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As the colours of autumn start to wane, and ‘the winter of our discontent, made glorious’ approaches, we turn up the heat on some of the political realities of the national capital. The Major Minor Party 29 MAY – 1 JUNE Densely interweaving irreverent hilarity and sobering seriousness, The Major Minor Party is a wild and eye-opening ride through the Australian political landscape. In a world premiere from the Helpmann award-winning theatre company version 1.0, The Major Minor Party explores the rise of the ACT-based Australian Sex Party. Founded in 2009 by Fiona Patten and Canberran Robbie Swan of the Eros Foundation, an adult-industry lobby group, the Australian Sex Party has now contested three elections. They won enough votes in the 2010 election to feel confident enough to declare themselves The Major Minor Party of Australian politics. In a political climate increasingly influenced by religion-affiliated minor parties such as Family First, or nationalist parties such as Bob Katter's Australia Party, this performance charts the colourful emergence of the Australian Sex Party. They expose hypocrisy, relentlessly fight against censorship, host brothel open days, and take visiting dignitaries on guided tours of the porn industry. THE PLAYHOUSE WWW.CANBERRATHEATRECENTRE.COM.AU/SEASON2013 Canberra Confidential A century of secrets, scandals and spies EARLY 2013 This documentary is a journey through the dark, chilling and frequently unbelievable tales of powerbroking and deceit from inside the nation’s capital. Image: Montage: Some Cowboy. Presenter Annabel Crabb goes in search of Canberra’s secrets over the past century, exploring the passionate interplay of secrets and subterfuge that has long been carried out in the shadows of the national stage. How have our secrets changed over the past century and what does this reveal about us as a democratic society? Directed by Ian Walker and produced by Anna Cater and Simon Nasht, the film will be screened by the ABC in 2013. WWW.SMITHANDNASHT.COM 94 CANBERRA100.COM.AU
Image: Where’s my vote? 2009 (detail) By Penny Byrne . Photograph Jeremy Dillon. Prime Time 22 MAY – 1 JUNE Australia’s Prime Ministers are a fascinating bunch. We’ve had Mandarin and Latin speakers, spiritualists, atheists, republicans, monarchists, graziers and bodgies. They’ve given us an array of eyebrows, hairdos, pipes and spectacles, and between them they’ve had the unenviable task of leading our country through 11 turbulent decades. It is the drama and humour of our 27 Prime Ministers, and their times, that is at the heart of Prime Time, a new, original musical theatrical production. Performed by a cast of thousands, made up of Shortis and Simpson, two extra actors and a community choir, Prime Time is a series of Prime Ministerial portraits in song, written by John Shortis. With dramaturgy by celebrated playwright John Romeril, and direction by Catherine Langman, Prime Time brings together cabaret, comedy, drama, community involvement, and archival sound and images. It tells an epic tale of public and private lives, of a nation adapting and responding to dramatic and fast-changing events, of the human urge to gain power—a populace that pulls the electoral strings and feels the effects of the consequences. It’s a story with direct ties to the creation of Canberra, its national role as Australia’s capital, and to the themes being celebrated in the year of its centenary. Funny, moving, informative, entertaining; Prime Ministers at their best and worst. Prime Time was seed-funded by the Centenary of Canberra and the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House. QUEANBEYAN PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE WWW.THEQ.NET.AU Art of Influence FROM MAY In 2013, the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House explores the Art of Influence, a theme that teases out the relationship between artists and democracy. Including artworks in a variety of media, and presented throughout one of Australia’s most iconic buildings, Art of Influence takes visitors on a provocative journey into the past, present and future of Australia’s democracy. A primary focus of Art of Influence is the notion of Canberra as a centre of national debate and discussion. At its core, Art of Influence features significant Australian artworks that position the artist as activist, influencing and influenced by the changing nature of Australia’s democracy in a challenging, and at times troubled relationship. These artworks are the starting point for visitors to explore notions of art and democracy in Australia. Art of Influence is not simply a conversation about the nature of art, it encourages visitors to investigate art as a vehicle for ideas. MUSEUM OF AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRACY AT OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE WWW.MOADOPH.GOV.AU CANBERRA100.COM.AU 95
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