ISSN 0314-0598 SEPTEMBER 1981 VOL. 5 NO.6 JEWS

AUSTRALIAN John Bell's Cyrano returns OPERA 1982 SEASON "This Cyrano, with John Bell masterly We are pleased to advise Members that at the helm and touching greatness at the they will have the opportunity to purchase end is utterly captivating. The audience subscription tickets to the Australian cheered. Beautifullv costumed - its set Opera 1982 season immediately after the evocative - duelling thrilling - choreo­ requirements of existing subscribers have graphy cluent. A triumph for the whole been met and before subscriptions open company as well as its stars." to the general public. A brochure will be H.G. Kippax Sydney Morning Herald mailed to you during September and we The much acclaimed production by the suggest that you complete and return it Sydney Theatre Company of Edmond as soon as possible to obtain your pre­ Rostand's CYRANO DE BERGERAC ferential booking. will be remounted in November and presented in the Opera Theatre, Sydney Opera House. Originally written for the famous Comedie Francaise actor Constant Coquelin and translated by Louis Nowra the Sydney Theatre Company mounted the playas a star vehicle for John Bell, unquestionably one of our finest actors. A romantic drama it follows the fortunes of a brave soldier and poet, Cyrano, Stoddart and the eighty beautiful cursed with a prodigious nose who is costumes by Luciana Arrighi. resolved to attain perfection in the chivalric arts. He runs a bad actor off the TRUST MEMBER NIGHTS stage, fights a duel while reciting a ballad, defends a friend against a hundred We are pleased to offer members the E opportunity to see this magnificent ~ assailants and in his grandest gesture c production on Friday November 6, c uses his eloquence to woo Roxane, the woman he loves, on behalf of a Saturday November 7 (mat. and evening) '"Q; of the and Monday November 9 at $9.90 - Q fellow soldier. a saving of $5.00 on the general public ...'" Lamb Robin Nevin plays Roxane (previously price. A $1.00 concession applies at ~ played by Helen Morse) ond other Described by Gordon Chater as "The other performances. Your booking stars include Ron Haddl ick and Robin coupon is enclosed. most exciting play I have read since THE Ramsay. The direction is by Richard ELOCUTION OF BENJAMIN FRANK­ Wherrett, the five unique sets by John LIN", BLOOD OF THE LAMB will open shortly in Sydney following a sell LIVERMORE RETURNS out tour of New Zealand. after spending five years in Australia. FOR SSm MUSICAL The play by one of N.Z:s foremost A hard baked cynic she is determined writers Bruce Mason, explores· a contro- to find out the truth about her parents Reg Livermore will play P.T. Barnum, versial topic with a dialogue which and her birth. It is an engrossing, one of America's greatest showmen in the "bubbles with quick, erudite wit and is brilliantly funny and tragic story. Broadway and West End hit musical constantly dotted with puns and word- TRUST MEMBER NIGHTS BARNUM which opens at the Regent play". Commissioned by the Court Theatre in March. The musical is based Theatre, Christchurch for the opening The Court Theatre's production of on the life of Phineas Barnum who helped of its Studio Theatre, the play is about BLOOD OF THE LAMB will be pre- form Ringling Bros. and Barnum and an unconventional couple "Henry" and sented at the Phillip Street Theatre from Bailey circus and will be presented by Eliza Higginson and their relationship October 7 by Balotra with the assistance Michael Edgley and the A.E.T.T. Full >- with the daughter Victoria. She has just of the A.E.T.T. We are pleased to offer details will follow in the next edition of :i returned to New Zealand to marry continued page 3 Trust News. : L-______~ L ______~ ! --======~------If you would like any further information about the facilities available to Trust members please ring the membership office on 357 1200. ~ - The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, P.O. Box 137, Kings Cross, N.S.W. 2011 :0 "It[ ~~~~~------production has been seen in Sydney (arranged by the Sydney Committee) since its original 1977 season. With magnificent sets and costumes by Tom RACE DAY AT RANDWICK Lingwood and Tchaikovsky's ravishing Wednesday September 30 at 11.30 a.m. score, this SWAN LAKE encomposses all the enchantment, drama and spectacle We are delighted to again be able to offer which make the great classic ballets Members and their friends an invitation a unique theatrical experience. It has to join us for luncheon in the Members been acclaimed as one of The Australian Stand at Randwick Racecourse. Last Ballet's finest achievements. year's change of venue to the Members Stand proved to be most popular and we Trust Members receive a $2 concession look forward to meeting even more at all performances (pensioners and Members this year on this exciting day. children receive $1 concessions) provided Luncheon tickets are $12.00 each and the tickets are purchased on the enclosed booking coupon. The concessions are not entry to the enclosure and stand is $6.00 Michela Kirkaldie in SWAN LAKE for those people not in possession of race available at the Theatre or agencies. tickets. The Australian Ballet's full length pro­ Australian Ballet subscribers have already duction of SWAN LAKE which must be reserved their tickets for this season but BASKET LUNCHEON AT the best-known and most loved ballet of Trust Members will have preferential WAHROONGA all time will be presented at the Regent booking over the general public provided Thursday October 22 at 11.30 a.m. the booking is returned to us by the end pr 1 Theatre from November 3 to 23. It will To help furnish our Theatrical Vbrary be the first time that Anne Williams' of September. with some much needed reasarch literature we are having a luncheon at 74 .f.!Lx Valley Road, Wahrooni,a - in-rne WllDSTARS TRIUMPHS often for seven hours at a stretch." The lovelY garden settmg of Committee result was WI LDST ARS described by a Member, Mrs. Richard Lennon's home. By the time most Members receive this leading British paper as "One of the We have arranged for well known Anilque edition of Trust News Australian Dance Edinburgh Festival's runaway successes." Dealer, Randt/& Reed, to enlighten us all Theatre's spectacular production of on SOmB 61 more fascinating aspects WI LDST ARS will have opened at the of antique silver. Mr. Reed studied for Th"eatre Royal. For the creators of some time at the Victoria and Albert WI LDSTARS - choreographer Jonathan Museum and was a valuer at Sothebys in Taylor and theatrical whizz-kid Nigel London - he suggests you might like to Triffitt - the production was their first bring along some of your favourite pieces collaboration. for assessment! Jonathon Taylor, artistic director of Tickets are $7.00 each and can be Australian Dance Theatre, inspired by reserved on the enclosed coupon. Triffitt's production of MOMMA'S LITTLE HORROR SHOW (currently DRINKS AND EATS ON FRIDAY playing in Melbourne) approached him Friday September 18,5.45-8 p.m. with a view to working on a production. English Speaking Union, 157 Castlereagh Taylor says " . . . we found that after Street. two weeks we were onto something Following the success of our first Friday exciting. We found a way of working WI LDST A RS conti nues at the Theatre evening gathering, we have invited Noel together, Nigel coming in daily with full Ferrier to join us on Friday September 18. Royal until Saturday September 19 responsibility for the design and proposed and bookings at the Trust Member He'll have plenty to tell us about his lighting rig, leaving me free to translate current projects and his plans for a his visions into dance, choreographing concession price can still be made over musical theatre company. These gatherings the counter at the Theatre Royal or are intended as an informal get together Mitchells-Bass agencies. Just state that for people with a shared interest in the you are a Trust Member and show your theatre and with Noel Ferrier's presence THE SECOND COMING membership card. hilarity is bound to be the order of the THE FIVE DOLLAR BALLET day. So do join us and bring any friends Following the success of Barry Humphries you wish. They will be made very Regent Theatre season early this year, he Members who have booked to see welcome. returns on October 5 for a limited season. WILDSTARS will already have received As before Trust Members receive a $2.00 their concessional voucher to see one or ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 1982 concession and bookings can be made both of Australian Dance Theatre's Our visit to the 1980 Adelaide Festival on the enclosed booking coupon. final programmes at $5.00 a ticket led by Committee President Shirley (plus booking fee). This represents a Hay was an outstanding success. Members saving of $6.00 on the normal price. saw some of the best theatre Repertory programmes 1 and 2 which will the Festival had to offer and with be presented between September 22 and members of the S.A. Members Committee 26 include more traditional works and acting as hosts took the opportunity to audiences will have the opportunity to see something of the city and the sur­ see the full range of ADT's repertoire - to rounding wine districts. see why the London Times described the Shirley Hay will be leading the 1982 company as "one of the foremost dance tour which will depart Sydney on Friday theatres in the world". Each programme March 12 and return on Monday March is made up of four works by Jonathan 15. Members wishing to extend their stay Taylor, Christopher Bruce, Margaret beyond these dates will be able to do so. Wilson and Joseph Scoglio. Members Those interested in receiving further who will not be seeing WILDSTARS information when it becomes available receive a $3.00 concession on the general should contact the membership office public price. A booking coupon for the on 357·1200. repertory programme is enclosed. Written by Richard O'Brien, a New Zealand expatriate, the show is a (See Showguide for details of concessions gorgeous and affectionate camping spoof and phone number for bookings) of the genre of 50's horror movies, laced with rock music that fits the period. As FORTUNE THEATRE TAKES OFF Richard O'Brien says "There's . . . no comment of any sort really . . . who News of the appointment of George needs comment when you've got a Whaley as artistic director of Canberra's transvestite -science -fiction -rock -and -roll first professional drama company - B-movie musical?" Fortune Theatre Company - was des­ cribed by Ken Healey in the Canberra TRUST MEMBER NIGHT Times as "theatrical news of rare and Trust Members, their children and friends excellent vintage"_ A director, actor and are invited to see THE ROCKY HORROR teacher of excellent reputation and long SHOW at an $8.00 concession on October experience in Australian theatre, film and 7, 8, 9 and 10. At all other performances television he has moved to Canberra from a $3.00 concession applies. Sydney where his most recent work has been Head of the Acting Course at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. His first season of plays is now eagerly Nutcracker at the Regent awaited. THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW was first Wayne Eaglin will take leave of the Royal Two plays will be presented during Sep­ thrust on an unsuspecting public in 1973 Ballet, London to dance as principal tember and October_ The brilliant political when it won the London Evening Stan­ in the first season of the newly formed farce ACCIDENTAL DEA TH OF AN dard Award as The Best Musical of 1973. Sydney Youth Ballet Company. The ANARCHIST by Daria Fo which filled The following year Harry Miller engaged company will present THE NUT­ Sydney's Nimrod Downstairs Theatre for Jim Sharman to direct an Australian CRACKER on October 2 and 3. School eight weeks earlier this year will be pre­ production starring Reg Livermore. performances will be presented the sented at the ANU Arts Centre between following week. Anthony Shear-Smith of September 12 and 27. The appeal of THE ROCKY HORROR the West Australian Ballet will dance the SHOW has continued from that time with Snow Prince. DEA TH OF AN ANARCHIST will be followers queuing every weekend at followed by OLD TIMES, generally con­ Hoyts Entertainment Centre to see the Artistic director of the company, Tanya sidered to be Harold Pinter's most im­ midnight screening of the film version Pearson, who trained under Borovansky, pressive work. It was first presented by and sales of the record album topping the says the aim of the Youth Ballet is to the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1971 150,000 mark. So a revival of the stage provide professional experience for and on Broadway in the same year. The sho~ has been long overdue. David graduating ballet students to perform play is about three people - a man, his Toguri who directed a recent London with dancers of world renown and wife and her friend whom they've not revival will mount a new production to develop as artists. seen for twenty years. Beneath the surface open at the Theatre Royal in October. Trust Members receive a $1.00 concession of the taut, witty and at times extremely Daniel Abineri who starred in the recent and can obtain tickets from Mitchells­ funny conversation there lurks a sugges­ London production will play Frank-N­ Bass city and suburban (Grace Bros) tion of some frightening past . .. OLD Furter. outlets. TIMES will be presented at the Playhouse from October 3 to 17. The advent of a professional theatre NEXT AT NIMROD JOHNNY MATHIS TOUR company in Canberra is an exciting This year Johnny Mathis will be making occasion and the A.E. T. T. wishes Fortune Ron Blair who has scored such notable Theatre Company every success. Nimrod hits as PRESIDENT WILSON IN his Silver Anniversary Tour of Australia. PARIS, FLASH JIM VAUX and THE Concerts will be presented at the Regent KINETIC ENERGY DANCE COMPANY Theatre on November 24 and 25 and Trust CHRISTIAN BROTHERS has written ON TOUR a comedy which combines topical politics Members receive a $1.00 concession. Your and surreal fantasy. LAST DAY IN booking coupon is enclosed which must Sydney based Kinetic Energy Dance WOOLLOOMOOLOO will receive its be returned by Monday September 28. Company will play at the ANU Arts world premiere season at Nimrod in Centre on October 23 and 24 following a October. Queensland tour. The company will present its first full-length prodUction The "Loo is being demolished, its oldest Return season of CHICAGO GALLERY DANCES choreographed by inhabitants booted out of their natural habitat by the developers and the trendies. The recent season of CH ICAGO at the the company's founder and artistic Theatre Royal was sold out before the director Graham Jones. GALLERY But in Doreen McNab's boarding house, end of the first week of the season so DANCES is based on observations drawn the down-and-outs determine on a there will be many disappointed theatre­ from visits to an exhibition of sculptures violent last stand ... goers who will be delighted to know that by the late Australian expatriate Oliffe CHICAGO is returning in January. Richmond at the N.S.W. Art Gallery. Leading New Zealand actress Pat Evison Trust Members receive a $7.00 concession Six figures from the collection are re­ plays the resilient landlady, Les Dayman per ticket on Monday January 4 and presented in the work; the sculptured a flophouse dropout, and Peter Colling­ Tuesday January 5 only and can reserve motifs being developed into a series of wood a rather seedy man of mystery. their tickets on the enclosed booking dances linked by impressions of people's Ron Falk, Stuart Campbell and Robert coupon. behaviour in an art gallery. Alexander complete a fine cast. The Please note that Members are restricted production will be directed by John NOT NOW DARLING Bell and designed by Tony Tripp. to the purchase of 10 seats each at this price. Members wishing to purchase more The season of the British comedy NOT Preview seats for Trust Members have than 10 seats can do so at a special NOW DARLING starring Leslie Phillips been set aside for Saturday October 3 Trust Member party price of $11.90 and Andrew Sachs which was announced at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday October 4 (a saving of $4.00 on the general public in this column in August Trust News has at 5 p.m. Your booking coupon is price). They should contact the Theatre been deferred. The season will now play enclosed. Royal on 231-6111. from September 7-12. s production has been seen in Sydney (arranged by the Sydney Committee) since its original 1977 season. With magnificent sets and costumes by Tom RACE DAY AT RANDWICK lingwood and Tchaikovsky's ravishing Wednesday September 30 at 11.30 a.m. score, this SWAN LAKE encomposses all the enchantment, drama and spectacle We are delighted to again be able to offer which make the great classic ballets Members and their friends an invitation a unique theatrical experience. It has to join us for luncheon in the Members Stand at Randwick Racecourse. Last been acclaimed as one of The Australian year's change of venue to the Members Ballet's finest achievements. Stand proved to be most popular and we Trust Members receive a $2 concession look forward to meeting even more at all performances (pensioners and Members this year on this exciting day. children receive $1 concessions) provided Luncheon tickets are $12.00 each and the tickets are purchased on the enclosed booking coupon. The concessions are not entry to the enclosure and stand is $6.00 Michela Kirkaldie in SWAN LAKE for those people not in possession of race available at the Theatre or agencies. tickets. The Australian Ballet's full length pro· Australian Ballet subscribers have already duction of SWAN LAKE which must be reserved their tickets for this season but BASKET LUNCHEON AT the best-known and most loved ballet of Trust Members will have preferential WAHROONGA all time will be presented at the Regent booking over the general public provided Thursday October 22 at 11.30 a.m. Theatre from November 3 to 23. It will the booking is returned to us by the end To help furnish our Theatrical li~rary be the first time that Anne Williams' of September. with some much needed reasarch literature we are having a luncheon at 74 ~x Valley Road, Wahroon,i,a - in-rfi(!'" WILDSTARS TRIUMPHS often for seven hours at a stretch." The lovely garden settmg of Committee result was WILDSTARS described by a Member, Mrs. Richard Lennon's home. By the time most Members receive this leading British paper as "One of the We have arranged for well knoWn Antique edition of Trust News Australian Dance Edinburgh Festival's runaway successes." Dealer, Rand, Reed, to enlighten us all Theatre's spectacular production of on sori'M 01 more fascinating aspects WILDSTARS will have opened at the of antique silver. Mr. Reed studied for Th'eatre Royal. For the creators of some time at the Victoria and Albert WI LDSTARS - choreographer Jonathan Museum and was a valuer at Sothebys in Taylor and theatrical whizz-kid Nigel London - he suggests you might like to Triffitt - the production was their first bring along some of your favourite pieces collaboration. for assessment! Jonathon Taylor, artistic director of Tickets are $7.00 each and can be Australian Dance Theatre, inspired by reserved on the enclosed coupon. Triffitt's production of MOMMA'S LITTLE HOR ROR SHOW (currently DRINKS AND EATS ON FRIDAY playing in Melbourne) approached him Friday September 18,5.45-8 p.m. with a view to working on a production. English Speaking Union, 157 Castlereagh Taylor says " . .. we found that after Street. two weeks we were onto something Following the success of our first Friday exciting. We found a way of working evening gathering, we have invited Noel together, Nigel coming in daily with full WILDSTARS continues at the Theatre Ferrier to join us on Friday September 18. responsibility for the design and proposed Royal until Saturday September 19 He'll have plenty to tell us about his lighting rig, leaving me free to translate and bookings at the Trust Member current projects and his plans for a his visions into dance, choreographing concession price can still be made over musical theatre company. These gatherings the counter at the Theatre Royal or are intended as an informal get together Mitchells-Bass agencies. Just state that for people with a shared interest in the you are a Trust Member and show your theatre and with Noel Ferrier's presence THE SECOND COMING membership card. hilarity is bound to be the order of the THE FIVE DOLLAR BALLET day. So do join us and bring any friends Following the success of Barry Humphries you wish. They will be made very Regent Theatre season early this year, he Members who have booked to see welcome. returns on October 5 for a limited season. WI LDSTARS will already have received As before Trust Members receive a $2.00 their concessional voucher to see one or ADELAIDE FESTIVAL 1982 concession and bookings can be made both of Australian Dance Theatre's Our visit to the 1980 Adelaide Festival on the enclosed booking coupon. final programmes at $5.00 a ticket led by Committee President Shirley (plus booking fee). This represents a Hay was an outstanding success. Members saving of $6.00 on the normal price. saw some of the best theatre Repertory programmes 1 and 2 which will the Festival had to offer and with be presented between September 22 and members of the S.A. Members Committee 26 include more traditional works and acting as hosts took the opportunity to audiences will have the opportunity to see something of the city and the sur­ see the full range of ADT's repertoire - to rounding wine districts. see why the London Times described the Shirley Hay will be leading the 1982 company as "one of the foremost dance tour which will depart Sydney on Friday theatres in the world". Each programme March 12 and return on Monday March is made up of four works by Jonathan 15. Members wishing to extend their stay Taylor, Christopher Bruce, Margaret beyond these dates will be able to do so. Wilson and Joseph Scoglio. Members Those interested in receiving further who will not be seeing WI LDST ARS information when it becomes available receive a $3.00 concession on the general should contact the membership office public price. A booking coupon for the on 357-1200. repertory programme is enclosed. the non professional Written by Richard O'Brien, a New BLOOD OF THE LAMB from page 1 Zealand expatriate, the show is a no Members the opportunity to see this 3 gorgeous and affectionate camping spoof "tl e Ir Q) remarkable play at half price on of the genre of 50's horror movies, laced Fairfield Players look to their history with rock music that fits the period. As Wednesday October 7, Tuesday October ~." Richard O'Brien says "There's . . . no 13 or Wednesday October 14. A $1.00 The next production by Fairfield Players concession applies at all other performan­ Qj comment of any sort really . . . who has developed from a combined 'S needs comment when you've got a ces. Your booking coupon is enclosed. community arts project involving many .~ transvesti te -sci ence -fiction -rock -and -roll NEWCASTLE SEASON local groups. The Company has put ~ ~ B-movie musical?" together a play about the founding of the :;' .... 0 Immediately prior to the Sydney season Fairfield area in the mid nineteenth TRUST MEMBER NIGHT ~"S (September 29-0ctober 3), the produc­ century. It examines the many problems ~. ?! ~ Trust Members, their children and friends tion will be presented at the Civic Theatre, faced in the early days of settlement ~ ~ ~ are invited to see THE ROCKY HOR ROR Newcastle by the Hunter Valley Theatre including the same problems of rejection, 3 ~ a SHOW at an $8.00 concession on October company. Trust Members receive a envy and suspicion faced by newcomers ~ ~ -g 7, 8, 9 and 10. At all other performances $1.00 concession and can obtain their today. The production will be presented =I: :.. 0 a $3.00 concession applies. tickets through the normal outlets. in the Bossley Park Progress Hall, Cnr. ~ Mimosa Road and Quarry Road on -i G]~~ r;======~ r~======~ October 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31. A light § i::aE·~ Nutcracker at the Regent supper is included in the price of the s: ticket. Bookings: 604-5204 (Vanda 3 THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW was first Wayne Eaglin will take leave of the Royal Farrall) [ Ballet, London to dance as principal thrust on an unsuspecting public in 1973 Hans Christian Andersen at Rockdale Q) in the first season of the newly formed when it won the London Evening Stan­ ~ dard Award as The Best Musical of 1973_ Sydney Youth Ballet Company. The Following their recent success with ~ The following year Harry Miller engaged company will present THE NUT­ GYPSY, Rockdale Musical Society will is Jim Sharman to direct an Australian CRACKER on October 2 and 3. School mount HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN, n production starring Reg Livermore. performances will be presented the everyone's favourite musical, in Sep- g tember. All of the famous Dane's stories ~ following week. Anthony Shear-Smith of tl The appeal of THE ROCKY HORROR the West Australian Ballet will dance the are told and sung to the popular melodies o' SHOW has continued from that time with Snow Prince. of Frank Loesser. " followers queuing every weekend at Artistic director of the company, Tanya Rockdale Musical Society has always Hoyts Entertainment Centre to see the encouraged professionals to play their midnight screening of the film version Pearson, who trained under Borovansky, says the aim of the Youth Ballet is to lead roles - they had June Bronhill in and sales of the record album topping the In addition to the concerts already A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, Lorrae 150,000 mark. So a revival of the stage provide professional experience for announced in the 1981 Chalwin Castle graduating ballet students to perform Desmond in MAME and WP. Brennan shol(V has been long overdue. David Series, a seventh concert is to be pre­ in DESERT SONG. HANS CHRISTIAN Toguri who directed a recent London with dancers of world renown and sented as a Christmas bonus at no develop as artists. ANDERSEN is no exception with Edwin revival will mount a new production to additional cost to subscribers. Duff in the leading role. It seems pros open at the Theatre Royal in October. Trust Members receive a $1.00 concession The date of this concert will be Sunday get as much out of the exercise as the Daniel Abineri who starred in the recent and can obtain tickets from Mitchells­ 20th December, and it will be presented amateurs . . . The production plays at London production will play Frank-N­ Bass city and suburban (Grace Bros) by members of the Elizabethan Melbourne Rockdale Town Hall on September Furter. outlets. Orchestra, who will at that time be in ", 12, 16, 18 and 19 (mat & evening). Sydney playing for The Australian Bookings: 521-6197 (Christine Hill) Ballet. NEXT AT NIMROD JOHNNY MATHIS TOUR The programme will be announced in the Fiddler on the Roof next edition of Trust News. "Without tradition our lives would be as Ron Blair who has scored such notable This year Johnny Mathis will be making SEPTEMBER CONCERT shaky as ... as the Fiddler on the roof." Nimrod hits as PRESIDENT WILSON IN his Silver Anniversary Tour of Australia. And so Tevye brings to a climax the PARIS, FLASH JIM VAUX and THE Concerts will be presented at the Regent The fifth concert in the 1981 series will opening scene from the ever-popular CHRISTIAN BROTHERS has written Theatre on November 24 and 25 and Trust be presented on September 20 and will be musical FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. The a comedy which combines topical politics Members receive a $1.00 concession. Your an all-Czech programme under the story of the show, however is a contra­ and surreal fantasy. LAST DAY IN booking coupon is enclosed which must direction of our renowned concertmaster diction of Tevye's own words. He finds WOOLLOOMOOLOO will receive its be returned by Monday September 28. Ladislav Jasek. Works to be played are: traditional ideas shattered as his three world premiere season at Nimrod in SONATA FOR 2 VIOLINS by Vladimir daughters reject the traditional ideas by October. Sommer, TRIO FOR VIOLIN, CELLO finding their own marriage partners The "Loo is being demolished, its oldest Return season of CHICAGO AND PIANO by Bedrich Smetana and rather than through the Matchmaker. inhabitants booted out of their natural STRING QUARTET IN Ab MAJOR Miranda Musical Society will present habitat by the developers and the trendies. The recent season of CHICAGO at the by Antonin Dvorak. FIDDLER ON THE ROOF from Sep­ Theatre Royal was sold out before the tember 18 to 26 at Port Hacking High But in Doreen McNab's boarding house, end of the first week of the season so School Auditorium, The Kingsway the down-and-outs determine on a there will be many disappointed theatre­ MOVIE NEWS Miranda. Bookings 520-8450 (Elaine violent last stand ... goers who will be delighted to know that Last). CHICAGO is returning in January. GALLIPOLI at Village Cinema City Leading New Zealand actress Pat Evison Trust Members receive a $7.00 concession Regals present Pulitzer Prize winner plays the resilient landlady, Les Dayman The latest film by internationally per ticket on Monday January 4 and Frank Loesser's hilarious Pulitzer Prize a flophouse dropout, and Peter Colling­ Tuesday January 5 only and can reserve renowned Australian director Peter Weir, wood a rather seedy man of mystery. GALLIPOLl, has opened in Sydney to winner HOW TO SUCCEED IN their tickets on the enclosed booking BUSINESS WITHOUT REALL Y Ron Falk, Stuart Campbell and Robert coupon. rave reviews. With a screenplay by David Alexander complete a fine cast. The Williamson, the film brings history to TRYING will be presented by the Regals production will be directed by John Please note that Members are restricted life through the eyes of two young men Musical Society at Rockdale Town Hall Bell and designed by Tony Tripp. to the purchase of 10 seats each at this (played by Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) in in October. This satirical musical is price. Members wishing to purchase more 1915. GALLIPOLI was never conceived amongst the 10 all-time longest running Preview seats for Trust Members have than 10 seats can do so at a special as a war film, nor was it intended to be musical plays on Broadway. Diane Wilson been set aside for Saturday October 3 Trust Member party price of $11.90 an exact recreation of history. What the is directing with Jim Anderson in charge at 8.30 p.m. and Sunday October 4 (a saving of $4.00 on the general public of musical direction and Denise Little price). They should contact the Theatre film tries to capture is the sense of at 5 p.m. Your booking coupon is adventure which all those young men felt choreography. Performance dates are enclosed. Royal on 231-6111. October 9, 10 (mat & evening) 14, continued page 4 16 and 17. Bookings 53-5421 (Yvonne Surtees) I

* *indicates concession which may be STABLES THEATRE (33-3817) SYDNEY THEATRE COMPANY (2-0588) applied to each of two tickets any 10 Nimrod Street, Kings Cross Drama Theatre, S.O.H. performance (unless otherwise stated). Meglomania by Geoff Kelso Cat on a Hot Tin Roof September 8 to October 4 by Tennessee Williams SYDNEY **$1.00 Commences September 22 ELIZABETHAN SYDNEY CHAMBER NEW THEATRE (519-3403) **$1.00 $1.90 (September 28, 29 & 30) GROUP (357-1200) 542 King Street, Newtown Chalwin Castle, Cremorne (Fri, Sat & Sun) THEATRE ROYAL (231-6111) September 20 On The Wallaby Trail by Nick Enright King Street, Sydney **(For Trust Members and friends only) Commences early September Australian Dance Theatre **$1.00 WiJd&i/4-by Nigel Triffitt and Jonathan ENSEMBLE THEATRE (929-8877) "Taylor 78 McDougall St., Milson's Point. NIMROD THEATRE (699-5003) September 4-19 r The ~a Q by Bernard Pomerance 500 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills Elepg?g! **$4.10 Commences August 28 (Tues-Sun) $8.10 (Sept 4 only) **$2.00 (September 1,2 & 3 only) Upstairs: Cloud Nine by Caryl Churchill Repertory Programme Until Sep tal i ibei i 3 GENESIAN THEATRE (55-5641) September 22-26 Last Day in Woolloomooloo by Ron Blair 470 Kent Street, Sydney Commences October 7 **$3.00