Download Season Guide 2017 - Noosa Arts Theatre

Driven by a philosophy of continuous improvement, we
honour and build upon what has gone before and aim to
deliver ever more memorable theatre experiences.
WELCOME
Welcome to the 2017 program for your community
theatre where we aim to deliver quality and diverse
productions to engage all tastes and ages.
Book early, as shows like the September box office smash
Jack of Hearts by our patron, David Williamson will sell out.
We’ve also included a new festival in October to showcase
the immortal works of William Shakespeare.
Our traditional pantomime will be Cinderella, followed by a
double bill of two award winning pieces in A Steady Rain by
Keith Huff and God of Carnage by Yazmin Reza.
April brings Oliver!, the well-loved family musical plus, after
a popular debut in 2016, the return of Shorts on Stage, a
flurry of ten 10 minute plays.
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July hosts our National One-Act Play Festival and Miss
Melony will present her outrageous DooWop Drags
followed by the high-energy comedy Lipstick Dreams in
November.
Thank you for playing your part in keeping live theatre
thriving in Noosa.
Frank Wilkie
Noosa Arts Theatre President
Call Damien directly on 0415 643 856 or
email [email protected]
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P R O U D S U P P O R T E R O F N O O S A A R T S T H E AT R E
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Here’s SEVEN GOOD
REASONS...
1. CHEAPER (on average about 20% cheaper)
2. LESS hassle
3. You can EXCHANGE your tickets
4. FREE programmes
5. You get MATES RATES - you can buy extra tickets to any Noosa Arts show during the year for member prices
6. You get MEMBER PRICES at Sunshine Coast Theatre Alliance theatre productions
7. You’re SUPPORTING the Arts
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Supporting Role
Noosa Arts Theatre is registered
as a Cultural Organisation and is
a Tax Deductible Gift Recipient.
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to build upon the strengths of
this community group. It’s your
chance to star!
2017 Season
Cinderella
January 7 to 22
A Steady Rain/God of Carnage
February 2 to 11
Oliver!
April 6 to 23
Shorts on Stage
May 27 & 28
One-Act Play Festival
July 12 to 22
Jack of Hearts
DooWop Drags
Shakespeare Festival
Lipstick Dreams
PROGRAM
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September 6 to 23
September 29 to October 1
October 13 to 15
November 16 to 25
To Buy Tickets
Book online www.noosaartstheatre.org.au
or phone 5449 9343
Counter Sales
Tuesday to Friday - 10am to 2pm, 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville
NOOSA ARTS THEATRE
Established:1970
Patron: David Williamson
Theatre: 163 Weyba Road, Noosaville QLD 4566
Post: PO Box 3, Noosa Heads QLD 4567
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.noosaartstheatre.org.au
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SUNDAYS at 1pm and 4pm
January 8, 15, 22
CINDERELLA
DATES
SATURDAYS at 11am and 2pm
January 7, 14, 21
TICKETS
All tickets $15
GENRE
Pantomime
This panto follows the traditional story, which sees
Cinderella cruelly treated by her stepmother Grimelda
and her two ugly daughters Bella and Donna. Grimelda is
after the deeds to Castle Liberty and feeds old Baron-Von
Trapdoor her ‘special herbal tea’ in order to achieve this.
When this fails to work, she hires two handymen Dim and
Wit who unwittingly help her to try and find them. Cinders’
only friend is Buttons, who harbours dreams of becoming a
great inventor.
When news is received that the Palace are holding a Royal
Ball, Cinderella’s stepmother forbids her to go and she is left
at home alone. But Cinderella’s life changes for the better
when her Fairy Godmother appears. Events then follow the
traditional line and end with Cinderella marrying her Prince
and living happily ever after.
Limelight Scripts adapted by Susan Dearnley
Director Susan Dearnley
Musical Director Diana Thomson
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TICKETS Adult $35 | Concession $30
GENRE Drama/Comedy
WARNING Coarse Language and Adult Themes
A Steady Rain An XS Entertainment co-production
Two cops. One beat. Two sides. One story.
What happens when two lifelong friends face a dilemma on
the tough streets of Chicago? The result is a journey into a
moral grey area where trust and loyalty struggle for survival.
With James Patrick Reed and Stephen Moore
Playwright Keith Huff
Director Sam Coward
A STEADY RAIN & GOD OF CARNAGE
A STEADY God of
Carnage
RAIN
DATES
Cut-price Preview FEBRUARY 2 at 7.30pm, all tickets $25
Evenings FEBRUARY 3, 4, 9, 10 at 7:30
Matinees FEBRUARY 4 and 11 at 2pm
God of Carnage An SRTi co-production
A comedy of manners…without the manners.
Is about two sets of parents, one of whose child has hurt
the other at a public park, who meet to discuss the matter
in a civilized manner. However, as the evening goes on,
the parents become increasingly childish, resulting in the
evening devolving into chaos.
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CONJUNCTION
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Winner of the 2009 Laurence Oliver Award for Best Comedy
Winner of the 2009 Tony Award for Best Play
IN CONJUNCTION WITH
With Kate Cullen, Sharon Grimley, Brett Klease & Frank Wilkie
Playwright Yasmina Reza (Translated by Christopher Hampton)
Director Simon Denver
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DATES
Cut-price Preview APRIL 6 at 7.30pm, all tickets $27
Evenings APRIL 7, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 22 at 7:30pm
Matinees APRIL 8, 9, 15, 16, 23 at 2pm
OLIVER!
A PRODUCTION OF
TICKETS
Adults $37 | Concession $32
Member/Group $30 | U18 $27
GENRE
Musical
Consider yourself invited to the theatrical event of 2017.
Charles Dickens’ unforgettable characters burst to life in the
Tony Award-winning musical, Oliver!
This is a traditional production of the classic story about an
innocent orphan living amongst double-dealing thieves and
conmen in the chaotic world of Victorian London. Bursting
with jubilant songs, including You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket
or Two; Consider Yourself; Where is Love?; and the
scrumptious Food, Glorious Food, Oliver! serves up a
musical feast for the eyes and ears that will have every
theatre-lover calling out for More!
“Winner of three Tony Awards including Best Composer
and Best Lyricist!”
A musical based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Book, music, and lyrics by Lionel Bart
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd,
Exclusive agent for Music Theatre International (NY)
Book, music and lyrics by
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LIONEL BART
Director Neil Pattenden
Co-Director Jo Hendrie
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TICKETS
Adult $25 | Concession $20
GENRE
10 minute plays
SHORTS ON STAGE
DATES
MAY 27 & 28 at 2pm
MAY 27 at 7:30pm
WARNING
May contain Coarse Language and Adult Themes
Returning to Noosa Arts after the overwhelming success
last year, this will again be a fast-moving selection of (up to)
ten 10 minute, highly entertaining plays from stellar casts in
South East Queensland.
Don’t forget to vote for “Best Play” - Noosa Arts is
sponsoring $500 for the audience choice award.
There are only three performances for this event and it will
be a crowd pleaser...
Sm but pfectly
fmed 10 mute ays
16+
ONLY
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Nimmo
INCLUDING THE
PRIZE
TICKETS
Adults $31 | Concessions $27
Member/Group $25 | U18 $22
*Noosa Long Weekend Festival performances, all tickets $34
GENRE
One-act plays
ONE-ACT PLAY FESTIVAL
DATES
Cut-price Preview JULY 12 at 7.30pm, all tickets $22
Evenings JULY 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21* at 7:30pm
Matinees JULY 15, 16, 22* at 2pm
WARNING
May contain Coarse Language and Adult Themes
Since 1978, Noosa Arts Theatre has been running the National
One-Act Playwriting Competition. With The Nimmo Prize
for Best Play ($5,000), it attracts entries from playwrights
throughout Australia, and many other countries. Scripts are
judged anonymously by a professional panel of three industry
experts. The three finalists are selected on the quality of
the writing, not on subject matter; and the winning order is
decided before the plays are presented in this Festival.
During the Festival, the audience is asked at each performance
to vote for the ‘Nancy Cato Audience Choice Award’.
Presentation of awards takes place after the final performance.
Noosa Arts Theatre is proud to offer this rather unique
opportunity to aspiring and established playwrights and
showcase the finalists as part of the Noosa Long Weekend
Festival.
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Written by
DAVID WILLIAMSON
DATES
Cut-price preview SEPTEMBER 6 at 7.30pm, all tickets $22
Gala Opening Night SEPTEMBER 7 at 7.30pm, all tickets
$50 includes light supper and drinks
Evenings SEPTEMBER 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22, 23
at 7:30pm
Matinees SEPTEMBER 9, 10, 17 at 2pm
JACK OF HEARTS
QUEENSLAND PREMIERE
TICKETS
Adults $31 | Concessions $27
Member/Group $25 | U18 $22
GENRE
Comedy
WARNING
Coarse Language and Adult Themes
“Jack of Hearts is a screwball romp in classic Williamson
territory.”
“So let me get this straight,” says island Resort Manager
Kelli to the titular Jack, who has quit his high-pressure job,
scuttled his marriage, and now works – not very effectively –
as a bellhop. “Your friend is here with a lady who is definitely
not his wife…and your ex-wife is here with her new man?”
David Williamson’s 50th play, Jack of Hearts, a quick-stepping
romantic comedy with more than a touch of screwball to it.”
Sydney Morning Herald
“testament to the power of Williamson’s language”
DAILY TELEGRAPH
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Director Jane Rivers
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TICKETS
Adults $32 | Concessions $28 | Member/Group $26
GENRE
Cabaret
DOO WOP DRAGS
DATES
SEPTEMBER 29 at 7:30pm
SEPTEMBER 30 at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
OCTOBER 1 at 5:00pm
WARNING: 16+ show with Coarse Language and Adult Themes
This Queens Birthday long weekend the Queen is back for the
third of the now annual “Miss Melony Presents”. This year
Miss Melony Presents – DooWop Drags. Once again Melony
Brests headlines this fabulous cast featuring the return of her
Powderpuff Girls, all of which are voiced by the wonderful
DooWop Dolls. Then add Melony’s resident Drag King to this
diverse cast, and you have a musical unlike any other.
As the show unfolds...The Wop’s sing the songs the Puff’s
lip-synch to. OK, that seems simple enough. But... just wait
til the Puff’s have to sing for the Wop’s... and that’s where
the fun begins. In a hysterical battle for lip-synch supremacy
the Drags and the Dolls have a huge task ahead. Everyone
will be throwing their voices, and changing a few words, or
sentences here and there, just to toy, test and trick each
other along this musical ride with songs spanning many
decades. All while trying not to burst into fits of laughter
themselves. Will the Dolls outdo the Drags, or will the
Queens reign supreme?
Devised and Directed by Matt Dunstan
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TICKETS
Adult $15 | Concession/Member/Uni/U18 $10 | U12 $5
Season Pass $50 | $35
GENRE
Drama and Comedy
SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
SHAKESPEARE
FESTIVAL
DATES
Sessions on OCTOBER 13, 14, 15
A first for Noosa Arts Theatre and the Sunshine Coast,
for lovers of the bard (to perform and watch) a competitive
festival of Shakespeare’s works.
With categories of Monologue, Duologue, Groups, Music,
Dance; and sections in various age groups.
“All the world’s a stage, and all
the men and women merely players.”
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Lipstick
reams
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DATES
Cut-price preview NOVEMBER 16 all tickets $22
Evenings NOVEMBER 17, 23, 24, 25 at 7:30pm
Matinees NOVEMBER 18, 19 at 2pm
Sunshine Butterflies Charity Performance
NOVEMBER 22 at 7:30pm all tickets $40,
includes a light supper at interval
TICKETS
Adults $31 | Concessions $27
Member/Group $25 | U18 $22
LIPSTICK DREAMS
Written by
Helen O’Connor
and Simon Hopkinson
GENRE
Comedy with music
Winning a talent quest could be just the answer for four
very different women as they swap their hairbrushes for
microphones and head off on a humorous and poignant
journey to transform themselves into an all-girl singing
group.
Lipstick Dreams is a light-hearted, must-see play full of
laughter, tears and fun, with toe-tapping songs from the
Swinging 60s that will have you dancing in the aisles!
Director Sue Clapham
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Noosa Arts Theatre’s 1997 production of Oliver!
163 Weyba Road, Noosaville 4567 QLD
Phone 5449 9343
www.noosaartstheatre.org.au