:::2008 See It Live Theatre Season:::

Welcome to the 2008 See It Live Theatre Season.To reserve a copy of the brochure, contact the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office on 4927 4111 or email us. Or scroll down for information on the shows in the season.

2008 See It Live Theatre Season

See some top quality theatre in 2008 and save money with the Pilbeam Theatre’s 2008 See It Live Theatre Season.
It’s simple – choose a subscription pack, fill it with your choice of shows, and get ready for a great year of theatre!

Choose from:
Three Pack – one ticket to any three different shows in this booklet.
Five Pack – one ticket to any five different shows in this booklet. PLUS one free ticket per subscription to Shorter and Sweeter, The Best of the World’s Biggest Ten Minute Play Festival, at the Walter Reid Cultural Centre on Saturday May 10. Limited to first 50 full price five-pack subscribers.

Both subscription packs guarantee substantial savings on individual ticket prices.
You will save up to $19 per ticket depending on which shows and which pack you select (see the ‘regular price’ listed on each show’s page in the subscription booklet to see exactly how much you will be saving).

As an added bonus, because you are a subscription holder, you may also transfer your ticket from one subscription show to another one (provided seats are available) if for some reason you are unable to attend your originally selected show.

How to get the best seats in the House:

1. Order your 2008 See It Live Theatre Season Brochure from the Pilbeam Theatre Box Office (phone 4927 4111)
2. Fill out the form on the subscription brochure. If you are planning to use our dial ‘n’ charge facility, it might still be helpful to fill out the form for your own records and to expedite your transaction when telephoning Box Office staff.
3. Take payment and form to Pilbeam Theatre Box Office, Victoria Parade, Rockhampton or Dial’n’Charge on 4927 4111 or mail to PO Box 1152, Rockhampton. If you are buying a pensioner or Under 25 Subscription Pack, you will need to provide your pension card or proof of age, respectively.

Rockhampton City Council presents
Bangarra Dance Theatre
True Stories

Choreographers: Elma Kris, Frances Rings
Set Design: Genevieve Dugard
Costume Design: Jennifer Irwin
Lighting: Glenn Hughes
Composers: Steve Francis (Emeret Lu) and David Page (X300)

True Stories is Bangarra Dance Theatre’s thrilling new double bill, featuring Emeret Lu & X300.
Emeret Lu is the first work dancer / choreographer Elma Kris has created for Bangarra. Kris travelled to Murray Island in the Torres Strait to ask permission from the Indigenous elders to share the island’s traditional songs and stories through dance, and the result is a brilliant combination of traditional and contemporary dance. Meaning “very old things” Emeret Lu celebrates rain, wind, hunting and the little-known Torres Strait Island culture.
From acclaimed choreographer Frances Rings, the creator of Unaipon, performed at the Pilbeam Theare in 2006, comes X300, a work about healing. It’s a journey back to country, a chance to rejuvenate and heal old wounds. X300, the codename for the British nuclear test site at Maralinga in the 1950s, is a powerful interpretation of the stories of desolation of the land and its people.
“ This is compelling, enriching dance that takes us all to a deeper place and a stronger connection.”
Herald Sun

Pilbeam Theatre
Saturday March 8 at 7.30pm
Approximate duration: 100 mins.
Regular adult price: $42

Rockhampton Regional Council Presents
Circus Oz 30th Birthday Bash

They’re thrilling, they’re cheeky, they’re Australia’s favourite circus performers and they’re pulling out all the stops to celebrate Circus Oz’s 30th birthday.

Windswept and world travelled, Circus Oz is returning home to spend their birthday with the audiences that help to make them who they are, “the hottest show in town” (New York Times). With performers from all corners of Australia, Circus Oz is ready to set the stage alight and then blow you away with their high energy performance.
Revel in the strength, agility, beauty and irreverent humour of the internationally acclaimed Circus Oz. Wrapped with original live music, this is a gift for the whole family. Expect the unexpected as Circus Oz continues to stretch and pull the boundaries of contemporary circus skills.

30 years young, and still kicking butt!
CHOICE OF QUOTES:
'Dazzling feats of derring-do, outrageous stunts and comedy and a (literally) fiery finale' - New York Post, New York
“… the cast soars, swings, climbs, flips and balances dazzlingly.”
Sydney Morning Herald

Pilbeam Theatre
Friday March 28 at 7.30pm.
Approximate duration:120min
Regular adult price: $42

Rockhampton Regional Council Presents
CATS

Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Based on “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats” by T. S. Elliot
By arrangement with Origin Theatrical on behalf of The Really Useful Group Limited.

Director: David Pawsey
Designer: Luke Ede
After our recent successes with West Side Story, Paris and Jekyll and Hyde, you’ll think our next musical is the cat’s whiskers! Andrew Lloyd Webber’s CATS is a brilliantly conceived, lushly orchestrated triumph of musical theatre. It has become one of the most successful musicals of modern times. Directed by Melbourne-based director David Pawsey, with an elaborate set design and stunning costumes by NIDA-trained Luke Ede, and starring Central Queensland’s own performers, CATS is sure to be one of our finest productions yet.
“ What Cats does do is take us into a theater overflowing with wondrous spectacle - and that's an enchanting place to be.”
-Frank Rich, New York Times.

Pilbeam Theatre,
Friday April 18 at 7.30pm
Saturday April 19 at 7.30pm
Sunday April 20 at 3pm
Friday April 25 at 7.30pm
Saturday April 26 at 7.30pm
Sunday April 27 at 3pm.
Approximate duration: 180mins
Regular Adult Price $39

Rockhampton Regional Council presents
HIT Productions
David Williamson’s
The Club

Directed by Bruce Myles
Starring John Wood
From one of Australia’s most successful playwrights, David Williamson, comes a story about egotism, commitment, power, jealousy and greed.
The Club covers the transition of Australian sport into Australian business. The culture and rituals of an old football club are torn to shreds as the mighty dollar takes over. As one player remarks “all we got for joining was a guernsey and a pat the back. I’ve given the club ten years of my life and all I’ve got in the bank is eighty dollars.”
Gold Logie winning actor John Wood (Blue Heelers) stars alongside a talented cast consisting of Christopher Connelly, Guy Kable, Denis Moore, Christopher Parker and Simon Wilton.
Rarely do we see such fine talent performing an iconic piece of Australian theatre.“… The Club belongs to the one-time jock, played with finesse by John Wood. He’s an excellent stage actor with the technique and presence to make an audience believe in the person he’s pretending to be.”
Sydney Morning Herald

Pilbeam Theatre
Saturday May 17 at 7.30pm.
Approximate duration: 135 minutes.
Regular Adult price $42

Queensland Ballet presents
Carmen

Music Georges Bizet
Choreography François Klaus
Set Design Graham Maclean
Costume Design Noelene Hill
Lighting Design David Walters

Bizet’s powerful Spanish rhythms underscore the story of Carmen in this sensational production from Queensland Ballet. She is a fiery gypsy whose wild allure proves too strong for the soldier, Don José, to resist, but Carmen’s defiant spirit cannot be captured by any man. She would rather submit to her tragic fate than relinquish her freedom.
With evocative staging and thrilling dance that echoes with the stirring flamenco tradition, François Klaus’s dramatic ballet unfolds amidst the exciting sights and sounds of Spain. Carmen will draw you into the dangerous world of a woman who lived and died by her own rules.
“… performed by the whole company with technical skill, passion and a commitment to the drama.”
Dance Australia

Pilbeam Theatre
Thursday June 19 at 7.30pm
Approximate duration: 140 mins
Regular adult price: $45

Rockhampton Regional Council presentsAs You Like It
By William Shakespeare

Directed by John Bell
With Saskia Smith as Rosalind

Live a little, comfort a little, cheer thyself a little.

Follow the course to a place where running from loneliness, ageing and questioning loyalties gives way to friendship and a taste of love in a hostile, confusing world.
In the forest of Arden, brothers, lovers, friends and foe are tricked, tried and tested in a pastoral pastiche of life, love and the whole damn thing. Join Rosalind as she goes undercover to right wrongs and, in the process, develops a surprising insight into matters of the heart.
Bright, breezy, and reminiscent of the best holiday you ever had, As You Like It, directed by John Bell and featuring Saskia Smith, is a comedy for anyone who has ever contemplated packing it all in for a simpler life.
www.bellshakespeare.com.au
'John Bell is... a master at delivering Shakespeare to Australians.'
The Daily Telegraph

Pilbeam Theatre
Tuesday June 24 at 7.30pm
Approximate duration: 150 mins
Regular Adult Price: $42

Opera Queensland presents
The Magic Flute

Roll up, roll up!
Join us, one and all, as we follow the young Tamino on his random journey to love and enlightenment, in Mozart’s timeless masterpiece, The Magic Flute. With Papageno at his side to overcome the dark powers of the Queen of Night, Tamino’s quest for truth, beauty and the girl of his dreams unfolds to the magic of Mozart’s score.
This new production by Opera Queensland floats in time, speaks of make-believe and lives lived outside the ordinary. Scheming divas, an innocent clown, a ringmaster, and a strongman come together to tell this tale of the supernatural all under a 1930s big top.
An enchanting cast will take you on this inspirational adventure, where will and courage are tested at every turn.
Sung in English. Performed with the Opera Queensland Chorus (Ensemble) and The Queensland Orchestra (Ensemble)

Pilbeam Theatre
Thursday August 14 at 7.30pm
Approximate duration: 180 minutes.
Regular adult price:$49

Rockhampton Regional Council presents
2008 Sydney International Piano Competition
Winner’s Recital

Lovers of fine music won’t want to miss this rare opportunity to see and hear a rising star of the piano.
The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia is one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for up-and-coming young pianists aged between 17 and 30 years. First presented in 1977 and run generally every four years, the competition now attracts more applications than any other piano competition in the world.
Former participants and winners rank among the world’s most accomplished and sought after pianists both individually and as soloists with orchestras throughout the world. Thirty Six are selected of from live auditions, and the 1st Prize Winner is announced on August 2. As well as the cash prize there are concerts throughout Australia and also in USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Germany, Korea, Singapore and the UK.
“ The Sydney International Piano Competition has jettisoned the career of many classical pianists including Alexander Korsantiya (1988 First Prize Winner) and Piers Lane.”
State of the Arts

Pilbeam Theatre
Friday September 5 at 7.30pm.
Approximate duration:120 mins
Regular adult price: $42

Rockhampton Regional Council Presents
deep blue

Imagine if an orchestra was the most popular band in town. deep blue looks like an orchestra, acts like a band, feels like a movie. Cameras, big screens, dynamic lighting, and a video jockey - this is an orchestra with attitude.
Immersing its audience in powerful music, superb sound, and dynamic visuals, deep blue combines the social occasion of a club with the huge sound of an orchestra and the stage presentation of a spectacular rock concert.
deep blue the orchestra re-imagined for the 21st Century. A deep blue performance is charged with emotion and engagement – it is sexy, sophisticated and entertaining. There is no conductor, no music stands and no stuffy rules.

deep blue is an evolution in contemporary music making that creates an orchestra which is accessible to everyone – from Mahler, to the Beatles, to contemporary composers and films scores.
It will change your perception of contemporary music forever.
“ Fabulous, innovative, exciting, fresh.” – audience member

Pilbeam Theatre
Sunday October 12 at 7.30pm
Regular adult price: $42
Approximate duration:100 mins

Rockhampton Regional Council presents

Taikoz's “The Gathering”

Featuring Riley Lee, Grand Master of shakuhachi
Timothy Constable, percussion virtuoso
With ancient practice at its core, TaikOz is a high-energy ensemble renowned for its physicality and spirit.
The group's unique fusion of Japanese ritual drumming and western percussion music will propel you on a transcendent journey through exotic sound worlds, with the ethereal and translucent sounds of shakuhachi, performed by Grand Master Riley Lee, contrasting dramatically with the exhilarating thunder of the taiko drums.
Each member of the ensemble use their entire bodies in a display of collective precision and athleticism, producing a visual delight, with powerful pounding magical sounds.
The Gathering will feature guest artist Timothy Constable from Synergy Percussion, adding a new dimension to the group and raising its expressiveness and power to explosive new levels.www.taikoz.com/
“ Thrilling yet tender, disciplined yet wild, full of deep reverence and gentle larrikinism, this show took the TaikOz ensemble to a new level of genuinely musical theatricality and impressiveness.”
Sydney Morning Herald

Pilbeam Theatre
Thursday November 6 at 7.30pm
Approximate duration: 120 minutes
Regular adult ticket price: $42

BONUS SHOW!

(for buyers of the Five ack only)
Shorter + Sweeter

“ Brevity is the soul of wit” – Shakespeare
SHORTer and SWEETer is a tasty box of some the best new 10 minute plays from the highly successful Short and Sweet Festivals held in Sydney and Melbourne over the past five years. Chosen from over 3000 entries, these plays are a selection of audience favourites and judges’ choices. They deal with life, love, loss and laughter in ten minute bites!
“… .shortest, sweetest and tastiest of all” – The Sunday Telegraph
(Sydney)

Walter Reid Cultural Centre Saturday May 10 at 7.30pm.
Regular price: $25
Approximate duration: 110 minutes
Limited seats available.

Be one of the first full price five-pack subscribers and receive your FREE ticket to Shorter and Sweeter.