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Here you can find out more information about the GPAC venue; view upcoming shows: book tickets online; and read up on the latest news from Geelong's home of performing arts.

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50 Little Malop Street
Geelong VIC 3220

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Step inside Gillies’ Godzone
GPAC’s Alcoa Theatre Season 2010 opens in March with the return of the irreverent and irrepressible Max Gillies in the political satire Godzone , a fiercely funny dissection of Australian politics written by Gillies and Guy Rundle.

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Back To Back Theatre brings small metal objects to Westfield
A hit right across the world, Back to Back Theatre will perform its award winning production small metal objects in Geelong for the first time this April. The Geelong based company has created an intriguing production performed by four actors, two with learning disabilities. Their work defies convention, challenges reason and questions the imperative to be 'normal'.

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Alcoa Theatre Season

Alcoa Theatre Season 2010 heralds another year of great entertainment packed with toe-tapping music, hilarious comedy and sizzling performances.

The spotlight will shine on an endless parade of top-shelf performers including veteran actors/comics Max Gillies and Garry McDonald, chanteuses Christine Anu and Casey Donovan, and even Australia's greatest magician James Galea - in a stylish, astonishing and celebratory collection of shows.

The stars may bring you in, but it is the performances and the stories that will sweep you up into the stratosphere. Subscribe to Alcoa Theatre Season in 2010 and lose yourself for a while in tales of triumph, trickery, discovery, dreaming, longing, belonging, friendship and family. Our season opens with the return of the irreverent and irrepressible Max Gillies in the political satire Godzone. (Just when Kevin and Julia thought it was safe to go back in the water…)

Then there's the 'feelgrrreat' true story of girl group The Sapphires, four hot soul sisters from regional Victoria sent to entertain the troops in Vietnam.

And just when you think you've seen it all...Dead Poets Society meets Shakespeare as a classic tragedy returns with a testosterone-fueled twist in Shakespeare's R&J.

You'll learn the fine art of trickery (and how to cheat properly at cards) in Lying Cheating Bastard, the intriguing story of infamous con-man Jimmy Garcia.

The season finishes with Bangarra Dance Theatre's powerful story of a young girl's journey between two cultures in Mathinna.

In addition to the fabulous theatre season we have planned, 2010 is a significant year in GPAC's development. A major refurbishment of the Ford Theatre will be underway early in the new year. Look forward to a brand spanking venue after Easter next year.

Oh and while we're talking about change, you'll notice our theatres have new names: Ford Theatre is now Ford Playhouse and Blakiston Theatre is the Blakiston Drama Theatre.

Of course the same friendly welcome awaits you at our Box Office, in the bar and at our cafe. So come walk the red carpet with us in 2010. This is your year to sparkle!

From all of us at GPAC,

Jill Smith
General Manager

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THIS SEASON'S SHOWS

Godzone

There's fervour in the revivalist tent, where Reverend Kevin of Rudd Ministries, in a sermon from the German (translated via Mandarin), tells his congregation that religion is the new politics and vice versa. Called up to testify, his guests, drawn from the Great and the Good, will each bear witness to the powerful spirit moving across this land. more >>

The Sapphires

1969. Vietnam. Bombs are dropping and the world is exploding in protest. Back at the Tiki Club in St Kilda, four Koori soul sisters from country Victoria catch the eye of a big-city talent scout with their Supremes cover group. But his plans for their international future aren't quite the lifelong dream the MacCrae girls had in mind. They're off to sing for the troops on the front line. more >>

Shakespeare's R&J

Shakespeare's R&J is an innovative, sexy new interpretation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy. In the repressive atmosphere of a Catholic boys' boarding school, four young students decide to stage Romeo and Juliet for their own enjoyment. At first it's just for laughs, but as the young men discover the themes of secret and forbidden love, they gradually immerse themselves in the roles. more >>

Lying Cheating Bastard

Lying Cheating Bastard is the story of a young trickster, irresistibly drawn to the seedy underbelly of Sydney. It is the story of infamous con-man Jimmy Garcia (aka The Cricket), and how he became the most successful con-man in Australia by the tender age of 27. Part mystery, part coming-of-age story, part demonstration of the finer arts of trickery, Lying Cheating Bastard starring Australia's No. 1 Magician James Galea and his astonishing feats of skill with cards and sleight of hand. more >>

Songs for Nobodies

Remarkable women. In Joanna Murray-Smith's Songs for Nobodies we meet five anonymous women whose brushes with fame had a profound effect on their lives, interleaved with the songs that gave them heart. The singer has her story and the listener hers, and when these stories touch each other, there is magic. Share encounters with great singers such as Edith Piaf and Judy Garland in this compelling production featuring the remarkable songstress Bernadette Robinson. more >>

Halpern and Johnson

Joseph Halpern is mourning the loss of his wife Flo and taking a few minutes alone by her graveside when he is approached by a stranger, introducing himself as Dennis Johnson. As the two men talk Johnson reveals an affection for Florence that is more than that for a dear, departed friend and in so doing unravels a complex web of friendship, marriage, secrets and lies. Garry McDonald and Henri Szeps reunite for this award-winning drama about two very different men with one surprising thing in common. more >>

Gwen in Purgatory

Gwen is 90. She woke up this morning to discover that purgatory is sitting alone in a new house in a new subdivision on the edge of town, trying to work out if the remote in her hand operates the TV, the air-con or the fan-forced oven. But the kids are coming round and Father Ezekiel is on his way to bless the house, so the beginning of the end is looking up… Gwen in Purgatory is Tommy Murphy's brilliant existential comedy about an African missionary in the wilderness of Australian suburbia. more >>

Mathinna

Inspired by a young girl's journey between two cultures, Mathinna traces the history of a young Aboriginal girl removed from her traditional life, adopted into Western Colonial society to be ultimately returned to the fragments of her original heritage. Mathinna became the archetype of the 'stolen child' and, in this brand new work, Australia's internationally renowned dance company Bangarra recreates her powerful story of vulnerability and searching in an era of confusion and intolerance. more >>

WHAT'S ON

	Take Over - Come to GPAC and let your students Take Over the Blakiston Drama Theatre. Let us help along the way as students create a piece of theatre, produce it and perform to a live audience. Students from years 9 to 12 learn about all areas of production including performance, sound, lighting and stage management. more >>
	Jimeoin: Something Smells Funny - There is a hilarious aroma in the air: it’s Jimeoin’s new show ‘Something… Smells Funny’ more >>
	Marina Prior and David Hobson In Concert - Australia's leading lady of Musical Theatre - Marina Prior and Australia's leading romantic tenor David Hobson come straight from a triumphant performance at this year's Opera in the Alps in front of a sellout crowd of 5000 people. more >>
	Godzone - There's fervour in the revivalist tent, where Reverend Kevin of Rudd Ministries, in a sermon from the German (translated via Mandarin), tells his congregation that religion is the new politics and vice versa. Called up to testify, his guests, drawn from the Great and the Good, will each bear witness to the powerful spirit moving across this land. more >>

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ALCOA THEATRE SEASON 2010

Alcoa Theatre Season 2010 heralds another year of great entertainment packed with toe-tapping music, hilarious comedy and sizzling performances.

The spotlight will shine on an endless parade of top-shelf performers including veteran actors/comics Max Gillies and Garry McDonald, chanteuses Christine Anu and Casey Donovan, and even Australia's greatest magician James Galea - in a stylish, astonishing and celebratory collection of shows.

Subscribe to Alcoa Theatre Season in 2010 and...

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