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Renewal Reminder ISSN 0314-0598 JUNE 1978 VOLUME 2 NUMBER 4 TRUST OBTAINS RIGHTS TO THE GEORGIAN BEDROOM FARCE STATE DANCE Alan Ayckbourn's most successful play to date BEDROOM FARCE which has been COMPANY playing to capacity houses at London's RETURNS National Theatre since March last year wi' be produced in Australia by the Trust for a national tour with a top Australian ca c, f­ It opens at the Theatre Royal, Sydney I · October. The mounting of BEDROOM FARCE is a major step for the Trust which in recent years has restricted itself to the entre­ preneuring of established productions. It marks the return of the Trust to the posi­ tion of a major non-commercial producer of quality theatre in Australia. Full details of the production will come to you in August Trust News. For the fourth time since 1963 this The Georgian State Dance Company comes remarkable dance company will tour to Sydney's Regent Theatre from Thursday E August 31 to Tuesday Septem ber 5 only. ::> Australia. Based on the traditional folk c c dances of Georgia the programme is a Members receive a $2.00 concession on .. tickets and have a preferential booking .,~ visual spectacular from the fiery exuber­ c. ance of the male dancers to the grace and period which closes on Saturday July 1. o ANNUAL GENERAL .... poise of the female dancers and the Your booking coupon is enclosed . '" MEETING Ol magnificent costumes. Members will by now have received their ;; !!. Annual Report and have learned that the "0 BIG BAD MOUSE RETURNS o Annual General Meeting will be held on a limited season from Wednesday August Monday June 26 at 5.30 p.m. This is just ~c. Eric Sykes and Jimmy Edwards put their .. comic genius to full use in the hilarious 2nd. Members may reserve their seats for to remind you that we do hope you will ..on show BIG BAD MOUSE which has just the first two weeks of the season on the be able to be present - if not for the 01 C started its second Austral ian tour in Perth. enclosed booking form. meeting at least for the supper which t; o It plays at the Theatre Royal, Sydney for follows at 6.30 p.m. We would also be Q delighted to welcome any guests you wish ~ to bring to the supper and look forward "0 " Our membership year closes on June 30th to the opportunity of meeting with you. ~ and those of you whose membership falls So that we can cater adequately would 01 due on that date and have not already you please let our Membership Secretary ~ RENEWAL Olga Nalepka know that you will be able :>; renewed should do so as soon as possible. :i., The next edition of Trust News will only to attend (357 1200) . II) be sent to current Members. ~ REMINDER x -;;; §"0 If you would like any further information about the facilities available to Trust members please ring the membership :0 office on 357 1200 The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, P.O. Box 137, Kings Cross, N.S.W. 2011 ::> Q. to be Guest of Honour. It should be quite an occasion! Your booking coupon is MOVIE NEWS enclosed. Tickets are $12.00 each. Members are obviously very interested in films! We were inundated with applications BULL N'BUSH EVENING for JULIA, TURNING POINTand ANNIE THURSDAY JULY 6 HALL after our offer in May Trust News. Following the success of our evening at So film vouchers will become a regular the Bull N'Bush last year we have taken feature of Trust News. (arranged by the Ladies Committee) over the entire theatre restaurant once again to see this year's show. Compered HOYTS THEATRES by Noel Brophy it is called THE MAGIC The much awaited CHANT OF JIMMIE HUNTER VALLEY DAY VISIT OF YESTE RYEAR. Tickets are $12.00 BLACKSMITH is scheduled to open in the SATURDAY 15TH JULY each and we can guarantee a most enjoy­ city and Parramatta on June 22nd. able evening. Your booking coupon is Featuring Jack Thompson, Peter Sumner, After the huge success of the Hunter enclosed. Valley weekend in April we have arranged Angela Punch and Ruth Cracknell it stars a special one day visit for Members and Where it all goes ... Tony Lewis and Freddie Reynolds - two their friends to the Lower Hunter. You Aborigines new to the screen. It is Members will be interested to know that depart Sydney early morning calling at the Adapted from the Thomas Keneally novel. with the money raised from their various historic. villa'g~ of Wollombie for morning functions the Ladies Committee has spent tea and a visit to the Wollombie Museum GREATER UNION THEATRES $1000 on new leather armour for the which is being opened specially for our We are del ighted to be able to extend Costume Hire Department. Armour is ·visit. Wollombie was one of the first concessions to the Greater Union chain continually being requested for produc· settlements on the great north road to of cinemas. The system for purchasing tions and the old armour was looking very Maitland and has had a fascinating history. vouchers is slightly different from Hoyts. tatty. Roman soldiers now look quite From Wo(lombie you move on to Pokolbin Members must still purchase vouchers splendid as they march out of Dowling where lunch will be served in Rothbury's from the Trust but the voucher entitles Street! Great Cask Hall. This will be followed by you to see any Greater Union film at any tastings at Rothbury's Tyrrell's and Another purchase for the orchestra has cinema throughout the country for a McPhersons. You depart for Sydney been a vibraphone which is due to be period of two months from date of issue. following afternoon tea. The all inclusive delivered any day now and is keenly Each voucher provides for the admittance price for this delightful day is only $20! awaited. of two people and costs $6 - a saving of Book. now on the enclosed form. The N.S.W. Theatre of the Deaf which is $2.00 on the normal price for a double administered by the Trust organised a ticket. The voucher is valid for screenings FASHION PARADE AND national seminar on deaf theatre in early from Monday to Friday only. You can LUNCHEON, GRAND BALLROOM June and a $100 was given towards see a full listing of Greater Union films in WENTWORTH HOTEL, THURS­ expenses. The Theatre will also receive your newspaper. They include LOOKING DAY AUGUST 3 AT 12.30 P.M. the entire proceeds from the Fashion FOR MR. GOODBAR in which Academy Parade so there is another very good Award winner Diane Keaton turns to One of the highlights of the year's activities reason to come along! strong drama and Franco Zeffirelli's latest is the annual fashion parade and luncheon movie JESUS OF NAZARETH which which is always extremely popular with features a galaxy of stars. DO B"RING YOUR FRIENDS! Members and their friends. Fashions will be presented by Norma McDonald of the In case we haven't made it clear you PLEASE NOTE that vouchers are Custom Shop, Double Bay and as a are very welcome to bring as many not available for purchase at the special feature this year there will be a friends as you wish to Member functions. They are not exclusively cinema. Members must purchase parade of costumes from early operas for Members although organised vouchers in advance by mail or by drawn from the Trust's own Costume Hire primarily for them. ringing the Membership Secretary Department. Lady McMahon has agreed on 357 1200 to arrange to collect them from the Trust's Kings Cross office. THE PARIS COMPANY Paramor, Sally Campbell, John Gaden, Geraldine Turner, Neil Redforn. Back Row: Martin Sharp, Roy Ritchie, Julie MacGregor, Elizabeth Knight, Brian Thomson, Bill Walker, Jono Enmark, Ralph Tyrrell, Arthur Dignam, Jim Sharman. DRACULA IS Fund raising has been very successful COMING! (their art auction alone raised $7000) and the Paris Company is now all set to open You may have read in the press that with Dorothy Hewett's play PANDORA'S DRACULA, the play that's taken Broad­ CROSS on July 29th - two weeks later way by storm, is to be mounted in than we previously advertised as a result Austral ia with an all Austral ian cast. It of alterations to the Paris Theatre (in will be directed by Sir Robert Helpmann Liverpool St., Darlinghurst). Bookings and play at Her Majesty's Theatre from Front Row: Rex Cramphorn, Gil Appleton, can be made on 619193 and Members mid August. There will be concessions Dorothy Hewett, Luciana Arrighi , Anna Seni or , receive a $1.00 concession on the A available to Members. More details in Kate Fitzpat rick , Jennifer Claire, Robyn Nevin , August Trust News. Middle Row: Bill Harding, Fran Moore, John Reserve price. AN EVENING WITH NEW SEASONS AT THE TOTE QUENTIN CRISP AND MARIAN STREET The Tote's second season of five plays individual shows. And REMEMBER commences on August 2nd at the Opera Marian Street has a fully licensed restaurant House with one of Noel Coward's funniest where you can have a three course dinner plays HAY FEVER. It is closely followed for $6.50 from 6.15 p.m. It's a great way at the Parade by Ann Jellicoe's THE to start the evening. Don't forget to book! KNACK with its carefree, exuberant and energetic view of teenage life in-between adolescence and maturity.
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