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Theatrical Culture (Dramatic Plays, Opera and Fine Music) at the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub 2016 *All programs and details subject to change For further information contact: Janice Haynes, Manager, Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, PH: 5153 9641, Email: [email protected]. From March 2016 HIT Productions All My Love by Anne Brooksbank Starring Kim Denman and Dion Mills Wednesday 16 March 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub The story of poet and writer Henry Lawson’ and his secret betrothal to Mary Gilmore the literary icon and radical socialist. The lives of these two heroes of Australian literature could have been written so differently. At the end of the 19th Century, Mary Gilmore was introduced to the young Henry Lawson. As their friendship developed, Mary found herself caught in the midst of an intense relationship between Henry and his formidable mother, the suffragette Louise Lawson. What followed was the beginning of a love affair, soon thwarted by a devastating deception. After researching Mary Gilmore's memoirs, writer Anne Brooksbank first uncovered the tale of loving promises between two of Australia's most famous writers. Taken from excerpts from the couple's surviving letters, this is the first time Henry and Mary's forbidden relationship has been brought to the professional stage. Perfect for Senior Secondary students and those interested in history and writing this play is a sensitive new work about a passionate love affair. Every Romantic will love it! Show duration: 2 hours (includes 20 minute interval) $30 Adults, $25 Concession and Groups 8+, $18 Children and Students Forge Friend $25 Adult, $20 Concession They Saw a Thylacine Created and performed by Justine Campbell & Sarah Hamilton Produced by Human Animal Exchange Thursday 21 April, 7.30 pm – Forge Theatre and Arts Hub With all the suspense of a campfire story, a thylacine tracker and a zoo keeper’s daughter weave a lyrical tale of adversity and destruction. These two gutsy and rebellious women are on a quest to protect the now-extinct creature in this beautiful reimagining of Australia’s lost history. $25 Adults, $20 Concession and Groups 8+, $16 Children and Students Forge Friend $20 Adult, $15 Concession Also appearing at: Latrobe Performing Arts Centre 18 & 19 April John Leslie Theatre - Sale 20 April 1 Larrikin Ensemble Theatre Boy Out of the Country Written by Felix Nobis Performed by Jane Clifton, Christopher Bunworth, Martin Blum, Matt Dyktynski and Amanda LaBonte Spokes tour Friday 27 May, 7.30 pm – Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Saturday 28 May, 7.30 pm – Orbost Exhibition Centre There’s more to land than real-estate. There’s more to family than DNA! Jane Clifton leads a stellar cast to tell a story about family, loyalty and property prices in regional Australia. A family block, worthless for generations is suddenly re-zoned as part of a regional housing estate. Written with wit and in a crackling Australian idiom by award winning playwright Felix Nobis, this is a fast paced, funny and highly satisfying piece of theatre about life beyond the big city. Frequent Course Language. Appropriate for ages 15 + Show duration: 95 minutes (no interval) $25 Adults or $30 at the door, $20 Concession and Groups 8+ or $25 at the door, $18 students Forge Friend $20 Adult, $15 Concession *This play is on the 2016 VCE Theatre Studies Unit 3Playlist Also appearing at: John Leslie Theatre – Sale – 26 May HIT Productions Educating Rita by Willy Russell Starring Francesca Bianchi and Colin Moody Thursday 9 June 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub What happens when Rita, a naïve hairdresser, meets Frank, a cynical, burnt-out English professor? She has a thirst for knowledge, but who ends up teaching who? Two very different worlds collide in Willy Russell’s charming and wonderfully entertaining comedy classic that has been loved by audiences for over 30 years. Perfect for Senior Secondary students and people with an appreciation for literature. Contains some strong language. Recommended 15+. Show duration: Approx 2 hours and 15 minutes including an interval $30 Adults, $25 Concession and Groups 8+, $18 Children and Students Forge Friend $25 Adult, $20 Concession Also appearing at: West Gippsland Arts Centre 4 June Latrobe Performing Arts Centre 5 June John Leslie Theatre – Sale - 8 June 2 Death by Soprano Written and performed by Isabel Hertaeg Friday 17 June 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub It’s not over until the soprano is dead! Sopranos must die, it's the rule of opera. Death by Soprano satirically and comically catalogues operatic death scenes in an A-Z cliff-notes of operatic demise. Using props, costumes, an impressive set of pipes and a higher death toll than a Jean Claude Van Damme film, Death by Soprano caters to the Opera-Curious and the seasoned Operaphile. Appreciation of opera not required. Show Running Time: 95 minutes (includes 20 minute interval) Warnings: Not suitable for children under the age of 15. $25 Adults, $20 Concession, $18 Students Forge Friend $20 Adult, $15 Concession Also appearing at: West Gippsland Arts Centre Thursday 16 June ENCORE! Operatic Classics Presented by La Prima Opera Saturday 16 July 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Popular concert opera company La Prima Opera, featuring Opera Australia Principal Wagnerian Tenor, Bradley Daley will take you on a journey through some of the most beautiful music ever written. ENCORE! will entertain you with an array of opera’s most famous hits that everyone knows through movies, television ads and sporting events, with highlights from The Pearl Fishers, La Traviata, The Ring Cycle, Rigoletto, Carmen and Madame Butterfly. Accompanying Daley are a stellar cast including international soprano Alison Rae Jones and Opera Australia mezzo soprano Caroline Vercoe, concert pianist Len Vorster at the grand piano and compere, Christopher McKenna. ENCORE! is directed by Australia’s premiere opera and music theatre director Stuart Maunder. “Bradley Daley sang with a ringing timbre; a tenor of considerable craft and stamina, too rarely heard in this city…” Clive O’Connell, The Age Show Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (includes 20 minute interval) $35 Adults, $30 Concession and Groups 8+, $22 Children and Students Forge Friend $30 Adult, $20 Concession Also appearing at: John Leslie Theatre – Sale 14 July West Gippsland Arts Centre – 15 July Latrobe Performing Arts Centre 19 July 3 MOZART’S PIANO WITH DAVID FUNG Melbourne Chamber Orchestra Thursday 11 August 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Two heavenly piano concerti and two joyous orchestral masterpieces - a decadent all-Mozart delight! As well as his skills as a composer, Mozart’s reputation in his day also rested on his exceptional abilities as a pianist. Many of his 27 piano concerti were written for his own concerts, and they are testament to his technique and sensitivity at the keyboard. Few Australian musicians have achieved an international career like David Fung, whose performances of Mozart’s piano concerti have earned significant international praise. Now based in New York, Fung is a laureate of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels and the Arthur Rubinstein competition in Tel Aviv, and performs for celebrated orchestras and festivals across the globe. Fung joins the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra to perform two of Mozart’s most beautiful piano concerti alongside the ebullient Symphony No 29 and the majestic Serenata Notturna. Mozart Music Listing: Serenata Notturna K236 Piano Concerto No.11 in F major K413 Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major K449 Symphony No.29 K201 Show Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (includes 20 minute interval) $35 Adults, $30 Concession and Groups 8+, $22 Children and Students Forge Friend $30 Adult, $20 Concession Also appearing at: John Leslie Theatre – Sale 14 July West Gippsland Arts Centre – 15 July Latrobe Performing Arts Centre 19 July BRAVE Theatre Miss Brontë Written by: Mel Dodge and Charlotte Brontë Directed by: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford Performed by: Mel Dodge Thursday 25 August 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Charlotte Brontë has a secret… In fact, secrets seem to run in the family… In 1845, Charlotte and her sisters wrote under male pseudonyms and were the talk of London. People presumed they must be men to be able to write with such passion and dark humanity. How could an unmarried woman living in a secluded parsonage with only her sisters for company write one of the world’s greatest love stories? She had tasted love and her secrets echo in the pages of Jane Eyre. Inspired by the letters and novels of Charlotte Brontë, Miss Brontë tells a story of ambition, forbidden love and the bond of family. Perfect for Senior Secondary students and people with an appreciation for literature and particularly fans of Charlotte Brontë’s work “Jane Eyre”. Running Time: 1 hour 15 minutes, no interval Warnings: Adult themes, not appropriate for children under 12 years $30 Adults, $25 Concession and Groups 8+, $18 Children and Students Forge Friend $25 Adult, $20 Concession Also appearing at: Nyerimilang Heritage Park – 26 August TBC John Leslie Theatre – Sale – 27 August 4 A BLUE COW THEATRE production SIMON’S FINAL SOUND a comedy by Finegan Kruckemeyer Toured by Tasmania Performs Saturday 3 September, 7.30 pm – Forge Theatre and Arts Hub From the multi-award winning pen of Finegan Kruckemeyer, an Aussie Comedy about four ordinary people who try, fail, try again and fail better. Simon’s a bit of a no-hoper, and he’s going deaf. He goes in search of a magical – but possibly mythical – island where, he thinks, he will find some consolation. To make the journey, Simon teams up with Michael, a dull banker with a grey suit and a grey life, and Michael’s wife, Ginny, who is disillusioned and about to leave him. Also along for the ride is Claude, Michael’s boss, a blisteringly annoying blockhead with zero social skills. Filling these four larger-than-life characters are four comic actors whose experience ranges from The Lion King to Circus Oz, and who’ve displayed those talents around the country and the world. Simon’s Final Sound takes the audience on a colourful South Seas voyage with plenty of hula skirts, high-jinx and belly laughs, and makes land on an island of insight and compassion. “Brilliantly crafted moments of perfect comedy have left my ribs aching.” Ryk Goddard, ABC Radio. Strong language and adult themes. Not recommended for young people under the age of 15. $30 Adults, $25 Concession and Groups 8+, $18 students, $60 Family (2 Adults, 2 Children) Forge Friend $25 Adult, $20 Concession Also appearing at: Latrobe Performing Arts Centre – 6 September West Gippsland Arts Centre – 9 September Dust of Uruzgan Written by and featuring Fred Smith and his band Spokes tour Friday 7 October, 7.30 pm – Mud Brick Pavilion, Mallacoota Saturday 8 October, 7.30 pm – Cabbage Tree Creek Hall Sunday 9 October, 4pm - Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Fred Smith was the first Australian diplomat to be posted to Uruzgan in July of 2009 and his show Dust of Uruzgan harnesses the unique ability of song to convey what words alone cannot – an emotional sense of life for soldiers and civilians in Afghanistan. The show uses a powerful combination of great song-writing, an extraordinary collection of photographs and first-hand accounts of life on the front line to offer audiences a three dimensional experience of what it has been like for our people in Afghanistan: the dust, the heat, the frustration, the camaraderie, the fighting and the mundane day-to-day. Contains Adult content. $25 Adults or $30 at the door, $20 Concession and Groups 8+ or $25 at the door, $18 students, Forge Friend $20 Adult, $15 Concession 5 Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Company Inc. and East Gippsland Shire Council present Stepping Out By Richard Harris. An Amateur Production BY ARRANGEMENT WITH ORiGiN™ THEATRICAL, ON BEHALF OF SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. 4 performances – Thursday 20, Friday 21 & Saturday 22 October at 7.30 pm and Sunday 23 October at 2 pm. This good-natured comedy chronicles several months in the life of a beginning dance class for adults. Led by Mavis, their patient instructor, and accompanied by the acerbic pianist Mrs. Fraser, the students strive to master the basics of dance. But the steps and routines are just the background for the real focus of the play which is the relationships between the ten students. Will they manage to learn the steps and keep communicating with each other by show night? $25 Adults, $20 Concession, $15 Child (16 years and under) Forge Friend $20 Adult, $15 Concession * Ticket prices subject to change. HIT Productions Always… Patsy Cline by Ted Swindley Starring award-winning country music sensation Courtney Conway as Patsy Cline and popular stage actor Mandi Lodge as Louise Seger. Tuesday 25 October 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub ALWAYS… Patsy Cline is much more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise Seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death. This musical play, complete with down home country humour, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes 27 of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walkin’ after Midnight. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s signoff on her letters to Seger: Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline. ALWAYS… Patsy Cline has been one of the most produced musicals in America and has been enjoyed internationally by audiences in Canada, the UK and Australia. This new production directed by AFI award winning Denny Lawrence stars award winning Australian Country Music singing sensation Courtney Conway as Patsy Cline and popular stage star Mandi Lodge (Menopause The Musical, Just The Ticket) as Louise Seger. Always…. Patsy Cline explores hero worship and mutual respect and the pen-pal relationship that struck up between these two unlikely women. The play focuses on the fateful evening at Houston's Esquire Ballroom when Seger hears of Cline's death in a plane crash. Seger supplies a narrative while Cline sings the songs that made her famous, in total 27 unforgettable hits. Show duration: 2 hours (includes 20 minute interval) $30 Adults, $25 Concession and Groups 8+, $18 Children and Students Forge Friend $25 Adult, $20 Concession Ask about our special Country Music “Get Up and Sing!” workshop Tuesday 25 October 11am – 3pm with Courtney Conway and other facilitators. Includes the opportunity to be invited to be part of the encore at the end of the performance of Always... Patsy Cline in the evening. Only $30 includes lunch, maximum 30 people. 6 Flute Spirits and the Four Seasons with Internationally renowned flautist Jane Rutter Saturday 12 November 2016, 7.30 pm Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Haunting, Meditative works for Solo Gold, Silver, Bamboo & Ethnic flutes. In this unique program Jane plays up to 12 classical and ethnic flutes performing Spring by Vivaldi, The Four Seasons arranged by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Baroque & Classical Fantasies, Indian Ragas, Ancient & Contemporary Incantations, works by Debussy, Devienne, Vaughan-Williams, Ross Edwards & more, as well as presenting prose by Shakespeare, Patrick White, Anaïs Nin. Show duration: 2 hours (includes 20 minute interval) $40 Adults, $35 Concession and Groups 8+, $27 Children and Students Forge Friend $35 Adult, $30 Concession Music students are also reminded about Jane’s unique masterclass program to help students find the ‘belcanto’voice & inner joy within their instrumental playing as well as the unique opportunity to perform with Jane in the Saturday 12 November concert. Friday 11 November 2016 from 1 – 3pm (date and time to be confirmed) $20 per student, maximum 25 people. Note: Students need not be flute students: any instrument or voice will benefit from this program. To book tickets Phone: 5152 1482, go online to: www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre or purchase in person at Bairnsdale or Lakes Entrance Visitor Information Centres or Shire Service Centres or at the Forge Theatre or performance venue from 1 hour prior to advertised performance start times. www.facebook.com/theforgetheatre The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is a proud member of Theatre Gippsland http://www.theatregippsland.com.au/ and the Victorian Association of Performing Arts Centres (VAPAC) http://vapac.org.au/ For further information contact: Janice Haynes, Manager, Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, PH: 5153 9641, Email: [email protected]. 7