Elysium Theatre - celebrating Theatre in all of its forms.
AUGUST
Wednesday 23rd
4:30pm & 6:30pm (Q&A follows later show)
Sandgate Town Hall
Wednesday 23rd
4:30pm & 6:30pm (Q&A follows later show)
Sandgate Town Hall
WHO ARE WE? WE ARE
An Original Work In Puppetry
by
NARRATIVES OF HOPE ENSEMBLE
An Original Work In Puppetry
by
NARRATIVES OF HOPE ENSEMBLE
Photo by Paul Neil
WHO ARE WE? WE ARE production combines stories within stories, within stories; Indigenous stories, people with disabilities, disease, stories of homelessness, refugees, migrants, courage, dreams and hopes. There are stories of mentors who have been confronted and humbled by their experience and finally, stories of how we consolidate as a community and ultimately, as a society.
Elysium Theatre has been working with participants of the program and mentors to develop a performance using Brown Paper Puppets, as another way of storytelling that is not confronting for the participants or the audience and which still allows the individual to have a voice. Storytellers and their mentors have workshopped the resultant narrative into a wonderfual and moving performance piece.
Narratives of Hope Ensemble (NOHE) has emerged from the community owned program Narratives of Hope, which has used the platform of storytelling to build new communities of understanding, to change perceptions about ‘the other’ and to create a more hopeful and peaceful future for all, including wider community. Volunteer ACU staff and student mentors have undertaken training in: mentorship, working with culturally diverse and vulnerable people’s narratives, and using technology effectively. They have provided one-to-one support enabling participants to develop agency through improved skills, effective communications and confidence. This has allowed participants to self-advocate and advocate on behalf of their communities through digital media, art or public speaking.
For further information about the group and to hear stories of the Narratives of Hope see: http://narrativesofhope.weebly.com/
Elysium Theatre has been working with participants of the program and mentors to develop a performance using Brown Paper Puppets, as another way of storytelling that is not confronting for the participants or the audience and which still allows the individual to have a voice. Storytellers and their mentors have workshopped the resultant narrative into a wonderfual and moving performance piece.
Narratives of Hope Ensemble (NOHE) has emerged from the community owned program Narratives of Hope, which has used the platform of storytelling to build new communities of understanding, to change perceptions about ‘the other’ and to create a more hopeful and peaceful future for all, including wider community. Volunteer ACU staff and student mentors have undertaken training in: mentorship, working with culturally diverse and vulnerable people’s narratives, and using technology effectively. They have provided one-to-one support enabling participants to develop agency through improved skills, effective communications and confidence. This has allowed participants to self-advocate and advocate on behalf of their communities through digital media, art or public speaking.
For further information about the group and to hear stories of the Narratives of Hope see: http://narrativesofhope.weebly.com/
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 13th
8:00pm
Sandgate Town Hall
Wednesday 13th
8:00pm
Sandgate Town Hall
The Lost WW1 Diary
Written & Performed by
Damian Callinan
Written & Performed by
Damian Callinan
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One of Australia's best performers, renowned stand-up and character comedian, Damian Callinan, examines the horrors of war through the lens of a larrikin. Developed to coincide with the WW1 Centenary, this black comedy has been wowing critics and audiences across Australia for the last three years.
Obsessed from a young age by the Anzac legend and intrigued by the mystery surrounding the identity of two diggers from a family photo, Damian [Backyard Ashes, Spicks & Specks, skithouse, 774ABC] sets out on a quest to put names to the faces. The Three-time Barry Award nominee, brings to life the pages of a diary as we meet Paddy Callinan and his ‘push’ as they set off for ‘The Big Show.’
Obsessed from a young age by the Anzac legend and intrigued by the mystery surrounding the identity of two diggers from a family photo, Damian [Backyard Ashes, Spicks & Specks, skithouse, 774ABC] sets out on a quest to put names to the faces. The Three-time Barry Award nominee, brings to life the pages of a diary as we meet Paddy Callinan and his ‘push’ as they set off for ‘The Big Show.’
SEPTEMBER
Wednesday 27th
11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Sandgate Town Hall
Wednesday 27th
11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm
Sandgate Town Hall
Puppetry Master Classes
with
Marianne Xandra Mettes
from
PuppetOOdle
with
Marianne Xandra Mettes
from
PuppetOOdle
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Puppetry Workshops
Enter the wonderful and imaginative world of puppetry, together with Canberra-based puppeteer from PuppetOOdle, Marianne Mettes. Marianne has travelled, trained and worked through Europe, USA and Australia. She has received mentorship from master puppeteers and puppet builders from across the globe and won several awards, scholarships and grants in support of her endeavors over the years.
Master classes are a great way to teach anything in a fun and exciting way by offering them a taste into a unique and ancient art form. Marianne inspires any age group to engage and embrace their creativity, imagination and learn to see potential in any object to create a story, character and performance.
Master classes are a great way to teach anything in a fun and exciting way by offering them a taste into a unique and ancient art form. Marianne inspires any age group to engage and embrace their creativity, imagination and learn to see potential in any object to create a story, character and performance.
OCTOBER
Wednesday 11th
2:00pm + (45 min. Q&A /discussion), 7:30pm
Sandgate Town Hall
Wednesday 11th
2:00pm + (45 min. Q&A /discussion), 7:30pm
Sandgate Town Hall
Eleanor's Story
Performed by
INGRID GARNER
Performed by
INGRID GARNER
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In the fall of 1939, at 9 years old, Eleanor and her family left New York on the SS Hamburg, bound for Germany. A new job and a secure financial future awaited her father in Berlin. Halfway across the Atlantic, Hitler declared war on Poland and a return to America became impossible.
This is the true story of Eleanor Ramrath Garner growing up as an American in Nazi Germany during WWII. Adapted for the stage, her award-winning autobiography details her youth struggling to maintain stability, hope, and identity in a world of terror and contrasts. Her family faces hunger, Gestapo threats, carpet-bombing, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion and the terrors of Soviet occupancy. The play will expose audiences to an entirely unique story about the horrors of war and help them to understand that every casualty of war is a person, not a number.
Following the 2:00pm performance, Ingrid has invited the public to a 45 minute Q&A and discussion. This is pretty informal and she will be available to discuss her work and draw on her own experience and studies to explore a monologue that you might be working on. Bring your ideas and have a yarn.
This is the true story of Eleanor Ramrath Garner growing up as an American in Nazi Germany during WWII. Adapted for the stage, her award-winning autobiography details her youth struggling to maintain stability, hope, and identity in a world of terror and contrasts. Her family faces hunger, Gestapo threats, carpet-bombing, the final fierce battle for Berlin, the Russian invasion and the terrors of Soviet occupancy. The play will expose audiences to an entirely unique story about the horrors of war and help them to understand that every casualty of war is a person, not a number.
Following the 2:00pm performance, Ingrid has invited the public to a 45 minute Q&A and discussion. This is pretty informal and she will be available to discuss her work and draw on her own experience and studies to explore a monologue that you might be working on. Bring your ideas and have a yarn.
Elysium Theatre acknowledges the traditional owners and first people of Brisbane; the Turrbal and Jagera/Yuggera. We extend our respect to elders past and present and to all Indigenous Australians including Torres Strait Islanders.
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