The Joan 2018

THE JOAN 2018 DISCOVERY ON YOUR DOORSTEP

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TO THE HEART OF YOUR CREATIVE CITY – THE JOAN SUTHERLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

THIS YEAR WE INVITE YOU TO TAKE A HOLIDAY AT HOME. Take a closer look and you’ll see the hidden treasures of Penrith’s High Street reflected in our own High Street Season. Twelve shows specially selected to surprise and delight audiences of all tastes and persuasions. Peek behind the curtain and you’ll see diversity in abundance across a season of contemporary and classical music, brand new and centuries old theatre, comedy, dance and storytelling.

Beyond the High Street, the Playground is in session. With our ever-growing population of little people, we’re constantly on the lookout for high quality children’s entertainment to build tiny imaginations and boost maximum fun.

We’ve paved the way for Sundays in the Piazza this year, with a rolling calendar of events that’ll fuel mind, body and soul; from talks and live streams to comedy and fine music.

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2018 is full of treats and treasures – just like our own community. We look forward to sharing it with you.

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As always, Fine Music continues to power along at The Joan at the Summit, with our Richard Bonynge Fine Music Series bringing you spinetingling experiences in our Concert Hall, including a magnificent concert with not one, two, three or four – but EIGHT – grand pianos on stage!

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Our Q Theatre season continues to grow, and this year you’ll see three brand new home-grown shows integrated into the program, drawing on emerging talent, local stories and our own development hub, Q Lab.

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WHY

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WE LOVE TO BRING THE BEST SHOWS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY TO YOU AT THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE PRICES POSSIBLE

Our subscribers are the heart of our community, and that’s just one of the many benefits of being a Joan subscriber.

BIG SAVINGS The more shows you pick in your pack, the more dollars you’ll save. In 2018 Joan subscribers SAVE UP TO $169 depending on your selections, which means you can get tickets to our shows for up to $30 less than the single ticket price!

GUARANTEED SEATS Hottest ticket in town? No need to worry about missing out when it’s already in your hand.

Many of our shows do sell out fast.

BEST SEATS First in, best dressed. Subscribers are seated in premium seats.

IT’S OK TO CHANGE Sometimes plans shift as the year unfolds.

If you’re a subscriber we offer free ticket exchanges so you can reschedule to suit.

GET OUT MORE Don’t let that great show you were dying to see somehow pass you by. Sign up now and as the months come around you’ll have plenty of special treats on the calendar to look forward to.

HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE? Use the attached form to become a 2018 Joan Subscriber – simply choose either a four, six or eight pack – the bigger the pack the more you save!

ADULT

CONCESSION SAVING

4

$196

$176

Up to $79

6

$264

$234

$36 to $131

8

$336

$296

$94 to $169

You can also purchase your subscription online at www.thejoan.com.au WANT A BIGGER PACK? Contact our box office and we’ll be happy to help.

Please note – Tapestry needs to be purchased as an add-on to your subscription, so you can select from the 11 other shows listed for the year to make up your subscription pack!

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SUBSCRIBE & SAVE

Once we have your completed form we’ll process your subscription, post out your tickets and you and your friends will be all set for your year of entertainment.

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ADD IN SHOWS Build your bundle and receive a 20% DISCOUNT on tickets to some of our other shows too!*

FEBRUARY

*Tapestry (add-on, not part of the subscription pack)

JUNE MAY

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WHARF REVUE 2018

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B2M: MAMANTA

SEPTEMBER

SEPTEMBER

MICF ROADSHOW THE ORCHID AND THE CROW

TAPESTRY ISAIAH FIREBRACE

12 MONTHS OF TREATS & TREASURES AT THE JOAN

JANUARY

APRIL

BACK TO BACK: Q THEATRE JUNE

BOSOM BUDDIES AUGUST

LETTERS TO LINDY OCTOBER

DAYS LIKE THESE NOVEMBER

12 MONTHS OF TREATS & TREASURES AT THE JOAN

MARCH

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YELLOW YELLOW SOMETIMES BLUE

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JULIUS CAESAR

ISAIAH FIREBRACE FROM A SMALL-TOWN SINGER WITH BIG DREAMS, TO ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST SUCCESSFUL ARTISTS. Isaiah Firebrace has blazed his way through the past few years, gathering accolades, awards, and global success along the way.

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The boy from Moama won The X Factor in 2016 and followed up with a debut single that charted all over the world and notched up 130 million international streams. In 2017 he represented Australia at Eurovision in Ukraine with his song Don’t Come Easy, placing ninth in the Grand Final.

All that at just 17 years of age. This talented indigenous singer is described as a role model for young people in Australia, and is passionate about showing them they can achieve anything they set their minds to.

Isaiah’s success story may have begun in a small town, years ago, but now the world is listening and Penrith audiences will experience his soaring vocals as he lights up the stage to open our 2018 High Street season.

PRODUCED BY Yoyo Music & HIT

ONE SHOW ONLY SUNDAY 21 JAN | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $65 | CONCESSION $60 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

TAPESTRY THE SONGS OF CAROLE KING WITH THE Brill Band PRODUCED BY Grows On Trees Productions

ONE SHOW ONLY FRIDAY 9 FEB | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $79 | CONCESSION $75

Formidable household names, Vika Bull and Debra Byrne are revered for their vocal styles.

Vika is a multi-platinum artist who smashed onto the music scene in the late 80s, singing back-up vocals with her sister Linda in the blues-rock band The Black Sorrows and has since forged a diverse pathway into soul, gospel, blues, country and the island music of her Tongan ancestry.

Debra Byrne is an Australian music icon. An original cast member of Young Talent Time, Debra won a Logie and was crowned Queen of Pop at the age of 16. She’s starred onstage in blockbuster musicals and on numerous Australian television productions.

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Please note – Tapestry needs to be purchased as an add-on to your subscription, so you can select from the 11 other shows listed for the year to make up your subscription pack!

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Released in 1971, Tapestry was No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart for 15 weeks with over 25 million copies sold worldwide. It is considered one of the most important pop albums of the 20th century, producing the mega hits I Feel the Earth Move, You’ve Got a Friend, (You Make Me Feel Like) a Natural Woman, It’s Too Late and Will You Love Me Tomorrow.

FEBRUARY 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU

SUNG BY Vika Bull & Debra Byrne

A CELEBRATION OF CAROLE KING’S MASTERPIECE BY TWO OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST LOVED VOCALISTS.

BACK TO BACK Q THEATRE

A DOUBLE BILL OF FRESH NEW WORK, STRAIGHT OUT OF Q LAB.

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED Have you ever worried that if you let yourself, you’d never stop eating?

Have you had that worry for a loved one?

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Everything You Ever Wanted is a new theatre work by Australian theatre artist Rachel Roberts exploring the science of dieting, weight and disordered eating.

Rachel Roberts is an intelligent, sensitive and cheeky theatre maker. Cutting her teeth with Sydney brats Applespiel and Canberra’s sciencetheatre mavericks Boho Interactive, Rachel places herself under the microscope in this deeply personal exploration of diet culture and disordered eating.

Research and development has been supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW, Nurturing Evolutionary Development Inc. Association, ATYP and Q Lab at The Joan.

Applespiel are young, whip-smart, tirelessly creative, and will no doubt be causing a ruckus for quite some time.

THE BRAG

BACK TO BACK Q THEATRE

TWO SHOWS, ONE TICKET. ONE GREAT NIGHT.

HOW I SAVED THE WESTERN BLACK RHINO If you’re looking at a whole lot of endangered species but you only have enough resources to save some, how do you make that decision?

In How I Saved The Western Black Rhino, Australian theatre maker Nathan Harrison looks at the current extinction crisis and explores the daunting complexity of wildlife conservation – along with the uplifting story of travelling to Africa to try to save one of the last Western Black Rhinos in existence.

TICKETS

STANDARD $55 | CONCESSION $50 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION 2 x 60 minute shows with a 20 minute interval.

Produced by Q Theatre

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Development has been supported by Camden People’s Theatre, Hackney Showroom, Coney, and Q Theatre’s Q Lab Residency at The Joan.

SHOWS

THURSDAY 15 MAR | 7.30PM FRIDAY 16 MAR | 7.30PM SATURDAY 17 MAR | 2PM | 7.30PM THURSDAY 22 MAR | 7.30PM FRIDAY 23 MAR | 7.30PM SATURDAY 24 MAR | 7.30PM

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In the history of the earth there have been five mass extinction events, the most famous of which is the dinosaurs. With the current extinction rate thousands of times higher than normal, we might be in the middle of the sixth – and this one is being caused by us.

PRODUCED BY Q Theatre

Nancye Hayes is a master in keeping an audience riveted.

McKenney outshines the sequins on his shirts.

HERALD SUN

THE AGE

BOSOM BUDDIES

STARRING Nancye Hayes & Todd McKenney DEVISED BY Peter J Adams DIRECTOR Jason Langley LIGHTING DESIGNER Trudy Dalgleish

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THE MUSIC, THE STORIES AND THE LAUGHS THAT STOPPED THE SHOW.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR Michael Tyack

She is Australia’s leading lady of musical theatre.

He is Australia’s favourite song and dance man. Together on stage, these two stars are brightly shining.

PRODUCED BY Christine Dunstan

Nancye Hayes and Todd McKenney are pals, chums, bosom buddies. Both are multi award winners and true showbiz legends. In this new show, they reflect on their stage careers and their lives off stage as well as on! They sing, they dance, they reminisce – about the lows as well as the highs. They tell backstage stories never before told and they show video footage never before seen. This true story is, in turns, moving, poignant and hilarious. As part of each performance the audience is invited to ask the questions they’ve always wanted to ask. Answers guaranteed!

SHOWS

TUESDAY 17 APR | 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 18 APR | 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 18 APR | MATINEE | 11AM

TICKETS

STANDARD $70 | CONCESSION $65 MATINEE | STANDARD $55 | CONCESSION $50 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

Turns divine vengeance into comedy gold.

THE AGE

THE ORCHID & THE CROW A COMEDY ABOUT AN ATHEIST SURVIVING CANCER BY FINDING GOD IN LANCE ARMSTRONG – WITH SONGS!

WINNER Best Writing Cabaret 2016 Green Room Awards PRODUCED BY Salvador Dinosaur & Critical Stages

ONE SHOW ONLY FRIDAY 18 MAY | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $45 | CONCESSION $40 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION 70 minutes, no interval.

Suitable for audiences 15 and over.

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Daniel effortlessly draws us into the inspiring tale of his near-death experience in this funny, uplifting story of faith, family and survival. Part story-telling, part-theatre featuring original songs from the award-winning writers of Otto & Astrid this is an original, accessible, brilliantly clever and ultimately moving story that audiences have described as ‘life-changing’. The play deals with rarely discussed themes in an entertaining, theatrical, accessible and comical form.

MAY 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU

CREATED AND PERFORMED BY Daniel Tobias

Daniel Tobias grew up in a Jewish-atheist household. In 2004 he found out he had stagefour testicular cancer and went searching for god.

Any god. Enter Lance Armstrong, seven-times winner of the Tour de France and legendary cancer survivor. Lance Armstrong’s story gave Daniel solace and hope when he needed it. Now of course, Armstrong is a fallen angel and after Daniel’s full recovery, he wonders – how many times will he be cheated by a god? This is a story about being let down by your heroes and those who you worship – time and time and time again.

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST COMEDY FESTIVAL IS READY TO ROLL BACK INTO PENRITH!

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Once again the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is prepping to journey around Australia, home-delivering hot and tasty comic treats to audiences near and far, and the sights are set on The Joan.

Featuring fantastic funny-makers from Australia and beyond, the Roadshow has it all. It’s stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song – all in one side-splitting show!

For nearly 20 years this roving tour-de-comedy has visited towns and cities around Australia, from Mildura to Mt Isa and everywhere in between.

There’s nowhere its exceptional entertainers fear to tread, so get ready…

Pack your laughing gear and get on board the Roadshow!

ONE SHOW ONLY

TUESDAY 19 JUN | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $45 | CONCESSION $40 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! WARNING: Performances often contain coarse language, sexual references and material that can offend. It is recommended for people aged 15 years or older.

DURATION Approximately 120 minutes including interval.

LETTERS TO LINDY A MOTHER’S LOSS. A NATION’S OBSESSION. A PLAY BY Alana Valentine PRODUCED BY Merrigong Theatre Company IN ASSOCIATION WITH Canberra Theatre Centre DIRECTOR Darren Yap

SHOWS

TUESDAY 26 JUN | 7.30PM WEDNESDAY 27 JUN | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $65 | CONCESSION $60 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION 100 minutes plus 20 minute interval.

The story captivated a nation. A mother accused of murdering her child, her claim – that the baby was taken by a dingo – denied and discredited by zealous police and a flawed legal system.

The media circus, the rumours, the nation’s prejudices laid bare.

Over three decades, from baby Azaria’s death to the final coroner’s report, the public wrote more than 20,000 letters to Lindy Chamberlain. From sympathy to abuse, letters from children and letters from those who have lost a child, these letters traverse the gamut of human response to Lindy’s story.

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Letters to Lindy draws on this correspondence, as well as extensive interviews with Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton herself, to create an enthralling, moving, and long overdue dialogue between Lindy and the nation.

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CAST INCLUDES Jeanette Cronin

Filled with humour and heartbreak, this stunning work by award-winning playwright Alana Valentine (Parramatta Girls, Head Full of Love) explores the public’s relationship with one of 20th Century Australia’s most iconic figures.

DAYS LIKE THESE PRODUCED BY Murmuration

THERE ARE THE BEST OF DAYS… THERE ARE THE WORST OF DAYS… AND THEN THERE ARE DAYS LIKE THESE…

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Days Like These explores the varied ways we, as humans, express our emotions from one day to the next. Through a series of emotive snapshots, the audience is invited to reflect on and revisit the best and worst days of your life. Drawing on the idea that our universal differences make us also the same, a creative team of very different people bravely peel back their layers to share stories of joy, loss, frustration and change.

Murmuration is Australia’s pioneering integrated performance company working with a collective of interdisciplinary professional artists with and without disability. In collaboration with each artist’s unique perspective, physicality and lived experiences Murmuration creates engaging and thought-provoking theatre.

DIRECTED BY Sarah-Vyne Vassallo COLLABORATING AND PERFORMING ARTISTS Melinda Tyquin, Matt Shilcock, Jianna Georgiou and Elle Evangelista CREATIVE TEAM Dramaturge Dan Daw, Composer Ekrem Eli Phoenix, Digital Media Imogen Cranna

SHOWS

FRIDAY 10 AUG | 12.30PM SATURDAY 11 AUG | 2PM | 7.30PM R Relaxed Performance | Saturday 11 Aug | 2pm

TICKETS

STANDARD $55 | CONCESSION $50 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

Photo: Gisella Vollmer

Australia’s answer to the Backstreet Boys.

HUFFINGTON POST

B2M: MAMANTA ONE SHOW ONLY

SATURDAY 1 SEP | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $45 | CONCESSION $40 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION 70 minutes, no interval.

Mamanta – meaning ‘friend’ in Tiwi – is a pumping RnB performance, Tiwi style! Incorporating footage and imagery of the Tiwi Islands, Mamanta is a vibrant cultural experience told through a mix of dance, chants and song.

In an historic show of support from the Tiwi Elders, B2M have gained permission to use traditional Tiwi chants and blend them with modern musical elements.

If you’ve never had an opportunity to travel to the Tiwi Islands before, this show is sure to take you on an illuminating and uplifting journey.

Hailed as “Australia’s answer to the Backstreet Boys” (Huffington Post), this unique boy band have conquered China, East Timor, Taiwan and Ireland.

You’ll find yourself dancing as they bring you a rare insight into their island culture delivered with their trademark wit, musicality and charm.

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B2M – Mamanta national tour is coordinated and presented by Artback NT with the assistance of the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

Building on their international touring acclaim, B2M (Bathurst to Melville), are embarking on their first national tour. Come and see this seven-piece band from the Tiwi Islands as they showcase their new album with its unique blend of contemporary and traditional sound.

SEPTEMBER 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU

PRESENTED BY Artback NT

A PUMPING RNB PERFORMANCE, TIWI ISLANDS STYLE!

THE WHARF REVUE 2018

THE JOAN PRESENTS A Sydney Theatre Company production WRITTEN AND CREATED BY Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe

SEPTEMBER 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU

DESIGNER Charles Davis

THE PUNCHLINES KEEP ROLLING IN. Those indefatigable kings of comedy, sorcerers of satire and masters of mockery, Jonathan Biggins and Drew Forsythe are back in the saddle and gearing up for another glorious year of political satire – the laughs will be bigger than ever.

We like to think of it as continuity with change.

So, politicians take cover and pundits stand back, because there will be songs, there will be dance, and there will be some very funny impressions.

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Join us as we sort the wets from the dries, the leaks from the fakes, and the factions from the fictions in this bigger, better and wharfier Revue than the Wharf could ever handle.

MUSICAL DIRECTOR Andrew Worboys

SHOWS

THURSDAY 20 SEP | 7.30PM FRIDAY 21 SEP | 7.30PM SATURDAY 22 SEP | 2PM | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $75 | CONCESSION $70 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

JULIUS CAESAR PRODUCED BY Bell Shakespeare CREATIVE TEAM

By William Shakespeare Director James Evans

TICKETS

STANDARD $65 | CONCESSION $60 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION Approximately 150 minutes including interval.

Photography by Pierre Toussaint.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

Bell Shakespeare is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

Brutus is suspicious. Cassius is conspiring.

Caesar’s days are numbered.

Loved by the people, Caesar’s power is growing – which is dangerous if you live in a world driven by ego and idealism.

Those that rise too fast must be dealt with. For the good of the country. For the good of those who wish to be rulers themselves.

Bell Shakespeare’s Associate Director, James Evans, will direct a production that’s seething with rage, leaving audiences breathless at how quickly violence reveals the fragility of democracy.

Experience the tension between aspiration and ambition, the triumphal entrances and brutal exits, as it is all laid on the line for Rome.

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SHOWS

FRIDAY 5 OCT | 7.30PM SATURDAY 6 OCT | 2PM | 7.30PM

Act 3, Scene 1.

OCTOBER 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU

WITH Kenneth Ransom Ivan Donato Emily Havea Louisa Mignone Nick Simpson-Deeks Russell Smith

CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR

Julius Caesar is Shakespeare’s political thriller, a masterpiece of intrigue and treachery. Stand witness to the assassination that leads to a life and death struggle for power in the Republic. Citizens mutiny, Mark Antony schemes, and the fate of Rome hangs in the balance.

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A NIGHT OF ART, INTRIGUE AND SOME SPECTACULAR CANAPÉS. Early evening. Autumn 1954. In a house beside the Nepean River a young woman is crying. Iris is chopping onions while Leo cooks the wild mushrooms he picked that morning. Iris is growing up at the foot of the Blue Mountains. Leo is making a new life for himself after fleeing war-ravaged Europe. Both are busy mixing stories, politics and drinks for a raucous party of modernist mischief.

Inspired by the history of Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, Yellow Yellow Sometimes Blue peers through the eyes of ‘the help,’ to offer a fresh take on Emu Plains in the 1950s.

BY Noëlle Janaczewska DIRECTOR Nick Atkins

SHOWS

THURSDAY 15 NOV | 7.30PM FRIDAY 16 NOV | 7.30PM SATURDAY 17 NOV | 2PM | 7.30PM THURSDAY 22 NOV | 7.30PM FRIDAY 23 NOV | 7.30PM SATURDAY 24 NOV | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $55 | CONCESSION $50 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE! DURATION Approximately 70 minutes.

Produced by Q Theatre

Q THEATRE

In 2018 Q Theatre will produce three works – Back to Back: Q Theatre, Everything You Ever Wanted, plus How I Saved the Western Black Rhino, and Yellow Yellow Sometimes Blue – as part of the Subscription Season. Back to Back: Q Theatre. offers up two of the sharpest works from our Artist in Residence program by Rachel Roberts and Nathan Harrison. Later in the year, Noëlle Janaczewska (Teacup in a Storm) returns to help breathe life into an imagined history of Emu Plains in the 50s in Yellow Yellow Sometimes Blue.

Around these major works Q Theatre is busy growing its workshop program designed to help early career artists train, collaborate and create.

From providing lunchtime theatre at Circular Quay in the 1960s, to our current home in The Joan, Q Theatre’s extensive and radical work over the past fifty odd years is hugely significant in Australia’s theatrical history and holds a vital place right at the heart of creative Penrith.

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If you’d like more information on Q Theatre and its programs contact Creative Producer for New Work & Development Nick Atkins on nick.atkins@penrith.city

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COME SAY HI SIT DOWN HAVE A DRINK WATCH A SHOW BE SURPRISED AGAIN

Q Theatre is your friendly neighbourhood theatre maker, focused on making shows right here at home. We connect artists from across Australia with local emerging and established creatives in search of the unique and always changing voices of Penrith.

THE SUMMIT FINE MUSIC AT THE JOAN

RICHARD BONYNGE FINE MUSIC SERIES We are thrilled to present another year of the Richard Bonynge Fine Music Series, bringing you a diverse and uplifting array of performances with the introduction of new musical elements to the mix.

It’ll be full of big sounds and virtuosic performances. We take Fine Music and turn it up to 11 in a specially curated program of classical music experiences like no other.

Bundle a Fine Music show into your Subscription Season package and receive a 20% DISCOUNT on each ticket.

OR

SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUMMIT FINE MUSIC SERIES TWO PACK STANDARD $100 | CONCESSION $90 THREE PACK STANDARD $140 | CONCESSION $120 FOUR PACK STANDARD $180 | CONCESSION $160

Visit www.thejoan.com.au to subscribe online, or fill in the form at the back of this brochure.

Alternatively you can call our Box Office on 4723 7600 and subscribe over the phone.

SYDNEY ART QUARTET

Gripping intensity … impeccable cohesion … exquisite translucence.

LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE

AUSTRALIAN HAYDN ENSEMBLE

Formed from a group of dedicated musicians with national and international experience, the Australian Haydn Ensemble has rapidly claimed a place among Australia’s finest period orchestras and chamber music groups.

The ensemble presents a thrilling program of Handel and Mozart arias from Agrippina, The Magic Flute and Marriage of Figaro featuring internationally acclaimed Canadian Soprano, Stefanie True and Australian Baritone David Greco along with Haydn’s London Symphony in an historical chamber arrangement.

SECRETS THROUGH A SOUNDGLASS PRODUCED BY Hanli Sean Botha

EXPLORING TEXTURE IN SOUND AND SILENCE Hear never before performed music that dares to be different. Featuring the Sydney Art Quartet in their debut performance at The Joan and acclaimed composers Felicity Wilcox, Christina Green, Peggy Polias, Catherine Golden and Dan Thorpe.

ONE SHOW ONLY

With Christina Green and Daniel Thorpe (piano) and Catherine Golden (double bass).

STANDARD $60 | CONCESSION $55 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

ONE SHOW ONLY

SATURDAY 24 FEB | 7.30PM

THIS CONCERT IS A FREE ADD-ON FOR SUMMIT SUBSCRIBERS

TICKETS

…something of a jewel in the national period instrument crown.

LIMELIGHT MAGAZINE

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TICKETS

FRIDAY 20 APR | 7.30PM

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Written for violin, viola, cello, double bass and piano, Secrets through a Soundglass takes its cues from experimental music of the 20th and 21st centuries, as researched by Hanli Sean Botha at Western Sydney University.

FOUR-COLOURSEASON PRODUCED BY The Song Company

An atmospheric journey from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons to new Australian music.

An evergreen selection of song and brand-new Indigenous dance to match the patterns and movement of the many Australian seasons.

The traditional four seasons of Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter have been depicted in European art and music for centuries, but the Aboriginal experience of the seasons is a much more varied and subtler story that tells of the patterns of animal and plant life and their direct impact on survival.

In this sympathetic synthesis of two artforms The Song Company is joined by a duo of dancers from The Thomas E.S. Kelly Project to trace the course of the Earth’s annual journey in movement and song, both old and new.

The program includes arrangements from Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and music ranging from Alice Chance’s Pallah-Pallah to Francis Poulenc’s Un soir de neige.

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Acclaimed as the ‘Angel of Australia’, Mirusia gained worldwide fame as the featured soprano soloist with André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra. Mirusia has released five solo albums, and was the first classical artist ever to receive a No 1. ARIA Award, after topping the ARIA DVD charts. She now tours regularly around the world with her Musical Director, Graeme Press and her own Chamber Orchestra, wowing sell-out audiences with her command of opera, musical theatre, pop and jazz styles.

ONE SHOW ONLY

ONE SHOW ONLY

TICKETS

TICKETS

SATURDAY 30 JUN | 7.30PM

STANDARD $65 | CONCESSION $60 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

FRIDAY 28 SEP | 7.30PM

STANDARD $55 | CONCESSION $50 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

EIGHT GRANDS AN ORCHESTRA OF PIANOS In this thrilling concert we bring you the spectacle of eight grand pianos together on stage with some of Australia’s most brilliant musicians at the helm.

ONE SHOW ONLY

SATURDAY 18 AUG | 7.30PM

TICKETS

STANDARD $75 | CONCESSION $70 OR SUBSCRIBE & SAVE!

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MUSIC DIRECTOR Tamara-Anna Cislowska

THE PIAZZA

PENRITH YOUTH ORCHESTRA

PRODUCED BY The Joan, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Penrith Symphony Orchestra

The first Penrith Youth Orchestra concerts will showcase the impressive talents of 27 young string players performing together with their tutors from the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Penrith Symphony Orchestra.

SHOWS

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SUNDAY 20 MAY SUNDAY 25 NOV

SOMETHING FOR SUNDAYS A CREATIVE LIFT IS RIGHT ON YOUR DOORSTEP

PRODUCED BY Sydney Opera House

ANTIDOTE LIVESTREAM PRODUCED BY Sydney Opera House

A FESTIVAL OF IDEAS, ART AND ACTION

Featuring innovators, culture-shakers, innovative thinkers and storytellers, the festival aims to invigorate discussion on important issues and ideas that matter to women today.

Politics. Climate change. Fake news. Money.

We’ve spent years talking about the world’s problems. Now we need an Antidote. Prepare yourself for bold ideas. For art, attitude, creativity and culture. It’s time to recharge. Rethink.

Take stock, and take action.

ONE DAY ONLY

ONE DAY ONLY

SUNDAY 4 MAR

SUNDAY 2 SEP

Image credit: Rakini Devi, Urban Kali. Q Lab Artist-in-Residence. Photo: Alana Dimou

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SUBSCRIBE & SAVE FAMILY SUBSCRIBER 3 PACK – $192 A family pass (four tickets, at least one adult) to whichever three shows that you’d like to see this year. Not only will you save money, you’ll also have a great bunch of shows to look forward to throughout the year!

Please also note that subscribers to The Joan’s 2018 High Street Subscription Season will receive up to a 20% DISCOUNT on family tickets to all Kids & Families shows.

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Visit www.thejoan.com.au to download a subscription form or subscribe online.

Alternatively you can call our Box Office on 4723 7600 and arrange to have a brochure sent to you, or you can subscribe over the phone.

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FUN FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES

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MINI-FEST

What better way to start the year than with a fun festival just for Kids & Families. This is the perfect way to break up those long summer days and get everyone out of the house for some holiday fun!

Nay Nay’s songs Bubble Pop, Smash It Down, I Have A Voice and My Brother Ate My LEGO are household favourites. You may also know Nay Nay for her work as Hootabelle on Giggle and Hoot.

Mini-Fest begins in the mini-Music Lounge with singer/songwriter and mother of two, Angie Who. Loved by little people and grown-ups alike, Angie’s music is beautiful – full of melodies to escape into. It’s the sort of music that makes memories. A great way to kick off a fun family day.

So get your diaries out, circle 23 January and come on down to The Joan for a fabulous family morning – a great way to build some summer holiday memories.

Once you’ve soaked up some tunes it’ll be time to move into the Concert Hall for the very best of Little Big Shots – Australia’s best international film festival for kids, with a special guest compere to keep things rolling.

JANUARY SCHOOL HOLIDAYS TUESDAY 23 JAN | 11AM TILL 1:30PM

TICKETS

ADULTS $35 | CHILDREN $30 FAMILY $100 AGES 1 – 8

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A SUMMER HOLIDAY FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND FILM – JUST FOR KIDS (AND THEIR ADULTS)!

All that entertainment will build your appetite, so after the screening we’ll be feeding hungry tummies – as part of the ticket price – before we head back to the Music Lounge for a special treat – Nay Nay, star of ABC Kids and creator of Tinkertime!

April School Holidays JULY School Holidays JULY School Holidays OCTOBER School Holidays A MONKEY BAA THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION

JOSEPHINE WANTS TO DANCE

A story about dreams, believing in yourself … and a dancing kangaroo.

Josephine Wants to Dance is a brand new Australian musical based on the hugely popular picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley.

Perfect for young audiences from 4 to 9 years and their families, and brought to you by the team that created the award-winning Pete the Sheep, this hilarious new work by Monkey Baa brings to life a tale about a bush Kangaroo you’ll never forget!

january School Holidays ADAPTED BY Eva Di Cesare, Sandra Eldridge and Tim McGarry DIRECTOR Jonathan Biggins PROGRAM 2018 | WWW.THEJOAN.COM.AU | PAGE 31

COMPOSER Philip Scott CHOREOGRAPHER Tim Harbour (courtesy of the Australian Ballet) DESIGNER James Browne LIGHTING DESIGNER Emma Lockhart-Wilson

SHOWS

FRIDAY 27 APR | 10AM | 12PM

TICKETS

ADULTS $25 | CHILDREN $20 FAMILY $76 AGES 4-9 DURATION 45 minutes.

Illustration ©Bruce Whatley 2006, from Josephine Wants to Dance by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley. Published by Harper Collins Australia.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, and the NSW Government through Create NSW.

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CDP Kids presents

Michael Sieders Presents

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THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR SHOW

MAGICAL PUPPETS One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, The Very Hungry Caterpillar emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family.

Journey through Eric Carle’s incredible stories as they come to life on stage in this enchanting show when it returns to Penrith by popular demand.

SHOWS

Fri 13 & Sat 14 July “and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry FRIDAY 10am, 13 & SATURDAY 14 JUL 12pm and 2pm caterpillar.”

10AM | 12PM | 2PM

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Journey through Eric Rockefeller Carle’s incredible stories as they come Jonathan to life on stage in this enchanting Based on the books by show when it returns to Carle Penrith by popularEric demand. “and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”

TICKETS

TICKETS

FAMILY $76 AGES 1-7

Adult $25 Child $20 Family (4, at least one adult) $76 High Street Subscribers Family Price $58

DURATION 50 minutes.

Ages 1–7

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One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all Duration: minutes time, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family.

ADULTS $25 | CHILDREN $20

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THE 78-STOREY TREEHOUSE A PLAY BY Richard Tulloch

ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton

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Andy and Terry’s treehouse just keeps on growing. With yet another 13 levels, it’s now got a Scribbletorium, a high-security potato chip storage facility (guarded by one very angry duck!) and even an open-air movie theatre.

Speaking of movies, our friends are going to be famous! The legendary Mr Big Shot has arrived to make a Hollywood blockbuster! But when his first step is to fire Andy and replace him with a monkey – well, a gibbon named Mel Gibbon – the battle is on.

Will the Treehouse Blockbuster ever get made? Who will win the battle of Andy and Terry? And why are those mysterious spy cows turning up everywhere?

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body.

The team behind The 13-, 26- and 52-Storey Treehouses Live on Stage return with the newest, biggest, brightest blockbuster in the series… but watch out for those cows!

SHOWS

TUESDAY 17 JUL | 12PM | 2PM WEDNESDAY 18 JUL | 10AM | 12PM | 3PM

TICKETS

ADULTS $25 | CHILDREN $20 FAMILY $76 AGES 6-12 DURATION 60 minutes, no interval.

Compulsory viewing for parents and their entertainment-hungry youngsters.

THE HERALD SUN ON THE 52-STOREY TREEHOUSE

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Lah-Lah’s Big Live experience Band as they celebrate their 10th birthday at The Joan in October

Journey throughand Eric Carle’s incredible stories as they come 2018. Lah-Lah the band will be touring to life on10th stage in thisParty enchanting their Birthday ‘best of’show albumwhen it returns to through SONY Music, following their 2017 Penrith by popular demand.

ARIA nominated release Having Fun. It’s an hour of singing and dancing fun, full of Lah-Lah hits and laughs. And don’t forget everyone gets to meet the band, and the instruments, after the show.

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FRIDAY 12 OCT | 11AM

Adult $25 Child $20 Family (4, at least one adult) $76 ADULTSHigh $25 | Street CHILDREN $20 Subscribers FAMILY $76 Family Price $58

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DURATION 50 minute show plus meet and greet.

Ages 1–7

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LAH-LAH 10TH BIRTHDAY PARTY

“and – pop! – out of the egg came a tiny and very hungry caterpillar.”

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THE MAGIC PUDDING PRODUCED BY Michael Sieders Presents WRITTEN BY Norman Lindsay EXECUTIVE PRODUCER Michael Sieders

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DIRECTOR Tim McGarry ADAPTED BY Vanessa Bates PRODUCTION DESIGNER James Browne

In celebration of the 100th anniversary of this classic piece of Australian children’s literature being published, Michael Sieders Presents an all new exclusive production of Norman Lindsay’s The Magic Pudding.

The Magic Pudding was first published in 1918, and thousands of children and their parents have been relishing it ever since.

This colourful, lively production will feature an all puppet cast that will look like they’ve just jumped off a Norman Lindsay canvas.

With an adventure and a friendship to capture children’s imagination, these iconic Australian characters will come to life once more for a new generation of puddin’ fans.

SHOWS

SATURDAY 3 NOV 10AM | 12PM | 2PM

TICKETS

ADULTS $25 | CHILDREN $20 FAMILY $76 AGES 3+ DURATION Approximately 50 minutes.

It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

MUSIC

At The Joan’s Penrith Conservatorium of Music we live this philosophy and firmly believe in lifelong learning, beginning in early childhood.

Our suite of Music for Toddlers sessions awaken joy and creative expression in children from 12 months of age in a play-based environment.

The Conservatorium’s course structure enables children to progress through the levels of learning, right through to professional standard, or to just keep going for the enjoyment of it!

Our studioQ acting courses are tailored across age groups from 5 to 18 years, and we also run courses for people with disabilities. Beginning with fun exercises and creative play our professional tutors lead participants on a journey exploring the fundamentals of acting, storytelling, voice and movement; setting them on a pathway that can continue all the way to a career in the performance industry – or for the fun and great experience of learning wonderful creative and confidence-building skills that can be applied to all areas of life.

SCHOOL HOLIDAY WORKSHOPS

Every school holidays The Joan presents a series of activities to provoke creative discovery, fun and learning.

TO RECEIVE ALERTS about these, please subscribe to our newsletter at www.thejoan.com.au

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LEARNING AT THE JOAN

THEATRE

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A HOME FOR CREATIVE LOCALS

The Joan is home to several local performing arts companies, and also hosts major public and community events including the NSW State Band Championships, Spicy Penrith, the Blue Mountains Nepean Dance Festival and the Penrith Valley Performing Arts Festival.

2018 PERFORMANCES MOZART REQUIEM SAT 24 MAR | 8PM

Pärt and Mozart 30TH ANNIVERSARY GALA CONCERT

PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Over the past three years, a partnership between PSO, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and The Joan has developed the Penrith Strings program. In 2018, this highly successful music education program adds winds, brass and percussion to form, for the first time, a Penrith Youth Orchestra – an exciting development in this milestone year for the orchestra.

TO FIND OUT MORE OR GET INVOLVED visit www.pso.org.au email president@pso.org.au

J Strauss II, Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and more MUSICAL OPPOSITES SUN 17 JUN | 11AM

An interactive introduction to the orchestra for children, with conductor/presenter George Ellis Mozart, Brahms, Bizet, Copland and more…

OPERA GALA SAT 28 JUL | 8PM

From Mozart, Rossini and Verdi to Bernstein, Lloyd Webber and Rodgers & Hammerstein MOZART & TCHAIKOVSKY SAT 1 SEP | 8PM

Mozart, Kezia Yap and Tchaikovsky NEW WORLD SYMPHONY SAT 10 NOV | 8PM

Brahms and Dvorˇák MESSIAH SUN 2 DEC | 3PM

Co-presented with Penrith City Choir

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Celebrating its 30th Anniversary season in 2018, Penrith Symphony Orchestra is recognised as one of Australia’s leading pro-am orchestras. As Orchestra-in-Residence at The Joan, it presents the only annual concert series in Western Sydney featuring major symphonic, oratorio and operatic repertoire. It collaborates regularly with leading professional conductors and soloists, emerging artists and composers, and local choirs.

SAT 26 MAY | 8PM

PENRITH MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY

Penrith Musical Comedy Company has produced over 60 musicals since 1978, and continues to provide quality, affordable entertainment to the Penrith area, performing in the Q Theatre at The Joan.

The Company always welcomes new members – of any age or talent! Taking part is a great way to have fun and meet new friends.

TO FIND OUT MORE OR GET INVOLVED visit www.facebook.com/PMCCInc or email penrithmusical@gmail.com

BLACKOUT THEATRE COMPANY

Blackout Theatre Company is a not for profit amateur theatre company and we have been proudly entertaining the audiences of Western Sydney for almost 20 years.

Through our variety of programming including plays, musicals, cabaret nights and local community events, we offer performing and production opportunities for any level of experience and talent.

With many of our Committee and Company Members working in the entertainment industry, including live events, film and television, audio engineering and photography, they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to our company and are always happy to mentor and coach upcoming talent both on and off the stage.

Blackout has been a platform for young performers who have gone on to study music and drama at AIM and NIDA with several alumni of both institutions in roles on our Committee as well as being Company Members.

At Blackout Theatre Company everyone is welcome.

TO FIND OUT MORE OR GET INVOLVED visit www.blackouttheatre.com.au or email info@blackouttheatre.com.au

OUR FAVOURITE PLACES TO EAT (WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE)

THE UNION 542 High Street Penrith Beautiful restaurant serving traditional and contemporary dishes that incorporate the flavours of Spain, Morocco and the Middle East.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS Celestino Penrith Lakes Development Corporation Southlands Blue Mountains Refugee Support Group

HIGH ST. DEPOT Shop 1/488 High Street Penrith Lovely and buzzy café serving healthy and hearty breakfast, brunch, lunch and good coffee.

Inspiring Australia

HENRI MARC Shop 2/438 High Street Penrith Industrial-chic café serving refined café dishes and speciality coffee.

Penrith City Council

HIGH STREET SOCIAL 562 High Street Penrith Serving mouth-watering burgers, pizzas, BBQ wings and more.

THANKS TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO WERE INCLUDED IN OUR 2018 PHOTOGRAPHY SHOOT: Elizabeth Arcade Books Waffle & Co. The Union The Very Bazaar My Hung Sweet Surprises Endeavour Foundation Recycled Clothing Noodle Heaven Polly’s Beads Red Cross Shop

BURGER HEAD Shop 17/98 Henry Street Penrith Inner city vibe restaurant serving the best burgers in the western suburbs of Sydney.

WAFFLE & CO Shop 2/134 – 138 Henry Street Penrith A café tucked in a hidden corner serving the best waffles and coffee 7 days a week.

Create NSW

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EL JANNAH Shop 2/535 High Street Penrith A family run business famous for their charcoal chicken and Lebanese cuisine.

GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

WHO WE ARE

Penrith Performing & Visual Arts represents a diverse and dynamic blend of creative practice in the Western Sydney region.

Since our establishment back in 2006 we’ve worked to showcase creativity in all its forms to help improve people’s lives and make Penrith a great place to live, work and play. Our education programs guide people from all ages and stages through their chosen artistic pathways – from those seeking mainstage fame and excellence in their chosen artform, to those wanting to further a personal passion.

As an entity established to offer cultural entertainment, enjoyment and education for our local community, Penrith Performing & Visual Arts offers more than just the performing and visual arts – it offers a vision of a creative Penrith for the whole community. Our venues are just the beginning:

JOAN SUTHERLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE

A superb venue presenting the best in music, theatre and dance, The Joan is also home to Penrith Conservatorium of Music, which provides quality music education for students of all ages and abilities; and Q Theatre, which provides theatre training to young people aged 5-18, and people with a disability, as well as making innovative and community-focused performances, building on the substantial legacy of the Q Theatre Company.

PENRITH REGIONAL GALLERY & THE LEWERS BEQUEST

Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest is set on the western bank of the Nepean River at the foot of the Blue Mountains at Emu Plains, and was established in 1981 at the former home and property of sculptor Gerald Lewers and painter Margo Lewers. Each year tens of thousands of visitors delight in the Gallery’s dynamic exhibitions, events, education programs, splendid gardens and café.

Within our beautiful heritage setting we aim to develop and maintain a visual arts centre of excellence and diversity for the enjoyment and benefit of the people of Penrith, the surrounding region and beyond.

PENRITH PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS LTD Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre PO Box 2 Penrith NSW 2751 597 High Street Penrith

Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest 86 River Road Emu Plains NSW 2750

Box Office 02 4723 7600 or www.thejoan.com.au

Administration 02 4735 1100 Fax 02 4735 8334

Administration 02 4723 7611 Fax 02 4731 3701

www.penrithregionalgallery.org

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to the community that supports us: from the local coffee shops that keep us going on those crazy mornings to our partners, donors and sponsors, from the parents who drive their children to our venue for concerts and lessons to the teachers who seek us out for the creative education of their students.

To our audiences and the artists – both central to everything we do – we are grateful to make and share the work of Penrith Performing & Visual Arts with you.

None of this would be possible without our dedicated, go-the-extra-mile staff, working to bring the best creative and learning experiences to the people of Penrith and beyond.

This year Q Theatre is in residence at Dig Space in Penrith, with many thanks to Karen Harris at Penrith City Council who worked hard to establish this creative hub.

DIRECTOR – PROGRAMMING James Fischer BUSINESS MANAGER Dave Garner MARKETING MANAGER Krissie Scudds CREATIVE PRODUCER, NEW WORK & DEVELOPMENT Nick Atkins ASSOCIATE PRODUCER Emele Ugavule DIRECTOR, VENUE SERVICES Tina Magdic PRODUCER, MUSIC PROGRAMS Valda Silvy COORDINATOR, THEATRE PROGRAMS Ian Zammit VENUE OPERATIONS COORDINATOR Hadyn Vredegoor VENUE SERVICES ASSISTANT Jo Harris

Hon. Peter Anderson AM (Chairman) Mr. John Mullane (Deputy Chairman)

STAFF

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Hania Radvan

PENRITH PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS BOARD

Cl. Ross Fowler OAM NIGHT COORDINATORS Jaala Hallett & Aidan Currie TICKETING SERVICES COORDINATOR Angela Heckenberg

Cl. Kathryn Presdee Mrs. Cathy Jarman Mr. Tony Lackey Cl. Karen McKeown Ms. Alison McLaren

TICKETING SERVICES OFFICER – PENRITH CONSERVATORIUM Kate Delkou

Ms. Christine Keeble

TECHNICAL MANAGER Geoff Turner

THE JOAN SEASON BROCHURE 2018

TECHNICIANS Tim Anikin & Ben Turner PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR Joanne Grenenger

Ms. Sandy Davies

GRAPHIC DESIGN Rachel Anning ILLUSTRATION Meiying Saw

MARKETING COORDINATOR Malvina Tan

PHOTOGRAPHY Christina Mishell

ADMINISTRATION MANAGER Lisa Clifford

ART DIRECTION

FINANCE OFFICER Shand Smith

ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY

FINANCE ASSISTANT Brett Smith

Martelle Hunt Alana Dimou Dexter Cornelius Heidrun Lohr Geoff Magee

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If you need help with your subscription or would like to package more than 8 shows, please call 4723 7600 or check our website for more hints www.thejoan.com.au

BOX OFFICE* Our Box Office is open between 9.00am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday, Saturdays^ from 10am till 2pm, and one hour before each performance.

INTERNET BOOKINGS Booking online is easy! Simply go to our website www.thejoan.com.au browse our program and click through to book. You can also subscribe online.

PAYMENT Credit Card (Visa or MasterCard), Cheque or Money Order made out to Penrith Performing & Visual Arts Ltd, Cash (please do not post).

A $4 fee applies to all transactions.

CONCESSIONS Concession pricing is available for any type of pensioners, Australian Government Health Care Card holders, as well as full time tertiary, TAFE and school students only. We do not accept Seniors Cards as a concession.

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VISIT THE JOAN BOX OFFICE 597 High St, Penrith*

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FAX (02) 4731 3701 JoanSutherlandPerformingArtsCentre

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LOCATION The Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre is at 597 High Street, Penrith and is situated opposite the Council Chambers and Penrith Plaza. The Box Office is located on the ground floor near the bar and lift.

GETTING TO THE JOAN The Joan is easy to reach, either by train or car. We are a short walk from Penrith station, through Penrith Plaza. If you’re coming by car, you’ll find us located just off Mulgoa Road, on High Street. There are several parking options nearby.

ACCESS INFORMATION The Joan is committed to ensuring access for all people.

Our Box Office and Front-of-House staff will be happy to assist with any needs.

• Wheelchair spaces • Accessible seating • Companion card accepted • Hearing loops in the Q Theatre • Audio-described performances • Lifts from ground floor INFANTS ATTENDING PERFORMANCES Generally infants aged two years and under do not require a ticket to attend performances at The Joan provided they can sit on a parent’s lap.

The exception to this is when a performance is specially programmed for this age group.

The Joan has baby change facilities and a lift available.

THE PERFECT VENUE FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT Boasting facilities to accommodate from one to 580 people, The Joan is an ideal venue for your next conference, event or show, with access to professional staff, catering, technical and conference equipment.

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YOUR CENTRE YOUR VISIT

SUPPORT There are many ways of working with The Joan to support local creative projects, from partnerships and sponsorships to individual donations and bequests. Our partners and supporters are an enormous part of what we do and are a vital element of our success.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible and go toward providing access to the best creative learning and performing arts experiences for our community.

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Cover: Ayeesha Ash, theatre-maker and part of The Joan’s Q Theatre community. Photo: Christina Mishell

JOAN SUTHERLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE 597 HIGH STREET, PENRITH NSW 2750