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$30 Tickets for South Australian Union Members A Production by Christine Harris & HIT Productions Australia’s Premier Theatre Touring Company $30 TICKETS FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN UNION MEMBERS Classic Australian play Diving for Pearls by Katherine Thomson is on tour starring Kevin Harrington (SeaChange and Underbelly). About to reach South Australia, we have a fantastic special offer only for union members! Diving for Pearls is about a couple from a regional industrial town who are trying to reinvent themselves. Union member and factory worker Den is trying to master public speaking, while his girlfriend Barb has enrolled in deportment school in an attempt to lose her rough edge. At times funny, at times touching but stunning throughout, this is a play you will not want to miss. Having already toured to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and regional venues across four states, now is South Australia’s chance to experience this first-class production. Union members get up to $25 off every ticket - buy now for just $30 each!! This offer extends to your family and friends too. Discount tickets can be purchased online via the venue website or by calling the box office. Please quote the sale code “union”. See the schedule below for participating venues. DATE TIME VENUE TICKETS Tue 30 October 8pm Nautilus Theatre 08 8683 5088 Port Lincoln www.civichall.com.au Thu 1 November 8pm Middleback Theatre 08 8644 7300 Whyalla www.middlebacktheatre.com.au Fri 2 November 8pm Northern Festival Centre 08 8633 8500 Port Pirie www.northernfestivalcentre.com.au Tue 6 November 8pm Hopgood Theatre 08 8207 3977 Noarlunga www.hopgoodtheatre.com.au Thu 8 November 8pm Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre 08 8723 8741 Mount Gambier www.helpmanntheatre.com.au Sun 11 November 7pm Chaffey Theatre 08 8586 1800 Renmark www.chaffeytheatre.com.au www.facebook.com/divingforpearls .
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