Issue 47 Aurora Magazine April 2022
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WHAT’S ON APRIL/MAY<br />
CATCH!<br />
Sat 2 <strong>April</strong> 3pm<br />
Sunday 3 <strong>April</strong> 3pm<br />
what’s on<br />
ALBANY<br />
ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE<br />
The Great Un-Wondering<br />
of Wilbur Whittaker<br />
‘All grown-ups were children once. Although few of them remember it…’<br />
Barking Gecko Theatre’s brand-new Australian play about creativity, growing up<br />
and living outside of the box, is here to remind us how to wonder, imagine and<br />
have fun. Written by playwright Dan Giovannoni and directed by Luke Kerridge,<br />
The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker has its world premiere season in the<br />
Heath Ledger Theatre at the State Theatre Centre of WA then rockets directly down<br />
to Albany in May <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
Director Luke Kerridge said, “The Great Un-Wondering of Wilbur Whittaker was<br />
originally conceived as a kind of love letter to the classic French story Le Petit<br />
Prince. Working with my long-time collaborator Dan Giovannoni, Wilbur’s story was<br />
soon morphed through the lens of our own childhoods – the classic symbols from<br />
The Little Prince smashing up against icons from our own childhood favourites.<br />
“The work is also a reflection on my many years spent teaching drama workshops<br />
for children – being floored by their wild imaginations and creativity, and watching<br />
on as those innate gifts were challenged by the systems and structures they<br />
encountered through the process of growing up.<br />
Friday 6 May at 7.30pm<br />
Joy for the spirit! Perth's own concert pianist,<br />
Mark Coughlan, plays all Chopin's Waltzes in<br />
a stunning candle-lit atmosphere!<br />
“We’ve brought together a creative dream team. We often talk about creating worlds<br />
on stage, but for this play we’re creating a universe! Working with one of Australia’s<br />
pre-eminent designers Jonathon Oxlade, sound designer Tim Collins and lighting<br />
designer Lucy Birkinshaw, we are also joined by some extraordinary artists new to the<br />
theatre world. Celebrated animator Tee Ken Ng will be creating the animation and<br />
video design and local rock-star CLAUDIO is composing a stunning original score. This<br />
incredible team are well equipped to capture the wild imaginative spirit at the heart<br />
of this story, to delight both children and adults alike.”<br />
This 80s inspired electric dream is a heartfelt and irreverent escapade for the whole<br />
family. Showing at the Albany Entertainment Centre on 18 May <strong>2022</strong> at 4.30pm,<br />
tickets are only $15 each and are available from albanyentertainment.com.au or by<br />
calling 9844 5005.<br />
Weds 18 May at 4.30pm<br />
“World of Wonder”<br />
WORKSHOP!<br />
Get creative with Barking<br />
Gecko Theatre!<br />
13-14 <strong>April</strong> | Ages 8-12<br />
EVERYBODY’S BEEN ON<br />
ALBANY’S RIVERBOAT!<br />
PLUS<br />
Natural Raw<br />
Honey Tasting<br />
HAPPY EASTER FROM THE AEC!<br />
www.albanyaustralia.com<br />
9am Full 36k, 4 hour “SHELTERED WATER CRUISE”<br />
Billy tea, coffee, wildlife &<br />
Captain Kalgan’s famous HOT damper.<br />
Aussie seniors $95 - we reckon you’ve earned the discount<br />
BUT IT REALLY PAYS TO BOOK<br />
9844 3166<br />
Not so rough,<br />
it’s only<br />
34 LOVE LOCAL
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