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STORIES I WANT TO TELL YOU IN PERSON MARCH 6 – 151984 MAY 13 – 24THE MOTION OF LIGHT IN WATERJUNE 24 – 28FOOD AUGUST 12 – 16PACKED OCTOBER 23 – NOVEMBER 1 LETTERS FROM THE BORDER NOVEMBER 14 – 29 WARNING: SMALL PARTS JULY 3 – 5
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It’s an absolute privilege to work at HotHouse Theatre. I think the most exciting part of my job is to bring each season of stunning shows and amazing artists to Albury Wodonga every year.
I love standing in the foyer immediately after a performance and watching the faces of the audience as they leave the Butter Factory auditorium. Sometimes people are still laughing about the show they saw. Sometimes they’re stunned to silence. Sometimes they’re still processing the work. Each and every time however, our audience has had a brand new experience that has touched them or moved them in some way.
The fact that a company like HotHouse exists, and indeed thrives, in a regional community of a little over 90,000 people, never ceases to amaze me. There is nothing like it anywhere in regional Australia. We are a community that love our artistic work and we support the wide range of arts organisations on our doorstep.
Next year’s season contains a number of works that won’t be seen in any other regional centre except HotHouse. We program very differently to any other regional company or venue. It’s the love of culture and the sophisticated taste of our audience that allows us to program the bold, ambitious work that we do.
We are equally excited about the development work we do in our region to nurture local talent within the community. Programs like Generate, Black Border Theatre and the Studio, are new initiatives that have become part and parcel of what we do, and why we exist.
I urge you to take the journey with us in 2014 – you won’t be disappointed.
Jon Halpin
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I’m so excited about our 2014 season
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On the one hand, Lally Katz has been writing the funniest and most original plays in the country for the
last decade; The Eisteddfod, Neighbourhood Watch, Return to Earth for example. On the other hand, Katz, Oscar Wilde-like, has been putting her genius into her life and only her talent into her work. Now the inevitable moment has come when the two must collide.
The thing is – and this is a true story – Katz was supposed to write a play about a fortune teller. But she spent her commission (and then some) actually going to a fortune teller. In New York. More than once. This is the story of what Katz was doing instead of writing a play. It features Katz, on her own, as herself, embroiled in a tale of art, love, money, shoes… and the apocalypse.
She might be alone on the stage but she’s far from lonely, bringing with her a cast of characters, from fortune tellers to mystics to Mississippi Evangelicals, encountered on the quest to cure her curses.
Anyone who’s met her will know that the word ‘irrepressible’ has nothing on Katz, even at her quietest. She makes chaos charming and catastrophe positively exuberant. She likes to be laughed at, and her method is to talk !rst and think later. Anything could happen. Seriously. ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN. It’s Lally Katz!
STORIES I WANT TO TELL YOU IN PERSON
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A Belvoir and Malthouse Theatre co-production
JON’S NOTE:Lally Katz is one of the great fabulists of Australian theatre. I’ve had the joy and the privilege of working with her just once before and have been dying for the opportunity to do so again. Having this crazy, extraordinary and utterly delightful work in our 2014 season was an opportunity I just couldn’t pass up.
CAST: LALLY KATZWRITER: LALLY KATZDIRECTOR: ANNE-LOUISE SARKSSET & COSTUME DESIGN: RALPH MYERSLIGHTING DESIGNER: DAMIEN COOPERCOMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER: MAX LYANDVERTPRODUCER: BELVOIR, MALTHOUSE THEATRE
Running time: 1 hour 5 mins, no intervalWarnings: adult themesRecommended: 15+ (Yr 9-12)
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Seriously, anything could happen
All the time it is funny. Wildly, fall-about funny.
John Shand, SMH
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George Orwell’s !nal and greatest novel is set to come screaming into the Butter Factory Theatre in 2014 in
this amazing new adaptation.
‘It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen’.
Winston Smith works at the Ministry of Truth, rewriting history to !t with the political agenda of the day. When Winston falls in love with Julia, his life awakens to new possibilities. Together, they begin to question the Party and are drawn towards conspiracy.
When their love is discovered, they are violently separated, detained and prepared for conversion. For those with original thoughts, there is Room 101.
Orwell’s prescient 1948 novel was a terrifying vision of the future in which everyone is slave to a tyrannical regime. It also coined the terms Big Brother, thoughtcrime, doublethink and Newspeak.
Strap yourself in for this thrilling and frightening theatrical event set against a dynamic digital backdrop.This production is sure to stun as it contemplates the ultimate crime against humanity: the total destruction of truth, freedom and individuality in favour of surveillance, obedience and conformity.
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By George Orwell Adapted and created by shake & stir theatre co
1984
JON’S NOTE:I became a fan of Orwell’s novel after I !rst read it in the 1980s. Since that time, I come back to it every few years and get something new and terrifying out of it each time I reread it. This adaptation promises all of the impact and terror of the book, live on the Butter Factory stage.
CREATORS: ROSS BALBUZIENTE, NELLE LEE, NICK SKUBIJADAPTORS: NELLE LEE AND NICK SKUBIJDIRECTOR: MICHAEL FUTCHERDESIGNER: JOSH MCINTOSHLIGHTING DESIGNER: JASON GLENWRIGHTSOUND DESIGNER: GUY WEBSTERMEDIA PRODUCERS: OPTIKAL BLOCCAST :ROSS BALBUZIENTE, NELLE LEE, BRYAN PROB ETS,NICK SKUBIJ, DAVID WHITNEY TOUR BY:TOUR DEVELOPED BY ARTOUR. TOUR MANAGED AND DELIVERED BY ARTSLINK QUEENSLAND, AN INITIATIVE SUPPORTED BY THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT THROUGH ARTS QUEENSLAND.PRODUCER: SHAKE & STIR THEATRE CO
Running time: 1 hour 25 mins, no intervalWarnings: adult themesRecommended: 15+ (Yr 9-12)
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Big Brother is watching
Wonderful, wonderful production… I just loved it
Doug Kennedy, 612 ABC Radio
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THE MOTIONOF LIGHT IN WATER
Taking its inspiration from the life and work of Samuel R. Delaney and Marilyn Hacker, two of the boldest
and most imaginative American writers of the 1960s, The Motion of Light in Water is a truly fantastic celebration of how we dream the future into being. Weaving music, language, movement and light, it takes the audience into thrilling imaginative territory.
In a world damaged by war and fearful of aliens, two embattled young beings – born in separate ghettos of a vibrant, violent city – !nd companionship in their shared struggle against the codes of gender, race and economic class.
Combining their extraordinary imaginative powers, they set out on a journey of liberation, explore beautiful and terrifying new worlds - where their deep and unique love for one another will face its greatest challenge.
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A HotHouse Theatre and Elbow Room production in association with Theatre Works
JON’S NOTE:Marcel Dorney is one of my favourite Australian playwrights. Working with him on Fractions has been one of the highlights of my career. I’m thrilled to be able to bring Elbow Room (Dorney’s company), as well as Marcel and his formidable intellect back to HotHouse for this extraordinary new work.
CO-CREATORS: MARCEL DORNEY, EMILY TOMLINS, RAY CHONG NEEDIRECTOR: MARCEL DORNEYPERFORMERS INCLUDE: RAY CHONG NEE, TOM DENT, LAURA MAITLAND, EMILY TOMLINSSOUND DESIGN: THE SWEATSCOSTUME DESIGN: ZOË ROUSELIGHTING DESIGN: KRIS CHAINEY
Running time: approx. 80 minutes, no intervalWarnings: adult themes, bright lights, loud noises and partial nudityRecommended: 15+
A unique and resonant vision of humanity –
not just what being human is, but what we could be.
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On a stretch of Australian highway, two sisters – Elma and Nancy – run their family takeaway joint. Chiko Rolls and
reminiscing are on the menu. While they quietly wage war with their past and dream up a brighter future, a young life-loving Turkish traveller arrives with a charm and sensuality that turns their world around.
Their dreams become reality when they transform their run down fast-food shop into a restaurant showcasing Elma’s gift for comfort cooking. Audience members become restaurant guests as the sisters serve up Elma’s hearty minestrone soup, sourdough and local wines.
Come and break bread in the Butter Factory Theatre. Food is an evocative mix of word and movement that will surprise and stir in equal parts.
Kate Champion’s Force Majeure is a ground-breaker in dance theatre and Belvoir is one of Australia’s great theatre companies.
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A Force Majeure and Belvoir co-production
FOOD
JON’S NOTE:Kate Champion is a legend of Australian dance theatre. Over the years I’ve been mesmerised and astounded by the work she has created through her company Force Majeure. Combining Kate’s work with the words of the wonderful Steve Rodgers and a to die for cast, Food promises to be an unforgettable night at the theatre.
Running time: 1 hour 30 minutes, no intervalWarnings: strong language, adult themesNote: the food in this production is vegetarian, does not contain nuts, and is composted at the end of each performance. Recommended: 16+ (Yr 10-12)
WRITER: STEVE RODGERSDIRECTORS: KATE CHAMPION AND STEVE RODGERSSET AND COSTUME DESIGN: ANNA TREGLOANLIGHTING DESIGNER: MARTIN LANGTHORNECOMPOSER AND SOUND DESIGNER: EKREM MULAYIMASSISTANT DIRECTOR: DANIELLE MICICHTOURED BY: ARTS ON TOUR
Sex, drugs & chiko rolls
A show that is a robust meal – warm, substantial, and
completely deliciousJodi McAlister, Australian Stage
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B ack by popular demand! From the creative team that brought boy girl wall to the border in 2011 comes this brand
new comedy.
Leaving our shores to explore the world has been a right of passage for young Australians for decades. Many leave, most come back, and all are changed by the experience.
Some are seeking adventure - an “authentic” experience. Some set out to change the world, while others are trying to hide from the looming spectre of adulthood.
An average Australian backpacker travels to an unfamiliar and wondrous land - a place based in pure imagination, where the rules are bit different. There, He meets Her. She’s an aid worker over from Australia as well, helping to look after this place she loves; an imaginary country, somewhere beyond the borders of our known world. He’s simplistic. She’s passionate. He experiences. She documents. Packed looks at those strange times and meetings, when love isn’t the destination, and isn’t even the point. Told with The Escapists’ trademark wit, whimsy and lo-! theatrical brilliance, Packed is an unforgettable adventure.
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JON’S NOTE:The Escapists are some of my favourite people and favourite theatre makers in the country. I loved boy girl wall so much when it played here in 2011, that I just had to invite this team back to HotHouse to create a brand new work.
By The EscapistsA co-production between HotHouse theatre and the Escapists with Metro Arts
PACKEDWRITERS:LUCAS STIBBARD AND MATTHEW RYANCREATORS: KEITH CLARK, JONATHON OXLADE, MATTHEW RYAN, LUCAS STIBBARD, NERIDAH WATERS, SARAH WINTER AND GUEST ARTIST PETE FOLEY Running time: 70 minutes, no intervalWarnings: Low-level coarse language, concepts that may offend. Recommended: 15+ (Yr 9 – 12)
Love isn’t the destination
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Inspired by the overwhelming support received for last year’s collaboration, The Pyjama Girl, we present another unique
event for the region.
Letters from the Border celebrates Albury Wodonga, using the community’s own words. The project has involved sifting through letters republished in the Border Mail and the Albury Banner over the last 100 years.
We revisit our region’s history and culture since the early twentieth century, centring on key historical events, shifting attitudes and issues that have been part of our identity since Bungambrewatha became Albury in the 1830’s, and Belvoir became Wodonga in the 1850’s.
Scouring micro!che and online resources was no mean feat. We are indebted to The Border Mail, the Albury Library Museum, the Wodonga Library and the Wodonga Historical Society for their support and assistance in this mammoth project.
Our stories, your words.
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JON’S NOTE:Following on from the incredible interest created around 2013’s The Pyjama Girl, Travis Dowling and I were wracking our brains as to what would be a great follow up story about our local history. Then the idea struck – let’s go to the records of the Border Mail and scour the Letters to the Editor pages over the past hundred years and let that guide us as to what issues and events have caused the most impassioned responses from our own community over time.
A HotHouse Theatre Production with the Studio Ensemble
LETTERS FROM THE BORDER
DIRECTOR: TRAVIS DOWLINGCREATOR/DRAMATURG: JON HALPINSET AND COSTUME DESIGN: SOPHIE WOODWARDLIGHTING DESIGN: ROB SCOTTPERFORMERS: THE STUDIO ENSEMBLEPRODUCER: HOTHOUSE THEATRE WITH THE HOTHOUSE STUDIO ENSEMBLE
Running time: 70 minutes, no intervalWarnings: Low-level coarse language, concepts that may offend. Recommended: 15+ (Yr 9 – 12)
Our stories, your words
The EditorThe Border Morning Mail
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A HotHouse Theatre production
Syms Covington loves collecting. The problem is, he’s collected everything already! In search of adventure (and
new things to gather), he hitches a ride from England to Australia aboard Charles Darwin’s ship, The Beagle.
This micro-magical tale has bugs, a smooth talking armadillo, a lazy iguana, giant tortoises, a scary squid, a mermaid, green sausages, some ridiculous sailors, a mysterious platypus and lots of natural artifacts for children to touch and examine.
This show is a mix of action, puppetry, audience-participation and sounds.Warning: Small Parts is proof that no matter how small you are, you can do big things.
Created by the Grin and Tonic Theatre Troupe this production is the perfect introduction to theatre for young people aged 5-13 who are interested in expanding their imagination, creativity and most of all just want to have FUN!!!
WARNING: SMALL PARTS
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DIRECTOR/DESIGNER: TRAVIS DOWLINGWRITERS: JASON KLARWEIN, ZOË DE PLEVITZ, TRAVIS DOWLING, BENJAMIN WARREN LIGHTING DESIGN: ROB SCOTTPERFORMERS: SELECTED FROM THE STUDIO ENSEMBLEPRODUCER: HOTHOUSE THEATRE
Running time: 45 mins, no interval. After the show children can explore the objects.Recommended: Primary age, 4-11 years
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WARNING: SMALL PARTS A Month in the Country
Each year, HotHouse Theatre hosts some of the most interesting, innovative and exciting theatre makers from all around Australia.
In partnership with AlburyCity, A Month in the Country has been running since 2004. Playwrights, performers, directors, choreographers composers, musicians and video artists have all taken the opportunity to spend a few weeks at our farmhouse at Splitters Creek. Artists taking up residencies live and work at the !ve bedroom house and make use of the attached rehearsal facility to create new, original work. While in residence, artists deliver workshops through Murray Arts to the community, schools and arts groups.
HotHouse’s own Studio Ensemble meet with the resident groups and are taken through their creative development process in an informal forum setting.
Subject to availability, the Butter Factory Theatre can also be utilised for creative development outcomes with presentations of work-in-progress showings.
Since it’s inception a decade ago, over 500 artists have taken up Month in the Country residencies with over 45 new productions having been added to the national repertoire.
Commissions
A good play takes years to create, and isn’t made in isolation. Making theatre is a collaborative process and many minds contribute to the creation of a new work.
HotHouse is one of only a few professional theatre companies in Australia that remains dedicated to commissioning, developing and producing work by Australian writers and theatre makers. We not only commission new plays, but also invest time and money in the development process to ensure that when a work reaches the stage, it is ready for production.
Some of the work that has gone through a commissioning process with HotHouse include Disarming Rosetta, The Berry Man, Australia! The Show! and 2013’s The Pyjama Girl.
In 2014, HotHouse audiences will experience Packed by the Escapists, a work commissioned in 2012, and developed throughout 2013.
‘3 is a crowd’ in residence with HotHousePhotography by Sean Young
IN DEVELOPMENT
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The Studio
The Studio Ensemble is the company’s most advanced development program for young performance makers.
A group of 16-26 year olds are selected in early April each year, after an audition process. They commit to eight months of dedicated weekly instruction aimed at creating a generation of nationally able theatre makers in the Albury Wodonga region. They will connect with visiting artists from around the country through master classes and forums.
In 2014 that intensive tuition will consists of skill development in the following areas:
In 2013, the ensemble developed and performed the world premiere season of The Pyjama Girl by Emma Gibson. In 2014, the major project is Letters from The Border, an exploration of the history, major events and reactions to those events from our own community.
Two of the Studio members will be employed to perform in the company’s !rst ever show for children, Warning: Small Parts. (see page 14)
In 2014, The Studio will expand to include young and emerging directors and designers and their development as a part of the program.
To enquire about the process, and the many other bene!ts of being a member of the Studio Ensemble, speak with Associate Director Travis Dowling.
Sophie Woodward, designer & Amos Wilksch, actor, The Pyjama GirlPhotography by The Border Mail
EDUCATION
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Black Border Theatre
Black Border Theatre has grown over the last two years through our partnerships with Hume Medicare Local and the Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service. With weekly performance training and workshops, up to 12 young Aboriginal artists from our region will work with Associate Director Travis Dowling towards an end of year performance. Along the way, the group works with leading Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal artists from around the country.
Participants gain self con!dence, skills in developing scenes, acting for stage and camera as well as an overall knowledge of the process of theatre and performance.
This program is generously supported by Hume Medicare Local, the Aboriginal Bene!ts Foundation, the Besen Family Foundation, Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (Australian Government), the Arts NSW Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund, Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Services, and the Albury Wodonga Community Working Party.
Generate
Generate provides a performance opportunity for up to 100 high school students from our region, giving them the chance to strut their stuff on the Butter Factory Stage.
In 2014, Generate will focus on the work of the greatest playwright of all – William Shakespeare. Our aim is to give students the opportunity to experience Shakespeare in the best possible way – through performance.
HotHouse Theatre’s Associate Director Travis Dowling will work with students and teachers from up to 12 high schools to understand, contextualise and enliven Shakespeare’s plays. Students from each high school will have the opportunity to work with HotHouse Theatre’s Operations Manager Rob Scott, to experience the technical side of the trade, learning stage management, technical operation and back stage protocol.
Generate 2014 will engender a love of Shakespeare in all of the participants – that is, if they’re not in love with the Bard already.
HotHouse Studio Ensemble in rehearsalPhotography by HotHouse Theatre
EDUCATION
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EDUCATION
Drama School
HotHouse’s drama school is the only professional acting training program in the region. Classes have been running since 2006 over four terms per year. We focus on three student categories:
expression and creativity. We give them the platform to explore themselves and grow as individuals.
and build con!dence, adult classes require no previous experience: you just need to bring yourself!
have dedicated actor training with clear pathways: from senior classes through to advanced adult classes where there is the opportunity to audition for the Studio Ensemble the following year.
Visit hothousetheatre.com.au for more information about these programs.
School Holiday Workshops
We’re ramping up the holiday fun in 2014.
Primary aged students can access workshops in acting, storytelling and creativity, all aimed at building self-con!dence and making new friends.
Secondary school aged students can learn about acting for stage and camera, script writing, monologues and audition techniques. These short courses complement high school drama and give teenagers skills for life.
These programs run during the term breaks in April, June/July and at Christmas.
In-School Workshops
Brecht, verbatim, commedia dell arte, devised theatre, Shakespeare and much much more are on the agenda this year.
The in-schools program of workshops and master classes is a valued tool for teachers and students at primary and secondary level, on both sides of the border.
For more information on workshops, visit hothousetheatre.com.au or talk to Travis Dowling on 6021 7433.
EDUCATION
Creativity and confidencePhotography by HotHouse Theatre
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EDUCATION
Technical Workshops
Over the past 15 years HotHouse has provided training in technical theatre to well over 100 local youngsters. From individual workshops in lighting, sound and stage management, to work placements and project-based secondments, trainees have bene!ted from working in a fully functional theatre environment with instruction and guidance from industry professionals. In many cases this immersion in the operations of a busy theatre company has sparked the beginning of a career in the entertainment industry.
HotHouse Theatre Technical Traineeships
Our commitment to education and training has been particularly valuable for the technical trainees who have undertaken the full-time two-year program leading to Certi!cate III and IV level TAFE quali!cations. Our graduates have a 100% employment rate in Australia and overseas. Indeed, because of the breadth and depth of experienced gained over the two years, HotHouse trainees have jobs lined up well before their tenure ends - proof the national industry knows how valuable these graduates truly are.
EDUCATION
Training in a theatre environmentPhotography by HotHouse Theatre
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The Butter Factory Theatre
The Butter Factory is a 162 seat, vibrant, and innovative venue suitable for theatre, dance, music, !lm screenings, conferences, corporate functions, presentations, meetings, weddings and art exhibitions.
It also houses a "exible studio/rehearsal space suitable for up to 40 people and the foyer space includes a well stocked bar.
The Butter Factory Theatre, situated on beautiful Gateway island, is graced with rustic charm and character that bestows an utterly unique ambience.
A hiring package for each space, or for the whole complex, can be tailored to suit your requirements with sophisticated theatre lighting, an integrated sound system, data projector, hearing loop, fully licensed bar and professional staff that take care of all the !ner details.
Full technical speci!cations are available online at hothousetheatre.com.au, or by emailing [email protected].
The Butter Factory Theatre is managed by HotHouse Theatre on behalf of the City of Wodonga.
OUR HOME
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Support HotHouse Theatre
In the mid 1990s, there were over 20 professional theatre companies operating in regional Australia. Today, there are just two that are recognised as key organisations. HotHouse is one of them.
We play a crucial role in our community and in the national sector at large. We commission new writing, develop local artists and technicians, run a national residency program and produce and present some of the best work on offer in this country.
As a not-for-pro!t organisation, donations play a vital role in allowing us to continue punching above our weight on the local and national stage.
There are many ways a donation can assist us to produce the important high quality work and programs we are renowned for:
of a week long creative development.
of bringing a nationally recognised artist to our region to work with young people in our Studio and Black Border Theatre programs.
bringing high calibre artists to our region.
director for a week to work on a creative development for a new work, and to deliver workshops in our community.
our national Month in the Country program.
set, costume and general production values for Letters from the Border. This would provide young actors in our community an experience of being in a work that proudly stands alongside any other work in our subscription season, as the Pyjama Girl did in 2013.
Please consider supporting HotHouse by making a tax-deductible gift with your subscription. Your donation will ensure this great little theatre company continues to kick goals for the next 17 years.
If you’d like to discuss other ways you could support HotHouse, please don’t hesitate to call the of!ce on (02) 6021 7433, we’re always more than happy to chat.
SUPPORT US
Fostering new talent: 2012/13 Technical Trainee, Jordan HilesPhotography by HotHouse Theatre
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Company partners
PARTNERS
We are grateful for the support of the following organisations:
Hyundai and Baker Motors for an iMax people mover.
Foundation; the Besen Family Foundation; Medicare Local (Hume); Albury Wodonga Aboriginal Health Service; Indigenous Co-ordination Centre (Australian Government) and the Arts NSW Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund for Black Border Theatre.
Communities Program, through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship for a hearing loop, projector and computer equipment for The Butter Factory Theatre.
to the Generate program.
Subscriber Partners
Albury Osteopathic Clinic Aljoy Photography Blooms on Dean Border Just Foods Campbells WinesDymocks Booksellers AlburyFuss Hair StudiosLa Maison Café Leads To Clients - Online Regent Cinema Showcase St Ives Biere Cafe The Olive Health Foods
HotHouse Theatre Company is assisted by the Commonwealth Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, and by the state governments of New South Wales and Victoria through Trade & Investment Arts NSW and Arts Victoria.
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PARTNERS
STORIES I WANT TO TELL YOU IN PERSON
1984
FOOD
PACKED
LETTERS FROM THE BORDER
Wodonga Library
THE MOTION OF LIGHT IN WATER
Production partners
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Immerse Yourself
You’ve got your tickets, now relax and enjoy the experience. Arrive around 30 minutes before showtime, grab a program for small change, show your subscriber wallet card for 10% off drinks and nibbles. Build up your anticipation by discovering images in the foyer and reading articles on the show. Unlike many theatres, you can take drinks into the auditorium.
Eating on the Island
La Maison Café
Breakfast and Lunch: Tuesday – Sunday.Dinner: Thursday – Saturday.Other nights available by appointment.02 6023 1122 or [email protected]
St Ives Biere CaféLunch: 11.30am – 3pm. Seven days.Dinner: 6 – 9pm. Seven days.02 6041 2626 or [email protected]
Wheelchair & Mobility
Some of our audience use wheelchairs, mobility aids or bring their guide-dog. Someare visually or hearing impaired and use their Companion Card. They’ve been patrons for years. Just advise us what your speci!c needs are, and we can usually accommodate.
Audio Descriptions
Since 2004 we’ve partnered with Vision Australia providing live audio descriptions for blind and visually impaired theatre lovers. It doesn’t matter where you sit in the theatre, you’ll receive the description via a small radio receiver and earpiece. To access this service call us, or Vision Australia on (02) 6023 6611.
Hearing Loop
Thanks to the Building Multicultural Communities Program we can now offer a hearing loop service for our patrons with hearing loss.
Parking
The island is an easy !ve minute drive from the centre of Albury or Wodonga, with plenty of free, well lit parking.
Exchanges & Refunds
Sometimes life gets in the way and you need to change your ticket for another performance. You can exchange with us, subject to availability, at no cost. Tickets are not refundable, unless a performance is cancelled. All tickets are sold under the Code of Practice for the Ticketing of Live Performance (www.liveperformance.com.au).
For full terms and conditions visit the Box Of!ce page at hothousetheatre.com.au
USEFUL INFORMATION
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Opening Night Subscriptions
Ideal for avid theatre fans. This option allows you to attend the opening night of every show in our season. If you’d like to be a part of the celebrations, meet the cast and enjoy the post show hospitality, consider this subscription.
There is also an Opening Night upgrade option. This allows standard subscription and "exi pack holders to attend opening nights for an extra
than an Opening Night Subscription. The upgrade isn’t available online.
Subscribe & Save
To see every show in our season, the Super Subscription represents the best value for money. A Super Subscription gets you a ticket to each of the !ve shows in our mainstage season.
4 or 3 play pack options are also available. For all subscriptions choose your preferred dates now but enjoy the "exibility to change your dates during the year if you need at no cost.
Flexi Pack
A Flexi gives you the freedom to select shows and dates when it suits – rather than locking in your choices now. These bulk ticket packs of 6 or 10 can be broken up and redeemed in any combination. You can use one ticket to each show in the season, you can bring a guest, and you can even use all the tickets for the one performance – its up to you!
Give a Flexi, or part of a Flexi, to friends, family, colleagues, clients, and staff.
Flexi Passes are not show tickets; they are ‘vouchers’ that need to be exchanged for tickets prior to the show. They are to be redeemed online or via the of!ce. Gift recipients need to redeem their passes at the of!ce, nominating which performance they’d like to see. They cannot be exchanged for Supper Club attendance, or tickets of a lesser value.
Red Hot Rush
An initiative for younger theatre goers. Those under the age of 26 can buy tickets
show within one hour of the performance start time. Subject to availability of seats.
Subscriber Bene!ts
Not only does subscribing offer the best value for money on your tickets, but there are also other savings. All subscribers receive a HotHouse wallet card that gives you a 10% discount on purchases at our theatre bar and discounts at selected local businesses, including 10% off at La Maison Café.
Subscribers can purchase unlimited extra single tickets at a discounted rate.
YOUR OPTIONS
We o!er a number of ways to subscribe and have an option to suit you. Our prices are detailed on the Booking Form. If you need help deciding on the best package, just phone and we’ll happily talk you through your choices.
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ADDED EXTRAS
Meet the Artists
Each mainstage season includes a Meet the Artists night on Fridays. Stay for a post show forum with the actors and ask questions about the show, the development of the work, or ideas contained in the play.
Supper Club
A popular addition last year, this is for those who really love their theatre and want to discuss the play indepth with like minded people including the Artistic Director. Supper Club is held after selected Wednesday 6.30pm shows. Attendees receive a glass of wine and !nger food provided by our friends at La Maison Café. Supper Club is an optional
evening you attend.
Morning Tea Matinees
Subscribers to our Thursday morning matinees are welcome to arrive early to join us for a free cuppa and cake before the show.
HOW TO BOOKThere are six ways to secure tickets:
online www.hothousetheatre.com.au
email [email protected]
phone 02 6021 7433
fax 02 6023 2201
mail HotHouse Theatre PO Box 479 Wodonga VIC 3689
in person Gateway Village, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga
Box Of!ce hours: 9am - 5pm Monday - Friday
When we’ve processed the booking you’ll receive an email noti!cation. Your welcome pack and wallet card will be posted within a week.
The cast of The Pyjama GirlPhotography by HotHouse Theatre
Thu 6 8pm
Fri 7 8pm
Sat 8 8pm
Tue 11 8pm
Wed 12 6.30pm
Thu 13 11am
Thu 13 8pm
Fri 14 8pm
Sat 15 3pm
Sat 15 8pm
Tue 13 8pm
Wed 14 6.30pm
Thu 15 11am
Thu 15 8pm
Fri 16 11am
Fri 16 8pm
Sat 17 8pm
Tue 20 8pm
Wed 21 6.30pm
Thu 22 11am
Thu 22 8pm
Fri 23 8pm
Sat 24 3pm
Sat 24 8pm
Tue 24 8pm
Wed 25 6.30pm
Thu 26 11am
Thu 26 8pm
Fri 27 8pm
Sat 28 3pm
Sat 28 8pm
Tue 12 8pm
Wed 13 6.30pm
Thu 14 11am
Thu 14 8pm
Fri 15 8pm
Sat 16 3pm
Sat 16 8pm
Thu 23 8pm
Fri 24 8pm
Sat 25 8pm
Tue 28 8pm
Wed 29 6.30pm
Thu 30 11am
Thu 30 8pm
Fri 31 8pm
Sat 1 3pm
Sat 1 8pm
MARCH MAY JUNE AUGUST OCT/NOV
Stories I Want To Tell You In Person
1984 The Motion Of Light In Water
Food Packed
Opening Night (Subscribers Only) Supper Club Meet The Artists Morning Tea
BOOKING FORM
1 Select performances and insert number of tickets required
2 Select package A) SUBSCRIPTION Choose plays, dates & times now. (Can be exchanged at no cost.)
FULL No. Tix CONC No. Tix TOTALS
Opening Night Subscription $200.00 $175.00 $ All 5 shows - Opening Night
Super Subscription $150.00 $125.00 $ All 5 shows - save $85 4 Play Pack $140.00 $120.00 $ 3 Play Pack $105.00 $ 90.00 $ Bring A Friend $ 35.00 $ 30.00 $Save $ on extra tickets
B) FLEXI PACK Bulk pack of 6 or 10 tickets. Flexi 6 Pack - Early Bird Offer ends Fri 20 Dec $168.00 $ Flexi 6 Pack $195.00 $ Flexi 10 Pack $285.00 $
2014 Opening Night Single Ticket Prices FULL $57 CONCESSION $50
2014 Standard Single Ticket Prices FULL $47 CONCESSION $40
The cast of The Pyjama GirlPhotography by HotHouse Theatre
A) SUBSCRIPTION Choose plays, dates & times now. (Can be exchanged at no cost.)
No. Tix TOTALS
A) LETTERS FROM THE BORDER $ 25.00 $This special price is only available to subscribers Indicate preferred performance and number of tickets Flexi Pass holders can redeem "exis to this event
B) SUPPER CLUB $10.00 $
C) SUPPORT HOTHOUSE $Add a tax deductible donation
Fri 14 8pm
Sat 15 8pm
Thu 20 8pm
Fri 21 8pm
Sat 22 3pm
Sat 22 8pm
Thu 27 8pm
Fri 28 8pm
Sat 29 3pm
Sat 29 8pm
NOVEMBER
Letters From The Border
3 Select Extras
4 Payment details TOTAL $
Please tick one of the following payment methods: Cheque payable to HotHouse Theatre Limited EFTPOS / Cash - available at counter only VISA/ Mastercard
Name on Card
Card No. Expiry CCV No.
Cardholder Signature
5 Your details
Name
Postal Address
Suburb Postcode
Phone Mobile
Seating Requirements (Please provide details of any mobility, vision or hearing requirements you may have)
HotHouse Board + Staff
BOARDJohn BakerDougald FrederickRachel HealyJohn HunterPaul McGill (Chair)Di Thomas
ARTISTIC DIRECTORATEGeordie BrookmanTravis DowlingJon HalpinChris MeadVanessa Pigrum
COMUNITY CONSULTATIVE GROUPLoretta FosterLiz HeitmeyerJohn HunterKathryn PyleRoss SewellMary Sloan
ARTISTICJon Halpin Artistic DirectorJanine Peacock General ManagerTravis Dowling Associate Director
ADMINISTRATIONBeck Palmer Company ManagerErica Lowcock ADO/FOH Manager
VENUE & TECHNICALRob Scott Operations ManagerAmandu Frazer Finance Of!cerJordan Hiles Technical Trainee
DESIGNMZ Design
Details correct at time of publication. HHT reserves the right to amend the program should the need arise; we will advise patrons accordingly.
3 – 5 October 2014
A festival of the greatest little shows on earth
Borderville is Australia’s !rst festival of vaudeville, marking 35 years of the
Flying Fruit Fly Circus calling Albury-Wodonga home.
It will include the National Training Project, an intensive two-week circus training program (from September 22) and culminate in a spectacular festive
weekend of shows and entertainments, transforming our Gateway Village and Butter Factory Theatre, into a
precinct of unexpected pleasures. It will be a springtime garden of vaudevillian
delights, daring circus adventures, sideshows, music and magic.
The Flying Fruit Fly Circus is seeking expressions of interest from short
shows, short acts, but not necessarily short artists. They want to hear from
performers, touring companies, travelling venues, production staff and anyone out there feeling compelled to
join the parade for this "edgling carnival of theatrical varieties.
Contact borderville@fruit"ycircus.com.au or visit www.fruit"ycircus.
com.au/borderville
See you at the party.
HOTHOUSE THEATRETHE BUTTER FACTORY THEATRE
Gateway Island, Lincoln Causeway, WodongaPO Box 479, Wodonga, Victoria 3689
T 02 6021 7433F 02 6023 2201
SEASON !"#$
