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THE TRUST THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST The Quiet Achiever The Trust's Australian Content Department has long No Sugar, because of its unusual staging and had a commitment to Aboriginal theatre through true story, was the play chosen to be the first the work of Western Australian Jack Davis. Since Aboriginal theatre seen in London. The Marli Biyol 1984 several plays for both adults and children have Company was invited to the Riverside Studios in been commissioned and toured extensively in Hammersmith where critics were unanimous in Australia and overseas. their praise, describing it as a During the Bicentennial year brilliant and sophisticated it was imperative that Jack portrait of Aboriginal life ... Davis' work was given a national unfortunately the season focus to counterbalance white couldn't be extended as the Australia's birthday party Marli Biyol was booked to return celebrations. to Brisbane to perform The Australian Content De Barungin at Expo and on to the partment therefore commis South Pacific Festival in sioned a further play, Barungin Townsville. (Smell the Wind) which brought At the conclusion of this the history of the Wallitch family season, the company, which up to the present time - a expanded to 22 for some plays, family inhabiting a limbo world had acted in 90 performances, of prison deaths and forgotten had been seen by 26,000 people or broken promises. and been employed for eight To present Barungin, The . months. Marli Biyol Company (Swan Jack DaVIs. River) was formed, with Jack as Artistic Director and -------------------- Lynette Narkle, John Moore and Kelton Pell playing Give our regards to Broadway the main roles. The Western Australian Theatre Company continued its policy of supporting the Marli Biyol and presented the world premiere during the Perth Festival. Then the Adelaide Festival and Alice Springs followed and the company settled in Melbourne to rehearse, under Andrew Ross's direction, the trilogy of Jack's plays entitled The First Born. This could 23917588 never have been presented without the enormous CHRIS WRIGHT assistance given by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the unusual venue of the Fitzroy Town Hall. Among the many exciting new benefits available to The first play of the trilogy is No Sugar which holders of The Arts Australia Card is the chance to become is based on the removal of 81 Aborigines from their a VIP Member and be in the running for a free trip to New home in Northam to the Moore River Settlement. York and Broadway. All you have to do to become a VIP Set in the Depression years it is directed in a semi is to send written invitations to five people encouraging them to become members of The Trust. If you have not promenade production with the audience following received details of this great opportunity call your Trust the actors and the action. office today. has dipped its finger into most of the performing pies, but it has FESTIVALS spread its programme wider to include a host of events involving community participation. Merlin's Festival Treasure Hunt is a HERE, whacky search for elusive clues throughout the Sydney CBD which anyone can join, the harbour race by six grand old FESTIVALS ferries and street theatre in Macquarie Street and Darling Harbour, to focus on just three. Spectator spectaculars include an THERE old time schooner race from Farm Cove to Watsons Bay, the There can be few towns and even attractions listed in the Festival N.R.MA Motorfest, a gathering of fewer cities in recent years that brochure and free entry to the over 500 old vehicles and the have not succumbed to the Festival Club. Massed Bands Tattoo plus plenty of free opera, jazz and concert universal urge to celebrate the Special 7 night/8 day packages music under the stars at the arts en masse. Festivals are the have been arranged on a share cultural pandemic of the 80's. twin basis which includes Domain. Many world renowned fests, such economy air fare and accom· Choosing a highlight is no less as Edinburgh and Adelaide, do a modation at the 5·star Burswood difficult for Sydney but if bizarre blanket job giving space and time Hotel. Ex Sydney price is $1089 originality with a healthy dash of to every art performed in the per person with slightly oiffering genius is the yardstick then 'La known world. Others devote costs for other eastern city La La Human Steps' would get themselves entirely to esoterica departures. Packages flying the guernsey, if only for their such as puppetry or the musical business and first class are also name alone. gumbo of Creole jazz. Still available. Reservations can be 'L.L.L.H.S: hails from Montreal greater numbers of festivals are made at the Western Australia and was breathed into life by truly amateur and parochial but Tourist Centre in your capital city. Edouard Lock, avante·garde no less fun for that. But it is the It is difficult to single out one choreographer extraordinaire. In sheer volume and frequency of event for special mention but its eighth year the company of performance that would seem to Peter Brook's 'The Tragedy of four have danced, kicked, guarantee to drain the reservoir Carmen' is the most likely screamed and flown with of talent and that the last quality candidate for critical honours. unbridled energy throughout one could expect to find is quality Europe and North America. itself. Oddly, and thankfully, that In his production Brook avoids is not the case. Two festivals cut·and·tried operatic conven· Critics have been genuinely planned for Sydney and Perth are tions so as to heighten the com· lavish in their praise in a medium testimony to the skill of their munication between performer not noted for its generosity. ''The organisers in encouraging some and audience and strips off the best seven minutes I have ever of the world's finest talents to veil of respectability in which seen" said one describing a piece perform in Australia. Carmen has been cloaked by they performed in London with 19th century theatrical tradition. David Bowie. Here's just a foretaste of things She appears as Merimee Lock has turned contemporary to come. For full details call your intended, a coarse yet seductive dance on its ear casting aside local Trust office. prostitute and thief. To heighten accepted notions of what is even this earthy image Brook has possible. THE FESTIVAL OF PERTH transformed the stage into a February and March 1989 rough bullring carpeted with If dance is not your style you earth into which Carmen tosses had better go and see it: you Artists from Russia, Korea, could change your mind. Poland, England, America, Italy, the tarot cards which spell her Spain, West Germany, Canada fate and that of her soldier lover, and France have been invited to Don Jose. BY THE WAY ... perform in a wide ranging Carmen promises dramatic, If you're aiming to travel in pastiche of opera, theatre, sensual entertainment. If you go France in '89, you could visit the cabaret, dance and music at the to Perth don't leave for home RITEJ '89 International Festival 1989 Festival of Perth. without seeing it. of Theatre for Young People in Trust members, as holders of Lyon (May 29·June 10), spend the new Arts Australia Card, can THE FESTIVAL OF SYDNEY July·August at the Festival contact their Trust office for the January 1989 d'Avignon and be in Paris for the Visitor's Gift Pass which entitles The Festival of Sydney, like its Festival d'Automne. Like we said them to discounts for all Western Australian counterpart, - everybody's festive. 2 THE ARTS AUSTRALIA CARD - ALL YOUR FRIENDS SHOULD HAVE ONE TRUST NEWS is a publication of The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust which is produced exclusively for its 10,000 members throughout Australia. THE AOSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TROST (INCORPORATED IN THE A.C.T.) Patron INSIDE Her Majesty The Queen President Sir Ian Potter Chairman Mr. Andrew Briger, A.M. THE QUIET ACHIEVER Deputy Chairman Mr. Frank M. Hooke Aboriginal theatre gets Trust support . ...... ... .. .... ... Cover Chief Executive Mr. Adam Salzer, O.A.M. Directors Rt. Hon. The Lord Mayor of FESTIVALS HERE, FESTIVALS THERE. Brisbane, Ald. Sallyanne Atkinson, The global urge to celebrate ...... ....... ... ....... ..... 2 The Hon. Mr. Justice Legoe, Dr. Toby Manford, Mr. David A. Mortimer, Mr. Brian R. Larking, BRIEFLy .. ..... .. ............ ..... .... .... .......... .. .. .. .. .4 Lady Potter, A.O., Dr. Rodney F.M. Seaborn, o.B.E., Mr. Leonard G. Teale, BOOK NOW Mr. Lloyd D.S. Waddy, R.F.D., Q.c., Mr. Timothy C. Yates Queensland .. .. ....... 5 National ... ........... ... 14 Finance Director [, Corporate New South Wales ..... ..... 7 Western Australia .... .. .. 15 Secretary, Victoria ........... .. ... 11 South Australia ......... 15 Mr. William F. Cottam The Board also acknowledges the generous support of the Australian Government through the LADY POTTERLY'S CHATTER Performing Arts and Literary Arts This month Adelaide, Perth & Melbourne .. ... ....... .. .. 17 Boards of the Australia Council, the Federal Government's Arts Funding and Advisory 1iI0dy, The Australian Bicentennial Authority, HELP WANTED The Department of Aboriginal We're after volunteers ... ........ ... ..... .. .... .......... ... 17 Affairs and the Department of Foreign Affairs. State Governments: New South Wales (through the THEY SHALL HAVE MUSIC Ministry for the Arts and the N.SW. Quality & quantity for everyone . ...... .. ..... ....... .... 18 Bicentennial Council) Western Australia (through the WA. Department for the Arts) and the following Corporations and MEMBERS' DIARy ............ ...... .... ... .... .. ...... 20 Foundations B.P. Australia Commonwealth Bank of Australia Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation TRUST MANAGEMENT Holden's Motor Company Ian Potter Foundation Chief Executive . .. .. .. ........ ... .... .. ..... .. .. .Adam Salzer, O.A.M. Qantas Airways Ltd Finance Director .. ........... .. ... William F Cottam Royal Antediluvian Order Australian Content Director ...............