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Welcome to our 2010 Season!
In 2010, Harvest Rain celebrates 25 years of creating great theatre in Queensland, Australia. As we look back on the last quarter of a century, we marvel at the exciting journey we have been on as a company and feel proud of how far we have come in two and a half decades.
Since 1985, Harvest Rain has cast over 3,500 performers in over 150 major productions and sold over 750,000 tickets to our shows.
25 years ago, Harvest Rain was birthed as a company that would produce high quality, life affirming theatre for the audiences of Queensland, and we're proud to say that we're still going strong all these years later!
In 2010, we have planned a season of shows that will highlight some of the theatrical qualities that make Harvest Rain unique.
Secure your tickets for our 2010 season today by becoming a subscriber. It's a great way to save money on tickets to all of our shows! To see our subscription packages, CLICK HERE
We hope you will join us in the coming year to help us celebrate our 25th birthday!
TIM O'CONNOR
CEO / Artistic Director
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THE SECRET STORY OF CINDERELLA AND
HER FABULOUSLY FASHIONABLE FOOTWEAR
a new comedy by Tim O'Connor
7TH - 23RD JANUARY 2010
Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
Almost since time began, there have been just two things that every girl has dreamt of finding – true love, and the perfect pair of designer shoes. This the story of the girl who found both and lived happily ever after.
From the writer and director of last year’s smash hit THE AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURES OF PETER PAN comes The Secret Story of Cinderella and Her Fabulously Fashionable Footwear, a new wacky comedy for the whole family to enjoy!
Join Cinderella, her outrageous Fairy Godmother, the fabulously foppish Prince and his extremely charming Steward as they embark on a fashion adventure like no other, much to the dismay of Cinderella’s hideously evil stepmother Miranda and her equally horrid daughters Claudia and Cynthia. Written and directed by Tim O’Connor and featuring original music composed by Kylie Morris, this fantastically stylish escapade will be loved and adored by all ages!
The Secret Story of Cinderella and Her Fabulously Fashionable Footwear plays for a
limited number of shows throughout the January
school holidays, including special 11am showings.
Featuring Pauline Butler, Julie Cotterell,
Belinda Heit, Cameron Hurry, Kathryn Marquet,
Sarah McIntosh and Sheila Oliver
Director Tim O'Connor
Designer Josh McIntosh
Composer Kylie Morris
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
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HARVEST RAIN 25:
The Anniversary Concert
28TH MARCH 2010 at 6pm
Concert Hall, QPAC
Join Harvest Rain Theatre Company for a very special celebration as they celebrate their 25th birthday in 2010!
For one night only, Harvest Rain is hosting the biggest birthday bash possible which will bring together a host of incredible performers spanning their 25 year history. This star-studded evening of entertainment at the Concert Hall, QPAC includes return performances from some of Harvest Rain’s most loved productions including JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR, THE WIZ, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS, CATS, GODSPELL, HOT SHOE SHUFFLE, GUYS AND DOLLS, INTO THE WOODS, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, THE SOUND OF MUSIC and many more!
With a 50 voice choir and featuring the immensely talented Velocity Dance, this is your chance to hear your favourite performers sing your favourite songs from the last 25 years, accompanied by a spectacular live orchestra.
Come and be a part of Harvest Rain 25, a very special birthday party celebrating 25 fantastic years of producing high-quality, affordable theatre for the whole family to enjoy!
Featuring Leisa Barry-Smith, Julie Cotterell,
Penny Farrow, Justin Geange, Angela Harding,
Catherine Hegarty, Belinda Heit, Luke Kennedy,
Bec Laughton, Jordan Pollard, Naomi Price
and Sarah Punch with a live orchestra, Velocity Dance
and a cast of Harvest Rain performers from the last 25 years
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DIVAS: ONE NIGHT ONLY
24TH APRIL 2010 at 7.30pm
Concert Hall, QPAC
The five most fabulous female performers in the known universe reunite and return to Brisbane for ONE NIGHT ONLY in this show-stopping showstopper of a show, rumoured to be their farewell performance.
The DIVAS have broken box office records all around the world, performing their hits on their world tour to packed igloos in Antarctica and crowded mud huts in the far reaches of the Amazon jungle. Don't miss the DIVAS - Leisa Barry-Smith, Julie Cotterell, Angela Harding, Belinda Heit and Naomi Price - as they come together one final time for this world-class evening of song and hilarity, singing songs made famous by other people but sung better by them, and accompanied by their fabulous live band.
It's been a tough time for the girls of late, with the media gatecrashing Belinda's private 93rd birthday party and with rumours circulating that Angela has been admitted into rehab again for her near-fatal addiction to Whizz Fizz. In their own inimitable style, the girls candidly address these rumours, and unveil the truth about Julie's debilitating hypochondria and celebrity-personality-disorder and about the raging war that has been going on between Naomi and Leisa for many months now.
This concert brings together the five best entertainers in the cosmos all in one massive evening! Don't miss the DIVAS: One Night Only!
Featuring Leisa Barry-Smith, Julie Cotterell,
Angela Harding, Belinda Heit and Naomi Price
supported by the live DIVAS big band
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SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
a musical by Jason Robert Brown
by arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia
12TH - 22ND MAY 2010
The Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
Written by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown, Songs for a New World is a dynamic and gripping contemporary musical about the moment of decision, the point at which anyone transitions from the old to the new.
Jason Robert Brown has been hailed as one of Broadway’s smartest and most sophisticated songwriters since Stephen Sondheim, and his extraordinary, jubilant theatre music has been heard all over the world. In Songs for a New World, Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 storeys above Fifth Avenue to meet an array of characters from disillusioned housewives and warring couples to Mrs Santa Claus and Christopher Columbus. These are the stories and characters of today; the songs for a new world.
Featuring the powerhouse talents of Queensland’s top music theatre performers Angela Harding, Luke Kennedy, Jordan Pollard and Naomi Price under the direction of Queensland's undisputed king of musical theatre Tim O’Connor, this diverse and exquisitely crafted musical pastiche is the pathway into theatre for the next generation of audiences.
It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around
and go back.
Featuring Angela Harding, Luke Kennedy,
Jordan Pollard and Naomi Price
Director Tim O'Connor
Music Director Maitlohn Drew
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Lyrics by Tim Rice
by arrangement with Origin Theatrical
AUGUST 2010
Playhouse, QPAC
Over thirty years ago, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice wrote the greatest rock musical the world has ever known.
Almost ten years ago, Brisbane audiences experienced the remarkable voice of a then unknown young singer in the title role as Harvest Rain Theatre Company launched the career of one of the most successful male performers in Queensland.
In 2010, Harvest Rain brings Luke Kennedy back from an international tour to reprise the role that began his journey.
Relive the magic again - Luke Kennedy is Jesus Christ Superstar at the QPAC Playhouse in August 2010.
Lloyd-Webber's epic rock musical has inspired generations of theatre goers and remains a must-see classic for all ages. Directed by Tim O'Connor, this moving story of the final seven days of Jesus' life will be reimagined on a massive scale with a huge cast featuring Queensland's best music theatre performers including Naomi Price as Mary and Tod Strike as Judas, accompanied by a live orchestra.
Jesus Christ Superstar will be the unmissable musical event of the year.
Featuring Luke Kennedy, Arlie McCormick,
Naomi Price and Tod Strike with an ensemble of Queensland's best musical theatre performers
Director Tim O'Connor
Designer Josh McIntosh
Music Director Maitlohn Drew
Choreographer Callum Mansfield
Lighting Designer Jason Glenwright
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