Theatre Season 2021 January to June

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Townsville City Council acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of Townsville – the Wulgurukaba of Gurambilbarra and Yunbenun; and Bindal people.

We pay our respects to their cultures, their ancestors and their Elders – past and present – and all future generations.

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EXPERIENCE IT LIVE! The Civic Theatre is North Queensland's premier cultural facility owned and managed by Council.

Since its opening in 1978, the Theatre continues to be a dynamic centre of entertainment nurturing the performing arts in Townsville and the wider region.

THE BAR Enjoy a selection of fine wines, spirits, light refreshments and something to eat when visiting the Theatre. The Bar opens one hour prior to performances, during interval and also offers prebooked meals through Cuisine to Go. Meals must be booked at least 48 hours before the scheduled performance and will vary with each performance.

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WHAT’S ON Arts, culture, and events! The north's ultimate events guide to what is happening in our region. whatson.townsville.qld.gov.au

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A SPECIAL FRIENDS OF THE THEATRE CONCERT

BY F OT T

Friends of the Theatre (FOTT) have been the Theatre's faithful volunteer organisation for the past 21 years.

In addition to providing a warm welcome at the Theatre's Coffee Corner, they have been the backbone ofthe Theatre's annual Festival of One Act Plays as well as introducing and nurturing local talent by presenting their own regular FOTT variety concerts at the Pimlico Performing Arts Centre.

We are proud to bring A Special Friends of the Theatre Concert to the big stage for our Morning Melodies audience to enjoy.

The lovely Lyn Tarring will compare this performance while reciting bush poerty, alongside various local artists such as Die Frankfurter Oompah Band, Josh Palmer, Sophie Ricca and more.

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6 Mar | 11am

Adult $15

VENUE

Concession $15

Townsville Civic Theatre

Student $15

RUN TIME

Group $12.50

1 hour 30 minutes

TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)

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...a slick show, as you would expect in consideration of Shock Therapy’s previously acclaimed works.

B L U E C U R TA I N S

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VIRAL

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BY S H O C K T H E R A PY P R O D U C T I O N S

Viral is a story that examines the role of social media and technology and how it impacts the way we record, communicate and think about events of racism, abuse and violence and asks the question, how do we define our social responsibilities?

Written, Directed and Performed by Sam Foster and Hayden Jones.

DATES 10 Mar | 1.30pm VENUE Townsville Civic Theatre RUN TIME 1 hour

PRICING

Adult $30 Concession $25 Student $25 Group $25 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)

RATING PG 13+

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...packs a punch using the force, beauty and strength of the human body and it is laid bare in all its glory.

P O C K E T S I Z E T H E AT R E , U K

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CIRCA'S PEEPSHOW

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BY C I R CA C O N T E M P O R A RY C I R C U S

Circa’s Peepshow turns cabaret on its head, literally. Join Circa as they embark on a seductive dance through the hall of mirrors that is your imagination, Circa’s Peepshow lurches from the thrillingly acrobatic to the comically playful. Expect teetering towers of balanced bodies, extreme bending and devilishly precarious aerials.

Circa’s Peepshow combines some of the finest acrobatic talent on the planet under the direction of circus visionary Yaron Lifschitz to create a playfully exhilarating ride into the beautifully bizarre recesses of your mind.

Created by Yaron Lifschitz with Libby McDonnell and the Circa Ensemble.

Director Yaron Lifschitz

Co-Lighting Designer Richard Clarke

Associate Director & Costume Designer Libby McDonnell

Original Music Ori Lichtik

Technical Director & Co-Lighting Designer Jason Organ

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16 Apr | 7.30pm 17 Apr | 1pm

PG 12+ PRICING

VENUE

Adult $35

Townsville Civic Theatre

Concession $30

RUN TIME

Student $25

1 hour 20 minutes 20 minute interval

Group $30 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)

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BRODY - TRIBUTE TO ELVIS

BY B R O DY F I N L AY

Brody Finlay is one of Australia's premier 50's Elvis Tribute acts. Brody won the 2018 and 2019 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Competitions which led him all the way to Memphis to represent Australia.

With striking similarities to the "The King", Finlay's got the arm swing down, the sashaying knees and the raised eyebrow timed over melodic peaks.

Finlay will take you back in time to the roaring 50's with this not to be missed performance singing all the favourites including Hound Dog, Jailhouse Rock, Can’t Help Falling In Love and Love Me Tender.

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PRICING

21 Apr | 11am & 7pm (special Encore performance)

Adult $15 Concession $15

VENUE

Student $15

Townsville Civic Theatre

Group $12.50

RUN TIME

TicketShop Members

1hr 15min

(10% off each price category except groups)

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL

COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW COMEDYFESTIVAL.COM.AU

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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL ROADSHOW

BY M E L B O U R N E I N T E R N AT I O N A L C O M E DY F E S T I VA L

Australia’s favourite comedy convoy is locked, loaded and hitting every corner of the country!

Join the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow as it rolls into town, delivering the hottest acts direct from Australia’s largest comedy festival to your backyard. Featuring an all killer, no filler line-up of Australian stars, talented newcomers and international performers, who will get your comedy cravings covered. Buckle up for a night of stand-up, sketch, satire, silliness and song in this rip-roaring road trip of a life time!

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PRICING

22 Apr | 7.30pm 23 Apr | 7.30pm

Adult $45 Concession $40

VENUE

Student $30

Townsville Civic Theatre

Group $40

RUN TIME

TicketShop Members

2 hours 15 minutes 20min interval

(10% off each price category except groups)

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M15+ Coarse language, sexual references and offensive material

melbourne international

comedy festival

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...a high-octane, overly-charged show that defies many conventions of theatre.

DOMINION POST

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JEKYLL AND HYDE

BY A S L I G H T LY I S O L AT E D D O G P R O D U CT I O N

Comedy. Thrills. Chaos. Delight.

Meet the most delightfully evil man alive, Mr Hyde. A man so evil he punches the cleaning lady, drop- kicks a precious puffin and yells ‘shark’ at the beach.

This bonkers rendition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel, Jekyll and Hyde is retold by a team of charmingly ‘French’ performers with the help of the audience.

Gather up your friends, lovers, and distant cousins, and prepare to unleash your inner monster!

Director Leo Gene Peters

Featuring Susie Berry Jack Buchanan Andrew Paterson Jonathan Price Comfrey Sanders

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PRICING

10 Jun | 2pm & 8pm

Adult $35

VENUE

Concession $30

C2, Townsville Civic Theatre

Student $27

RUN TIME

Group $30

1 hour 20 minutes 20 minute interval

TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)

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FROM NEW YORK TO RIO

BY K E V I N W R I G H T

Kevin was the fabulous Mr Peter Allen in NQOMT’s production of the Boy From Oz. The iconic Australian musical was a smash-hit based on the life of legendary Australian entertainer, Peter Allen.

Sit back and enjoy as Kevin entertains with hits like, I Still Call Australia Home, I Honestly Love You, Not The Boy Next Door, I Go To Rio, plus many more.

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15 June | 11am & 7.30pm (special Encore performance)

Adult $15

VENUE

Student $15

Townsville Civic Theatre RUN TIME 75 mins

Concession $15 Group $12.50 TicketShop Members (10% off each price category except groups)

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...genuinely funny, heartwarming theatre.

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MARGARET FULTON THE MUSICAL

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BY JA L LY E N T E R TA I N M E N T

A musical biography of a true Aussie legend based on her bestselling autobiography.

Margaret Fulton reigned supreme on our country’s cooking scene, awarded an OAM in 1983 and later identified as a National Living Treasure. The Margaret Fulton Cookbook encouraged Australian housewives to experiment with more interesting ingredients, straying from the old tradition of meat and three veg. This delightful musical romp follows her journey from humble beginnings to super-stardom.

Book and Lyrics Doug MacLeod

Choreographer Dan Venz

Music Yuri Worontschak

Featuring Judy Hainsworth Jessica Kate Ryan Paige McKay Zoë Harlen Conor Ensor Clancy Enchelmaier

Director Aarne Neeme Musical Director Meg Kiddle

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PRICING

18 Jun | 7.30pm

Adult $40

VENUE

Concession $37.50

Townsville Civic Theatre

Student $25

RUN TIME

Group $37.50

1 hour 20 minutes

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This project is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.

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THE APPLETON LADIES' POTATO RACE A N E N S E M B L E T H E AT R E P R O D U C T I O N

Appleton is a small country town being forced into the present with a recent influx of wealthy city slickers, treechangers and refugees. Simmering tensions come to a head when new GP Penny Anderson discovers that the famous Appleton Potato Race awards $1000 prize money to men, and a measly $200 to women. When Penny decides to take steps to restore gender parity and coax Appleton into the 21st century, little could she have anticipated the spiralling, hilarious culture war that would follow.

Inspired by real life events and featuring a cast of five fabulous women, THE APPLETON LADIES’ POTATO RACE is a funny, honest and heart-warming story about upsetting the potato cart and standing up for your principles.

Writer Melanie Tait Director Priscilla Jackman

Featuring Valerie Bader Merridy Eastman Sapidah Kian Amber McMahon Sharon Millerchip

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PRICING

19 Jun | 7.30pm

Adult $35

VENUE

Concession $33.50

Townsville Civic Theatre

Student $30

RUN TIME

Group $33.50

1 hour 30 minutes

TicketShop Members

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(10% off each price category except groups)

PG 14+ This production is proudly supported by Jenny and Guy Reynolds AO

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

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GASP

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BY U LYS S E S – A N N R O B E R T S S C H O O L O F DA N C E

Ulysses Contemporary Dance Company is proud to bring GASP to the main stage of the Townsville Civic Theatre.

GASP is the voice of Mother Earth reaching out to us, begging us to let her breathe, begging us to let her rest and regenerate. As artists, it is our duty to ask why humanity repeatedly alienates itself from nature and why we are so unable to embrace change as a collective. As choreographers/ dancers we are always searching for the key to heighten communication between stage and audience, that bolt of lightning that escapes from the performance space to blast new moments of awareness into being. To do just this, seven choreographers and thirty dancers join the stage to respond to the universe’s needs. Jane Pirani, the heart and soul of the company engages the skill of our creative community with producer singer song writer Isabelle Reynaud, lighting designer, Jamie Schmidt, scenic designer, Andre Reynaud, veteran choreographers Cassie Steen, Suzie Searight, Kylie Ball and Dane Reid and newcomers, Jarrah Scarsi and Leslie Brown.

GASP celebrates Ulysses 14th birthday of productions and 16 years of operation.

Ulysses is based in Townsville and is open to dancers who love to be creative and be created upon.

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PRICING

24, 25 & 26 Jun | 7.30pm

Adult $35

VENUE

Concession $30

Townsville Civic Theatre

Group $30

RUN TIME

School Student $22.50

2 hours 30 minutes

TicketShop Members

inclusive of 1 interval

(10% off each price category except groups)

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