When We Were Idiots: a Comedy Walking Tour Presented by Showdown Productions

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2015 – When We Were Idiots: A Comedy Walking Tour Presented by Showdown Productions

Suit up in a high visibility safety vest and join tour guide Xavier the Penguin to explore several fas- cinating parts of Mackay’s past, while marvelling at the stupidity of the people, products and prac- tices of 2015. *** PLEASE BE ADVISED: Tours run rain, hail or shine. *** Also, the comedy walking tour is heavy on the comedy, and light on the walking!

DETAILS Thu 19 to Sat 21 Mar @ 6pm & Sat 21 Mar @ 2pm Start & End Point - Hotel Bar (look for The Penguin) Oaks Rivermarque, 55-63 River Street, Mackay $15 | 75 mins | MA 15+

Art Deco in Mackay City Centre Walk Mackay has the best collection of art deco buildings in Queensland. Take a walking tour of the Mackay City Centre to find over 14 examples of art deco buildings. Head to the Anywhere Festival site for links to brochures and online maps

Becoming Bette Presented by Ease Productions

Becoming Bette. Forty-five-ish minutes of storytelling, musings, music and dance inspired by the iconic Hollywood Bette’s and how a Brisbane girl… Well late twenty-something woman who has already lived in three countries, played a male superhero… In Brazil can learn from the great Bet- te’s, past and present, to take on and carry on the iconic legacy and responsibility of.. Becoming Bette.

DETAILS MACKAY Thu 19 to Sat 21 Mar @ 7.30pm Oaks Rivermarque, 55-63 River Street, Mackay MORANBAH Wed 18 Mar @ 7.30pm Oaks Moranbah, 11 Bacon Lane, Moranbah $20 | 60 mins | MA15+

Blue Bearded Lady Presented by Overhead Risk Circus Theatre

The Blue Bearded Lady is a one-woman circus theatre performance that uses the fairy-tale of Bluebeard to explore what we, as humans, keep ‘hidden’, looking in particular at current societal and historical attitudes to women and sexuality. Pipi-Ayesha uses traditional circus apparatus in new and unique ways, creating illusions to surprise the audience.

DETAILS Thu 19 to Sat 21 Mar @ 8pm

Anywhere Theatre Festival is proudly supported by Mackay Regional Council and Isaac Regional Council. BRISBANE (07) 3102 4683 MELBOURNE (03) 9013 6443 EMAIL [email protected] ADDRESS Regional Arts House, GPO Box 376, Brisbane, Queensland 4001 Anywhere Theatre Festival Limited is a not for profit company limited by guarantee ACN 146 810 639

Sensory Circus Tribe 10 Hicks Street, North Mackay $20 | 60 mins | MA15+ DEAD! Presented by Babushka Cabaret

Enjoy the afterlife with the femme fatales of Babushka, and their murder ballads dripping with sass, sexiness and sadism. Dead! is a cheeky cabaret that tackles everything from My Chemical Ro- mance and Nick Cave, to Kurt Well and Foster the People. Enjoy sultry songs of death, murder, crime and passion sung by the sinister songstresses of Babushka.

DETAILS Sat 14, Sun 15 & Tue 17 Mar @ 8pm Seven-On-Wood 7 Wood Street, Mackay $22/$35 (Double Bill) | 8:00pm | 60 mins | PG

Please note DOUBLE BILL with Hangry White Female begins 7pm

Hangry White Female CANCELLED) Presented by Judy Hainsworth

Jazz Age Dance Cabaret Presented by Candy Shop

The Jazz Age Dance Cabaret is a look back to the popular dance and music of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Follow the performers as they sing and dance their way through the Prohibition and Speak- easy’s of the 20s and 30s and relive the energy and despair of the war through the melodic har- monies of the 1940s.

DETAILS Thu 12, Fri 13 Mar @ 8pm & Sat 14 Mar @ 2pm The Dispensary 86 Wood Street, Mackay $25 | 90 mins | PG

Jazz In The Alley Presented by Lenna-Maree Moxey

Jazz in the Alley is a 1920s New Orleans themed party featuring the Lenna-Maree Moxey Jazz quartet exploring famous Jazz icons and composers. Have you ever wondered what it would’ve been like to walk down the streets of New Orleans and hear the sultry sounds of Jazz flowing through the alleyways? Well now’s your chance…

DETAILS Thu 19 & Fri 20 Mar @ 9pm (Pre-drinks entertainment from 7.30pm!)

5th Lane Alleyway between Dirty Martini’s & Movidas btwn Gregory & Wood Sts, Mackay $25 | 120 mins (45 min sets) | PG

Let, Please? Presented by Julieanne Bergmann & Dougal McLauchlan

With sweatbands at the ready, Julieanne and Dougal are hitting the squash courts in pursuit of the ultimate game. Their thrilling play on movement improvisation appeals to the spontaneity and tac- tics of the competitor in all of us. Take your place in the grandstand for high-kicking, head-standing antics… with or without protective eyewear.

DETAILS Tue 17 & Wed 18 Mar @ 8pm Squash 52, 52 Brisbane Street, Mackay, 4740 $24/$16 | 50 mins | G

Lipstick Dreams Presented by Rainforest Scuba

The girls at the local hairdressing salon have got more than perms and trimming fringes on their minds….They’re getting ready to perform in a talent night at a local Chinese restaurant. But their ambitions go way beyond that as they dream of changing their lives, of being noticed, of getting married, of stardom, and even escape from their sleepy rural environment.

DETAILS MACKAY Fri 13, Sat 14 & Sat 21 Mar @ 7.30pm Sun 15 & Sun 22 Mar @ 2pm Hair Asylum 157 Victoria Street, Mackay $30/$25 (Conc. & Grp 6+) | 150 mins | PG

Mining My Own Business Presented by Showdown Productions

What’s life really like on a mining site in Australia? Where everything’s huge, highly explosive or high visibility, expletives are punctuation, a $50 note is loose change, and there are more trucks than trees. Where dinner is steak, steak or barbecue steak with salad, the safety regulations are tighter than NASA, and there’s enough dust to keep your nostrils filled from noon till night. It’s Aus- tralia’s Wild West.

DETAILS MIDDLEMOUNT Sat 14 Mar @ 7.30pm Middlemount Golf Club 1 Centenary Drive North, Middlemount $15 | 60 mins | MA15+

MORANBAH Wed 18 Mar @ 9pm Oaks Moranbah 11 Bacon Lane, Moranbah $15 | 60 mins | MA15+

MACKAY Thu 19 to Sat 21 Mar @ 9pm Oaks Rivermarque 55-63 River Street, Mackay $15 | 60 mins | MA15+

Murder In Moranbah Presented by Isaac Theatrical Players

Join us for a night of mystery, where you help us solve the Murder in Moranbah- bring a group or just yourself, fun for all!

DETAILS Thu 19 to Sat 21 Mar @ 6.30pm (for 7pm) Moranbah Workers Club 49 Mills Avenue, Moranbah $25/$20 (Groups 6+) | 90 mins | PG

Bluewater Trail Public Art Presented by Mackay Regional Council and Artspace Mackay

One of the most significant public art developments in Australia – six art installations by Fiona Fo- ley highlight the Bluewater Trail beside Mackay’s beautiful Pioneer River. Fiona Foley is amongst Australia’s most experienced public art makers and this commission for Mackay sees a regional city earn its place on the world map for contemporary public art.

DETAILS Open 24/7 Bluewater Trail $FREE ! ALL AGES Get a guide from the event page or from www.artspacemackay.com.au

Paint The Town Red! Presented by Angie Music

Join us as we paint the town red with a variety of community driven projects involving and inspiring our performing artists of today and tomorrow!

ALL EVENTS ARE FREE -WE’D LOVE TO SEE YOU THERE!

SATURDAY 14 MARCH (Market Day) Launch of the Anywhere Festival @ the Dysart local markets. Theatre Sports at its best! We’re going to entertain the local community, fill them with a belly full of laughs and make you part of the act!

SUNDAY 15 MARCH @ 10am Roald Dahl in the Park Remember the magic of Roald Dahl stories? We recreate that magic in the Dysart Centenary Park. Bring your children and reminisce as you gather around the large undercover climbing struc- ture.

TUESDAY 17 MARCH @ 10am Music Sensations Come and jam along to the Music Sensations. This is a musical concert aimed at 0-5years where audience participation is welcomed and encouraged! See website for full details

THURSDAY 19 MARCH @ 7pm (2 hours) Dessert @ Vern’s There is nowhere to go for that yummy dessert sometimes – yeah? What about dessert, coffee AND entertainment?! That’s exactly what you’ll get at Vern’s on Thursday evening the 19th of March from 7pm!

SATURDAY 21 MARCH @ 10.30am The IGA Surprise Like a bit of mystery…? Head down to the local K&D IGA (Top IGA near hospital) on Sunday 22nd of March @ 10.30am where the Anywherefest in Dysart will come to a close…with a surprise…

SATURDAY 21 MARCH @ 4pm (60 mins) If Sound Were a Colour If sound were a colour, what would it look like? Come and explore something extraordinary with Angie and friends at the local Skate Park on Christian St on Saturday 21st of March.

Salsarific Carnival Presented by Lenna-Maree Moxey

Let Salsarific bring ‘carnivale’ to Mackay with their 3-piece roving salsa band. Performing a range of popular Latin tunes arranged for keyboard, trumpet and vocals whilst mingling through the crowd along Wood Street, you can dance with our Latin dancer the whole evening or sit back and enjoy a beverage or meal at one of our participating restaurants. See schedule for FREE dance class times to practice.

DETAILS Fri 13, Sat 14 @ 6pm & Sun 15 Mar @ 12.30pm Wood Street Mall, Mackay $FREE! | 180 mins (roving) | G

The Secret Life Of A Librarian Presented by Arthentic

Get ready for a night full of secrets! Nienke is a librarian by day but an artist/musician by night. Not many people know who she is or what she has been through as she likes to keep things to herself. Still waters run deep, they say.

DETAILS Fri 13 Mar @ 7pm Moranbah Library, LOT 1 Town Square Avenue, Moranbah

Sat 14 Mar @ 7pm Dysart Library, Shannon Crescent, Dysart

Sun 15 Mar @ 3pm Nebo Library, 10 Reynolds Street, Nebo $15 | 60 mins | PG

The Smooth End Of The Pineapple Presented by Mango-a-Gogo Productions Ltd.

The Smooth End of the Pineapple is a comedy duo consisting of Matt Bell and Scot McPhie and they perform sketches in the style of a radio broadcast, including live sound effects performed on stage. Think of them as a cross between Monty Python and The Goons and you pretty much get the picture.

DETAILS Sun 15 Mar @ 6.30pm Seven-on-Wood 7 Wood Street, Mackay $20/$15 | 90 mins | MA15+

Sweet, Sour & Saucy Created and performed by Melissa Western and Tnee Dyer

Join self-appointed talkback radio “experts on love” Barbara and Barry, for some well-intentioned (albeit, questionable) relationship advice and a unique mix of the sweet, sour and saucy songs of yesteryear. One piano, two glorious voices, erotic spoons … what’s not to love?

DETAILS Sun 15 & Mon 16 Mar @ 7.30pm Ocean International Hotel 1 Bridge Road, Illawong Beach, Mackay $25 | 120 mins | MA15+