http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/ Theatre Channel http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183655 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183655 04/05/2012 - 26/05/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Tennessee Williams Set in St. Louis in the 1930’s, The Glass Menagerie is a “memory play” about the Wingfield family: Tom, who is torn between his obligation to his family and his desire to break away from the suffocating embrace of his mother Amanda and his shy and crippled sister Laura, whose memory he will never escape. Abandoned by her husband, Amanda Wingfield comforts herself with recollections of her earlier, more gracious life in the American Deep South, when she was pursued by ‘gentlemen callers’. Now she fights to provide a better life for her grown children, while they struggle for a future that seems unlikely ever to fulfill their mother’s hopes and dreams. But a change in fortune suddenly seems possible with the arrival of a handsome and mysterious young visitor who arrives without warning. <em>The Glass Menagerie, Tennessee William's evocation of loneliness and lost love, is one of his most powerful and moving plays; an unforgettable American classic. Director: Adam Cook Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Cast Includes: Kate Cheel, Nic English, Anthony Gooley, Deidre Rubenstein Access Performance: Tuesday 15 May 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 26 May 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 23 May 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183656 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183656 30/05/2012 - 02/06/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 Education Program Press Conference by Harold Pinter A Mother by Franca Rame and Dario Fo Switch by Marjolijn van Heemstra Song of a German Mother – Bertold Brecht One Actor. Two Nobel Laureates. Three plays, and a fresh new voice from the world of Dutch theatre. Featuring mothers, explosives, a Minister of Culture, a hint of humour, some hard cold facts and a terrifying but all too familiar world. War Mother is sixty minutes of intense scrutiny of humankind, motherhood, our relationship with power, the State, war, terrorism and repression. With a pinch of Brecht thrown in for good measure. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Cast includes: Eileen Darley Lighting Designer: David Gadsden Composer: Catherine Oates http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183657 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183657 08/07/2012 - 28/07/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 Windmill Theatre and State Theatre Company of South Australia – Pinocchio Once there was a lonely man with lots of love to give. He wanted a child so much that he carved himself a beautiful little boy. But the boy wanted the world and the latest designer sandshoes. He wanted fame, celebrity and to walk on the wild side. He was lured by temptation and the love of a blue girl. This woodenhead wanted more than his father could possibly give, and so he ran away to get it. This is his story…   Based on the classic tale by Carlo Collodi and boldly retold as a witty, gothic, rocking, family music theatre spectacular, Pinocchio is a contemporary celebration of the ‘whatever’ generation. Based on the books by Carlo Collodi Directed and created by Rosemary Myers with Writer: Julianne O’Brien Designer: Jonathon Oxlade Composer/Musical Director: Jethro Woodward Video Designer: Chris More Lighting Designer: Geoff Cobham Movement: Carol Wellman Kelly Starring: Danielle Catanzariti, Jude Henshall, Derek Lynch, Nathan O’Keefe, Geoff Revell and Alirio Zavarce Access Performance: Tuesday 17 July 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 21 July 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 18 July 11.00am Captioned *Pratt Family Pass:  2 Adults + 2 Children or 1 Adult + 3 Children (Children aged 2–16 years). http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183658 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183658 17/08/2012 - 08/09/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Caryl Churchill Set in Margaret Thatcher’s England in the early 1980s, where power dressing and giant shoulder pads were the all the fashion, Caryl Churchill’s stark and unflinching portrayal of the sacrifices women make to get to the top is still stingingly relevant. Marlene is an ambitious career woman who has just been appointed head of the Top Girls Employment Agency. This aesthetically daring, politically provocative play tells the story of the firm and Marlene’s rise to power. An insightful commentary on bourgeois feminism, this bold and ingenious work offers one of theatre's most honest portraits of what it means to be a woman in the modern world. Top Girls examines the complex challenges working women face in the contemporary business world and society at large. We celebrate Marlene’s success, yet as she climbs the corporate ladder and breaks through the glass ceiling, she leaves her sisters behind. In doing so, the play asks, can we applaud her values? The shoulder-pads may have gone on the rubbish heap, but Churchill’s masterpiece continues to resonate. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Designer: Mary Moore Cast includes: Eileen Darley, Antje Guenther, Ulli Birvé, Sally Hildyard,  Carissa Lee, Ksenja Logos, Lia Reutens Composer: Catherine Oates Access Performance: Tuesday 28 Aug 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 1 Sep 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 5 Sep 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183659 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183659 05/10/2012 - 13/10/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Sarah Kane. It’s a rare event when theatre makes the headlines but Blasted, Sarah Kane’s first play, did just that. Hugely controversial when it premiered at London’s Royal Court Theatre in 1995, it was hailed as a landmark of modern theatre, an astonishingly visceral play of harrowing power that achieved notoriety very quickly by being lambasted in the Daily Mail as “a disgusting feast of filth”. It starts in a Leeds hotel room, to which sickly, gin-soaked local news journalist Ian takes his young lover, the naïve, epileptic Cate for the night. He’s racist, homophobic, and armed. They circle each other in a battle of wills when suddenly an armed soldier enters the room and ignites an explosive set of events that lead to scenes of rape, torture and cannibalism. Kane takes audiences through a nightmarish journey that serves as a vicious reminder that violence outside will always find a way in. Blasted is not for the faint-hearted but it is for the reflective mind. Director: Netta Yashchin Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Designer: Wendy Todd Cast: Patrick Graham, Anni Lindner, Mark Saturno Composer: Stuart Day http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183660 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183660 18/10/2012 - 27/10/2012 Theatre On Sale 07 November 2011 By Simon Stephens It’s July 2005 and London feels like the centre of the world. Big events are happening and everyone is talking about them – Live 8, G8, the triumph of the 2012 Olympics bid for London. In schools, offices, streets, shops, parks and homes – the air is electric with promise and possibility. You can feel the sense of anticipation. In less than an hour in Central London, everything will change … It’s a lonely trek towards oblivion on the London Underground made by a young man with ice in his heart and a pack of explosives in his rucksack. This stark and shattering play follows seven different characters who share little besides their loneliness, over the first seven days of July from Live 8 through the 2012 Olympics announcement and the ensuing terror attacks in the heart of London. A state-of-the-nation play in the fullest sense, Pornography captures Britain as it crashes from the euphoria and promise of the 2012 Olympics announcement into the devastation of the 7/7 terrorist attacks. Simon Stephens is one of Britain’s most brilliant new playwrights. One city, one day, seven stories. (And of course it couldn’t happen here…) Director: Daniel Clarke Composer: Jason Sweeney Lighting Designer: Mark Pennington Designer: Wendy Todd Cast: Matthew Crook, Carmel Johnson, Ansuya Nathan http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183661 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183661 03/11/2012 - 24/11/2012 Theatre By Sarah Ruhl If you long for a time when an ankle was breathtaking, when a well-turned calf or the touch of a hand across a teapot caused palpitations, then this 19th century costume drama is the play for you. If you’ve confined your knowledge of the Victorians to that century’s output in the genre of the novel, you’ll be forgiven for thinking that no one ever had sex, no one went to the bathroom and certainly, no one used a vibrator. Dr Givings is an inventor who is obsessed with the new miracle of electricity. His wife, a frustrated free spirit, craves romantic love, sensuality, and excitement with her buttoned-up husband, who has more passion for science than for, well, passion. She longs to connect with him - but not electrically. A bystander in her husband's world, the vagaries of the medical field have never held much allure for her, until now. Lonely and struggling with new motherhood, Mrs Givings seeks the companionship of her husband's patients and begins to discover the truth of what goes on in the next room. A funny, touching and stimulating new comedy about love, longing, science and invention, In The Next Room or the Vibrator Play was nominated for both the Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize, and was a resounding hit when it opened on Broadway in 2009, consolidating Sarah Ruhl’s reputation as one of America’s most imaginative and effervescent contemporary playwrights. Director: Catherine Fitzgerald Designer: Ailsa Paterson Lighting Designer: David Gadsden Composer: Catherine Oates Cast Includes: Lizzy Falkland, Katherine Fyffe, Cameron Goodall, Pamela Jikiemi, Amber McMahon, Renato Musolino and Brendan Rock Access Performance: Tuesday 13 Nov 6.30pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described (with pre-show discussion from 5.30pm) Saturday 17 Nov 2.00pm Vision Impaired / Audio Described Wednesday 21 Nov 11.00am Captioned http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183700 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183700 14/08/2012-18/08/2012 Theatre By Don Reid Feisty and vulnerable, these biddies are everything – except old! Five ordinarily marvellous women find themselves back in their school classroom plying their needles in a good old-fashioned session of "stitch and bitch". Their confessions are frank, their rivalries intense and their jokes outrageous. They discover a common frustration with the limitations of being female and mature in a world still largely defined by men. Accidentally locked in the classroom with nothing but ingenuity, Adora Cream Wafers and a bucket to get them through the crisis, unknown reserves come to the fore. Released from their own constraints, they rediscover their capacity to love, forgive – and take control. If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em! Men see their wives, adult children see their mothers, grandchildren see Nana, and the mature Australian woman sees herself, as some of our most beloved actresses bring this delightful new comedy to life and laughter on the stage. You’ll laugh till you cry. Starring Maggie Blinco, Annie Byron, Vivienne Garrett, Julie Hudspeth, Donna Lee and Linden Wilkinson “...a heart-warming comedy....” - Sydney Morning Herald   Helpful links Add to 2012 Season Subscribtion View the full 2012 Season http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183744 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183744 06/07/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance Watch two performers weave a tale of life and loss in concurrent monologues backed by a live score. Sound cancelling technology will allow the audience to dial up and listen to one story at a time.   Writer: Kit Brookman Director: Geordie Brookman Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183746 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183746 12/10/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. Inspired by the work of virologist, Frank Fenner, a new play about population, pests and the prospect of human extinction. From the creators of Rocket Town, winner of the 2011 Adelaide Fringe inSPACE development award. Supported by RiAus (Science Exchange) Writer: Emily Steel Director: Daisy Brown Actors: Dee Easton, Sam Calleja. Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183751 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183751 13/07/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. Inspired by one of the Grimm Brothers hidden treasures – for audiences aged 10 to adult. A heart-rending, absurd theatrical mash-up exploring the individual versus the collective. Artists: Slingsby Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183752 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183752 23/11/2012 Theatre Rehearsal Room 2 - Meet at the Dunstan Playhouse foyer entrance. In 1961, psychologist Dr Stanley Milgram conducted social experiments to shocking ends. This new work investigates those experiments and their exploration of the relationship between authority, obedience and morality. Supported by RiAus (Science Exchange) Flying Penguin Productions Director: David Mealor Writer: Duncan Graham Be the first to experience pioneering performance freshly developed in the rehearsal room. Join the inSPACe:development list for updates. To reserve your seat email inspace@adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au Please indicate the show and session time in the subject line of your email.   Helpful links 2012 Season Subscribtion View all inSpace Development Shows http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183754 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183754 02/10/2012-06/10/2012 Theatre This is the story of a man who has something to say, but can't quite get it out. Legendary Canadian performer Jamie Adkins (Cirque du Soleil soloist, and Montréal's Cirque Éloize) is mustering the courage to face what he fears most: speaking in public. To overcome his fear he's going to need to get creative! Right side up and upside down, Jamie finds the magic hidden in just about anything. Balancing precariously on towering ladders, wrangling an animated chair and juggling anything he can find are all part of his unusual solution. With astonishing acrobatic skills, sidesplitting wit and an imaginative story about never giving up, this brilliant sequence of choreographed mayhem is an international hit that will have you captivated and a little speechless yourself.   "Infinitesimal acts of imperceptible genius." The New York Times Created and performed by Jamie Adkins.   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183761 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183761 23/05/2012-27/05/2012 Theatre In 1982, Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn penned the first episodes of Yes Minister for the BBC. It was an instant hit. Their characters and situations revealed, to a largely unsuspecting public, the deliciously awkward marriage between civil servants and politicians. Twenty-five years later these brilliant wordsmiths have done it again and this time it's a hit play! It's 2011. A lot has happened since the Rt Hon. Jim Hacker MP last walked the corridors of Whitehall. There's the GFC, rising oil prices, minority governments, illegal immigrants and global warming. If that's not enough to contend with, the 24 hour news cycle, constant bleating of mobile phones, endless emails and a new generation of spin doctors. Starring Philip Quast (Mary Poppins) as the cynical Cabinet Secretary, Sir Humphrey Appleby, alongside familiar Australian TV star Mark Owen-Taylor (All Saints, A Country Practice) playing the embattled Prime Minister Jim Hacker, and John Lloyd-Fillingham (UK's National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company) as the hapless assistant, Bernard Woolley and Caroline Craig (Blue Heelers, Underbelly) as Hacker's policy advisor. SUITABLE: A comedy with Adult themes - not recommended for children under 14 years of age. CONCESSIONS: For seniors, pensioners and carers. The concession discount is only available for Thursday and Saturday matinees plus Wednesday-Thursday evenings. GROUPS OF 10+ SAVE ON 'A RESERVE' SEATS! Groups of 10 can book online. Groups of 10+ must purchase through BASS Group Bookings on 08 8205 2220.     http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183768 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183768 20/10/2012 Theatre Direct from London, Sasha Regan's extraordinary all-male production of The Pirates of Penzance is a joyous and charming celebration of one of Gilbert and Sullivan's best loved works. This irreverently funny and entirely fresh take on The Pirates of Penzance is a must-see for lovers of all things musical, comedic and high-camp! "It hits that perfect tone between silliness and sentimentality that this delightful operetta warrants. Pure joy." - What's On Stage (UK) WARNING: Haze/Smoke effects used in this performance SUITABLE: 6+ years http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183770 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183770 05/01/2012-20/12/2012 Theatre Take a peak inside the dressing rooms, see the stage shared by some of theatre's greatest luminaries and view the many performing spaces from the unique perspective of a performer.  The 60-75 minute tour leaves from the Concierge Desk in the foyer of the Festival Theatre (to the right of the BASS ticket desk) every Tuesday and Thursday at 11am. Watch this clip of our Head of Sound Jane Rosetto talking about her experiences, the venues and the artists   http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183818 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183818 08/06/2012, 09/06/2012 Theatre Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2012 Australia's own grand illusionist. Runner up in Australia's Got Talent 2011, Cosentino fuses traditional sleight of hand magic, grand illusions and physical demonstrations into novel and original performances. He has made a name for himself performing some of the most original and funky effects witnessed today. Go on a magical journey in which Cosentino's incredible dexterity, intimate magic mysteries and intense escapes will astound you and distort your perception of reality. Staggering acts of mind and body manipulations are performed live and projected on screen - there is nowhere to hide. An evolution in the art of illusion   "Mirrors the legendary harry houdini"  LA Times www.cosentino.com.au Cosentino on Facebook Warning Patrons please be advised this performance has smoke effects, lighting effects (no strobe) Don't try any illusions at home http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183872 http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/?cat=3355&id=183872 12/10/2012,13/10/2012,14/10/2012,16/10/2012,17/10/2012,18/10/2012,19/10/2012,20/10/2012,21/10/2012,23/10/2012,24/10/2012,25/10/2012,26/10/2012,27/10/2012,28/10/2012 Theatre THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS THRILLER IS TOURING AUSTRALIA FOR THE FIRST TIME! Seen by over 10 million people, Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap has kept audiences guessing for six decades. Opening in 1952 in London’s West End, it is still playing there in its 60th incredible year, attracting audiences from every corner of the globe. Over 24,000 performances have taken The Mousetrap to legendary status as the world’s longest running stage production. And now, you have a rare opportunity to see this classic murder mystery thriller! As a part of the worldwide Diamond Anniversary Celebrations, a stellar Australian cast will tour The Mousetrap in Australia. This classic Agatha Christie murder-mystery, The Mousetrap opens at Dunstan Playhouse on October 12 for a strictly limited season. Don't miss this rare staging of The Mousetrap in its first Australian Tour. Remember, murder lurks around every corner... Can you guess whodunit ? www.themousetrap.com.au