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Welcome to 2016, our first season at HorsHam toWn Hall

In 2016 we excitedly head into a new era of cultural, creative and visual arts in the Horsham region.

Horsham Town Hall is a place to gather, celebrate, meet, learn and express. It is also a place to enjoy new experiences, be entertained, delighted, surprised, laugh, question and reminisce. It is your cultural and community hub.

It is with great pleasure we present our first performing arts season at Horsham Town Hall and our existing venue, Wesley Performing arts Centre, featuring dance, theatre, comedy, circus, children’s performances, classical and country music and morning melodies.

In 2016 we offer you theatre experiences that will make you laugh – australia Day, Boy out of the Country, melbourne International Comedy Festival roadshow; musical delights – The mikado, our Wars in Hit songs and stories, always…Patsy Cline, Country Gold! and thought-provoking works - Drowning in Veronica Lake, simon’s Final sound and Educating rita.

There are classical spectacles – archè by the melbourne Ballet Company, Encore by La Prima opera, international music sensation David Fung performing with the melbourne Chamber orchestra and new performances to our region - Circus oz, sankofa and the delightful children’s production HIPPo! HIPPo! a BIG NEW musical adventure!

We look forward to seeing our audiences celebrate and embrace our new cultural life and give huge thanks to our dedicated community, who have provided support and encouragement to the redevelopment of Horsham Town Hall and regional art Gallery.

Visit horshamtownhall.com.au to discover more performances and book tickets, or visit our box office at 71 Pynsent street.

We are delighted to have you on our 2016 journey.

Joy CowieVenue Manager

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Join asanti Dance Theatre for an unforgettable experience of african music, dance and culture with a contemporary edge! Follow one man’s journey through the centuries and into the unknown, all the time under the watchful eye of the ancient adinkra symbol sankofa.

sankofa teaches us that before one can move forward, one must look back to the past!

Directed by appiah annan (sidney myer Creative Fellow), sankofa features international guest artists from Ghana, combined with some of australia’s most exciting afro-contemporary dancers and musicians.

With undulating torsos, exhilarating dance moves, phenomenal acrobatics, this unforgettable family-friendly performance is full of raw energy and extraordinary talent.

sanKofaGENrE | DaNCE

tHursday 3 marcH, 8pm

Venue: Horsham Town Hall Theatre

ticKets: $20 or 4 for $60

duration: 60 mins, no interval

horshamtownhall.com.au or

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presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and asanti dance tHeatre

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sanKofa Thursday 3 march 5

australia day by JonatHan biggins Thursday 17 march 6

tHe miKado sunday 20 march 7

oVer tHere… our Wars in Hit songs and stories sunday 17 april 8

circus oZ 2016 Wednesday 27 & Thursday 28 april 9

boy out of tHe country saturday 21 may 10

melbourne international comedy festiVal roadsHoW saturday 4 June 11

educating rita by Willy russell saturday 2 July 12

Hippo! Hippo! a big neW musical adVenture! monday 11 & Tuesday 12 July 13

arcHÈ saturday 30 July 14

moZart’s piano WitH daVid fung saturday 6 august 15

simon’s final sound Wednesday 17 august 16

country gold! Wednesday 24 august 17

droWning in Veronica laKe Thursday 22 september 18

alWays… patsy cline by ted sWindley Wednesday 5 october 19

HorsHam regional art gallery program

“smiling WHen i WaKe” 30 January – 1 may 20

tHe pulse of our land 30 January – 19 June 21

tHe macK Jost collection 30 January – 19 June 22

pusHing tHe sKy 6 may – 10 July 23

dereK KrecKler: accident & process 16th september – 13th November 24

morning melody program

Jade Hurley – King of country & rocK n roll Tuesday 10 may 25

encore – la prima opera Thursday 9 June 26

nigHt and day – tHe doris and sHirley sHoW Wednesday 3 august 27

tHe beggars sing tHe seeKers Wednesday 9 November 28

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ticKets & subscriptions 30

accessibility 31

Venue Hire 31

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Fasten your rickshaws for your last chance to see The G&s Company’s critically acclaimed production of The Mikado.

after 21 years of touring australia, Promac Productions are saying goodbye to their Gilbert & sullivan productions with a farewell tour of their most successful production The Mikado.

starring the hilarious talents of comic baritone Brian Hannan as KoKo, the superb voice of international soprano alison rae Jones as Yum Yum, the formidable acting of opera australia mezzo Caroline Vercoe as Katisha, the commanding presence of Philip Wheeldon as Pooh Bah, and seasoned professional Christopher mcKenna as Nanki Poo.

all of this under the musical directorship of Victorian opera’s Katherine Day at the piano.

Performed on a full touring set in superb costume, The Mikado is full of surprises and fun for all ages.

tHe miKado GENrE | mUsICaL THEaTrE

presented by Wesley pac and promac productions

The country town of Coriole is getting ready for Australia Day – a time to crack open a frothy, stick a snag on the barbie and celebrate what it means to be a true blue aussie.

The Australia Day committee is gearing up to put on the town’s biggest party – but they have a few issues of their own to sort out first. With everyone from the Greens to the local mayor to the CWa wanting a piece of the party pie, it’s proving hard yakka to work out what an aussie celebration should look like. Nothing is sacred as the national identity is put through the wringer in this thoroughly modern ripper of a comedy!

Will the day be fair dinkum after all? or are there too many ‘roos’ loose in the community hall?

Written and directed by acclaimed playwright and Sydney Theatre Company satirist Jonathan Biggins.

australia day by JonatHan bigginsGENrE | THEaTrE

tHursday 17 marcH, 8pm


ticKets: $30 full $25 concession / $20 student

duration: 140 mins with 20 min interval

recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and Hit productions

sunday 20 marcH, 7pm

Venue: Wesley PaC


duration: 120 mins with interval


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The brand new Circus Oz 2016 show rockets into Horsham Town Hall Theatre in april 2016.

an eclectic mix of extraordinary skills, ridiculous characterisation, hilarious mayhem and fabulous live music, this show is a celebration of the great values of Circus oz that have generated critical acclaim and woven the company into the hearts of audiences around the world.

a show of scale, the ensemble fills the theatre, reaching out to audiences and dazzling with spectacular group acts that are interspersed with intimate solo and duo skills. Built upon the traditional circus skills, these acts are subverted with a unique australian voice.

“Do see Circus Oz if they come to a town near you. It has to be one of the best touring companies this country has produced.” artsHub

the circus oz show may include smoke machines and strobe lighting.

circus oZ 2016 GENrE | CIrCUs

Wednesday 27 april, 7.30pmticKets: $30 full $25 concession / $20 studentduration: 120 mins including 20 min interval

tHursday 28 april, 11amticKets: $20 / 4 for $60duration: 50 mins, no interval

Venue: Horsham Town Hall Theatrehorshamtownhall.com.au or

(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and circus oZ

such was the overwhelming reaction to Great songs of The War Years (2015) that Promac Productions will again tour more great songs from the war years in Over There.

With letters home, great dialogue and narration as well as over 20 hits that arose from WW2 and the Vietnam War, this great production will coincide with aNZaC Day 2016.

Over There stars popular australian tenor roy Best, international soprano alison rae Jones, music theatre-star Jaz Flowers and opera australia mezzo Caroline Vercoe.

With narration by Chris mcKenna and under the musical directorship of Len Vorster, Over There is guaranteed to stir the emotions and lift the spirits with great songs from the likes of the andrew sisters, Vera Lynn and many more.

oVer tHere… our Wars in Hit songs and stories GENrE | mUsICaL THEaTrE

sunday 17 april, 7pm





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presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and promac productions

Photographer: rob Blackburn

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That travelling band of intrepid funny-makers is taking over australia, one town at a time, with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow!

Join a rotating cast of the finest local and international comedy talents for an evening of comedy like no other, hand-picked to bring the biggest and best belly laughs to audiences from mildura to mackay, Devonport to Dubbo.

For nearly 20 years the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow has home delivered the best of the festival to towns and cities across australia. The roadshow crew travels to over 80 regional destinations in three months, bringing comedy madness and laughs to all corners of the great brown land!

It’s silly, it’s satirical, it’s side-splitting. It’s australia’s ultimate comedy road trip!

The full touring comedy cast for this production will be announced in april 2016 at horshamtownhall.com.au

melbourne international comedy festiVal roadsHoW GENrE | ComEDY

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and melbourne international comedy festiVal

starring Jane Clifton, matt Dyktynski, amanda La Bonte, Christopher Bunworth and martin Blum, Boy out of the Country is a funny, fast paced laugh out loud comedy that tells a story of land, family and belonging.

a family property, worthless for generations, is suddenly zoned as part of a regional housing estate to accommodate an ever increasing urban sprawl. at this moment of shifting economies and loyalties, Hunter returns from a seven year absence. Finding his boyhood house boarded up and his mother in a retirement home, Hunter goes in search of answers. and he starts with his brother Gordon.

award winning poet and playwright Felix Nobis has created a play where an old australia meets a new australia; where a country cop comes to terms with catchment areas; where a fifth bedroom is more important than a backyard; and where new technologies have the potential to uncover old family secrets.

There’s more to land than real-estate. There’s more to family than DNa!

“Boy out of the Country takes the verse style of Banjo Paterson and dusts it off, gives it a polish and then uses it to tell a story any modern Australian would be hard pressed not to enjoy.” William mcInnes

boy out of tHe country GENrE | THEaTrE

saturday 21 may, 8pm


ticKets: $30 full / $25 concession / $20 student

duration: 95 mins

recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and larriKin ensemble tHeatre

saturday 4 June, 8pm


ticKets: $39 full / $35 concession


recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

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HIPPO! HIPPO! A BIG NEW Musical Adventure! is based on the phenomenally successful children’s classic, “There’s a Hippopotamus on our roof Eating Cake”, written by australian children’s author Hazel Edwards and illustrated by Deborah Niland.

HIPPo is the imaginary friend of GIrL, a young child. GIrL believes that HIPPo lives on the roof and can seemingly do anything he wants, when he wants, how he wants, particularly the things that GIrL is unable or not allowed to do. Through HIPPo, GIrL is able to allay her fears and gain confidence in her early childhood years.

Joyful and brimming with childhood wonder, HIPPO! HIPPO! A BIG NEW Musical Adventure! will make you laugh and maybe even make you cry, but most of all, it is guaranteed to lift your spirits in a BIG and UNBEaTaBLE way!

No kid is too big or too small for this unforgettable experience.

Brought to you by the producer of Stripey – The Emu Chick! Wombat Stew, Possum Magic, and My Grandma Lived in Gouligulch.

Based on the books written by Hazel Edwards and illustrated by Deborah Niland. This adaptation is produced under exclusive license from Penguin Books Australia.

Hippo! Hippo! a big neW musical adVenture! GENrE | CHILDrENs THEaTrE

monday 11 July, 6pm

tuesday 12 July, 10am


ticKets: $20 or 4 for $60



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presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and garry giniVan attraction a Garry Ginivan attraction produced in association with shows for schools

Frank is a cynical, burnt out English professor, who drinks far too much whiskey. rita is a hairdresser and a bit naive. she has however, a wonderful and indeed desperate thirst for knowledge and she chooses Frank of all people to introduce her to culture. Frank soon discovers that rita has a lot more common sense than the so-called educated class within which he moves. He begins to fall in love with rita for her zest for life, her almost childlike qualities and her simple, natural intelligence. But rita’s life soon changes in this new environment.

Two very different worlds then collide, merging to produce a charming human comedy and a wonderfully entertaining modern day Pygmalion.

Educating Rita was written by shirley Valentine playwright Willy russell and premiered in 1980. The stage play and popular film version have gone on to entertain audiences worldwide, and is considered a comedy classic.

Directed by aFI award winning director Denny Lawrence. starring Francesca Bianchi and Helpmann award winner Colin moody.

educating rita by Willy russell GENrE | THEaTrE

saturday 2 July, 8pm

Venue: Wesley PaC

ticKets: $30 full / $25 concession / $20 student


recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

presented by Wesley pac and Hit productions

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Two heavenly piano concerti and two joyous orchestral masterpieces—a decadent all-mozart delight!

as well as his skills as a composer, mozart’s reputation in his day also rested on his exceptional abilities as a pianist. many of his 27 piano concerti were written for his own concerts, and they are testament to his technique and sensitivity at the keyboard.

Few australian musicians have achieved an international career like David Fung, whose performances of mozart’s piano concerti have earned significant international praise.

Now based in New York, Fung is a laureate of the prestigious Queen Elisabeth competition in Brussels and the arthur rubinstein competition in Tel aviv, and performs for celebrated orchestras and festivals across the globe.

Fung joins the melbourne Chamber orchestra to perform two of mozart’s most beautiful piano concerti alongside the ebullient symphony No 29 and the majestic Serenata Notturna.

moZart’s piano WitH daVid fung GENrE | CLassICaL mUsIC

saturday 6 august, 8pm



duration: 120 mins with 20 min interval

moZart music listing: serenata Notturna K236 Piano Concerto No.11 in F major K413 Piano Concerto No.14 in E flat major K449 symphony No.29 K201


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presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and melbourne cHamber orcHestra

In Greek mythology Archè indicates the beginning; the principle from which the elements rise and the force that explains their birth and death. spiritually, the figure of the swan is seen as a messenger of the gods and is associated with divinity itself.

This production sees the company’s artistic Director and resident Choreographer, simon Hoy, evoke the powerful symbolism and ethereal image of the swan within Greek mythology and Irish folklore.

Drawing inspiration from classics such as W.B Yeats’ ‘Leda and the swan’ and swan Lake’s ‘odette’ and ‘The Dying swan’, Hoy has composed a marvellously powerful and uplifting program of contemporary ballet that is stimulated by the fundamental concept of evolution and rebirth.

set to the music by Joan Jeannrenaud, Ennio morricone and Ludovico Einaudi, the melbourne Ballet Company’s latest production embodies much of the emotion, line and silhouette of the swan, whist exploring the elemental forces of earth, wind, air and fire.

“Exquisite is the only word to describe Melbourne Ballet Company’s latest production, Archè” melbourne observer.

arcHÈ GENrE | DaNCE

saturday 30 July, 8pm





(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and melbourne ballet company

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The legendary John Bowles and award winning singer/actress michelle Fitzmaurice perform the absolute hits of country music in Country Gold!

a narrated musical production that pays tribute to a century of country music legends including Willie Nelson, Glenn Campbell, anne murray, Kris Kristofferson, John Denver, Dolly Parton, Hank Williams, Tammy Wynette as well as australia’s own smoky Dawson, slim Dusty, alison Durbin and more.

Country Gold! features hits such as Anniversary Waltz, Rhinestone Cowboy, Thank God I’m A Country Boy, Could I Have This Dance? and Islands In The Stream.

Bowles and Fitzmaurice are supported by David Cameron on piano, banjo and guitar with Paul Cengia on drums, percussion and guitar.

This will be an evening of pure Country Gold! not to be missed.

country gold! GENrE | mUsIC

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and promac productions

From the multi-award winning pen of Finegan Kruckemeyer, an aussie Comedy about four ordinary people who try, fail, try again and fail better.

simon’s a bit of a no-hoper, and he’s going deaf. He goes in search of a magical – but possibly mythical – island where, he thinks, he will find some consolation. To make the journey, simon teams up with michael, a dull banker with a grey suit and a grey life, and michael’s wife, Ginny, who is disillusioned and about to leave him. also along for the ride is Claude, michael’s boss, a blisteringly annoying blockhead with zero social skills.

Filling these four larger-than-life characters are four comic actors whose experience ranges from The Lion King to Circus oz, and who’ve displayed those talents around the country and the world.

Simon’s Final Sound takes the audience on a colourful south seas voyage with plenty of hula skirts, high-jinx and belly laughs, and makes land on an island of insight and compassion.

“Brilliantly crafted moments of perfect comedy have left my ribs aching.” ryk Goddard, aBC radio

simon’s final sound GENrE | THEaTrE

Wednesday 17 august, 8pm




recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall, toured by tasmania performs, produced by blue coW tHeatre

Wednesday 24 august, 8pm





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ALWAYS… Patsy Cline is much more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship with a fan from Houston named Louise seger, who befriended the star in a Texas honky-tonk in 1961, and continued a correspondence with Cline until her death.

This musical play, complete with down home country humour, true emotion and even some audience participation, includes 27 of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walkin’ after Midnight. The show’s title was inspired by Cline’s sign-off on her letters to seger: Love ALWAYS… Patsy Cline.

aLWaYs… Patsy Cline has been one of the most produced musicals in america and has been enjoyed internationally by audiences in Canada, the UK and australia.

This new production directed by aFI award winning Denny Lawrence stars award winning australian Country music singing sensation Courtney Conway as Patsy Cline and popular stage star mandi Lodge (Menopause The Musical, Just The Ticket) as Louise seger.

alWays… patsy cline by ted sWindley GENrE | mUsICaL THEaTrE

Wednesday 5 october, 8pm



duration: 120 minutes with interval


(03) 5382 9555

presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and Hit productions

In 1940s Hollywood, Veronica Lake set the standard for self-destructive celebrities. smart, sexy, and typecast early in her career as the ice-cool femme fatale, she was thrust into the limelight at an early age. Naïve and unprepared, she left in her wake a polarised industry who either loved or loathed her.

she took tea with Eleanor roosevelt, piloted her own plane from coast to coast, was famously sued by her own mother and bankrupted by the Irs before a rapid descent into scandal, alcoholism and a premature and lonely death. Now, 70 years later, trapped somewhere between Paramount and Purgatory, she wrestles with stardom, booze, men, and her spectacular decline into obscurity.

Directed by simon Coleman, starring alex Ellis and written by Phil ormsby.

“Alex Ellis as Veronica Lake gives an intense one woman performance that is funny, chilling, moving and ultimately memorable.” Len Power, Canberra Critics Circle

droWning in Veronica laKe GENrE | THEaTrE

tHursday 22 september, 8pm



duration: 60 minutes, no interval

recommended age 15+


(03) 5382 9555

HorsHam toWn Hall and purplestage present a flaxWorKs tHeatre company production.

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Celebrating the greatest hits of the Horsham regional art Gallery Collection; “Smiling when I wake” charts australian photographic practice from its inception to today; remixed and reimagined in our newly renovated and restored home.

Experience the social forces that have come to define our nation, the societal changes that have redefined identity and the rush of blood that is youth. Encounter the scale of our landscape and the power of our light. Witness our changing understanding of our first peoples and the seismic shift that feminism has made on our society.

In 1975 the Horsham regional art Gallery and the community members driving its development decided to develop a unique collection for the state of Victoria that would allow our community access to the best artists working within that field. They chose australian photography.

since that time our Collection has grown to be of national significance, “Smiling when I wake” is the first time in our history we have staged an exhibition that explores its full breadth and surveys the state of our nation.

“smiling WHen i WaKe”30 January – 1 may 2016

a HorsHam regional art gallery exHibition

mesmerised by our big sky, endless plains and salt lakes, the Wimmera mallee has captured the imagination of artists for decades. rediscover old favourites and new works that reveal a deep connection to the organic world imbued with the texture, colour and pattern of our region.

Experience our iconic towns as we explore our changing relationship to and actions on the land. Catch the visceral pulse of our landscape and the people that have called it home. sample the breadth of this component of our collection through painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture. Visit as the gallery returns again to being the storehouse of our memories.

tHe pulse of our land30 January – 19 June 2016

marion BorGELT, Liquid Light - 67 Degrees 2011, acrylic , canvas, timber, pins, 120 x 120cm. Purchased through the Horsham art Gallery Trust Fund with the assistance of Quota International, Horsham and the robert salzer Foundation.


Darren sYLVEsTEr our Future Was ours, 2005, Lightjet print, 3/3, 120cm x 160cm. Purchased through the Horsham art Gallery Trust Fund with the assistance of the robert salzer Foundation, 2011.

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mack Jost’s Collection traverses the great traditions of australian art history. From classical portraiture and landscapes to contemporary works purchased through the mack Jost Trust, we sample this important gift to our city.

It was mack Jost’s promise to bequeath his art collection to the City of Horsham in 1983 that established the Gallery’s home in Wilson street. His gift not only improved the diversity and quality of art our residents could enjoy, it transformed our gallery from a single room into the institution we are today. mack Jost deeply understood the joy that the arts could bring to a life. With Album Leaves we celebrate that belief.

album leaVes: tHe macK Jost collection30 January – 19 June 2016

robert DICKErsoN, redfern Landscape nd, oil on composition board, 90 x 121cm. Gift of mack Jost, through the australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program, 1992.


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art is made here, it reflect on our histories; indigenous, colonial and recent. It allows us to understand our relationships born out of working with and on the land; to look ahead to our farming future. It even celebrates our local humour. Beyond our usual response to the geological forms that dominate our landscape we will ask our artists to “push the sky”.

Visit while we survey the leading artists working in our region as we present their visions of where we live. Experience our place through their paintings, installations and videos. Look again at our region through their photography, drawings and sculpture.

melissa PoWELL Thirsty land, from the series Flooded 2011, inkjet print on cotton rag paper, 7/9, 50.5 x 76cm. Purchased through the Horsham art Gallery Trust Fund, 2011.

pusHing tHe sKy6 may – 10 July 2016

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dereK KrecKler: accident & process16th september – 13th November 2016

curated by HannaH matHeWs. a pica touring exHibition

Derek KrECKLEr Littoral, 2014. olefin paper, electric fan, video projection, 300 x 530 x 250cm. Courtesy of the artist.

Accident & Process considers the relationship between culture and the environment. It focuses on representations of the landscape, national identity and the role chance plays in determining which images of us and our place enter the national psyche. Derek Kreckler addresses notions central to the evolution of australia’s cultural history and tests our understanding of our physical, cultural and social surrounds.

Accident & Process is the first survey exhibition of one of australia’s most rigorous conceptual artists bringing together photography, video, installation, sound and performance works from the artist’s early experimental practice of the 1970s through to his more recent focus on still and moving imagery in the 21st century.

Derek Kreckler: accident & Process: Curated by Hannah mathews. a PICa touring exhibition.

The development, presentation, promotion and tour of this project has been assisted by the australian Government through the ministry for the arts’ Visions of australia program.

It has long been acknowledged that Jade Hurley is the ultimate showman and the hardest act to follow on stage.

Hurley has toured throughout Ireland, america, New Zealand and australia with some of the all-time greats including america’s Johnny and June Carter Cash, Johnny ray, Woody Herman and Don Williams, as well as the late Johnny o’Keefe.

This is a unique opportunity to see this world famous performer play his own number 1 hits including Down In the riverina and It’s all over Now, plus a show-stopping selection of country and rock classics.

Jade will have your feet stomping, hands clapping and sides splitting with his comical antics, as he kicks off the first 2016 morning melody concert at Wesley PaC.

“…he’s one hell of a showman and entertainer this Aussie ... and he can sure play that damn piano.” music legend Johnny Cash

Jade Hurley King of country & rocK n roll 2016 morNING mELoDY ProGram

tuesday 10 may, 11am Complimentary morning tea served from 10.15am

Venue: Wesley PaC

ticKets: $20 general admission



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presented by Wesley pac and Westside talent

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Popular concert opera company La Prima opera, featuring opera australia Principal Wagnerian Tenor, Bradley Daley will take you on a journey through some of the most beautiful music ever written.

Perfect for opera newbies and aficionados alike, ENCORE will entertain you with an array of opera’s most famous hits that everyone knows through movies, television ads and sporting events, with highlights from The Pearl Fishers, La Traviata, The Ring Cycle, Rigoletto, Carmen and Madame Butterfly.

accompanying Daley are a stellar cast including international soprano alison rae Jones and opera australia mezzo soprano Caroline Vercoe, concert pianist Len Vorster at the grand piano and compere, Christopher mcKenna. ENCORE is directed by australia’s premiere opera and music theatre director stuart maunder.

“Bradley Daley sang with a ringing timbre; a tenor of considerable craft and stamina, too rarely heard in this city…” Clive o’Connell, The age

encore – la prima opera 2016 morNING mELoDY ProGram

tHursday 9 June, 11am Complimentary morning tea served from 10.15am





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presented by HorsHam toWn Hall and la prima opera

after rave reviews for her shows The Women of the 60’s and The Belles of Broadway, the fabulous Gina Hogan returns to the stage with another standout show featuring songs from Doris Day and shirley Bassey.

These two iconic women are as different as night and day, yet Gina moves effortlessly from Doris, the quintessential all-american “girl next door” to the dramatic and powerful shirley, capturing the essence of these two women.

There’s something for everyone – fabulous music, beautiful costumes, and that voice! so don’t miss Gina’s latest show. It’s one you won’t forget.

songs include Secret Love, Everybody Loves a Lover and On Moonlight Bay. and from the shirley collection, Diamonds are Forever, Big Spender and I Who Have Nothing. and that’s just the beginning!

“Gina shows great theatrical flair” The age

nigHt and day – tHe doris and sHirley sHoW 2016 morNING mELoDY ProGram

Wednesday 3 august, 11am Complimentary morning tea served from 10.15am

Venue: Wesley PaC


duration: 65–70 mins


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presented by Wesley pac and gina Hogan

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The Beggars Sing The Seekers spans The seekers’ early days in the melbourne cafe scene in 1962 through to London (the swinging centre of the pop universe) and their BBC TV breakup special “Farewell The seekers”. The seekers were riding a rollercoaster of hits!

all The seekers hits are here. I’ll Never Find Another You, The Carnival is Over, Morningtown Ride and, of course, Georgie Girl, faithfully re-produced, alongside The Beggar’s originals and rollicking standards such as Open Up Them Pearly Gates and Sinner Man.

The Beggars Sing The Seekers is presented in wonderful harmony by internationally acclaimed adelaide folk sensation The Beggars.

“The best Australian vocal band since The Seekers” Normie rowe

tHe beggars sing tHe seeKers 2016 morNING mELoDY ProGram

presented by Wesley pac and tHe beggars sing

Wednesday 9 noVember, 11am Complimentary morning tea served from 10.15am

Venue: Wesley PaC




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tHe creatiVe program of tHe HorsHam toWn Hall Has been supported by

tHe redeVelopment of tHe HorsHam toWn Hall Has been made possible by tHe support of

HorsHam toWn Hall acKnoWledges tHe support of our sponsors

Jennifer smith, in memory of Gwendda J smith

The Geoff & Helen Handbury Foundation

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general information

ticKets & subscriptions

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Tickets for Horsham Town Hall and Wesley PaC events can be purchased online, by phone or in person at the box office.

online: horshamtownhall.com.au

pHone: 03 5382 9555

in person: Horsham town Hall box office 71 Pynsent street, Horsham monday - Friday 10am – 5pm (also open one hour before scheduled performances)

Wesley pac Corner roberts avenue & Urquhart streets (open one hour before scheduled performances only)

concessions and students

Concession rates apply to Government issued Pension or Health Care Card holders. Concession rates do not apply to seniors Card holders. student rates apply to all pre-school, school and university students who must provide proof of eligibility when purchasing tickets.

Ticket purchase terms and conditions can be viewed at horshamtownhall.com.au

accessibility

We aim to make our events and venues accessible to all. To discuss your access requirements please contact Horsham Town Hall on (03) 5382 9555 or email [email protected]

We also welcome Companion Cards.

Venue Hire

Horsham Town Hall and Wesley PaC are available for hire with spaces that can be used for a range of events including performances, rehearsals, functions and meetings.

For venue hire information visit horshamtownhall.com.au or call 03 5382 9592.

assisted listening deVices

should you require assistance the venue can provide listening devices for use in the Theatre. The units are available free of charge from the Box office.

cover image: Photographer is from Taylor-Ferne morris. Dancers are alexander Baden Bryce and Kristy Lee Denovan.

designed by: adelle rohrsheim

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