Hats Off Brizvegas 2010

A Gala Variety Concert with a Difference!

Proceeds will benefit The HOPE Fund to assist people living with HIV/AIDS in Queensland

Hosted by BOB DOWNE

After an absence of three years HATS OFF BrizVegas returns with stellar line-up of performers in a special one-night only concert gala at the Playhouse, QPAC.

Hosted by the Clown Prince of Polyester BOB DOWNE, HATS OFF BrizVegas will star the cast of MAMMA MIA! including ANNE WOOD, MICHAEL CORMICK and DAVID SOMMERVILLE.

It will also feature Queensland’s favourite tenors LUKE KENNEDY and GREGORY MOORE; sensational aerialist MARK WINMILL; Mr Showbiz IAN MAURICE; high energy dance group VELOCITY; the multi-talented DIVAS; the cast of the new musical HANDLE WITH CARE; the Matilda Award award-winning OSCAR THEATRE COMPANY; the cast of Harvest Rain Theatre Company’s JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR; Popera group LA FORZA; the magnificent voices of the QPAC CHOIR; comic opera diva JUDY GLEN; some of Brisbane’s favourite DRAG QUEENS; with a special comedy performance of The Prisoner Sketch featuring original TV cast member CAROL BURNS as Frankie Doyle…

PLUS SOME SURPRISES!

Directed by Paul Dellit

All tickets $40

Book Now: 136 246 / www.qpac.com.au

A Catch of the Breath: !Metro Arts Independents

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Metro Arts and Robert Thwaites present…

A CATCH OF THE BREATH
18 August – 4 September 2010
BOOKINGS: www.metroarts.com.au

A Catch of the Breath weaves Brisbane-born writer Michael Thwaites’ compelling verse into a rich spectacle of dynamic physicality, gorgeous scenography, an original musical score and powerful spoken word.

Robert Thwaites’ highly physical work captures the apprehension and wonder in the poetry of his grandfather, whose poetry grapples with the themes of his generation – the immensity of space, the terror of mortality, the wonders of nature, and legacy we leave.

Michael Thwaites’s extraordinary life involved naval service in World War II, and being appointed director of counter-espionage for ASIO during the Cold War. His poems are populated with tender and amusing observations of his life and times, as well as a penchant for dark introspection.

As the twentieth century slips into history, what insights do we have to gather from those among us who lived through it?

Performing as part of Metro Arts Independents 2010.

Featuring

EMMA CHE MARTIN
ROBBIE O’BRIEN
DAVID PAWSEY
PETA WARD

Director/ Animator/ Designer – ROBERT THWAITES
Assistance Director – DAVID SLESWICK
Lighting Designer – HAMISH CLIFT
Sound Designer – JEREMY NEIDECK
Props/Costume Designer – YVETTE TURNBULL
Featuring original music by Chris Perren

Stage Manager – GABRIELLA ZSOLLNAI
Assistant Stage Managers – CANDICE DIANA / TASH TIDEY
Production Manager/Audience Development – CHRIS VERNON

For more information, contact rob@robertthwaites.com

This Week in Queensland Theatre: August 16-22

Jesus Christ Superstar
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Opening:
Jesus Christ Superstar Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice: Harvest Rain Theatre at QPAC
Blackbird by John Rodgers and Megan Sarmardin: JUTE Theatre, Cairns

Continuing:
April’s Fool by David Burton: Empire Theatre Projects Company (Tues-Thurs Chinchilla, Dalby, Ipswich)