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2010
PRODUCTIONS AND PERFORMANCES
AUGUST
Laycock
Street Theatre 31 August 8pm
Halpern
& Johnson
by Lionel Goldstein
by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia
Pty Ltdon behalf of Carol Durbin Productions, Inc.
An Ensemble Theatre production
Garry McDonald and Henri Szeps reunite for this award-winning
drama about two very different men with one surprising
thing in common. Joseph Halpern is mourning the loss
of his wife Flo and taking a few minutes alone by
her graveside when he is approached by a stranger,
introducing himself as Dennis Johnson. As the two
men talk Johnson reveals affection for Florence that
is more than that for a dear, departed friend and
in so doing uncovers more than just the secret of
their relationship. Garry McDonald and Henri Szeps
are brilliant as these two polar opposites in this
touching and funny play about loyalty and betrayal.
“Halpern & Johnson is a masterpiece…
superbly directed by the Ensemble’s Mark Kilmurry"
- The Australian Jewish News
Adult $42, Conc. $36
SOLD
OUT
SEPTEMBER
Laycock
Street Theatre 3 September 10am + 1pm
FOX:
A new Australian Opera for Young People (ages 8+)
A
Monkey Baa and Siren Theatre Co-collaboration. Adapted
from the classic picture bookby Margaret Wild &
Ron Brooks. Combining a haunting operatic score and
breathtaking physicality, this production will see
the heart soar as friendship triumphs. An unforgettable
experience of loyalty and betrayal that is as rich
for adults as it is for young people.FOX is a beautiful
story told through movement, puppetry, projections
and opera. Created especially for young people it
is a unique and stimulating piece of Australian theatre.
Magpie is injured in a bushfire and can no longer
fly. She is rescued by one-eyed Dog who takes her
back to his cave above the river to tend her burnt
wing. They become firm friends and spend the seasons
running through the bush - with Magpie on Dog’s
back. “Fly Dog Fly. I will be your missing eye
and you will be my wings.” Magpie discovers
that riding atop Dog feels almost the same as flying.
When Fox arrives, he tempts Magpie with an even faster
ride. Desire and loyalty become confused and Magpie
eventually gives in to Fox and leaves Dog. Magpie
feels like she is really flying on Fox’s back
as he streaks past coolibah trees and pelts over rocks.
Fox then dumps Magpie in the hot desert and tells
her “Now you and Dog will know what it is like
to be truly alone.” And he leaves her there.
Slowly, jiggety hop she makes the long journey home. Free Teacher Resource Materials available
call 4323 7299
Shelley
& Robertson perform Central Park: The Simon and Garfunkel
Concert
Shelley and Robertson are one of Australia’s all
time great vocal duos. Their 20 year career together
took them throughout Australia and the world. In Central
Park, New York on 19 September 1981, Simon and Garfunkel
reunited for a free concert, having previously split
due to creative and personal differences. It was indeed
one of the concerts of our time, attended by more than
500,000 people and their first full concert performance
together in over 10 years. Their impeccable musicianship
and pure close harmonies, reaffirmed them as arguably
the greatest duo of our time. The number of their hits
songs was remarkable and in Central Park on that magic
night, they played them all.
Join us as Leslie Barrymore Lockett, a theatre creator
par excellence, and his sidekick Owen Blunt –
blunt by name, blunter by nature – plunder Australian
history with the use of a sophisticated theatrical device
known as ‘space jump’ (“fear not for
it’s only the magic of theatre”) to answer
that perennial and urgent question, ‘What does
it mean to be Australian?’
Celebrate
our sporting icons, take your very own immigration
test and relive the Eureka Stockade … in rap.
Gather your friends and celebrate what it means to
be Australian with this deliciously silly, larrikin
romp from Australia’s leading regional theatre
company.
Developed in association with Glen
Street Theatre, The Capital – Bendigo’s
Performing Arts Centre, Laycock Street Theatre &
Merrigong
Theatre Co.
Celebrate all things Australian at Laycock...the perfect
Fathers Day Gift.
To help audiences really get into the Aussie spirit,
we'll be inviting you to tuck into our complimentary
dinky-di meat pies, platters of lamingtons
and don your most authentic gear; your thongs, uggs,
flannos and akubras to enter our “Best-Dressed
Aussie Competition”.
Audience
members can register on the night to enter and win
one of our bumper prizes packed full of top Aussie
gifts.
Australia
The Show is this year’s ideal Father’s
Day pressie which is sure to have the whole family
proud to be true blue.
Laycock
Street Theatre 8 September 11am
Morning
Melodies Present World
on a String with NeilHanson and Adam Scicluna
Starring multi MO & ACEaward winning talents Adam
Scicluna and Neil Hanson, this captivating showcase
features a cosmopolitan celebration of music and song
from the stages of the world. Join two of the most
exciting talents on the Australian entertainment circuit
for a vibrant and light-hearted concert filled with
laughter, popular music and good times.
CCEntertainment
present
Whole Lotta Love: A Celebration of
Led Zeppelin
CCEntertainment return with their final show for 2010,
Whole Lotta Love a celebration of Led Zeppelin - the
band that helped define rock and roll, influenced
generations of musicians and legions of fans, yet
toured Australia only once in 1972. This world class
homage concert passionately reinterprets some of the
finest songs ever recorded, including Black Dog,
Rock and Roll, Immigrant Song, Battle Of Evermore,
Kashmir, the timeless Stairway To Heaven
and Whole Lotta Love. A collection of
superb guest vocalists, including Dave Gleeson (Screaming
Jets), John Swan (Swanee), Steve Balbi (Noiseworks),
Simon Meli (The Widowbirds), Ngaiire (ex Blue King
Brown) and Zkye, will join a powerhouse 12 piece band
(with the ‘Sydney Lyric Strings’) under
the creative direction of Joseph Calderazzo to bring
it on home for the fourth year at Laycock St. Be quick
– guaranteed to sell out!
Adult $49 Conc. $44
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OUT
Laycock
Street Theatre
2010
Dance School Performances
To
purchase tickets for a 2010 Dance School Performance
at Laycock Street Theatre, click
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Laycock
Street Theatre 11 September 8pm
Ben
Maiorana Entertainment present
Marty Rhone and the Big O
Born to Rock
They're
back! Australian music legend Marty Rhone and the
world's number 1 Orbison tribute artist Dean Bourne
return in a brand new show Born to Rock Rock
n' Roll has inspired generations and become the soundtrack
for our lives. Roy Orbison was there from the start.
From his first hit Ooby Dooby, to Pretty
Woman and through to the Travelling Wilbury's.
Marty Rhone performs his huge hits Denim &
Lace, A Mean Pair of Jeans, On the Loose Again
plus hits of the great artists he has shared the stage
with including the Bee Gees, Rolling Stones, Cliff
Richard and more, Once again audiences will be blown
away by the sheer energy and excitement of Marty Rhone
and the amazing voice and likeness of Dean Bourne
to the Rock n Roll legend Roy Orbison.
Lisa Budin is a Canadian born singer and has always
admired the great Karen and Richard Carpenter. Lisa
will take you on a memorable journey from the 70's,
with a voice rich and pitch perfect, you will think
Karen is in the same room.
Together with her 7 piece band that includes Mr John
Martin/Piano Mr Joseph Macri/synthesizer, Mr Nigel Hanley/guitar,
Mr John Coker/bass, Mr Craig Mitten /trumpet, Mr Craig
Walters /saxophone, Mr Rodney Ford /drums.
Lisa tells the story and life of this great group 'The
Carpenters' and with her quick wit and great personality
audiences will enjoy every minute with songs like Top
Of The World, Close To You, Jambalya, Kind of Hush,
Superstar and Solitare to name a few.
Lisa has presented the show at the Sydney Opera House
with standing ovations every time. Not to be missed.
Central
Coast
Concert Band
This September, the Central Coast Concert Band will
be joined by The Southern Highlands Concert Band totalling
an impressive 60 musicians on stage. Music will also
include Dixie Medley with a traditional Dixieland band,
Glenn Miller including Moonlight Serenade and a Rock
Medley performed at the Royal Marines Band Mountbatten
Festival, which was held at the Royal Albert Hall in
London last year.
Options
Theatre Company presents High School Confidential
This jukebox musical, with over 20 fabulous hits from
the fifties, will have the house rockin'. Who did it?
Someone has killed Daydream High's Principal Purpose
and there's a whole school full of suspects. Join Options
Theatre Company for High School Confidential
- a murder mystery with a beat you can dance to.
The Sunwrae Trio, from Melbourne based chamber group
Sunwrae Ensemble, perform Primavera. A feast for the
eyes and ears, Primavera is a stunning musical experience
of mind-bending textures, persuasive rhythms, spectacular
improvisation and evocative interweaving melodies.
Featuring original music by Rae Howell, including
two new works inspired by a recent Music Residency
in Brazil, the trio (Rae Howell: vibraphone; Luke
Richardson: double bass; Emily Rosner: harp) produce
an exquisite, rare and intimate performance of their
instrumental music. Program highlights include Primavera,
Sem Duvida, Decipher the Crooked Ways, Underneath,
Catch Me If You Can and Chinook Winds.
To
purchase tickets for a 2010 Dance School Performance
at Laycock Street Theatre, click
here
Laycock
Street Theatre 5 + 6 October
6.30pm - 9.30pm
The
Francine Bell Performance Workshop New York-born entertainer,
Francine Bell is wellknown
to Australian audiences due to her regular appearances
on Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton
and Midday with Ray Martin. She has performed
in the motion pictures, The Matrix Revolutions,
Superman Returns and The Wilde Girls (Opposite
Olivia Newton-John). Due to its overwhelming success,
Francine Bell is bringing her acclaimed workshop back
to the Central Coast. Students that have previously
participated in her workshops include Paulini and
Tim Johnston, both finalists in the Australian Idol
competition. This workshop is designed
to build confidence in the following areas:
• Overcoming Stage Fright
• Voice Production / Microphone Technique
• Stage Presence
• ‘Selling’ a Song or speech
• ‘Patter’
• Body Language
“As Vocal director
for Australian Idol, she [Francine Bell] is the only
other vocal coach I have ever employed to work with
the artists that have come through the process.
I trust her implicitly...” Erana Clark, Vocal
Director, Australian Idol 2002-
2009
For singers who have always dreamt of performing on
a stage and for those who already do. The Francine
Bell Performance Workshop provides valuable information,
insights and techniques to help you to achieve your
performance goals.
$395 per person for both sessions or $200
for one session Purchase
Tickets
Laycock
Street Theatre 8 October 8pm, 9 October 2pm/8pm,
10 October 2pm
Central
Dance Company presents Swan Lake Act II
Central Dance Company reaches a milestone this October
with its 21st Anniversary Gala. It’s
featured traditional ballet Swan Lake Act II,
with special guest artists, is a fitting tribute to
the Company’s Premier Season of 1990. Stunning
contemporary works will also compliment the program
along with a special attraction of ten visiting dancers
from Japan and the inaugural visit to Australia by the
Classical Ballet Company of Copenhagen.
Ladybelle Quartet offer an urban debonair experience
with modern groove. With ‘white chocolate vocals’
and an obvious love of the craft, Ladybelle has attracted
significant interest from jazz audiences and aficionados.
Bringing a vibrant, contemporary interpretation of original
and standard jazz pieces, with a set that evokes the
heyday of the great 1930s jazz clubs.
Brought to you from the original US creative team,
Australia welcomes the international sensation and
#1 Girls’ Night Out, Menopause The Musical®!
Already seen it? Well you’ve never seen it like
this! Now with new songs, more choreography and a
refreshed look at ‘The Change’. Set in
a department store, four women with seemingly nothing
in common but a black lace bra meet by chance at a
lingerie sale. They quickly bond and make fun of their
woeful hot flashes, forgetfulness, mood swings, wrinkles,
night sweats and chocolate binges. A sisterhood is
created between these diverse women as they realise
that menopause is no longer the silent passage! We
guarantee that you will leave the theatre uplifted
and joyous. Many of the audience members have come
back time and time again to join with their sisters
in this 90 minute, one act laugh-a-thon!
Morning
Melodies Present
Two Pianists and a Drummer
It’s a toe-tappin’ singalong as these
international performers play requests from a list
of 350 hit tunes from 1900 to today. Travelling the
backroads
of Australia with two baby grand pianos and a swingin’
drum kit, their songlist includes favourites
from Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis,
Tom Jones, The Beatles, Madonna, Roger Miller, the
Rolling Stones and more ...
Kitty
Flanagan: Charming and Alarming
Direct from sell-out seasons at the Brisbane, Sydney,
Perth and Melbourne Comedy Festivals, Good News Week
and 7pm Project regular, Kitty Flanagan is heading to
Gosford to launch herself on a largely unsuspecting
audience with the show Charming and Alarming. Armed
with a collection of her best stand-up, Charming and
Alarming is a fast-paced evening of cracking stories,
skillful characterisations and hard laughs. As the title
suggests, the show is a fine balance of all things charming
and alarming or as it has also been described “a
little bit wrong but so incredibly right. “Without doubt Australia’s hottest female
comedian right now.” The West Australian
Acoustic
Legends present A Tribute to James Taylor
A wonderful celebration of the music of legendary
acoustic artist James Taylor, PLUS a selection of
songs from America, CSN, Joni Mitchell and more...
The show captures the true spirit of this wonderful
music, with rich 4 part harmonies and the highest
level of musicianship from the vastly experienced
7 piece Acoustic Legends band, faithfully reproducing
the rich vein of acoustic-based songs that so eloquently
captured the mood of the time. Experience a night
of nostalgia and timeless songs that formed the soundtrack
of a generation.
This
is a night of music and story-telling which will strike
a chord deep inside the heart of anyone who longs
for something more; A journey back in time, recreating
the sights and sounds, seeking out the man in the
music and telling the story behind the songs. Then,
of course, there is the music. Hear twenty-three hits
sung with remarkable authenticity by one of Australia’s
most exciting young artists, backed by a high-energy
band. From Moonshadow, to Remember The
Days Of The Old School Yard, Lady D’Arbanville,
Sad Lisa, Father & Son and Peace Train, Darren
Coggan traces the path of a man who never stopped
wondering about how to make the world a better place.
Peace Train – The Cat Stevens Story has had
audiences on their feet, cheering for more at every
stop.
Please
note, this performance has strobe lighting and smoke
effects.
A
List Entertainment Presents Arj Barker (USA) ‘Let Me
Do The Talking’
Arj Barker is back…….
Barker who won the coveted Perrier
Best Newcomer Award in 1997 has firmly established
himself as one of the golden boys on the international
comedy circuit. He performed massive sell out seasons
this year at the Adelaide Fringe Festival and
Melbourne International Comedy Festival, followed
by a four month tour around regional Australia. Arj
Barker is the Hot ticket !
Arj has made numerous appearances
on late night talk shows, including the Letterman
and Conan O'Brian shows, as well as starring
in his own Comedy Central half hour special on the
HBO. He is a favourite on Australian TV having appeared
in Thank God You're Here, Rove, Spicks & Specks,
Good News Week, 7pm Project and Talkin 'Bout Your
Generation.
Arj also stars as "Dave"
in Seasons 1 & 2 of the HBO Smash Hit "Flight
of the Concords".
Australia’s
adopted son of comedy is back by popular demand! Get
in quick. This is world-class comedy.
Laycock
Street Theatre
29/30 October 8pm 31 October 2pm
5/6/12/13 November 8pm 7/13/14 November 2pm
Woy
Woy Little Theatre presents Spiders Web by Agatha Christie
Directed by Denise MainWhen Clarissa discovers a dead
body in her home, she tries to dispose of it before
her Foreign Office diplomat husband returns with a government
VIP guest in tow.
Equipped with an over active imagination, Clarissa finds
real life murder too hard to handle! Having persuaded
her houseguests to help her, it soon becomes apparent
that the dead man was not
unknown to everyone amongst them. As the web of deceit
starts to unravel, Clarissa pulls her friends into a
desperate race to unveil the murderer and solve the
mystery.
A
trip by sea aboard the ocean liner ‘SS American’
from London to New York is just the place for this
amusing and memorable popular musical.
Love
struck stowaway, Billy Crocker has followed his crush,
heiress, Hope Harcourt aboard. Unfortunately, hope
is engaged to British Knight of the Realm, Sir Evelyn
Oakleigh. Heralding love, laughs and wonderful musical
toe tapping numbers including: DeLovely,You’re
the Top, Let’s Misbehav’,‘Blow Gabriel
Blow and of course the title tune Anything
Goes.
Anything
Goes is synonymous with the works of musical
genius Cole Porter. Audiences will “get a kick
out of” the many favourite Porter tunes and
the madcap antics of the shows crazy characters.
Can’t
afford a Holiday at sea? , Then escape for a couple
of hours at Laycock St Theatre, October/November 2010
as Gosford Musical Society proudly presents Anything
Goes.
Please
note, this performance has smoke effects and strobe
lighting Adult
$32, Conc. $28 Child $20 Purchase
Tickets
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
Laycock
Street Theatre
2010
Dance School Performances
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purchase tickets for a 2010 Dance School Performance
at Laycock Street Theatre, click
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Laycock
Street Theatre 10 November 11am
Morning
Melodies present The
Frantastic Christmas Special
Our very own Central Coast University of the Third Age
Choir (The Frantastics) will delight and entertain with
this special celebration of Christmas
songs and hilarious Christmas melodrama which is sure
to get you in the festive mood. Put the date in your
diary for this exhilarating concert showcasing
all the favourite holiday classics conducted by Fran
Kendall and accompanied by Sue Watson.
All
tickets $15 includes complimentary morning tea Purchase
Tickets
Laycock
Street Theatre 12 November 8.40pm
Laycock
Sessions present Clarity
The 2010 Laycock Sessions conclude with an exciting
blend of classical, contemporary and jazz, presented
by a quartet of… clarinets. The name Clarity suggests
both pun and mild irony as
the ensemble works hard to blur the lines between music
genres. Formed in 1996, Clarity has performed at international
jazz festivals, rock concerts and in chambers. Their
outstanding work showcases
a cross section of compositional creativity and the
many sonic capabilities of the clarinet family.
Geoff
Achison' Classically Blue
Featuring violinist Adrian Keating
Internationally regarded guitarist/songwriter Geoff
Achison presents his original material with Electric
violinist Adrian K, leading the Classically Blue
Strings on stunning arrangements of Geoff's blues,
funk and soul flavoured repertoire.
Central
Coast Concert Band Presents The Christmas Concert
This action packed show offers a real Christmas flavour
with carol singing, guest artists and a program to get
everyone into the festive spirit. Adult $25, Conc. $20, Child $15 Purchase
Tickets
JANUARY
2011
Laycock
Street Theatre 18 - 22 January
GMS
Juniors present Beauty
and the Beast
When Belle's father goes missing on his way to debut
his new invention, the day-dreaming heroine must journey
alone into the woods to try and save him. The last
thing she expects is to be held captive by a cursed
Beast and his well-meaning staff of musical furniture.
Their only hope for a happy ending is to find love
below the surface.
Please
note, this performance has strobe lighting and smoke
effects. All tickets $18
A sensational, swinging salute to the masters of the
genre. Tom’s illustrious career stretches from
acting and singing, to television host and theatrical
producer. He first shot to stardom in the ‘80s
when he was cast in the title role in the box office
hit, The Man from Snowy River. Tom’s show includes
the greatest songs from the era of swing, including
classics from Tony Bennett, Sinatra, Nat King Cole,
Sammy Davis Jr, Dean Martin and Bobby Darin Adult $54, Conc. $49
Performance
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