Kiss Me, Kate
- June 18-27 at The Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. Cost: Adult: $55, Concession: $45, Groups 6+: $45, U25: $45 and U16: $30. For more information, call on (02) 6285 6290.
The Broadway hit musical has been written by Bella and Samuel Spewack, with music and lyrics by the brilliant Cole Porter. It was Porter's response to Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma!" and other "integrated musicals" and was the first show he wrote in which the music and lyrics are firmly connected to the script.
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The show opens with a theatre company preparing to stage a musical version of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". The conflict on and off-stage between Fred Graham, the show's director, producer and star, and his leading lady(and ex-wife!) Lilli Vanessi, parallels their roles in the play as Petruchio (the suitor) and Kate (the Shrew) undertake an historic battle of the sexes. To add to the hilarity is the strange romance between, Lois Lane, the flirty actress playing Bianca and her gambler boyfriend, Bill, who runs afoul of some "old school" gangsters (featuring two of Canberra/Queanbeyan's best and most loved actors Dick Goldberg and David "Dogbox" Cannell) who teach us how to "Brush Up Your Shakespeare"!
This is a classic "golden era" musical comedy but refreshed for and set in the 21st century starring Janelle McMenamin (Hello Dolly!, Next To Normal) as Lilli/Kate, Adam Best (Barnum) as Fred/Petruchio, Sammy Marceddo (We Will Rock You, 42nd Street) as Lois/Bianca and Nathaneal Patterson (Les Misérables, Cosi Fan Tutte) as Bill/Lucentio.
Art Classes
- June 22-26 at unit 7-10 Malbon Street Bungendore. Cost: $69 for adults and $65 for child 12ypo and under. For more details, contact on (02) 6238 9355 or email info@kingsjunctions.net.
Each month enjoy a new painting to create. You can book your own private class with a group of six or more or come along to one of our open classes and meet new people. Lots of fun and beginner-friendly. AUD69 includes the canvas, class and art supplies plus a yummy snack.
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