Set in the Victorian seaside town of Sorrento, the play revolves around three sisters, reunited after 10 years apart and again feeling the constraints of family life.
A semi-autobiographical book written by middle sister and expat Meg triggers the familial tensions and dramas that eventuate.
The play is about family in a literal and metaphorical sense and the importance of blood ties and collective memory, true or false.
“…a heart-warming tale of one family’s struggle with loyalty and self expression… onstage performances were exemplary.” Courier Mail
“This is a real Australian family in a real Australian setting, a gentle psychological thriller that no Australian should miss.” Adelaide Theatre Guide
“ all the actors... formed a team of great strength, lifting the play off the stage and into our heads and hearts.” Canberra Times
HOTEL SORRENTO WRITTEN BY HANNIE RAYSON
Running time: 110 minutes including interval
Playwright - Hannie Rayson
Producer – Christine Harris
Director – Denny Lawrence
Celebrated Aussie artists Sara Storer and The Sunny Cowgirls have much in common. Above all it is their love of Australia and the many characters who inhabit it that has been the inspiration for many of the songs they have written and recorded.
Although Sara, Celeste and Sophie have collaborated in the past, they have never toured together, something that will be rectified when they hit the road for the Love & Land Tour and which will see them appearing in cities and towns across Australian in 2018.
All three of the girls live in the country - Sophie calls the fertile plains of Gunnedah home, younger sister Celeste has recently made the trek back west to childhood stomping ground WA and Sara with her husband and brood of 4 boys, recently moved from Darwin to the NSW border city of Albury.
For The Sunny Cowgirls, who take their name from Sunninghill, the family farm at Dunkeld, near Victoria’s picturesque Grampians, the bush has always had an irresistible pull.
Audiences can expect to hear the hits and favorite album tracks along with some special collaborations and a few surprises from three great singer-songwriters and story-tellers.
Dinosaur Time Machine incorporates up to date science and discoveries made about dinosaurs and the world that they lived in, and presents it in a fun and highly visual way, incorporating circus, puppetry, simple narrative and imaginative play in this unique theatre production.
For children aged 3-9 years.
Award winning and highly acclaimed Australian country singer Daniel Thompson and Golden Guitar winning, Telecaster picking, Australian country music legend Stuie French, along with their powerhouse backing band The Tennessee Express, are excited to bring you Johnny Cash The Concert: Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison.
In 1968, Johnny Cash walked on to stage at Folsom State Prison, California, and for the first time ever uttered his immortal words “Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”. Already a worldwide superstar, that iconic phrase and the 45 minute live album that followed, cemented Cash as a legend of popular culture that began his rise to the heights of fame over the next three years that has rarely been equalled.
In 2018, Johnny Cash The Concert gives Cash fans the opportunity to relive the magic of the legendary Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison album. The show will not only feature the Folsom Prison album in its entirety from cover to cover, it will also feature a set of The Man in Black’s greatest hits from throughout his entire career.
Running time: 120 minutes including interval
Some stories are more powerful than others. He’s worried his isn’t powerful enough. A young man sits alone on stage. He looks like us. He sounds like us. Yet he asks us to join him on an unimaginably alien journey into his recent past.
“I had arrived. It was so bitterly cold that I thought I’d never be warm again. They ask me why I left my country – for dates, times, reasons... but it’s buried. They say I’m telling lies but that’s not what I am doing.”
Both an intimate character study and an edge-of-your-seat thriller, Elegy fuses precision performance, an affecting soundscape and visual poetry to lure us into a playful, theatrical, humorous and personal world to reveal a story as powerful as it is true.
Winner: 2011 Edinburgh Fringe First Award
Winner: 2012 Royal National Theatre Foundation Playwright Award
Nominated: Two 2012 Off West End Awards
Running Time: 50 minutes no interval
Warnings: Adult Themes, M16+
Written by: Douglas Rintoul
Directed by: John Kachoyan
Composed by: Russell Goldsmith
Designed by: Rob Sowinski and Bryn Cullen
Performed by: Gareth Reeves
Produced by: John Kachoyan and Lyall Brooks
Always…Patsy Cline is 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.
The musical play, complete with down home country humour, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes 27 of Patsy’ unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s letters to Seger, which were consistently signed “Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.”
“Go to see Always…Patsy Cline to hear the memorable songs and you’ll discover a heartfelt story that will lift your spirits.” Chicago Critic
Running time: 120 minutes including interval
From 'One of these Nights' to 'Lyin' Eyes', 'Peaceful Easy Feelin' and with a brief stop over at 'Hotel California' along the way, you’ll be taken back to a time where life was just a little less complicated and, just maybe, a whole lot more fun.
The Eagles Story takes this tribute to a new level, rarely seen. Hit after hit comes flooding from the stage as musical memories are relived in this not to be missed salute to a legendary treasure. The legend that is The Eagles lives on through The Eagles Story!
Running time: 120 minutes including interval
Dear Karen,
My name is Angela Giuseppina Lumicisi and I am your number one Carpenterian fan!
In the 1970s a good Italian girl goes to school, gets married and then has babies. But what happens if you want more?
The Carpenters, one of the most successful and cherished bands of their time, are a beacon of hope for one little Italian girl growing up in the confines of her traditional life in Melbourne.
Karen’s soaring and heart wrenching vocals spoke to Angela in a way no-one had before. It’s like you’re singing to me and know what I’m going through, how is that?
Karen and Angela’s lives begin to intertwine through their weight struggles, their love life but ultimately, through Karen’s untimely end, Angela finds the strength to be the person she’s always wanted to be.
And as Karen’s life ends, Angela’s has only just begun…
Why this story? The surgeon was actually Michaels’ great-great-grandfather – James William Henry Veitch. A story repeatedly told to Michael all his young life by his own father he has carried it and explored it all these years. With pieces of music from the era performed by Michael’s son, there will be the web of four generations of Veitch on stage. This is truly a family story.
Running time: 70 minutes, no interval
Come along and enjoy another concert under the baton of Angus Christie who brings music and musicians together with his customary expertise, motivation and inspiration which makes our orchestra so successful and such a joy to listen to.
Afternoon tea will be available after the concert for all to partake in.
Running time: 120 minutes including interval
Swing Man sends Damian on a journey back to the incidents in his adolescence that set him on his path – a fracas at a Bush Dance, unrequited love at Ballroom Dancing, and the revelation that as a 17 year old he was abducted by Swing-era obsessed aliens who set him an ultimatum to learn how to Swing dance by the time he is 51.
‘Lindy Hop’ on down to watch the three-time Barry Award nominee ‘Shag’ his way through his ‘Boogie Woogie’ midlife crisis.
Running time: 60 minutes, no interval
Warning: Mild coarse language and adult content, recommended for people aged 16+ years.
The wait is finally over Mik Maks fans!
Fresh from their nomination of ‘Best Live Kids Act’ at the 2018 What’s On 4 Australia Awards, The Mik Maks are thrilled to announce their new tour show ‘PLAY’.
Stuck inside on a rainy day, The Mik Maks decide to explore Grandpa’s giant magical toy box. What amazing adventures await inside the mysterious box? Be taken on a musical adventure as the brothers share their brand new songs including ‘A-Brush’ and ‘Pack up Pack up’ as well as some old favourite with their young audiences. Keep an eye out for some very special guests. You never know what could pop out of the giant box for a play, song and dance!
The Mik Maks ‘PLAY’ show is fifty minutes of incredible musical entertainment and perfect for children aged 2 – 8 years of age. If you haven’t seen The Mik Maks before, come and see why this band of brothers are taking Australian kids' music by storm.
‘The Mik Maks are infectious’ Shelley Craft, Channel 9
Join us after the show to have a meet and greet with The Mik Maks!!
Now, the new Mayor has a plan to bring back Grinalong’s glory days, and re-launches the race. But it soon becomes obvious that he is more interested in furthering his own ambitions and lining his pockets than helping the town. Come and see what skulduggery he gets up to!
Suitable ages 5+
Suitable ages 4+
Suitable for all the family.
We present arguably Mozart’s best concerto, the Sinfonia Concertante, and Brahms’ Serenade No.2, a rarely performed masterpiece and regarded as ‘quintessential Brahms’. Alongside these great classics, you will be among the first in Australia to experience a new work by Australian composer Iain Grandage.
Christopher Moore viola, director
Sophie Rowell violin
Program
Brahms Serenade No.2
Grandage New Work
Mozart Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola.
Running time: approx. 110 minutes including interval
Included in the ticket price is a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm in the Ted Kenna VC Room and a light supper after the show.