TRUST NEWS OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 1994 VOLUME 94- 6 . LEVEL 4,124 PHILLlP STREET, 2000IIII TEL 231-0699 . PO Box 845 K1 cs CRoss 2011 . PRIVILEGE BOOKING SERVICE EYE GS Telephone Carol Martin for her usual expert and personal service I THIS ISSUE ALO on the Trust's number (02) 23 1 0699 Show Trust Total Member's Savings TP Price Price Di scount (2 tkts) GP General Public Price Turandot $26.20 $52.40 Bl ood Brothers $8.20 $16.40 $3.00 Handling Fee per ticket (Pensioner and Student tickets). Oscar's Turn $3.00 For all other tickets $35.00 and under. to Sing $8.00 $16.00 $4.00 For all other tickets over $35.00. Jesus Christ Superstar $7.20 $ 14.40 FORTHCOMING PRODUCTIONS One Small Step $4.00 $8.00 $6.20 $12.40 HELLO DOLLY (Book by Michael Stewart). Hello Dolly $10.00 $20.00 Music and Lyrics by Jerry Herman. Siberia $8.00 $ 16.00 Her Majesty's Theatre, Quay Street, Railway Square. Showboat Dinner Starring Jill Perriman, Warren Mitchell, Jackie Love, Jeremy Cruise $18.00 36.00 Cinemas: Stanford, Josephine Mitchell and John Bowles Hoyts $ 2.50 $ 5.00 You are invited to share in the glitter, fun and romance of thi s Village $ 2.50 $ 5.00 spectacular musical; and fall in love - as Horace does with Dolly, an Greater Union $ 2.50 $ 5.00 iITesistable spirit who's happily match-making romances for everyone but herself. Dolly does eventually find her own match - but not $206.60 Why pay the full price for theatre and before Jerry Herman's brilliant songs have brought laughter and ci11e111a tickets, ll'hen you can be a tears along th e way.Playing from Thursday April 13th, 1995 for JO Tmst member and be eligible for these weeks onl y. huge potential sal'ings? Tues to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Matinees: Mon & Wed - l pm; Sat -2 pm. No need to ll'ait in queues, 1icke1s are TP $53.00 (Tues to Thurs Eves). j ust a Telephone call all'ay. $49.00 (Mon, Wed & Sat Mats). $62.20 (Fri & Sat Eves). GP $59.20 (Tues to Thurs Eves). $55.20 (M on, Wed & Sat Mats). $6P,. 20 (Fri & Sat Eves).

SPECIAL TRUST PERFORMANCES Wednesday April 26th, 1995 - 8 pm Saturday April 22nd, 1995 - 2 pm Tickets $48 The earlier you book the better the seats

Trust News is publi shed by the Au stralian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (ACN 008 394 250). Every effort is made to ensure th at all in formation is correct at the time of printing but the Trust accepts no responsibility for th e accuracy of the information herein . All enquires 231-0699. TRUST NEWS Volume ~ TRUST NEWS INSERT THE TENDER TRAP AUSTRALIAN 1995 SEASON Kent Street Theatre (Genesian Theatre by Gilbert & Sullivan TOSCA by Puccini. Company). CHAMPAGNE SUPPER Come along to Sydney' unique little theatre, and (Sung in English) (Sung in Italian) ee this romantic comedy originally made into a film (Opera Theatre) NIGHT .Sydney Opera House (Opera Theatre). with Debbie Reynolds and Frank Sinatra. Cast includes Jennifer Bermingham, Roxane Cast includes Barbara Daniels, Kenneth Collins FOR TRUST MEMBERS Playing from Saturday October 8th to Saturday Hislop, Graeme Ewer, Dennis Olsen and special and John Wegner. November 26th. guest star Anthony Warlow.This landmark AND THEIR FRIENDS Set against the background of Napoleon' advance Thurs to Sat - 8 pm. Sun - 4.30 pm. production directed by John Cox i one of the most on Rome, Tosca brilliantly combines a passionate acclaimed ever presented by the Australian Opera. TP $13. GP $16. Gilbert & Sullivan's tongue-in-cheek world of and stirring per onal tragedy with a political thriller TURANDOT by Giacomo Puccini. languid ladies, artistic pretension and confused of extraordinary dramatic force. HOTSPUR Sydney Football . military. Playing - Feb 13th, J 6th, 20th, 23rd and 25th. Starring Eva Marton. Playing - Jan 21st, 24th, 27th & 30th. Mar 1 t, 4th (Mat) & 7th. A staggering budget of $7.5 million has provided a Feb 3rd, 9th, 10th, 11th, 14th, 17th, Trust night to be announced. Thursday December 1st at 8 pm. cast and production team that read like a Who's 18th (Mat), 22nd, 25th (Mat) & 28th. Please ring the Theatre Trust office for price Who of World Opera. A host of internationally Mar 3rd. details for the 1995 Australian Opera Season. Sydney Opera House (Drama Theatre). renowned tars, supported by a chorus of 250 Trust night to be announced. AMADEUS by . Tickets available from mid-November. Supper will be held in the theatre foyer singer , a children's chorus of 50, a ballet company Footbridge Theatre (University of Sydney). after the performance. of 50, martial arts expert and acrobat , a 120 piece KATYA KABANOVA by Janacek Starring Barry Otto, Rhys Muldoon and Nadine (New Production). (Sung in English). orchestra, 350 extras and two thousand costume Garner.Based on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Sydney Opera House (Opera Theatre). Cost per person $52, including show from Milanese couturiers. Mozart and the court composer, who Cast includes Eilene Hannan, Lone Koppel and and supper. Puccini' mu ic of high dramatic intensity, with a Suzanne Johnston. worshipped and envied him and eventually lyrical sweetness of the evolving love theme will make this production the greatest spectacle ever A drama set in a provincial Russian village. Katya destroyed him. HURRY - TICKETS SELLING FAST?? led by her impulsive nature, distances herself from Winner of five Tony Awards on Broadway it became taged at the Football Stadium. one of the most uccessful film of the Eightie Playing - November 2nd, 4th & 5th at 8 pm. her husband and is enticed into an affair with a TO OBTAIN PRIME SEATING IN TP $252.20 (Platinum Reserve) ophisticated young man. winning eight Oscar . A play that has a lot of gut y ALLOCATION PUT ASIDE $126.00 (Goul Reserve) Playing - Jan 12th, 17th, 20th, 23rd, 28th and 31 t. areas and fluctuates between the hyper-reali tic and PLEASE BOOK BEFORE $71.00 (Silver Reserve) Feb 4th & 8th. the operatic. $51.00 (Bronze Reserve) by Mozart. OCTOBER 21ST. Playing from Wednesday October 12th for a limited GP $252.20 (Platinum Reserve) (Sung in English). season. $152.50 (Gold Reserve) Sydney Opera House (Opera Theatre). Tues to Sat Eve - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 $92.20 (Silver Reserve) Cast includes Jennifer McGregor, & Angus Wood. pm; Sun - 5 pm. $67.20 (Bronze Reserve) SWEET PHOEBE by Michael Gow. Thi opera delivers one of the upreme testaments as TP $24.90 (Wed & Thurs Eves). SYDNEY SHOWBOAT DINNER two young couples undergo trials as they journey $22.90 (Tues Eves & Mats). (). CRUISE Departs Campbells Cove (The Rocks) 7.30 pm from darkness to light. $37.10 (Fri & Sat Eves). Starring Colin Moody and Cate Blanchett. Playing - Feb 2nd, 7th, 11th (Mat), 15th, 18th, 21st, GP $31.10 (Wed & Thurs Eves) Helen and Frazer have been happily married for ix daily. Enjoy a wonderful cruise on the harbour with dinner 24th & 27th. $27.10 (Tues Eves & Mats). year , succe is on the horizon. The company he followed by a pectacular cabaret how with Mar 2nd, 4th, 6th & 8th. $37. 10 (Fri & Sat Eves). i creating i attracting big client , he ha ju t been promoted. But all that i about to go to the dog . Au tralian and International performer . CINElVIA On their wedding anniver ary a hou e gue t arrives TP $72. 00 (daily). who will change the course of their live . GP $90.00 (daily). SPIDER AND ROSE SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER SYDNEY SHOWBOAT "DIXIE" JAZZ starring Ruth Cracknell and Simon Bossell. starring Ben Kingsley. Playing from Wednesday November 2nd to Saturday December 17th. LUNCHEON CRUISE. Departs Campbells Cove (The Rocks) 12.30 pm. Spider McCall is a 22 year old ambulance driver Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2pm. When seven year old Josh Waitzkin sees speed ches While li tening to the Harbour City Jazz Band , with attitude. His final day on the job lands him an TP $33 (Mon to Thurs Eves). played for the first time, he discovers hi s talent for enjoy a deluxe buffet Lunch. as ignment driving an elderly patient from a Sydney $36 (Fri & Sat Eves). the game and is dubbed "the next Bobby Fischer". TP $32.00 (daily). hospital to her on 's farm in the country. They GP 36 (Mon to Sat Eve ). Josh is thrown into playing competitively and finds GP 39.50 (daily). embark on a journey that changes both their live . TP & GP $27 (Wed Mats); $30 (Sat Mats). the price of winning can be hi gh. Booking for the above to be made only through Screening at The Dendy, George Street, and CAROL MARTI at the Tru t. Ro eville Cinema. Opens at The Dendy in George Street late October. AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST TRUST N EWS Pagel BANANA'S IN PYJAMA'S AC 008 394 250 HOTSPUR by Geoffrey Atherden. Footbridge Theatre (University of Sydney). Sydney Theatre Company. TAX D ED UCTIBLE DONATION FORM A childhood without Banana' in Pyjama's - oh what Sydney Opera House (Drama Theatre). ARTS IN AUSTRAU A BY AUSTRAUANS FOR AUSTRAUANS a thought! For all children at heart and th ose of Starring Ruth Cracknell and Garry McDonald. age, the full stage show will entertain and thrill all. Fiona MacPherson is very much to her manor born - THE CHAIRMAN ENQUIRIES: (02) 23 1-0699 Complete with original sound track and full in this case Hotspur, the family home in inner AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST P.O. Box 845 costumesPlaying from Friday November 11th to suburban . The last of her line, Fiona has K INGS C ROSS 2011 Saturday December 17th. managed to defend Hotspur against encroaching Mon to Sat - 11 am and 1.30 pm. property development and dwindling fi nances. But 0 YES! - I DO WANT TO HELP REBUILD THE TRUST! TP $11.00 (adults and children). to do this, she has been forced to take in lodgers .... 0 YES! - I CA GIVE TO THE TAX DEDUCTIBLE A E TT P UBLIC F UND GP $1 7. 20 (adults) and that's where the mystery and fun begin. $12.20 ( children). Playing from Wednesday October 19th to Saturday BLOOD BROTHERS by Willy Russell December 10th. MY u co DITIO AL GIFT TO THE TRUST IS ENCLOSED. ( P LEASE SEND MY TAX DEDUCTIBLE RECEIPT TO ME.) Her Majesty's Theatre, Quay Street, Railway Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 pm. TP $33 (Mon to Thurs Eves). 0 $10 0 $25 0 $50 0 $100 0 $500 0 $1,000 O THER $ ...... Square. Starring David Soul, Delia Hannah and Stefan $36 (Fri & Sat Eves). OR PLEASE DEBIT MY O B ANKCARD/ 0 MASTERCARD / 0 VISA Dennis. GP $36 Mon to Sat Eves . TP & GP 27 Wed Mats · 30 Sat Mats . NUMBER ...... EXPIRY DATE ...... /...... /...... Winner of four "Best Musical" Awards. In its 7th JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR PLEASE PRINT: Year in London and 2nd Year on Broadway.Set in by and Tim Rice. NAME ...... Liverpool, Willy Russell's multi-award wi nning , Market Street, Sydney. musical tells the story of the Johnstone twins who Starring Jon Stevens, Deni Hines, Darryl ADDRESS ...... were separated at birth, but eventually meet later in Lovegrove, George Henare, Frankie Stevens and life unaware they are twins. When they fall in love ...... POSTCODE ...... Noel Ferrier. with the same girl the searing dramati c tension that They are calling it the entertainment miracle of the TELEPHO E .. ( ...... ) ...... SIG ED ...... results puts this musical in a class by itself. decade. The greatest story ever told, with magical David Soul (star of the TV series Star ky & Hutch stars, a fu ll chorus of singers and our fi nest ~ ------and with over a million record sales to his credit) has musicians, thrilling staging, li ghting and costumes in received rave reviews in the role of the narrator, this brand new production of Superstar. Playing to along with Delia Hannah (Aspects of Love and Les early November. AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST Mi erables) and Stefan Dennis, this should prove to Mon to Thurs Eves - 8 pm; Fri Eves - 6 pm & 8.30 be an unmi sible and unbeatable evening. pm; Sat - 2 pm & 8 pm. ACN 008 394 250 Playing to Saturday December 17th. TP $49.00 (Mon to Thurs - 8 pm); (Fri - 6 pm NEW MEMBER I GIFT MEMBERSHIP FORM Mon to Sat Eves - 7.30 pm. Matinees: Wed - I & Sat-2 pm). Ms CAROL MARTI (TELEPHO E (02) 231-0699) pm; Sat - 2 pm. $56.20 (Fri - 8.30 pm & Sat - 8 pm). AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST TP $36.90 (Wed & Thurs Eves and Sat Mats). GP $56.20 (All performances). P.O. Box 845 $30.90 (Mon & Tues Eves and Wed Mats). MISS SAIGON -A musical by Alan KINGS CROSS 2011 $51.40 (Fri & Sat Eves). Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg. GP $45. 10 (Wed & Thurs Eves and Sat Mats). Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 0 YES! - I WA T TO JOIN THE TRUST AND ENJOY ITS BENEFITS . $37. 10 (Mon & Tues Eves). A powerful production of inspiring humanity. In a 0 YES! - I WA T TO GIVE A GIFT MEMBERSHIP OF THE TRUST TO THE PERSO BELOW $32.10 (Wed Mats). society torn apart by the aftermath of war, the Arne,rican dream becomes a symbol of salvation and IE CLOSE CHEQUE FOR:- 0 $50 FOR ONE YEAR/ 0 $95 FOR TWO YEARS $51.40 (Fri & Sat Eves). two people the victi ms of fate. The classic love OR PLEASE DEBIT MY "CATS" RETURNS Her Majesty's Theatre, Railway Square. tory of our time in a show that i already a legend. 0 B ANKCARD/0 MASTERCARD/0 VISA ...... EXPIRY DATE ...... / ...... A second chance to see T. S. Elliot' "Old Pos urn's Playing from July 1995. Book of Practical Cats" brought to fantastical life by Mon to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 pm. NAME ...... an acclaimed international production. TP $71 Come and see the character and costume , the GP $75 ADDRESS ...... Ticket will be put a ide for members Monday to song and sets, the make-up and move that have Thursday evenings and ·matinees on selected dates ...... P OSTCODE ...... fi lled theatre throughout the world . Playing from Saturday December 3 1 t for a limited onl y. Tickets will be extremely li mited and a limit TELEPHO E .. ( ...... ) ...... ea on. of 4 tickets per member will have to be trictly Please ring the Trust for price details on 231 0699. adhered to. Ring Carol Martin NOW to put your S IG ED ...... name on the waiting list for ticket in 1995 and 1996. Page4 TRUST NEWS Volume94-6 ONE SMALL STEP by Heather Nimmo. SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies. , Glen Street, Frenchs Forest. , Milson 's Point. Starring Colette Mann. Starring Samantha Packman, Michael Ross, Regina is a modern Australian Cinderel la. Raising Patsy Stephen and Chad Tyler. two children and slaving every day at the shoe Jonathon Waxman is a hugely successful artist with a factory, she dreams of a better life. In the tradition of long waiting li st of patrons who have commissioned Shirley Valentine, this inspirational one woman play hi s paintings. While in London for hi s first European i a heartwarming and very funny tory of personal retro pective he stays with Patricia hi s first lover and liberation. model and her archaeologist husband ick. Sparks fly Playing from Thursday October 13th to Saturday as unresolved loves, ideals and jealousies ignite. October 22nd. Playing from Saturday October 22nd to Saturday Tue to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - I pm; Sat - 2 pm; ovember 19th. Sun - 5 pm. Tues to Sat Eves - 8.15 pm. Mats:Sat & Sun - 5 pm. TP $28 (Tues to Fri Eves & Mats); TP $25 (Tues to Thurs Eves & Mats). $32 (Sat Eves). $28 (Fri Eves); $30 (Sat Eves). GP $32 (Tues to Sat Ei>es & Mats). GP 28 (Tues to Thurs Eves & Mats). OSCAR'S TURN TO SING. $31 (Fri Eves); $33 (Sat Eves). Sydney Opera House (Playhouse Theatre). THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG Starring Jackie Rees, Jacqui Rae, Natalie Mosco, by Wendy Wasserstein. Sharon Millerchip, Angela Toohey, Margi De Glen Street Theatre, Glen Street, Frenchs Forest. Ferranti, Leonie Page and Karen Johnson. Starring Jacki Weaver. A song and dance musical fantasy featuring the 60 Three fabulous si. ters, Jewish-American, middle­ Oscar Winning Songs. A night of musical bliss, full aged and maladjusted reunite in London to celebrate of glitter, glamour, glorious melody and glossy Sarah's 54th birthday. Sarah i an international dancing. banker, Georgeous a Boston housewife and Pfeni a Playing from Thursday October 13th to Saturday journalist. Then ensue a wildly entertaining December 24th. exploration of the que t for love, self-definition and Tues to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - 1 pm; Sat - 2 pm. fulfilment. TP $30.50 (A ll performances). Playing from Wednesday October 26th to Saturday GP $38.50 (All per(onnances). November 5th. THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA. Tues to Sat - 8 pm. Mats: Wed - I pm; Sat - 2 pm; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Lyrics by Charles Hart. Sun - 5 pm. Theatre Royal, King Street, Sydney (season continues). TP $28 (Tues to Fri Eves & Mats); Andrew Lloyd Webber's megahit is still going $32 (Sat Eves). strong. Tender and beautiful; this legendary story GP 32 (Tues to Sat Eves & Mats). comes alive in thi glorious $ 10 million production. Mon to Sat Eves - 8pm.Mats:Wed - I pm;Sat - 2 pm. FILM VOUCHERS FOR GREATER UNION, VILLAGE AND HOY1"S TP $72 GP 75 CI EMAS MAY BE PURCHASED FROM TilE TRUST OFFICE FOR ONLY $9 (A 2.50 D!SCOL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC TICKl:T PRICE). Tickets have been put a ide for various dates to July VOUCHERS ARE OPE DATED AND ARE EXOiANGED FOR TICKETS AT 1995, Monday to Thursday evenings and matinees. SIBERIA by Felix Mitterer. THE CINEMA BOX OFFICE. NO HANDLING FEE IS OIARGEO, OR IS 'CTIERE ANY LlMJT TO T1IE NUMBER OF TICKETS .MlllvffiERS CAN BUY, The Lookout Theatre (a bove the Woollahra SO TI1EY Al.SO MAKE PERFECT BIRTIIDA Y GIFTS. Hotel, 116A Queen Street,Woollahra). 0ISCOU TS ARE ALSO OFFERED AT THE VAUIALLA (GLEBE), Starring David Ritchie. B o DI PLAZA, UNITED CINEMA , R OSEVIUE FAMILY CINEMA, Mitterer is renowned for hi s plays of deep MANLY TWlN, THE MANDOLIN Ct EM.A D THE D ENDY AT compassion and sharp humour. This moving MARTJ PLACE, 0 PRESENTATJON OF THE MEI\IDERSHJP CARO monologue is about an elderly man who survived the AT THE BOX OFFICE. concentration camps of Siberia, only to find himself WHEN A MEI\IDER RF EWS HIS/HER MEMBERSHIP, A EW CARD JS reliving the experience as his family convicts him to JSSUED WITH AN UP-DATED RENEWAL DATE. serve out the remainder of hi s life in a nursing B ECAUSE OF THE I\IDER OF PEOPLE WHO EEM TO BE EITI-lER home.Playing from Thursday October 6th. MISPLACING OR LO I G 111EIR NEW CARD, IT 1-IAS BEEN DE IDEO TO CHARGE A , 2.00 REPLA EMENT FEE. THI FEE IS TO COVER THE NE~ Tues to Sat Eves - 8 pm. Mats: Sun - 5 pm. LAMINATED CARO, A E VELOPE ANO POSTAGE TAMP. TP $12 GP $20