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ATHENAEUM THEATRE MELBOURNE BOOKINGS NOW OPEN 6501500 Produced by Melbourne Theatre Company, Greg Hocking and Tim Woods, Kinselas and Gary Penny TRUST NEWS is a publication of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust produced exclusively for its 10,000 members throughout Australia. • THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST (incorporated in the A.C.T.) 137 Regent St, Chippendale NSW 2008 Telephone (02) 698 1688 Also offices in Melbourne (03) 690 8384 Brisbane (07) 221 9528 Adelaide (08) 362 9576 Perth (09) 321 4953 CAMERON TRUST • TRIPLE-PLAY Patron MACKINTOSH Her Majesty The Oueen the man who Australian Content's 4 39 three shows on tour President owns Oliver Sir Ian Potter Chairman TOP SILK THERE'S NO Andrew Briger, A.M. David Williamson's BUSINESS LIKE. Deputy Chairman what our producers Frank M. Hooke battle with drugs, 40 6 are up to Chief Executive corruption and critics Adam Salzer, O.A.M. Directors CULTURE EMERALD CITY His Hon. Mr. Justice C.J. legoe, VULTURES world premiere of Dr T. Manford, Mr David A. Mortimer, supporting The Arts the movie of the play Mr Brian R. larking, lady Potter, A.O. 8 42 by David Williamson Trust Initiatives Dr Rodney F.M. Seaborn, O.B.E., DEAF-DEFYING LADY POTTERLY'S Mr leonard G. Teale, THEATRE CHATTER Mr lloyd D.S. Waddy, R.F.D., O.C., new blood for the win, win, win!! Mr Timothy C. Yates 9 44 with the Lady's luck Finance Director & Theatre Of The Deaf Corporate Secretary DINING OUT William F. Cottam BOOK NOW • 28 pages of the recommended best shows around restaurants for The Board also acknowledges 10 46 show-goers the generous support of Australia The Australian Government through the Old's dynamite NEWS AND VIEWS Perforfl1ing Arts and literature Board of the TN! and TN2 big changes at Australia Council, the Federal Government's SA's State Opera the Trust including a Arts Funding and Advisory Body, and the 38 47 new address! Department of Foreign Affairs. breathes new life State Governments: New South Wales (through the Ministry for the Arts). Western Australia (through the W.A. Department for the Arts). The following Corporations and Founda tions: BP Australia TRUST MANAGEMENT Commonwealth Bank of Australia Finance Director William F. Cottam Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation Chief Executive Adam Salzer, O.A.II. Holden's Motor Company Australian Content Director Wendy Blacklock Ian Potter Foundation Public Relations Manager lIargaret Mackenzie-Forbes Oantas Airways Ltd Generailianager Audience Development Donald C. Beresford Royal Antidiluvian Order Of Buffaloes lIanagel Aus!. Business Support fOI the Arts Lesley Allen The Seaborn, Broughton & Walford Music lIanagement Warwick D. Ross Carol -Lee Aquiline Foundation Theatre Of The Deaf Altistic Director Theatre Of The Deaf Administrator Rosalind Richards Sidney Myer Foundation Halflil Manager Richard Ricci Showlravel Tours Props &Electrics Manager Wayne Kellett Smorgon Family Charitable Foundation Costume Hire Manager lIichael James Thomas Nationwide Special Projects lIanager Lisbeth Bllyh Unilever Australia ltd Accountant Ramshah Shariff Kentley Printing Membership Semtary Caroillartin Triumph-Adler Assistant to Chief Executive Anna IIlynek Grace Removals (a division of Brambles) NSW lIanager Gaille Jang lIelbourne lIanager Charmaine Hart • Brisbane lIanager Robert Kingham © 1989 Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust Perth Manager Penny Sutherland Published on behalf of the Trust by Adelaide lIanager David Johnston Roughedge Pty Ltd

3 Cameron Mackintosh • • •

here's a production in Like Napoleon, Mackintosh some conspicuous showbiz New York called Forbid­ has entertained dreams of suc­ personalities. den Broadway which sends cess since boyhood. One of them was Andrew Tup all the hit shows. Its "When I was eight, my par­ Lloyd Webber who invited him creators have seen fit to depict ents dragged me to see Salad to produce Cats (which is now hotshot producer Cameron Days and I remember a lot of playing in Adelaide). The hits Mackintosh as a Napoleon of cissy people singing and danc­ continued to tumble out after Broadway who supervises the ing, but three weeks later I that time. Song And Dance fol­ foyer merchandising while went again. I waited after­ lowed, then Les Mis, Phantom singing "These are a few of my wards to talk to the composer Of The Opera, Sondheim's I Favourite Things". Julian Slade who was playing Follies and now Miss Saigon. II Perhaps there's an edge of the piano in the pit. Instead of In another Napoleonic ges­ bitterness in this caricature of treating me like a kid, he took ture, Mackintosh is now the 41-year-old British multi­ me on stage and showed me launching into film with a millionaire who brought the how the magic saucer was held screen production of Les world Cats and Les Miserables, by wires, and I thought: 'I'd Miserables which will start but it would be difficult to like to try this when I grow shooting in January 1991. describe the scope of his vision up'." "I don't really want to make and the success of his projects On leaving school, he found movies but this one I couldn't as anything less than a job as a stage hand, then bear to let go," Mackintosh Napoleonic. worked as deputy stage man­ said. In Australia alone, Cats has ager on Hello Dolly. He joined "It won't be a big star movie attracted 1.2 million theatrego­ forces with others to stage The - stars take away from the ers and taken $43 million. Reluctant Debutante and story - but there are some Worldwide, it has been seen by become publicity manager for wonderfully talented people a phenomenal quarter of a bil­ Hair in 1968. who are not your mega-stars lion people. Mackintosh claims that he but who are right for the part." When tickets for L e s has done just about everything He's not giving away any Miserables and Mackintosh's in the theatre. His duty as secrets at the moment, but says forthcoming production assistant stage manager on the that some Australians will be Phantom Of The Opera went on London production of Oliver! screen tested for the movie. sale in Melbourne last year, required him to appear on Meanwhile on the stage, Les $588,000 worth were snatched stage. "It taught me that the Miserables has played with up in just one day. It was an performance changes every enormous success in Sydney extraordinary reaction. night with the chemistry of the and is going to Melbourne's But while advance ticket audience. It also taught me Princess Theatre later in the sales of $30,000 on a first day about the strains and stresses year. The Princess is undergo­ would have many other performers go through." ing a $10 million restoration entrepreneurs ordering the Oliver! is one of his favourite program before Les Mis and Dom Perignon, Cameron musicals and he now owns it. later Phantom Of The Opera Mackintosh is refreshingly free Somewhere in the world, there move in. from such displays of self-con­ is always a company playing The Princess is arguably one gratulation. No minders sur­ Oliver! and paying royalties to of Australia's most historic the­ round him, nor trappings of C. Mackintosh. atres. The theatre was estab­ wealth or power, and in the The turning point in lished in 1854 during the height warm Australian climate, he Mackintosh's career came of the Gold Rush and rebuilt 30 usually wears baggy pants, a when he persuaded the British years later, into what is fairly plain white T shirt and white Arts Council to back My Fair much its present form. In the leather shoes. He's not even Lady. The Council previously words of Victorian premier averse to flying economy class. had a poor record for support­ John Cain, it is "a living link It's in showbusiness that he ing musicals, so this achieve­ with Melbourne's earliest days looks the Real Mackintosh. ment raised the eyebrows of and an important part of the

4 the man who owns 'Oliver' city's culture for more than a century". It literally oozes with Victorian extravagance. There is a splendid facade of allegori­ cal figures and three huge imperial crowns dominating an angel blowing a trumpet. The theatre was the first auditori­ um in the world to have a slid­ ing roof for the benefit of patrons' comfort on warm nights. The Princess is an auspi­ ciously appropriate venue to house Phantom Of The Opera. The musical, by Andrew Lloyd Webber, is based on the novel by Gaston Leroux about a mur­ derous phantom that haunts the Paris Opera Huse. The Princess is reputed to have its own glamourous but harmless ghost: Frederici, an unfortunate actor who died after falling through a trapdoor during a performance of Faust. People working in The Princess frequently report hearing Frederici's footsteps creaking along the passageways. The Phantom Of The Opera is the most expensive stage pro­ duction ever to be launched in Australia. Only last November the Daily Telegraph was report­ ing that The Phantom could never be produced in this costs five million pounds blackmarket tickets sell at country. While Cats and L e s nobody gets anything until that $1,000 a pair. Miserables required outlays of five million is paid up; then the It would be difficult to deny $3 million each (hefty invest­ surplus less running costs is that General Napoleon ments by anyone's terms) divided 60/40.60 percent goes Cameron has his finger right Phantom requires $8 million. to the investors, and 40 percent on the pulse of theatregoers in Amazingly, Mackintosh has goes to the producer - me." markets both here and abroad, come up with the money. Since With Melbourne tickets sell­ and as sure as he was with his he rarely invests in his own ing fast more than a year and a childhood dreams, Mackintosh productions, the fact that half in advance, there seems lit­ adds, "I'm proud of anything Phantom is now going ahead in tle doubt that Phantom Of The that I've contributed to raising Australia, is a tribute to the Opera Australian style will be ~he standards of popular the­ amazing confidence he as huge a success as the West atre around the world.". inspires. End and Broadway produc­ Martin Thomas tions. In New York, where the Martin is a freelance writer and a regular He explains how his financ­ contributor to New Theatre: Australia ing works: "If a production show is sold out until 1990, magazine

5 David Williamson's battle with drugs, corruption and critics

avid Williamson has Tina Bursill and Geoff Morrell in Top Silk performed a miracle. Almost single handedly Dhe has made straight plays popular again. Of course part of that success lies in the fact that his plays usually find the funny-bones of more than just the fancy elite. For Australian audiences however, it wasn't just the jokes in Emerald City that made it such a popular play. Most people saw it as a play about their lives, and issues that they face on a day to day basis - they could see their Australia in the play, as they usually do with Williamson's writing. Emerald City was soft on us. It admitted our faults, but asked us to be patient and for­ giving. Top Silk is a little bit harder and there aren't quite as many jokes. With this latest effort, Williamson believes that he's breaking new ground, but much to his disappointment, Top Silk has failed to meet with approval from some of the crit­ ics. Interestingly, audiences aren't complaining. Not only have crowds been packing in to the Sydney premiere season, which is extending, but a sea­ son is confirmed for Mel­ bourne, and seasons in other centres are being considered. So, what's different about Top Silk? It's a bold play, very tightly written - but just a bit more serious in mood than the successful Emerald City. Williamson feels that he has raised some important issues however, and thinks the critics have been a little unfair not

6 Tina Bursill and John Howard in Top Silk

giving him encouragement in ents on their toes when it issues relevant to both sides of putting before his audiences comes to questions about right our political fence. There's John not just entertainment, but and wrong. Howard as the pushy Liberal thought provoking stuff about One reason for the popular Attorney-General, just in the society in which we all live. success of the play, Williamson power. It's fun of course work­ believes, is that it attacks issues ing out who else Williamson The play concerns a top and certain types of corrupt might be referring to. lawyer, a little like the young power brokers in Australian Brewing beneath the surface Neville Wran who faces the society today that offend virtu­ of this concoction are themes moral dilemma of being a ally all decent ordinary about families, honesty at Labor Party man being offered Australians. Who, amongst us, home and growing up, with a a very anti-Labor assignment, isn't worried about the ethical lovely performance from supporting a media mogul in standards of those working in Simon Kay as the young son. attaining an Australian politics and the law? And who And wrapping it all up in a monopoly. More o~ the play isn't sick of corruption and fine entertaining net is Rodney has to do with the wife, a legal concerned about the problems Fisher's sparse and elegant aid lawyer and her encounter of drug abuse? production, with honours with an old friend up on a seri­ going to a fine cast starring ous drugs charge. She believes If the elite few on opening Tina Bursill and Geoff Morrell the law is wrong, and does night didn't go for that, it's and Helmut Bakaitis as the something quite illegal herself quite probably because they mogul. • in an attempt to get him off. felt the play is having a go at There's the problems of a their mates. by James Waites James is eddor of New Theatre: AustrrJo MogoziJe and a young son, who's not academi­ Using the Wran dynasty as a reguhr contributor to Raing Stone mogoziJe. cally gifted, but keeps his par- springboard the play raises He is also a theatre studies tutor at Hepeon ( A. E.

7 Culture Vultures In search of new and innovative ways to further the standing of Australian arts, the Trust has announced a number of important new initiatives: an arts admin­ istrator traineeship scheme, a National Arts Week program and ABSA, a cam­ paign to encourage involvement in the arts from the private sector.

VERWHELMING uct and who it will reach; how The event will run from response has greeted the ideas evolve toward their best October 8-15 and was initiated opportunities for arts possible presentation; market­ in response to an invitation administrator trainee­ ing; attracting sponsorship; from the State Ministries and O the Australia Council. Co-ordi- I snips advertised recently in subsidies; the value of good The Sydney Morning Herald public relations; budgeting; nation of the Week's activities and The Australian. With a sur­ contracting; union obligations; and promotions will be han­ prising number of mature-age touring (regional, inters ta te dled by the Trust, through its applicants desiring involve­ and overseas); and the arts Sydney office in close collabo­ ment with the arts, the industry in Australia. ration with State Boards, state response attests to the need for To gain such varied and representatives, and liaison such enterprising schemes. thorough experience, both with local artists. The traineeships are funded trainees will also spend time in A theme is yet to be decided by the Seaborn, Broughton and the accounts, music manage­ upon but the Week's objectives Walford Foundation in associa­ ment, business management, are clear - to involve artists tion with the Trust, and com­ marketing, business advocacy, and to change the perceptions prise twelve months of hands­ costume, and technical hire of various groups, including on training in the arts industry. departments. It is also envis­ artists' groups, non-partici­ Two applicants will be aged that they will attend out­ pants in the arts, politicians, selected finally, to work in the side courses, become proficient business-people, educators, art Trust's Australian Content with computers and be second­ consumers and tourists. Department and the Theatre Of ed to other institutions with With the help of the organi­ The Deaf to learn what being a different production styles. sations concerned and promo­ producer is all about. Through tions like National Arts Week, direct involvement, they will ATIONAL ARTS WEEK is the importance of the arts to gain an understanding of the an ambitious new project everyday life in Australia, can­ relevance of various art forms designed to increase pub­ not fail to make a significant to theatrical production; how Nlic awareness of the rele­ and dynamic impression . • to assess the viability of a prod- vance of the arts. by Suzanne alb Win Friends And Influence People With ABSA

THE REST OF THE WORLD being a visible supporter of the with advice on matters relating is sitting up and taking notice of arts has added valuable prestige to taxation, relevant political Australia. As a consequence, the to their image. concerns, and general guidance arts in this country have become Australian Business Support in supporting the arts in ways more clearly focussed and the For The Arts (ABSA) has been that best enhance their business opportunuty for wider recogni­ developed to increase awareness objectives. Additional services tion increased. of these benefits. When busi­ will include regular business/ It's crucial now, that we con­ nesses offer their services arts functions where highly qual­ tinue to develop and support and/ or financial support, ified and experienced speakers our unique Australian cultural regardless of the size of the con­ will talk on arts involvement. identity. One way to do this is by tribution, the net result is more If you, or someone you know, following the example set by successful and professional artis­ would like to know more about many large corporations like tic endeavours, plus a very effec­ this rewarding and forward­ Toyota (sponsors of Aida) and tive and rewarding means of thinking support campaign, Wang (Sydney Dance Company business promotion for those ABSA's manager, Lesley Allen sponsors). These Big Guns in sponsors involved. will gladly answer your ques­ business have learned how ABSA will provide businesses tions. Phone (02) 6981688 . •

8 Deaf-Defying Theatre ,

Theatre Of The Deaf is unique in Australia. Under the wings of the Trust since 1979, Australia's first and only deaf theatre company continues its strong commitment to accessible theatre, particularly in schools. Now, ten years on, two new appOintments bring a fresh breath of vitality to the company - administrator Rosalind Richards, formerly with One Extra Dance Company, and artistic director, Carol-Lee Aquiline, who tells reporter Suzanne OIb about the new and innovative directions planned for the Theatre Of The Deaf.

h~t's ~he danger of inter­ stresses. "For me, they often vlewmg someone who don't present what deaf people uses sign-language!" she really feel about life in terms of says, apologising for tap­ us as people who relate to the "1 ping noisily beside my world and experience life in a microphone. But for act­ visual way, rather than people or I director Carol-Lee Aquiline, who can't hear. her inability to hear is not "The deaf community has a something she regards as a Carol - Lee Aquiline (L) and Rosalind Richards strong culture and language handicap. Beyond, was a devised piece that we're very proud of," she Recently replacing Patrick that moved one step away adds. Mitchell as artistic director (he from language and voice. It Theatre Of The Deaf has per­ remains a close consultant) for was more choreographed than formed a varied repertoire the Thea tre Of The Deaf previous work, not in the sense including a number of the clas­ (T.O.D.), she's a good talker, of dance, but for the sake of sics. Its performances have very humorous, and keen to visual clarity." always been enthusiastically share her excitement about the Working alongside compa­ received in schools. company's future directions. nies like Danceworks and "It's not just the quality of Carol-Lee intends to empha­ Handspan during 1989, are the theatre, although obviously sise the visual impact of theatre opportunities which should that has to be good to hold in future productions. "In the help Aquiline to achieve her kids' attentions for an hour or past we've had a hearing actor artistic objective of nurturing so," explains Aquiline, "but most of the time, who's voiced the aspect of visual clarity in also the contact with deaf peo­ while the deaf actor is signing," future productions. ple, exposure to sign language she explains. "We want to Training is not easily accessi­ and the positive attitude we move away from using voice, ble to the hearing-impaired, bring. We don't let people see words and language for clarity. and this year, T. O. D. is com­ us as deaf. We are a theatre "We're trying to explore mitted to a skills development company first! facial and bodily communica­ program for its actors. A major "When we perform in a tion - we've got something concern is finding enough peo­ school where there are deaf that's called visible vernacular, ple to implement Carol-Lee's children, there is that special almost a sign-language mime, idea of establishing a pool of extra bit for them. We're offer­ where the body, face and hands actors for involvement in long­ ing a role model by doing tell a story. It's a mime tech­ term creative development. something fantastic with 300 nique which everybody can Aquiline would like to see hearing children sitting there understand. I'd like to see some good plays written from saying 'yay'." • much more that's visibly excit­ a deaf viewpoint. As yet, no by Suzanne Olb ing and clear, that everyone playwrights have emerged for Suzanne is Assistant Editor of New understands." the T. O. D. Theatre: Australia magazine. Aquiline believes "there' s a "Most plays and films which Her writing has been published in The lot of potential for signing to be have been written about deaf Melbourne Report and Me/bourne's Herald and Times newspapers. extended in movement - the people or have deaf roles, are She is a/so a theatre reporter for last play I directed, Five Steps from a hearing viewpoint," she Radio Station 2JJJ.

9 BOOK NOW IN D E X

Trust member discounts are listed for each show and bookings may be easily arranged through your state Trust office. Major credit cards - Visa, Mastercard and Bankcard are accepted at your local Trust office. You may find it convenient to make use of the special book­ ing form enclosed with this issue of Trust News. Trust discounts allow for a maximum of 2 tickets per member except where otherwise noted. Trust membership cards will usually allow you to purchase discounted tickets from the box office at the relevant venues. In some instances where discounts are not available at the discretion of the venue, it may be necessary to pay full price. While every effort was made to ensure accuracy in compiling this listing, the Trust cannot accept liability for any loss or inconvenience incurred through information printed herein. We advise you to check performance dates, times or booking details with the relevant venues to avoid any inconvenience.

NEW SOUTH WALES 42nd Street - p 13 Pearl Fishers (The) - p 18 see Aust. Gala Program - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Opera . Anything Goes - p 12 Games Of Love And Loss - p 13 see Performance Space (The) - p 15 Arbos - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Crossroads Theatre Photocopies From God - p 15 see Australian Ballet - p 18 Genesian Theatre - p 13 Performance Space Australian Opera - p 17 Girl Of The Golden West (The) - p 18 see Picnic - p 16 Barbara Cook - p 17 Aust. Opera Q Theatre - p 16 Barber Of Seville (The) - p 18 see Aust. Girl With A Stone In Her Shoe (The) - p Real Matilda (The) - p 16 Opera 15 see Performance Space Romeo And Juliet - p 17 see Syd Th . Co Barretts Of Wimpole Street (The) - p 14 Gondoliers (The) - p 18 see Aust. Opera Say Goodbye To The Past - p 14 see see Northside Theatre Co Griffin Theatre Company - p 14 Griffin Belvoir St Theatre - p 12 Happy Trails - p18 see Syd Dance Co Ship Of Fools - P 12 see Belvoir St Big River - p 13 I Pagliacci - p 18 see Aust. Opera Showboat - p 16 Cavalleria Rusticana - p 18 see Aust. Kid Stakes - p 16 see QTheatre Sink the Belgrano - p 16 Opera Les Miserables - p 14 Sixty A Minute - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Choreographer Dances (The) - p 18 see Lipstick Dreams - p 14 Song Of The Night - P 18 see Syd Dance Syd Dance Co Lucia Di Lammermoor - p 18 see Aust. Speed-The-Plough - p 16 Conquest Of The South Pole - p 12 see Opera Stepping Out - p 16 Belvoir Cornerstones - p 14 see Griffin Madame Butterfly - p 17 see Aust. Opera Sydney Dance Company - p 18 Crossroads Theatre (The) - p 13 Marriage Of Figaro (The) - p 17 see Syd Sydney Theatre Company - p 17 Curtains - p 14 see Northside Theatre Co Theatre Co Sydney Vanities (The) - p 12 see Belvoir Dancin' Man - p 13 Masked Ball (A) - P 18 see Aust. Opera 2 Dance Plus - p 12 Dancing With I - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Morning Melodies - p 14 Tabula Rasa - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Daphne And Chloe - p 18 see Syd Dance Near Ms 's - p 15 see Performance Space Urban Fairies And Other Highlights - p 19 Death In Venice - p 12 - P 18 see Aust. New Play (A) - p 12 see Belvoir St Waiting - p 18 see Syd Dance Co Opera Noises Off - p 13 see Genesian Theatre Wanda In The Awkward Age - p 18 see Death On The Nile - p 14 see Genesian Normal Heart (The) - p 17 see Syd Syd Dance Co Theatre Theatre Co Werther - p 18 see Aust. Opera Diary Of A Madman - p 12 see Belvoir St Northside Theatre Company - p 14 Write It Down And Don't Forget It - P 12 Die WalkOre - p 18 see Aust. Opera One For The Road - p 15 see Belvoir St Directors Choice - p 12 see Belvoir St Operation Holy Mountain - p 15 Doll's House (A) - P 12 see Belvoir St Passion Play - p 15 Empty House - p 15 see Performance QUEENSLAND Passport To Eternity - p 13 see Space Abduction Of The Seraglio (The) - p 22 Crossroads Th . Evening Suite - p 18 see Syd Dance Co see Lyric Opera Of Queensland

10 Bedroom Farce - p 20 see Victoria State Opera Otello - p 35 see Aust. Opera Carmen - p 23 see Queensland Ballet Anything Goes - p 29 Our Country's God - p 31 see Melbourne Company Australian Opera - p 35 Theatre Company Carmen-In-Camera - p 20 see La Boite Barber Of Seville (The) - p 34 see Victoria Perfect Yahoo (A) - p 31 Circus Oz - p 20 State Opera Phantom Of The Opera - p 31 Hakan HArdenberoer - p 22 see Beware Of Imitations - p 31 see Pinter Plays - p 32 see Uni Of Melbourne Queensland Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Writers ' Theatre Piped reaming - p 31 Howard Shelly - p 22 see Queensland Big River - p 29 Recruiting Officer (The) - p 30 see Symphony Orchestra Byrthrite - p 32 see Uni Of Melbourne Melbourne Theatre Company La Boite Theatre - p 20 Cafe Chic To Chic - P 29 see La Mama Rigoletto - p 35 see Aust. Opera Lyric Opera Of Queensland - p 22 Carking It - P 32 see Uni Of Melbourne Road To Mecca (The) - p 30 see Major Barbara - p 20 Cavalleria Rusticana - p 35 see Aust. Melbourne Theatre Company Month Of Sundays (A) - P 21 Opera Safe House - p 31 No Disputin ' Rasputin! - p 21 Cherry Orchard (The) - p 30 see Shakers - p 33 see Melb. Comedy Queensland Ballet Company - p 23 Melbourne Theatre Company Festival Queensland Symphony Orchestra - p 22 Classic Encores - p 33 Secret House (The) - p 32 Romeo And Juliet - p 20 see La Boite Cliffhanger's James Bond - p 32 see Shakin And Suspicious - p 33 see Salome - p 22 see Lyric Opera Of Qld Melbourne Comedy Festival Melbourne Comedy Festival Troilus And Cressida - p 21 Dame Joan Goes Pop - p 33 Steve Starr - p 33 see Melb. Comedy Who 's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? - p 21 Desirs Parade - p 29 Festival Doug Anthony All Stars - p 32 see Tale Of Two Cities (A) - P 32 see Uni Of SOUTH AUSTRALIA Melbourne Comedy Festival Melb. Entrepreneurs (The) - p 29 - P 31 see Tannhauser - p 34 see Victoria State Adelaide Symphony Orchestra - p 27 Melbourne Writers ' Theatre Opera Anne Of Green Gables - p 24 Essington Lewis: I Am Work - p 29 - P 29 There Were Things Calypso Wanted To Beyond Reasonable Doubt - p 24 Fashionably Late For The Revolution - p Say - p 30 see La Mama Browning Version (The)/Harlequinade­ 32 see University Of Melbourne Thing About Bing (The) - p 33 see p24 From The New Worlds - p 36 see Melbourne Comedy Festival Cats - p 24 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Top Silk - P 32 Cliffhanger's James Bond - p 25 Full House/No Vacancies - p 32 see Turn Of The Screw (The) - p 35 see Aust. Death Of A Salesman - p 25 see John Melbourne Comedy Festival Opera Edmund Theatre Glynn With A Why - P 33 see Melbourne Union Theatre - p 29 Fathers And Sons - p 24 Comedy Festival University Of Melbourne - p 32 Fidelio - p 28 Gondoliers (The) - p 35 see Aust. Opera Unspeakable Mockbeth (The) - p 33 see Foster And Allen - p 26 Guild Theatre - p 29 Melbourne Comedy Festival Gypsy - p 24 Humourists Read Humourists - p 33 see USSR State Symphony Orchestra - p 36 Harlequinade/The Browning Version-p 24 Melbourne Comedy Festival Victoria State Opera - p 34 Harvey - p 25 see John Edmund Th. I Pagliacci - p 35 see Aust. Opera Wogs Out Of Work - p 33 see Melbourne Hinge And Brackett - p 25 Imaginary Invalid (The) - p 29 Comedy Festival I Do I Do - P 25 see John Edmund Th . Knuckledusters: The Jewels Of Edith Imagine The Night Sky - P 25 Sitwell - p 30 see Melbourne Theatre Co John Edmund Theatre - p 25 WESTERN AUSTRALIA La Boheme - p 34 see Vic State Opera Joking - p 24 Academy Of Performing Arts - p 35 La Mama - p 29 Literary Luncheons Of S. Australia - p 25 Boswell For The Defence - p 35 La Traviata - p 34 see Vic State Opera LysistratalTrojan Women - p 26 see Capricornia - p 35 Legend Of King O'Malley (The) - p 30 Theatre Guild Home Port - p 36 Les Contes D'Hoffman - p 35 see Aust. Nigel Fozdyke This Is Your Life - p 25 Lady Of The Camellias - p 36 see W A. Opera Odetta In Concert - p 27 Ballet Les Miserables - p 30 Piped reaming - p 25 Lie Of The Mind - p 36 Love With The Lights Out - P 29 Space Demons - p 26 Macbeth - p 35 see Academy Of Perf. Meet The Music - p 35 see Melbourne Speed-The-Plough - p 26 Arts Symphony Orchestra Tempest (The) - p 26 Musica Viva - p 36 Melbourne Comedy Festival - p 32 Theatre Guild - p 26 Plough And The Stars (The) - p 36 Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - p 35 Trojan Women/Lysistrata - p 26 see Spectrum - p 35 see Academy Of Perf. Melbourne Theatre Company - p 30 Theatre Guild Arts Melbourne Writers ' Theatre - p 31 USSR State Symphony Orchestra - p 27 Threepenny Opera - p 35 see Academy Of Mort Sahl , An Evening With - p 33 see Utopia Limited - p 28 Performing Arts Melbourne Comedy Festival Wickety Wak - p 26 Travesties - p 36 Mothers Are Breasting Out All Over - p Western Australian Ballet Co - p 36 29 see La Mama VICTORIA Muckrake - p 30 see La Mama Abduction Of The Seraglio (The) - p 34 Music In The Round '89 - p 34

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• CONQUEST OF Of A Madman catalogues the THEATRE THE SOUTH POLE pain and mental drive of the by Manfred Karge character Poproshin as he jour­ • ANYTHING GOES Director: Jim Sharman neys from feelings of mediocrtiy Designer: Ross Wallace by PG Wodehouse and Guy Bolton, to his tragic triumph as King revised by Howard Lindsay and Cast includes: Baz Luhrmann, David Russell Crouse Field, Angie Milliken Ferdinand of Spain in a mental Music and Lyrics: Cole Porter asylum. Director: Philip Cusack Jul25-Aug 27,Tue-Fri 8pm, Designer: Roger Kirk Sat 5 & 8.30pm,Sun 5pm, Starrs Geraldine Turner Wed Aug 16 2pm Geraldine Turner plays Reno Sweeney in Cole Porter's • (A) DOLL'S HOUSE Anything Goes featuring the fabu­ by Henrik Ibsen New translation May-Brit Akerholt lous hits I Get A Kick Out Of You, Director: Gale Edwards You 're The Top, Anything Goes, The world of A Doll's House is All Through The Night, Easy To Jim Sharman's Conquest Of The South Pole. poisoned by "prejudice, narrow­ Love and Blow, Gabriel, Blow. This From left, John Polson, Stephen Rae and mindedness, delusion, depen­ is the hottest ticket on Broadway, David Field dence and by groundless belief sweeping ten of New York's in authority" - Ibsen Raw and funny, the play cen­ most prestigious theatre awards. Sept 26-0ct 29, Tue-Fri 8pm, Sat 5 STATE THEATRE tres on a group of unemployed & 8.30pm,Sun 5pm, Wed Nov 11 Until May 20,Mon-Sat 8pm, Wed friends who rebel against the 2pm & Sat mats 2pm daily trudge to the job centre and AETI $36.90 Mon-Fri eve, a life devoted to pinball and • (THE) SYDNEY VANITIES $32.90 mats cheap liquor. Public $39.90 Mon-Sat eve, Creator/director: Geoffrey Rush $35.90 mats "Courageous vital theatre" -The Designer: Colin Mitchell Conc. $31.90 Mon-Fri eve & Australian. Choreographer: Chrissie Koltai $24.90 mats Until Apr 23,Tue-Fri 8pm, Comeyturg: Bill Harding Sat 8.30 & 5pm, Sun 5pm, An anxious revue for a new BELVOIR ST. THEATRE Wed Apr 5 2pm age. Bookings Belvoir 8t Nov 21-Dec 23, Tue-Fri 8pm, 699 3273/3257 • A NEW PLAY Sat 5 & 8.30pm,Sun 5pm, Improvised with and directed by Wed Dec 6 2pm DIRECTOR'S CHOICE Mike Leigh Cast includes Zoe Carides,Nicholas BELVOIR ST. THEATRE Belvoir St. Theatre is unique Papademetriou Single Show amongst theatres in Australia in Well-known English play­ AETI$18 that it is owned and operated by wright/ director Mike Leigh Public $22.50 over 600 members of a syndicate improvises a new play with six Conc. $11 Half-price Thursdays - people who are active partici­ Greek/ Australian actors. pants in the arts. Each year "the June 13-July 16,Tue-Fri 8pm, six hundred" make a choice Sat 8.30 & 5pm, Sun 5pm, BELVOIR ST (Downstairs) about the artistic policy of the Wed July 5 5pm • SHIP OF FOOLS company by electing nine artistic by Whistling In The Theatre in col­ directors who, in turn, choose • DIARY OF A MADMAN laboration with Andrew Bovell by Nikolai Gogol Stars Bob Pavlich, Margaret Mills the program. Last year it was Dramatised by David Holman Old-time Ship of Fools and RADICAL CLASSICS, Now it's Director: Neil Armfield modern day CES Office, some DIRECTOR'S CHOICE, a very Starring Geoffrey Rush striking parallels. stimulating line-up, continuing A savage, funny and pungent BELVOIR ST. DOWNSTAIRS to make the Belvoir St ideal (tak­ production set against a harsh May 11-June 4 ing risks to achieve excellence) a satiric portrait of 19th century Prices Not available at time of reality. Russian bureaucracy. The Diary printing Ring theatre for details. 12 . New South Wales continued ------

• WRITE IT DOWN AND DON'T Placing the poems in a mod­ FORGET IT ern context, a re-interpretation of Australian Premiere over 60 of Shakespeare's verses Director: Penelope Wells with rock music in a series of Cast: Lyn Pierse and Jenny Lovell A bitter sweet and whimsical witty love-game playlets return to the schoolroom; to the days of shelter sheds, yard duty • PASSPORT TO ETERNITY and lunch money. Under the Passages from James Joyce eccentric guidance of the indom­ Devised by Clara Mason itable Sister Mary Leonard, we Starring Maeliosa Stafford, Kathryn enter the hilarious lives of a nun Shalker, Stephen Joyce and her pupil as they discover Material drawn from Ulysses what learning and teaching are and The Dubliners, and offering a all about. different vision on the complex BELVOIR ST. DOWNSTAIRS and often humorous subject of Apr 6-30, Tues-Sat 8.15pm, Love. Sat & Sun 5.15pm THE CROSSROADS THEATRE AETI $13 159 Forbes St, Darlinghurst Public $15 March 29-April30 8pm, Nancye Hayes and Barry Quinn Conc. $10 Sun 5pm AETI$13 breaks her ankle just 36 hours • BIG RIVER Public $15 before opening night. The Adventures Conc.$10 Bookings 332 3649 Its dozen hit songs include Of Huckleberry Finn many immortal Hollywood Music and Lyrics: Roger Miller Director: Michael Grief • DANCING MAN tunes - remember We're In The Cast includes John Bell, Cameron A Tribute To The Money, Lullaby On Broadway, Daddo,Jon English, Drew Forsythe, Song & Dance Man You're Getting To Be A Habit With Karen Knowles By Tony Sheldon Me, and of course 42nd Street? "Brimming with humour, Choreographed and conceived by David Atkins More than 600 dancers from excitement and pathos ... entirely around Australia were audi­ Directors : Robyn Moase / captivating . . . Highly recom­ tioned for 42nd Street's principal mended," H.G Kippax,S.M.H. David Atkins Musical director Bob Johnson and chorus roles. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE "Polished. Beautifully paced. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Until Apr 15, Mon-Sat, 8pm One of the most enjoyable and Quay St, Haymarket Wed/Sat mat 2pm Opens June 2 AETI $34.50 Mon-Fri & mats entertaining productions to be AETI $40 Mon-Thu, Public $39.50 seen in Melbourne for some Mats Wed & Sat Conc. $26.50, under 15's at mats time," Melb. Report. A guided NO TICKET LIMIT $19.50 tour of the world of dance from Public $44 Only Dress Circle seats Conc.$30 left for mats ballet to boogie and back. Featuring the Electric Legs dance Groups $39 (15 or more) team. SPECIAL GALA PREVIEW FOR THE CROSSROADS TRUST MEMBERS Wed May THEATRE COMPANY FOOTBRIDGE THEATRE 31, 8pm $38 including cham­ (DOUBLE BILL) Until May 6, Tue-Sat 8pm, pagne and sandwiches. See Sat mat &Sun mat 5pm (limited Lady Potterly's Chatter • GAMES OF LOVE AND LOSS season) Sonnets of Shakespeare AETI $25 Tue-Thu & mats GENESIAN THEATRE Devised by Diana Denley and John Turnbull Public $30 Tue-Thu & mats, 40 Kent Street Music by Alan McFadden $35 Fri & Sat eve Bookings 529 9190 Starring Karen Vickery, Robbie Conc.$20 except Fri & Sat eve McGregor, Roberta Grant and John • NOISES OFF Turnbull • 42ND STREET by Michael Frayn Helen Montagu Productions Director: Peter Nouwens Director: Mark Bramble Designer: Allan Walpole Choreographer: Karin Baker A play within a play in three Starring Nancye Hayes, Barry Quin acts, Noises Off is a hysterical and Toni Lamond farce which had audiences Set in America in the great rolling in the aisles of London's Depression, 42nd Stree t is the West End, Broadway and classic story of an unkown Sydney'S Theatre Royal. 'f,he youngster who is pulled from play ahows how a comedy can the chorus to star in a Broadway be even funnier from backstage. musical, when the leading lady Until Apr 22 13 ... New South Wales continued ------

• DEATH ON THE NILE • LES MISERABLES cial Morning Melodies program . by Agatha Christie based on the novel by Victor Hugo There are none in April due to Director: Tony Hayes by Alain Baublil and composer Anzc Day. Price includes coffee Claude-Michel Schonberg and tea.The gathering is one and Another wonderful murder mys­ Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer tery from the Mistress Of Directed and adapted by Trevor a quarter hours with any current Suspense. Nunn and John Caird production cast who mingle with May 6-June 21 Producer Cameron Mackintosh pulbic and perform. The next Designer: John Napier GENES IAN THEATRE one features the cast of Anything Stars Normie Rowe, Debbie Fri-Sat 8.15pm, Sun 4.30pm. Goes. June Bronhill was a special Byrnes, John Diedrich AEIT$7 " .. after a year of wowing guest in March so the calibre is Public $10 high. Why not pop along. Conc. $7 them, it has lost none of its EVEREST THEATRE Bookings 529 9190 power, emotional impact and Seymour Centre GRIFFIN THEATRE COMPANY amazing theatricality," Petit, May 211am THE STABLES Sunday Telegraph AEIT$5.50 10 Nimrod St, Kings Cross THEATRE ROYAL Group AEIT $5 (10 or more) Bookings Mon-Sat 7.30pm, Wed mat 1 pm, Griffin 33 3817 Sat mat 2pm NORTHSIDE THEATRE Ticketek 266 4800 AEIT $41 Mon-Thu & mats COMPANY Public $44 Marian St, Killara • SAY GOODBYE TO THE Conc. $22 Wed mat only Bookings through the Trust PAST by Bill Neskovski • LIPSTICK DREAMS • CURTAINS Griffith Theatre Company By Simon Hopkinson and Helen by Stephen Bill Director: John Dicks O'Connor Director: Wayne Harrison Designer: Greg Clark Australian Content DepV Hunter Designer: John Senczuk Cast: Anna Volska, Ben Gabriel, Valley Theatre Company Australian premiere season of Music: Phillip Scott Craig Pierce the new triple award winning Ilinka and Dimce are both 65 Stars Loraine Bayly play. few playwrights have year old Macedonians who dared to confront the one migrated to Australia with their remaining taboo of modern children 25 years ago. They have times - Euthanasia. Into the had a good life. They enjoy argu­ familiar, comic potential of a ing, acting out plays and folk family get-together, which he dancing. Their son Sasho thinks exploits for all its absurdities, Mr they should know better, he Bill lobs a neatly primed time­ works in a bank and enjoys bomb: 86-year-old granny would Jimmy Barnes and rugby league. frankly rather be dead ... "as A different kind of romance fine a playas you will find this comedy that explores the multi­ side of paradise" London Daily cultural heart of Australia. Mail. STABLES THEATRE Until April 23,Tue-Sat 8.15 pm, NORTHSIDE THEATRE Sat & Sun 5pm COMPANY AEIT $15 Marian St, Killara Public $18 Apr 12-May 27, Tue-Sat 8.15 & Set in the Blue haven Sun 5pm, Wed Mat 11am. Conc.$12 Hairdressing Salon in a small Bookings 33 3817 AEIT $19.35, $22.05 Fri-Sat country town somewhere in Public $21.50, $24.50 Fri-Sat • CORNERSTONES NSW. Jo, Jess, Jan and Jenny are Conc. $13.00 by Doreen Clark all laughs until they enter a Director: Kingston Anderson musical talent quest - then it's • (THE) BARRETTS OF Cast includes Jeanette Cronin, WIMPOLE STREET deadly serious stuff - the stuff David Lynch, Annie Ploghman, by Rudolf Besier Leon Teague dreams are made of. Niorthside Theatre Colfhe Royal Set against the backdrop of Qld Theatre Co the infamous Gatton murders in THE PLAYHOUSE Director: John Krummel Hunter Valley Theatre Company Queensland in 1898, Corner­ Designer: Graham Maclean April 4-8, 11-15, 18-22, stones examines the darker side Stars John Krummel, Fay Felton, of family and patriarchy. Tue-Sat 8pm David Downer AETI $13 STABLES THEATRE John Krummel stars in his first Public $15 May 23-Jun 25 Conc. $8 performance since being award­ AEIT$15 ed Best Performance In A play Public $18 • MORNING MELODIES by the Sydney Theatre Critics Conc. $12 One Tuesday of each month Circle. This legendary play tells Bookings 33 3817 the Seymour Centre runs a spe- the story of fragile yet prolific 14 _New South Wales Book Now continued

• OPERATION HOLY Theatre Nouveau Directed by Darius Paczynski MOUNTAIN Based on Duras' Suzanna by David Holman Toe Truck Theatre Andler and her adaption of Director: Alison Summers Chekhov's The Seagull, Empty The birds are restless, the House. It deals with the complex whales are calling. Something relationship between art, love strange is happening. Children and life. It is about a woman's around the globe are liberating right to understand her own the animals. nature. An adventure story of visual THE PERFORMANCE SPACE Apr 26-29 and poetic beauty, Operation AETT $10 Holy Mountain is a compassion­ Public $12 ate and hopeful play especially Conc.$10 commissioned for the Toe Truck Bookings 699 5143 David Downer And Fay Felton 1989 season from one of the world's most pOEular writers of poet Elizabeth Barrett who is plays for young people. • (THE) GIRL WITH A STONE confined by her father to her IN HER SHOE upstairs room in Wimpole Street. GalieryITheatre Production When her hope has faded Collaboration with Keith Gallasch, • PASSION PLAY Virginia Baxter, Georgia Keighery, because of loneliness and spiritu­ by Peter Nichols Lani Weedon (visuals), Deborah al starvation, along comes dash­ Director: Noel Ferrier Collins (lights), Gail Kelly (direction), ing poet Robert Browning. "Here Designer: Tim Ferrier Virginia Masden and Tony McGregor Cast includes John Gregg, is true life romance at its best" - (sound) Kerry McGuire The Girl With A Stone In Her The Australian. Comedy of sex, lies, betrayal . Shoe is an exhilarating encounter NORTHSIDE THEATRE .. marriage! Passion Play is the COMPANY between child and adult imagi­ story of James and Eleanor, a May 31-July 22, Tue-Sat 8.15 & nation, demonstrating the value London couple married five Sun 5pm, Wed Mat 11 am. of work created in an inter-disci­ AETT $19.35, $22.05 Fri-Sat years, whose children are now plinary context. Public $21.50, $24.50 Fri-Sat grown up and departed. James is Conc. $13.00 THE PERFORMANCE SPACE­ seduced by Kate, a buoyant GALLERY young nymphomaniac half his • ONE FOR THE ROAD May 5-June 3, Wed-Sat 8pm by Willy Russell age, whose equally middle-aged AETT$5 Director: Mike O'Brien lover has recently died. James Public $15 Designer: Derrick Cox tries to make the best of both Conc.$5 Cast includes: Elizabeth Chance, alliances and fails. What follows • NEAR MS'S Beth Child, Bill Conn and is no run-of-the-mill bedroom Christopher Dibb. by Sue Ingleton farce. Winner of the London A comedy about the horrors of Director: Kerry Dwyer Evening Standard's Best Play Of Designer: Melody Cooper turning 40. Mid-life hero Dennis The Year Award and described Solo performance by Sue Cain torn between the security of by the Guardian as "one of the Ingleton marriage and a modern housing most rigorous, painful and PERFORMANCE SPACE estate and his dreams of back­ funny modern plays." May 12-June 4, preview May 11 packing freedom. It's his last PLAYHOUSE AETT Not available at time of ditch effort to break away from Sydney Opera House printing. what he sees as pretentious mid­ Until Apr 27, Mon-Fri 8pm, dle-class existence - where any­ Sat 5 & 8.30pm, Wed mat 2pm • PHOTOCOPIES FROM GOD one not enrolled at Weight AETT $25.90 Mon-Fri eve The Sydney Front Watchers or collecting Tupper­ NO TICKET LIMIT, $17.90 Wed Music by Richard Vella & mat $20.90 Sat mat Designer: Pierre Thibaudeau ware is regarded as a social Public $28.90 & $29.90 Sat eve, deviant. By the creator of Shirley $9.90 Wed mat & $23.90 Members of The Sydney Fro n t Valentine and Educating Rita. Conc.$19.90 Mon-Fri, $16.90 are touched by ecstasies, fer­ ENSEMBLE THEATRE Wed mat, $19.90 Sat mat vours, and the gift of tongues as 78 McDougall St, Milsons Point they throw themselves towards April5-May 27, Tue-Sat at 8pm, THE PERFORMANCE anything that looks vaguely like Sat & Sun at 5pm SPACE Some Thursday Matinees God. From the creators of The 199 Cleveland St, Redfern Pornography Of Performance. at 11am Bookings 6995143 AETT $21, $19, $15 THE PERFORMANCE SPACE Public $23, $21, $17 April 6-April 23 Conc.$16 • EMPTY HOUSE AETT $8 Bookings 926 0644 From the work of Marguerite Duras Public $12 15 . New South Wales Book Now continued

• PICNIC recalls small adventures, flambo­ by William Inges yant myths and along the way Ensemble Studios makes some inspired discoveries Directed by Wendy Hill THE STUDIOS REPERTORY about the identity of the THEATRE Australian woman. 269 Miller St, Nth Sydney BAY STREET THEATRE Opened March 25 Until April 16, Tue-Sat 8.15pm, Fri-Sat 8pm, Sat-Sun 5pm Sun 5pm AETI$8 AETI$15 Public $12 Public $17.50 Conc.$8 Conc.$10.50 Bookings 929 6804 Tue & Sun $9 Bookings Ticketek 266 4800 Q THEATRE Railway St, Penrith • SHOWBOAT Bookings (047) 21 5735 Music Jerome Kern, lyrics Oscar Hammerstein /I Hornsby Musical Society • KID STAKES SIeve Bisley in Speed-The-Plough Director/designer Phyllis Horne by Ray Lawler Musical director Sandy Pike Productions and Melbourne Theatre Hunter Valley Theatre Company Company co-production Great singing by a cast of 40 Director: Neil Armfield Director: Brent McGregor talented players brings songs Designer: Shaun Gurton Apr 5-30,Wed-Sat 8pm,Thu 1pm, like Why Do Make Believe, I Love Cast includes: Gary McDonald and Fri 11am,Sat 2pm, Sun 4pm You, 01' Man River and Fish Steve Bisley AETI$12 Gotta Swim richly to life for sheer Public $14 A repeat of the team that Conc.$9 entertainment. brought you Glengarry Glen Ross. Special school discount $7 for ASQUITH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL Hollywood in the late 1980s: it's AUDITORIUM groups of 200r more not the dream world where Fred Bookings (047) 21 5735 Jersey Rd, Asquith Apr 21, 22, 26, 28, 29 8pm once whirled with Ginger, where Mat 4pm Apr 23, 1 .30pm Apr 29 the MGM lion gave a dignified • (THE) REAL MATILDA AETI$8 by Lissa Benyon roar and where the great news Public $10 Producer Quinn Morrissey was that "Garbo Talks!" Now the Conc.$6 Director: Nici Wood Champagne Supper Apr.21 , tune is more jagged. It's money Designer: Tess Schofield AETI/Public $14 that talks and power that roars, Conc.$10 loudly. Pulitzer Prize winner Bookings 86 6518 David Mamet's play is bitter, bitchy and brilliant. It's a shrewd • SINK THE BELGRANO! satire on the ruthless world of by Steven Berkoff Hollywood moguls and a devas­ New Theatre tating thrust at what evil men do Director: Colin Kenny to each other in the name of One of England's leading 'Buddyhood' and it's very funny. playwrights, Steven Berkoff PLAYHOUSE takes an irreverent look at Sydney Opera House Margaret Thatcher's handling of Opens May 8, 8pm, 8pm the events which led to the sink­ Previews: Fri May 5, Sat May 6, ing of the Argentine cruiser - 5pm & 8.30pm where 700 Argentinians per­ AETI $25,90 Mon-Fri eve ished. Alternating between NO TICKET LIMIT, $17.90 Wed mat & $20.90 Sat mat humour and horror, the play is a Public $28.90 & $29.90 Sat eve, powerful attack on the role Wed mat $17.90, Sat mat $23.90 Lynette Curran - The Real Matilda Thatcher's government played Conc. $19.90 Mon-Fri, $16.90 Wed mat & $19.90 Sat mat A mother of seven, tap dances in the Falklands War. her husband to death, then sets THE NEW THEATRE 542 King St, Newtown • STEPPING OUT out across Australia in search of Until May 6 by Richard Harris take away food and never Fri-Sat 8.15pm, Sun 5.30pm A warm and very funny play returns. The stories, songs and AETI$8 about the lives, laughs and loves personalities that unravel as the Public $12 of a group of women (and one miles roll by are inspired by the Conc.$8 man) attending a weekly tap­ Bookings 519 3403 landscape, her children and her dance class in a dingy North life. Armed with a vivid imagi­ • SPEED-THE-PLOUGH London church hall. As the play nation, a lively sense of humour by David Mamet progresses, the class's dancing and a questioning mind, she Co-production by Gary Penny improves to such an extent that 16 ... New South Wales continued ------by the climax, a grand charity STC - DRAMA THEATRE performance, they have been Sydney Opera House May 31-JuI8,Mon-Sat 8pm, transformed into triumphant Wed mats Jun 28 &Jul 5 1pm, tappers, worthy of any chorus previews May 27-30 line. ~ AETT $26 Mon-Thu &Sat mats GLEN ST THEATRE Public $28 May 6-June 10,Tue-Fri 8pm, Conc.$23 Sat 5pm & 8.30pm,Sun 5pm, Bookings 250 1700 Wed mat 1pm AETT $20.90 Tue-Thu mats Public $23.90 Tue-Thu & mats,$26.90 Fri & Sat 8pm Conc. $15.90 Wed mats, $17.90 MUS I C Tue-Thu 8pm &SatlSun 5pm OPERA-DANCE SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY • BARBARA COOK - Bookings 250 1700 Barry Otto A BROADWAY LEGEND Musical Direction by Wally Harper STC - WHARF THEATRE • THE NORMAL HEART Pier 4, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay by Larry Kramer Apr 26-May 27,Mon-Sat Director: Wayne Harrison 8pm,Wed mats May 3,10 &17 Designer: John Senczuk 1pm, previews Apr 21-25 Starring John O'May AETT $23 Mon-Thu, Sat mats A fierce expose of the apathy Public $25 and bigotry which have com­ Conc. $20 pounded the most tragic health Previews $19 Bookings 250 1700 crisis of our times. Set in New York between 1981 and 1985 the • ROMEO AND JULIET play chronicles the efforts of one by William Shakespeare man to bring attention and com­ Sydney Theatre Company passion to the disease which is Director: Richard Wherrett Set-design :Stephen Curtis, now decimating the city. Today, Costumes :Terry Ryan 50,000 Sydneysiders are estimat­ Stars Luciano Martucci, Rebecca ed to be carrying the AIDS virus. Frith, Peter Carroll, Ralph Cotterill, Richard Roxborough, Carole STC - WHARF THEATRE Barbara Cook - supreme song stylist Pier 4, Hickson Rd, Walsh Bay Skinner, Rhett Walton Until Apr 15, Mon-Sat 8pm The star of Candide, The Music Sat mat 2pm Man and Carousel, a 'truly living AETT $23 Mon-Thu 8pm, legend' brings her voice to Sat mat 2pm Public $25 Sydney for 13 performances Conc.$20 excl Fri & Sat eve only. The reviews are never less Bookings 250 1700 than superlative - a supreme song stylist, her beautiful clear voice could break your heart. • THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO FOOTBRIDGE THEATRE by Beaumarchais Parramatta Rd Oust up from Director: Jean-Pierre Mignon Broadway) Dramaturg May-Brit Akerholt July 26-August 5 Stars Jennifer Hagan, Donald Mon-Thurs 8.15pm, McDonald, Miles Buchanan, Helen Fri-Sat 6.30pm and 9pm Buday, Barry Otto, Andrew Tighe AETT $36 Dubbed by scholars as Public $39 "undoubtedly the most success­ ful comedy of the 18th Century." THE AUSTRALIAN OPERA It inspired Mozart, with its hilar­ Luciano Martucci - Romeo WINTER SEASON ious and witty political satire, to Romantic love. Tragic end. • MADAME BUTTERFLY one of his greatest operas. Jean­ Epic production. The STC's artis­ Puccini Pierre Mignon ( director of The tic director takes one of Shake­ Conductor: Vladimir Kamirski Misanthrope and The Seagull ) speare's favourite plays, with an Director: John Copley returns to direct this new pro­ all-star cast including Luciano Starring Joan Carden and duction to celebrate the bicente­ Martucci and Rebecca Frith as Christopher Doig nary of the French Revolution. the star-crossed lovers. Opens June 8 17 ------... New South Wales continued ------

• DIE WALKORE April 19-21 , 24-28; May 1-5, 8-12 • WANDA IN THE AWKWARD Wagner School performances and AGE Opens July 24 workshops Choreography: Ralph Lemon Sat April 22, 29 - Introductory Music: Hector Berlioz - "D'amour • LUCIA 01 LAMMERMOOR workshops for teachers /'ardente flamme" Donizetti Sat May 6 Workshop for dancers, Soloist: Ralph Lemon choreographers and AADE Opens Sept 26 members • DANCING WITH I Phone Deborah Mieville Choreography: Paul Mercurio • WERTHER at the Trust (02) 698 1688 Music: J.S. Bach, Jorma Panula Massenet Solos by Paul Mercurio Opens June 10 AUSTRALIAN BALLET TRIPLE BILL • SIXTY A MINUTE • THE GONDOLIERS Choreography: Ohad Naharin Sullivan Paquita (Sydney Premiere Sea­ Music: Ohad Naharin Opens June 15 son) epitomises Marius Peripa's Duo: Mari Kajiwara, Ohad Naharin choreographic genius and is a • A MASKED BALL • SONG OF THE NIGHT showpiece for the classic virtuos­ Verdi Choreography: Graeme Murphy Opens June 29 ity of principal artists and the Music: Karol Szymanowski - entire cast. Beyond Twelve by Symphony No 3/Song Of The Night Solos by Paul Mercurio • CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Graeme Murphy described as "extraodinarily rich in choreo­ plus I PAGLIACCI DRAMA THEATRE MascagnilLeoncavallo graphic thought .. . a master­ Sydney Opera House Opens July 13 piece . . . a major Australian Fri April 7, 8pm work" . Set to Ravel's Piano Price: $40 • THE PEARL FISHERS Concerto In G, Four Last Songs Bizet (Australian Premiere Season), PROGRAM ONE Opens August11 inspired by Richard Strauss' lieder, allows one to become • WAITING • THE BARBER OF SEVILLE completely involved in the emo­ Choreography: Paul Mercurio Rossini Music: Diamanda Galas, Paul Bley, tion of the music and the beauty Opens August 22 Szakcsi, Joe Satriani of Bejart's unique choreographic • THE GIRL OF THE style. La Fille Mal Gardee (11 acts) ·ARBOS GOLDEN WEST - Frederick Ashton's work is Choreography: Ohad Naharin Puccini hailed as the definitive version. Music: Arvo Part - "Arbos" Opens September 8 Le Concours (The Competition) • HAPPY TRAILS (Australian Premiere Season) - Choreography: Ralph Lemon • DEATH IN VENICE Bejart"s ballet is a parody on the Music: Collage Britten tension and drama which pre­ Opens October 6 dominate at ballet competitions. • SONG OF THE NIGHT SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE Choreography: Graeme Murphy Triple Play opens Apr 12 Music: Karol Szymanowski - Song OPERA THEATRE La Fille Mal Gardee opens May Of The Night Sydney Opera House 5 Call Trust for price details Le Concours opens Dec 1 • PROGRAM TWO AETT $41 A Res, $36 B Res TABULA RASA • 2 DANCE PLUS Public $45 A Res, $39 B Res Choreography: Ohad Nharin Schools performances and Conc. $39 A Res, $29 B Res Music: Arvo Part - "Tabula Rasa" 1 .30 & 6.30pm Workshops Australian Content Dept! SYDNEY DANCE COMPANY • DAPHNIS AND CHLOE co-production Choreography: Graeme Murphy Artistic Director - Derek Holtzinger Bookings through the Trust Music: Maurice Ravel Choreography: Chrissie Parrot, Mitchell Rose, Graeme Watson, • GALA PROGRAM: THE DRAMA THEATRE Carol Wellman CHOREOGRAPHER DANCES Sydney Opera House GALA PROGRAM: April 7 After performing at Adel­ Stars Graeme Murphy, $40, no discounts aide's Come Out '89 festival, this Ohad Naharin, Ralph Lemon, PROGRAM ONE: April 8-29, WA company visits Sydney dur­ Paul Mercuriowith Janet Vernon, 8pm Mari Kajiwara, Sydney Dance Co ing April. 2Dance Plus will give April 15, 22, 29 at 4.30P'11 high school performances and PROGRAM TWO: • EVENING SUITE conduct intensive introductory May 2-20,8pm Choreography: Graeme Murphy May 6, 13, 20 4.30pm workshops for teachers and cre­ Music: Col/age ative workshops for students. AETT Program 1 or 2 $27 Solos by Graeme Murphy and Janet Both Programs $48 Sydney Metropolitan Area - vari­ Vernon Public $29 or $50 ous venues Duo: Graeme Murphy, Janet Vernon 18 . New South Wales continued ------

• URBAN FAIRIES & OTHER urban culture - blue jeans and HIGHLIGHTS fast food, multicultural co-exis­ F I L M The One Extra Comapny tence, attitudes to the aged or Concept & Design by Kai Tai Chan dispossessed. The essence of Film vouchers may be pur­ each story - fear of the unkown, chased from the Trust office for wish-fulfilment, good versus only $7 for exchange into tickets evil, worship of beauty, the deam at Village, Greater Union and of living happily-ever-after. Hoyts cinemas. Vouchers are Following triumphant seasons open dated but some Saturday in Sydney, Adelaide, NSW and holiday restrictions apply to Bicentennial Tour, Houston their use. No handling fee is (Texas), Queensland Fairies charged nor is there any limit to returns to Sydney in an aug­ the number that members may mented program including a few buy. Discounts of $2.50 are also "The Swans" from Urban Fairies surprises! offered at the Dendy, Martin THE ROCKS THEATRE Place, the Cremorne Orpheum Choreography by Jonathan Taylor, Apr 29-May 21, Tue-Fri 8pm, and the Academy Twin, Pad­ Kai Tai Chan, Garry Lester, Julie­ Sun 5pm Anne Long dington at all performances AETI $18 except after midday Saturday. Dance theatre using well­ Public $20 loved European folk tales to Conc. $10 These discounts are restricted to reflect aspects of Australian Bookings Trust Office one per member upon presenta­ tion of the Arts Australia Card at the box office. Roseville Cinema $2 discount, maximum two tickets. Paul Mercurio With every subscription to the 36th SYDNEY FILM FESTIVA L Trust members will recieve one FREE TICKET to the all-day screening of the finalists in the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films, on Friday June 9. Tickets to this session normally cost $8. Members should quote their Arts Australia Card mem­ bership number on the applica­ tion form. The Dendy Awards for Aus­ tralian Short Films is Australia's most prestigious short film com­ petition and, in its 16th year, is sponsored by the Dendy Cinema. The Dendy has a tradi­ tion of exhibitng and distributing some of the finest films screened in Australia and promoting inde­ pendent cinema. Fri June 9 to Fri June 23 For subscription details - see insert .

• In future issues, Trust News magazine will present special features and editorial pieces on some of the more recently released films around the country. In this issue, the release of the film version of David Williamson's Emerald City is covered.

19 Queensland "a' 221 9528 Moo-Thu BOOK 10am-4pm NOW

La Boite's bold experimenta­ THEATRE tion, Carmen-In-Camera, strips away the trappings and recreates • BEDROOM FARCE the heroine of Merimee's novel: THE FOREST THEATRE CO fascinating, dangerous and in by Alan Ayckbourn the end tragic; it was this crea­ Stars June Salter, Andrew ture who bewitched Bizet; she MacFarlane, Paula Duncan, was his muse; he wrote her Amanda Muggleton, John Orcsik, music. Anna Lee, Bruce Venables, LA BOlTE THEATRE Peter Collingwood. Circus Oz May 24-June 10 AETT $10 The season is strictly limited so Public $15 book fast or you'll miss out. Bookings 369 1622 Mar 29-Apr 16 • ROMEO AND JULIET AETT $13 Public $19 by William Shakespeare La Boite Theatre Child $9 Director: Jim Venue not known at time Vile of publication. Ring the Trust Designer: Andrew Raymond office for details 221 9528 Music: Ginny Roberts Choreographer: Annette Downes Romeo And Juliet is the greatest LA BOlTE THEATRE 57 Hale Street Brisbane love-tragedy in a young world! Bookings 369 1622 Following the success of As Yo u Like It and the award-winning • CARMEN - IN - CAMERA Hamlet, La Boite continues in the EXPERIMENTAL OPERA tradition of accessible and excit- Amanda Muggleton and June Salter in IN - THE - ROUND ing Shakespeare with this new Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce La Boite Theatre production of Romeo And Juliet. Director: Annie Roylance Imagine three bedrooms plus Conductor: Koss Siwers LA BOlTE THEATRE Apr 11-May 13 four couples all on the stage Designer: Bruce Auld simultaneously, and you'll start AETT $10 "1 told her I wanted to see her Public $15 to see why Bedroom Farce is Alan dance. But where to find some Bookings 369 1622 Ackbourn's most successful castanets? Without more ado, comedy. An evening of sheer she took the last remaining plate • MAJOR BARBARA comic invention. by George Bernard Shaw and broke it in pieces. Then set Royal Queensland Theatre Co TWELFTH NIGHT THEATRE to dancing the romalis, clicking Director: Rodney Fisher 4 Contra Road, Bowen Hills, the pieces of porcelain, just as Designer: Bruce Auld April 11-May 13 well as if she'd had castanets Stars Heather Mitchell, AETT Mon-Thu $22.90 John Stanton Fri-Sat $22.90 made of ivory or ebony. You THE CENTRE THEATRE never got bored with that girl The dearly-loved 'Major' is Gold Coast Centre around." (from Prosper one of Shaw's most popular May 17-20 Merimee's novel, Carmen) plays and continues to fulfil all AETT $18 our expectations of the best of Public $22 That girl is, sadly, often smothered by the trappings of British theatre. Barbara is a • CIRCUS OZ conventional opera. Her story, Major in the Salvation Army bat­ The hit of the Piazza Stage at the story of an outsider caught in tling to eradicate poverty. World Expo '88 has kept their an obsessive love in an alien cul­ Barbara is also the daughter of a promise to return for a first ever ture, is often subject to romantic commercial millionaire, flourish­ full-show-full season spectacle. trivialisation. ing through distilleries and 20 Queens/and Book Now continued ------armaments. If she inherits it, will Robert Arthur, Eugene she give away the family fortune Gilfedder, Rhys McConnochie, through the Sallys' Soup Jane Menelaus, Anthony Kitchens? Pheland and Geoffrey Rush. Bristling with wit and Cicely Berry from the Royal humour, barDS of social comment Shakespeare Theatre Company and philosophical twists, this has been brought out for the great classic will be directed by Voice Direction of this very spe­ Australia's award winning direc­ cial production. tor, Queensland born, Rodney As every Queensland Theatre­ Fisher. Audiences will see lover knows, Grin and Tonic national star Heather Mitchell on Theatre Company has been oper­ stage in Queensland for the first ating largely without subsidy. time and John Stanton will play They have been living, as did the Undershaft. medieval players of the great SUNCORP THEATRE days of theatre, from the support May 23-June 10 of theatre-goers to whom they Director Don Batchelor (2nd from Right) with AETT $22.50 bring joy and good theatre. So, (from Left) Rod Wissler, Vassy Cotsiopoulos • (A) MONTH OF SUNDAYS there is no Trust discount, nor is and Jennifer Flowers by Bob Lanbey there any other discount, except Honey and Nick are tipsy at the RQTC INorthside Theatre Company for the disadvantaged for whom beginning and barely control­ Director: Aubrey Mellor the concession price is $20. The lable by the night's extraordi­ Ron Haddrick, Brian James, admission price is $25 and all nary end. Who's Afraid Of Diane Smith, Carole Skinner Trust members should be happy An enchanting comedy about Virginia Woolf bristles with some to pay and support this histori­ life, courage and growing old, of theatre's most memorable cal theatrical endeavour. from the author of TV's award­ lines and features Jennifer OLD MUSEUM winning The Good Life starring Flowers as the infamous Martha, Bowen Bridge Road Rod Wissler as George, Vassy leading Australian actors. Mar 29-Apr 16, Tue-Sat 7.30pm, CREMORNE THEATRE Sun 6pm Cotsiopoulos as Honey and Paul Mar 29-May 6, Tue 6pm, Pre-show activities from 6.45pm Bishop as Nick. The play will be Wed-Fri 7.30pm, Sat 5pm, 8pm, presented at Brisbane's heritage Mat. Wed 10.30am • WHO'S AFRAID OF Princess Theatre (Australia's AETT $16.50 VIRGINIA WOOLF? third oldest) which celebrated its Public $24 by Edward Albee centenary last year. Conc. $19 The TN! Theatre Company THE PRINCESS THEATRE Director: Don Batchelor • TROILUS AND CRESSIDA Apr 12-29, Tue-Sat 8pm, Designer: Bill Haycock Apr 22 & 29 2pm by William Shakespeare Jennifer Flowers, Rod Wissler, AETT $15 Grin & Tonic Theatre Troupe Vassy Cotsiopoulos, Paul Bishop Director: Bryan Nason Public $20 Voice director: Cicely Berry Bookings 891 5155 Cast includes Isabel Anderson, Robert Arthur, Eugene Gilfedder, Rhys McConnochie, Geoffrey Rush MUSIC Jane Menelaus, Anthony Pheland Troilus And Cress ida is without OPERA • DANCE any doubt the theatre event of the year and one which no Trust • NO DISPUTIN' RASPUTIN! member should miss. For a start, Queensland Youth Orchestra it's to be held in the old DEBUSSY-La Mer Queensland Museum Building, CONCERTO-to be announced which was Brisbane's very first SHOSTAKOVICH-Symphony No. 11 Concert hall at the turn of the The intriguing title of this con­ century. Further, it is directed by cert refers to Shostakovich's Bryan Nason who has been pio­ Symphony No. 11, which is sub­ neering animated productions of titled "The Year 1905". Written to the classics throughout Queens­ comemorate the 40th anniver­ land for 25 years. Jennifer Flowers as Martha in Who's Afraid Of sary of the Russian Revolution, The cast is the best ever Virginia Woolf? the symphony depicts the tragic assembled of young Queensland Edward Albee changed the events of the abortive 1905 upris­ artists, many of whom have face of American drama with ing to overthrow the Romanov made their name nationally. this wickedly witty and unset­ family with which Rasputin was They include: Isabel Anderson, tling comedy. Martha, George, notoriously associated. 21 Queens/and Book Now continued

1905 is also the year in which Hadyn - Surprise Symphony the QSO also features Liadov's Debussy wrote his sound paint­ Hiroyuko Iwaki The Enchanted Lake, Jolivet's ing La Mer, describing the sun Conductor Ronald Zollman Trumpet Concert and Proko­ rising over the sea, the waves fiev's powerful Symphony No.6. splashing on the shore, and the CONCERT HALL sounds of the elements with Old Performing Arts Complex storms, lightning and rain. Thu May8pm AETT A Reserve $19.50 MAYNE HALL Public $24 University of Old Bookings 846 4646 Sat May 20 8pm AETT $13 LYRIC OPERA Bookings 257 1191 OF QUEENSLAND QUEENSLAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA • SALOME Strauss • MASTER SERIES - Old Symphony Orchestra Symphony in May Hakan Hardenberger - trumpet virtuoso Old Philharmonic Orchestra Salome - Stephanie Sundine Three outstanding Concerts In 1989, The London Times said Herodias - Margreta Elkins featuring the magnificent QSO that Hakan Hardenberger might Herod - Christopher Doig and internationally recognised well be "the best trumpet player soloists. in the world." Since then his fame has spread like wildfire. PIANO - HOWARD SHELLY It's a thrill to listen to Hakan Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 Hardenberger play Elgar Mozart - Piano Concert No. 24 Howarth's Trumpet Concerto Conductor Hiroyuko Iwaki composed especially for him and premiered in Britain before a crowd of 22,000. This 27 year old Swedish 'wunderkind' is not to be missed. Also on the pro­ gramme is Haydn's Surprise Symphony and one of Dvorak's most captivating works - Symphony No.8. CONCERT HALL Old Performing Arts Complex Mon May 22, 8pm AETT A Reserve $19.50 Stephanie Sundine here to play Salome Public $24 American soprano, Stephanie Bookings 846 4646 Sundine makes her Australian debut as Salome - a role which Hiroyuki Iwaki TRUMPET- HAKAN HARDENBERGER has already won her internation­ Much-celebrated Chief Hummel - Trumpet Concerto al acclaim. Margreta Elkins is the Conductor of the Melbourne Liadov - The Enchanted Lake evil Herodias and Christopher Symphony Orchestra maestro Jolivet - Trumpet Concerto Doig is Herod, the neurotic king Prokofiev - Symphony No. 6 Hiroyuki Iwaki is set to thrill of Palestine. Scenery and cos­ Brisbane audiences. This pro­ Conductotr: Ronald Zollman From the age of 13, Hakan tumes by Tom Lingwood. gramme includes Shostakovich's Hardenberger travelled with LYRIC THEATRE great Symphony No.10 and Old Performing Arts Complex highly individual Swedish com­ Mozart's Piano Concerto No.24 May 12,15,17,27, 7.30pm, poser Bo Nilsson to master class­ and features one of Britian's May 20 1.30pm, May 23 6.00pm es and conferences and studied A.E.T.T. $48 most successful pianists Howard with some of the world's great­ Public $50 Shelley. est brass players Several com­ Conc.$40 CONCERT HALL posers have written for him, Old Performing Arts Complex • THE ABDUCTION FROM Wed May 10 8pm including McCabe, Malcolm AETT A Reserve $19.50 Arnold, Michael Blake Watkins THE SERAGLIO Mozart Public $24 and Fisher Tull. Hardenberger Old Philharmonic Orchestra TRUMPET­ has recorded extensively includ­ Conductors: John Matheson/ HAKANHARDENBERGER ing Hummel's Trumpet Concerto Stephen Martin Elgar Howarth - Trumpet Concerto which he performs in this con­ Designer: Kristian Frederickson Dvorak - Symphony No.8 cert. This wonderful night with Mozart's 'Turkish Delight' 22 . Queens/and Book Now continued

stars Donald Shanks as Osmin, table story of the beautiful and the Cinema Balmoral (Trust Malvina Majors as Constanze, dangerously irresistible Carmen members admitted at concession Thomas Edwards as Belmonte unfolds. The boundless passion price - $4.50 per film at present). and Christine Ferraro as Blonde. of this wanton Spanish gypsy These two establishments pro­ LYRIC THEATRE brings love to her life and ulti­ vide generous and reliable dis­ Old Performing Arts Complex mately tragedy. Don Jose is counts, two per Trust member. May 16, 20, 22, 25 7.30pm, bewitched by Carmen and is May 27 1.30pm, May 18 6.00pm Remember that vouchers for AETT $48 swept into wild scenes of pas­ Hoyts and Greater Union cine­ Public $50 sion and jealousy, all to the stir­ mas can be purchsed from the Conc.$40 ring music of George Bizet. Trust Office at a cost of $7. Bookings 846 4646 SUNCORP THEATRE Turbot Street, Brisbane QUEENSLAND Apr 1 - Apr 15 AETT $26 BALLET COMPANY • In future issues, Trust News magazine will present special • CARMEN features and editorial pieces Old Ballet Company F I L M on some of the more recently Old Philharmonic Orchestra released films around the Choreographer: Harold Collins country. Music: George Bizet We recommend the Trust Design: Mike Bridges/ members patronise the Schonell In this issue, the release of Jennifer Carseldine Cinema, University of Queens­ the film version of David The fire and spirit of Spain are land, 5t Lucia (annual member­ Williamson's Emerald City is almost tangible as the unforget- ship $10, then $4 per film) and covered.

Amanda Muggleton in Bedroom Farce

23 South Australia 'B' 2674586 Mon - Fri BOOK 10-11am /4-6pm NOW

THEATRE • CATS AETT$9 Based on poems by E. A. Poe Public $10 Music: Andrew Lloyd Webber Conc.$8 • ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Producer: Cameron Mackintosh Students $5 Therry Dramatic Society • JOKING APART Director: Barbara Crompton Musical Director: Carol Biddiss by Alan Ayckbourn A delightful musical based on Ayckbourn, the brilliant the well known novel by L.M. observer, turns his comic eye Montgomery. towards a group gathered in the ROYALTY THEATRE shade house by a tennis court. A May 19-27, 8pm delightful story of neighbours May 20 & 27, 2pm and firends through the years. AETT $6 THE ARTS THEATRE Public $9 June 15-24, 8pm Conc. $4 AETT $9 Public $10 • BEYOND Still wowing them Conc.$8 REASONABLE DOUBT For over three years, this Students $5 by Jeffrey Archer colourful musical has been en­ Director: David Gilmore • FATHERS AND SONS Designer: Tim Goodchild tertaining thousands of Aus­ by Brian Friel (after the novel by Producer Bill Marshall tralians in sellout seasons. Ivan Turgenev) Starring Frank Finlay, The 32 singers and dancers - Independent Theatre A brilliant, anarchic young Nyree Dawn Porter seven of them from Adelaide - have been wowing them at the medical student, unable to relate Festival Theatre since its opening to his own elderly parents, holi­ in February. Tickets are selling days at the estate of his best fast but the Trust still has a small friend. A brilliant portrayal of number of seats left for the clash between generations. THEATRE 62 Wednesday April 19. June 22-July 1, 8pm FESTIVAL THEATRE July 1, 2pm Festival Centre AETT discount available. King William Rd, Adelaide Phone the Trust 267 4586 Wed Apr 19 for details Nyree Dawn Porter and Frank Finlay AETT $37 Beyond Reasonable Doubt is the Public $39 • GYPSY controversial new play by the DOUBLE BILL- Metropolitan Musical international best selling author Theatre Company • THE BROWNING VERSION The MMTC are certainly start­ Jeffrey Archer. A gripping court­ and HARLEQUINADE room drama with all the Archer by Terence Rattigan ing off their 1989 season with hallmarks - suspense, drama and A local version of the double one of the brightest musicals, story-telling. Like his books it bill which toured nationally with which recaptures the vaudeville keeps you guessing until the Paul Eddington. The first play, a era. final moments. sensitive play about a Classics Set in the '20s and '30s, it is HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE master retiring from his teaching full of toe-tapping music and is Apr 1-29, Mon-Sat 8pm, position; the second, a comedy based on the early life of the Mat. Sat 2pm set around a dotty motley of stripper Gypsy Rose Lee. AETT $27 Mon-Thur & Mats (limit players in a touring company. THE ARTS THEATRE 2 tickets per member) May 3 -13, Mats May 6 & 13 Public $32 Rattigan's two best-loved plays. Prices not available at time of Fri & Sat $35 THE ARTS THEATRE printing. Phone the Trust Conc. $22 Apr 20-29, 8pm 267 4586 for details 24 . South Australia Book Now continued

• HINGE AND BRACKETT THE JOHN EDMUND States and Sidney Sheldon will English two-some Hinge and THEATRE be here in person to detail yet Brackett will be returning to 89 Halifax St, Adelaide another triumph at the Hilton Australia for their long awaited Bookings Trust or 2235651 International. national topr in May. It's 10th Apr, 7.30 pm Adelaide's turn from May 3l. • HARVEY AETT $38 includes Dinner and By Mary Chase wines (supplied by Yalumba) HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE Director: John Edmund From May 31 Stars Chris Mackrell • NIGEL FOZDYKE, No prices available at time of A hilarious American comedy printing. Phone the Trust THIS IS YOUR LIFE 267 4586 for details about a young man who just Australian Dance Theatre/ happens to be a six foot rabbit. Come Out '89 The complications and chaos Creators Leigh Warren and • IMAGINE THE NIGHT SKY that ensue have entertained both Chris Willems Composer Stuart Day Imagine The Night Sky is a close stage and movie lovers, with Joe and fun encounter for children E. Brown starring in the and families with the images of Broadway production and James our Galaxy. It takes you inside a Stewart in the film version. vibrantly coloured silken star THE JOHN EDMUND THEATRE where storytellers present poems Apr 5-22, Wed-Sat, and legends of the Universe. If Mat. 2pm Apr 15 you enjoyed Dragon's Sneeze dur­ ·1 DO! I DO! ing '88 Festival you won't want Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones to miss Imagine The Night Sky. Music: Harvey Schmidt ADELAIDE FESTIVAL Director: Linda Collis CENTRE ARTS PACE Stars Louise Withers, March 31-Apr 23 Robin Schme/zkopf Australian Dance Theatre Five Sessions Daily: This delightful musical takes a 10am, 11 am, Noon, 1pm and light-hearted look at marital Six ADT dancers and 20 stu­ 2pm, School Days bliss. First performed in 1966 dents combine to create a dance 11am, Noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, extravaganza of unique humour Sats and Hols. with Mary Martin and Robert $3 Everyone! Preston, the play is set in the and movement. bedroom of the couple's home The show evolved out of short and traces the many events of a stories submitted by young full andhappy marriage . South Australians which were • JAMES BOND THE JOHN EDMUND THEATRE then workshopped by the entire by Tony Haase and Pete McCarthy May 10-27, Wed-Sat cast. This is the major dance sen­ Cliffhanger's Theatre Stars Pete McCarthy, sation of Come Out '89, a Robin Driscoll, Tony Hasse, • DEATH OF A SALESMAN dynamic show which will appeal Rebecca Stevens By Arthur Miller to all ages. Played in the best 007 tradi­ Director: Jean Marshall THE SPACE tion of Sean Connery and the Millers' masterpiece about a Adelaide Festival Centre immortal George Lazenby. man who fails to achieve the King William Rd, Adelaide Cliffhanger's Bond falls in love, great American Dream. Apr 6-8, Thu 7pm, Fri 10.30am & 1.30pm, leaves the Secret Service and THE JOHN EDMUND THEATRE June 6 -24, Tue-Sat Sat 2pm & 7pm applies for a job as a play leader Apr 11-15, Tue-Thu 10.30am & and creche co-ordinator. THE JOHN EDMUND THEATRE 1.30pm, Fri 10.30pm, Ski-chases, cable-car fights, 89 Halifax St, Adelaide Sat 2pm & 7pm helicopters and nuclear sub­ Bookings: Trust or 2235651 Day prices Full $6 Conc. $5 Evening Full $10 Conc. $5 marines are all presented live on AETT $8.90 stage in an ingenious low-tech Public $10.50 Conc. $8.90 • PIPEDREAMING: style that is one of the many Prediction Peice No 9 delights of this production. • LITERARY LUNCHEONS Lynda/ Jones with Dance Works This is a relentlessly funny OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA Internationally celebrated show that will delight audiences. Sidney Sheldon is one of the artist Lyndal Jones performs THE SPACE with three actors and visual Adelaide Festival Centre most talented and popular writ­ King William Rd, Adelaide ers in the world today. artist Lindy Lee to music by Apr 21-22 , 28 ,29, May 5, 6, He will be in Adelaide to Richard Vella. Piped reaming is the 7pm & 10pm launch his latest blockbuster ninth in Jones' series of ten Apr 25-27, May 2, 3, 4, 8.30pm titled The Sands Of Time. Prediction Pieces, the first of AETT $17.90 The Sands Of Time heads up which was performed in 1981, Public 19.90 and is a series of stories centered Conc.13.90 the Best Seller list in the United 25 .. . South Australia Book Now continued ------

around ideas of the future and himself. Into his office comes do not have to accept a male the possibilities that it may not Charlie Fox with the answer to dominated view of the world exist. his prayers - a 'formula' movie and warfare. Enraged by the lack The performance juxtaposes with a big star. of concern for the quality of life two generations - one older and But Karen, the temporary shown by the men in their lust sustained by the possibility of office girl and object of Bobby's for war, Lysistrata persuades the revolution eliciting change, the desire, persuades him that he women on both sides to abstain other younger and evolving with should do a 'conscience' movie. from sex in prostest. the ever-present threat of nuclear How will Bobby tell Charlie? UNION HALL holocaust. Mamet's play is bitter, bitchy University of Adelaide UNION THEATRE and brilliant. May 25-27, May 31-June 3 AETI$7 Adelaide Festival Centre THE SPACE Public $9 King William Rd, Adelaide Adelaide Festival Centre Conc.$5 Apr 3-7, 1.30 pm Sun, King William Rd, Adelaide Apr 1, 5, 7, 8, 8pm May 23-June 17 8.15pm AETI Phone 267 4586 May 23 and June 3 2pm MUSIC • OPERA for discount details AETI$19 Public Evening $10, Daytime $6 Public $22.50 • WICKETY WAK Conc.$5 either session Conc. $10 • SPACE DEMONS AETI pens/students $14 by Gillian Rubenstein Adapted by Richard Tulloch • (THE) TEMPEST Adelaide Festival Centre Trust! by William Shakespeare Patch Theatre Centre State Theatre Company Director: Ariette Taylor Director: John Gaden Based on the remarkable first Shakespeare's last and in novel by Adelaide author Gillian many ways, finest play. A play Rubenstein, Space Demons is of magic, power, nature and art, about 'a computer game with a love and reconciliation, set on an difference.' As Andrew Hayford enchanted island. Using magical and his friends 'get into' this powers, Prospero, the castaway new and sinister game, they are Duke of Milan takes revenge on forced to confront and eventual­ his usurping brother by creating ly conquer the dark side of their a great storm, bringing justice for own peronalities. himself and Miranda, his only This exciting theatrical pro­ child. Then with equal majesty, The crazy guys from Wickety Wak duction utilises a high tech he restores the natural order. approach and brings to life the THE PLAYHOUSE Wickety Wak have been doing novel's well-loved and identifi­ Adelaide Festival Centre the rounds for 14 years and in able characters. The novel won King William Rd, Adelaide that time, they have set new May 2-27 8pm, May 6 2pm house records and built up an the Peace Literature Prize. AETI$20 THE PLAYHOUSE Public $24.50 entourage which tours 40 weeks Adelaide Festival Centre Conc.$18 a year with $65,000 worth of cos­ King William Rd, Adelaide AETI pens/stud $16 tumes, sound and lighting March 30-Apr 14, Tue-Sat, 7pm equipment. Their aim is to keep Mats 11 am, 1 pm, 2pm THEATRE GUILD (Check venue for dates) people entertained with crazy DOUBLE BILL send ups, musical tributes and AETT prices not available at Two one-act plays - time of printing. Phone spontaneity that promises a com­ • TROJAN WOMEN the Trust 267 4586 for details. plete evening of entertainment. Public $10, Child $5 by Euripides Director: Jim Vile FESTIVAL THEATRE Family (2+2) $25 Festival Centre One of the most powerful King William Rd, Adelaide • SPEED-THE-PLOUGH anti-war plays ever written, May 26-27 8.30pm by David Mamet Trojan Women examines a ten­ AETI $18.10 State Theatre Company year war from the viewpoint of Public $21.10 Garry Penny Productions Conc.$16.10 Director: Ian Watson the surviving victims. UNION HALL Stars Henri Szeps • FOSTER AND ALLEN In this shrewd satire on the Univeristy.of Adelaide May 25-27, May 31-June 3 Hitmaking Irish duo, Foster ruthless world of Hollywood and Allen who came to promi­ movie moguls, Bobby Gould is a • LYSISTRATA nence with their song 'Maggie', small time producer. "When the by Aristophones tour Australia in May. They're gods would make us mad, they Director: Neil Scales prominent once more at answer our prayers," he says to Lysistrata shows that women Adelaide's Festival Theatre. 26 . South Australia Book Now continued ------

Nicholas Braithwaite continu­ ing in his dual role as chief con­ ductor of the Adelaide Sym­ phony Orchestra and Dean of Music at the Victorian College of the Arts is now in his third year with the Symphony. The perfor­ mances he and the orchestra give, are more impressive each Foster and Allen year. Pianist Howard Shelly, a South Australian State Opera FESTIVAL THEATRE renowned performer of In response to overwhelming Festival Centre Rachmaninov's music is making public demand for these lively King William Rd, Adelaide his third tour of Australia. and fun-filled family perfor­ May 24 8.30pm May 5-6 Prices below Prices unavailable at time mances, an extra concert has been added. The Family of printing. BERLIOZ Ring David Johnston at the Trust Roman Carnival- Overture Concerts are cleverly constructed on 267 4586 for details. MENDELSSOHN so that young audiences have a Violin Concerto In E Minor great time, while at the same • ODETTA IN CONCERT Opus 64 time, they also learn about With Judy Small TCHAIKOVSY music. The concerts start and fin­ Odetta has been described as Symphony No 5 ish early so young children can having lithe most glorious voice Conductor: Werner Adreas Albert easily attend. in American folk music. She has Violin: Frank Peter Zimmermann The first concert features Peter been a folk singer since the '50s Combe playing songs from his and a part-time actress along the latest album Newspaper Mama . way. She also teaches a course at The program also includes Washington University called Media Madness, a segment dur­ 'Bridging the gap between Art ing which the orchestra plays and Living'. some famous TV tunes. While she doesn't affiliate her­ FESTIVAL THEATRE self with any religious cause, Festival Centre Odetta promises to awaken the King William Rd, Adelaide spirit of her audience - liMy May 19, 7pm AETT $15 assignment is to be open and Children $5 ready to assist those who are in the field of improving life." • THE USSR STATE She will be supported by well SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA known singer, songwriter Judy Frank Peter Zimmermann Chief Conductor: Yevgeni Svetlanov Small. Werner Andreas Albert has Assoc. Conductor: Vladimir Veritsky FESTIVAL THEATRE been chief conductor of the Soloists - Andrei Korsakov (Violin) Festival Centre Queensland Symphony Orch­ Tamara Binyavskaya (Mezzo-Sop.) King William Rd, Adelaide In 1986, Australian audiences estra since 1983. He regularly May 25 were treated to concerts from a AETT $22.90 conducts European orchestra. symphony orchestra renowned Public $24.90 Frank Zimmermann comes to for its passionate and dramatic Conc. $21.90 Australia from Germany and interpreta tions of the classical combines brilliant technique and ADELAIDE SYMPHONY repertoire. exceptional maturity in his inter­ ORCHESTRA 1989 marks the triumphant pretations. His efforts are further FESTIVAL THEATRE return of the exciting USSR State enhanced by his 1684 Festival Centre Symphony Orchestra led by the King William Rd , Adelaide Stradivarius violin. consummate showman and FESTIVAL THEATRE • MASTER SERIES Festival Centre respected conductor Yevgeny King William Rd , Adelaide Svetlanov. The orchestra's pro­ BEETHOVEN: MAY 12-13 gram will include pieces by Fidelio, Overture AETT $21 , $16, $11 Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Muss­ RACHMANINOV: Public $26, $20, $15 orgsky, Glinka and Scriabin. Conc.$20,$15, $10 Rhapsody On A Theme Of No doubt anyone who wit­ Paganini SHOSTAKOVICH: • FAMILY CONCERT nessed the 1986 tour, will be anx­ Symphony No 7 Leningrad Adelaide Symphony Orchestra ious to book seats and if you Conductor: Nicholas Braithwaite Producer Malcolm Fox missed out last time, don't miss Piano: Howard Shelly - piano Peter Combe this musical highlight of 1989. 27 South Australia Book Now continued ------

ADELAIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE of their better known works. endurance of the human spirit. Festival Centre Music-lovers are urged not to The story of one woman's coura­ King William Rd, Adelaide miss this rarely-performed piece geous struggle to free her hus­ Sunday May 28 8pm Public $75, A Reserve, of classic G & S. band from unjust political $45 B Reserve scaTI THEATRE imprisonment, Fidelia soars with Excellent seats being held for May 9-13 8pm, May 13 2pm the explosive power and Trust members, but you must AETI$10 AETI pen/stu $7 grandeur of Beethoven's sym­ contact the office before Apr 15. phonies, climaxing with the tri­ Phone 267 4586 AETIchild $5 Public $12 umph of selfless love over Conc.$9 repression and evil. • UTOPIA LIMITED ALL Sat night tickets are $12 This opera showcases some of The G & S Society Beethoven's most glorious music Director: Kevin Miller • FIDELIO such as the wonderous Act One Musical Director: Brian Chatterton Beethoven quartet, the famous Prisoners' This magnificent operetta State Opera of South Australia does not deserve the infrequent Director: Bernd Benthaak Chorus and the great song of joy showings it receives. However, Designer: Allan Lees which brings the opera to its the large cast and complex Conductor: David Kram ecstatic conclusion. Leonora: Sandra Hahn scenery make it a daunting FESTIVAL THEATRE Florestan: Anthony Roden Festival Centre prospect and it has not been per­ Rocco: Noel Mangan King William Rd, Adelaide formed in Adelaide for 14 years. Pizarro: Roger Howell June 20, 22, 24 & 26 the skillful subtletly of Sullivan's Beethoven's only opera is an AETI discount available, contact music and Gilbert's razor-sharp assertion of the supreme the Trust office on 2674586

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Mats Wed, Sat 2pm Cast includes Julie Forsyth, THEATRE LISTINGS AETT $35.60 A Reserve (Mon-Fri) Malcolm Robertson Public $39.60 Conc. $26.60 (not Fri & Sat) • ANYTHING GOES Bookings Trust Office Director Philip Cusack Stars Geraldine Turner • DESIRS PARADE Anything Goes has all the Phillipe Genty ingredients of a big, bright Direct from Paris, the world Broadway musical. The presti­ master of theatrical magic and gious Fred Astaire Award for illusion. choreography was among the ATHENAEUM THEATRE ten awards the New York pro­ Till April 8 Alex Menglet and Julie Forsyth in duction received. Packed full of Mon-Sat 7pm, Sat Mats 2pm April 1, 8 the Imaginary Invalid witty Cole Porter songs, it daz­ AETT $16.90 Argan is the Imaginary Inv­ zles with 200 hundred magnifi­ Public $19.90 alid, a chronic hyperchondriac cent costumes and brilliant tap Family $55 (2 Adult, 2 Child) obsessed with medicine, pre­ dancing. Bookings Athenaeum 650 1977 scription and disease. So for STATE THEATRE Argan, w ha t could be more • ESSINGTON LEWIS: Victorian Arts Centre 'divine' than to marry his daugh­ From May 27 I AM WORK Mon-Sat, 8pm, by John O'Donoghue ter to a doctor? Mats - Wed & Sat 2pm Director John Ellis "Outrageously funny . . . sear- AETT $36.90 A Reserve, Mon-Fri Designer Dale Evans Jones ingly satirical" - West Australian. & Mats John O'Donoghue dramatical­ ANTHILL THEATRE Public $39.90 ly reconstructs the public and 199 Napier St, Sth Melb Conc. $31.90 Mon-Fri, Mats private face of this elusive, con­ Until April 22 Bookings through Trust office AETT $13 • SPECIAL TRUST NIGHT science-driven man through a Public $16 Tue June 13 swiftly changing scenario which Conc $8 See Members' Diary blends song, dance, burlesque Bookings Anthill 699 3253 • BIG RIVER - The Adventures and drama, passionately involv­ Of Huckleberry Finn ing the audience in the process. LA MAMA Music and Lyrics: Roger Miller He gathers an enchanting range 205 Faraday St, Carlton Director Michael Grief of characters from the coal pits of Bookings La Mama 347 6142 Producer Gordon Frost and the Hunter Valley to the board Essington Entertainment rooms of Melbourne and probes • CAFE CHIC TO CHIC After a mighty three year the conflicts, sacrifices and Devised by the Flat Whites. Broadway run and US tour, Big divided loyalties that make up LA MAMA River - seen by more than a mil­ Australian industrial history. Until April 16, 8pm lion folks, and winner of seven AETT $6 Described by David Williamson Public $9 Tony Awards for Best Musical of as "one of the best plays I have the Year - winds its way to seen anywhere." • MOTHERS ARE BREASTING Melbourne. The Sydney produc­ CHURCH THEATRE OUT ALL OVER tion starring Cameron Daddo, April 26-June 3, 8.30pm Devised by the Manic Mothers, Sue Jon English, John Bell, Drew AETT $8 Bell and Phillipa Bailey Forsythe and Karen Knowles, Public $14 A comedy, musical act that took $700,000 in advance book­ Conc. $8 ranges from the ba wd y to the Bookings Church Theatre ings two weeks before the pub­ ridiculous (as does motherhood). 8191818 licity campaign began. LA MAMA HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE • (THE) IMAGINARY INVALID April 1,8,9,15, 16, 5.30pm From April 26 by Moliere AETI$6 Mon-Sat 8pm, Director Jean Pierre Mignon Public $9 29 ------. . . Victoria Book Now continued

• MUCKRAKE • KNUCKLE DUSTERS: Written and directed by Frank Bren The Jewels Of Edith Sitwell Frank Bren returns by popular by Kerry Walker demand in a fast-paced-farce­ Director Di Drewe spaced-comedy-revue. Music by Nigel Butterly From Sydney'S Belvoir St. LA MAMA April 6-16, 10.30pm Theatre comes a rare treat - a AETI$4 dramatic portrait of one of the Public $6 great modern poets, devised and performed by one of Australia's • THERE WERE THINGS finest theatrical artists. Edith CALYPSO WANTED TO SAY .. Sitwell was born into an aristo­ Written and presented by Margaret Cameron with Jenny Kemp cratic family, but she rebelled at "There is a process of selection an early age against the social in what she choooses to see and role expected of a high-born how she chooses to see events young English girL She delight­ and exchanges but there's also Robyn Arthur and William Zappa in Les ed at shocking the literary world an odd impact in the relation­ Miserables - leaving us gems to remember ships to several things like the and social decline of France her by, both literary and adorn­ meatto or something else." before the Revolution is a classy ing. LA MAMA and moving production with MTC - RUSSELL ST THEATRE 19-30 April, 8.30pm very impressive staging and Until April 22 AETI$6 singing. A touch of comic relief Public $9 lightens the tension for good bal­ • (THE) ROAD TO MECCA ance, but there will nevertheless by Athol Fugard ALL AT LA MAMA Director Janis Balodis 205 Faraday St, Carlton be scarcely a dry eye in the Designer Hugh Colman Bookings La Mama 347 6142 house. "The Road To Mecca confirms Opens November '89 Fugard's standing as the greatest • (THE) LEGEND OF KING PRINCESS THEATRE AETI $91 for two shows (Les active playwright in the English­ O'MALLEY speaking world" . Time Magazine. by Michael Boddy and Mis and The Phantom) Robert Ellis Public $95 for two shows In the years since her hus­ St Martins Youth Theatre Bookings Trust Office - now book­ band's death, the reclusive Miss Director Chris Thompson ing for Jan '90 & '91 Helen must offset her loneliness. A boisterous blend of song In an arid region of South Africa, and burlesque about an Amer­ MELBOURNE THEATRE she has turned her home into a ican adventurer who survived COMPANY palace of colour and light, with tuberculosis and shipwreck to ALL MTC PRODUCTIONS eccentric sculptures in the gar­ come to Australia. Here he lived Bookings Trust Office den and an interior of dazzling in a cave, walked from Queens­ radiance. But her special lifestyle land to South Australia, became • (THE) CHERRY ORCHARD - her personal mecca - is threat­ the Minister for Home Affairs, by Anton Chekhov ened by increasing senility and and died in Albert Park, Mel­ Director Roger Hodgman the conservatism of others bourne and became a legend. Designer Tony Tripp around her. Stars Robyn Nevin ST MARTINS THEATRE Anton Chekhov's The Cherry MTC - RUSSEL ST THEATRE St Martins Lane, South Yarra March 30-May 6 April 19-May 7 Orchard is the crowning achieve­ Wed-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm ment of a great playwright. • (THE) RECRUITING OFFICER AETI$8 Robyn Nevin stars as Madame by George Farquhar Public $12 Ranevsky. In the sunset of an era, Director Kim Durban Bookings St Martins Theatre she and her brother Gaev are the Designer Tony Tripp 2672551 last of a dynasty of once-proud On June 4,1789 the tiny popu­ • LES MISERABLES landowners whose great estate, lation of Sydney Cove attended a Based on the novel by including its beautiful orchard, is performance, given by a mostly Victor Hugo to be sold at public auction. To convict cast, of George Adapted by Alain Boublil with com­ each of the play's characters, Farquhar's Recruiting Officer. It poser Claude-Michel Schonberg was the beginning of Theatre in Director Trevor Nunn these trees have a differing sig­ Producer Cameron Mackintosh nificance. To some it's the happi­ Australia. George Farquhar fash­ Stars Normie Rowe ness of a lost past, to others it's ioned his very popular comedy Described by Newsweek as security, hope for the future or from his own experiences as a "the musical of the century", this even material success. recruiting officer, peopling it blockbuster, based on Victor MTC - PLAYHOUSE,VAC with characters he'd actually met Hugo's novel about the political March 30-May 6 and basing it on episodes he'd

30 · Victoria Book Now continued ------personally witnessed. • LOVE WITH THE LIGHTS OUT Opera House in the 1880s. To commemorate this occasion by Graeme Turner Opens December '90 in 1989, MTC has assembled a Director Patsy King PRINCESS THEATRE fine cast, presenting a bold new A warm and funny play that AETI $91 for two shows (Les Mis and The Phantom) production of the same play, plus takes the audience into a differ­ ent sensual realm. Cynthia and Public $95 for two shows a fascinating new play - 0 u r Bookings Trust Office - now book­ Country's Good adapted from Keith's is a love affair with a dif­ ing for Jan '90 & '91 Thomas Keneally's best-selling ference - both are blind. Turner novel, about the events sur­ writes of their awkward and • PIPEDREAMING: rounding the Farquhar produc­ poignant moments with wry Prediction Piece 9 tion 200 years ago (see listing humour and great insight. below). MELBOURNE WRITERS' THEATRE MTC - PLAYHOUSE,VAC April 19-May 6, 8.30pm May 11-July 1 • (THE) ENTREPRENEURS • OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD by Pauline Hosking Based on Thomas Keneally's "The Director Malcolm Robertson Playmaker" Tried hypnotherapy, medita­ Adapted by Timberlake Wertenbraker tion, re-birthing, Alexander tech­ Director Roger Hodgman nique, crystals or being roIfed? Designer Tony Tripp Why not try the revolutionary Cast includes Helen Morse, New Age therapy invented by A scene from Pipedreaming Richard Piper an out of work actor and a nov­ Thomas Keneally's best-seller Lyndal Jones with Danceworks elist with writer's block ... Pre­ Pipe Dreaming is the ninth in about events surrounding the deathing! Jones' series of ten Prediction production of George Farquhar's MELBOURNE WRITERS' Pieces, the first of which was per­ The Recruiting Officer (see above THEATRE formed in 1981. The series centre listing) has been adapted into a May 10-27, 8.30pm around the idea of the future as a vivid new play that has taken phenomenon and the possibility London by storm. MELBOURNE WRITERS' THEATRE that it may not exist. As with her MTC - PLAYHOUSE,VAC CARLTON COURTHOUSE June 1-July1 349 Drummond St, Carlton previous work, the performance AETI$10 is a series of juxtapositions, this ALL MTC PRODUCTIONS Public $12 time of two generations, one Mon 6.30pm, Tue-Fri 8pm, Conc. $8 Bookings Dover Bookshop older and sustained by the very Wed Mat. 1 pm, Sat 5pm & real possibility of revolution elic­ 8.30pm AETI$22.50 • (A) PERFECT YAHOO iting change, the other younger Public $26.80 Written and performed by and evolving with the ever-pre­ Conc. $16 Peter Finlay sent threat of nuclear holocaust. Bookings Trust Office Theatreworks & Canny Acts In terna tionall y celebra ted Director Rob Meldrum artist Lyndal Jones performs Still running at Theatreworks . along with three actors and visu­ MELBOURNE WRITERS' · . one man's attempt to become THEATRE al artist Lindy Lee to music by a horse! Is it a true or absurd Richard Vella. CARLTON COURTHOUSE look at mankind and does it ulti­ 349 Drummond St, Carlton THE STUDIO, VAC Bookings Dover Bookshop mately vindicate common April 12-22 humanity? You be the judge. Wed-Sat 8pm, Mats Sat THEATREWORKS AETI$17 • BEWARE OF IMITATIONS 14 Acland St, St Kilda Public $19 by Barry Oakley Until end of April Conc. $17 Director Peter Green Mon-Sat 8.30pm Booking BASS A come-back for one of the AETI$12.99 Public $14.99 most popular plays ever staged • SAFE HOUSE Bookings Theatreworks at the Pram Factory. First per­ by Ron Elisha 534 8986 or 534 4879 formed in 1973, it was described Playbox Theatre as 'irreverent' and "in extremely Director Bruce Myles • (THE) PHANTOM Remember Menzies, Petrov, bad taste." Ex-PM Robert Mc­ OF THE OPERA the Olympics, Maralinga? An Luckie and his little Aussie bat­ Based on the novel by Gaston Australian premiere, Safe House man in a cheeky poke at Anglo­ Leroux explores the life of a Soviet pro­ philes. Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber fessor who defects to Australia MELBOURNE WRITERS' Producer Cameron Mackintosh THEATRE The story of the murderous in the 1950s. Cutoff from his Until April 15, 8.30pm 'Phantom' who lived in the Paris family, his country, his intellectu-

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allife, he is trapped by hope in a power play that underlies mod­ UNION THEATRE hostile land. ern society, and all the financial, University of Melbourne, Parkville Bookings 344 6975 ANTHILL THEATRE professional and domestic stress­ From May 17 es that beset Australians in the Mon-Fri 8pm, Sat 5pm & 8.15pm last decade of the 20th century. MELBOURNE COMEDY Wed 1pm Mat. May 31 ATHENAEUM THEATRE AETT $17 FESTIVAL 1989 From April 26 Public $19 AETT $26.90 Tue-Fri 8pm; Bookings Anthill 6993251 or $27.90 Sat 8.30pm; $19.90 Wed April 1-16 Playbox 650 4888 1pm, Sat & Sun 5pm. ALL BOOKINGS TRUST OFFICE Public $28.90 Tue-Fri 8pm; • (THE) SECRET HOUSE $29.90 Sat 8.30pm; • CLIFFHANGER'S by Noel Hodda $20.90 Wed 1pm, Sat & Sun JAMES BOND Playbox Theatre 5pm. by Tony Haase Peter McCarthy Director Margaret Davis Cone: $20.90 Tue-Fri 8pm; Stars Peter McCarthy "A brilliant achievement .. . a $16.90 Wed 1pm, Sat & Sun Direct from a sell-out season unique blend of humour and 5pm. at the Edinburgh Festival and the tragedy" - Sunday Telegraph. lCA in London, Cliffhanger's UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE A first play for Noel Hodda who Bond falls in love with a feminist writes with great compassion, GUILD THEATRE and UNION THEATRE single mother, leaves the secret insight and a devastating ear for University of Melbourne, Parkville service and applies for a job as a the rhythms of everyday speech. Bookings 344 6975 . play leader and creche co-ordi­ The Secret House conceals the nator, and 10 - live on stage (in complex undercurrents of pas­ UNION THEATRE true 007-style) ski chases, cable­ sion and pain as an ordinary car fights ... and ... • BYRTHRITE Australian family grapples with COMEDY FESTIVAL by Sarah Daniels the death of a son. UNIVERSAL THEATRE ONE ANTHILL THEATRE GUILD THEATRE April 19-29 Tue-Sat 8.30pm, Sun 5pm From April 27 AETT $18.90 AETT $5 Mon-Fri 8pm, Sat 5pm & 8.15pm, Public $22.90 Wed 1 pm Mats 3,10 May Public $7 AETT $17 • DOUG ANTHONY ALLSTARS • PINTER PLAYS, Public $19 Melbourne's madcap masters Bookings Anthill 699 3253 or A Selection Of Playbox 650 4888 GUILD THEATRE of musical mirth are back with May 10-June 3 an all new show. "Blasphemous, • TOP SILK AETT $5 vulgar, distateful . by David Williamson Public $7 Ultimatelyhilarious" - Adelaide Director Rodney Fisher Advertiser. Stars Tina Bursill, Geoff Morrell, • CARKING IT Helmut Bakaitis, Simon Kay A Cabaret "Top Silk is a play about GUILD THEATRE power, compassion and the April4-1S boundless capacity of the ego to AETT $5 wreak damage on the human Public $7 heart" - David Williamson This latest work from Aus­ GUILD THEATRE University of Melbourne, Parkville tralia's most acclaimed play­ Bookings 344 6975 wright, focuses on Trevor, who, after a brilliant legal career, is UNION THEATRE poised to enter top-level politics. At this climactic point of his life, • FASHIONABLY LATE Doug Anthony Alistars he meets with conflicting emo­ FOR THE REVOLUTION tional and moral forces. His wife, Melbourne University Revue COMEDY FESTIVAL UNIVERSAL THEATRE ONE Jane, also a lawyer, plunges out AprilS-1S, 8pm UNION THEATRE Tue-Sun 7.15pm of her depth in defence of her AETT $5 AETT/Public $13 friend on trial for drug offences. Public $10 Trevor is alienated from his son • FULL HOUSE/NO VACAN­ by the ever widening generation • A TALE OF TWO CITIES CIES gap, and his future is threatened Based on Dickens' novel by Paul Davies by a powerful media magnate. Adapted and directed by Andrew Theatreworks Ross This location theatre-piece will Drawing on the tensions and UNION THEATRE uncertainties of current political May 2S-June 3, 8pm be performed at Linden and social environment, Tap Silk AETT $10 (Gallery I Boarding House) trans­ takes its audience deep into the Public $12 formed for the time, to the Linga

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Longa Private Hotel. The audi­ • MORT SAHL, An evening with COMEDY FESTIVAL ence will move from room to "Wildly funny! He has our LAST LAUGH room, in three groups, piecing minds reeling with the loony THEATRE RESTAURANT Mon-Sat 7.30pm the story together like a jigsaw improbability of our world ... AETI $25 Tue, $26 Wed, Thu puzzle. The final scene draws the hilarious!" - New York Daily (dinner & show) audience together in the TV News. Public $29 Tue, $32 Wed, Thu Lounge, for the last Happy Hour Six performances only. Mort Show only - $17 Tue, at the Linga Longa. Sahl is one of the seminal figures $18.50 Wed, Thu Bookings Last Laugh 419 8600 COMEDY FESTIVAL of American stand-up comedy, a LINDEN peer of Lenny Bruce, confidante • (THE) UNSPEAKABLE 26 Acland St, St Kilda of the Kennedys, and the USA's Man-Sat 5pm, Wed 1.30 pm MOCKBETH AETI$17.99 most quoted political wit. "Mockbeth is a hilarious cock­ Public $19.99 COMEDY FESTIVAL tail of improvisational party NATIONAL THEATRE, St Kilda • SPECIAL TRUST NIGHT games, theatresport routines, April 4-9 Thu 27 April Tue-Sun 8pm fractured fairy tales, pub theatre See Members' Diary AETI$16.30 and cabaret which is very sweet • GLYNN WITH A WHY? Public $18.30 to the palate. It's much too funny by Glynn Nicholas Cone $13.90 One man explores his extraor­ to miss" - Doug Anderson, dinary range of comedic talents. Sydney Morning Herald • SHAKERS Shakespeare's funniest new "Precise ... Awesome ... by John Godbar Potentially dangerous ... a mas­ Director Simon Palomares (of Wogs play for years! COMEDY FESTIVAL ter of comedy" - Sydney Morning Out Of Work fame) ATHENAEUM THEATRE TWO Herald StarsTracy Callendar, Sally Upton, Lyn McGrainger Tue-Sat 10.30pm, Sun 8pm COMEDY FESTIVAL Shakers gives us a wickedly AETI $10.90 ATHENAEUM THEATRE TWO Public $14.90 Tue-Sat 8pm, Sun 5pm funny glimpse of the oh-so AETI $11.90 trendy cocktail bar where every­ • WOGS OUT OF WORK Public $15.90 one wants to be seen. Four long­ Director Simon Palomares suffering waitresses, offer a fasci­ This ethnic laugh spectacular • HUMOURISTS READ nating view of the reality that returns after two years entertain­ HUMOURISTS lurks behind the Pina Coladas. ing Australia. Compered by Wendy Harmer UNIVERSAL THEATRE TWO "Spellbinding . .. a tidal wave Featuring Mort Sahl, Patrick Cook, Tue-Sat 7pm, Sun 5pm Campbell McComas, of laughter" - Sydney Morning AETI $15.40 David Williamson Herald. Public $16.40 COMEDY FESTIVAL ATHENAEUM THEATRE • SHAKIN AND SUSPICIOUS Week One - Tue-Sat 8.30pm COMEDY FESTIVAL Week Two - Tue-Sat 8pm, UNIVERSAL THEATRE TWO Fri & Sat 7 & 10pm, Sun 5.30pm 6,7 April, 11pm AETI $20.90, Upper Circle AETI$9 $18.90 Public $12 Public $24.90, Upper Circle $22.90 • STEVIE STARR Regurgitator extraordinaire. The most incredible performance MUSIC • OPERA you will ever witness. He swal­ • CLASSIC ENCORES lows light bulbs, coins . . . and Australian Pops Orchestra regurgitates them in the order An evening of best-loved you nominate. works from the classical and COMEDY FESTIVAL popular repertoire. UNIVERSAL THEATRE ONE MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL Wendy Harmer Tue-Sun 7.15 pm May 13 AETI/Public $13 Everyone you ever thought Prices: $30 A Reserve, $28 B Reserve was funny, reading from every­ • (THE) THING ABOUT BING one they ever thought was Stars Bing Hitler, Paul Merton, • DAME JOAN GOES POP Rachel Berger, Liz Sadler funny. Australian Pops Orchestra Direct from Glasgow, Bing Conductor Douglas Gamley COMEDY FESTIVAL Hitler tearaway star of the 1988 Stars Dame Joan Sutherland ATHENAEUM THEATRE Comedy Festival is back with a Sun April 9, 3pm For the first time ever in AETI$11 brand new show plus uncanny Australia, Dame Joan Sutherland Public $16.90 comedian Paul Merton. presents an evening of music

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from musical comedy and Power, the dynamic New • (THE) ABDUCTION operetta. Zealand tenor is Alfredo, while OF THE SERAGLIO MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL leading Australian baritone Mozart July 12 & 15 Robert Allman shares the role of Director Jean-Pierre Mignon Prices: $120 A Reserve, Stars Noel Mangin his father, Giorgio, with Roger $100 B Reserve Director Mignon and conduc­ Howell. tor Robinson and a cast of July 29-Aug 25 • MUSIC IN THE ROUND '89 Australia's finest artists combine Australian Musicians' Guild Mozart's tale of a Spanish noble­ Melbourne's 17th Annual • LA BOHEME man's attempt to rescue his Festival of Chamber Music Puccini beloved Contanze from the Highlights: Director John Copley clutches of a Turkish ruler. The The Australian String Quartet Conductor John Hopkins/ Richard Divali (Aug 28, Sep 7,9) score has deft touches of Eastern and many leading Melbourne Stars Kiri Te Kanawa, Joan Carden/ colour and ravishing melodies Musicians including The Cecilia Marilyn Richardson, Wendy Dixon and featured is one of Mozart's Ensemble, The Elysium (Aug 28, Sep 7,9) great dramatic creations, Osmin, Ensemble, and The Melbourne the harem overseer, a comic Chorale. character who never loses his MELBOURNE LADIES COLLEGE threatening edge. A brilliant 207 Barkers Rd., Kew blend of fable and comedy. April 22, 23 Nov 1-Dec 2 Note: ticket prices below are per day. • TANNHAuSER Public $15 Wagner Cone. $10 Director Richard Cottrell Children (6-13) $5 Designer Kenneth Rowell Family $35 Conductor Richard Divali Advance purchase discount Stars Anthony Roden available from BASS A medieval legend of passion and redemption, Tannhauser is a VICTORIA STATE OPERA Listings in date order knight who is seduced by the forVSO Performances. beauty of Venus. In his quest for Performances 7.30pm, redemption, however, he makes Mats 1pm a tortuous pilgrimage to Rome but is saved only by the self-sac­ • LA TRAVIATA rifice of the saintly Elisabeth . Verdi Wagner's impassioned score will Director Stuart Maunder highlight the magnificent voices Designer James Ridewood of the VSO Chorus, particularly Conductor Richard Divali in the famous Pilgrim's Chorus. A superb all-Australian cast will be Dame Kiri Te Kanawa conducted by Richard DivalI, the The return of the VSO's third opera of his famous acclaimed production of Wagner series. Puccini's favourite score with Nov 11- Dec 2 two of the world's finest sopra­ nos, Kiri Te Kanawa as Mimi and • (THE) BARBER OF SEVILLE Joan Carden as Musetta. La Rossini brings to life the uproari­ Director Stuart Maunder V.S.O. present La Traviata Boheme Designer Roger Barratt ous and precarious existence of Stars Roger Howell, Miriam The story of a young man, four young Bohemians: Gormley and Christopher Bogg Alfredo, who falls desperately in Schaunard (a musician), In The Barber Of Seville, we love with Violetta, a notorious Marcello (a painter), Colline (a meet the characters first made courtesan. Set in the elegant philosopher) and Rudolfo (a operatically famous in Mozart's Parisian demi-monde of the poet). This brilliantly conceived The Marriage Of Figaro. Rossini 1850s, this popular romantic production by leading UK direc­ based his comic masterpiece on a tragedy is brought vividly to life tor John Copley, poignantly con­ play by Beaumarchais, and the by Verdi's sumptuous melodies. trasts Rudolfo's love affair with wily Figaro is seen here arrang­ Beautiful Greek soprano Jenny Mimi, and the stormy relation­ ing the courtship of Count Drivala returns as Violetta, a role ship between Marcello and the Almaviva and the young Rosina. she has sung to great acclaim in vivacious Musetta. Roger Howell, whose remark­ Europe and America. Patrick Aug 14-Sep 9 able comic talents have made 34 . . . Victoria Book Now continued him a great favourite with VSO Duke of Plaza Toro: Robert Gard April 27; May 2,5,11,17,20 audiences, particularly since he Duchess of Plaza Taro: Graeme sang Mozart's Figaro in 1987, Ewer • RIGOLETTO returns as Rossini's scheming Casilda: Fiona Maconaghie Verdi Luiz: Peter Cousens Conductor: Myer Freedman barber. Another drawcard is Don Alhambra Del Bolero: Dennis renowned Italian conductor Director: John Copley Olsen Duke of Mantua: Richard Greager Claudio Scimone, a major Inez: Jennifer Bermingham Borsa: Robin Donald recording artist who will be A new production of the ener­ Marulla: John Germain making his Australian operatic getic and hilarious operetta, The Ceprano: Stephen Bennett debut. Gondoliers .. Two men have three The Countess Ceprano: Prudence Nov 15-0ec 1 wives. One of the men is the Dunstone King therefore only one of the Rigoletto: Michael Lewis Monterone: Clifford Grant STATE THEATRE VAC women is Queen. But which Sparafucile: John Wegner Prices not available at press time one? As some of Australia's Gilda: Gillian Sullivan Bookings Trust Office - phone for Giovanna: Jennifer Bermingham ticket details finest young artists sing and dance their way through the rid­ A Page: Emma Slaytor dle, they uncover more than a An Usher: Joseph Grunfelder THE AUSTRALIAN OPERA Maddalena: Rosemary Gunn Listings in alphabetical order few surprises. May 3,6,10,16,19, Mat. 13 for Australian Opera April 6,10,15,17,19,22,28; performances. May 9,13,18; • (THE) TURN OF THE SCREW Performances 7.30pm, Mats May 6,20 • SPECIAL TRUST NIGHT May 9 Britten Mats 1pm Conductor: David Stanhope Director: Christopher Renshaw • I PAGLIACCI plus • CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA Prologue: Robet Gard CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA plus I PAGLIACCI The Governess: Eilene Hannan See under Cavalleria Rusticana MascagnilLeoncavallo Mrs Grose: Margaret Haggart Flora Conductor: Carlo Felice Cil/ario • LES CONTES D'HOFFMAN Miles Director: John Copley Offenbach Miss Jessel: Patricia Price Santuzza: Sandra Hahn Peter Quint: Richard Greager Turiddu: Bernard Lombardo Conductor: Vladimir Kamirski April 5,8,11,14,20 Mamma Lucia: Heather Begg Director: Tito Capobianco Alfio: David Brennan Muse: Elizabeth Campbell Lola: Rosemary Gunn Lindorf: Robert Allman STATE THEATRE, VAC Tonio: John Shaw Andres: Jonathon Welch AETI $47 A Reserve Canio: Kenneth Collins Luther: Donald Solomon Public $58 A Reserve Nedda: Rosamund IlIing Nathaniel: Gregory Tomlinson The Gondoliers & Matinees Silvio: David Lemke Hermann: Neil Kirkby AETI$37 Hoffman: Anson Austin Public $49 Beppe: Gregory Tomlinson Nicklausse: Elizabeth Campbell April 13,18,26,29, Mat. 22; Spalanzani: Gordon Wicock May 4,8,12,15 MELBOURNE SYMPHONY Cochenille: Jonathon Welch ORCHESTRA Coppelius: David Brennan • (THE) GONDOLIERS Olympia: Helen Borthwick • MEET THE MUSIC Program: Gilbert and Sullivan Giulietta: Bernadette Cullen Conductor: Dobbs Franks Schlemil: Neil Kirkby Director/ Choreographer: Brian Dapertutto: John Fulford Mendelssohn A Midsummer MacDonald Pitichinaccio: Jonathon Welch Night's Dream: Overture, Fiametta: Eilzabeth Ellis Antonia: Amanda Thane N octume and Scherzo Vittoria: Prudence Dunstone Franz: Jonathon Welch Schumann Piano Concerto Giulia: Caroline Clack Crespel: Clifford Grant Stravinsky Petrushka (1911) Antonio: Neil Kirkby Dr Miracle; Robert Allman Francesco: David Collins-White The Voice of Antonia's Mother: Conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki Giorgio: David Hibbard Kerry Elizabeth Brown Piano Cristina Ortiz Tessa: Suzanne Johnston Stella: Amanda Thane Mon April 17, 8pm Marco Palmieri: David Hobson April 7,12, Mat. April 15 Hflkan Hardenberger - trumpet virtuoso Giuseppe Palmieri: Roger Lemke ·OTELLO Verdi Conductor: Carlo Felice Cil/ario Director: George Ogilvie Otello: Horst Hoffmann lago: Robert Allman Cassio: Gerald Sword Roderigo: Christopher Dawes Lodovico: Clifford Grant Montano: Stephen Bennett Desdemona: Joan Carden Emilia: Heather Begg 35 . . . Victoria Book Now continued

Sibelius Karelia Suite Berlioz Harold In Italy Conductor Werner Andreas Albert Hummel Trumpet Concerto Tchaikovsky Francesca Da Violin Igor Ozim Shostakovich Concerto For Rimini Sat July 29, 8pm Piano, Trumpet And Strings Prokofiev Romeo And Juliet: Suite MELBOURNE CONCERT HALL Conductor Muhat Tang Ravel La Valse AETT $30.70 A Reserve, Viola Lawrence Jacks Conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki Conc. $24.90 Mon July 10, 8pm Trumpet Hakan Hardenberger $24.40 B Reserve, Conc. $19.80 Piano Kaori Kimura Public $33 A Reserve, Conc. $27 Mon May 15, 8pm MELBOURNE SYMPHONY $26 B Reserve, Conc. $22 ORCHESTRA Bookings Trust Office

• FROM THE NEW WORLDS • USSR STATE SYMPHONY Program: ORCHESTRA Producer Michael Edgley Stravinsky Agon International Birtwistle Endless Parade Conductor Yevgeni Svetlanov Sculthorpe, Kakadu Mussorgsky Prelude to Bartok The Miraculous Mandarin­ Khovantschine arranged by - Suite Shostakovich Conductor Hiroyuki Iwaki Glinka Symphony on Russian Trumpet Hakan Hardenberger themes Sat April 29, 8pm Prokofiev Classical Symphony Hindemith The Harmony Of The Scriabin Symphony No.2 World-- Symphony CONCERT HALL, VAC May 26 Bozidar KOS Violin Concerto A Reserve $75, B Reserve $45 YevgeniSvetianov Holst The Planets Bookings BASS Western Australia 'ft' 321 4953 Mon-Fri BOOK 12-4pm NOW

8pm pointed old lawyer overtaken by THEATRE AETT $7 at box office on time and self-indulgence. presentation of membership card REGAL THEATRE - SUBIACO Public $10 March 31 - April 22, Mon-Sat Conc. $5 AETT $25 ACADEMY OF PERFORMING Public $29 ARTS ACADEMY SHOWS • BOSWELL FOR Conc. $21 THE DEFENCE • CAPRICORNIA • MACBETH by Patrick Edgeworth By Louis Nowra William Shakespeare Director: Frank Hauser Director: John Saunders May 9-13 Stars Leo McKern Designer: Mark Thompson Boswell's most spectacular "From start to finish it is mag­ • THE THREEPENNY OPERA case - that of Mary Broad and nificent. Capricornia is a power­ Bertolt Brecht her family transported to May 10-14 ful, beautiful, compelling work Australia, their subsequent of theatre"- Bob Evans (Sydney • SPECTRUM -Original Works escape and heroic voyage to Morning Herald). Choreography by the dance staff Timor. Then captured, they were Louis Nowra has distilled May 24-28 condemned to death on return to Xavier Herbert's huge novel and London. Their only hope - ACADEMY OF adapted it into an epic play PERFORMING ARTS Boswell, (McKern) is a disap- about our vast sprawling north. 36 Western Australia Book Now continued ------

• (THE) PLOUGH AND THE STARS by Sean O'Casey Director/designer: Raymond Omodei The fervour of revolution and rebellion of the famous Dublin Easter uprising are movingly portrayed with moments of pathos and tragic/ comic events. It is one of the most acclaimed Irish dramas to come from Dublin's Abbey Theatre. THE HOLE IN THE WALL THEATRE April 26 -May 17, Man-Sat 8pm, Mat. 2pm May 13 Natasha Middleton and Mathew Morris in WA Lawrence Clifford in Capricornia AETT $18 Ballet's Billie Public $20 • LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS All the book's power, magic, Conc. $14 humour and complexity has Choreographer: Barry Moreland This spectacular world pre­ been faithfully captured. • TRAVESTIES PLAYHOUSE THEATRE by Tom Stoppard miere of the full length ballet is a May 6th - June 3, Director: John Milson love story set in Paris in the Man - Sat, 7.30pm Designer: Serge Tampalini 1830s. Extravagant set designs AETT $14 Stoppard is visited by the by Andrew Carter and thrilling Public $19 muse of Oscar Wilde in this romantic music played by the Cone. $9 brain- bracing word circus of fact superb w.A.S.O. and fantasy involving Lenin, Mrs • HOME PORT HIS MAJESTY'S THEATRE April 13 - 29, 8pm by Phil Thomson and James Joyce, Dadaist Tristan AETT $26 A Reserve Christine Evans Tzara, a snooty butler and Gwen $22 B Reserve Deck Chair Theatre and Cecily from "The Import­ Public $29/$24 Director: Phil Thomson ance Of Being Earnest". The Cone. $19/$16 An intense passionate drama result - for the sophisticated, a set in Fremantle during the visit dazzling rainbow of comic of the American Fleet...involving delight, for the rest of us raucus a family and an American sailor. merriment. F I L M Developed from community HOLE IN THE WALL interviews in the same tradition THEATRE Concessional vouchers are as Paddy and Fleets Of Fortune. May 31- June 22, 8pm available from the Trust office - THE OLD CUSTOMS HOUSE AETT $18 Philimore St, Fremantie Public $20 $7 for Hoyts and Greater Union May 11-June 4, Wed-Sat 8pm, Conc.$14 cinemas; and $6 for Windsor, Sun 6pm New Oxford and ET.I. AETT $12 Vouchers are open-dated and Public $15 adult should be exchanged for tickets Cone. $11 MUSIC • DANCE at the cinema box office. Restrictions apply to use of • LIE. OF THE MIND • MUSICA VIVA the vouchers on Saturday by Sam Shepard Academy Of St Martin evenings at Hoyts and Greater Director: Pippa Williamson In The Fields. Union and on Friday and Contemporary playwright Sam Director: Kenneth Sillito Saturday evenings at P.T.!. Shepard has been compared The most famous, revered and with such greats as Eugene recorded chamber orchestra in O'Neill and Tennessee WIlliams. the world, plays Mozart through In his latest award winning play, to Malcolm Arnold with charac­ • In future issues, Trust News prod uced by the Red Desert teristic vitality, clarity and rav­ magazine will present special Theatre Company, the theme ishing string tone. features and editorial pieces centres on the strong, dramatic, PERTH CONCERT HALL on some of the more recently emotional involvements of its May 28, 8pm releases films around the rich and powerful characters. AETT $35 (A Reserve) - $20 country. PLAYHOUSE THEATRE Public $40 In this issue, the release of April 8 - 29, Tues - Sat Conc. $12.50 (C Reserve only) the film version of David AETT $14 Williamson's Emerald City is Public $19 WESTERN AUSTRALIAN covered. Conc. $12 BALLET COMPANY 37 South Australia's Opera Company - putting Humpty Dumpty back together again

1988 - the State Opera of So where does the pruning tival Theatre will also enable South Australia's operating begin? The former staff of 29 is the use of surtitles (not possible deficit for the year was now down to eight employees. at the Opera Theatre because of $519,000. Add accumulated No longer does the company architectural considerations). deficits and the figures in red have workshop, warehouse In addition, the larger venue exceed $1 million. and costume manufacturing means the S.O.S.A will estab­ Hearing that kind of picture departments. Its 1989 program lish an extra, cheaper category from afar, Bill Gillespie put the has been restricted to two of subscription seats. 1989's receiver down and sat back at operas - but two of the most complete season subscription home in Pittsburgh to consider loved - Beethoven's Fidelia price comes in at a mere $31 a his options. and Puccini's La Boheme. And seat for each of the four operas On July 25, 1988, Gillespie the company has moved out of - well below prices at Sydney arrived in Adelaide ready to the Opera Theatre (which it Opera House and the Victorian talk the board intohiring him managed for several years) and Arts Centre in Melbourne. as the S.OS.A.'s new general into the larger Festival Theatre Confidence in the S.OS.A.'s manager. which has similar stage dimen­ new management has earned Behind him now, are twelve sions to the opera venues in sponsorship to the tune of years of opera administration Melbourne, Sydney and Bris­ $100,000 for the '89-'90 season. experience in the US and the bane. Western Mining's Mr Hugh full confidence of the S.A. State "By moving to the Festival Morgan, recently announced a Opera board. Theatre, we will automatically three-year sponsorship deal, A $400,000 loan from the acquire the capacity of co-pro­ including $30,000 to the opera S.A. Government and Bill Gill­ ducing operas with other State company this year. espie's enthusiasm and market­ companies and we will be able Bill Gillespie is confident ing flair are key factors in the to hire their productions too," that this year, the State Opera opera company's planned said Gillespie. will break even on its $2.1 mil­ revival and ultimate survival. A co-production in Novem­ lion budget and make the first By June 30, 1989, the S.OS.A. ber at the Festival Theatre, $100,000 step tbwards wiping will need to find $100,000 for with the Australian Opera pre­ out its accumulated deficit. "It the first repayment instalment sents audiences with The Gon­ won't be easy," he said, "but to the S.A. Government (the doliers and a double bill - it's impressive the way the $300,000 balance is due 12 Cavalleria Rusticana and I Adelaide community has been months after that). Pagliacci. The move to the Fes- rallying to the cause." • TN! and TN2 - The Mee Generation unique concept established Under the wing of the TN! Popular Mechanicals, a play Ain 1987, has provided 15 Theatre Company, TN2 pre­ written by Keith Robinson and young people with a solid sents Queensland audiences Tony Taylor with some help grounding in theatre for future with educational and entertain­ from W. Shakespeare, follows careers in the industry. Known ing shows as well as encourag­ on July 12. Sean Mee, Anthony as TN2, the young Queensland ing young talented theatre Phelan and some fine Brisbane company's 1989 auditions attr­ workers. comedians combine in the in­ acted applications from all over comedy season spired slapstick and vaude­ the state from which three ville based on Shakespeare's actors and a writer/stage man­ ho's Afraid Of Virginia "Mechanicals" . ager were selected. WWoolf?, Edward Albee's The Christian Brothers, Ron TN2's activities are co-ordi­ incisive black comedy, kicks off Blair's classic comedy explor­ nated by experienced theatre TN!'s season of comedy clas­ ing the more ridiculous aspects professional, Sean Mee. sics at The Princess, beginning of old Catholic education sys­ During his 14 years of the­ on April 12. Award-winning tems, complete with chalk­ atrical experience, Sean has at actor Jennifer Flowers and Rod throwing, cane-happy teachers different times, worn the hats Wissler star in this game of ill­ and a classroom which encom­ of director, composer, musical matched mixed doubles, passeses the audience. Directed director, designer, actor, writer umpired by director Don by Rick Billinghurst the play and musician. Batchelor. will opening August 30 . •

38 Trust Triple-Play On Tour 'At a time when very few producers are taking shows on the road, the Trust's Australian Content Department is touring three productions in two months. During April and May, Pipedreaming performed by Lyndal Jones and Danceworks, Hunter Valley Theatre Company's Lipstick Dreams, and a highly educational and entertaining program from 2 Dance Plus will be seen by audiences in different areas around Australia.

ELEN O'CONNOR AND between well-known perfor­ Studio, commencing Apri112. SIMON HOPKINSON'S mance-artist Lyndal Jones and HLIPSTICK DREAMS was Melbourne's contemporary NOTHER DANCE COM­ the hit of 1988' s Regional dance group Danceworks. It PANY which has attracted Festival in Penrith. involves four actors, visual Anational recognition for its The Australian Content artist Lindy Lee and composer entertaining and educational Deparhnent in association with Richard Vella, with perfor­ programs for school and the­ the Hunter Valley Theatre mances from both Jones and atre audiences is 2 DANCE Company is touring a new pro­ Nanette Hassall (artistic direc­ PLUS. After performing in duction of Lipstick Dreams tor of Danceworks). Come Out '89, this Western throughout New South Wales Piped reaming is the ninth in Australia-based company visits beginning on April 3. Jones' series of 10 Prediction Sydney (Apri117 - May 13). The play's small-town-NSW Pieces, the first of which was In Sydney, as well as offering setting makes the choice of a performed in 1981. This perfor­ its primary and high school regional tour particularly mance, like past Prediction performance repertoire, the appropriate. (Sydney and Pieces, is a series of juxtaposi­ company is conducting inten­ Canberra audiences will also tions: of two generations, two sive introductory workshop get a look-in.) cultures and two art-forms. sessions for teachers and cre­ Billed as "the hilarious, tri­ The phenomenon of a future ative workshops for students. umphant story of four which mayor may not exist, is Described as "wit on its women", Lipstick Dreams fol­ explored during a number of toes", 2 Dance Plus features a lows the transformation of four 20 minute episodes. strong team of dancers lead by back-room girls into a slinky, Pipedreaming opens at the artistic director Derek Holtz­ hip-swinging, doo-wop quar­ Union Theatre during Come inger, whose earlier work with tet. The Blue Haven Hairdress­ Out '89 - Adelaide's annual Sydney Dance Company is ing Salon and composer Youth Arts Festival. It plays already known to Sydney Phillip Scott set the scene as April 1-8 to schools and the dance enthusiasts. The compa­ Jo, Jess, Jan and Jenny's 'lip­ general public, before return­ ny's repertoire has benefited stick dreams' come true. And ing to Melbourne for a ten day from the work of four guest for Loraine Bayley fans season at the Arts Centre choreographers: tap dancing (Sullivans, Carson's Law, Playschool) speCialist Chrissie Parrot; New throughout the state, it might York-based Mitchell Rose, the be your dream come true when 'Woody Allen' of modern the star hits your stage. dance; the Victorian College of Dates have been confirmed the Arts trained Carol Well­ for a limited season of Lipstick man; and well-known Aus­ Dreams at Newcastle's The tralian choreographer Graeme Playhouse for April 4-22. Watson. As with other shows that are REAMING, OF A VERY supported by The Australian DIFFERENT KIND, is Content Department, the aim is Dwhat's in store for those to give local talent the opportu­ lucky enough to catch nity to be acknowledged firstly PIPED REAMING , in Australia and ultimately The show is a collaboration overseas .•

39 There1s No Business Like . • •

A producer is someone who gives the public what they want - and then hopes they want it. Recent efforts to please the public by Australian producers have met with varying degrees of success, as Jo Litson found out.

little hype certainly goes.a ness in Sydney to make back its ducing and/or touring 31 pro­ long way. Sales of double­ initial investment of $1.6 mil­ ductions (three of which toured header tickets for lion and is expected to carry on overseas), The Trust virtually Cameron Mack-intosh's in similar fashion in Mel­ ceased its entrepreneurial role. AMelbourne productions of bourne. Whether you like the Venues and current ticket Les Miserables and Phantom Of musical or not, it's a first rate prices are also under fire, but if Th e Opera, are going through production that appeals to a a producer gets it right, audi­ the roof, yet Phantom hasn't broad, family audience and its ences will go anywhere and even been cast and isn't due to risky but clever casting pays pay whatever it costs. Witness open till some time in 1990. off with Cameron Daddo an Cameron Mackintosh, the "That's the way these big excellent Huck, and John Bell, entrepreneur with the midas shows have to go," says Ashley Drew Forsythe, Jon English touch. Mackintosh has proven Gordon of Gordon Frost and and Karen Knowles all work­ quite brilliant at marketing and Essington Entertainment who ing well. invests sufficient time and suddenly found themselves But 1988 was not so kind to money in his productions - a with a full time job on their other commercial theatre pro­ lesson to many producers in hands after launching Big ducers involved in the heady this country. River in August last year. "It world of predicting public While 1989 has begun more requires enormous planning, whim. auspiciously, musicals are still nurturing and care. Gone are When rock songstress deemed to be the safest entre­ the days when you can throw a Christina Amphlett headlined preneurial bet. Not that the show on. Cameron Mackintosh in Blood Brothers, it seemed a musical is fool-proof. The Man has shown us that." well-thought out ploy, but the Victorian Arts Centre had gen­ Big River did enough busi- show lost money, and on top of erally poor reviews and did other losses, Wilton Morley went under to the tune of $2 million. Brothers was however a great little musical and deserved better. Audiences seem to like TV stars in lead roles, but that same year, Jon Nicolls lost money on his Rattigan double bill despite Yes Minister's Paul Eddington, and A Streetcar Named Desire despite Martin Shaw (former star of British TV's The Professionals), and is currently trying to get back into the act via concert promo­ tion. And in 1988, though its Of La Mancha produced by the Australian Content Depart­ ment was instrumental in pro-

40 corresponding business. Anything Goes produced by Mike Walsh's Hayden Attrac­ tions and 42nd Street produced by the flamboyant Helen Montagu wilL both have broad appeal. Quintessential Broad­ way musicals replete with gor­ geous girls, sparkling cos­ tumes, song, dance and flimsy, romantic storylines, both are wonderful escapist entertain­ ment. "It's no good nowadays getting a show that won't play matinees," says Sue Farrelly, producer of Anything Goes. "You can't afford to give away any performance". And with the show capitalised at $2 mil­ lion, it's easy to see why. Essington Entertainment produces Blues In The Night at Sydney's Footbridge Theatre in produces a completely new production of Chess in Mel­ bourne in August, while Les Miserables moves to Mel­ bourne's Princess Theatre, fol­ lowed by Phantom. A revival of Me And My Girl replaces L e s Mis at Sydney's Theatre Royal. Gary Penny goes it alone as a John Frost (L) and Ashley Gordon commercial producer of serious taining Living In The Seventies, drama. Top Silk which he co­ which was followed into the prod uced with Hocking & Seymour Centre Downstairs by Woods moves to the Mel­ another brilliantly gritty little bourne Theatre Company, music piece, The Gambler. Let's while Peter Nicholl's Passion hope producers have their fin­ Play is followed in May by ger on the pulse of public taste David Mamet's acclaimed in 1989 - and maybe even lead Speed-The-Plow directed by the public taste to areas new. The ever-exciting Neil Armfield. industry could surely do with Anything Goes Peter Williams hovers some resounding successes. between both camps producing Ashley Gordon is optimistic: shows like Stepping Out, "I really think it's going to be a Educating Rita and Bedro 0 m good year. Producers are select­ Farce . He is doing extremely ing the right shows that appeal well at Glen Street Theatre and to a broad audience. Every­ is establishing a national the­ thing goes in phases. And we atre circuit playing regional need the tough times so that centres at places like we take stock." • Parramatta, Rockhampton and Townsville. Kevin Hanily, after losing Jo Litson money last year on Steel Magnolias has decided to go Jo Litson is a freelance writer and regular contributor to The Sydney small-scale in Sydney with the Morning Herald, Vogue and City Life hilarious and raunchily enter- magazines. 42nd Street

41 A NIGHT OUT IN EMERALD CITY

David Williamson's most successful play, Emerald City recently had its world premiere as a film. Naming those absent at the gala Sydney event would be easier by far, than listing those who were there, shimmering on the night. Rubbing synthetic shoulders with them and dressed to the eights, was little-known socialite and sycophant Michelle Thong, who related her marinated memories of the night in graphic detail to Trust correspondent Christine Stanton.

OOK! Photographers! guess she always had a streak play? Who knows? So many Dozens of them, every­ of cunning. lines have gone to make room where. See how their eyes Didn't this used to be a play? for the things to look at and swivel, searching for that Right. And everyone loved it. people to see. Dave the Wiz has familiar face? But which It's a good thing Colin the Wiz dropped in an aborigine, a cou­ Lface? There's so many of them. can't hear his wife Kate (Robyn ple of kids, a cute dog and a Everybody who's anybody Nevin in the film) thinking out smart young man in publish­ in Sydney, is here tonight . .. loud like we can. He mightn't ing. And a merchant banker. except those who've gone to want to know what she's think­ Merchant bankers love the Wool Awards. They still ing of doing ... Oh my god, Emerald City. think Oz rides on the sheep's she's done it. Then how come Gosh, aren't the actors talk­ back. We at the Emerald City Colin couldn't manage infideli­ ing fast? It must be because premiere, know it travels faster ty with the Fergie-haired everything moves quicker on celluloid. Helen? Guess he's just not a greased by money. Look at the Oh! There he is .. . Dave the Basically Sydney Person. money up there on the screen Wiz Williamson! What a nice I dare say you know that all - money-talk, money-clothes, speech he does. Are all screen­ bumptious women are called money-men, money-cars, har­ writers so modest and charm­ Kate. Is that a line from the bour views - Heaven with ing and tall? Well, not that noughts on the end. Still it's awful Mike (Chris Haywood's okay when they do those film role) up there on the screen Nicole Kidman as Helen speeches about cultural identi­ for sure. What a hustler! How ty and national whatsit. You come he's got that gorgeous need that in a movie, a bit of a Helen (played by Nicole Kidman) breather, a chance to stretch for a girlfriend? Ogle the legs! your legs and yawn. Some peo­ White tights up to the hips and ple even listen to it - each to still willowy. his own. Uh oh, here comes another Sit down! Don't be silly, Dave the Wiz .. . Urn, John Mike the villain isn't really try­ Hargreaves actually, playing ing to drown that extra; he's someone called Colin who is just showing how to make a not David Williamson. Watch movie properly. Besides, if the out Colin, cover up that guy did drown, he'd be paid Decency and Integrity before it more for it. That's the whole rots in the Sydney climate. point - Right? Anyway, it's That's never Ruth Cracknell funny. being a slick producer! Not that It's so hot and steamy in dear old alzheimer from here. Do you think they've Mother And Son? Just look at managed to get the screen to her wheel and deal! Yeah, I actually radiate heat, or does it

42 EMERALD CITY the movie

Greater Union 95 minutes Cast: John Hargreaves, Robyn Nevin, Chris Haywood, Nicole Kidman, Ruth Cracknell Screenwriter: David Williamson Director: Michael Jenkins Producer: Joan Long

Screenwriter Colin Rogers (Hargreaves) and his wife Robyn Nevin as Kate Kate (Nevin), a publishing executive, have decided, just look that way? You can that a few hostesses and lots of albeit reluctantly, to leave almost feel the city, like you bright, frilly tropical fish. See their benevolent Melbourne were out on the street. Oh, we those men in tuxedos jostling and adjust to a new lifestyle are on the street. for a turn on the micro-aquar­ in the dog-eat-dog city of Listen, that's the tramp of ia? Do the limos outside belong Sydney. marching feet; an army of to them? Good god! A turtle With the emphasis now on Sydney glitterati choosing to just snapped up a merchant self-advancement, Colin walk to the party at the banker! meets dog-eating Sydney Aquarium rather than get on Ah hah .. . there he is, Dave soapie script-editor Mike the bus provided. Who wants the Wiz, scanning the crowd McCord (Haywood), whose to look as if they ever travel on for his next screen story. Will talents lie more in hype than buses? we see it? Of course. Will it be type. Mike needs Colin's tal­ Is that Jeannie Little? Is that clever and funny? Yes. Will the ent and reputation for writing John Howard? And Sonia characters have crises of con­ and Colin needs Mike's com­ McMahon and Peter Carey and science and still end up rich? mercial skills and looking at Susan Whoever-she-is-a t-the­ Oh come on, this is Emerald each other, they both see City. • moment? Yes? And Penny their idea of the golden Cook and George Donikian As told to noted freelance goose. and Philip Adilms. And heaps writer Christine Stanton by Michelle Pretty soon, Colin's mind of game show hostesses over Thong, raconteur of dubious sobriety is agog with the poential mil­ by the fish tanks. Oh. Make and social butterfly of no fixed abode. lions to be made producing television series for

John Hargreaves with Nicole Kidman American TV networks. To add fuel to the fire, Colin likes what he sees in Helen (Kidman), Mike's attractive young girlfriend. Meanwhile, Colin's wife Kate has her own dilemmas with the official demands of her job and the rather non­ official demands of her boss. The laughs come thick and fast as Colin and Kate are swept up in the momentum of the 'Emerald City' before they finally come to terms with themselves once more.

43 Lady Potterly's

here was a very nostalgic sen t times we have chosen evening on February 21st practical furnishings that are Twhen the last official occa­ not expensive but very com­ sion was held in the old fortable and attractive, and we Dowling Street Headquarters have been greatly assisted by of the Trust. Michael Jan of Home Kit in While the Trust's interstate Malvern. Michael has given his directors were in Sydney for services as a donation and has the board meeting, Chairman arranged for us to get things at Chairman Andrew Briger presents the Andrew Briger conferred factory prices. We are all get­ Honorary Life Members Certificate to Jeff Honorary Life Membership on ting excited as the Gala Joynton-Smith while Margaret looks on. Jeffrey Joynton-Smith, the Opening will be on Tuesday Trust's General Manager from 2nd May from 6 - 8 p.m. I hope 1969 to 1984. Victorian Trust Members will Jeffrey is widely known and note this in their diaries. liked throughout the theatre The Members' Room is world and as well as being a arranged like a gallery and we Trust G.M., he was on the are very thrilled that Victor and boards of the Independent Loti Smorgon have agreed to Theatre, the Old Tote Theatre have a rotating exhibition of and the Marionette Theatre. In their fantastic collection of recognition of his many contri­ modern art on our walls. The butions to theatre he was paintings, which represent the NSW Director Frank Hooke plays waiter. In the background Finance Director Bill awarded the A.M. in the 1985 best of the world's contempo­ Cottam, NSW Director Leonard Teale Australia Day Awards. rary art, will change every and Chief Executive Adam Salzer. Jeffrey was accompanied by other month and the Smorgon Margaret who, as most readers Collection's curator, John will know, is a Senior Buckley, has agreed to give Australian Championship Ice talks and to arrange for various Skating Judge and was leader discussion groups with artists of the Australian Ice Skating and other experts. Also Teams to the three World planned are lectures and activi­ Champion-ships held in ties with theatrical directors, Dortmund, Ottawa and designers, actors and critics, as Geneva, as well as being the well as interesting film Figure Skating Section Leader evenings. NSW Director Lloyd Waddy reminisces of the Calgary Winter watched by Directors Brian Larking (NSW) Dr. Toby Manford (WA) and Dr Olympics in 1988. inally, I would like to let you Rodney Seaborn (NSW). At the presentation, Jeffrey know more details of the made a very amusing and FGala Australian Preview of interesting speech in reply, and 42nd STREET which has been afterward Lloyd Waddy remi­ arranged by the Grand nisced about some of the earli­ Occasions Council on er days at the Trust and its Wednesday 31st May at Her founders and their foibles. Majesty's Theatre, Sydney. As 42nd STREET is the New n Melbourne, the Trust York centre of theatre it was Members' Rooms in the decided that the proceeds Australian Ballet Centre are should go to the Theatre Trust Dr Toby Manford with Margaret Joynton­ I taking shape as the fitting out and I hope Trust Members will Smith and new Queensland Director Trevor Reddacliff at the J.J.S. proceeds. In keeping with pre- support the occasion to the full. presentation party.

44 Chatter

A booking form is attached, The stars in this production are with the latter price including a and everyone who applies for Nancye Hayes, Toni Lamond, special party afterwards at the their tickets by April 30th will Barry Quinn and Juniors, new Rogues Restaurant And be entered for the drawing of Leonie Page and Todd Nightclub in Oxford Street, eight special "early bird" McKenny. With a chorus of 44 kindly donated by Peter prizes which are: tap-dancers and singers and an Simpson. Those who go to this 1st Prize: (valued at over orchestra of 25, 42nd STREET is will be transported to and from $4,500) a WEEKEND FOR one of the biggest shows ever the theatre in 42nd STREET TWO on Hayman Island (3 to be produced in Australia Buses car parking arrangements nights - arriving on Friday and it is fabulous. I have seen it at the carpark near to Rogues. and departing on Monday), in London and twice in New We have set aside 150 tickets inclusive of accommodation York, and producer Helen at the very special discounted in a suite in the newly Montagu tells me that the price of $38 for Trust Members opened East Wing, together Australian tap-dancers are the and these will be strictly limit­ with transfers from and to best she has ever encountered ed to two each on a first-in Hamilton Island on one of anywhere. basis. their luxurious launches. This evening is a fund raiser Do come. We guarantee you The prize will also include and will be a very glamorous one of the best stage shows food and beverage to a total and glittering preview (the ever. value of $300 per person for show opens several nights The next issue of TRUST the duration of their stay. later). Tickets are priced NEWS will feature pho­ Most generously donated accordingly at $75 and $125, tographs and a full report. • by Hayman Resort and two return tickets from Sydney to Hamilton Island most 42ND STREET GALA PREVIEW BOOKING FORM generously donated by The 42nd Street Preview Ticket Officer Ansett Airlines of Australia. PO Box K360 HAYMARKET 2000 2nd Prize: $500 worth of I would like to make the following reservations for the Gala Preview BEAUTY PRODUCTS most of 42nd Street on Wednesday, 31 st May, 1989 at 8pm at Her generously donated by Majesty's Theatre, Sydney- Lancome. Tickets in the "Lullaby Of Broadway" reserve at $75 each 3rd Prize: DINNER FOR SIX which includes premium seats, complimentary programme and at Rogues Restaurant donat­ D interval refreshments of champagne and chicken sandwiches. ed most generously by Peter Tickets in the "We're In The Money" reserves at $125 each Simpson. D which includes premium seats, complimentary programme, And: Five ONE-YEAR interval refreshments, after-show Gala Supper at Rogues RestauranVNight-Club and bus transport between car park SUBSCRIPTIONS to the and theatre before and after show. Trust's Arts Australia Card. I enclose my cheque/money order made out to "Grand Occasions Last month I went to Her Council" for the total of $ ... . . together with a stamped self­ Majesty's Theatre and with the­ addressed envelope and I would like you to include my name in the atre manager, Don McPhee (an draw for the special "Early Bird" prizes for applications received old friend of the Theatre Trust), before 30th April, 1989. sat in every area of the theatre I understand that my tickets will be allotted strictly in order of - I can assure you there's not receipt by the Box Office and that they will be mailed to me in May. a bad seat in the house! Please print following details - The theatre is strongly raked Name: ...... Telephone: ...... to give audiences excellent sight and great acoustics. For Address: ...... this show, the stage is fully ...... Postcode ...... stretched as there is a cast of 55.

45 DINING OUT FAVOURITES THE VIC RESTAURANT enjoy their meals prior to going Water Wheel Vineyard - good Licensed. Open Mon-Sat to another engagement). value at less than $20. All well-known credit cards The night's menu and wine Dessert -Summer pudding - was accepted list reflected a thoughtfulness in a masterpiece, even for those Victorian Arts Centre choices and offered a pleasing without a sweet tooth! (03) 617 8180 variety. The theme this night Set-price buffet luncheons, or The Vic Restaurant has such based on Boswell For The Defence, simple tasty suppers are avail­ an unimposing entrance for such was most definitely English. Five able at different times of the day an imposing venue - venue, or so choices were available for or evening. The supper selection because the word 'restaurant' each course, all reasonably was not dissimilar to the entrees fails to evoke the combination of priced and catering for a variety from the night's dinner menu. atmosphere, decor and cuisine, of palates from the heavy eater Warm russet-tones set the all so neatly combined to com­ to lighter vegetarian preferences. mood and the walls are covered plement the current VAC fea­ Though tempted to try every­ with framed drawings of theatri­ tured theatre attraction. thing on the menu (and wine list cal costumery with the ceiling a Our host, John Garcia, kindly for that matter), we decided on Truscott masterpiece. explained that each production the English spinach salad ($6.50) - In this instance, the menu being staged at the theatre perfectly balanced in taste with favoured aficionados of English becomes the theme for the din­ bacon, egg mimosa and vinai­ fare, but undoubtedly, dining ner menu - not only determining grette and superb smoked atlantic here any night would be enjoy­ the repast but also the beverage salmon ($12) for entrees. able and I'm sure that even list. Accordingly, food, drink and Our exquisitely presented Boswell would be impressed. the show, change about every six main courses, complemented by Review by Lyn McDonald weeks. delightfully cooked vegetables On arrival we were quickly and roasted to pink perfection, seated as the sounds of light were London Chop House Best classical music wafted unobtru­ End and Roast Prime Beef Sirloin. sively through the room. The The wine list had something service was quiet and efficient for everyone in taste and price. (no doubt, the staff are aware We chose a Victorian Cabernet that most patrons are there to Sauvignon (1985) from Bendigo's BAR BZAR The only criticism (a minor smallest appetite. Try the light­ BYO. Open 7 days, gam-till late one) I have of Bar Bzar is that it's as-air strawberry charlotte or a All credit cards accepted practically impossible to read the rich but easily digested chocolate Ample parking menu pasted on the wall behind gateau and don't pass up the 1 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco, WA the serving counter. most wonderfully thirst-quench­ (only minutes from Regal Theatre But here's a guide - soups are ing lemon/strawberry granitas. and Hole in the Wall Theatre) $3.50 (a bowl of wholesome The atmosphere at Bar Bzar is (09) 381 6113 minestrone is a meal in itself). invigorating with a good variety Casual, cafe-style dining has Salads range from $2.50 to $6.50. of (piped) music and the art deco come in style to the Perth suburb Main courses ($9.50 or less!) surroundings fascinating. The of Subiaco thanks to Bar Bzar. include grilled prawns, scotch fil­ service is friendly, and a meal With its reasonably priced, infor­ let, scallopini al vino or al limone, here will not break the bank. mal meals, this place has every­ fried squid, spaghetti marinara, As a pre or apres theatre thing (even delicious herb teas), mussels, cutlet, parmigiana., ravioli, meeting place Bar Bzar is ideal - except alcohol (being BYO). lasagna or fettucine with assorted situated close by the Regal It's open from 9am till late, sauces ($7.50) and spaghetti Theatre and the Hole in the Wall seven days a week, but owners ($6.80). Vegetables accompany Theatre (a mere 3 minutes drive Richard and Anthony Carrano some of the mains - just ask. away). But be warned, a phone intend opening their "art deco" We tried fettucine with a cream call to secure a place is advised. doors even earlier, so you'll be and bacon sauce from the main It's not easy to find an empty able to breakfast on the way to menu and grilled schnapper table, and when the heady work. Till then, for late starters ($9.50) from the Specials menu. aroma or the first delicious hint or for brunch, there's croissants, The schnapper was delicious and of traditional Italian home-cook­ brioches and a wide range of mouth-wateringly moist and the ing assails the senses, you'll local and interstate newspapers. fettucine also excellent. understand why. During the day, there's an abun­ A wide variety of sweets Review by Alison Farmer dance of light snacks. ($2.50-$3.50) tempt even the

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Space Demons will be the high flyer of the Come Out '89 Festival and will be staged at the Playhouse in the Adelaide Festival Centre from Mar 3D-Apr 14. Respected director of young people's theatre, Ariette Taylor will guide young actors (both professional and non-professional). Ariette's valuable time is avail­ Wollongong members Chris and Ly n able due to financial support raised Bell are pictured here at the recent Trust by the Trust from Literary Lunches. Big River supper. Patch Theatre Centre is co-pro­ Perth Feb 24th saw the luminaries of ducing this production with the the WA. Arts world luncheon in the Adelaide Festival Centre Trust. name of National Arts Week. Thirty peo­ ple attended the meeting and decided that the emphasis for N.A. W for W A . will be the process leading to the fin­ ished product. Open rehearsals, visits to After many years of service to the artist studios and string quartets in Trust, Sallyanne Atkinson, the Lord Parliament House will be the order of the Mayor of Brisbane, has retired as a week. The Spare Parts Puppet Theatre was well represented by general manag­ Anything Goes star, Grant Dodwell pic­ Director. Sallyanne will continue to tured drawing the winners for the trip to er Kerry Comerford and pUblicity co-ordi Broadway. Congratulations Mr and Mrs support the Trust as a member of the nator Tresna Marshall, pictured confer­ Frank Quirk. Queensland State Board. ring with David Johnston.

Before Swine, Waiting For Cadat and Adam Salzer. Anna previously Appointments the inaugural Leichhardt Festival. played a major role in helping to With 28 years experience in tourism establish Amnesty International in marketing, general management and Lesley Allen is the newly appOinted Australia. public administration at senior level, manager of The Trust's Australian Donald Beresford has now been Business Support for the Arts The Theatre Of The Deaf welcomes appointed as Manager, Audience Scheme (ABSA). Lesley has an Rosalind Richards as its new Development for the Trust. Don has extensive background in public rela­ administrator, and actor/director been instrumental in organising the tions and business consultancy. Carol-Lee Aquiline to the positionn marketing of a multitude of tourism of artistic director. Rosalind came to projects in Australia and overseas. Mark Sassella is kindly being sec­ the T.O.D. from One Extra Dance In his new role in Audience onded by Wang to as Senior Company and Carol-Lee' s back­ Development for the Trust, Don will Management Consultant for the ground is of particular interest to the be encouraging and expanding pub­ Australian Business Support for the furture directions of the T.OD. lic awareness in performing arts in Arts Scheme (ABSA). Australia, promoting Trust activities Keith Arnold is the new Publicity as well as conceiving new marketing David Johnston will be heading the Manager with Australian Dance ideas for the Arts in Australia. South Australian branch of The Theatre. Previously publicity co­ Trust. David, a former Churchill ordinator with 2MMM FM, Keith GaiIle Jang has been appointed the scholarship student, has internation­ was a member of the station's man­ NSW manager for The Trust. Gaille al experience in organising and pro­ agement committee and worked for brings a wealth of experience in the­ moting theatrical events. the State Government in the office of atre administration and promotions. the Deputy Premier handling pro­ Gaille's touch has helped with the Anna Mlynek is personal assistant motion for International Youth Year success of productions like Pearls to the Chief Executive of The Trust, and Year of Peace Committees.

47 "Sex versus sensuality" Aust.

PETER lV/CHOLS

A Gary Penny Production

"Carnal Adventure" Mirror

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