BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

SUNDAY 18TH’s PERFORMANCE  IS SOLD OUT!! BOOK NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!!

THE REVIEWS ARE IN!

“Each cast member is a powerhouse, put together, they’re dynamite…a riotous and riveting gem…”  - Viv Mah Australian Stage On Line

“A triumph…gorgeous…hilarious…the cast and direction are superb…it gleams with sensuality and originality…” - Liza Dezfouli INPRESS

“Fast furious and physical…funny and erotic…highly recommended…Shakespeare with zoom…” -Peter Green 3MBS

Cast: Jack Angwin Joel Davey Alex Duncan Zoe Enticott Lily Fish Steven Fleiner Michelle France Hannah Greenwood Stephanie Lillis Chloe Reid Wil Ridley Jack Starkey-Gill Tim Wotherspoon

DIRECTED BY TRENT BAKER DESIGN ASHLEE HUGHES

@ The Theatre Husk 161A Heidelberg Rd Northcote

Preview Thursday 8th March   Opening night Friday 9th March

Season Thurs - Sat @7.30pm Sun @6.00pm  until Sunday 25th March

TICKETS  STUDENT/PREVIEW/CONCESSION $20  FULL $30

BOOKINGS AT  TRYBOOKING

CASH SALES AT THE DOOR BUT NO CARD FACILITIES.

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DIRECTIONS AT THEATRE HUSK MAP

PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE THEATRE HUSK. CLOSEST STREET PARKING IS WESTFIELD  STREET.

by Rebecca Lenkiewicz

Her Naked Skin will no longer be presented as a play reading for the Midsumma Festival (Jan/Feb 2012) but will be performed as a full production in May/June – full details coming soon.

Suffragette love in female prison

Her Naked Skin was the first play by a woman to be performed on the main stage (Olivier) at London’s National Theatre. The play is set during the initial struggle for women to obtain the right to vote in 1913, after the protest suicide of a woman at the Derby before the outbreak of world war one. This was a time when women from all backgrounds came together for a common cause.

Suffragettes were simply women who refused to continue their lives as invisible citizens. Their protests involved the smashing of windows; however, there was never a human being nor animal harmed through their cause. Nevertheless, many were sent to Holloway Prison, where they lived in the most horrendous circumstances – often being force-fed via tubes that were put into their noses by doctors each time they went on a hunger strike in protest.

The play centres around the lesbian love story between two women, who, under any other circumstance in 1913 Britain, would probably not have met. One is an upper class, middle-aged woman with the title of ‘Lady’, who has nevertheless felt invisible via her female status. The other woman, Eve, is a 24-year-old seamstress. Their love affair comes in the midst of the isolation of prison, and the commonality they share as women, despite coming from opposite ends of the social spectrum.

The play also contains manuscripts from politicians at this time, revealing their fear of the women’s movement.

Her Naked Skin is a brand new play – first performed in 2008, when it received critical acclaim from major British theatre reviewers.

CAST ANOUNCED VERY SOON!

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL REMAINING PERFORMANCES OF THE CHERRY ORCHARD  ARE SOLD OUT.

We will have waiting lists at the door but we cannot guarantee any tickets. Thank you Winterfall.

“There are some fine moments and solid performances…” The Age

“When… you have to hold yourself back from joining in, then somethings going right…Winterfall gives a fine version of this well loved play…a delight well worth seeking out.” Australian Stage On Line

Winterfall Theatre presents The Cherry Orchard

by Anton Chekhov

In a new translation by Tom Stoppard

Direction - Trent Baker

Set Design - Phil Rouse

Costume Design - Bridie O’Leary

Stage Management - Lucas Silva-Myles

Cast - Michele Williams, Justin Hosking, Phil Roberts, Eloise Oxer, Kirk Alexander, Sarah Ranken, Jesse Rosenfeld, Michael Finney, Kasia Kaczmarek, Silas James, David Lamb, Marissa Bennett

@The Theatre Husk 161A Heidelberg Rd Northcote

Preview $20 Concession $26 Full $32

Preview Friday February 25@7.30pm        Opening Night Saturday February 26@7.30pm

Season Thursday to Saturday @7.30pm & Sunday @6.00pm February 27-March 20

Please note there is no show Sunday March 6

Bookings 0432 822 520 or winterfalltheatre@gmail.com

We will be announcing WINTERFALL’S next show very shortly…

“A fabulous performance from Trent Baker, opposite him Magrath achieves a complex chemistry…” Cameron Woodhead - The Age

“The acting is as powerful and as fearless as the writing…Winterfall is shaping up as the Red Stitch of the North.” Chris Boyd - The Herald Sun

“The relationships… are poignantly and sensitively realised……Winterfall is Melbourne’s best kept Indie Theatre secret…” Liza Dezfouli - Australian Stage On-Line

What happens when you delve into the small space that can divide a feeling of hope from one of hopelessness?

Rebecca Gilman’s Blue Surge is an intimate examination of class struggle in America today.

Curt is a small time cop in Midwestern America; Sandy is the nineteen year old prostitute he tries to arrest, then attempts to help.

Curt comes from poor circumstances, he’s an honest guy, doing the best he can, with a few small dreams. Sandy comes from a difficult background, she’s a pragmatic newcomer to the world of prostitution, and Curt sees a better life, full of potential for her.

Watch what happens when both Curt and Sandy try to get a foothold into the American Dream.

Gilman is well known for her cutting edge social commentary. Her works include Spinning Into Butter, the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Glory of Living and Boy Gets Girl.

What the Critics are saying about Winterfall…

“A finely chiselled performance…The acting is certainly of a high standard…” The Age

“This is Masterful Theatre. Nothing is lacking…well worth seeing.” Australian Stage On Line

“Winterfall is getting increasing attention for small scale, high quality productions.” Arts Hub

Winterfall Theatre presents Blue Surge by Rebecca Gilman

Directed by Paola Unger

Cast - Trent Baker  Justin Hosking  Cassandra MaGrath  Eloise Oxer  Holly Shanahan

Set & Costume Design - Daniel Harvey   Lighting Design - Roxzan Bowes

@ The Theatre Husk 161A Heidelberg Rd Northcote

Preview Wednesday August 25@7.30pm      Opening Night Thursday August 26@7.30pm

Season Wed to Sat @7.30pm Sun@6pm August 27 until September 12

Please note there is no show Wednesday 1st September

Warning Blue Surge has scenes depicting Nudity and Semi Nudity

Previews $15 Concession $25 Full $30

Bookings 0432 822 520 or theatrehusk@gmail.com

“This is masterful Theatre, nothing is lacking…The central character of Deborah is superbly brought to life by Michele Williams…Phil Roberts is excellent…likewise Felicity Soper…first class…Well worth seeing.” Australian Stage on Line Review

Deborah fell asleep. She was 16. Now she’s awake. And its 29 years later.

Harold Pinter’s modern masterpiece, A Kind of Alaska is inspired by the true stories contained in the book Awakenings by Dr Oliver Sacks.

A feature film based on the book was also made in 1990 starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams.

Winterfall Theatre presents A Kind of Alaska @ The Theatre Husk - 161a Heidelberg Rd Northcote

Directed by Trent Baker

Cast - Michele Williams Phil Roberts Felicity Soper

Set/Costume Design - Christina Logan Bell

Lighting Design - Lucy Birkinshaw

Previews June 9 & 10. Opening night June 11. Season June 12-July 4.

Wednesday to Saturday @8pm. Sunday @6pm

Preview $15 Full $29 Concession $25

Bookings 0432 822 520 or theatrehusk@gmail.com

www.melbournefringe.com.au/venue/map/the-theatre-husk/

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PLEASE NOTE AS YOU LIKE IT IS SOLD OUT THIS FRIDAY AND SUNDAY.

TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR SATURDAY NIGHT.

Like a flock of seagulls, WINTERFALL THEATRE flies back to the 80’s and coats Shakespeare’s AS YOU LIKE IT with mascara, fluorescent lipstick and hot new romantic fashions.

The Theatre Husk - 161A Heidelberg Rd Northcote

Previews March 11 & 12. Opening night March 13. Season Mach 14-April 4 Thurs-Sat@8pm Sun@6pm

Preview $15 Full $25 Concession $20

Bookings 0432 822 520 or Winterfalltheatre@gmail.com

See map link below for the Theatre Husk

www.melbournefringe.com.au/venue/map/the-theatre-husk/

After extensive auditions and meetings we are proud to announce the Cast and Crew for As You Like It

CAST - Adele Querol, Sarah Ogden, Melanie Madrigali, Liza Dennis, David Lamb, Joel Davey, Mark Wilson, Cameron Moore, Jason Buckley, Luke Mulquiney and Wil Ridley.

CREATIVES - Trent Baker (Direction), Christina Logan Bell (Costume), Ashlee Hughes (Set), Mia Timpano (Sound), Damien Mclean (Lighting) and Caitlin Byrne (Stage Management).

As You Like It will run from March 11 until April 4 playing Thursday to Saturday @8pm and Sunday @6pm. More details to come very soon.

Trained as a classical actor, Michele worked with a mentor from the Moscow State Stanislavski Theatre. She also spent a year with The Florida Studio Theatre, which is dedicated to producing new American plays.

After returning to Australia in the late Eighties, Michele played various roles and has worked for; Her Majesty’s Theatre Sydney, The Lyric Theatre Brisbane, and La Mama, Universal, Playbox, Malthouse and Anthill in Melbourne.

Recent theatre credits include Flame by Joanna Murray Smith, Still by Jane Bodie and the central role in Rona Munro’s Bold Girls.

She has played guest roles on most Australian TV series including Janus, MDA, The BBC co-production of Kangaroo Palace and many different incarnations on Blue Heelers, Neighbours and Stingers.

She has produced many independent Theatre productions that have attracted funding from philanthropic and government organisations.

For Winterfall Michele has appeared as Deborah in A Kind of Alaska and Liubov in The Cherry Orchard.

Michele is co-founder of Winterfall.