 1983. This adaptation created under license from Scholastic Australia Pty Limited.

Rockhampton Regional Council gratefully acknowledges the following organisations in assisting performing arts touring in regional Australia.

Tours managed and coordinated by arTour, an initiative supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

The Australian Government is proud to be associated with this tour through the national performing arts touring program, Playing Australia, which gives Australians across the country the opportunity to see some of our best performing arts.

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