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Nash Notes
Preview / Final Dress Rehearsal Friday September 22 at 7.30pm All seats $15
Opening Night (including supper) Saturday September 23 at 7.30pm
Adult $30, Concession $25, Member/Child $20
*Matinee Sunday October 1 at 2pm
*Evening Performances September 29, 30 October 6, 7, 13, 14 at 7.30pm
*Adult $25, Concession $20, Member/Child $17
Bookings: www.trybooking.com/248622 or www.nashtheatre.com
A Note from the (travelling) President
Oh, what a very busy period we are in at the moment. Leo and his production
team are busily rehearsing for La Cage Aux Folles, (more high heels,
sequins and make up then you have ever seen before!) and Brenda White
has just auditioned for Calendar Girls, the final production for this season.
We are also drawing together a range of Directors and productions for next year; I hope that when
this is released you will all want to attend a performance of EACH of the productions. That's
enough for the future; now looking into the recent past.
Lady Windermere's Fan concluded and I am sure that you will all agree that the Production team
and actors contributed to a wonderful production. Thank you to all.
Whilst numbers were small at the recent play-reading, I hear that it was a nice night with the
playwright in attendance. Thanks to Hazel Mepham for organizing the night; she is now busily
preparing for the next social event. (See further details on page 5. – Ed.)
Nash is a community based theatre and as such we rely on the goodwill and patronage of our
community. In particular I seek your willingness to promote ticket sales for La Cage please.
At the moment, I am on annual leave and enjoying the sights of Japan.
Warm regards and thanks to all.
• Phil Carney
Call out for Front of House Box Office and Bar staff…
Want to help Nash? Score FREE tickets to see our next play, La Cage Aux
Folles? Be part of Nash’s exciting ‘Laughter is the best medicine’ season?
Then volunteer to be part of the Front of House Box Office or Bar team!
Box Office staff help set-up the box office, greet patrons, sell tickets, programs and raffle tickets.
For less than an hour’s work, you get a FREE ticket to see the show on a night of your choice –
even the night you do the Front of House!
Bar staff assist in the set-up and operation of the bar (serving patrons, making tea and coffee,
pouring wine, selling chocolates, crisps and cake) before the show and during the interval. While
your time commitment is around the same as Box Office, your duties are spread out over the
night. And for your efforts, a FREE ticket to see the show on a night of your choice.
La Cage promises to be HUGE! So, we are going to need additional helpers for
Box Office, Bar and for selling raffle tickets! Please help!!!
To offer your services for a night email Brian White at [email protected]
Want to become a member of Nash Theatre?
The benefits include discounted tickets for shows and drinks at the bar.
Membership for an Adult costs just $22 a year; there are also couples and concession
memberships available.
To join or renew your membership: please find all contact details at the end of this newsletter.
La Cage Aux Folles, a nightclub owned by Georges, features a drag show starring his partner
Albin. After twenty years of un-wedded bliss Georges and Albin, two men partnered for better-or-
worse get a bit of both when Georges' son announces his impending marriage! Georges
reluctantly agrees to masquerade as ‘normal’ when he meets the family of the bride-to-be.
But Albin has other plans.........
Based on Jean Poiret’s hilarious French play of the same name, the multi-Tony award-winning
musical, La Cage Aux Folles is filled with singing, dancing, laughter and fun.
Song and dance and a fabulous plot – what’s not to like?
Cast members rehearsing in the Play Shed (above), photo
shoot at Sporties in Spring Hill (right) and someone suffering
for his art! (below right)
Come dressed in drag to see the show and we’ll give you one of these vouchers!
The Nash Profile
The Director of the upcoming show,
La Cage Aux Folles, is someone who
wears many hats! Actor, singer,
designer and, of course, Director.
We are delighted that Leo Bradley’s
vision of La Cage is going to be fully
realised on the Nash stage – a chance
to wear all his hats at once, as it were!
Have you always lived in Brisbane?
I was born in Cairns in North Queensland, but have lived in Brisbane for most of my life.
Your first experience of theatre?
As a young child, I was taken to a production of Snow White and I saw a number of productions as
a student.
And I did a week-long workshop at Twelfth Night theatre one school holidays. I think this confirmed
my interest in Theatre.
My first on stage rôle was crew and chorus in The Sound of Music with The Ignatians.
Acting or directing – which is your preference, and why?
I always enjoy designing for theatre: sets, costumes and painting backdrops.
Being a guy who can sing, I have found myself acting a lot more than I intended.
Directing is different. I love giving people the chance to grow and develop their characters.
How important is music to you?
Music has always been part of my life; I have been a member of various choirs in Brisbane and
I enjoy singing.
It's amazing to be part of a beautiful sound.
So, Leo, if you had one wish…
Brisbane suffers from a lack of suitable performance venues.
My wish would be that every suburb had a comfortable Theatre where people could meet,
rehearse and perform.
I believe this would give our local talented writers and performers time to develop new Australian
works, and provide opportunities for people to see them.
CASH PRIZE
Saturday 21st October
AT 6.30 for 7.00 pm start IN THE PLAY SHED
behind Merthyr Road Uniting Church, 52 Merthyr Rd, New Farm
Come alone and join a team
or bring your own team
$5 per head to play
(Questions will have a general knowledge/entertainment theme)
Bring a plate of food to share
Drinks available for a small gold coin donation
RSVP BY 14th October
0400 225 023
Our recent Play reading and Pizza evening was very enjoyable as
we read Man Cave Chaos! and Elephant in the Room, then
devoured yummy pizza created by Mr Domino!
Perhaps the person who had the most fun was Dianne Wills, the
talented playwright, who travelled all the way from Bundaberg to join
us. We hope we did her proud; it certainly was interesting to hear her
comments after the reading. Thank you, Dianne, for sharing your
scripts with us!
“The four act play breezes through in an easy two hours with just the right amount of character
and charisma, never taking itself too seriously (because ‘life is far too important a thing ever to talk
seriously about’)…
…As Mrs Windermere and her husband,
Corinne Fixter and Chris Robinson anchor
the show with both their wonderful rapport
and fiery conflict. Phillipa Bowe makes for
a memorable Duchess too…
…And the writing allows characters to
engage in the most delightfully witty banter
about relationships and marriage.”
• Meredith Walker
for Blue Curtains Brisbane
“The various locations were handled well
with some very clever set design which
allowed for major changes with minimal
delays…
…The scene that really worked well was at
Mr Darlington’s flat where the interplay
between the men really brought the show to
life.”
• William Davies
for Stage Whispers
The prize-winners of the Lady Windermere’s Fan raffle:
First Prize: 6 Japanese fans - Purple ticket A64 – Erica Dean
Second Prize: Fancy tin of Ceylon tea – Black ticket A63 – Jo Major
Third Prize: “Wilde Birds” bone china nibble plate. –Black ticket – A82 – Amanda Spink
Remember to take advantage of our meal deal
with award winning
For Nash patrons who use www.trybooking.com
to purchase their tickets to a show,
or have SuperFlex tickets (see below for more info).
Just show your ticket at the restaurant to receive:
• A half price entrée with any pasta or pizza main meal
• 20% off all beverages
Bookings are essential on 3254 1599
Arriva is a quirky, down-to-earth Italian Restaurant offering the best
authentic Italian cuisine in Brisbane, with a slightly modern twist.
Just a short stroll from the theatre at 84 Merthyr Road,
Arriva is the ideal spot for a delicious dinner before the show.
Website: arrivarestaurant.com.au
Wait! There’s more! Present your Arriva docket at the Box Office for a free programme!
Nash Theatre Season Tickets are now better than ever!
And we call them SuperFlex tickets 5-for-the-price-of-4
4-for-the-price-of-3
3-for-the-price-of-2
So how do they work? You choose how to use them:
For example: buy a SuperFlex 4-for-the-price-of-3
• to see 4 different plays
• or to see 1 play with 3 friends
• or to see 2 different plays with 1 friend
• or etc. etc. Your choice!
You can buy any time, but please note all SuperFlex tickets for the 2017 season
will expire on 31st December 2017.
How? Email [email protected]
or phone (07) 3379 4775
or buy the tix at the Box Office
or buy online at www.trybooking.com/178316 or www.trybooking.com/KDUI
SuperFlex ticket holders can also take advantage of the meal deal at
Please see full details above.
2017 SEASON
Laughter is the best medicine
Calendar Girls
By Tim Firth
Directed by Brenda White
17 November – 9 December
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New Farm Nash Theatre Inc. Committee
President: Vice-President: Treasurer:
Phil Carney Brenda White Brian White
Committee members:
Hazel Mepham Jonathan Collins
Susie Williams Brenda Keith-Walker
Patron: Cr Vicki Howard
Contacting Nash
Booking Line: (07) 3379 4775 or www.trybooking.com
Email: [email protected]
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