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Ngadlu tampinthi Kaurna We acknowledge the Kaurna miyurna yaitya yarta-mathanya people as the traditional custodians Wama Tarntanyaku. of the Adelaide Plains.

Parnaku yailtya, parnaku tapa We recognise and respect their purruna, parnaku yarta ngadlu cultural heritage, beliefs and tampinthi. Yalaka Kaurna Miyurna relationship with the land. itu yailtya, tapa purruna, yarta kuma We acknowledge that they are puru martinthi, puru warri-apinthi, of continuing importance to the puru tangka martulayinthi. Ngadlu Kaurna people living today and tampinthi purkarna pukinangku, pay respects to Elders past, yalaka, tarrkarritya. present and future.

2 2 A MESSAGE FROM MITCHELL

So, shall we have some fun together? New Australian works of great heart, wit and humanity. New international works of great Shall we lift the curtain, open the door, enter daring and dazzling originality from and with into worlds strange, familiar or new? diverse voices. Classics reinvented to connect history to the here and now. Shall we get set for some of the greatest times that we will ever have in a theatre? There’s a lot of comedy coming your way this year - some satirical, some black and some Sound good? Well, come on in. deeply twisted. Plus works that will break apart the very notions of what you think theatre is. But I’m thrilled to be joining State Theatre all of our works will engage your mind and heart Company South Australia as its new Artistic as fulsomely as your funny bones are tickled. Director. I’ve loved working for this company in the past and I have loved witnessing so many You will leave many of our shows this of the brilliant works it has produced. It has year thinking a lot about power - who has always been a jewel in the Australian theatrical it, who wants it, what it is, and what it does. crown for me. Your water cooler conversation is about South Australia is blessed with so many great to get a lot more interesting. artists and it’s a privilege to now be able to find the perfect vehicles for them and for I love how brave South Australian audiences some new and emerging faces who will join are. Fed on festivals and the great work those ranks. And to find some extraordinary our and other companies in this state have theatrical experiences for you. Experiences produced, audiences here will take a risk - that will bring the best of the nation, and the they’re not afraid to be challenged. world, to us as well. So, come to our year-long festival, and we'll Like the Adelaide Hills wrapping themselves show you some theatre with great Australian around the city, the works we have in store bite! Switch off the streaming and start live for you in 2020 will gather you together into dreaming instead. spaces where you’ll be entertained, provoked, soothed, challenged, comforted, shocked, We can’t wait to see you inside. delighted, enraged and enlightened.

MITCHELL BUTEL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

3 21 FEB – 7 MAR

THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL

24 MAR – 4 APR

23 APR – 9 MAY

21 MAY – 30 MAY

4 25 JUN – 4 JUL

15 JUL – 1 AUG

4 SEP – 19 SEP

13 NOV – 28 NOV

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND BELVOIR IN ASSOCIATION WITH ADELAIDE FESTIVAL PRESENT DANCE NATION BY CLARE BARRON

DIRECTOR POWER UP, LADIES! Imara Savage Somewhere in America, an army of teenage SET & COSTUME DESIGNER competitive dancers is plotting world domination. Jonathon Oxlade One routine at a time. LIGHTING DESIGNER As the national title looms and the dancers fight it Alexander Berlage out for the lead role, reality and fantasy blur in this CHOREOGRAPHER award-winning pageant of ferocious girl power. Larissa McGowan Part-Dance Moms, part-Hunger Games, Dance WITH Nation is a crushingly funny satire of ambition. The Mitchell Butel New York Times says it “conjures the passionate Emma Harvie Chika Ikogwe ambivalence of early adolescence with such being- Yvette Lee there sharpness and poignancy that you’re not Rebecca Massey sure whether to cringe, cry or roar with happiness. Amber McMahon Blazingly original and unsettlingly familiar.” Louisa Mignone Tara Morice I’m thrilled that this show opens our 2020 season, Tim Overton thrilled that it’s a part of the Adelaide Festival and TANGENT thrilled to welcome Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom) Monday 3 February back to the company. A fantasia of the female - feral, tender, hilarious, wise, brilliant and spinning. SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING It will blow your sequins away. Mitchell Thursday 27 February MATINEE CLUB Wednesday 4 March 21 FEB – 7 MAR CREATIVE PARTNERS SCOTT THEATRE

CONTENT Dance Nation contains strong coarse language, adult themes, nudity and sexual references. Dance Nation is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Inc, a Concord Theatricals Company.

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESENTS THE SOFT TREAD PRODUCTION THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO PAUL BY JONATHAN BIGGINS

DIRECTOR THE PRODUCTION THAT AUSTRALIA HAD TO HAVE. Aarne Neeme Australian politics are in peril. There’s only one man SET & COSTUME DESIGNER who can save it and, luckily, a window has opened Mark Thompson up in his very busy schedule. LIGHTING DESIGNER Verity Hampson Paul Keating is a giant in Australia’s political memory. He knows it, you know it. And he’s here to SOUND & VIDEO DESIGNER tell you why he’s remembered so fondly. A smash- David Bergman hit all around the country, The Gospel According to WITH Paul sees the hilarious Jonathan Biggins become Jonathan Biggins Keating in a virtuosic performance that brims with the former Prime Minister’s signature wit, charisma TANGENT and very expensive suits. Monday 16 March SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING Both Jonathan Biggins and Paul Keating are Monday 23 March national living treasures. Biggins is one of our greatest comic minds and performers. The bravura MATINEE CLUB and idiosyncrasy of Keating are similarly legendary. Wednesday 1 April I laughed like a drain when I saw this show but also found it to be a surprisingly moving history of the CREATIVE PARTNERS last 50 years of Australian politics and the battles waged and won. I’m so glad we get to share the fun with you. Mitchell

24 MAR – 4 APR DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND ADINA APARTMENT HOTELS PRESENTS THE LA BOITE THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION SINGLE ASIAN FEMALE BY MICHELLE LAW

DIRECTOR WHERE ARE YOU FROM…ORIGINALLY? Claire Christian Inside the Golden Phoenix, a humble Chinese SET & COSTUME DESIGNER restaurant on the Sunshine Coast, two generations Moe Assaad of Wong women stand at a crossroads. Mei is a LIGHTING DESIGNER teenager grappling with her identity and getting Keith Clark ready for her school formal; while Zoe is eternally single and having a quarter-life crisis after some SOUND DESIGNER seriously terrible dates. At the centre of it all is Wil Hughes Pearl, the whip-smart, brutally honest matriarch WITH of the family. But Pearl is harbouring a secret that Jing-Xuan Chan could change their lives forever. Patrick Jhanur Tatum Mottin Michelle Law’s (Homecoming Queens) riotous Courtney Stewart family comedy bursts onto the stage after sold Hsiao-Ling Tang out seasons around the nation. Brilliantly funny TANGENT and incisive, Single Asian Female is a heart-warming Monday 6 April story about love, family and karaoke from one of Australia’s most exciting writers. SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING Monday 20 April I breathed a sigh of relief (and slapped my thighs a lot) when I saw this fantastic La Boite production. MATINEE CLUB A play reflecting a slice of Australian life not often Wednesday 6 May seen on Australian stages and one that packs an PARTNERS emotional kinghit under its good-natured heart. One of the most feel-good nights you’ll ever have in a theatre. Mitchell

23 APR – 9 MAY DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND COUNTRY ARTS SA, IN ASSOCIATION WITH FLINDERS UNIVERSITY PRESENT EUPHORIA BY EMILY STEEL

DIRECTOR LOVE, LOSS AND LAMINGTONS. Nescha Jelk Meg is busy and she'd rather not be. But SET & COSTUME DESIGNER sometimes she can't help it. She’s holding a Meg Wilson town meeting and her ex-student Ethan is there. LIGHTING DESIGNER He hasn't got a job...he can't help that either. She Alexander Ramsay wants to start a new festival to celebrate everything their little country town has to offer. It’s going to be SOUND DESIGNER called “Euphoria”, which means “happiness”. And Andrew Howard they should be happy, shouldn’t they? WITH Ashton Malcolm With the festival barrelling towards them, Meg James Smith and Ethan come face to face with the darkest parts of themselves as the past collides with the TANGENT present. Based on real conversations between Monday 4 May playwright Emily Steel and regional South Australian SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING communities, Euphoria is a gently moving new work Wednesday 20 May that will see audiences come together for a town meeting they’ll never forget. PARTNERS Emily Steel is one of the brightest, most original voices in Australian playwriting today. With stealth and charm, she brings to life an entire town through Commissioned by Country Arts SA two actors in this deeply felt and slyly comic portrait of family, friendship and people searching for

connection and for themselves. Mitchell

21 MAY – 30 MAY SPACE THEATRE (TOURING THROUGHOUT SOUTH AUSTRALIA)

CONTENT Euphoria contains strong coarse language and adult themes, including the discussion of mental health issues. 13

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESENTS THE SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY PRODUCTION THE 7 STAGES OF GRIEVING BY WESLEY ENOCH AND DEBORAH MAILMAN

DIRECTOR I GUESS WE CAN'T GO BACK NOW. Shari Sebbens One woman walks onstage to tell the stories of her SET & COSTUME DESIGNER people. Stories of survival. Of heartbreak. Of loss Elizabeth Gadsby and of love. It is her story and she’s giving it to you. ASSOCIATE DESIGNER Tyler Ray Hawkins Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman’s The 7 Stages of Grieving is an Australian masterpiece. LIGHTING DESIGNER In this reimagined production directed by Shari Mark Pennington Sebbens, Helpmann Award-winner Elaine Crombie COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER paints a rich portrait of the different phases of Steve Francis Aboriginal history in what is sure to be another of her tour de force performances. WITH Elaine Crombie Defiantly funny and deeply moving, The 7 Stages is an invitation to join hands, to grieve, TANGENT of Grieving to reflect on our past and look to the future. Monday 15 June

SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman are two Wednesday 24 June of our greatest theatre minds. This classic and beloved Australian play should be revived every PRODUCER year as far as I’m concerned. Part-theatre, part- ceremony, part-meditation, this is a virtuoso vehicle for an actress. We’re lucky to have one of the best in the divine Elaine Crombie. Mitchell CONTENT The 7 Stages of Grieving contains coarse language and adult themes. 25 JUN – 4 JUL SPACE THEATRE

15 16 STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA AND SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY PRESENT THE WRITER BY ELLA HICKSON

DIRECTOR TEAR IT ALL DOWN. Jessica Arthur “I want awe. I feel like I need blood. All the time. SET & COSTUME DESIGNER And anything less than that makes me feel Elizabeth Gadsby desperate. It makes me feel like I want to die.” LIGHTING DESIGNER Mark Pennington A young female playwright and an older male director find themselves alone in an empty theatre SOUND DESIGNER one night. She wants a new form of theatre that Clemence Williams dismantles capitalism and overturns the patriarchy. WITH He’s turned on by the commercial potential of Emily Barclay her rage. Charmaine Bingwa Toby Schmitz A showdown between male and female, young and old, Ella Hickson’s incendiary new play comes TANGENT to Adelaide after an explosive world premiere in Monday 29 June London where it was described as “unflaggingly SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING provocative, metatheatrical and inventive”. Monday 13 July The Writer is a ferocious new work that rocks the MATINEE CLUB very foundations upon which theatre is built. Wednesday 22 July CO-PRODUCER The minute I put down this script, I knew we had to do it. Completely original, daring and coruscating, it goes where other plays about power and gender and art fear to tread. It breaks the fourth wall and the fifth and the sixth… Add an actor like Please Like CONTENT Me’s Emily Barclay, it will be unmissable. Mitchell The Writer contains sex scenes, coarse language and adult themes. 15 JUL – 1 AUG DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESENTS GASLIGHT BY PATRICK HAMILTON

DIRECTOR YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY. Catherine Fitzgerald "Gaslight (verb): A form of psychological SET & COSTUME DESIGNER manipulation where a person seeks to make a Ailsa Paterson targeted individual or group question their own LIGHTING DESIGNER memory, perception and sanity." Nic Mollison Bella Manningham is on edge. She’s hearing SOUND DESIGNER footsteps in the night, pictures are moving by Andrew Howard themselves and the gaslights in the drawing WITH room dim without even a touch. Her husband is Eileen Darley constantly disappearing. He tells her she may be Ellen Freeman mad and she starts to believe him… As her grip on Ksenja Logos reality begins to slip, she finds herself in the middle Nathan O'Keefe of a mystery most foul. Katherine Sortini TANGENT A mind-bending Victorian thriller, Patrick Hamilton’s Monday 17 August Gaslight is the stuff of legend. Written in 1938 and spawning the 1944 film starring Ingrid Bergman and SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING Charles Boyer, director Catherine Fitzgerald brings Monday 31 August this classic creepshow storming into 2020 in a production that sees it become more vital than ever. MATINEE CLUB Wednesday 16 September Who could have ever forseen that the title of a crime thriller from the 1930s would become a buzzword in our conversations about gender politics and our relationships today? I can’t wait to see how Catherine flips this classic psychodrama on its head with a new twist that still honours the play’s original power and shock. Mitchell

4 SEP – 19 SEP DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

STATE THEATRE COMPANY SOUTH AUSTRALIA PRESENTS RIPCORD BY DAVID LINDSAY-ABAIRE

DIRECTOR MISCHIEF NEVER GETS OLD. Mitchell Butel Abby has lived in the Bristol Place Senior Living SET DESIGNER Facility for four years. She likes reading, peach Victoria Lamb cobbler, silence and wants nothing more than LIGHTING DESIGNER to live alone. Marilyn has just taken up the spare Gavin Norris bed in Abby’s room. She loves small-talk, skydiving and wants nothing more than Abby’s bed by the SOUND DESIGNER window. Andrew Howard WITH Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lindsay-Abaire’s razor- Nancye Hayes sharp comedy sees two formidable old women Jude Henshall duke it out to claim their rightful spot in the nursing Carmel Johnson home. What starts as a humble bet between two rivals becomes an epic battle of wills that uncovers TANGENT their darkest secrets. Monday 19 October SUBSCRIBER BRIEFING Viciously funny and charmingly affecting, Ripcord Monday 9 November is a story about second chances and a powerful reminder that you should never, ever mess with MATINEE CLUB an old lady. Wednesday 25 November The first person to ever give me a mainstage theatre job was Australian entertainment legend Nancye Hayes. It’s time for me to repay the favour and I know this role will be one of her greatest triumphs. I can think of no one better than her to pull this particular ripcord on our end of year comedy. Mitchell

13 NOV – 28 NOV DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE

21 SUBSCRIBE TO STATE

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• Invitations to subscriber events – Season • Backstage tours Launch, Subscriber Briefings and more • Priority invitation to our Gala event • Invitations to artist events, including play • Statement, our quarterly magazine readings, workshops, in-conversations 22 SUBSCRIBER PACKAGES

Our variety of subscription packages give TEACHER SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES you even more perks. Fill out the relevant Receive up to 17 hours of certified professional sections on your booking form or online to development just for coming to the theatre! access these packages: Build your subscription package and tick the ‘teacher subscriber’ box on the booking form or GOLD SUBSCRIPTION online and you’ll receive your certificate at the Join the State Theatre Company South Australia end of the year. Teacher subscription packages family. Gold subscribers are the only ticket must include at least four of the following State holders invited to Opening Night performances Educate Program plays as a minimum: The and have the exclusive opportunity to schmooze Gospel According to Paul, Single Asian Female, with the cast and creative team at pre-show Euphoria, The 7 Stages of Grieving and Gaslight. and post-show functions. Gold subscriptions are strictly limited to 40 members, making you our UNDER 30 AND STUDENT PACKAGES most V of the IPs. Book quickly to avoid missing Super cheap deals to help you get to the theatre out! All Gold subscription packages include a on a budget. You’ll need to show proof of age or minimum $360 tax-deductible donation. Gold student ID at the theatre, when you book online subscriptions cannot be booked online so please or send a copy along with your booking form. mail your booking form or call 08 8205 2200. GROUP BOOKINGS STANDARD SUBSCRIPTION Book subscriptions or single play tickets with A Standard subscription to Season 2020 will your group of friends and every tenth ticket is see you bundle 4-8 plays to receive the best free! Group bookings cannot be made online ticket prices. As a subscriber, you will get and must be made in a single transaction. the best seats in the house at your preferred To organise your group please return your performances throughout the year. booking forms together or call the dedicated line on 08 8205 2200. SUBSCRIBING TO ALL 8 PLAYS? You will be rewarded for your dedication (and excellent taste)! You will receive a bonus ticket per subscription to a show of your choice from Season 2020 to share with your family or friends. You will be given a voucher with your tickets which can be redeemed online.

FLEXI SUBSCRIPTION PACKAGES You asked, and we’ve delivered! Brand new in 2020, you can now select your plays and choose your dates later. Simply build your package via our booking form or online by choosing your favourite plays and ticket types and make your payment. You’ll have the flexibility to confirm your dates any time up to the day of the performance (subject to availability). For terms and conditions, visit our website or call 08 8415 5333.

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THE BRIDGE OF 10 JUL – 25 JUL 2020, SPACE THEATRE SAN LUIS REY Presented by Brink Productions in BY THORNTON WILDER association with Adelaide Festival Centre BRINK PRODUCTIONS

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead, and the bridge is love...

It’s 18th century Peru. An ancient Incan rope bridge collapses sending five strangers plummeting to their deaths and unleashing a fabulist’s tale of conspiracy, seduction and betrayal. In this thrilling reimagining of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer- winning novel, Adelaide’s celebrated Brink Productions brings their unique theatricality to a daisy chain of stories and coincidence that leads five strangers to meet their fate. The incomparable Paul Capsis, in an extraordinary act of theatrical shamanism, inhabits the role of Camila Perichole, the greatest actress of her age, as she draws the audience into an epic narrative that ultimately reveals her own heartbreaking story.

Actor: Paul Capsis Musicians: Slava and Leonard Grigoryan Adaptation: Phillip Kavanagh Director: Chris Drummond Music Directors: Slava and DATE TIME Leonard Grigoryan Assistant Director: Clara Solly-Slade 10-Jul 7.30pm Preview Designer: Jonathon Oxlade 11-Jul 7.30pm Preview Lighting: Chris Petridis 13-Jul 7.30pm Preview Sound: Lachlan Turner 14-Jul 7.30pm Opening Night

Co-commissioned by Adelaide Festival 15-Jul 7.30pm Centre’s Adelaide Guitar Festival 16-Jul 11.00am & 7.30pm THE BRIDGE OF SAN LUIS REY © 1927 17-Jul 7.30pm The Wilder Family LLC 18-Jul 2.15pm & 7.30pm

20-Jul 7.30pm

21-Jul 7.30pm

22-Jul 11.00am & 7.30pm

23-Jul 7.30pm

24-Jul 7.30pm

25-Jul 2.15pm & 7.30pm

24 State Theatre Company South Australia is thrilled to be supporting and showcasing other great local theatre companies as part of its Stateside program. As a subscriber, you get priority and discounted access to these magnificent projects.

THE BLEEDING TREE 26 AUG – 5 SEP 2020 BY ANGUS CERINI NGUNYAWAYITI THEATRE, TANDANYA THEATRE REPUBLIC ABORIGINAL CULTURAL INSTITUTE

A shot rings out across the night. A mother and her daughters take revenge on a life of misery, greeting the man of the house with a crack on the shins and a bullet in the neck. But what do they do with the body?

Angus Cerini’s multi award-winning play The Bleeding Tree is a contemporary gothic tale of revenge that is fierce, poetic, heart-breaking and irreverently funny.

Directed by Corey McMahon (1984, After Dinner), The Bleeding Tree features Elena Carapetis (A View from the Bridge, After Dinner) and Elizabeth Hay (Volpone, The Gods of Strangers).

This is the South Australian premiere of The Bleeding Tree presented by Theatre Republic.

‘It’s thrillingly subversive and deeply affecting’ Time Out

Director: Corey McMahon Production Designer: Victoria Lamb Lighting Designer: Chris Petridis Composer: Jason Sweeney Producer: Manda Webber

For more information on Theatre Republic DATE TIME please visit: theatrerepublic.org 26-Aug 7.00pm Preview

27-Aug 8.00pm Preview Not a State Theatre Company South Australia subscriber? You can book 28-Aug 8.00pm Opening Night your tickets to The Bleeding Tree via 29-Aug 8.00pm trybooking.com/BENCC 1-Sep 7.00pm

For school bookings please email 2-Sep 7.00pm [email protected] 3-Sep 8.00pm

4-Sep 8.00pm

5-Sep 2.00pm & 8.00pm

25 STATE OF EVENTS

WANT TO PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN? SUBSCRIBER BRIEFINGS Your ticket opens the door to a whole range Season 2020 subscribers will be treated to of events with VIP access to our artists, our exclusive briefings where you step inside the stages and behind-the-scenes teams. Become theatre and hear from our incredible artists a subscriber for even more perks, including and creatives before each show hits the stage. exclusive invitations, discounts and giveaways. Join Artistic Director Mitchell Butel as he interviews our artists and invites you to ask TANGENT TALKS all your burning questions about the creative We want our shows to fire debate. Before each process. Subscriber Briefings are your chance show opens, we’re lighting a match with a series to get up close and personal with each and of debates around the themes of each show in every show in the season while enjoying a our Tangent Talks series. Panels of experts from glass (or two) of wine. Briefings are included the creative, academic, political and medical free of charge as part of your subscription. worlds will gather to ignite and discuss the hot Subscriber Briefings begin at 6pm – please see topics of each play. Tickets are just $10 and each individual show for venue locations. include a glass of wine and nibbles, and begin at 6:00pm at the Bradley Forum (venue details are on page 27). Book on our website for each Tangent Talk.

POST-SHOW Q&A’S After selected evening performances of each show in Season 2020, we hold Q&As with our artists and creative teams so you can ask questions about the production. What grabbed you? What moved you? Find out more about the process of getting these great plays from page to stage. Post-show Q&As are offered at no additional cost to ticket buyers. Simply check the calendar on pages 36-37 and book accordingly.

MATINEE CLUB After specially selected matinee performances throughout the year, stay for our Matinee Club to hear the artists involved with the show in conversation with some of South Australia’s greatest minds (and, yes, there will be time for you to ask questions). There is no additional cost for Matinee Club, just stay in your seat after the performance. Check the calendar on pages 36- 37 and book accordingly.

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PERFORMANCE VENUES CONTACT INFORMATION DUNSTAN PLAYHOUSE ADMINISTRATION Adelaide Festival Centre Lion Arts Centre North Tce, Adelaide Level 1, Fowlers Building, Corner Morphett St and North Tce, Adelaide SA 5000 SPACE THEATRE Adelaide Festival Centre Tel 08 8415 5333 North Tce, Adelaide Fax 08 8231 6310 Email [email protected] SCOTT THEATRE The University of Adelaide Please be aware you will need to walk up Kintore Ave, Adelaide three flights of stairs to reach our office as there is no lift. If you have mobility issues, please call us instead. TANGENT VENUE BRADLEY FORUM PRODUCTION Level 5, Hawke Building, (including prop and costume hire) University of South Australia, City West campus Wigg & Sons Building 50-55 North Tce, Adelaide Access via 30 Walsh St, Thebarton SA 5031 Tangent is presented by State Theatre Company South Australia in association with the University Tel 08 8415 5031 of South Australia School of Management. Email [email protected]

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27 STATE EDUCATE

State Theatre Company South Australia has STUDENT WORKSHOPS AT STATE THEATRE one of the largest, most successful education COMPANY OR AT YOUR SCHOOL programs in Australian theatre. Every year, we We offer a variety of workshops tailored to provide more than 11,500 students and teaching suit your needs throughout the year. These professionals in every corner of South Australia workshops are delivered by our professional with the opportunity to experience live theatre collaborators, covering areas from directing that opens the heart and fires the imagination, as to acting methods, costume design to set well as a variety of workshops and development and lighting. opportunities with our industry-leading artists. TEACHER WORKSHOPS Our 2020 State Educate Program consists of Our teacher workshops are presented by a team the following shows: of industry professionals designed to support work in the drama classroom for students and • The Gospel According to Paul to further the professional development of (Dunstan Playhouse, 24 March – 4 April) teachers. Workshops are offered throughout the • Single Asian Female year and cover topics including acting methods, (Dunstan Playhouse, 23 April – 9 May) new approaches to direction, physical theatre • Euphoria (Space Theatre, 21 May – 30 May) and writing.

• The 7 Stages of Grieving HOLIDAY SCHOOL (Space Theatre, 25 June – 4 July) Holiday School is an opportunity for students • Gaslight (Dunstan Playhouse, aged 15 and over to participate in a week-long 4 September – 19 September) intensive that further supports their own drama experience. This program provides exposure DEDICATED SCHOOLS PERFORMANCES to the creative processes involved in the final Daytime schools performances are specifically outcome of a performance. Our teaching artists for secondary school students, followed by Q&A will equip students with skills, understanding with the cast. All bookings include a detailed and practical applications about all aspects of study guide for teachers with comprehensive performance. notes and assignment questions perfect for continued learning. Study guides and resources For more information about our State Educate will be made available prior to performances Program, visit our website or call 08 8415 5333 and will be presented online for students and to request a State Educate Program booklet. teachers to access in future. See our Teacher Subscription information on page 23. WORK EXPERIENCE Work Experience is held once per year for a SUPPORTED BY group of students and is open to secondary school students only. Students who attend our group Work Experience week will have access to every part of our company, learning about design, marketing, stage and technical management, directing and acting. Please visit the website to learn more about our Work Experience program.

28 STATE CREATE

State Theatre Company South Australia takes Please contact 8415 5333 or email pride in not only creating excellent, innovative, [email protected] if provocative and entertaining large-scale theatre you would like more information about works, but in supporting the development of a this program. number of creative programs and professional pathways for local and national theatre artists. JILL BLEWETT PLAYWRIGHTS AWARD Named in honour of the late Jill Blewett’s STATE CULTIVATE enormous contribution to theatre in South Our dream is to become Australia’s pre-eminent Australia, this award is presented biennially storyteller. We want to create new Australian by Arts SA, administered by the State Library stories that open the heart and fire the imagination of South Australia with the support of State of people all over the country (and, perhaps, Theatre Company South Australia. Emily Steel the world). We’re passionate about supporting won the award for her play 19 Weeks in 2018 the very best in new Australian playwriting and and is currently under commission with State currently have four writers under commission: Theatre Company South Australia. Elena Carapetis, Emily Steel, Caleb Lewis and Samuel Adamson. If you would like to support FLINDERS UNIVERSITY YOUNG our efforts in the creation of new work, please PLAYWRIGHTS’ AWARD see our State Donate page or visit our website. Recognising emerging South Australian playwrights aged 25 and under, winners STATE RESIDENT receive professional mentoring, cash prizes, Our State Resident program offers financial a public reading of their work by a professional support and precious development time in cast and a State Theatre Company South our rehearsal rooms. In 2020, independent Australia subscription. companies such as House of Sand and Flying Penguin Productions will be part of our State For entry details of both awards, Resident program. please visit our website.

REGIONAL TOURING

We perform all over South Australia. Regional As part of our 2020 State Educate Program, touring is a critical part of our annual program, we’re touring Euphoria to Goolwa, Renmark, ensuring that theatre-lovers all over the state Lameroo, Bordertown, Mt Gambier, Murray can engage with theatre that opens the heart Bridge, Tanunda, Port Pirie, Leigh Creek, and fires the imagination. Kangaroo Island, Streaky Bay, Port Lincoln, Whyalla, Port Augusta and Burra as well Our regional touring program began with as Elizabeth, Noarlunga and Golden Grove performances in three outer metropolitan from April to June. To find out more, contact venues, and has grown over the past decade [email protected] to now include more than 15 regional and remote South Australian and metropolitan Adelaide communities every year. We also SUPPORTED BY work with local communities to provide workshops with our artists and creatives. 29 STATE ACCESS

We believe theatre is for everybody AUSLAN INTERPRETATION and we are committed to giving all South Australians the opportunity AUSLAN interpreted performances to share the experience of theatre. are available for selected shows. Please contact us on 8415 5333 or A large text and screen reader- [email protected] friendly version of this brochure if you are interested in AUSLAN is available for download from accessible seats. statetheatrecompany.com.au/access WHEELCHAIR ACCESS AUDIO DESCRIPTION Theatres are wheelchair accessible. Audio-described performances for vision Please indicate on your booking form impaired audience members include if you require a wheelchair accessible seat. pre-show tactile tours of the props and costumes, description of the set and CARERS staging, and introduction to the actors. Audio information is published on our We offer a complimentary companion website prior to the performance. ticket for Companion/Carer Card holders who attend performances with a patron requiring access support. Reserve your CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE companion tickets on the booking form. We present captioned performances on select dates in the Dunstan Playhouse. See the Calendar on pages 36-37 for Dialogue is displayed in real time on dates and times of audio-described, screens next to the stage during the captioned and AUSLAN interpreted performance. Please indicate on your performances. booking form if you require a caption accessible seat. EQUAL ACCESS TICKETS State Theatre Company South Australia AUDIO ENHANCEMENT offers a number of Equal Access ticket A Biodynamic Hearing System is available initiatives for unwaged people, low income at the Dunstan Playhouse and Space earners with a Health Care or Pension Theatre for patrons requiring hearing Card, and full time students. assistance. Transmitter packs are available to borrow from the BASS Box Office in Please contact us directly on 08 8415 5333 the Dunstan Playhouse foyer 30 minutes or email access@statetheatrecompany. before the performance. You may also com.au if you have any questions about bring your own headphones. this program or require assistance with your booking.

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Your donation to State Theatre Company You can also join our EDUCATION GIVING South Australia means you sit right alongside us CIRCLE and work with us to create a whole as we create theatre that opens the heart and new generation of theatre-lovers by supporting fires the imagination. You are writing new scripts, our State Educate program and helping make you are in the rehearsal room as we plan and theatre accessible to young people from all experiment, you’re in our workshop as we build over the state. sets and create props, and you’re right there with us on stage. Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible and all donations, big or small, make a difference. Your generous support enables us to create opportunities for emerging artists, designers and Indicate your interest when you complete composers. You give diverse artists and young the subscription form or contact our people the opportunity to develop their craft Philanthropy team on 8415 5333 or email with our industry-leading artists and you help [email protected] us provide education programs to thousands of students from across South Australia. You can help us make theatre accessible to South Australians from every walk of life.

When you include a donation with your subscription, you become part of our family.

You can support us with a once-off donation or you can join one of our three wonderful donor groups. Become one of our DRAMATIC WOMEN and help us create work about, written or directed by women. Join the COMMISSIONING COLLECTIVE and you can work with us as we work with local artists to create new Australian plays.

31 STATE GREATS OUR WONDERFUL DONORS

$20,000+ John Kirkwood & Wendy Michael Madigan Arts Projects Australia Alstergren Roger Masters $15,000+ Greg Lehmann Grant Morgan Diané Ranck Roland Lever Kathryn Needs $10,000+ Hon Anne Levy AO Mick O’Connor Jodi Glass & Adrian Tisato Pamela & David McKee AO Bernie Pfitzner $7,500+ Dr Jane & Dr Trevor Mudge Geoffrey & Chantelle Reed Pamela & Peter McKee Lew Owens Profs Ian & Kaye Roberts- $5,000+ Maria Panagiotidis Thomson Rob Brookman AM Judy & George Potter Richard Ryan AO & Verity Laughton Andrew & Gayle Robertson Kylie Schulz Roger & Helen Salkeld John Shepherd Petrea Smith $2,500+ Leroy Sims Tracey Spear Jane Doyle David & Alison Smallacombe St Basil’s Homes Malcolm Gray QC & Laura Healy Nigel Steele Scott Jenny & Sarah Strathearn Hill Smith Gallery Andrew Sweet Judy Underdown Amanda Horne Geoff & Lisa Vogt Barbara Walter Justin Jamieson & Lysia May Dr Robert & Christine Waltham Bridget Walters & Bob Brady CS Law & MN Balnaves Merry Wickes Dr Patrick Wells Don Sarah AM Darren Mark Wright Hon Sandy Verschoor Meredyth Sarah AM $500+ COMMISSIONING COLLECTIVE Sandra & Victor Velgush Anonymous (1) Rob Brookman AM $1,000+ Jamie Anderson Jane Doyle Rick Allert AO Simon Blewett Jodi Glass John Bishop AO Prof Robert Bryce & Dr Lyn Malcolm Gray QC Hon David Bleby QC & Elizabeth Edwards Chris Guille Bleby Libby Burns Laura Healy Nicki Bloom & Geordie George & Christina Carapetis Margo Hill-Smith Brookman Chapley Group David Hill-Smith Dr Max Brennan AO & Ionie Anthony & Caroline Davies Verity Laughton Brennan Kay Dowling Diané Ranck Graham Brookman Prof Anne Edwards Don Sarah AM Mitchell Butel Peter Elberg Funerals Alison Smallacombe Dr Peter & Claire Coldrey Michael & Rachel Evans Adrian Tisato Francene Connor Barbara Fargher Merry Wickes Angela Owen Cook Chris & Mandy Ford DRAMATIC WOMEN Tony & Gustie de Maaijer Casandra Francas Libby Burns Diana Fry Steve Geddes & Dr Elaine Francene Connor Chris & Christine Guille Pretorius Prof Anne Edwards John & Rosemary Gumley Joanne Griffiths Casandra Francas Michael Harry Dr Peter & Elizabeth Hambly Christine Guille Jill Hill Dr Philip Henschke Chris Jenner Chris & Lorin Jenner Sue & Michael Kitchener Glenys Jones OAM Andrew Kamm Julia Langrehr Sue Kitchener Kate Logan Julia Langrehr 32 Kate Logan FUTURE FUND We sincerely thank the Pamela McKee Anonymous (1) additional 149 donors who Kathryn Needs LEGACY DONORS have made contributions less than $250 over the past Maria Panagiotidis Anonymous (4) 12 months (this list reflects Bernie Pfitzner Merry Wickes donations made from 1 July 2018 Diané Ranck FOUNDATIONS to 6 August 2019). Helen Salkeld Australian Executor Trustees Meredyth Sarah AM FWH Foundation We would particularly like to thank all of our Gold subscribers Kylie Schulz James & Diana Ramsay (more information on page 23) Alison Smallacombe Foundation and donor group members Tracey Spear John T Reid Charitable Trusts (more information on page 31) Judy Underdown JILL BLEWETT PLAYWRIGHTS for their generous support. EDUCATION GIVING CIRCLE AWARD ENDOWMENT FUND To find out how you can Michael Harry Anonymous (1) support State Theatre Company South Australia, please call Amanda Horne Hon John Bannon AO 08 8415 5333 or email donate@ Diané Ranck Hon Dr Neal Blewett AC statetheatrecompany.com.au. Meredyth Sarah AM Simon Blewett GOLD SUBSCRIBERS Dr Colin Brewer Kay Dowling Rob Brookman AM & Verity Valdis Dunis Laughton Prof Robert Bryce & Dr Lyn Prof John Chalmers AC Edwards Creative Partnerships Australia Kath Ferguson Alex Diamantis Steve Geddes & Dr Elaine Malcolm Gray QC & Laura Healy Pretorius Peter & Elizabeth Hambly Malcolm Gray QC & Laura Healy Lady Patricia Harewood John & Rosemary Gumley Hon Chris Hurford AO Margo & Sam Hill-Smith Hon Anne Levy AO Philip Kirkwood & Wendy Tony Llewellyn-Jones Alstergren Wilfrid Prest Hon Anne Levy AO Guy Ross & Ellen Poyner Dr Jane & Dr Trevor Mudge Diané Ranck James Ninham Leonie Scrivener Diané Ranck Silsbury Family Geoffrey & Chantelle Reed Sue Smith Roger & Helen Salkeld Pat & Hugh Stretton AC Leroy Sims Megan Stoyles David & Alison Smallacombe Thyne Reid Foundation Jenny & Sarah Strathearn Kim Williams AM Sandra & Victor Velgush Trevor & Jane Wilson Geoff & Lisa Vogt Bridget Walters & Bob Brady

33 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WILL THE ADELAIDE FESTIVAL CENTRE WHAT IS A FLEXI SUB? REDEVELOPMENT AFFECT MY SHOWS? Flexi subscribers get to pick their shows now During redevelopment works, access and and lock in the dates later. We will monitor the parking at Adelaide Festival Centre is subject availability of your selected show and contact to change. We make every effort to keep you you if the performance is filling up. Generally, an informed, however if you have mobility or email will be sent to the primary subscriber about access concerns we recommend checking four weeks prior to the season commencing. directly with Adelaide Festival Centre before Flexi subscribers can choose to lock in their date your visit in case of last minute changes. at any time, before the run of performances for Parking is available nearby at the Adelaide the selected show ends. Flexi tickets are not Convention Centre. transferrable to other shows.

Please note that the Adelaide Festival Centre is now a cashless venue. Visit their KEY DATES website adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au or Subscriber Priority Period: call 08 8216 8600 for more details. Thursday 10 October 2019 until Monday 2 December 2019.

PARKING Single tickets on sale: For information regarding parking please Monday 2 December 2019. refer to our website. To pay by instalment, book before: Friday 6 December 2019.

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION AND BUYING WHAT IF I PURCHASE A SUBSCRIPTION AND SINGLE PLAY TICKETS? THEN CAN’T ATTEND A PERFORMANCE ON Value for money! You’ll save up to $17 per THE DATE I SELECTED? ticket when you subscribe and BASS will Subscribers have one free exchange of only charge one transaction fee of $8 per performance date or time each year. subscription, rather than a fee per transaction. Subsequent exchanges attract an $8.95 You’ll also receive bonuses like exclusive BASS fee per booking. You will need to return event invitations, discounts and giveaways. your ticket at least five working days before the original performance and nominate your preferred new date. If the new performance WHAT DISCOUNTS CAN I ACCESS? has a higher ticket price, you will need to pay When proof of eligibility is provided at the the difference. There are no refunds for cheaper time of booking, the following discounts tickets or failure to attend. Tickets cannot be are available to subscription bookings: exchanged after the performance for which Senior: Available to all Government issued they were originally booked. Seniors card holders. Concession: Available to all Government NEED TO ASK A QUESTION? issued Pension and Health Care Card holders. For all subscriber ticketing enquiries, please Student: Available to all full-time secondary contact BASS on 08 8205 2200. This number and tertiary students. can be used for enquiries related to subscriber Under 30: Available to anyone 30 or under. tickets and exchanges, group booking enquiries and lost tickets. For all single ticket enquiries, Visit our website for further information on our please contact BASS on 131 246. equal access programs and discounted tickets.

34 CELEBRATING THE SUPPORT OF OUR PARTNERS

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