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PRIVILEGE BOOKING FOR ONLY $40 ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP, EVEN SERVICE MORE GREAT SAVINGS TELEPHONE CAROL MARTIN FOR HER USUAL EXPERT AND PERSONAL IN THIS ISSUE ALONE SERVICE ON THE TRUST'S NUMBER 331 5655 TP Trust Price Show Trust Total Member's Savings GP General Public Price Discount (2 tickets) $2.00 HA DUNG FEE PER TICKET PLUS (1F APPLICABLE) $2.20 T!CKETEK FEE, AND $1.00 POSTAGE AND MAILING. South Pacific 5.20 10.40 FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS The Gondoliers 15.00 30.00 Cavalleria Rusticana 29.00 58.00 FALSETTOS - Music and lyrics by William Finn. My Mathematics 10.00 20.00 Book by William Finn and James Lapine. Short Circuits 10.00 20.00 Sydney Theatre Company/Sydney Opera House (Drama Theatre). Playland 12.00 24.00 Travels With My Aunt 8.00 16.00 Starring John O'May and Sharon Millerchip. West Au tralian Ballet 7.00 14.00 Winner of two Tony Awards including Be t Musical. Falsettos tells High Society 7.20 14.40 the story of Marvin who lives in New York City with a life of endless Sydney Show Club 15.00 30.00 possibilities .... can he pursue them and still maintain a "tight knit Cinemas: Hoyts $ 2.50 $ 5.00 family"? Marvin says "ye ", but fate, his wife, son, lover and Village $ 2.50 $ 5.00 psychiatrist have other ideas. Greater Union $ 2.50 $ 5.00 Playing from Tuesday January 18th to Saturday March 5th. TRUST SAVINGS! $251.80 Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Weds - 1 pm, Sat - 2 pm. Why pay the full price for theatre and cinema tickets, when you can TP $33 (Mon to Thurs Eves). be a Trust member and be eligible $36 (Fri and Sat Eves). for these huge potential savings. GP $36 (Mon to Sat Eves). No need to wait in queues, tickets TP & GP- $27 (Wed Mats); $30 (Sat Mats). are just a telephone call away. Tell your friends to join today. Just call HIGH SOCIETY - Based on the play The Philadelphia Carol Martin on 331 5655. Story by Phillip Barry. State Theatre, Market Street, Sydney. Starring Josephine Byrnes, Lorrae Desmond, Georgie Parker, John Diedrich and Jeremy Stanford. See inside for Featuring the sen ational music of Cole Porter with all your favourite information about songs from the MGM motion picture. This all Australian Stage adaptation of High Society is considered to be a brilliant production the Sydney Festival played with style and vivacity, and not to be missed. Playing from Saturday January 8th to Saturday February 26. ·Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 pm. TP $35.00 (Mon Eves & Mats) See inside for the $40.00 (Tues to Fri Eves); $50.20 (Sat Eves) High Society GP $42.20 (Mon Eves & Mats) $47.20 (Tues to Fri Eves); $50.20 (Sat Eves) Champagne Supper for Trust Members and Trust News is published by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (ACN 008 394 250). their guests! Every effort is made to ensure that all information is correct at the time of printing but the Trust accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of the information herein. All enquires 331-5655. TRUST NEWS TRUST NEWS TRUST NEWS • • SYDNEY FEST][VAJL SYDNEY FESTIVAJL JOYFUL AND TRIUMPHANT presented NEEDLES AND OPIUM SHORT CIRCUITS TRAVELS WITH MY AUNT by Graham by The Tower Season of Robert Lord's Seymour Centre (Everest Theatre). Seymour Centre (Downstairs Theatre). Greene. (jreat 'Irust In 1949 Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis reverse paths: Starring May Brit Akerholt, Geoffrey Atherden, award winning comedy in association with Sydney Opera House (Playhouse Theatre). the Sydney Festival and Carnivale. Cocteau is taking New York by stonn and Davis is Melissa Bruce, Beatrix Christian, Campion Starring John Wells, William Gaunt, Richard discovering Paris. Decent, Sam Sejavska, Dan Potra, Stephen Sewell Wharf Studio, Pier 4, Walsh Bay. Kane and Christopher Gee. A tale of episodic addictions .... 10 love, lusl, music and Beth Yap. !}.[jg/its An incidental piece! In the space of a single When Henry Pulling a retired bank man:iger is and drugs, with spectacular lrickery, using light, A kaleidoscopic perspective of a day in the life of reunited after 40 years with his Aunt Augusta, a Christmas Day - detailed in eigh1 scenes - we are space and perspective it allows us to see Cocteau Sydney, a theatrical collage of the realities that make whole new seduclive world opens for him. drawn into the very funny and ullimalely very 'E,njoy a great nigfit out! plunge down the caverns between New York's up our urban myths. Augusta (75) has an undiminished lhirst for sexual moving forty year saga of the Bishop family. skyscrapers and a tiny Davis bob along the waves of Playing from Tuesday January 4th to Saturday adventure, long distance travel and shady cross· Playing from Friday December 31sl to Sawrday the Atlan1ic. February 5th. border deals, which sees Henry escaping middle 'Tfiree f a6ufous nights p{annea. .. January 22nd. Play ing from Tuesday Ja,rnary 4th ro Saturday Mon to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mull': Sur - 2 pm. class confonnity in London, via Paris and lslanbul, Mon to Sm Eves - 8.15 pm. Mats: Wed & Sar - TP $20.20 (all performa11ces). -- January I 5rh. lo drinking, dancing and lotus eating in South 2.15pm. GP $30.20 (all peefon11ances). America. (Jfyj'l\[1'5/.lj'}(,E 51/P'l"E'/(_'J{Jlj:Jf'T Ufi-" JOIN US AT A Monro Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mats: Sar - 2 pm. NB December 31st - 6.15 pm and no Mati11ee TP $32.20 (all performances). THAT EYE, THE SKY adapted by Justin Playing from Friday January 7th lO Salurday FOR TRUST MEMBERS SPECIAL TRUST January Jst. .GP $37.20 (all performances). Monjo and Richard Roxburgh from the February 5th (except January 26th). TP $20.20 (all performances). AND THEIR FRIENDS NIGHT PLAYLAND written and directed by novel by Tim Winton. Mon to Sar Eves - 8 pm. Mars: Sat - 2 pm. GP $25.20 (all petformances). TP $36.20 (all performances). OFTHEAUSTRALIA.t"lOPERA'S Athol Fugard. Old Sandstone Church, Cnr Stanley & Palmer LATER THAT EVENING GP $44.20 (all pe,fomiances). :JiI(j:Ji SOCI'E'l'Y PR0DUCI10N OF Belvoir Street Theatre (upstairs). Streets, East Sydney. Belvoir Street Theatre (downstairs). WEST AUSTRALIAN BALLET. Monday, JANUARY 10TH, 1994 THE GONDOLIERS Starring John Kani and Scan Taylor. This quintessen1ially Australian story is the at8pm. Starring Russell Garbutt. Play land explores the dynamic confrontation passionate and hilarious t.ale of 12 year old On Flack Boldly bringing to life A MIDSUMMER by Anhur SuJlivan and W S Gilbert Living alone in a big cily, exisling day in and day trying to make sense of his crazy world. The NIGHT'S DREAM. Supper will be held in the theatre foyer after the (sung in English). bc1wccn two men which is often explosive and out, the sameness of routine is hypnoti c. The kitchen cannislers are filled with diamonds instead Her Majesty's Theatre, Quay Street, Railway performance. Sydney Opera House humourous. Set in the poignant surrounds of a unusual becomes ordinary and the extraordinary of rice and a white cloud hovers over their house and Square. Cost per person $46 incl. supper & show. (Opera Thealre). travelling fairground the play unfolds. highlighting becomes mundane. Tension between reality and lights the sky. Why is Ort the only one who can see A brilliant full-length ballet. based on Shakespeare's Cast includes Dennis Olsen, Penelope the contempory issues of forgiveness. reconciliation, fantasy builds to a critical point and, LATER THAT it? magical roman1ic comedy. The powerful creative Hook icarl~ - l.ill La1ol i\.larhn on 331 5655 no,,' Bristen, Roxanne Hislop, hope and self discovery. EVENING ... Playing from Thursday January 6th to Sa~urday talents of choreographer Barry Moreland and Michael Martin and Graeme Ewer. Play ing from Friday Ja11uary 7th to Saturday Playing from Tuesday January 4th to Saturday Febnwry 12th. designer Charles Blackman. Maurice Ravel's Upholding the classic tradition of G & S Februa,y 5th. Tues ro Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mats: Sur - 2 pm: Sun - mag1:ificent score and the di s1inc1jve classical style good fun, January 23rd. Tues to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mats: Sat - 2 pm: Sun - 5pm. of the West Australian Ballet make this a Festival Brian MacDonald's lively production Tues 10 Sat - 7.45 pm. Mats: Sat - 2 pm: Sun - 5pm. Join us at a Trust Night TP $18.20 (allperfnrmances). event not to be missed. features clever satire, spirited music. 5pm. TP $22.20 (all performa11ce.~). GP $22.20 (all perfonnances). Playing from Saturday January 8th to Saturday of the Australian Opera's Production of non-slop dancing and merriment. TP $17.20 (all performances). GP $34.20 (all peiforma11ces). January 2211(/. Tuesday January /8th. 1994 ar 7.30 pm. GP $22.20 (all peiforma11cel'). Cavalleria Rusticana/ SHARK ISLAND STORIES Mon ro Tues - 6 pm; Wed to Sar - 8 pm. Mats: 1'P $55 (A Reserve) MY MATHEMATICS Shark Island, Sydney Harbour. Sar- 2 pm. Pagliacci GP $70 (A Reserve) Seymour Centre (Everesl Theatre). Catch the special ferry to Shark Island and meet the TP $27.20 (all performances). Hurry! Tickets selling fast. Starring Rose English. Gourmet Giant, a Whinging Magic Pouch, Marni GP $34.20 (all pe,fon11a11ces). (sung in Italian) Once ring mistress 10 a huge troupe of animals and who knows about magic seeds which are likely to These thrilling works are opera's most popular double bill, with two works un ited an orchestra Rosita Clave! clad in tights and the turn the frogs red and make Kangaroos lose their by their passionate stories of broken promises and love betrayed. worlds longest eyelashes is now reduced to herself, talcs. Adapled by Mary Morris from The Flying Saturday Febrnary 19th, 1994 at 7.30 pm. one piano accordianist and a horse! This Emu and Other Aus1ralian Stories by Sally Morgan. TP $78 (A Reserve) production promises an evening of hilarious Playing Monday to Friday January 3rd to Friday GP $107 (A Reserve) comedy. guaranteed lo have you rolling in the aisles. Jmwary28th. Playing from Tuesday January 18th to Saturday (No shows 011 Australia Day, January 26th.) Book early as tickets are limited. February 5th. Transporr - catch rite Sydney Ferry from Wharf 4. Mon to Sar Eves - 8 pm. Mats: Sat - 2 pm. Circular Quay· 10.30 am or 2 pm. TP $24.20 (all performa,ices). TP $12.20 i11cludesferry (all performa11ces). • • GP $34. 20 (all petforma11ces). GP $18.20 i11cf11desferry (all performances) . TRUST NEWS THE TEMPLE by Louis Nowra LES BELLES DE PARIS Sydney Theatre Company /Wharf Theatre Sydney Show Club, Darling Harbour. In Australia in the 1980's, a small number of Sydney's prestigious dinner, dance and show venue. businessmen, some bold, some larrikin, and some Fine dining and show in the tradition of the world's Sydney Opera House (Opera Theatre) OF 1940 by John Bishop. brilliant, dragged themselves and their companies to the heights of the boom. This is the story of one greatest cabarets. Lulu January 29. Genesian Theatre Company/Kent Street Theatre. Will the "Stage Door Sla her" strike again? A such man - the fictitious Laurie Blake. Dinner from 7 pm. Show at 8.30 pm. February 1, 4, 9,12, 18, 21, 24 barrage of laughter. Imagine a "42nd Street" with Playing from Friday December 31st to Saturday TP $35 (Mon to Fri Eves) Idomeneo January 8, 11, 14, 19, 22 (Mat), 24, corpses where the ongs ought to be. February 12th. $50 (Sat and Sun Eves) 28. February 2. Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed- I pm; Sat- 2 pm. Playing from Saturday January 1st to Saturday GP $50 (Mon to Sun Eves) Cavalleria Rusticana/Pagliacci February 12th. TP $33 (Mon to Thurs Eves) All prices inclusive of dinner and show. February 7, 10, 14, 19, 22, 26 Thurs, Fri, Sat - 8 pm. Sun - 4.30 pm. $36 (Fri & Sat Eves) (Mat). TP $13. GP $36 (Mon to Sat Eves) SYDNEY SHOWBOAT DINNER TP & GP $27 (Wed Mats); $30 (Sat Mats). March 1, 4, 7, 9. GP $15. CRUISE TABLE FOR ONE? by Claire Haywood. The Gondoliers January 12, 13, 18, 22, 26, 27. SOUTH PACIFIC by Rodgers and Departs Campbells Cove (The Rocks) 7.30 pm Ensemble Theatre, Milson's Point (Sydney daily. February 5, 15, 16, 19 (Mat), 25, Hammerstein (Presented by the Adelaide Festival Centre and the Gordon/Frost Premiere). 28. Starring Kris Bidenko, Bruce Hughes, Peter Enjoy a wonderful cruise on the harbour with dinner March 3, 5 (Mat), 8. Organization). Kowitz and Sonia Todd. followed by a spectacular cabaret show with The Pearl Fishers February 17, 23, 26. Her Majesty's Theatre, Quay Street, Railway Jenny a successful magazine editor has been hurt in Australian and International performers. March 2, 5, 10. Square. relationships once too often. Then at a party she TP $72 (daily). Starring Paige O'Hara, Andrew Jobin, Roz Ryan Rusalka Special Performance in the Concert meets Nick a teacher from ~anberra and her arty GP $90 (daily). and Philip Gould. Hall February 25. neighbour pairs up with Robert an aspiring stand-up -S,,_Y_D_N_E_Y_S_H=-0----W--B~O:--X--::T:--:-:"D=-=I=x=I=E=-=,7, -=J:-:A-=z=z=-- The $2.5 million revival of the musical first comedian. The play follows these two separate Please ring the Trust for price details on 331 5655 produced on Broadway in 1949 still proves to be relationships over the course of a year from their LUNCHEON CRUISE. irresistable entertainment, with imaginative sets, MRS WARREN'S PROFESSION by breakthroughs to their breakdowns. While listening to the Harbour City Jazz Band, colourful costumes and clever dance numbers. Bernard Shaw. Playing from Wednesday January 12th, 1994. enjoy a deluxe buffet lunch. With Rodgers's music, Hammerstein's lyrics, and Tues to Sat Eves - 8.15 pm Mats: Sat & Sun-5 pm. TP $ (daily) Marian Street Theatre, Killara. 32 On its 100th anniversary, this play is considered one some innovative 1990's direction by Christopher TP $25 (Tues to Thurs Eves & Mats). 5 of Shaw's best, about morals, inequality and social Renshaw, South Pacific is event musical theatre, $28 (Fri Eves); $30 (Sat Eves). GP $J9. 0 (daily) mores, told with wit and humour. delivered with wit and imagination in a great GP $28 (Tues to Thurs Eves & Mats). Bookings for the above to be made only through Playing from Friday Jan 28th to Sunday March 6th. ensemble piece. $31 (Fri Eves): $33 (Sat Eves). CAROL MARTIN at the Trust. Tues to Fri - 8.15 pm. Sat & Sun - 5 pm. Playing from March 3rd, 1994. TP $30 (Tues to Sat Eves & Mats). Tues to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mats: - Mon & Wed - 1 CINEMA GP $32 (Tues to Sat Eves & Mats). pm; Sat - 2 pm. TP $54.00 (Tues to Thurs Eves) Film vouchers for Greater Union, Village and THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA - Hoyts cinemas may be purchased from the Trust GIFT MEMBERSHIP AT XMAS Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics $49.00 (Mon, Wed & Sat Mats) $62.20 (Fri & Sat Eves). Office for only $9 (a $2.50 discount on the general by Charles Hart. For many people Xmas is the season when gift GP $59.20 (Tues to Thurs Eves) public ticket price). Theatre Royal, King Street, Sydney. ideas are hard to find. Our novel suggestion is to $55.20 (Mon, Wed & Sat Mats) Vouchers are open dated and are exchanged for The heartbreaking story of how a disfigured man, give a friend a year long gift of membership of the $62.20 (Fri & Sat Eves) tickets at the cinema box office. No handling fee living deep beneath the Paris Opera, falls in love TO by Jim Cartwright. is charged, nor is there any limit to the number of Trust. At $40 the price is right and the benefits with a young singer at the theatre, Christine. Stables Theatre, Nimrod Street, Kings Cross. Tender and Beautiful, this legendary story comes 10 tickets members can buy so they also make perfect ideal for those who love entertainment. What alive in a glorious $10 million production. Starring Jacqy Phillips and Barry Quin. birthday gifts. Discounts are also offered at the better gift than a card that a friend or relative can A bitter sweet evocation of pub life full to the brim Mon to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Valhalla (Glebe), Bondi Plaza, United Cinema, carry alway and benefit from so often? See the with entertaining customers, and a bickering Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 pm. Roseville Family Cinema, Manly Twin, the landlord and his wife. Insert! TP $75 (Mon to Thur Eves and Mats). Mandolin Cinema and the Dendy at Martin Place, Playing from Thurs March 3rd to Sunday April 3rd. Tickets have been put aside for members for various on presentation of membership card at the box dates in 1994. Tues to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Thurs 11 am; Sun - 5 pm. TP $15 (all performances). office. GP $20 (all performances).