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A5 Brochure2016 Web.Pdf 1 SEASON 2016 3 A message from Andrew Upton 5 Top benefits of a Season Ticket 10 Insight Events THE PLAYS 14 The Golden Age 16 The Secret River 18 Arcadia 20 Machu Picchu 22 Golem 24 King Charles III 26 Hay Fever 28 Disgraced 30 All My Sons 32 The Hanging 34 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 36 Power Plays 38 A Flea in Her Ear 40 Speed-the-Plow SPECIAL OFFERS 44 Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark 46 The Wharf Revue 2016 HOW TO BOOK AND USEFUL INFO 50 How to book 51 Key dates 52 A guide to your perfect Season Ticket 54 Ticket prices 56 Venues and access 57 Make the most of your Season Ticket 58 The Theatre Bar at the End of The Wharf 59 Walsh Bay Kitchen 60 STC and the community 61 Philanthropy 62 Thank you 64 Contact details 2 1 A MESSAGE FROM OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR It’s that time of year again, and here I am doing a lot of things I feel I have done before, but for the last time. This is my last program for the company, which fills me with a curious mixture of sadness and excitement. It is inevitable that I want to stop and reflect. The thing I have been most aware of at Sydney Theatre Company has been continuity. I walk the long walk down The Wharf every day and, sometimes, I remember my mother and father walking us all up here the first time. I remember walking up here with girlfriends, waiting at the end for university friends. I remember my first day of rehearsals for Cyrano de Bergerac… twice. How many times did I walk up here with my wonderful wife and sometime Co-Artistic Director? I seem to be perpetually running after my children up and down here. It is a fabulous company, perfectly poetically situated for its real purpose – a point of departure. Deep water. Safe harbour. The beginning of a journey. The circle of coming and going and old and new… We have a massive program of new work by Continuity plus reinvention. This is the paradox some of the most exciting contemporary that energises theatre. It is the reason plays are Australian playwrights, we explore our published. Literary merit notwithstanding, cultural history and how the narratives of past plays are published so people can mount and present intertwine, we will talk about race, productions of them, reinvent them, find new and politics, and sex and power. Lots of sex. life in them, make connections to them and And comedy! Because what’s life without sex through them to the past and on into the future. and comedy? Recurring reinvention of story, of space, of the ideas that hold us together and tear us apart. Whilst this is my last season, it is also someone else’s first and, for you, it is the next. So, what is Andrew Upton coming up in 2016? Artistic Director 2 3 THE TOP BENEFITS OF A SEASON TICKET A Season Ticket is made up of 6 to 14 shows, and gives Season Ticket Holders access to great savings and many excellent benefits throughout the year. BEST VALUE FOR MONEY BEST AVAILABLE SEATS Your Season Ticket saves you up to Access the best available seats to all shows. 22% on single ticket prices. Adult Many of our shows sell packages start from $372, seniors out, so a Season Ticket “I love the build-up of anticipation from $345, concession and under 30s from $312. guarantees your seats prior to seeing the show. I love See all the ticket prices in detail on pg 54–55. to the most exciting the fact that some plays make me theatre events of 2016. cry, some make me wistful. Some even make me fall in love. I’m EXCLUSIVE RENEWAL PERIOD UNTIL 6 OCT always challenged, rethinking my ST 1 Existing Season Ticket Holders get first choice on all shows during an boundaries and learning about exclusive renewal period from 8 Sep to 6 Oct. perception.” EMMA JOHNSON SEASON TICKET HOLDER NEW SEASON TICKETS ON SALE LOTS OF EXCLUSIVE FROM 13 OCT REWARDS Season Tickets for new Season Ticket Holders Your Season Ticket Holder go on sale online from Tue 13 Oct. If you’re Benefits Card unlocks booking with the paper form, send it to us discounts on wine, cinemas, as soon as possible. We’ll process in order of hotels, parking, cultural outings and more. receipt from 13 Oct. We also send a monthly enewsletter and a selection of exclusive freebies, special offers and invitations throughout the year. Visit sydneytheatre.com.au/benefits A PLAN FOR GOOD TIMES AHEAD Your Season Ticket ensures your diary is organised with plenty of great outings to look forward to. Quality time with family and friends is one of the top reasons for which you’ve told us you love your Season Ticket. 4 5 MORE REASONS TO BOOK YOUR SEASON TICKET PURCHASE ALL PLAYS PAY IN INSTALMENTS AND GET A FREE TICKET 14 Spread the cost of your Season Ticket across Book all 14 plays in our main four instalments. Choose the deferred season before 30 Nov, and get a payment option online or on your booking free ticket so you can introduce a friend to a form before 31 Dec. Some conditions apply, show of your choice. see booking form and website. PRE-SALE PERIOD ON UNLIMITED FREE SPECIAL OFFERS EXCHANGES Season Ticket Holders can purchase We understand your plans discounted tickets for Hamlet: Prince of may change. You can swap Skidmark and The Wharf Revue months to another date of the same show fee-free, before they go on sale to the public. See subject to availability. Some conditions apply. pg 44–47 for details about these plays. NO EXTRA FEES LOWER PRICES ALL YEAR There are no transaction fees on any Season Ticket Holders can access discounted Season Ticket booking. tickets throughout the year. Share the savings and purchase extra single tickets for family and friends at a discounted price – great for gifts! BOOK BY 30 NOV AND WIN Purchase your Season Ticket before 30 Nov and you could win a luxury experience. First Prize: Runner up: “What can be better than being able • A two night stay at Pier One Sydney • An iKOU gift hamper of indulgent body Harbour, with breakfast included. products and natural candles. to have first pick of the best seats, • Travel in Audi style from your home or • Enjoy a pre-theatre meal with a $100 at the best price, for the best shows, office to Pier One. gift certificate for Walsh Bay Kitchen, that best suit our taste and schedule. • A $200 gift certificate for dinner and the exciting new restaurant and bar on Love it.” drinks at The Theatre Bar at the End of Hickson Road at Roslyn Packer Theatre. the Wharf. MARGARET GOODWIN Thanks to our sponsors Pier One Sydney Harbour, Audi, Fresh Catering and iKOU. See page 64 for terms and conditions. SEASON TICKET HOLDER 6 7 LOYALTY BENEFITS Our family of Season Ticket Holders is the lifeblood of Sydney Theatre Company. All Season Ticket Holders get a Benefits Card (see pg 5) and other bonuses throughout the year. We recognise the loyalty of those who renew and return with tiered benefits for Season Ticket Holders who have been with us for three or more consecutive years. Better still, we continue rewarding you for life. Once you’ve earned Star status (3–10 yrs) or Legend status (11+ yrs), you have access to those benefits every year that you are a Season Ticket Holder, even if you take a year or two off.* STARS LEGENDS People who have been a Season Ticket Holder People who have been a Season Ticket Holder for 3–10 years receive the following: for 11 or more years receive the benefits for our Stars, plus the following: The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf A free glass of selected wine with any main Exclusive access to best available seats course purchased. We have reserved an exclusive allocation of best available seats during the priority Walsh Bay Kitchen renewal window for you to access as a thank Pre-book any main meal and get a you for your loyalty.** complimentary white peach Bellini on arrival. Including pre-theatre specials (see pg 59 for Adina Apartment Hotels how to book). Receive a 10% discount from our accommodation partner Adina Apartment Sydney Festival Hotels, plus the choice of a bottle of wine, Take advantage of three exclusive ticket offers late check-out or room upgrade. from Sydney Festival, which you’ll hear about after its program is announced. The Theatre Bar at the End of the Wharf A free cheese platter for two with any wine “I was an early subscriber to STC purchase after a show. and have very happy memories. Walsh Bay Kitchen My two friends and I are all in our ** The priority renewal window, exclusive seating allocation, Pre-book any main meal and get a 80s now. We still get a thrill when and benefits are available to current Season Ticket Holders complimentary white peach Bellini and only and valid for the season to which you are subscribed. we arrive at the theatre and will ** Bookings are processed in order of receipt. Renew early to amuse-bouche on arrival. Including pre- continue to for a long time to come.” avoid disappointment. theatre specials (see pg 59 for how to book). VALERIE STERN For full terms and conditions of the Season Ticket Holder Benefits Card, and Stars and Legends SEASON TICKET HOLDER program visit sydneytheatre.com.au/benefits 8 9 GET CLOSER AT OUR INSIGHT EVENTS LUNCH WITH THE ARTISTS DISCOVER NEW TALENT AT Lunch with artists, support STC and hear an ROUGH DRAFTS exclusive talk with cast and creatives at Pier Rough Drafts are week-long creative Group Lunch events.
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