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Knox Community Arts Centre 2019 Season
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Wecome to the Knox City Council
is proud to present
Partnerships with local
community groups
2019 Season of
some of Australia’s once again bring an
best performing artists engaging mix of home-
and outstanding local grown theatre, musical
Knox Community talent within the Knox
Community Arts Centre
productions, creative
workshops, and special
Arts Centre
2019 Program. interest groups to
The program expands the venue, offering
in 2019 to showcase something for everyone.
a diverse mix of Please enjoy all that is on
professional evening offer at Knox Community
shows featuring Arts Centre in 2019.
quality comedy, music,
theatre and cabaret
performances, along
with the all-time
favourite daytime
program and the much
loved family shows
offered during school
holidays.
Cover Image:
The Sapphires, photographed by Jodie Hutchinson.
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About Knox Community Arts Centre
Community Programs – Supply of a trained Audio Visual Venue Hire Enquiries
technician to operate the AV Please visit www.knox.vic.gov.au/
Knox Community Arts Centre control room (bio box).
is the proud home to a number kcac for more information about
of community organisations – Access to a customer service venue hire and to view the 3D
who run regular musical theatre counter/candy bar with fridges video tour of the venue.
productions, recitals, classes, social and product display units. The venue hire price list and
groups, and other functions. Please booking form is also available on
visit the Community section on Cinema
the website.
www.knox.vic.gov.au/kcac to find – Fully equipped data projection
out more about all the local groups system for the complete For more information or to book
operating from the venue. cinematic experience. a guided venue tour, please
contact 9729 7287 or email
Venue Hire – Ideal for special interest groups. knox.arts@knox.vic.gov.au
Knox Community Arts Centre is Meeting Room Tickets
a versatile venue that is available
to hire. Featuring quality spaces – Carpeted multi-purpose space. Tickets can be purchased online,
and equipment, the venue is ideal – Adjoining commercial kitchen. over the phone, or in person from
for theatre, cinema, workshops, our box office.
classes, conferences, events and – Heated/air conditioned.
meetings, offering a variety of hire The box office is located in
– Can seat 50 people (theatre the main foyer of the venue.
options.
style) or 30 people (boardroom Please see the ‘contact us’
Theatre Productions style). section for details.
Accessibility Information
– Tiered Seating for 170 for – Chairs and up to 10 rectangle Opening Hours:
tables available. Monday – Friday, The Knox Community Arts Centre
unobstructed audience viewing is accessible to people of all
or 150 individual flat floor 10:00am – 4:00pm
– Quality data projector & screen. abilities.
seating. Phone: If you require wheelchair access
– Excellent intimate theatre Entire Venue (03) 9729 7287 or have mobility issues, please call
setting, with good stage For keynote events, theatre, school Online: the box office on (03) 9729 7287
dimensions and wings. productions and conferences, the www.knox.vic.gov.au/kcac for assistance before visiting the
– AV Control Room, Sound, entire venue is available for hire. venue.
Lighting and AV equipment. This provides access to all areas
of the theatre, meeting room,
– Rehearsal and Dressing Room dressing rooms, foyer, candy
Facilities. bar and AV Control room with
– Timber floor suitable for dance technician.
activities.
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Scott’s BMX Trick Bike Show Trinket the Robot
Family Show Family Show
Although nearly Telling the story of his “BMX trickster and Trinket is the story emotions and offers Thu 24 Jan
everybody has ridden first bike, all the way random clown Scott of an inventor, Dr. strategies to children 11:00am
a bike, no one rides a to joining the circus, Hone…had this Doovalacky who sets to understand
bike like Scott Hone. world-renowned BMX reviewer gobsmacked.” out to build a robot different feelings. 40 minutes
trick bike rider Scott who will have the No interval
Backwards on Australian Stage “It was good to see the
Hone demonstrates (Melbourne) ability to learn new 4 years+
the front wheel. how thinking outside Robot cry. Sometimes
Frontwards on things. Trinket the
the box and trying Robot comes to life I cry too. It was good $15 Adult
the back wheel. Wed 16 Jan when the Robot got $12 Child
new things can 11:00am but he soon wants
Frontwards on lead you on a grand sad and then got $45 Family/4
the front wheel, more. He wants to
adventure through life. 50 minutes know what it is to be happy again. It makes
backwards upside- No interval me feel like when I get
down! human; he wants to
become “real.” sad, I can get happy
5 years+ again too.”
$15 Adult Trinket the Robot is 4 year old (Seymour)
$12 Child an interactive puppet
$45 Family/4 show, based on the
tale of Pinocchio,
which explores
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The Dusty Springfield Show Diamonds:
Musical Theatre A Tribute to Marilyn Monroe
Musical Theatre
Wendy Stapleton This show takes you Tue 5 Feb Diamonds will dazzle Featuring Marilyn Tue 2 April
presents an on a colourful journey 11:00am & 2:00pm and delight audiences Monroe’s most 11:00am
outstanding tribute to through all the hits of with the songs and popular, sweetest and
75 minutes stories of one of the sexiest tunes including 70 minutes
the songs and career the 60s 70s 80s and No interval
of Dusty Springfield, 90s that made Dusty No interval most glamorous ‘Diamonds Are a Girl’s
Britain’s greatest a household name. $20 Adult celebrities that ever Best Friend’, ‘Bye Bye $20 Adult
female pop singer. $18 Concession lived: Marilyn Monroe. Baby’ and ‘Some Like $18 Concession
“The show was tight, It Hot’. $16 Group/6+
Dusty Springfield’s beautifully performed, $16 Group/6+ The blonde bombshell
career spanned and really laid out a will sing her favourite “Carina Waye has the
over 35 years, due storyline…” songs from her best aura of Marilyn, both
to her unique Weekend Notes films, recreating the in spirit and physical
heartbreaking voice, glamour and fun beauty.”
and her unfailing of “Show Biz” in the Australian Stage
belief in songwriters 1950s in a concert Online
such as Carol King, created especially for
Gerry Goffin, Randy those who remember
Newman, John Kander, her.
Burt Bacharach and
Hal David.
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Dan Sultan: Aviary Takes Tour
Muscial Theatre
2018 has been a year Says Sultan; “I’m really Sat 23 Mar
of transition for Dan looking forward to 8:00pm
Sultan. Having taken hitting the regional
6 months off and out road with The Aviary 135 minutes
of the spotlight to Takes tour. It’ll be including support
recalibrate and steady good to make up act and interval
the ship, Dan Sultan is for the shows I had $40
now ready to take on to cancel earlier this
a whole bunch of new, year. The Aviary Takes
exciting and fresh are a group of songs
challenges. I recorded recently
and they include
The Aviary Takes old, current, new
collection will be tracks with a couple
released early in 2019 of surprise covers
and to celebrate its thrown in. It’ll be
release, Sultan will great to see all of your
head back out on lovely faces at the
the road armed with shows”.
a guitar, a keyboard
and a fresh batch of
anecdotes and bad
‘dad’ jokes!
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Underground Fortified: Amity Dry
Theatre Performance Comedy Performance
Underground is Among them, a Sat 6 April This is a war story. “Showcasing Tue 30 April
the story of an mysterious German 2:00pm But there are no guns powerhouse vocals 7:30pm
adventurous and spy and cabaret singer, and ammo, just angry to rival any musical
iconic Australian who performs Marlene 60 minutes words and hurt pride. theatre diva … 60 minutes
woman during one of Dietrich’s most No interval incredible talent as
It’s a story about $30 Adult
history’s beloved songs. $30 Adult a composer and $28 Concession
blowing up your life lyricist … enough
darkest periods. In Image by David Horne $28 Concession and starting again. $26 Group/8+
$26 Group/8+ tenderness to pull at
a hallucinatory This production is About divorce, love, your heartstrings and
review of her life, supported by Small loss and discovering plenty of warmth and
the adventurous Gems a strength you never humour to ensure
Australian icon Nancy knew you had. you leave smiling
Wake tells her own and thoroughly
story with humour and This is Amity at
her most raw and entertained.”
pathos, together with
a cast of comrades heartfelt and if you Theatre People
from the forests of loved her smash hit
’39 Forever’ it is not to “Dry’s vocal
France. performance is
be missed.
impressive enough on
its own to warrant the
cost of entry.”
Beat Magazine
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Melbourne International Comedy Tenori: Timeless
Festival Roadshow Musical Theatre
Comedy Performance
Looking for a laugh? With a line-up of Thur 2 May Why do some songs new album and are Tue 4 June
The Melbourne artists sure to tickle 8:00pm stand the test of time? excited to share fresh 11:00am
International Comedy anyone’s funny versions of songs by
Festival Roadshow is bone, the Roadshow 135 minutes David Kidd, Craig Puccini, Rodgers and 70 minutes
coming to town. has something for Including interval Atkinson and Andrew Hammerstein, Lloyd- No interval
everyone. Grab a Pryor share a Webber, Simon &
Forget I-Spy, spotto $40 Adult collection of enduring $20 Adult
mate, grab a date… $38 Concession Garfunkel, Verdi and $18 Concession
and stale servo snacks, grab a ticket to the classics from the Peter Allen (to name
this road trip is jam- $36 Group/8+ worlds of Opera, $16 Group/6+
Roadshow! a few), with a three-
packed with a crew Show Warnings:
Music Theatre, Pop piece band.
of fantastically funny “Some of the country’s Performances may contain and Jazz.
comedians, specially best comics … had coarse language, sexual “Tenori have perfected
selected to bring the audiences in tears.” Tenori have an entertaining
references and material that established
fun of the Festival The Queensland may offend some patrons. It mashup of Opera,
to towns and cities is recommended for people
themselves as a Music Theatre and
Times national touring
nationwide. aged 15 years or older. Jazz.”
force, travelling the
length and breadth The Australian
of Australia. The
lads have been
working hard on a
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Children Are Stinky Mission Songs
Family Show Musical Theatre
Children are Stinky Adelaide and Mon 1 July Presented by Jessie identity to love and “Profoundly moving …
is an exciting award- Edinburgh. This is a 11:00am Lloyd, Mission Songs loss, these rare songs the entire collection is
winning children’s show to be seen. Project is performed consist of almost sublime”
comedy by Circus 50 minutes as a quartet with a forgotten stories
Trick Tease. Winners Performers Malia No interval range of Indigenous that can now shed The Australian
of the coveted Walsh and Chris performers from light into the history (Stephen Fitzpatrick)
Carlos deliver a 3 years+
Children’s Choice around Australia. of our Indigenous
Award at Edinburgh powerhouse of circus $15 Adult Profoundly moving, elders, families and Fri 12 July
Fringe (2016), this talent. Expect dare $12 Child Mission Songs Project communities. 2:00pm
exciting kids comedy devil stunts, incredible $45 Family/4 reveals what daily was
acrobatics, lighting Mission Songs Project 60 minutes
is a 50min action like for Indigenous
packed extravaganza. fast hula hoops, and Australians on faithfully explores $20 Adult
loads of laughs. Christian missions and the musical journey $18 Concession
High calibre circus, a state-run settlements. of Indigenous $16 Group/6+
rocking sound track, “This show has it all” Australian music as
and genuine belly The List (UK) Searching for the the Mission Songs
laughs propelled the family songs that Quartet connects
Australian debut of were sung around the the traditional with
Children are Stinky kitchen table, Jessie contemporary,
to a 5 Star Sell-Out Lloyd explores the revealing the
seasons in Melbourne, day to day life on the continuation of
missions, settlements cultural practice and
and reserves through song traditions into
music. From cultural the 21st Century.
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The Sapphires
Musical Theatre
The Sapphires is one find themselves Thur 4 July
of Australia’s best- trying to spread joy 8:00pm
loved stories. The in the hell that is the
multi award-winning Vietnam War. 140 minutes
musical play that Including interval
inspired the film, is The Sapphires is a
funny, heart-warming $35 Adult
coming to the Knox $32 Concession
Community Arts tale set against the
backdrop of personal $30 Group/6+
Centre stage for the
first time. change and massive
social upheaval. An
Four young Aboriginal energetic, fun and
women from regional engaging play that
Australia, who like affirms life and the
singing country music, realisation of dreams.
suddenly get the
chance to change
their tune and their
lives. Wearing sequins
and armed only with
microphones, they2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 20 2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 21
The Amazing Traveling Comedy Tour Oh Carole! The Songs of
Carole King and Neil Sedaka
Comedy Performance
Musical Theatre
Award winning stand regional towns other Thur 1 Aug They were two of the Their hits include Tue 6 Aug
ups are coming to than the Melbourne 8:00pm biggest hit-makers of ‘Will You Love Me 11:00am
Knox! International Comedy the 60s and 70s -and Tomorrow’, ‘Calendar
Festival Roadshow. 100 minutes they dated in high Girl’, ‘Natural Woman’, 75 minutes
The Amazing Traveling Plus interval school! ‘The Locomotion’, No interval
Comedy Tour (TATCT) This event will feature ‘Love Will Keep Us
is a partnership five outstanding $38 Adult They never wrote a $20 Adult
$36 Concession Together’, ‘I Feel the $18 Concession
formed to bring comedians, including song together but Earth Move’, ‘You’ve
Australia’s best new some of Australia’s $34 Group/8+ continued to support $16 Group/6+
Got A Friend’, and
comedy artists to best established Show Warnings: and inspire each other many more!
audiences outside and up and coming Performances may contain as they worked side
major cities. comedians. coarse language, sexual by side in New York’s “Mark Jones is one of
references and material that legendary hit factory, Australia’s greatest
They are Australia’s Watch this space – may offend some patrons. It The Brill Building. cabaret assets.”
only dedicated stand- comedians will be is recommended for people
up comedy touring announced soon! aged 15 years or older. ‘Oh Carole!’ is a toe- The Age
company focused on tapping tribute to the
regional audiences, most joyful era of pop
and the only multi- music and two of the
performer tour to visit greatest songwriters
of all time.2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 22 2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 23
FoRT Downtown: The Music of Petula Clark
Family Show Musical Theatre
Have you ever built tents places to explore. Thur 3 Oct ‘Downtown’ is a hand- Subway’ and, of Tue 8 Oct
a… FoRT? A show for Images appear and 11:00am clapping, toe-tapping course, ‘Downtown’. 11:00am
cubby creators and disappear. tribute to the woman She is the most
den dwellers. 45 minutes who at the height of commercially 75 minutes
FoRT is full of No interval Beatlemania wrestled successful female No interval
Asking for Trouble ridiculous clowning, with the Fab Four singer in British chart
presents FoRT a spectacular acrobatics, 4 years+ $20 Adult
for the number one history! $18 Concession
circus/physical theatre poetic visual imagery $15 Adult position on the music
production, which and celebrates the $12 Child “Zest, irreverence and $16 Group/6+
charts – and came out
delves into the art of kind of creative genius $45 Family/4 on top! loads of vocal power.”
play and the creation that has been known The Australian
of worlds from to turn lounge rooms In the swinging 60s
everyday objects. into volcanoes, trees Petula repeatedly
into castles and topped the charts in
Two strange cardboard boxes into every corner of the
characters appear racing cars. globe with hits like
hunting for whispers ‘Colour My World’, ‘I
of adventure. In a “Conjures up the spirit Know a Place’, ‘My
series of vignettes of kids’ adventure… Love’, ‘Happy Heart’,
a couch, table, spectacular acrobatic ‘Don’t Sleep in the
cushions, sheets work… enchanting.”
and broomsticks Chortle (Caitlin
transform into rockets, Crowley)
trampolines, cliffs and2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 24 2019 Season Knox Community Arts Centre 25
The Wine Bluffs The Christmas Belle
Comedy Performance Musical Theatre
Ever wondered audience through the Thur 24 Oct There’s no better So come along and Tue 3 Dec
what wine goes cellar door experience 8:00pm way to herald in the embrace the spirit of 11:00am
best with Fairy with a comedic twist. Christmas season, Christmas, and don’t
Bread? Why hasn’t 60 minutes than sharing part of forget to pack your 70 minutes
the ‘Champagne “Lovingly lampoons No interval your day with the Christmas hat and No interval
Spider’ caught on? wine snobbery.” fabulous Gina Hogan. singing voice!
$30 Adult $20 Adult
These questions Artshub $28 Concession $18 Concession
and many more will Sit back and enjoy as “The audience literally
$26 Group/8+ Gina and her special adored her!” $16 Group/6+
be inadequately Show Warnings:
answered by the self- Performance may guest capture the true Mackay Entertainment
styled sommeliers
contain coarse language, essence of Christmas, Centre
of comedy, Damian
sexual references and singing some of the
material that may offend most loved and well
Callinan & Paul Calleja. some patrons. It is known carols, along
recommended for people
Laying spurious aged 15 years or older.
with a few of her
claim to a reputation personal favourites
as renowned wine that are sure to be
consultants, the duo, show stoppers.
fresh from judging the
Fruit Wine Section
at The Rockhampton
Show, take theKeep in Touch Contact Us Location
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exciting ‘extra shows’ on offer Monday Friday
throughout the year, along with 10:00am 4:00pm
other fun things to do in Knox.
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