Geelong Performing Arts Centre

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Ph: 03 5225 1200
50 Little Malop Street
Geelong VIC 3220

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GPAC named best presenter at annual conference
Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) has been named Australia's best venue for touring performances. The centre was presented with the Australian Performing Arts Centres Association (APACA) Drover Award for Best Presenter at the association's annual conference in Perth.

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Online ticket purchases now easier than ever
The Geelong Performing Arts Centre (GPAC) has long been an industry leader in customer service, dedicated to providing patrons with the best, most straightforward purchasing experience possible. With online purchases becoming more and more popular in today's fast-moving society, a new addition to the GPAC website will see customers more satisfied than ever.

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Harry Potter star to open 2012 theatre season
GPAC’s fantastic lineup of theatre performances for 2012 features big-name stars of stage and screen, including Miriam Margolyes, known to fans of the Harry Potter movies as Professor Sprout, as well as popular Australian performers including Helen Morse, Colin Friels, Rachael Beck and Jessica Rowe.

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Andrew McKinnon & AMcK Fine Entertainment in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd and Peter Wilson Productions presents

Dickens' Women

BAFTA®-award winning actress Miriam Margolyes returns to Australia for an encore of her one-woman tour-de- force, Dickens' Women.

Dickens' Women brings to life twenty-three of Charles Dickens' most engaging and colourful female (and male!) characters. Margolyes, well-known for her role as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movies and the hispanic nurse in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet, presents her powerful, comprehensive, and at times hilarious exposé of Dickens, his writing, and the real-life women who found themselves immortalised in his books.

This strictly limited season is part of the worldwide celebrations of 200 years of Charles Dickens in 2012. Don't miss your chance to see one of the world's most acclaimed character actors bring to life many characters from the pen of the world's best character writer.

Performed by: Miriam Margolyes with John Martin on Piano
Written and Adapted by: Miriam Margolyes and Sonia Fraser
Director: Sonia Fraser
Lighting Designer: Mark Hammer

Duration: 125 mins (inc interval)
Genre: Drama/Comedy

Click here to listen to an interview with Miriam Margolyes on Radio National

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 08:00 PM
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:00 PM
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:00 PM

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WHAT'S ON

	Music In The Gardens 2012 - African Agogo - Agogo encapsulate all the energy of traditional West African music with driving polyrhythms and the spirit of the southern Sahara with bluesy melodies and songs. more >>
	An Evening With Colin Hay - Colin Hay returns to GPAC to perform songs from his new album, as well as selections from his solo albums and fan favorites from the past. more >>
	Ross Noble - Nonsensory Overload - 'Nonsensory Overload' is Ross Noble back fresh from his travels, not to mention his own TV show, doing what he does best; spinning forth hilarious nonsense for your amusement. Now is your chance to see one of the best live comics working internationally today. more >>
	Minya by Moonlight Series - Bluestone Junction - Prepare to be seriously entertained! When Bluestone Junction play you can hear the origins of Rock n Roll in the dazzling solos and hard driving beat of their authentic brand of Bluegrass. more >>

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