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new theatre LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

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“I’m a mean, green mother from outer space!”

new theatre is ending the year with a production of one of the longest-running

Off-Broadway shows of all time: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.

Shy and insecure Seymour Krelborn has a dead-end job in a rundown flower shop on

Skid Row, and an unrequited crush on his co-worker Audrey.

When Seymour acquires a strange and exotic plant, he names it ‘Audrey II’ in honour

of his secret love. But gradually the harmless-looking succulent morphs into a badtempered,

foul-mouthed, R&B-singing carnivorous monster from outer space with

an insatiable appetite for flesh and blood. As the mean, green mother’s hungry

demands increase, its sinister agenda for global domination is revealed and Seymour

must choose between the promise of fame and fortune and saving everything he

holds most dear.

Featuring a score by the song writing team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken

(Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin), this hilarious

tongue-in-cheek homage to B-grade sci-fi movies, Dr Faustus and 1950s pop is a

perennial favourite of musical theatre splendidly irreverent and heaps of fun. The

perfect show to end the year!

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS marks the first production at new theatre by

acclaimed director and choreographer Stephen Colyer (Hello Again). He has brought

together a stunning cast and production team, including Musical Director Mark

Chamberlain; Andrew Threlfall as ‘Seymour’; Sam Haft as the voice of ‘Audrey II’ and

Australian stage legend Tony Taylor as ‘Mr Mushnik’.

LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS

Book and Lyrics by Howard Ashman Music by Alan Menken

Directed and Choreographed by Stephen Colyer

Musical Director: Mark Chamberlain Assistant Director: John Calvi

Set and Costumes: Rita Carmody Lighting: Gavan Swift and Hugh Hamilton

Cast: Stephen Anderson, Brionny Fagan, Ellissa Fry, Sam Haft, Vanessa Raspa,

Jeremy Rosenstrauss, Andrew Threlfall, Tony Taylor and Sophie Webb

13 /OVEMBER – 13 DECEMBER 2008

Thursday – Saturday @ 8pm, Sunday @ 5pm

Tickets: $30 / $25 conc / $22 groups (10+) / $10 preview Wed 12 /ovember

Bookings: 1300 306 776 / www.mca-tix.com.au

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Sydney Opera House Backstage Tour

BSJ Recommends Sydney Opera House Backstage Tour

 

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at one of the world’s busiest performing arts centres?  Sydney Opera House’s Backstage Tour lifts the lid on what really happens before the curtain rises.

 

This intimate tour grants exclusive access to areas normally reserved for the stars and crew, revealing areas which even Sydney Opera House staff have never seen.

 

How about following in the footsteps of superstars such as Dame Joan Sutherland and Pavarotti by singing on the stage of the world-famous Concert Hall, or striding into the Opera Theatre orchestra pit before stepping up onto the conductor’s podium? 

 

Or maybe you’d like to relax in the dressing rooms and tinkle the ivories on the Steinway Grand piano in the Conductor’s Suite?

 

Visitors will also visit the less glamorous parts of the House, normally the domain of the stagehands and crew, such as the scenery docks and fly towers.  At the end of the tour visitors head to the Green Room, the private domain of stars, performers and staff, to enjoy breakfast with their tour guide.

 

The 90 minute tours are conducted by experienced guides who share some of the secrets of the House and the real-life dramas that have more twist and turns than the average opera.

 

Backstage Tours operate daily, beginning at 7am.  The early start ensures visitors can access the areas which are restricted later in the day when performers are rehearsing or technical crew are at work.

 

Bookings can be made online at sydneyoperahouse.com, by calling +61 2 9250 7250 or in person at the Guided Tours Desk in the Sydney Opera House Box Office Foyer

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The Theatre Managers Association – Australia

The Theatre Managers Association – Australia
  Play it Smart – Get Job Protection

 http://www.theatremanagers.org.au/

We came across this association in Australia that we thought we would share with you ;

Extract from  http://www.theatremanagers.org.au/

“The Theatre Managers Association is an Australian Union formed to protect the rights of workers in the Australian Cinema and Live Theatre industries.

Having expert help to call on when you’ve got a problem at work can make all the difference between keeping your job and getting paid what you’re entitled to.

With the recent introduction of the Federal Government’s harsh new workplace laws, employees need the protection of a union more than ever”

You can join for as little as $4.00 per week to join click here