LA MAMA THEATRE as part of the 2008 MIDSUMMA FESTIVAL present a FLY-ON-THE-WALL THEATRE production of
THIEVING BOY & LIKE STARS IN MY HANDS
WRITTEN BY TIM CONIGRAVE • EDITED BY TONY AYERS • DIRECTOR ROBERT CHUTER • DESIGNER PETER MUMFORD • WARDROBE ALBAN FARRAWELL • PHOTOGRAPHY CHRIS KAPA • PROJECTIONS IAN DE GRUCHY • ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK SIMON POLINSKI • PRODUCTION DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY
MUSIC BY iOTA • BLUR • MOBY • RADIOHEAD AND OTHERS
WITH GARY ABRAHAMS • LUKE ARNOLD • DAVID FORSTER • LACHLAN MACLEOD • HEATH MILLER • SAM SHORE • CHRISTOPHER PENDER • STEPHANIE LILLIS and DANIEL McBURNIE
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The new musical hit ‘Valentino the Latin Lover’ will hit the stage in Newcastle featuring its two Newcastle based stars, Amy Vee and Atalie Wilmoth. The show’s creator, David Tydd, auditioned in Sydney for performers and has been surprised by finding so many talented artists from Newcastle.
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Alice Springs, Northern Territory
14-23 September
The Festival features a feast of comedy, cabaret, food, dance, film, literature, music, theatre, arts exhibitions and workshops.
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“With ACW one is never sure when the work begins and whether it has finished, and those who approach it take the risk of finding themselves to be an integral part of the creative process.”
– Charlotte Laubard.
Maverick Australian artists A Constructed World (Jacqueline Riva + Geoff Lowe) return home for a major survey exhibition at ACCA – and to reinvigorate the art of ‘happenings’.
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Shining City
by Conor McPherson
Directed by Chris Baldock
(The Laramie Project - winner of the Victorian Green Room Award for Best Fringe/Independent production 2005)
Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre
corner of Sydney & Glenlyon Road, Brunswick
1-17 June 2007 at 8.15pm
Sundays at 5.00pm only
No Monday performance
Tickets: 30 Adult, $20 Concession/Groups 10+, $18 Tuesdays
Bookings: 03 9388 1942 or hoypolloy@bigpond.com
http://www.theatrealive.com.au/whatson/546/
The Butterfly Club kicks off the new year by converting into a hub for the Midsumma Festival (Fri 19 Jan – Sun 11 Feb) – making it possibly the world’s most intimate performance hub!
Bob Downe, one of Australia’s most loved and enduring cabaret stars, heads a curated line up of fabulous character-based cabaret performers.
The club’s comfy lounges, delectable cocktails, twisted bingo and eclectic décor will welcome Midsumma friends over the four weeks of the Festival, with each week exploring a different kitsch theme from around the world. The four theme weeks will be revealed on www.thebutterflyclub.com next year.
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Sideshow Alley, the award-winning Australian musical that opens its exclusive 2007 world-premiere Brisbane season at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre, previews from January 20, 2007.
Tickets are on sale next Tuesday 21st November from www.qtix.com.au or 136 246.
Five years in the making, Sideshow Alley is proudly what Australia hasn’t seen for a long time – a musical with an original Australian story, score and lyrics.
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