The Sound of a Finished Kiss

A Now Look Here and Electric Moon production KEY DETAILS For all initial enquiries please contact: The Sound of a Finished Kiss is gig-theatre at its best. Celebrating the songwriting partnership of Go-Betweens Kate Wild Artistic Director Robert Forster and Grant McLennan, this is a story of Now Look Here love, loss, betrayal and epic share-house parties. [email protected] 0431 926 398

Available from 1/01/2019 – 30/12/2020

“There’s a poetry and honesty to this work that leads us Weekly cost $17,600 gently from the four corners of the globe to our own back Royalties 12% yard, begging us to recall the details of a decade.” Duration XS ENTERTAINMENT 90 minutes no interval Originally staged at “A beautifully crafted interweaving of songs and stories.” Visy Theatre, Powerhouse SAM STRONG June 2018 “A new musical with a perfect blend of music, place and human interactions. I absolutely loved it. I could actually see myself at that party! Go!”

LEANNE DE SOUZA

About the Show Key Creatives Four singers front a live band, performing eleven songs from Writer/Director Kate Wild Australian cult giants The Go-Betweens. There’s a stripped- Musical Director James Lees back gig vibe and a funny and evocative story: this is the Designer Sarah Winter musical reimagined for the indie crowd. Lighting Designer Christine Felmingham The Go-Betweens were one of ’s most influential Dramaturg Kathryn Kelly bands, blending tuneful pop with intelligent and poetic Choreographer lyrics. The Sound of a Finished Kiss features songs from the Neridah Waters first incarnation of the band before Forster and McLennan Cast decided to call it quits in December 1989, including Quiet Sandro Colarelli Heart and from the internationally Kat Henry celebrated . Lucinda Shaw Lucas Stibbard Cutting across genres and generations, The Sound of a Finished Kiss is a universal ‘coming of age’ story. As four Musicians forty-somethings look back to the intense experiences of Ruth Gardner their youth, both fans and those new to the band will be Richard Grantham reminded of music’s power to evoke the pivotal moments Brett Harris of our lives. James Lees Karl O’Shea Now Look Here & Electric Moon Featured music by This new Australian musical combines Kate Wild’s (Now Look The Go-Betweens Here) intelligent and sensitive direction with James Lees’ Karen (1978) (Electric Moon) impeccable musicianship. Your Turn, My Turn (1981) Kate has directed theatre in London, Bristol and (1983) before establishing Now Look Here as the ‘go-to group (1984) for audiences that want to see intelligent, text-driven Spring Rain (1986) productions’. (Aussie Theatre) The House That Jack Kerouac Built (1987) James has successfully brought together some of Brisbane’s Right Here (1987) best musicians and performers to create Electric Moon’s sell- (1987) out shows, including Ziggy Stardust (Brisbane Powerhouse, Dive for Your Memory (1988) Melbourne Cabaret Festival) and Lou Reed’s Transformer Quiet Heart (1988) (QPAC and Brisbane Powerhouse). Streets of Your Town (1988)

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Technical rating C / Theatre, Black Box, Studio, Pros Arch, Music venues, Site specific opportunities Minimum stage size 8m x 8m Technical specifications Technical specifications including stage plan, SND specs and LX plan will be provided to venues Touring personnel 4 x Performers 5 x Band 1 x Stage Manager 1 x Sound Engineer Lighting pre-rig Required prior to bump-in Bump-in time approx 6 hours can perform same day (includes LX focus, SND check and staging rehearsal) Bump-in Venue Crew est 2 x lighting, 1 x sound, 1 x staging Venue Show Crew I x lighting operator Bump-out time 1hr

“As a celebration of The Go-Betweens’ rich musical legacy, it is worthy enough, but with its backstory of the city and its people, it is simply superb.”

BLUE CURTAINS

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STEVE MAYHEW, ARTOUR

Minimum sound requirements Staging requirements Appropriate size stereo sound system for venue 6 x 2m x 1m rostra with EQ and effects if required 2 x 1m x 1m rostra 2 x fold back wedges downstage 8 x 400mm rostra legs Drum Microphone Kit 12 x 200mm rostra legs 4 x DI 5 x French braces and 20 shotbags or weights 3 x SM 58 2 x SM57 Company to tour with the following 2 x wireless handheld 5 x flats 2 x round base Mic stands Scrim All cabling and stands to suit Piece of linoleum floor covering 4 x wireless headset lapels with 4-way receiver Venue to provide Backline Band head phone monitors for foldback with Standard 5 piece drum kit to include: 16ch desk Kick drum (20” or 22”) and kick drum pedal Floor tom (16” or 18”) Instruments 1 x rack tom (12” or 14”) Cymbals, 1 x electric guitar, 1 x acoustic guitar, Hihat stand 1 x bass guitar, viola, harmonica 1 x snare drum (6.5” deep / 14” wide) Resources 4 x cymbal stands (2 boom / 2 straight) Full marketing kit including: Small Bass Amp Roland Cube preferred Promotional images Small electric guitar amp Orange or Fender Show descriptions and copy 1 x weighted keyboard with stand Reviews and media 5 x music stands with sconce Artist and company biographies Minimum LX requirements Digital assets ETC Source 4 25-50 x 32 Sel 1200w Fresnel x 13 Sel Rama Fresnel x 9 ETC Source 4 PAR (VNSP) x 4 Led Par x 8 Colordash Par Hex12 x 6

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