Merrigong Season 2010
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents Druid Ireland's A ferocious comedy from this great Irish theatre company. |
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10 Mar 10 - 13 Mar 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents A modern classic from Australia’s master playwright, Michael Gow. |
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23 Mar 10 - 27 Mar 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents Australia's answer to The Supremes in a smash-hit musical. |
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18 May 10 - 22 May 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents Shakespeare’s mistaken twins in a brand new spin. |
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29 Jun 10 - 03 Jul 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents An entertaining, gripping thriller starring Australia’s top magician. |
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03 Aug 10 - 07 Aug 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents A comedy with a heart as big as the nation. |
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16 Aug 10 - 22 Aug 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents The much-loved film comes to life on stage. |
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21 Sep 10 - 26 Sep 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents A chilling portrait of a family’s life in a remote Australian town. |
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02 Nov 10 - 06 Nov 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents One of the top 970 love stories of all time! |
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12 Nov 10 - 23 Nov 10 | ||
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Force Majeure's It's not how old you are, but how you are old. |
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23 Jun 10 - 24 Jun 10 | ||
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The Royal New Zealand Ballet's The greatest love story ever told, superbly danced by this internationally acclaimed ballet company. |
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17 Aug 10 - 22 Aug 10 | ||
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‘Riley’ from Daniel Riley McKinley and ‘Artefacts’ from Frances Rings. |
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16 Sep 10 - 18 Sep 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company's The Vault Cabaret - March 2010 Cabaret Bizarre |
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13 Mar 10 - 13 Mar 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company's The infamous showcase of local artists & musicians - a fun-filled night of pure debauchery! |
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15 May 10 - 15 May 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company's The infamous showcase of local artists & musicians - a fun-filled night of pure debauchery! |
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17 Jul 10 - 17 Jul 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company's A showcase of new work in development with the company or by local artists. |
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07 Aug 10 - 14 Aug 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company's The infamous showcase of local artists & musicians - a fun-filled night of pure debauchery! |
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18 Sep 10 - 18 Sep 10 | ||
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Merrigong Theatre Company Presents The annual celebration of the infamous Vault Cabarets! |
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27 Nov 10 - 27 Nov 10 | ||
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Peter Combe in Wash Your Face in Orange Juice The ABC's original superstar of Australian children’s music sings his greatest hits. |
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16 Apr 10 - 17 Apr 10 | ||
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The national secondary schools' comedy competition. |
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29 May 10 - 29 May 10 | ||
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A Garry Ginivan Attraction A true blue, dinky-di, big Aussie musical from the makers of 'Possum Magic The Musical'. |
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13 Jul 10 - 14 Jul 10 | ||
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Patch Theatre Company's A comic fable about a busy deliveryman. |
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07 Sep 10 - 07 Sep 10 | ||
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Imaginary Theatre Presents Tashi returns to Wollongong with two brand new tales! Based on the books of Anna and Barbara Fienberg. |
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01 Oct 10 - 03 Oct 10 | ||
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Monkey Baa's Monkey Baa's extraordinary stage adaptation of the award-winning picture book. |
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01 Oct 10 - 02 Oct 10 | ||
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Australia’s leading taiko drumming group returns to Wollongong. |
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09 Apr 10 - 10 Apr 10 | ||
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Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow 2010 The annual stand-up comedy favourite. |
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27 May 10 - 30 May 10 | ||
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Verdi's Oz Opera returns with a stunning new production of one of the world's favourite operas. |
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09 Sep 10 - 11 Sep 10 | ||
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Peace Train: The Cat Stevens Story Darren Coggan relives the highs and lows of Cat Stevens' career with 23 of his best-loved songs. |
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05 Oct 10 - 06 Oct 10 | ||
Message from Simon Hinton
Merrigong's Artistic Director / CEO:
Magic...
The theatre is often filled with magic. Here in the darkness we are transported by the trickery of theatrical illusion - created with lights, sets and costumes - or seduced by the magic of an actor's skill, a singer's voice, a dancer's movement.
This year's season is all about magic. Some of it literal, like the extraordinary sleight of- hand of master magician James Galea, as he demonstrates the hoaxes of a conman in the gripping thriller, Lying Cheating Bastard. Or the other card-counting tricks of the autistic savant Raymond Babbitt in the wonderful stage adaptation of the classic film, Rain Man.
Then there's the brilliant vocal trickery of Canadian actor Rick Miller as he conjures up more than 50 characters from TV's The Simpsons performing their version of "the Scottish play" in MacHomer. And those other magical mimics from the Wharf Revue team return to lampoon and poke fun at politicians, celebrities and society itself in Pennies from Kevin.
Playwright Caleb Lewis weaves some magic of his own, creating a quirky world filled with endearing characters in his comedy, Death in Bowengabbie, which I am delighted will be Merrigong's major in-house production for the year.
You could say the Merrigong team has had to perform a bit of a magic trick ourselves to be able to bring a few really big shows to Wollongong in 2010, like the luminous, luscious musical, The Sapphires. And we've certainly pulled a rabbit out of a hat securing seasons of two acclaimed international companies, with the famed Irish company Druid Theatre's The Walworth Farce, and Royal New Zealand Ballet's exquisite production of Romeo & Juliet.
That's just a few of the great shows we have in store for you this year. Find out the rest by browsing our website or order a season brochure from our box office.
Of course the real magic that takes place in the theatre involves you, the audience. Even more than what happens on stage, it is the magic that takes place in your imagination that makes theatre the unique, powerful experience that it is. So to really let our magic do its work, buy a ticket, take your seat and...
believe.
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Download the Merrigong 2010 Season Brochure here [PDF, 5.3MB]
