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Geelong VIC 3220

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GPAC welcomes $2m budget announcement
The GPAC Trust and staff are delighted by today’s State Budget announcement of $2 million to support urgent and critical works, along with an additional $200,000 in annual operational funding.

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Children’s classic comes to life on stage for a new generation
Young audiences are invited to enter the fantastic world of Beatrix Potter with Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit, marking 110 years of the popular children's character. Presented as part of GPAC's Family Magic program, this mischievous new musical from the producers of Possum Magic, Wombat Stew and My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch will delight all ages.

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Senior students Take Over GPAC
Students from throughout the Geelong region are taking over GPAC's Drama Theatre this month as part of an innovative annual educational program.

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Alcoa Theatre Season

GPAC'S 2012 ALCOA THEATRE SEASON
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DEAKIN UNIVERSITY

Each year as we look across the country to find the best productions - diversity, quality, great storytelling, light and shade are always on our minds.

Each year, as the juggling of artists, theatres and dollars shapes the season, one question we always ask ourselves: is this the most fantastic season yet?

null From my point of view I believe the nine productions that make up the 2012 season may quite possibly be just that.

We will be off to an exceptional start, celebrating 200 years of Charles Dickens, with the magnificent award winning Miriam Margolyes, portraying 23 of his finest characters in Dickens' Women. She will leave you spellbound.

Then you will witness the remarkable Helen Morse explore the mystery of memory in Sundowner. Her performance will tear at your heart.

null Colin Friels is also joining us to lead the cast in a modern classic, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman - a Victorian exclusive! Our finest performers in this classic of our times from one of our most acclaimed theatre companies, Belvoir.

And we look forward to an amazing finale with Rachael Beck and Jessica Rowe celebrating one of the world's greatest music theatre artists in Side By Side By Sondheim.

And so much more: this fantastic season of wonderful performers and storytelling, from family relationships to office culture and romance, is hard to beat.

null But you be the judge.

We are giving you the opportunity to be uplifted, challenged and to laugh and cry, so make sure you do not miss one of these truly fantastic productions.

Jill Smith
General Manager

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THIS SEASON'S SHOWS

Stop. Rewind

Stop. Rewind charts the lives of seven workers in a local government office. A colleague’s death forces them to reassess their lives, their choices and their goals. Melissa Bubnic writes triumphantly about the compromise of vitality and the erosion of dreams. more >>

The Flood

This electrifying and disturbing work bristles with dark humour and edge-of-the-seat performances. The Flood is startlingly authentic writing, plunging audiences into a web of family intrigue set against a haunting Australian landscape. more >>

Biddies

From the writer of Codgers...now it’s time to hear from the ladies. You’ll laugh till you cry. Move over Codgers, the Biddies are in town... more >>

Death of a Salesman

Arguably the greatest play of the Twentieth Century, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is about a man's need to hold on to his dreams even when they have been proven false and destructive. more >>

Bare Witness

An electrifying multi-media play drawing on real-life experiences of photographers and correspondents, Bare Witness catapults us into the world’s combat zones, challenging the way we view humanity through the fragmenting lens of the media. more >>

Side By Side By Sondheim

Side By Side By Sondheim is a celebration of the most acclaimed composer on Broadway, Stephen Sondheim. This inspired production celebrates legendary Sondheim musicals from the early part of his career, such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Company and A Little Night Music, and features all-time theatre greats including Losing My Mind, I'm Still Here, Being Alive and Send In The Clowns. more >>

WHAT'S ON

	TAKE OVER - Senior School more >>
	Windfire Gala Concert - "Spirit of the Wind" - Geelong’s prominent musicians combine in a brilliant concert of Vivaldi, Mozart and Dvorak works to open the Festival of Sacred Music. more >>
	WindFire Evening Concert - "Ill Prete Rosso" - Acclaimed Australian soprano Joanna Cole sings Vivaldi’s “Laudate Pueri” (Praise Him, servants of the Lord) with the “Seasons” String Ensemble conducted by Frank De Rosso. Ben Castle, violin, and Stephen Moschner, oboe, perform Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe, BWV 1060. more >>
	Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit - Celebrate the 110th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter’s beloved classic with Happy Birthday Peter Rabbit, a mischievous musical about the world’s most loveable bunny. more >>

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