PHOBIA

The Adelaide Festival Centre's "inspace" program in association with Chamber Made Opera presents Phobia for four nights only.

Inspired by the thriller "Vertigo", Hitchcock's tantalising film of feigned madness, love and deception, "Phobia" takes the audience into the beguiling world of film noir via an unusual performance hybrid of music-theatre and performance art.

Award winning composer Gerry Brophy combines musical originality with a flair for the theatrical in this genre-defying production. "Phobia" employs a cast of multi-talented music/movement/stage performers well known for crossing generic boundaries; members of Fringe and Adelaide Cabaret Festival Award winning "The Ennio Morricone Experience" - Boris Conley, Patrick Cronin, David Hewitt and Graeme Leak and physical theatre duo desoxy - Teresa Blake and Dan Witton.

Devised and written by Chamber Made's artistic director, Douglas Horton, "Phobia" is a unique and inspiring example of his very original approach to theatre. It will be a night of surprises, some extraordinary feats of physicality, humour and a truly original approach to the making of sound.

"Phobia's cast of six is exceptional…genuinely multi-talented, combining high levels of skill in performing music, physical theatre and staging - often switching roles and sexes, and playing multiple instruments". The Australian

Performance Dates:
May 4 - 7 at 8pm

Venue:
Space Theatre
Adelaide Festival Centre

Bookings:
Phone BASS on 131 246 or book online.
Adults $25 Concession $20
Inspace Member $15 (must book before 21/4/05)

THE BROWNING VERSION

Written by Terrence Rattigan
Directors: Sally Putnam and Dave Simms

He's out of touch with a changing world, a faithless wife and a thankless career. But one small act of kindness may restore his faith.

For one weekend only we're staging one of the best one-act plays ever written; the memorable story of a student who inspires his brilliant yet beleaguered and unappreciated teacher. This "simply staged" production is also where we launch our major spring production.

Performance Dates:
Saturday 21 May at 7.30pm
Sunday 22 May at 2.30pm and 6.30pm

Venue:
Promethean Theatre
116 Grote Street, City

Bookings:
Phone 0439 533 173
All tickets $12.50

EQUUS

A psychiatrist confronted by a teenager's strange obsessions must face his own demons.

Performance Dates:
May 24 - 28 at 8pm
March 28 at 2pm

Venue:
Noarlunga College Theatre
(adjacent Colonnades)

Bookings:
Phone 8207 3977 from 1/3/05
Adults $16 Concession $12

THE TOWER

Unabashed melodrama - part thriller, part psychological drama!

Performance Dates:
June 24 - July 2 (Wed - Sat) at 8pm
June 25 at 2pm

Venue:
Arts Theatre
53 Angas Street, Adelaide

Bookings:
Phone 8212 5777 or BASS on 131 246, www.bass.net.au.
Adults $20.50 Concession $15.50

SPEAKING IN TONGUES

Intriguing, wickedly funny, tender play about mistakes and living with the consequences.

Performance Dates:
June 30, July 1, 2, 7, 8, 9, 14, 16, 22 and 23 at 8pm

Venue:
Mayfair Theatre
166A Goodwood Road, Goodwood

Bookings:
Phone 8270 3339 or BASS on 131 246, www.bass.net.au.
Adults $15 Concession $12 Groups 10+ $10

FROZEN

"Consistently surprising and even bravely comic… the almost thriller-like promise of the play's climactic confrontation is like a time-bomb ticking in the back of your head." The Independent

STARRING Annabel Giles + Nick Pelomis
DIRECTOR Catherine Fitzgerald
DESIGNER Gaelle Mellis
LIGHTING DESIGNER David Gadsden

Nancy is a mother frozen in time and frozen in grief over the disappearance of her ten-year-old child, Rhona. Day after day, month after month, year after year, Nancy awaits her daughter's return.

Years later, Rhona's remains are found along with those of six other little girls. Fifteen years after that, Ralph is in prison for the murders with no hope of parole. He is interviewed by Agnetha, a psychologist from America studying the minds of serial killers. She believes people like Ralph are sick, not evil. With a desire for revenge and a need to forgive, Nancy decides to meet her daughter's killer face to face. The fallout is explosive.

(Contains coarse language and adult themes)

Performance Dates:
July 2 - 23

Venue:
The Space
Adelaide Festival Centre

Bookings:
Phone BASS on 131 246 or visit www.bass.net.au

LOVE LETTERS

A truly unique and imaginative piece of theatre.

Performance Dates:
July 15, 16, 22 and 23 at 8pm
Sunday 17 July at 4pm

Venue:
Stirling Community Theatre
Avenue Road, Stirling

Bookings:
Phone 8339 4041
Adults $16 Concession $14 Groups 10+ $11

GROPING FOR WORDS

Sue Townsend's insightful, funny and touching look at adult illiteracy.

Performance Dates:
July 20 - 30 (Tues - Sat) at 8pm
Saturday matinees at 2pm

Venue:
St Jude's Hall
444 Brighton Road, Brighton

Bookings:
Phone 8296 8902
Adults $12 Concession $9 Groups 10+ $7

PYGMALION

The classic play by George Bernard Shaw that inspired "My Fair Lady".

Performance Dates:
July 30 - August 13 (Wed - Sat) at 8pm
July 31 at 4pm
August 9 at 6.30pm

Venue:
Odeon Theatre
Queen Street, Norwood

Bookings:
Phone 8411 6661 or BASS on 131 246, www.bass.net.au.
Adults $27 Concession $22 (subscriptions available)

THE GOAT OR WHO IS SYLVIA?

WINNER 2002 Tony Award Best Play
WINNER 2002 New York Critics' Circle Award Best Play
WINNER 2002 Drama Desk Award Best Play
WINNER 2002 Outer Critics' Circle Award Best Play

STARRING Victoria Longley + William Zappa
DIRECTOR Marion Potts

In the same week as receiving an international prize, being awarded a lucrative contract and celebrating his 50th birthday, Martin is forced to confess to his wife and son that he is involved in a relationship that will probably destroy his marriage, his career and his life. A startling new play that questions the boundaries of love, The Goat or Who is Sylvia? will take you on a journey into a modern marriage from which you may emerge shocked and incredulous, but certainly entertained.

(Contains coarse language and adult themes)

Performance Dates:
August 5 - 20

Venue:
The Dunstan Playhouse
Adelaide Festival Centre

Bookings:
Phone BASS on 131 246 or visit www.bass.net.au

THE BUSINESS OF MURDER

A well-written and skilfully crafted tale of mystery and suspense.

Performance Dates:
August 18 - 27 (Wed - Sat) at 8pm
Saturday matinees at 2pm

Venue:
Arts Theatre
53 Angas Street, Adelaide

Bookings:
Phone 8296 3477 or BASS on 131 246, www.bass.net.au.
Adults $17 Concession $14 Groups 10+ $8

THE DAYLIGHT ATHEIST

STARRING Max Cullen
DIRECTOR Adam Cook
DESIGNER Dean Hills
LIGHTING DESIGNER Gavan Swift

"Arguably the best theatre you'll see all year…" Sunday Star Times, NZ
"His gift for the blarney, ironic exaggeration and colourful description makes him a wonderfully entertaining subject…" The Age

Dan Moffat sits in his crumbling room and, in a booze-induced haze, fills the space with words. He broods over his life - a childhood in Northern Ireland, his migration to New Zealand, his service in the war, his work in the shipping industry, his marriage and his fraught relationships with his children and colleagues. A neglectful husband, an appalling father, a mean piece of work capable of the most gentle generosity, Dan is above all a story teller who is only too aware of the poignancy of his own life. At times hilarious, at times gut-wrenchingly sad. Inspired by the bombast and frailties of his father, Tom Scott's melancholy-comic monologue is a wonderful performance piece for the much-loved Max Cullen.

Performance Dates:
September 9 - October 1

Venue:
The Space
Adelaide Festival Centre

Bookings:
Phone BASS on 131 246 or visit www.bass.net.au