ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

ADMINISTRATOR: June Jenkins

OFFICE MANAGER: Trish Latham

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Vanessa Hutchins

PUBLICIST: Eliza Tudor

SPONSORS: Imparja Television, Santos Ltd. Arts, ABC Radio 8DDD, Top FM, Ansett Australia, Quick Print, Ernst & Young, Signtech NT, The Shade and Canvas Company, Southcorp Wines, Hanuman’s Restaurant, Darwin Personal Computer Centre, NT Government - Arts and Cultural Affairs, Australia Council.

WORKSHOPS:

• Stage Management and Lighting Design with Vanessa Hutchins
• Theatresports with Murray Fahey, Weekend Workshop, Brown’s Mart, July
• Theatresports with DTC in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek
• The Actors Craft - An Approach to Text with Kate Smith, May/June, Frog Hollow

LAUNCH OF 1996 PROGRAMME - Government House, Launched by His Honour Austin Asche and Dr Valerie Asche, May

CHRISTMAS PARTY - Railway Club, Awards Ceremony, Quiz and fun Theatresports, Free, BYO Plate

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov

“A ‘stupid’ woman returns to her beautiful estate, but cannot afford her opulant lifestyle.”

Playreading

Brown’s Mart, March, 4pm

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Fiona Duncan (Ranevskaya) Dave Parry (Simeonov-Pishchik, Firs, Vagrant) Andrew Pitt (Lopakhin) Marie Emmanuel (Varya) Richard Noske (Troflmov) Rosamund Cox (Dunyasha) Veronica Flynn (Charlotta) Natalya Godbold (Anya) Robert McDonough (Gayev) Chris Paton (Yepikhodov, Yasha)

File/76 Attendances

The Imaginary Invalid by Moliere

“A farcical comedy set in 17th century France. A man feigns illness to manipulate those around him.”

Playreading

Brown’s Mart, March, 4pm

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Mike Evans (Argan) Dorothy Evans (Beline) Jane Macallister (Angelique) Kerry Lush (Louison) Dave Parry (Beralde) Jonathan Carapetis (Cleante) Clifford Samuel (Mr Diafoirus, Mr Fleurant) Brent Caldwell (Thomas Diafoirus) John Jenkins (Mr Purgon) Malcolm More (Mr Bonnefoy, Punchinello) Jane Bathgate (Toinette)

File/69 Attendances

The Rover by Aphra Behn

“Written in 1677, three well to do women search for perfect love and husbandry.”

Playreading

Brown’s Mart, March, 4pm

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Katharine Philp (Florinda) Tiffany Carter (Hellena) Kerri Whitton (Valeria) Pat Amies (Angelica) Syann Williams (Moretta, Callis) Evelyn Loh (Lucetta) Yoris Wilson (Don Antonio) Ian McIntosh (Don Pedro) Darren Venn (Belvile) Mark Bunnett (Wilmore) Andrew Pitt (Frederick) Robert McDonough (Ned Blunt) Matthew Blackadder (Sancho, Sabastian, Phillipo)

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The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

“Livelong frustration, unrequited love, soul destroying marriage and partings without a hope of reunion.”

Playreading

Brown’s Mart, March, 4pm

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Jeremy Noble (Prozorov, Andrei Sergeyvich) Karen White (Natalya Ivanovna) Tina Holland (Olga) Christine Brown (Masha) Karli Harrison (Irina) Johnson Carruthers (Kulygin, Fyodor Ilyich) Neil Macknight (Chebutykin, Ivan Romanyich)Mark Linkson (Tuzenbach, Nikolai Lvovich) Chris Paton (Solyony, Vasily Vasilyevich) John Jenkins (Ferapont/Fedotik) Tony Colebatch (Vershinin, Alexander Ignatyevich) Audrey Gorring (Anfisa)

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Distant Lights From Dark Places by Andrew Bovell

Lunchtime Theatre (20 Minutes Pieces)

Brown’s Mart, April, 12.15pm, 2 Performances

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, May, 12.15pm, 2 Performances

High School 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00 or $10.00 with Lunch (Confetti’s for DEC, Kalypso’s for Brown’s Mart)

DIRECTOR: Merrilee Mills

LIGHTING DESIGN: Ian McKerrow

PROD MAN/LX OPERATOR: Vanessa Hutchins

CAST: June Jenkins (Somers) Johnson Carruthers (Robson) Fiona Duncan (Phelan) Darren Venn (Toohey)

File/385 Attendances

Female Parts - Waking Up by Dario Fo and Franca Rama

“A comedy about a working woman whose alarm clock won’t stop ringing.”

Lunchtime Theatre (20 Minutes Pieces)

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, April, 12.15pm, 2 Performances

Brown’s Mart, May, 12.15pm, 2 Performances

High School 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00 or $10.00 with Lunch (Confetti’s for DEC, Kalypso’s for Brown’s Mart)

DIRECTOR: Merrilee Mills, Patrick Mitchell

LIGHTING DESIGN: Damien Snell

PROD MAN/LX OPERATOR: Vanessa Hutchins

SET: Clarissa Arndt, Vanessa Hutchins, Gabrielle Tooth

CAST: Merrilee Mills

File/387 Attendances

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Town Hall Ruins, June, 14 Performances

Tickets: $17.50/$14.00/$14 Groups

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

DESIGNER: Clarissa Arndt

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Vanessa Hutchins

LIGHTING DESIGN: Vanessa Hutchins

STAGE MANAGERS: Jacqui Carden, Kerry Lush

SOUND DESIGN: Flick Rasheed

MOVEMENT INSTRUCTOR: Berenice Franklin

PHOTOGRAPHER: Yoris Wilson

FENCING INSTRUCTOR: Hugo Espinoza-Rocco

PROPS CO-ORDINATOR: Kerry Lush

PROPS TEAM: Gordon Andrews, Tony Hallam, Craig Lush

CARPENTER: Jim Schofield

HAIR: Donna, City Limitz Hair Design

MAKE-UP: Lisa Ecker

ASST STAGE MANAGERS: Beryl Brugmans, Kathy du Vallon, Anne Maree Garcia, Melanie Bunnet, Kellie O’Callahan, Kathy Evans

LX TEAM/OPERATORS: Isaac Horne, Kevin Green, Martin Campbell, Neil Macknight, Damien Snell, Danielle Redmond, Tony Hallam

BUMP-IN: Brett Grimster, Andy Lowe, Craig Lush

VIDEO: Anne Maree Garcia

FOH MANAGER: Eliza Tudor

ADMIN ASST: Lizard

COSTUMES: Judy Watson, Louise Reich, Lisa Ecker, Kerry Venegalia, Lizard, Sam Messina, Susan Dizon, Jenny Armor, Lisa Bielby, Rossana, Fiona Duncan, Bronwyn Bunnett

CAST: Darren Venn (Hamlet) Yoris Wilson (Oscric/Player King/Marcellus) Stephen Carleton (Horatio) Tina Holland (Gertrude) Jonathan Carapetis (Claudius) Mark Bunnett (Laertes) Robert McDonough (Polonius) Marie Emmanuel (Ophelia) Louise Robertson (Guildenstern) Katherine West (Rosencrantz) Tony Colbatch (Ghost, First Player) Andrew Pitt (Gravedigger, Barnado, Player Queen)

ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE: Dani Bowles, Vida Goodvach, Anna Couttie, Natalya Godbold, Mary-Lynn Griffith, Jenny Fitzgibbon, Dhugal Fletcher, Angela Huth, Nicola Seaman, Annie Hanlon, Flich Rasheed, Tony Suttor, Brendan Williams, Renae Moore, Justine Hartley, Phil Baker

File/1598 Attendances

Theatresports

As part of Festival of Darwin

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 7.30pm, 3 Performances

Tickets: $10.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

PRODUCTION MANAGER: Vanessa Hutchins

ASSISTANT PROD MAN: John Robertson

LIGHTING OPERATOR: Danielle Redmond

TEAM CO-ORDINATOR: Trish Latham

MASTER OF CEREMONIES: Carmel Young

ASSISTANT STAGE MAN’S: Melanie Bennet, Kellie O’Callahan, Isaac Horne

FOLLOW SPOT: George Karalis, Isaac Horne, Brent Caldwell, Kevin Green

MUSICIAN: Robert McDonough

STAGE MANAGER: Jacqueline Carden

TIMEKEEPER: Chris Osborne

PLAYERS:

The Knackers (Winners): Kate Evans, Anthony Faulkner, Corinna Herbert, Noel Herbert.

The FODS (Friends of Dave: Dave Parry, Doug Barker, Mark Pattison, Graham Cheeter

Sunday Night Fever: Tiffany Carter, Peter Steel, Angela Smith, Matthew Blackadder.

The Thigh Slappers: John Jenkins, Rosamund Cox, Veronica Flynn, Jenny Fitzgibbon.

Bad Cow Disease: Natalie Brem, Brad Syke, Christian McDonough, Patrick Mitchell.

Rodents of Unusual Size: Gemma Beggs, Joel Mu, Alice Farkas, Justine Clarke

The Pisspoorly Pearlers: Yoris Wilson, Stephen Carleton, Merrilee Mills, Fiona Duncan

Nice and Short: Danielle Spruyt, Rob Hoad, Berenice Franklin, Bella Goyarts

Soup Kitchen: Flick Rasheed, Coryn Tambling, Anita Kosterlitz, Will Tinapple

The Scratchies: Mike Evans, Dot Evans, Geraldine Green, Darren Venn

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Skylight by David Hare

“A stubborn, middle-aged restauranteur attempts to re-kindle his affair after some time apart.”

Tour

Darwin Entertainment Centre, Studio Theatre, August, 8pm, 7 Performances

Alice Springs, The Araluen Centre, September, 8pm, 3 Performances

Tickets: $17.50/$14.00/$12.00 Groups

DIRECTOR/DESIGNER: Noel Tovey (Visiting Director)

PROD/TOUR MAN/LX DESIGN:Vanessa Hutchins

ASST STAGE MGR (Darwin): Beryl Brugmans

TOUR CO-ORDINATOR: Trish Latham

CAST: Patrick Mitchell, Kate Wyvill. Darren Venn

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Theatresports

Alice Springs, The Araluen Centre, Friday 20 September, 8pm, 1 Performance

Tickets: $10.00

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Theatresports

Tennant Creek, Gold Stamp Battery, Sunday 22 September, 7.30pm, 1 Performance

Tickets: $10.00

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Dead White Males by David Williamson

“Was Shakespeare a sexist, racist, patriarchal pig? Are most of the men who society applauds as the ‘greats of literature’ merely dead white males who prop up the conservative status quo.”

Playreading

Alice Springs, Old Hartley Street School, Sunday, 4pm

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Sophia Wrobel, Robin Laidlaw, Shaun Rothwell, Kate Henderson, Sam Salmon, Claire Dilger, Robin Tiffany, Claire Kilgariff, Alison French

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Sister Midnight by Harry Harris

“A comedy. Grandma Maggie’s dark past is revealed through a liquor charged evening at home.”

World Premiere!

Brown’s Mart, November, 8pm, 13 Performances

Including Special Midnight Show

Tickets: $17.50/$14.00/$12.00 Groups

Hanuman Dinner Deal $35.00

DIRECTOR: Carmel Young

DESIGNER: Lisa Beilby

PROD MANAGER: Vanessa Hutchins

SOUND DESIGN: Flick Rasheed

LIGHTING DESIGN: Margy Johnston

COSTUME ASST: Louise Rieck

STAGE MANAGEMENT: Althea Bannister, Jacqueline Carden, Kellie O’Callaghan

LIGHTING OPERATORS: Kate Elliot, Leah handley, Isaac Horne

SOUND OPERATORS: Flick Rasheed, Amanda Johnson, Sara Scrutton

BUMP-IN: Craig & Kerry Lush, Beryl Brugmans, Neil Macknight, Nic English

SET BUILDERS: Michael White, Amanda Johnson, Kate Elliot, Kerry Lush, Patrick Fee

CAST: PJ Williams (Bill) Kate Evans (Lucy) Stephen Carleton (Dave) Kay Brown (Maggie) Fiona Duncan (Kate)

File/842 Attendances

Dead White Males by David Williamson

“Was Shakespeare a sexist, racist, patriarchal pig? Are most of the men who society applauds as the ‘greats of literature’ merely dead white males who prop up the conservative status quo.”

Playreading ‘Here and Now’ Series

Brown’s Mart, November, 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Alison Beckett (Angela) Dave Parry (Shakespeare) Brent Caldwell (Steve) Bev Covey (Grace Judd) Tina Matthews (Sarah Judd) Pauleen Montgomery (Monica Judd) Angela Smith (Melissa) Shayne Taylor (Grant Swain) John Jenkins (Col Judd) Jeremy Noble (Martin Judd) Hania Radvan (Jessica Squires)

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Scenes From A Separation by Andrew Bovell and Hannie Rayson

“The story of Matthew, husband and publishing mogul, and Nina, Matthews wife, writer and mother of two. The play examines the structure of their marriage and its disintegration.”

Playreading ‘Here and Now’ Series

Brown’s Mart, November, 1 Performance

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Mark Bunnett (Matthew Molyneux) Evelyn Loh (Siobhan McCardell) Brad Syke (Darcy Molyneux) Syann Williams (Sarah Moss) Kerri Whitton (Nina Moss) Andrew Pitt (Laurence Clifford) Maggie Wright (Margaret Molyneux)

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Jerusalem by Michael Gurr

“A group of volunteers visit prisoners to help them approach life in a more positive way.”

Playreading ‘Here and Now’ Series

Brown’s Mart, December, 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: June Jenkins (Vivien Rickman) Andrew Rodd (Oliver) Sara Scrutton (Jocelyn) Neil Macknight (Adrian) Tiffany Carter (Nina) Robert McDonough (Cameron Rickman) Jonathan Polke (Liam) Tina Matthews (Maureen) Doug Barker (Malcolm) Natalie Brem (Amy)

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The John Wayne Principle by Tony McNamara

“Robbie and Jenny are thrust from idyllic rainforest living to the corporate jungle of city life when Robbie’s father is suddenly wired to a life-support machine.”

Playreading ‘Here and Now’ Series

Brown’s Mart, December, 1 Performance

Tickets: $5.00

DIRECTOR: Patrick Mitchell

CAST: Harry Harris (Robbie Slater) Flick Rasheed (Jenny Slater) Robyn Waite (Serena Slater) Sancia Colgrave (Fiona Ellson) Chris Reed (John Hoiquist) Renee Strong (Sarah Stich) Jonathan Carapetis (Stafford Ellson) Johnson Carruthers (Alvin Join)