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LES LIASIONS DANGEREUSES JUNE M T W T F S S 10 11 13 14 15 16 7.30pm Matinee Sat 11 June, 2.00pm *Post show discussion on Tue 14 June Adapted by Christopher Hampton from the novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Director Crispin Taylor Performed by 3rd Year Acting students ROUNDHOUSE THEATRE Tickets $32 Full $27 Concession/Friends Bookings open Friends 5 April Public 12 April Based on the 18th century French novel, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a bitingly witty masterpiece of seduction and revenge. Elegantly and sinisterly, the plot unfolds: The Marquise and the Vicomte are accomplices in a game of sexual corruption, deceit and betrayal. Completely oblivious to the emotional destruction they cause, they scheme together to seduce two innocent victims. Their clever game of passion and manipulation, played out in Parisian salons and bedrooms, turns in on itself when the Vicomte realises that he is truly in love. The 1988 film version of Christopher Hampton’s play, Dangerous Liaisons, starring Glenn Close, John Malkovich and Michelle Pfeiffer, won three Academy Awards. A TALE OF TWO CITIES GEOFF GIBBS THEATRE "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times..." A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens' immortal novel of revolution and romance, was adapted for the stage in 1935 by John Gielgud and Terence Rattigan, two of the brightest theatrical talents of their day. It has been modernised by one of Australia’s most gifted and imaginative young directors, the multi‐award winning Adam Spreadbury‐Maher. Retaining the thrill and tension of the French Revolutionary setting but merging it with a modern, East London aesthetic, this production focuses on the love triangle that lies at the heart of Dickens’ classic story. WAAPA welcomes Hugh Hodgart, Director of Drama, Dance, Production and Screen at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, to Perth to direct this exciting ensemble piece. Adapted by Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud from the novel by Charles Dickens Edited by Adam Spreadbury-Maher Director Hugh Hodgart Performed by 3rd Year Acting students AUGUST M T W T F S S 19 20 22 23 24 25 7.30pm Matinee Sat 20 August, 2.00pm Tickets $35 Full $30 Concession/ Friends Bookings open Friends 5 April Public 12 April VICTORY JUNE M T W T F S S 10 11 13 14 15 16 7.30pm Written by Howard Barker Director Glenn Hayden Performed by 2nd Year Acting students ENRIGHT STUDI0 Tickets $26 Full $21 Concession/Friends Bookings open Friends 5 April Public 12 April Howard Barker pulls no punches in Victory, a historical play set in the wreckage of post-Cromwellian England. It's 1661 and Charles II has been restored to the throne. On the new king's vengeful orders, the body of John Bradshaw, the judge who signed Charles I's death warrant, is to be exhumed and publicly displayed. Bradshaw's widow sets off on a journey searching for her husband's abused remains. Meanwhile at court, King Charles II is forced to appease the influential money-men who are responsible for his restoration. Barker's drama is epic political theatre that, in the age of Kosovo, Bosnia and Iraq, remains as pertinent today as it was when it was written. TWELFTH NIGHT AUGUST M T W T F S S 19 20 22 23 24 25 7.30pm Matinee Sat 20 August, 2.00pm Written by William Shakespeare Directed by Dugald Bruce‐Lockhardt Performed by 2nd Year Acting students ENRIGHT STUDIO Tickets $26 Full $21 Concession/Friends Bookings open Friends 19 July Public 26 July Dugald Bruce-Lockhardt, Associate Director of the UK all-male Shakespeare company Propeller, directs the Bard's most perfect comedy, Twelfth Night. Twins Viola and Sebastian, separated in a shipwreck and presuming each other dead, wash ashore in the beautiful but mysterious land of Illyria. Revelry, disguises, swashbuckling and, of course, pining lovers abound in this hilarious tale of unrequited love and mistaken identity. The Playboy of the Western World 38 39 ACTING
THE BEAT GENERATION OCTOBER M T W T F S S 12 13 14 15 16 7.30pm *strictly limited capacity. Written and devised by Andrew Lewis with 3rd Year Acting students Director Andrew Lewis Performed by 3rd Year Acting and Jazz students FREMANTLE ARTS CENTRE 1 FINNERTY ST, FREMANTLE Tickets $25.30 from fac.org.au Bookings open 1 September At the end of World War II, a group of young American university students felt alienated by society's stifling conventionality and rampant materialism. With Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs at its core, the Beat Generation expressed their anti-establishment attitudes through their dress, lifestyle and art, developing a reputation as new bohemian hedonists. They fashioned a literature that was bold, straightforward and expressive. In this exciting new production, the 3rd Year Acting students, collaborating with their Jazz musican counterparts, explore the cultural impact of this highly influential movement. Referendum Dance 2015 NATION OCTOBER M T W T F S S 7 8 10 11 12 13 7.30pm Matinee Sat 8 October, 2.00pm ACTING Adapted for the stage by Mark Ravenhill from the novel by Terry Pratchett Directed by Chris Parker Performed by 2nd Year Acting students ENRIGHT STUDIO CONNECTIONS EVENT CINEMAS, INNALOO Tickets $26 Full $21 Concession/Friends Bookings open Friends 19 July Public 26 July In 1860, two teenagers from different cultures are thrown together by a tsunami that has destroyed Mau's village and left Daphne shipwrecked. Separated by language and customs, the two are united by catastrophe. Slowly, they are joined by other refugees. As they struggle to protect the small band, Mau and Daphne defy ancestral spirits, challenge death and uncover a long-hidden secret that turns the world upside down. This family show combines an engaging mix of imaginative storytelling, humour and humanity. The WA Screen Academy, WAAPA and leading screen industry guests take to the red carpet for the Gala Screening of The Academy Films – a program of short films exploring the theme CONNECTIONS. The films are created by the 2016 Screen Academy class of producers, writers, directors, cinematographers, sound recordists, production designers and editors. The Academy Films feature WAAPA 3rd year Acting students on screen as well as music composers, costume designers and sound students. The WA Screen Academy is proudly sponsored by the Nine network and the Gala screening will be filmed by the network for a broadcast program aired in October. Tickets $25 Full $20 Concession/ Friends Bookings open Friends 19 July Public 26 July SEPTEMBER M T W T F S S 22 7.30pm ABORIGINAL THEATRE ENRIGHT STUDIO This year the Aboriginal Theatre program welcomes multi-award winning singer, songwriter, author, poet and film maker, Richard Frankland. Richard has written, directed and produced over fifty video, documentary and film projects including the award winning No Way To Forget, After Mabo and Harry's War. The students have already performed Richard’s hard-hitting play, Conversations With The Dead and are thrilled to be collaborating on a brand new stage show. Written by Richard Frankland Directed by Rick Brayford Performed by Aboriginal Theatre students FILMS Godots Clinic 2015 NOVEMBER M T W T F S S 12 14 15 16 17 7.30pm Tickets $26 Full $21 Concession/ Friends Bookings open Friends 19 July Public 26 July ABORIGINAL THEATRE 40 41
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