The Joan's 2017 Season

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre

Come inside and share the 2017 adventure

Your guide to an entertainmentfilled year

The Joan 2017

A destination for

every occasion

Mapping your adventure Whichever path you take through The Joan’s programs this year you’re bound to have a great adventure.

We recommend you begin your journey on the HIGH STREET, where you’ll find 12 of our very best theatre, music, dance and comedy shows — a perfect blend of entertainment evenly spread throughout the year. This is our main subscription season and offers the best value and variety in an easy ticket package.

For those who like their music big, bold and classical, head on up to THE SUMMIT, where the pinnacle of Fine Music awaits, offering you an enchanting experience immersing yourself in waves of sumptuous sounds.

This is our Fine Music series and offers world quality classical music, presented with vigour and verve.

Things are brewing in THE LAB, where resident and visiting theatre-makers create new work and explore bold ideas and forms in a hothouse of creative opportunity and development. This is the home of our Artist Development Program including Q Lab Artist-in-Residence and Propel Playwriting initiative.

Sounds, sights, and even smells will be swirling in THE BAZAAR. A fusion of cultures and ideas, with plenty of surprises in store. This is where you’ll find mini-festivals like Spicy Penrith and Liminal, fresh new works by young Q artists, talks and more.

in 2017

THE PIAZZA is a fabulous place to hang out.

It’s where you’ll find us on Sundays with the likes of Katie Noonan, the World Music Chamber Orchestra and Stu Hunter. Think world music meets cool jazz with a relaxed atmosphere — programmed for a lazy late afternoon, leaving you fresh and inspired for the week ahead.

Down at THE PLAYGROUND we’re sliding, swinging and see-sawing towards a bumper 2017 for Kids & Families — each school holidays and during the terms too we’ve put together a colourful, high energy line-up of shows and creative learning to keep kids of all ages and imaginations invigorated. Look out for The Joan’s kids and families guide — there’s plenty for big kids and grown-ups to enjoy too!

Who are the people in our NEIGHBOURHOOD? They’re our long-time friends like Penrith Symphony Orchestra and Penrith Musical Comedy Company as well as much-loved community favourite events like Seniors Week.

And last but not least — THE NEW SCHOOL — where our region’s brilliant primary and secondary teachers help us develop cutting edge creative learning platforms for generations Alpha and Z. Contact the Box Office on 4723 7600 to receive our 2017 Education Guide.

Take a trip down the High …for

12 months of brilliant adventures

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

MARCH / APRIL

GO YOUR OWN WAY

LOVE UNSPOKEN

BLACK BIRDS

THE STORY OF CHRISTINE McVIE Catch some summer sounds

AMELIA FARRUGIA & DAVID HOBSON Get swept away in

It’s all about the hair

music and romance

JULY

AUGUST

AUGUST / SEPTEMBER

THÉRÈSE RAQUIN

BLUE LOVE

THE WHARF REVUE

Bodice-ripping suspense

Pop culture

on the move

Laugh your

despair away

Street

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at The Joan

MAY

JUNE

JUNE

CIRCUS OZ

MICF ROADSHOW

7 STAGES OF GRIEVING

Circus Oz!

The original and still the best

Theatre that

makes you feel

SEPTEMBER

OCTOBER

NOVEMBER

AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

DAISY MOON

Uniquely brilliant Baroque

21st century

Shakespeare

Kooky coming of age

Why subscribe?

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 2017 Joan subscribers save up to $200 depending on your selections, which means you can get tickets to our shows for up to $35 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.

SUBSCRIBE AND SAVE PACK 4 6 8

ADULT $188 $252 $320

CONCESSION $168 $222 $280

SAVING Up to $87 $53-$153 $115-$200

SEE IT SOONER

BY POPULAR DEMAND WE HAVE BROUGHT ALL OF OUR EVENING SHOWS FORWARD BY 30 MINUTES THIS YEAR TO A 7.30PM START TIME.

How do I subscribe?

Use the attached form to become a 2017 Joan Subscriber — simply choose either a four, six or eight pack — the bigger the pack the more you save!

ADD IN SHOWS High Street Subscribers receive a 20% discount on tickets to some of our other shows too! Check out the Piazza for Sunday shows, and the Summit for Fine Music. Once you’ve subscribed you’ll receive a special code to access these discount tickets online or by phone.

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

You can also purchase your subscription online at thejoan.com.au Want a bigger pack? Contact

our box office and we’ll be happy to help.

January

Catch the buzz of the festive season with a summer night soaked in the unforgettable sounds of Fleetwood Mac.

GO YOUR OWN WAY THE STORY OF CHRISTINE McVIE Be swept away by the intriguing story of Fleetwood Mac’s most famous songbird this summer!

Starring Catherine Alcorn Written by Diana Simmonds Directed by Jason Langley Musical Director: Isaac Hayward

Christine McVie was the girl who started out as a school teacher, picked up a bass guitar and began to sing the blues. Then she joined Fleetwood Mac and made rock history.

Commissioned by Kate Ceberano for the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, Go Your Own Way is the story of one of rock’s most famous songwriters and a celebration of great music and the tempestuous life of Christine McVie. At the height of the Mac’s success she left the band to live a quiet life. Then she agreed to return; then she tweeted,“Sorry folks. No tour.” And then she changed her mind!

Always an intriguing figure, Christine’s contrary attitude to global fame, ridiculous wealth, love and loss, personal privacy, songwriting and music is at the heart of her story.

In a career that so far spans four decades, the enigmatic McVie is brought to life in this play-with-music by the award-winning Catherine Alcorn (The Divine Miss Bette) who brings her own magic to some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century including Little Lies, Everywhere, Don’t Stop and Songbird.

One show only

Fri 20 Jan 7.30pm

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LOVE UNSPOKEN AMELIA FARRUGIA & DAVID HOBSON

February

Having previously performed together at Opera in the Vineyard, two of Australia’s leading operatic stars grace the stage of The Joan for this exclusive concert.

Featuring highlights from great works in opera, operetta and musical theatre, this will be a night to remember — and right around Valentine’s Day it’ll be the perfect night of romance.

This dynamic duo will recreate some of their favourite roles performing heavenly duets from La Boheme, The Merry Widow, The Phantom of the Opera, Candide and more.

Amelia Farrugia is well known to music lovers as La Stupenda’s successor, such is the power and beauty of her voice. Since her opera debut in 1994, she has sung many leading roles for Opera Australia, performed with all the ABC Orchestras and appeared internationally with a lengthy list of distinguished conductors.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF OPERA AUSTRALIA

Australian tenor and composer David Hobson is one of Australia’s best known operatic and recording artists. Like his co-star, he has sung many roles for Opera Australia and both state and international opera companies, including his award winning performances of Rodolfo (La Boheme) and the title role in Orphee.

Both consummate professionals, they’ll weave their special magic on stage for just one enchanted evening — don’t miss it.

One show only

Sat 18 Feb 7.30pm

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PHOTOGRAPH BY ALANA DIMOU

March / April

Bring yourself, bring your friends, bring your hair.

Afro combs will be provided.

BLACK BIRDS

Emele Ugavule and Ayeesha Ash have a few things in common; names that seem difficult to pronounce, hair and the colour of their skin.

The list could continue but nothing unites them more than their experiences as brown gals with Afros. Is their hair so big because it’s full of secrets? Find out as they discuss, explore and offer a vision for what it means to be a woman of colour in modern day Australia.

Adding spice to the traditional theatrical form and reimagining the rule book, this show will blend music, movement, spoken word and real stories to create a performance experience like never before.

Created and performed by Emele and Ayeesha, Black Birds has been supported in various forms by Festival Fatale, aMBUSH Gallery and Footscray Community Arts Centre. The performance will draw in actors, artists as well as musicians and will offer audiences at The Joan the chance to be first to see this innovative new work.

Thur 30 Mar 7.30pm Fri 31 Mar 7.30pm Sat 1 Apr 2pm, 7.30pm Thur 6 Apr 7.30pm Fri 7 Apr 7.30pm Sat 8 Apr 2pm, 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard $35 Concession $30 Or subscribe & save!

This homegrown production has its roots right here in Penrith through The Q’s Artist in Residence program and we are delighted to bring local audiences its full-scale evolution.

Produced by The Q

May

PHOTOGRAPH BY ROB BLACKBURN

Australia’s only high octane cruelty-free rock-n-roll circus returns to Penrith after its sell-out season back in 2014, and this time they’re audaciously unpacking the myths of modern Australia.

Set in a beautiful yet chaotic model kit world, Model Citizens seamlessly blends the risk, beauty and rawness of acrobatic circus with pumping live music, stunning lighting, breathtaking physical improbability and no shortage of absurdity.

Breaking conventions of scale, oversized everyday objects become an intriguing world of possibilities for this all-human ensemble — as these enlarged set pieces offer new life as exciting and unexpected circus equipment. Imagine hand standing on the top of an upright giant peg or juggling whilst balanced on an oversized stack of weighing scales…

Audiences will be taken on a visually and emotionally charged journey by the multi-talented Circus Oz ensemble, exploring what it really means to be a model citizen in our ‘lucky’ country today.

CIRCUS OZ MODEL CITIZENS

Fri 26 May 7.30pm Sat 27 May 2pm, 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard $60 Concession $55 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.

June

It is a wonder how the roaring auditorium found any time to remember to breathe.

9 Inch Tales, Malaysia

MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW The original and the best: heading west to get winter started with some big laughs. Get on board, grab your mates and get giggling as the ultimate comedy roadtrip rolls into town!

Buckle up Penrith, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is hitting the road to home deliver the freshest and funniest from Australia’s largest comedy festival!

With an all-killer, no-filler cast of Australian stars, talented newcomers and international performers, we’ve got all your comedy bases covered. Featuring everything from stand-up to sketch, slapstick to song, this year’s line-up presents the best of the Festival in one hilarious show.

Every year the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow’s cast of intrepid entertainers board the bus and set their sights on over 80 destinations across this great Southern land. They’ve plugged The Joan into their GPS and they’ll drop in at the start of winter to get us laughing.

One show only

Tue 6 June 7.30pm

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PHOTOGRAPH BY JUSTIN HARRISON

June

A Queensland Theatre and Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe production

THE

7 STAGES

By Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman

OF GRIEVING

Here’s your chance to see a new adaptation of one of Australia’s most important plays, created 20 years ago and still speaking volumes today.

Fri 16 June 7.30pm Sat 17 June 2pm, 7.30pm

One of Australia’s most exciting young actors Chenoa Deemal spins poignant stories of different people from different mobs — tear-streaked tales of tragedy side by side with joyful celebrations of simple survival.

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Funny, devastatingly sad, and as important as ever, The 7 Stages of Grieving traverses the phases of Aboriginal history, inviting us to face hard truths, join hands and grieve together.

Penned by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman, their original script has been skilfully updated to reflect today’s political climate, including current political references to make it relevant to a contemporary audience. The refreshed version of the play also reflects the changing attitudes of Australians, exploring Aboriginal peoples’ grief and the hope for reconciliation.

And perhaps most importantly, The 7 Stages of Grieving opens a dialogue about the issues that separate and unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Australia today.

This will be a truly memorable night of theatre.

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July

A Dirty Pretty Theatre & Critical Stages production Adapted from the Emile Zola novel by Gary Abrahams Director: Gary Abrahams

A thrilling new adaptation

of Emile Zola’s landmark novel

THÉRÈSE RAQUIN Over 150 years after it was written, Zola’s gothic thriller Thérèse Raquin — a story of murderous star-crossed lovers — is a carnal, cruel and corset-filled masterpiece of French realism.

Think Downton Abbey to the max!

Thérèse Raquin is a superb examination of corrupted morals, set in the notoriously dingy backstreets of Paris in the late 19th century.

Thérèse lives a life of servitude and is married off to her sickly cousin in a loveless, arranged marriage. But her life is suddenly turned around when her husband’s friend, Laurent, arrives and they begin a passionate, feverish affair. What follows in this masterpiece of French literature makes for a gripping, corseted thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Thur 20 Jul 7.30pm Fri 21 Jul 7.30pm Sat 22 Jul 2pm, 7.30pm

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With a heightened sense of melodrama and a raw and immediate passion. Thérèse Raquin is a genuinely affecting, thrilling, emotional rollercoaster.

5 Stars. The intricate and extravagant costumes designed by Chloe Greaves , spectacularly remaster the movements and lifestyle of 1860 s gothic romance, tight fitting corsets and puffy long gowns further restricted the freedom of women... Each forbidden, adulterous, passionate scene is

exaggerated... the danger, the tragedy, the raw emotions are all the more powerful and have the audience spellbound. Melbourne. Arts. Fashion

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

August

I was made for loving you baby, you were made for loving me. . .

A Shaun Parker & Company production

BLUE LOVE

Original direction by Shaun Parker and Jo Stone Outside Eye/Dramaturg: Kate Champion Performed by Shaun Parker, Lucia Mastrantone and Jo Stone

Pop culture + dance = love. It’ll be slightly whacky, utterly beguiling, beautiful in its movement and hugely entertaining.

It’s Blue Love and it’s been made for your pure enjoyment.

Infused with intense physical theatre, film and dance, Shaun Parker’s Blue Love is a poetic and satirical take on the clichés of pop culture, romance, coupledom and suburbia. From a fantastic place where TV soap meets art-house film, Glenn and Rhonda Flune take the audience on an expedition in search of the perfect relationship.

Blue Love is inspired by famous works of art, theatre, music, and film, all of which deal with the concept of love. This quirky, characterbased work is a multi-media, physical theatre comedy: accessible, challenging and enormously fun.

One show only

Sat 19 Aug 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard $55 Concession $50 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.

August /

A Sydney Theatre Company production

THE WHARF REVUE 2017

September

HOLDING THE BALANCE OF LAUGHTER

Written and created by Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott

The Sydney Theatre Company funsters are back, bringing The Wharf Revue into Bellwether territory once again with their brand new 2017 edition.

Australians all let us rejoice for the return of The Wharf Revue.

The unstoppable comedic minds of Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe and Phillip Scott have been keeping the nation’s political and cultural leaders on their metaphorical toes since before Sydney hosted the Olympics.

Thur 31 Aug 7.30pm Fri 1 Sept 7.30pm Sat 2 Sept 2pm, 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard $75 Concession $70 Or subscribe & save!

In 2017, they return with an all-new, up-to-the-minute, fibre-to-thenode dose of side-splitting sketches and rib-tickling songs. From the highs to the lows, from the good to the bad to the ugly, this will be a parade of the year’s most memorable characters and the moments they’d prefer to forget.

So, whether you want to calm your nerves or double your disillusion, we all need a fresh serve of laughter, dance and foolishness. With The Wharf Revue on its way into town, there truly has never been a more exciting time to be alive.

Musical Director: Phillip Scott Lighting Designer: Matthew Marshall With: Jonathan Biggins, Drew Forsythe, Phillip Scott

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

What’s so brilliant... is how the material

constantly falls between sharp, incisive satire and deliriously cheap gags. Crikey

September

Two admiring friends. They often performed impromptu concerts together. A Kapellmeister

named Haydn. A freelance composer called Mozart.

AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA

HAYDN, MOZART & FRIENDS There will be music in the air this Spring when Australia’s national Baroque orchestra, the Brandenburg arrive in Penrith, casting back to the days when good mates Haydn and Mozart would get together for pop-up gigs with brilliant results…

Fast forward 250-odd years to two relatively new friends. A Belgian period horn player, Bart Aerbydt and Australia’s leading baroque cellist, Jamie Hey.

One show only

Sat 16 Sept 7.30pm

Witness the results when excellence from two eras comes together.

A chance to let brilliance shine.

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The Brandenburg musicians join Bart and Jamie and put their signature style on some glorious classics.

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The Brandenburg invites you to discover this exquisite music in a whole new way, bringing life to the original colours of Baroque and Classical masterpieces from centuries ago, with the beautiful sound of instruments of the period.

Join us for a sumptuous night of fine music with the one and only Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told.

Act 2, Scene 7

Bell Shakespeare

THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

By William Shakespeare

Director: Anne-Louise Sarks

Shakespeare. Whether you love or loathe the Bard there’s no denying his place as one of the greatest writers in the English language. Bell Shakespeare — one of the world’s foremost producers of his work — turn convention on its head and take audiences to surprising places in this politically charged modern day interpretation.

This masterfully envisioned production tackles the prejudices and preconceived notions of one of Shakespeare’s most challenging plays.

Money makes the world go around. Portia has it.

Bassanio wants it. Shylock lends it. Antonio owes the value of it.

Love also plays a part. Portia offers it.

Bassanio wants it. And Antonio may lose a pound of flesh for it.

This uncompromising and dark production explores the tense relationship and prejudices between those that have, and those that don’t. Dark in its humour and bawdy in its romantic hijinks, The Merchant Of Venice takes audiences on a journey of love, mercy and justice.

Fri 6 Oct 7.30pm Sat 7 Oct 2pm, 7.30pm

TICKETS Standard $65 Concession $60 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.

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

October

She has no interest in fitting in,

and would prefer to stand out. Way out. , So far out you d think she lived in outer space.

DAISY MOON WAS BORN THIS WAY Trying to de-code your teen? Struggling with Gen Z? Find out what makes them tick* and end the year on a magical note, with a brand new coming of age comedy exploring life as an outsider.

Bright eyed and eccentric 14-year-old Daisy Moon is President and Founder of the Little Monsters Club for Misfits, where she holds her club meetings inside the dusty beachside bus stop on her front lawn.

She’s the club’s only member.

Her 18-year-old brother Noah couldn’t be more different. An elite athlete on the cusp of cracking national competitions, his world falls apart when he’s caught cheating on a time trial. They both dream big and they’re both stuck in a world too small. Set in a coastal town, this play draws on Australian iconography of the faded beachside surf club, but turns it on its head by drenching it with pop-culture and contemporary teen attitude.

We are thrilled to be bringing you a brand new play by the up and coming writing talent that is Emily Sheehan (Rodney Seaborn Award Winner). Produced by The Q, The Joan’s theatre making arm, and directed by Nick Atkins, Daisy Moon Was Born This Way will be comedic, kooky and will draw on elements of magic realism. Fuelled by the awkward and ferocious energy that is teenage hormones this new Australian play is a coming of age dramatic comedy about making mistakes and learning to love yourself anyway.

Thur 16 Nov 7.30pm Fri 17 Nov 7.30pm Sat 18 Nov 2pm, 7.30pm Thur 23 Nov 7.30pm Fri 24 Nov 7.30pm Sat 25 Nov 2pm, 7.30pm

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Produced by The Q

PHOTOGRAPH BY ALANA DIMOU

November

* definitive answers not guaranteed!

NIGHT LIGHTS AT THE Un w in d w it h us a t tw ili g h t un d e r tw in k lin g lig h ts

Join us for a relaxed music lounge experience with fabulous food, laid-back music and a refreshing beverage from the bar.

Throughout 2017, Night Lights at The Joan will pop up between 5.30 and 7.30pm on selected evenings prior to performances. Grab a bite to eat and a drink, then kick back to the melodic pop sounds of local musicians. Entry is free!

There’s also the option of taking in a performance afterwards and really making a night of it.

SUPPORTED BY CELESTINO OUR PARTNER IN CREATIVITY

JOAN

THE SUMMIT

We take Fine Music and turn it up to 11 in a specially curated program of classical music experiences like no other.

VIOLIN EXTREME

PERFORMED BY ALEXANDRE DA COSTA

Featuring Penrith Strings Ensemble. Accompanied by French pianist Jeremy Eskenazi.

Sat 25 Mar 7.30pm Join Alexandre Da Costa in a world where extreme violin virtuosity and musical fireworks meet sensitivity and the power of attraction.

The authentic Rock Star of the violin, Alexandre Da Costa is a true Alpha male of the fiddle! Playing with heroism, magic and fire… you will feel the power of Alexandre and his violin. Featuring famous tangos, gypsy music and other well-known works on the high wire, and maybe even a few special effects, this is violin as you’ve never seen it before!

Standard $55 Concession $50 High Street Subscribers $44 / $40

WINNER OF THE SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION

ANDREY GUGNIN

Get up close and personal with the winner of one of the most iconic piano competitions of today.

Sat 22 July 7.30pm The Sydney International Piano Competition is one of the world’s most iconic and highly anticipated events, where talented young pianists compete passionately for international recognition, delivering performances that will define their career. Twenty-nine year old Russian pianist Andrey Gugnin took out the hotly contested competition with his relentless cascades of notes and figurations, “dispatched with incisive clarity and scintillating speed. His rhythmic acuity, lightness of touch and nuanced dynamics realised both the moments of witty caprice and wistful introspection.”

For the very first time at The Joan, the audience will be seated on stage in the Concert Hall surrounding the piano. Only 150 tickets will be allocated to this concert, and seating will be allocated based on order of booking. Get in quick!

Standard $50 Concession $45 High Street Subscribers $40 / $36

RICHARD BONYNGE FINE MUSIC SERIES 2017 High Street Season Subscribers receive a 20% discount on Summit Fine Music tickets!

How to purchase your tickets. . .

Simply visit www.thejoan.com.au or call 4723 7600 and enter or quote your subscriber code to receive your discount. Codes will be posted or emailed once subscriptions are confirmed.

HAYDN, MOZART & FRIENDS

PERFORMED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA Featuring Bart Aerbydt and Jamie Hey Sat 16 Sept 7.30pm Join us for a sumptuous night of fine music with the one and only Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.

Standard $70 Concession $65 High Street Subscribers $56 / $52

WILD SWANS IN CONCERT & OTHER MYSTICAL MUSIC PERFORMED BY ELENA KATS CHERNIN AND TAMARA-ANNA CISLOWSKA Featuring Soloist Jane Sheldon. With images by Regis Lansac.

Sat 11 Nov 7.30pm Elena Kats-Chernin’s haunting and evocative music to Meryl Tankard’s ballet Wild Swans captivated audiences around Australia when it was first performed by The Australian Ballet and broadcast on ABC TV. Now The Joan proudly presents Kats-Chernin’s breathtaking piano and vocal score in concert format, with two of Australia’s most outstanding pianists playing live on stage, joined by New York based Australian soprano Jane Sheldon “with a voice of penetrating beauty, precision and variegated colours” (SMH).

Standard $65 Concession $60 High Street Subscribers $52 / $48

The PiazZa This year we’re taking Sundays to a whole new level.

SUNDAY 11 JUNE 5PM

SONGS OF THE LATIN SKIES

PERFORMED BY KATIE NOONAN & KARIN SCHAUPP Renowned for breaking genre boundaries, Katie Noonan’s technical mastery and pure voice makes her one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists.

Guitarist Karin Schaupp is an internationally soughtafter recitalist and soloist.

Widely acclaimed for their unique and intuitive musical connection, they combine again, putting a fresh spin on Latin jazz and classical pieces from the musical masters of South America. Together they journey through the great South American songbook, with songs specially arranged for the intimate combination of Noonan’s angelic voice and Schaupp’s lyrical and fiery guitar.

Adult $55 Concession $50 Child $15 High Street Subscribers $44 / $40

2017 High Street Season Subscribers receive a 20% discount on all Piazza on Sundays shows — book online or by phone using your subscriber code!

SUNDAY 30 JULY 5PM

THE MIGRATION

PERFORMED BY STU HUNTER AND A 10-PIECE BAND “A breath-taking musical roller-coaster of hard grooves and multiple sound textures challenging the notion of jazz and contemporary improvisation.” AustralianJazz.Net A rising star in modern jazz, Australian producer, pianist and composer Stu Hunter’s music has a trace of dynamite smoke about it, such is its passion and smoulder. Here, Hunter presents his latest work, the migration, a hardgrooving, soul-searching and cascading response to modern life, love and cultural complexity, performed with a masterful ten-piece band.

Adult $50 Concession $45 Child $15 High Street Subscribers $40 / $36

SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 5PM

THREE SIDES OF LOVE AND DEATH PERFORMED BY THE SYDNEY WORLD MUSIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

A Chamber Orchestra like no other…

A sacred Symphony for everybody! The 11 piece Orchestra has been assembled from artists in Western Sydney from diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds creating ‘new’ Australian Sacred music. Their new work, the ‘Three Sides of Love and Death’ explores the universal themes of unconditional love and rites of passage. Featuring traditions from Aboriginal Australia, Mongolia, East Turkistan, Vietnam, Sudan (and more).

Adult $45 Concession $40 Child $15 High Street Subscribers $36 / $32

THE BAZAAR

An evocative blend of ideas, culture, sounds, smells and sensations await at the Bazaar.

SPICY PENRITH

LIMINAL

SPOKEN FOUR

Q YOUNG ARTISTS PROJECT

Sat 1 Apr Celebrating culture and connection right here in the multicultural west this event gets bigger, better and brighter every year and in 2017 Spicy Penrith will heat up The Joan.

More than 100 performers will come together for a day of great food, music and dance showcasing the vibrant subcontinental cultures of Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and India. Spicy Penrith will be a fun and fabulous family day out!

Fri 13 Oct Four master wordsmiths twist electric verbs and wield noun bombs mixing it up with a live DJ. Spoken-word artists sourced from around Australia and the globe deliver back to back sets of powerful verse and breathtaking stories.

Featuring the 2015 and 2016 Australian Poetry Slam champions and Australia’s Got Talent’s Sikh sensation Sukhjit Khlasa, with more to follow!

2–12 Aug Cross the threshold of contemporary performance with this new series of performances, works-inprogress, talks and surprises that celebrate the creative suburbs of Western Sydney. Here’s your chance to peek behind the curtain at how shows are made and hear from some of the diverse and prolific artists that are from Western Sydney.

Turns out there’s a bunch of them! Come and be part of something big in your own backyard.

10–12 Aug Join our quest to uncover and empower the creative underbelly of our region. Every year eight up and coming artists from across Sydney work with The Q to develop their skills and foster new collaborations – it even finishes with a shiny new show! Following on from The Bacchae in 2015 and Leda & The Swan in 2016, the young artist ensemble is always a chance to connect with new voices and fresh thoughts.

Find out more at thejoan.com.au — be sure to sign up to our e-news for updates!

The Q Creating new work, generating pathways, seeing ideas come to fruition and helping creative dreams come true – this is what The Q is all about.

With its roots back in lunchtime theatre in the Circular Quay of the 1960s, before its move to Penrith in the anything-goes late 70s, The Q is hugely significant in Australia’s theatrical history and holds a vital place right at the heart of Creative Penrith.

These days, as well as making great theatre, The Q supports young theatre-makers, writers, directors, dancers and other creative shapeshifters; it works with like-minded partners and nurtures new talent and ideas as well as generating a sense of community for young artists in Western Sydney.

Many roads lead to The Q — residencies, events, workshops, artist development projects, larger scale productions and even a mini-festival. Pick a point on the path and get involved.

In 2017 The Q will produce two works — Black Birds and Daisy Moon Was Born This Way — as part of the Subscription Season.

If you’d like more information on The Q and its programs contact Producer Nick Atkins on nick.atkins@penrith.city.

If you’d like to contribute toward making more of this great work happen, please contact us on 4723 7600.

Donations are tax deductible.

Our

neighbourhood It’s a bumper year for Penrith’s two favourite community arts companies!

PENRITH MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY

CHICAGO Fri 5, Sat 6, Fri 12, Sat 13 May Set in the legendary city during the roaring “jazz hot” 20s, Chicago tells the story of two rival vaudevillian murderesses locked up in Cook County Jail. Nightclub star Velma and chorus girl Roxie have been tossed in the joint for sizzling crimes of passion. Velma enlists the help of prison matron Mama Morton and slickster lawyer Billy Flynn, who turn her incarceration into a murder-of-the-week media frenzy, thus preparing the world for a splashy showbiz comeback. But Roxie’s got some of her own tricks up her sleeve…

BLOOD BROTHERS Sat 16, Sun 17, Sat 23, Sun 24 Sept Blood Brothers, by the author of Educating Rita and Shirley Valentine, is a haunting rags to riches tragedy of our times.

A woman with numerous children to support surrenders one of her new born twins to the childless woman she cleans for.

The boys grow up streets apart, never learning the truth but becoming firm friends and falling in love with the same girl.

One prospers while the other falls on hard times. A narrator warns that a price has to be paid for separating twins: the lives of the blood brothers, who die on the day they find out they are related.

TICKETS Ticket prices and packages vary across companies and performances so be sure to check thejoan.com.au for details and book online, by phone or in person at the Box Office.

PENRITH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 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 season in Western Sydney featuring major symphonic, oratorio and operatic repertoire. It collaborates regularly with leading professional soloists, emerging artists and composers, and with local choirs. In 2015, the orchestra partnered with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and The Joan to establish Penrith Strings, a youth orchestral training program which is the first step towards a youth orchestra affiliated with Penrith Symphony Orchestra.

To find out more or get involved visit pso.org.au or email president@pso.org.au

2017 PERFORMANCES MENDELSSOHN AND BRUCKNER Sat 11 Mar Works by Mozart, Mendelssohn and Brucker

BEETHOVEN’S NINTH Sat 20 May Works by Beethoven

CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS Sun 18 June A concert for children, starring George Ellis and Murray Cook

OPERA GALA CONCERT Sat 5 Aug Works by Verdi, Puccini, Lehár, Bizet and others

CLASSICAL DREAMS Sat 2 Sept Works by Mendelssohn, Schumann and Mozart

STRAUSS, GERSHWIN AND CARMEN Sat 28 Oct Works by Strauss II, Gershwin and Bizet

THE FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Sun 3 Dec Co-presented with Penrith City Choir

The Playground We’ve got kids and families covered.

January School Holidays

miniFEST! Ages 3–10

What better way to start the year than with a Maxi-Pass to miniFEST. For the one low price you get tickets to FOUR events — two hilarious physical theatre shows, a film festival just for kids and access to our brand new miniMUSIC Lounge… + refreshments!

Each day miniFEST begins with the funniest imitators of sheep on the planet — all the way from Toronto, Canada — and after a brief musical interlude you’ll then meet our galaxy’s most optimistic pilots (sans planes), before washing down some popcorn with a popper just in time to take your seat for Little Big

Shots — Australia’s best international film festival for kids. Finally, finish your visit with a dance and a sing in miniMUSIC Central, designed especially for kids, and led by some of Triple J Unearthed’s brightest new musos!

Tue 24, Fri 27 & Sat 28 Jan 11am–2pm Wed 25 Jan 5–8pm * *Special pre-Australia Day evening session for the whole family!

MAXI-PASS Adults $40 Children $35 Family (4, at least one adult) $120

March – On the Weekend A CDP Kids production

Ages 4+

HORRIBLE HARRIET

A play by Maryam Master Adapted from the books by Leigh Hobbs A tale of identity, friendship and Mr Chicken!

Sun 19 Mar 10.30am, 1pm Look out! Here comes Horrible Harriet. She’s wicked, wild and wonderful! Join Harriet’s search for identity and friendship, with songs, laughs, mischievous fun — and not least Mr Chicken himself!

Adult $22 Child $18 Family (4, at least one adult) $72

Ages 4–8 April School Holidays A Stalker Theatre and Out of the Box production

CREATURE Wed 12 Apr 10am, 12.30pm, 6pm Thur 13 Apr 10am, 12.30pm, 3pm Combining physical theatre, interactive digital technology and storytelling in a re-telling of the 1899 Australian classic Dot and the Kangaroo, Creature invites you to enter the magical world of the Australian bush to explore how our actions affect the animals.

Adult $25 Child $20 Family (4, at least one adult) $80

May – On the Weekend

Ages 8+ (recommended)

CIRCUS OZ

Fri 26 May 7.30pm Sat 27 May 2pm, 7.30pm Set in a beautiful yet chaotic model kit world, Model Citizens seamlessly blends the risk, beauty and rawness of acrobatic circus with pumping live music, stunning lighting, breathtaking physical improbability and no shortage of absurdity.

Adult $60 Concession $55 Child $35 Family (4, at least 2 children) $160

July School Holidays

Ages 5–10

THE WOLF & PETER

Thur 6 & Fri 7 July 10.30am, 1pm Prokofiev’s PETER AND THE WOLF is one of the most famous pieces of music ever written. Ireland’s awardwinning CoisCéim Dance Theatre takes this timeless story as inspiration, and here... the story is told through the eyes of the WOLF. Filled with dance and live music, this fun and richly theatrical production by David Bolger gives life to a Bird, a Cat, a Duck, a Boy, and of course a WOLF in a highly energetic original new work.

Adult $25 Child $20 Family (4, at least one adult) $80

July School Holidays

Ages 4–8

EMILY LOVES TO BOUNCE

By Patch Theatre Mon 10 July 6pm | Tue 11 & Wed 12 July 10.30am, 1pm Inspired by three of the most loved books of Stephen Michael King, Emily Loves to Bounce creates a whimsical world full of balls and boxes where amazing ideas are expressed in extraordinary ways. Emily Loves to Bounce weaves together the stories of Henry and Amy, Emily Loves to Bounce and Patricia, adapted from the books by Stephen Michael King.

Adult $22 Child $18 Family (4, at least one adult) $72

July – On the Weekend A CDP Kids production

Ages 6–12

MR STINK

A play by Maryam Master Directed by Jonathan Biggins Adapted from the book by David Walliams Sat 29 July 10am, 12.30pm It all starts when Chloe, just about the loneliest girl in the world, makes friends with Mr Stink, the local tramp. Sure, he smells a bit, but he’s the only person who’s ever been nice to her. So, when Mr Stink needs a place to stay, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed.

Now Chloe’s got to make sure no one finds out her secret, but she’s about to learn that some secrets have a way of leading to disaster. And speaking of secrets, there just might be more to Mr Stink than meets the eye… or the nose…

Adult $22 Child $18 Family (4, at least one adult) $72

September School Holidays A Windmill Theatre Co-production

Ages 1–5

GRUG & THE RAINBOW

Fri 29 & Sat 30 Sept 10am, 12pm, 2pm Grug began his life as the grassy top of a Burrawang tree.

Fascinated by the world around him and never short of an adventure, now he’s back by popular demand.

Embarking on his own epic journey to find a rainbow, it always seems just beyond his grasp. But Grug is full of determination and his adventures are always full of surprises.

Featuring exquisite puppetry and more of the gentle storytelling that has delighted audiences around the world, this brand new show has been especially created for the next generation of our littlest theatregoers (and those who just love Grug).

Adult $20 Child $16 Family (4, at least one adult) $64

Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre Your centre, your visit.

BOX OFFICE

LOCATION

Our Box Office is open between 9.00am and 4.30pm Monday to Friday, and one hour before each performance.

Phone (02) 4723 7600 Fax (02) 4731 3701 Email boxoffice@jspac.com.au

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.

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CONCESSIONS

GETTING TO THE JOAN

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.

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

INFANTS ATTENDING PERFORMANCES

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

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.

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CHECKLIST 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.

LEARNING AT THE JOAN

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As well as the myriad of great shows performed here each year, The Joan has a thriving learning program, with hundreds of local people involved each week — whether it’s learning an instrument, joining a choir, exploring acting or performing on one of our stages. Giving people the opportunity to experience the arts themselves, and develop their own skills is a big part of what we are about.

Before sending, please check the following: CONTACT DETAILS Please ensure these are clearly written and that you have included your mobile phone and email address as these are the easiest ways for us to contact you.

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SEATING REQUIREMENTS Please make sure you’ve let us know if you have special needs.

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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 thejoan.com.au

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IN PERSON Come and say hello to our friendly Box Office staff. Drop your completed form off at The Joan. 597 High Street, Penrith.

Please be aware that during peak times it may not be possible for your subscription to be processed on the spot. Your tickets will be emailed or posted to you.

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We reserve the right to alter without notice program, performers, dates, times and/or prices as may become necessary.

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ADDITIONAL GUEST TICKETS

DATE

ADULT (Number in box)

CONCESSION (Number in box)

TOTAL GUEST TICKET AMOUNT

Go Your Own Way

Fri 20 Jan 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Love Unspoken

Sat 18 Feb 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Black Birds

Thur 30 Mar 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Fri 31 Mar 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Sat 1 Apr 2pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Sat 1 Apr 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Thur 6 Apr 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Fri 7 Apr 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Sat 8 Apr 2pm

$35

$30

$

Black Birds

Sat 8 Apr 7.30pm

$35

$30

$

Circus Oz

Fri 26 May 7.30pm

$60

$55

$

Circus Oz

Sat 27 May 2pm

$60

$55

$

Circus Oz

Sat 27 May 7.30pm

$60

$55

$

MICF Roadshow

Tue 6 Jun 7.30pm

$45

$40

$

The 7 Stages of Grieving

Fri 16 Jun 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

The 7 Stages of Grieving

Sat 17 Jun 2pm

$55

$50

$

The 7 Stages of Grieving

Sat 17 Jun 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Therese Raquin

Thur 20 Jul 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Therese Raquin

Fri 21 Jul 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Therese Raquin

Sat 22 Jul 2pm

$65

$60

$

Therese Raquin

Sat 22 Jul 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Blue Love

Sat 19 Aug 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

The Wharf Revue

Thur 31 Aug 7.30pm

$75

$70

$

The Wharf Revue

Fri 1 Sept 7.30pm

$75

$70

$

The Wharf Revue

Sat 2 Sept 2pm

$75

$70

$

The Wharf Revue

Sat 2 Sept 7.30pm

$75

$70

$

Brandenburg Orchestra

Sat 16 Sept 7.30pm

$70

$65

$

The Merchant of Venice

Fri 6 Oct 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

The Merchant of Venice

Sat 7 Oct 2pm

$65

$60

$

The Merchant of Venice

Sat 7 Oct 7.30pm

$65

$60

$

Daisy Moon

Thur 16 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Fri 17 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Sat 18 Nov 2pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Sat 18 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Thur 23 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Fri 24 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Sat 25 Nov 2pm

$55

$50

$

Daisy Moon

Sat 25 Nov 7.30pm

$55

$50

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Who we are Penrith Performing & Visual Arts (PP&VA) was established in 2006, and is an internationally unique (and ambitious) amalgam of the visual arts, performing arts and arts education.

PP&VA produces and presents dynamic cultural and arts education programs for the people of Penrith, western Sydney and beyond, and comprises:

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 The Q, 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 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 weekend 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

PO Box 2 Penrith NSW 2751 597 High Street Penrith Box Office 02 4723 7600 or thejoan.com.au

region and beyond.

PENRITH PERFORMING & VISUAL ARTS LTD Administration 02 4723 7611 Fax 02 4731 3701

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Penrith Regional Gallery & the Lewers Bequest

86 River Road Emu Plains NSW 2750 Administration 02 4735 1100 Fax 02 4735 8334 penrithregionalgallery.org

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