http://upcoming.yahoo.com/metro/au/nsw/syd/ All events in Sydney on Upcoming. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:28:33 -0700 Upcoming 60 en-us
To reserve your complimentary ticket (worth $895) and for further information, please visit the website at http://www.prosperity-club.co.uk

Stop for a moment and think about your business and personal life and ask yourself these three very important questions...

- Am I achieving the goals I want in my life?
- Am I free of unwanted habits and beliefs?
- Will I reach my goals if I keep doing what I've always been doing?

If the answer to any of these questions is anything, but a resounding YES!, then it is time for you to take action and set a new course for success!

FREE tickets are going fast so please REGISTER NOW to avoid disappointment.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/282096/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/282096/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/282096/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:30:29 -0700 2007-09-28T19:30:29-07:00 FREE 3-day NLP seminar by Christopher Howard 2009-09-25 2009-09-27 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour Sydney New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/
For consultants, designers, therapists, trades, trainers, cafes, restaurants, retailers and staff who have responsibility for the company's online marketing.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/753589/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/753589/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/753589/#comments Sun, 01 Jun 2008 20:07:27 -0700 2008-06-01T20:07:27-07:00 20+ Great Ways to Promote your Business Online: Marketing Workshop 2009-07-28T18:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/ Design & Technology Centre Cnr Gordon Street & Victoria Road Rozelle New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/
See the website for booking information and complete course contents.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1014503/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1014503/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1014503/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:50:45 -0700 2008-08-16T06:50:45-07:00 Starting a Cafe or Restaurant Workshop 2009-08-01 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77553/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77553/ Leichhardt Campus, Sydney Secondary College Enter Derbyshire Road off William Street Leichhardt New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77553/
See the website for booking information.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1177806/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1177806/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1177806/#comments Sun, 05 Oct 2008 10:15:38 -0700 2008-10-05T10:15:38-07:00 Starting a Cafe or Restaurant Workshop 2009-08-08 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/90330/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/90330/ Alexandria Park Community School - Junior Campus Park Rd and Power Ave Alexandria New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/90330/
Bringing together world experts in design, development and business, Web Directions is the professional and networking event of the year for the Australian web industry.

With leading international and local experts in user experience, interface design, social media, coding and development, SEO, accessibility, interaction design and much more. We think there'll be no better place for people who work on the web in any way at all to learn, connect, share and experience ideas in 2009.

Just a few of the speaker names:

* Kelly Goto - design ethnography evangelist and workflow expert
* Ben Galbraith - co-founder of Ajaxian & co-lead of Mozilla Foundations Tools team
* Elliot Jay Stocks - Famed UK web designer on CSS3 and other designer goodies
* Mark Boulton - designer and typography expert on the art and technology of web typography
* Christian Crumlish - curator of Yahoo!’s pattern library on designing social interfaces
* Deborah Schultz - Procter & Gamble’s Global Strategic Adviser for Social Media & Emerging Technology

Check out the full program here:

http://south09.webdirections.org/program
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1415567/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1415567/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1415567/#comments Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:27:15 -0700 2008-12-04T21:27:15-07:00 Web Directions South 2009 2009-10-08T20:00:00Z 2009-10-09T17:30Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/ Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Drive Darling Harbour New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/
FOSS4G is heralded as the international "gathering of tribes" of open source geospatial communities, where developers and users show off their latest software and projects. The theme for 2009 is "User Driven", highlighting the power of Open Source to solve business problems.

About FOSS4G

The spatial industry is undergoing rapid innovations and the open source spatial community is one of the forces driving the change. The FOSS4G conference is more than a melting pot of great ideas it is a catalyst and opportunity to unite behind the many successful geospatial products, standards and protocols. The 2007 conference was held in Victoria, BC, Canada and was a huge success. The 2008 conference was held in Cape Town, South Africa and proved to be a fantastic event.

What to expect in 2009

FOSS4G 2009 Sydney will be the seventh "formal" conference of the open source geospatial community and is expected to focus on the increasing importance of FOSS4G in the public and private enterprise.

Carrying on the FOSS4G conference tradition 2009 will present a comprehensive agenda, combining content from across the geospatial spectrum. FOSS4G is a unique event which collects together a global community into a single location for an intensive week of activity. Year on year FOSS4G provides a great opportunity to take part in a very special event, where ideas mix together with language to create a network of collaboration and creativity.

About OSGeo - Australia/New Zealand

The Australian and New Zealand chapter of OSGeo focuses on local issues such as promoting OSGeo principles at conferences and lobbying for and building open, local and geographic datasets.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1463879/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1463879/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1463879/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:43:08 -0700 2008-12-29T08:43:08-07:00 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial 2009 (FOSS4G 09) 2009-10-20 2009-10-23 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre Darling Harbour Sydney New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/21815/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827844/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827844/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827844/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:34:38 -0700 2009-02-14T12:34:38-07:00 Web Standards Group (Sydney) 2009-08-26T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney New South Wales 2060 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827845/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827845/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827845/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:36:45 -0700 2009-02-14T12:36:45-07:00 Web Standards Group (Sydney) 2009-10-28T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney New South Wales 2060 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ ]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827846/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827846/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1827846/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:39:16 -0700 2009-02-14T12:39:16-07:00 Web Standards Group (Sydney) 2009-12-02T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ Australian Museum 6 College Street Sydney New South Wales 2060 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/37513/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2473639/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2473639/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2473639/#comments Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:43:10 -0700 2009-04-22T23:43:10-07:00 The Flaming Lips 2009-07-28T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11191/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11191/ Hordern Pavillion Moore Park Sydney New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/11191/
Bringing together world experts in design, development and business, Web Directions is the professional and networking event of the year for the Australian web industry.

With leading international and local experts in user experience, interface design, social media, coding and development, SEO, accessibility, interaction design and much more. We think there'll be no better place for people who work on the web in any way at all to learn, connect, share and experience ideas in 2009.

Just a few of the big names:

* Kelly Goto - design ethnography evangelist and workflow expert
* Ben Galbraith - co-founder of Ajaxian & co-lead of Mozilla Foundations Tools team
* Elliot Jay Stocks - Famed UK web designer on CSS3 and other designer goodies
* Mark Boulton - designer and typography expert on the art and technology of web typography
* Christian Crumlish - curator of Yahoo!’s pattern library on designing social interfaces
* Deborah Schultz - Procter & Gamble’s Global Strategic Adviser for Social Media & Emerging Technology

Check out the full program here:

http://south09.webdirections.org/program
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2648878/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2648878/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2648878/#comments Mon, 11 May 2009 04:31:49 -0700 2009-05-11T04:31:49-07:00 Web Directions South 2009 2009-10-08T09:00:00Z 2009-10-09T17:30Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/ Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Darling Drive Darling Harbour New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/19387/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659235/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659235/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2659235/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 21:12:24 -0700 2009-05-12T21:12:24-07:00 filter hepa 2009-10-29 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1185/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1185/ Home Nightclub Cockle Bay Sydney New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1185/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2750771/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2750771/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2750771/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 13:20:23 -0700 2009-05-23T13:20:23-07:00 V8 Supercars - Sydney Telstra 500 2009-12-04 2009-12-06 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52874/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52874/ Sydney Olympic Park 7 Figtree Drive Sydney New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52874/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2853188/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2853188/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2853188/#comments Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:06:33 -0700 2009-06-07T10:06:33-07:00 Doves 2009-07-30T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1633/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1633/ Metro Theatre 624 George St Sydney New South Wales 2001 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/1633/
For consultants, designers, therapists, trades, trainers, cafes, restaurants, retailers and staff who have responsibility for the company's online marketing.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2947064/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2947064/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/2947064/#comments Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:53:00 -0700 2009-06-19T07:53:00-07:00 20+ Great Ways to Promote your Business Online: Marketing Workshop 2009-08-14T09:30:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/ Design & Technology Centre Cnr Gordon Street & Victoria Road Rozelle New South Wales Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/77554/
2 Schooners: http://www.2schooners.com
Aussie Geek Podcast: http://www.aussiegeekpodcast.com
Podcasters' Emporium: http://www.podcastersemporium.com

Social meet-up inspired by the fact that Dave Gray is traveling to Sydney! Come along and have a beer with the boys and special guests!

Any questions or queries: @JamesWilliams90 and @The_Rooster on Twitter!

James Williams: http://twitter.com/jameswilliams90
Dave Gray: http://twitter.com/The_Rooster
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3010510/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3010510/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3010510/#comments -33.8952 151.2222 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:04:42 -0700 2009-06-26T13:04:42-07:00 2Schooners, Aussie Geeks and Podcasters' Emporium MeetUp 2009-07-10T20:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/210802/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/210802/ Bavarian Bier Cafe 212 Bent Street Moore Park New South Wales 2026 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/210802/ Friday 10th July at 7:30pm. One performance only

The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Emerging Artists ensemble, AC02, will celebrate two centuries of string music in a special performance at Riverside Theatres. The country’s most exciting young string players will pay homage to the tradition of folk fiddling in The Fiddlers on Friday 10th July. This will be the only Sydney performance of this fantastic concert.

ACO2 connects the next generation of talented young Australian musicians with the stars of the Australian Chamber Orchestra in a company distinguished by its fresh, energetic performance style.

The Fiddlers is a tribute to the Finland tradition of folk fiddling which has influenced composers for many generations. Composer Rautavaara demonstrates this inspiration in The Fiddlers which encapsulate the very spirit of village musicians who filled the countryside with their singing and playing. In keeping with a mood of dance and delight Sallinen draws on two important figures of the Spanish culture. He couples the famous ladies man, Don Juan, with the delusional but romantic knight, Don Quixote in a composition of light hearted dance reminiscent of youthful joy. The romantic mood continues with the warm flowing melodies of Dvork and Serenades evokes a romance indicative of the period and his homeland Bohemia.

ACO violist Steve King facilitates the connection of ACO and ACO2 through his role as education liaison officer. With a PhD in chamber music he is well qualified and assists in getting the best string players from around the country involved in ACO2. The 17 player band is encouraged to perform at the highest level and the ACO2 ensemble strives to take top quality music and spread it beyond the city concert halls.

“ACO2 wants to continue to launch tours in the great facilities of Riverside Theatres” said King. “We want all students to have something that will last a bit longer, the gift of music and the opportunity to have heard or even taken part in a potentially life-changing concert that will stick in the memory.”
The program ACO2 is presenting covers a wide scope of International music from the notorious music of Vivaldi, the thriving tradition of Finnish folk tunes, and to a cello concerto featuring the principle cello of ACO, Tipi. With its lush, rich harmonies and frenzied, energetic melodies Dvorak’s Serande for Strings as the grand finale will complete the performance. The repertoire will be performed by upcoming Artists in the ACO2 ensemble led by principle 2nd Violin Helena Rathbone.
ACO2 ‘The Fiddlers’

VENUE: Riverside Theatres, Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta
DATE & TIME: Friday 10th July at 7:30pm
SINGLE TICKET PRICES: Adults $37, Conc $33, 30 & Under $29
BIG NOTER TICKETS: Adults $33, Conc $29, 30 & Under $25
BOOKINGS: Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399 or riversideparramatta.com.au
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3013584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3013584/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3013584/#comments -33.8148 151.0066 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 02:54:12 -0700 2009-06-30T02:54:12-07:00 ACO2 - "The Fiddlers" 2009-07-10T19:00:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/130340/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/130340/ Riverside Theatres Parramatta Riverside Theatre, Corner Church and Market Streets, Parramatta Sydney New South Wales 2150 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/130340/
Neil Wilkinson, technical director of Yahoo!7 and Yahoo!Xtra, and Pamela Fox, developer programs engineer for the Google Maps API, will give an insiders perspective of their mashup development tools.

Then you will have a chance to immediately put this knowledge to use building your own mashup on the spot.

The workshop is especially suited for university students, researchers and developers who want to apply this new technology in their projects. Familiarity with a programming language like Java or JavaScript is recommended.

See the workshop website for further information and registration.
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015954/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015954/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3015954/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:19:02 -0700 2009-07-01T04:19:02-07:00 HCSNet Hands-on Workshop on Building Mashups 2009-07-27 2009-07-28 http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/67034/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/67034/ Macquarie University Balaclava Road North Ride New South Wales 2109 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/67034/ Register here:http://ltsydneyjuly.eventsbot.com

Following is a brief overview of the weekends' activities:
Day 1: Day one will include training on Share Rental, Share
Insurance and Share Insurance with Reassurance - easy to follow Option
strategies..
Day 2: Day two
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018604/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018604/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3018604/#comments -33.8695 151.21 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:04:05 -0700 2009-07-03T10:04:05-07:00 Lifestyle Trader Training Workshop - Sydney (July) 2009-07-25T08:30:00Z 2009-07-27T17:30Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/136378/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/136378/ Crowne Plaza Darling Harbour 150 Day Street Sydney New South Wales 2000 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/136378/ Lillian Crombie
and Chenoa Deemal
to star in Jane Harrison’s
Rainbow’s End
produced by Riverside Productions at Riverside Theatres

Jane Harrison’s play, Rainbow’s End, is a snapshot of Australian life in the nineteen fifties as experienced by three generations of Koori women. This Sydney premiere features film and television veteran Lillian Crombie as Nan Dear, popular music performer Christine Anu as her daughter Gladys and newcomer Chenoa Deemal debuts as teenage granddaughter Dolly. With humour and gentle irony Rainbow’s End skillfully captures the optimistic spirit of the women as they strive to belong in conservative rural Australia. Directed by Craig Ilott, this funny and engaging play is produced by Riverside Theatres for a limited season from Saturday August 29 to September 12.

The three women live in a shack on the flood plain of the Goulburn River near Shepparton in Victoria. The time is the 1950’s and the royal visit is creating a climate of `queen and country’ pride in the post-colonial world of Menzies’ Australia. Although Nan believes their life on “the flats” represents a certain progress, Gladys is eager to secure a real house and job for Dolly in town.

“It’s fantastic to have the opportunity to do my first play,’ says Christine Anu ”a wonderful storyline about three generations of women on their own personal journeys.”

Like Jane Harrison’s extraordinarily successful previous play Stolen, Rainbow’s End is a story of hope, of love and of the search for identity and belonging. Most of all it is a celebration of the triumph of human spirit as the three feisty women fight for an equal chance and acceptance in a white community. With music from the period, this funny and moving play has great heart.

"I decided to write about the '50s, but instead of writing about the obvious heroes, I chose to write about the unsung heroes," said the plays writer Jane Harrison.

Rainbow’s End had a successful Melbourne production and played at Rumbalara, the Aboriginal settlement which inspired the work. It has also had a season in Japan. The Riverside season is the Sydney premiere. This highly pertinent theatre work is included on the HSC syllabus for English for NSW.

‘Rainbow’s End is a testament to the transformative power of learning. While it is set in another era the message is relevant to the current situation in many indigenous communities and amongst cultural minorities. But first and foremost Rainbow’s End is a truly feel good night in the theatre’ says the play’s producer Camilla Rountree.

‘Harrison's writing is full of subtleties, from the ironies of Gladys' patriotic enthusiasm for the Queen's visit, to her mention of her husband's wartime service, and an awareness of the post-colonial implications of the Britannica - with a reference to the characters' lack of citizenship’ Melbourne Age

‘…high-quality, thought-provoking and emotionally powerful drama’ Melbourne Age

RAINBOW’S END

DATES: August 29- September 12
TIMES: Sat 29 Aug 7.30pm, Wed 2 Sept 7.30pm, Thurs 3 Sept 7.30pm, Fri Sept 4 7.30pm, Sat Sept 5 7.30pm, Thurs 10 Sept 6.30pm, Fri 11 Sept 7.30pm, Sat 12 Sept 2.15pm and 7.30pm
School Performances: Fri 28 Aug, Mon 31 Aug, Tues 1 Sept, Weds 2 Sept, Fri 4 Sept, Mon 7 Sept, Tues 8 Sept, Weds 9 Sept, Thurs 10 Sept at 11am.

BOOKINGS: Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399 or www.riversideparramatta.com.au

More information about the artists

Australia’s most successful indigenous performer and one of the country’s most popular recording artists Christine Anu, makes her first appearance in a straight play after performing roles in music theatre that included Little Shop of Horrors and Mimi in the musical Rent. A multi ARIA Award winning music performer, Christine has also paved out a notable career in television and film from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge to the Matrix Reloaded and her own highly successful cabaret show Intimate and Deadly.

Lillian Crombie is one of our best known indigenous actors. She was most recently seen in Baz Luhrmann’s film Australia. Stage credits include The Cherry Pickers, Black-ed Up, Sydney Stories for Sydney Theatre Company, Clan for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Capricornia, Black Mary and Up the Road for Company B and appearances on Australian television including The Secret Life of Us and Breakers.

Newcomer Chenoa Deemal is a recent graduate from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, Brisbane where she studied with Leah Purcell. She has performed in various short films and Rainbow’s End marks her professional theatre debut.

The cast is supported by an impressive creative team including director Craig Ilott who returns to Riverside Theatres after the successful production of Shakespeare’s R&J in 2008. His prestigious directing credits also include the highly acclaimed The Pillow Man for Company B, The Pig Iron People for Sydney Theatre Company and the Helpmann Award winning Hedwig and The Angry Inch. Productions for his own company, Albedo Theatre include Dealer’s Choice and Edmond. He was resident director on The Makropoulos Secret for Opera Australia and assistant director on the successful Australian feature Candy. Ilott is joined by composer Steve Francis who has composed music for many Bangarra Dance Theatre productions, Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare. Set design is by Jacob Nash the designer of Yibiyung and the current hit Ruben Guthrie for Company B. Lighting by Matthew Marshall previously worked with Craig Ilott on Shakespeare’s R&J and for The Pillowman. The creative team is completed by Costume Designer, Rita Carmody and Sound Designer, Jeremy Silver.

MEDIA INQUIRIES: Michelle Guthrie, MGM Management –
02 8399 1613 or 0412 547 297 or michelleguthrie@mgmmanagement.com.au
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067624/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067624/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067624/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:03:07 -0700 2009-07-07T03:03:07-07:00 Rainbow's End 2009-08-29T19:00:00Z 2009-09-12T23:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/ Riverside Theatres Corner of Church and Market Streets Parramatta New South Wales 2150 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/ Lillian Crombie
and Chenoa Deemal
to star in Jane Harrison’s
Rainbow’s End
produced by Riverside Productions at Riverside Theatres

Jane Harrison’s play, Rainbow’s End, is a snapshot of Australian life in the nineteen fifties as experienced by three generations of Koori women. This Sydney premiere features film and television veteran Lillian Crombie as Nan Dear, popular music performer Christine Anu as her daughter Gladys and newcomer Chenoa Deemal debuts as teenage granddaughter Dolly. With humour and gentle irony Rainbow’s End skillfully captures the optimistic spirit of the women as they strive to belong in conservative rural Australia. Directed by Craig Ilott, this funny and engaging play is produced by Riverside Theatres for a limited season from Saturday August 29 to September 12.

The three women live in a shack on the flood plain of the Goulburn River near Shepparton in Victoria. The time is the 1950’s and the royal visit is creating a climate of `queen and country’ pride in the post-colonial world of Menzies’ Australia. Although Nan believes their life on “the flats” represents a certain progress, Gladys is eager to secure a real house and job for Dolly in town.

“It’s fantastic to have the opportunity to do my first play,’ says Christine Anu ”a wonderful storyline about three generations of women on their own personal journeys.”

Like Jane Harrison’s extraordinarily successful previous play Stolen, Rainbow’s End is a story of hope, of love and of the search for identity and belonging. Most of all it is a celebration of the triumph of human spirit as the three feisty women fight for an equal chance and acceptance in a white community. With music from the period, this funny and moving play has great heart.

"I decided to write about the '50s, but instead of writing about the obvious heroes, I chose to write about the unsung heroes," said the plays writer Jane Harrison.

Rainbow’s End had a successful Melbourne production and played at Rumbalara, the Aboriginal settlement which inspired the work. It has also had a season in Japan. The Riverside season is the Sydney premiere. This highly pertinent theatre work is included on the HSC syllabus for English for NSW.

‘Rainbow’s End is a testament to the transformative power of learning. While it is set in another era the message is relevant to the current situation in many indigenous communities and amongst cultural minorities. But first and foremost Rainbow’s End is a truly feel good night in the theatre’ says the play’s producer Camilla Rountree.

‘Harrison's writing is full of subtleties, from the ironies of Gladys' patriotic enthusiasm for the Queen's visit, to her mention of her husband's wartime service, and an awareness of the post-colonial implications of the Britannica - with a reference to the characters' lack of citizenship’ Melbourne Age

‘…high-quality, thought-provoking and emotionally powerful drama’ Melbourne Age

RAINBOW’S END

DATES: August 29- September 12
TIMES: Sat 29 Aug 7.30pm, Wed 2 Sept 7.30pm, Thurs 3 Sept 7.30pm, Fri Sept 4 7.30pm, Sat Sept 5 7.30pm, Thurs 10 Sept 6.30pm, Fri 11 Sept 7.30pm, Sat 12 Sept 2.15pm and 7.30pm
School Performances: Fri 28 Aug, Mon 31 Aug, Tues 1 Sept, Weds 2 Sept, Fri 4 Sept, Mon 7 Sept, Tues 8 Sept, Weds 9 Sept, Thurs 10 Sept at 11am.

BOOKINGS: Riverside Box Office 02 8839 3399 or www.riversideparramatta.com.au

More information about the artists

Australia’s most successful indigenous performer and one of the country’s most popular recording artists Christine Anu, makes her first appearance in a straight play after performing roles in music theatre that included Little Shop of Horrors and Mimi in the musical Rent. A multi ARIA Award winning music performer, Christine has also paved out a notable career in television and film from Baz Luhrmann's Moulin Rouge to the Matrix Reloaded and her own highly successful cabaret show Intimate and Deadly.

Lillian Crombie is one of our best known indigenous actors. She was most recently seen in Baz Luhrmann’s film Australia. Stage credits include The Cherry Pickers, Black-ed Up, Sydney Stories for Sydney Theatre Company, Clan for Bangarra Dance Theatre, Capricornia, Black Mary and Up the Road for Company B and appearances on Australian television including The Secret Life of Us and Breakers.

Newcomer Chenoa Deemal is a recent graduate from the Aboriginal Centre for the Performing Arts, Brisbane where she studied with Leah Purcell. She has performed in various short films and Rainbow’s End marks her professional theatre debut.

The cast is supported by an impressive creative team including director Craig Ilott who returns to Riverside Theatres after the successful production of Shakespeare’s R&J in 2008. His prestigious directing credits also include the highly acclaimed The Pillow Man for Company B, The Pig Iron People for Sydney Theatre Company and the Helpmann Award winning Hedwig and The Angry Inch. Productions for his own company, Albedo Theatre include Dealer’s Choice and Edmond. He was resident director on The Makropoulos Secret for Opera Australia and assistant director on the successful Australian feature Candy. Ilott is joined by composer Steve Francis who has composed music for many Bangarra Dance Theatre productions, Sydney Theatre Company and Bell Shakespeare. Set design is by Jacob Nash the designer of Yibiyung and the current hit Ruben Guthrie for Company B. Lighting by Matthew Marshall previously worked with Craig Ilott on Shakespeare’s R&J and for The Pillowman. The creative team is completed by Costume Designer, Rita Carmody and Sound Designer, Jeremy Silver.

MEDIA INQUIRIES: Michelle Guthrie, MGM Management –
02 8399 1613 or 0412 547 297 or michelleguthrie@mgmmanagement.com.au
]]> http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067626/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067626/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/3067626/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:04:13 -0700 2009-07-07T03:04:13-07:00 Rainbow's End 2009-08-29T19:00:00Z 2009-09-12T23:00Z http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/ http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/ Riverside Theatres Corner of Church and Market Streets Parramatta New South Wales 2150 Australia http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/75194/
The Festival unfolds August 20-26 at Dendy Opera Quays, Dendy Newtown, the Australian Museum, The Red Rattler (Marrickville) and Bobbi’s Pole Studio (Sydney).

Welcoming prestigious filmmakers to Sydney, Possible Worlds is a meeting point for the Canadian and Australian film industries, while providing a rare chance for Australians to watch the best new Canadian films and meet the artists. The Festival invites people to engage with the film makers through Q&A’s, panel discussions and workshops.
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