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Season
2018
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Welcome to 2018. A year marked in our region by our designation as the first Victorian
Regional Centre for Culture. This designation comes about in no small part due to the
recognition of this region as a vital and vibrant cultural destination, strongly celebrating
the arts and culture in all of its forms.
The Box Office is located GOTIX is the dedicated We are proud to represent this designation of Greater Bendigo as a principal
in The Capital Foyer, ticketing service owned and contributor to the year-long calendar of events and consider our annual season of
50 View Street, Bendigo operated by the City of Greater performing arts is an important part of that cultural offering.
Bendigo through Capital Venues
& Events. Visit gotix.com.au for Our seasons for 2018 range from powerful topics like the refugee experience through
The venues managed by all performances at Ulumbarra to Aussie classics like Norman Lindsays The Magic Pudding, from Circus created by
Capital Venues & Events are Theatre, Capital Theatre and two of Australias iconic circus companies through to beautiful and immersive drama
on Jaara land, part of the The Engine Room. Not all exploring the role of Christian faith in our society.
Kulin Nation, and the staff and performances are listed in this Our musical offerings also cover a huge range from Opera Australias newest
wider theatrical community brochure. version of Puccinis vast and powerful Madame Butterfly through to the intimate
acknowledge its traditional experience of our newest musical presentations in our Parlour Sessions, or indeed
The City of Greater Bendigo
custodians. the razzamatazz of two of Australias most loved performers and close friends,
through its business unit Capital
Venues & Events is supported Nancye Hayes and Todd McKenney in Bosom Buddies.
by the Victorian Government We have also added a dedicated season of intimate drama performances in The
through Creative Victoria. Engine Room for next year. We are very proud of this offering with the powerful and
topical political drama of A Prudent Man, Ilbijerris beautiful and funny Which Way
Home, the historic retelling of the relationship between authors, Henry Lawson and
Mary Gilmore in All My Love and the warm and hilarious autobiographical work
Hello, Beautiful! written and performed by the wonderful Hannie Rayson.
On top of all of this we continue to present iconic events such as the Bendigo Writers
Festival and the Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music. This year we have
also added Enlighten, a festival of projection art celebrating the citys cultural diversity.
Proudly owned and operated by
The City of Greater Bendigo This summary only skims the surface on what we have to offer in 2018. Im proud that
we are able to once again bring to you such a varied, extensive and quality range
of performances. We hope you enjoy our rich offerings and thank you for all of your
support. We look forward to seeing you in 2018.
Details in this brochure are correct at the
time of publication. The Manager reserves 50 View Street,
the right to add, withdraw or substitute
artists and vary the program should the Bendigo, Victoria 3550
necessity arise. Tel: 03 5434 6100
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Prices are subject to change. Manager, Capital Venues & Events
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SK!N is an experience unlike any other and a powerful and confronting

event that leaves the audience thinking long after it is over.
- John Goodridge, The AUReview

thursday 1 march, 9pm This is an immersive

sk!n
and participatory event.
friday 2 march, 9pm Audience members will
be led to outdoor locations

By TerryandtheCuz
saturday 3 march, near the venue and are
encouraged to travel light
6pm & 9pm and wear comfortable

the engine room

clothing appropriate to local
weather conditions.

SK!N is the boundary of our bodies. It is the membrane that helps us distinguish what is us
theatre from what is not us. It is the uncrossable border between our bodies and the others alien
season
body. Paradoxically, in the moment of contact between two bodies, when we attempt to
go beyond our borders we are affronted by a stronger affirmation of our own identity.
SK!N is about migration and how, when and why we are allowed to freely cross
borders whilst others have their movements restricted. It is about the lengths that
people go to in order to survive or better their lives. It is about the dehumanising trade
of people: it is winners and losers. It is about how we, the privileged, actively and
passively, consciously and subconsciously, benefit from and then distance ourselves
from the plight of others.
By coming into contact with the other, by coming face-to-face with the other, our identities
are forged and given meaning. With this work, we try to bring the audience into contact
with the other so that they better confront themselves. This has been our process as much
as we hope it is the audiences. We do this in order for us to better understand what we
share and what we dont share, and ultimately whether those differences are justified.
AduLt $45 Concession $40 Subscriber $38
Suitable for persons above 12 years old of age. Atmospherics, Strobe lighting & loud music.
Not wheelchair friendly. 80 minutes. Photography: Darshen Chelliah

T H E R U B I X C U B E
collaboration | consultation | design
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To invent, all you need is a pile of junk and a good imagination.

- Thomas Edison
JUNK is absolutely wondrous. Grab a child, go.
- Sydney Morning Herald

thursday 29 March
junk
flying fruit fly circus

12noon & 7pm

Ulumbarra Theatre
The highly acclaimed Flying Fruit Fly Circus return with their latest smash-hit show
set amongst a 1940s rural junkyard. Transforming trash into magical landscapes,
theatre JUNK takes you on a journey back to a time when the neighbourhood street was a
season playground full of adventure and make-believe.
Exploring the question in this day and age, do we over protect our kids? JUNK tells
the story of a modern-day boy finding himself in an abandoned junkyard inhabited
by the spirits of children from the 1940s. They teach him to play, trust, invent and
take risks.
Inspired by childhood stories recorded with elderly residents of regional Australia,
the young artists of JUNK will take your breath away with jaw-dropping acrobatics,
magical shadow puppetry and world class circus skills.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

55 minutes, no interval.
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Australias iconic circus company is rebooted and rocking the tent.

- The Herald Sun, Stephanie Glikman

Friday 6 april, 7.30pm

model
circus oz presents
saturday 7 April, 1.30pm
ulumbarra Theatre
citizens Celebrating their 40th year, Circus Oz explodes back on stage, audaciously
unpacking the myths of modern Australia in their latest high octane circus show
Model Citizens, the first creation for the company by Artistic Director Rob Tannion.
Model Citizens seamlessly blends the risk and beauty of breathtaking physical
improbability with theatricality, choreography and Circus Ozs distinct brand of
Australian humour. Stunningly lit and driven by a sensational live music soundtrack,
Model Citizens unfolds within a cleverly designed model-kit-world that challenges
perspective, scale and concepts of normality.
theatre
season In Model Citizens over-sized, everyday objects are used as unexpected circus
equipment that create an intriguing new playground for the all-human ensemble.
Acrobats will back-flip off a giant vertical clothes peg, become tangled in an
oversized cotton reel, balance on a house of oversized collapsing cards and fly
high in an enormous pair of aerial undies!
Exposing circus skills in unconventional ways, Model Citizens presents stunning
group acrobatics with a twist. Model Citizens is a visually and emotionally charged
journey by the multi-talented Circus Oz ensemble, which explores what it really
means to be a model citizen in todays model kit society.
We dare you.

AduLt $45 Concession $40 Subscriber $38 Student $16

120 minutes, 20 minute interval. Photography: Rob Blackburn

Suitable for people of all ages. Features a live band. May feature fire, smoke machines and strobe lighting.
Features animals that are 100% human. Starts promptly and late comers may have to wait for a suitable
break in the show to enter. Is full of people doing amazing stunts, live on stage therefore we ask that you
turn off all electronic distractions including phones, cameras, video and sound recorders, and watch alarms.
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Amid the hundreds of millions spent on the Anzac centenary, the

Australian Theatre for Young People has created what for us has
been the most moving Anzac experience of all.
- The Australian

a town
australian theatre for young people

named
war boy monday 23 april
by ross mueller
7.30pm
capital Theatre
We hit Cairo like a train! Every dirty little alley, every dusty back room bar - the
pyramids are marvellous, but I could spend the rest of my days quite happily in the
arms of your temptation.
theatre
season Based on the State Library of NSWs jaw-dropping collection of First World War
diaries, photographs and letters, A Town Named War Boy brings to life the personal
accounts of the young men that set sail for the far side of the world.
Some of these diaries and letters are finished, others just stop. When you read them
you meet the person, see the changes in their hand-writing, feel the indentation of
the pen, the smudges of changed thoughts.
Award winning playwright Ross Mueller shows his extraordinary talent in this funny
and moving play that sold out in its premiere Sydney season.
Developed and presented in partnership with the State Library of NSW.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

75 minutes. Photography: John Tsiavis

A Town Named War Boy has been commissioned and developed by Australian Theatre for Young People (ATYP) in
partnership with the State Library of New South Wales, and is toured by Performing Lines in association with Arts on Tour.
This tour has been supported by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and
advisory body; and the New South Wales Government through Create NSW.
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If you want to be lured into the world of the risqu and explore the
secret passions of your inner devilish dark side then see this rare
and sensational show... This is performance theatre at its best.
- Stage Whispers

Madotti &
saturday 5 may

paris
Vegas present
8pm
capital Theatre
underground cabAret
Enter the Paris Underground and journey through the dark delights of the city
of light. Witness astounding acts of magic and illusion, spectacular tap dancing,
brilliant burlesque, breath taking aerials, quirky circus and incendiary song in a
theatre
season
classic European cabaret and variety show.
Featuring the magic of Madotti & Vegas, Australias most unique magicians, the
beauty and grace of aerialist, dancer and circus artist Hannah Trott; the rare skill
of tap-dance king Monsieur Eden Read; the dangerously charming and risqu
repartee of chanteuse Aurora Kurth; and new to the underground international
burlesque artiste extraordinaire Miss Mimi Le Noire and the gravity defying talent of
cirque specialist Monsieur Mark Graham!
Draw the curtain on a stage that will darkly seduce and intoxicate with a moveable
feast of magic, song, dance, burlesque, comedy, circus and cabaret. A blend of
surprises and visual attractions of international renown.
Gorgeous. Crazy. Sexy. Cool. An eye to the dark side and a night to remember!

AduLt $40 Concession $38 Subscriber $35

1 hour and 50 minutes, including interval.

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All the actors formed a team of great strength, lifting the play off
the stage and into our heads and hearts.
- Canberra Times

wednesday 20 june
hotel
Hit Productions presentS

7pm

sorrento By Hannie Rayson

ulumbarra Theatre
The award winning play Hotel Sorrento by Australian Playwright Hannie Rayson,
which inspired the film of the same name, tells the story of three sisters who grew
up together in the seaside town Sorrento.
Hilary lives in the family home in Sorrento with her father and 16 year-old son.
Pippa, a business woman, is visiting from New York and Meg, a successful writer,
theatre returns from England. When the three sisters are reunited after 10 years apart they
season
again feel the constraints of family life.
A semi autobiographical book written by middle sister and expat Meg triggers the
familial tensions and dramas that eventuate. The play is about family in a literal and
metaphorical sense and the importance of blood ties and collective memory, true or
false.
Hotel Sorrento was first performed in 1990 by the Playbox Theatre Company and
won an AWGIE, NSW Premiers Literary Award and a Green Room Award. Since then
the play has had over 50 productions throughout Australia and overseas (winning
critical acclaim on its London debut), and has been translated into French, Japanese
and Swedish.

AduLt $50 Concession $45 Subscriber $42 Student $20

2 hours including interval.

Hotel Sorrento is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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Quiet Faith is hallowed ground, a little bit like going to church, and
a powerful voice for the faithful who actually practice what they
preach. Whether you are a full-blown atheist, one of the flock, or
a complete hypocrite, you will not leave the same as you entered.
- David Grybowski,The Barefoot Review

Tuesday 26 june
wednesday 27 june
8pm
ulumbarra Theatre
From award-winning documentary theatre maker David Williams (Smurf in

QUIET FAITH
Alternative Facts presents
Wanderland, Grace Under Pressure, The Table of Knowledge), comes a
surprising journey into the world of the quietly, progressively faithful.
theatre
by david williams season The place of Christian faith in Australian politics is often linked to conservatism
and intolerance.Many members of the current Federal Government profess deep
Christian beliefs and groups such as the Australian Christian Lobby loudly intervene
in public policy debates.
Yet, new faith-based social movements such as Love Makes A Way, actively
campaign against government policies. The spectacle of religious leaders
undertaking non-violent acts of civil disobedience, including prayer vigils in
the offices of Christian politicians, has captured the imaginations of many.
Generated from hours of interviews with Christian Australians, Quiet Faithoffers a
beautiful, immersive and heartfelt portrait of the very different ways that faith can
underpin civic life.

AduLt $45 Concession $40 Subscriber $38

70 minutes, no interval. Photography: Heath Britton & Jennifer Greer-Holmes.

Quiet Faith was co-commissioned by Vitalstatistix and HotHouse Theatre and has been assisted by the
Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
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A lost piece of history. Fascinating unforgettable.

Tuesday 17 july
7.30pm
capital Theatre
Point Puer Boys Prison is located on a peninsula next to Port Arthur prison in
Tasmania. Established in 1834, it was the first of its kind for the British Empire and an
experiment that aimed to rehabilitate young offenders. On opening, there were 68
boys aged from 10 20. The boys were given some opportunities to learn a trade,
read and write. But, this was sporadic and depended on the skills and attitudes of
the guards, many of whom were once prisoners at Port Arthur. Living conditions
theatre
season were rough and punishments were often brutal.

point
Point of No Return centres on a group of young convicts transported to Point Puer.
The group face terrible hardship and strive to find hope for a future beyond the

of no
horrors of prison life. The leader of the group cleverly protects his gang and fights to
keep them together. A new young convict arrives and challenges the dynamics and

return
relationships of the group. The prisoners are not the only ones struggling to survive in
this harsh Tasmanian prison, the guards are also playing their own brutal game.
This is ultimately a story of hope - of boys becoming men, and the first colonists
By alaine beek of Australia.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

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A man enchanted by the beauty of the East.

A woman in love with the promise of the West.

saturday 28 july
madame
opera australia presents

7.30pm

butterfly puccini
ulumbarra Theatre
Separated by a vast ocean and many years, what will become of their love?
Madame Butterfly is a love story that reaches across cultures, across oceans,
across time.
U.S. Naval officer B.F. Pinkerton is ashore in Japan, and enchanted with its beauty
and freedoms. He decides to take a wife, and when the gorgeous geisha Butterfly
arrives, he is transfixed by her charms. She falls hopelessly in love, and a passionate
marriage begins.

theatre Years later, Pinkerton has returned home. Abandoned by her family, Butterfly waits
season faithfully for her husband to return. Dawn breaks on a ship in the harbour. What will
become of her great hope?
Puccinis popular opera inspired the musical Miss Saigon. It is filled with gorgeous
music, from the lovers first rapturous embrace to the intense finale. It features
the famous aria One Fine Day and the Humming Chorus, along with Japanese and
American musical themes.
One of Australias greatest theatrical minds, John Bell, directs this English-language
production, complete with beautiful costumes and sets. Hear Opera Australias
wonderful singers perform with a chamber orchestra, along with a childrens chorus,
drawn from the local community.

AduLt $60 Concession $55 Subscriber $52 Student $30

2 hours and 25 minutes. Performed in English. Photography: Georges Antoni

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The spellbinding web this trio weaves is nothing short of

captivating it was wonderful to overhear older members of the
audience swooning excitedly after the show about how perfect
every detail was.
- Huxley, 2017

friday 3 august
FALLING IN
Andrew McKinnon presents

7.30pm

LOVE AGAIN
A Tribute to Marlene Dietrich
ulumbarra Theatre
New Zealands first lady of stage and screen, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, pays tribute
to the legendary actress and singer Marlene Dietrich, in Falling in Love Again.
Falling in Love Again was devised in collaboration with musical director and pianist
Grant Winterburn. Singing highlights from Miss Dietrichs films, concerts and
theatre recordings, Jennifer features songs by Cole Porter, Edith Piaf, Frederic Hollander
season and Pete Seeger.
Jennifer and Grant are joined by bass player Aaron Coddel.
Beautifully lit by lighting designer Andrew Malmo, and featuring an exquisite
recreation of one of Dietrichs famous gowns, this acclaimed show vividly
captures the timeless style and glamour of an icon of Hollywoods Golden Age.

AduLt $55 Concession $49* Subscriber $45

* Not available to Seniors Card holders.

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Another reason for us to be grateful to Bell Shakespeare

for bringing us fine productions of some of the greatest
works of the worlds theatre.
- The West Australian

tuesday 28 august
8pm
julius
bell shakespeare presents

ulumbarra Theatre

caesar
By William Shakespeare
CRY HAVOC AND LET SLIP THE DOGS OF WAR.
- Act 3, Scene 1
Brutus is suspicious. Cassius is conspiring. Caesars days are numbered.
Director James Evans
Loved by the people, Caesars power is growing which is dangerous if you live
in a world driven by ego and idealism. Those that rise too fast must be dealt with.
For the good of the country. For the good of those who wish to be rulers themselves.
theatre
season Julius Caesar is Shakespeares political thriller, a masterpiece of intrigue and
treachery. Stand witness to the assassination that leads to a life and death struggle
for power in the Republic. Citizens mutiny, Mark Antony schemes, and the fate of
Rome hangs in the balance.
Bell Shakespeares Associate Director, James Evans, will direct a production thats
seething with rage, leaving audiences breathless at how quickly violence reveals
the fragility of democracy. Starring Kenneth Ransom (Gods of Egypt, Belvoirs Prize
Fighter) as Caesar, and featuring an ensemble cast including Ivan Donato (Richard
3), Emily Havea, Louisa Mignone, Nick Simpson-Deeks and Russell Smith, this
production will tour to 28 venues around Australia.
Experience the tension between aspiration and ambition, the triumphal entrances and
brutal exits, as it is all laid on the line for Rome.

AduLt $50 Concession $45 Subscriber $42 Student $20

2 hours and 30 minutes. Suitable 13 years+ Photography: Pierre Toussaint.

This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.
Bell Shakespeare is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.

PROUDLY SUPPORTING
ULUMBARRA THEATRE
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An absolute treat a carefree and comic delight

fascinating and funny, winning, warm and rewarding.
- Australian Stage

Tuesday 4 September
WHO AM I?
Catnip Productions presents

7.30pm
By Russell Cheek capital Theatre
Welcome back to our carryover champion.
In this hilarious true story of dedication, perseverance and grit, former Sale of the
Century contestant (and member of The Castanet Club) Russell Cheek takes to the
stage to share the story of his efforts to climb out of unemployment-actor poverty
by attempting to win the jackpot and prizes on Australias favourite 90s quiz show,
theatre
our beloved Sale.
season
A truly human story of aspiration, optimism and potential for national humiliation,
Who Am I? is also the story of 1990s Australia and one mans attempt to scale the
summit of all Australian quiz shows.
With direction from Stephen Abbott, best known as The Sandman, Russell Cheek
guides us all with the help of his very own Sale footage through a journey to
find out Who You Are.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

CATNIP
PRODUC TIONS
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THE GRIGORYAN
Soul Food

Guitar playing of uncommon originality and authority.

BROTHERS
Songs Without Words
Musicality, expressivity and daring.
- The New York Times

friday 13 april
8pm
capital Theatre
Although regarded as Australias finest guitar duo performing much of the
instruments standard classical repertoire, the Grigoryan Brothers passion is to
expand their horizons through new arrangements, their own compositions and
commissions. This ambition can be heard as the brothers take the classical guitar
into genres such as jazz, folk and contemporary music. There are no boundaries,
soul only new frontiers to cross. In concert, mix it all together and you have a dimension
food
to guitar-playing rarely seen in the musical world.
For this performance the Grigoryan Brothers will be performing works from their
latest release, which sees a return to classical repertoire. The album will include
songs by composers such as Bach, Elgar, Dvorak, Rachmaninoff, Faure, De Falla
and Ponce all masterfully arranged for them by their father Edward. This familial
collaboration is not new, with Grigoryan senior arranging the music of Tchaikovskys
suite for piano The Season, for his sons critically acclaimed 2012 release.
The program will also include other works highlighting Slava and Leonards diverse
skills. Their deep appreciation of a broad spectrum of musical styles has resulted
in many collaborations involving music, both written and improvised. Combine this
with their classical training and the result is a unique sound incorporating all these
influences. It is not classical, not jazz, not world music it is the Grigoryan Brothers.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

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spellbinding

KARIN SCHAUPP &

soul food
- Limelight Magazine

UMBERTO CLERICI
saturday 2 june
8pm
capital Theatre
The cello-guitar duo of Umberto Clerici and Karin Schaupp brings together two of
Australias finest and most expressive instrumentalists.
To celebrate the release of their album with ABC Classics, Clerici and Schaupp will
perform a programme exploring song throughout the ages. From gentle Spanish
soul
food lullabies to fiery contemporary works, from Schubert to De Falla, Clerici and
Schaupp reinvent beautiful melodies with lush accompaniments for the unique and
intoxicating combination of cello and guitar.
The listener is taken on an emotional journey through life, with songs drawn from all
over the world and from different life stages, interwoven with anecdotes about the
inspiration behind these timeless melodies.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

Two 45 minute sets with interval.

Photography: Jack Dillon.
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saturday 15 SEPTEMBER
7pm
ulumbarra Theatre
Experience neo-classical works alongside masterpieces from the classical period
under the masterful baton of Melbourne Symphony Orchestras Associate Conductor,
Benjamin Northey, in this special evening at the Ulumbarra Theatre, featuring
popular works by Stravinsky, Mendelssohn and Mozart.
The peerless final C major symphony of Mozart is a pinnacle of western art.
soul food and
It complements the inventiveness and melodic nature of Stravinskys ballet

AN EVENING
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra presents
Pulcinella, a real showcase for the MSO musicians.
After her recent thrilling sell-out Melbourne performances, Sydney pianist

WITH THE MSO

soul Andrea Lam takes to the Ulumbarra stage to perform Mendelssohns
food beautiful First Piano Concerto.
Arrive early for a special pre-concert talk at 5.45pm.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Benjamin Northey conductor
Andrea Lam piano

Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite

Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1
Mozart Symphony No.41 Jupiter

AduLt $60 Concession $55 Subscriber $50 Student $35

1 hour and 45 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

An Evening with the MSO is supported by the Robert Salzer Foundation.

Support also comes from the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

PROUDLY SUPPORTING
ULUMBARRA THEATRE
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I have the greatest pleasure in recommending Jane Rutters warm

and sensual flute playing. She is a generous and brilliant flautist
of the highest calibre.
- Jean-Pierre Rampal

thursday 8 november
jane
soul food

8pm
rutter
Flute Spirits & The Four Seasons
soul
food
capital Theatre
Internationally-acclaimed darling of the flute and No. 1 recording artist Jane Rutter
brings her incomparable classical artistry to her concert, Flute Spirits and The Four
Seasons, featuring Spring by Vivaldi, The Four Seasons arranged by Jean Jacques
Rousseau.
Baroque and classical fantasies, Indian Ragas, ancient and contemporary
incantations. Haunting, meditative works for solo gold, silver, bamboo and ethnic
flutes. Jane plays up to 12 different classical and ethnic flutes in this unique program.

AduLt $35 Concession $30 Subscriber $28 Student $16

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soul food and

MELBOURNE SYMPHONY

HANDELS
ORCHESTRA PRESENTS

sunday 9 december

MESSIAH
5pm
ulumbarra Theatre
Handel Messiah.
Since its triumphant premiere in Dublin in 1742 a performance so packed that
ladies hooped skirts and gentlemens swords had to be banned Messiah has
remained Handels most well-loved and frequently performed work.
While most audiences would be familiar with the strident refrains of the Hallelujah
Chorus, many may not be acquainted with the larger work from which it originated.
This popular MSO concert is the perfect way to welcome in the festive season, and
in 2018, Handels masterpiece will be conducted by the Netherlands Symphony
Orchestras Chief Conductor, Jan Willem de Vriend.
soul Start your 2018 festive season in the best possible way and join in the festive spirit,
food
with Handels Messiah!
Arrive early for a special pre-concert talk at 3.45pm.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Jan Willem de Vriend conductor
Jeanine De Bique soprano
Nicholas Tolputt countertenor
Andrew Goodwin tenor
Benjamin Appl bass
MSO Chorus

AduLt $70 Concession $65 Subscriber $60 Student $40

2 hours and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestras performance of Handels Messiah is supported by the Robert
Salzer Foundation. Support also comes from the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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A Gift
to Inspire
Through the support of our generous donors, the Ulumbarra
Foundation is already making a difference. In our first year,
the Foundation brought the wonder of live performance to more
than 320 new audience members from around central Victoria.
Your donation will help us continue to inspire a new generation
of theatregoers, support our performing artists and strengthen
our venues.
Find out more about how you can contribute
at ulumbarrafoundation.org.au/donations
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Sunday 18 March Saturday 14 July

ANJA &
MUSICAL POSTCARDS

3pm 5pm
bendigo Bank Theatre
ZLATNA Bendigo Bank Theatre

Arcadia Winds is one of Australias most exciting Anja & Zlatna is a vibrant ensemble which seeks
young chamber ensembles. to preserve the beauty of traditional melodies
from the beautiful Balkans and beyond.
Formed in 2013 at the Australian National
Academy of Music, they are fast becoming a Enhanced with the structural architecture of
fixture in the Australian musical scene, known the Baroque, the ensemble fuses 17th-century
for their energetic, joyful and spontaneous and folk improvisational languages to create
performances, advocacy for wind instruments, music of unexpected charm. The ensembles
commitment to Australian music, and making popularity is founded on a unique sound and

ARCADIA
music accessible to all. original approach to voice and instrumentation.
Concerts at venues around the country, festival This is a celebratory evening, exploring

WINDS
performances with the worlds best musicians, songs and dances which have been long
collaborations with Australian composers parlour parlour cherished by people from the region of the
sessions sessions
young and old, jamming with pop musicians Balkans and Eastern Mediterranean. Anja
and circus performers, and education & Zlatnas delightful musical interpretations
programs for schoolchildren and university will surprise, delight and transport you to the
students are just some of Arcadias activities. faraway exotic lands beyond the concert hall.

Kiran Phatak flute Aleksandra Anja Acker

David Reichelt oboe artistic director, voice
Lloyd vant Hoff clarinet Kirsty Morphett voice
Rachel Shaw horn Donald Nicolson harpsichord
Matthew Kneale bassoon Andrew Tanner acoustic bass, mouth harp
Ryan Williams recorders
Adult $30 Concession $28
Subscriber $26 Student $18 Adult $30 Concession $28
Parlour Pass $100 Subscriber $26 Student $18
60 minutes, no interval. Parlour Pass $100
This concert is curated by Melbourne Recital Centre and supported by RACV 70 minutes, no interval.
Music for Victoria, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
This concert is curated by Melbourne Recital Centre and supported by RACV
Music for Victoria, and the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.
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This most inspiring Australian quartet

performed with taste and flair
in the manner of the best models
WEDNESDAY 14 NOVEMBER
of quartet playing. 7.30pm
- La Nuova (Venice) bendigo Bank Theatre

tuesday 16 October MELBA FLINDERS IS IT TRUE? (Ist es wahr?)

QUARTET QUARTET
Mendelssohn was fascinated by Beethoven
8pm as a teenager and his Op. 13 string quartet
draws on inspiration from this great master,
Bendigo Bank Theatre as well as his own song Frage which asks the
question Ist es wahr?. Fast forward to the
Beethovens late quartets propelled classical
21st century Australia and we have Andrew
music into the futurethey are widely regarded
Fords sixth string quartet - one movement
as among the most important works in western
of which bears the title Sunrise with Wedding
music and the pinnacle of Beethovens art.
Dresses and depicts refugee, Raghda sewing
By turns profound, melancholy and exuberant,
wedding dresses and full of desperate hope
with a strong sense of striving towards some
parlour parlour for her infant daughter. Pairing Ford and
larger cosmos, these cherished quartets
sessions sessions Mendelssohn brings 19th century Berlin right
reward a close, live hearing.
next to 21st century Melbourne. In fact, it
In this performance, the 13th Quartet Op 130 does more than that: it reminds us that music
is presented with its original finale, the represents a time, a place and marks history
Grosse Fuge Op 133. Melba Quartet is one of in the most extraordinarily pertinent way.
Australias most lauded chamber ensembles,
made up of the musicians who worked together Felix Mendelssohn Pieces for
as the Australian String Quartet until 1996, String Quartet, Op. 81, No. 2 and 3
establishing it as an important national and Andrew Ford String Quartet No. 6
Jointly commissioned for Flinders Quartet by
international ensemble.
David and Kaye Birks and Julian Burnside AO QC
Ludwig van Beethoven Felix Mendelssohn String Quartet
String Quartet No 13 Op 130 (with Grosse Fuge) Op.13 in A minor

Adult $30 Concession $28 Adult $30 Concession $28

Subscriber $26 Student $18 Subscriber $26 Student $18
Parlour Pass $100 Parlour Pass $100
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Profound and gripping viewing for all. Their lives could have been written so
- Theatre People differently: the story of Henry Lawson
Hit Productions and and Mary Gilmores lost love.

All my
engine room presents

Saturday 24 march
friday 16 march 8pm
saturday 17 march
8.30pm love
By Anne Brooksbank
the engine room
Still revered across Australia, Henry Lawson
the engine room is one of the nations favourite writers and
poets. His contemporary, Mary Gilmore, was
A well-groomed, confident-looking man a literary icon and radical socialist. Both
enters the room and sits on a comfortable were heroes of literature that had enormous
and expensive-looking leather chair. A bright influence over each other. Both were later
light shines on him. Theres water and a glass the face of Australias currency. Both were
on a table, but thats all. Perhaps this is an secretly betrothed to each other.
investigation. What has he done wrong? At the end of the 19th century, Mary Gilmore
engine engine was introduced to the young Henry Lawson.
What makes the Trumps, the Abbotts and the
room room As their friendship developed, Mary found
Hansons of this world tick? What would happen
if their world started to shift ever so slightly? herself caught in the midst of an intense
relationship between Henry and his formidable
Embodying their slogans, mannerisms and mother, the suffragette Louise Lawson. What
headlines, A Prudent Man is an amalgamation followed was the beginning of a love affair,
of recent historys conservative politicians. soon thwarted by a devastating deception.

This award-winning darkly comedic After researching Mary Gilmores memoirs,

writer Anne Brooksbank first uncovered the tale

A PRUDENT
political thriller asks what it means lab kelpie and engine room presents
to be right... in more ways than one. of loving promises between two of Australias
most famous writers. Taken from excerpts from

MAN
the couples surviving letters, this is the first time
Adult $30 Concession $28
Henry and Marys forbidden relationship has
Subscriber $26 Student $18
been brought to the professional stage.
engine room pass $100
by katy warner Adult $30 Concession $28
50 minutes, no interval. Strong language, adult themes, M16+
Photography: Pier Carthew. Subscriber $26 Student $18
engine room pass $100
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[Rayson] takes centre stage with a sharp, Perfectly pitched between

economical style, skipping vividly humour and pathos.
between juicy anecdotes, shards - The Age
of remembered conversation and

hello,
engine room presents

moments of reverie.
Wednesday 13 June
beautiful!
- The Australian
1pm & 7.30pm
Saturday 28 April, 8pm the ENGINE ROOM
Sunday 29 April, 2pm A road trip comedy 80,000 years in the making.
the engine room ILBIJERRI Theatre
Tash and her Dad are going on a road trip.
Company and
What does it take to understand engine room Home to country, where the sky is higher and

which
the soul of Australia? presents the world goes on forever.
Hello, Beautiful! is a funny, big-hearted show Its a long way from the wide streets and big

way home
performed by one of Australias best-loved old houses of Tashs childhood. Two Black
playwrights, Hannie Rayson. Based on her faces in a very white suburb. Dad still thinks
best-selling memoir, this show is a piece of engine engine hes the king of cool, but hes an old fella now.
sublime comic storytelling true stories from room room
Its time for Tash to take him home.
an adventurous life from her childhood in
East Brighton to the treacheries of Hollywood, ILBIJERRI Theatre Company tells stories about
from share-houses in Fitzroy to the beauty what it means to be Indigenous in Australia
of rural Australia. Hello, Beautiful! is Hannies today. Infused with humour and heart Which
own one-woman show - a 60-minute piece Way Home draws on writer Katie Becketts
of comic storytelling. Written and performed
own memories of growing up with her single
in the style of David Sedaris, Nora Ephron
Aboriginal father.
and Spalding Gray, hers are true stories from
a life spiced with wit, social observation, and
intimacy. As the author of 14 plays including Adult $30 Concession $28 Subscriber $26
Hotel Sorrento and Life After George (which Student $18 engine room pass $100
made playwriting history as the first play to be
65 minutes. Occasional coarse language and sexual
nominated for the Miles Franklin Award) Hannie
references. Photography: Steven Rhall.
Rayson is warm, self-effacing and hilarious as she
Which Way Home is supported by the Australian Government through
shares her experiences. the Australia Council for the Arts and the Victorian Government through
Creative Victoria. Originally developed with the support of the City of
Adult $30 Concession $28 Subscriber $26 Darebin, The Besen Family Foundation, the Australian Government
Indigenous Languages & Arts Program & Playwriting Australia.
Student $18 engine room pass $100
60 minutes.
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friday 16 february Three unique solo voices, but when called

upon one tenor sound!
7pm
ulumbarra Theatre

Under the baton of Dutch conductor Antony

Sunday 8 April
the CELTIC
Duet Productions presents
Hermus, hear the Australian Youth Orchestra
perform Mendelssohns beloved Hebrides 3pm

TENORS capital Theatre

Overture, portraying vivid memories of the
composers travels to the remote
Western Isles of Scotland. When you put together three brilliant tenor
the irish songbook tour voices with natural Irish brogue, singing
The brilliant virtuosity of pianist
Andrea Lam will shine through in spine-tingling classical, folk, Irish, Gaelic
Ravels exuberant Piano Concerto in G. and pop favourites in stacked three-part
Andrea made her orchestral debut with harmonies, then mix them up with quick
the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at age bonus bonus witted banter, you have the The Celtic Tenors.
13, and has since toured the world, being The charismatic, globe-trotting trio are the
hailed for her melting lyricism, filigree most successful classical crossover artists
touch and spirited eloquence ever to have come out of Ireland. They just
(The Australian). sing songs they love and they most certainly
As the concert draws to a close, experience dont take themselves too seriously. Its all
the childlike dream of Mahlers Symphony about the music, the harmonies and the fun.

australian
No.4 the story of a childs innocent The Celtic Tenors will perform The Irish
imaginings of the heavenly life. In an Songbook on their Australian tour with such

youth
outburst of song, soprano Penelope Mills classics as Finnegans Wake, In The Gloaming,
brings this radiant work to its conclusion. Song For Ireland, Danny Boy, The Dutchman,

orchestra
Caledonia, You Raise Me Up and many more
AduLt $49 Concession $44 favourites.
Subscriber $40
Student $25 (5 - 25 years) With a polished international reputation and just
over a million album sales world-wide, The Celtic
2 hours. Not suitable for under 5 years. Tenors offer something truly unique. The skill, range
and ability of world-class tenors combined with the
personality and fun of genuine Irish performers.

AduLt $69 Concession $64 Subscriber $59

110 min, 20 min interval.

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I expected the Sanguine Estate Music Im proud to have been there from the

MIRUSIA
Duet Productions presents

Festival to be good because of the artists start and to see her career take off.
involved but I had no idea how beautiful. After having worked with this incredibly
Our hosts and the staff made the talented young lady I can only wish her
weekend an absolute pleasure. I am all the best in her solo career.
looking forward to attending next year - AndrRieu
and to encouraging friends and other
music lovers to joining us next year. Friday 4 May
- Mary Vallentine AO
sanguine 8pm

Friday 20 April - estate capital theatre

music
Celebrated as the Angel of Andr Rieu, the

Sunday 22 April Australian-Dutch soprano Mirusia is in full

swing forging her own career as a solo artist.

festival
Festival Passes Her recent album From the Heart and tour
Weekend Pass $180 of the same name has received outstanding
bonus bonus reviews and has touched the hearts of many
Subscriber Weekend Pass $159
audiences. Her performances have been
Includes all events below plus glass of wine declared; heart-warming, personal and they
at Welcome Concert and Gala Concert plus leave you no choice but to love Mirusia.
Masterclass entry on Saturday at 10am.
Mirusia studied classical voice at the
Friday 7.30pm Queensland Conservatorium in Australia
Welcome Concert - Bendigo Art Gallery and at the age of 21 was announced as the
Adult $39 Conc. $35 youngest ever recipient of the prestigious
Dame Joan Sutherland Opera Award. After
Saturday 11am graduation, her career blossomed when she
Coffee Concert - Capital Theatre
toured the world for 10 years as a featured
Adult $31 Conc. $27
soloist with the Johann Strauss Orchestra. This
Saturday 2pm much loved orchestra is based in Maastricht,
Recital - Capital Theatre Netherlands and is led by the acclaimed violinist,
Adult $31 Conc. $27 Andr Rieu. The stadium-size concerts have
forwarded Mirusia a wonderful opportunity of
Saturday 7.30pm singing before country leaders, royalty and millions
Gala Concert - Ulumbarra Theatre of fans and all nationalities have marvelled at the
Adult $39 Conc. $35 clarity, dexterity and the exquisite sound of her voice.
Sunday 11am
AduLt $69 Concession $64 Subscriber $59
Recital - Capital Theatre
Adult $31 Conc. $27 110 min, 20 min interval.
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Nancye Hayes is a master

in keeping an audience riveted. MELBOURNE Sunday 24 June

WELSH MALE
2pm
- The Age
ULUMBARRA THEATRE
McKenney outshines the
CHOIR WITH The Melbourne Welsh Male Choir, since its

TEDDY TAHU
sequins on his shirts. inception in 1984, became known for its special
sound and the boldness and ambition of its
- Herald Sun

RHODES
concert productions.
The choir is steeped in the Welsh choral
tradition but still is proudly Australian.
David Ashton-Smith OAM was appointed
appearance by as Musical Director in January 2016.
Tuesday 8 May kate amos Teddy Tahu-Rhodes has performed with some
8pm of the worlds leading opera companies,

ulumbarra theatre starred in productions of The King and I and

Sweeney Todd and has won many awards.
She is Australias leading lady of musical Teddy was guest artist at the 25th anniversary
bonus bonus
theatre. He is Australias favourite song and of the Melbourne Welsh Singer of the Year
dance man. Together on stage, these two concert in August 2017.
stars are brightly shining. Kate Amos is a Melbourne-born soprano
Nancye Hayes and Todd McKenney are pals, holding a BMus (Perf) Honours, and Masters
chums, bosom buddies. In this new show, they of Music (Opera Performance) from the
reflect on their stage careers and their life in Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. She
showbiz. They sing, they dance, they reminisce was the Melbourne Welsh Male Choir Singer
about the lows as well as the highs. They tell of the Year in 2016, followed by a Masters
back stage stories never before told and they in Advanced Vocal Studies at the Welsh
show video footage never before seen. This true International Academy of Voice (WIAV) in
Cardiff, Wales.

BOSOM
Nancye Hayes & Todd McKenney in
story is, in turns, moving, poignant and hilarious.
As part of each performance the audience
Adult $45 Concession $40

BUDDIES
is invited to ask the questions theyve always
Subscriber $38 Student $25
wanted to ask. Answers guaranteed!

AduLt $65 Concession $60

GROUP 10 or more $55 Two theatrical legends,
one remarkable story
Subscriber $55

Approximately 2 hours plus interval.

Orchestra Victoria responded with beauty,
brilliance and tireless playing. orchestra
- Sydney Morning Herald
victoria
Saturday 18 August
8pm
in concert
Ulumbarra Theatre
conductor, Nicolette Fraillon AM

Orchestra Victoria returns for the fourth annual

Bendigo Festival, a unique ten-day music
festival that brings one of the countrys finest
orchestras back to the City of Greater Bendigo. bendigo
The wonderful musicians of Orchestra Victoria international
will present a huge variety of concerts across
the city and region, in ensembles large and
festival of
small. The full orchestra will then unite for the exploratory
final full orchestral concert at the wonderful
Ulumbarra Theatre. bonus
music 2018
Entitled Love and Hate, the programme will
feature the Symphonic Dances from West Side
September 7 - 9
Story by Leonard Bernstein and Vaughan-
Williams Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis.
Conducted by Nicolette Fraillon AM, Artistic bifem.com.au
Director of Orchestra Victoria the music will
explore the emotional extremities of love
and hate and the impact of these on human
existence across centuries.
Join us for a powerful and moving journey.

AduLt $35 Concession $30

Subscriber $28 Student $16

Photography: Bill Conroy

Principal Regional Partner Principal

Partner
 2018 Bendigo
Writers Festival

Lets
get
Curious Bendigo Enlighten 2018
A Festival of Projection
Friday 10 Saturday 11 Sunday 12
August 2018
Thursday 23 Enlighten 2018 is a festival of projection art, celebrating the Enlighten 2016 project
and the amazing cultural diversity of our city.
bendigowritersfestival.com.au Sunday 26 August The festival will work with local artists with a range of experience, youth, culturally
BENDIGO TOWN diverse groups, and digital media whizzes to explore all things projection in
Bendigo for four nights in winter.

#BWF2018 P r o u dly
HALL AND Enlighten is supported by the Regional Centre for Culture Program, a

SURROUNDS
Victorian Government initiative in partnership with the Dja Dja Wurrung
Prese nt e d by
Clans Aboriginal Corporation and the City of Greater Bendigo.
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