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FREE EVENTS

Thursday Night Live | 25 February 5.30 - 7.30pm | Free entry

The last Thursday of every month it's Thursday Night Live at NIDA.

This month, Sheridan Harbridge brings us a taste of her cabaret A Series of Seductions.

All Welcome!

NIDA PLAY PRODUCTION PROGRAM

2010 promises to be an exciting year for productions, projects and collaborations. Below are just some of the highlights.

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A Season of Comedy

Assassins

Music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by John Weidman | dir. Tony Knight

31 May - 5 June 2010 | Parade Theatre

Featuring Third Year Actors

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Accidental Death of an Anarchist

By Dario Fo | Adapted by Gavin Richards from a translation by Gillian Hanna | dir. Darren Gilshenan

2 - 5 June 2010 | Parade Playhouse

Featuring Third Year Actors

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The Hypochondriac

by Molière in a new version by Richard Bean | dir. Christopher Hurrell

1 - 5 June 2010 | Parade Studio

Featuring Third Year Actors

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A Season of Shakespeare

As You Like It 

by William Shakespeare | dir. Ros Horin

25 - 29 June 2010 | Parade Space

Featuring Second Year Actors

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Twelfth Night

by William Shakespeare | dir. Tom Healey

24 - 29 June 2010 | Parade Studio

Featuring Second Year Actors

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Artist in Residence

Legs on the Wall

The Sydney based company, Legs on the Wall, a leader and innovator in out-door physical theatre, has recently been appointed as NIDA’s Artist in Residence for 2010. The residency has been designed to engage students across all disciplines in the practical exploration of physical theatre through workshops, culminating in a major out-door, site specific production of Peter Handke's The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other.

The Graduation Productions

Lost Illusions

by Alana Valentine, commissioned by NIDA | dir. Iain Sinclair

21 - 28 October 2010 | Parade Playhouse

Featuring Third Year Actors

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Lord of the Flies

by William Golding, adapted for the stage by Nigel Williams

19 - 27 October 2010 | Parade Space

Featuring Third Year Actors

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Kafka Dances

by Timothy Daly | dir. Sam Strong

20 - 27 October 2010 | Parade Studio

Featuring Third Year Actors

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PARADE THEATRES

Short+Sweet

Short+Sweet
Now entering its ninth year, Short+Sweet Theatre is the biggest festival of ten minute theatre in the world!

Want to know what's on when? Click here to view the schedule of Top 100. 

Click here to view the schedule of Wildcards. 

Performances February 9 - 27 Parade Playhouse.  Buy tickets at www.ticketek.com.au

Finals 12 & 13 March Parade Theatre Buy tickets at www.ticketek.com.au

Deva Premal & Miten 
Deva Premal + Miten
Deva Premal and Miten have been travelling the world continuously for 19 years singing their inspiring blend of song, mantra and meditation to their worldwide audience.
They have released a string of acclaimed CDs, and their concerts and ecstatic chant workshops are met with rave reviews throughout Europe, Australia, Canada and the United States.  Sat 13 Feb 7.30pm.
Tickets on sale through Ticketek.com

The Mark Twain You Don't Know

Mark Twain
The Mark Twain You Don’t Know
is an edgy, provocative and entirely unexpected one-man show by American-born Melbourne actor, Chris Wallace. Beginning in Ballarat in 2004, it has charmed and challenged audiences around Australia and travelled to Los Angeles in June 2009. March 1-13.
Tickets on sale through Ticketek.com

Edges

Edges 2010
EDGES is a new musical song cycle written and composed by the 2007 Jonathon Larson Award recipients Benj Pasek and Justin Paul which intimately follows the journeys of four burgeoning young adults as they experience and find ways to overcome a number of universally classic 'coming of age' questions and life events. March 25 - April 1.
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Martinez - Guitars Alive
Victor Martinez
“Victor Martinez is one of the greatest Avant Garde guitarists ever” Victor, Andro and Dauno are father and sons. Victor, an extremely accomplished composer, teacher and leader in his field,
Born in Chile they all play six string acoustic and electric guitar, bass and also use their instruments as percussion and vocal beat box. One minute they play in unison, the next in harmony, then across and against each other, it is calm then chaotic, beautiful then forceful.  March 27 8pm, Parade Playhouse.  

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REFRESHMENTS AT THE PARADE THEATRES

The bar will be open an hour prior to each performance serving light meals, confectionery, and hot and cold beverages.
The café at NIDA will be open Mon-Fri 9am-4pm and Saturday and Sundays 8.30am-2pm.

DINE IN DRAMATICALLY GOOD STYLE |

RESTAURANT BALZAC & NIDA

Restaurant Balzac


NIDA, in association with Restaurant Balzac, is delighted to offer its patrons the exclusive opportunity to sip and sample at the popular two 'Hat’ Restaurant Balzac.

Pre-theatre package
A glass of champagne on arrival, two-course dinner, coffee and petit fours
Tue - Sat | 5.30pm - 7.30pm | $55pp

After-theatre package
A supper of local imported cheeses and a glass of Cookoothama ‘Pigeage’ Merlot from the Riverina, NSW.
Tue - Sat | 9.30pm-11pm | $30

Restaurant Balzac | 141 Belmore Road Randwick (a 5 minute drive from NIDA)
Bookings essential | Call 02 9399 9660 and mention the NIDA after-theatre or pre-theatre package.

PARKING

UNSW parking is available next door to Parade Theatres and in the grounds of UNSW, street parking in Anzac Parade, Day Avenue, Doncaster Avenue, Houston Road and Mooramie Avenue. more

 

BOOKINGS

Online | visit http://premier.ticketek.com.au/
Phone
| 1300 795 012.
In Person
| Ticketek Agency, Parade Theatres
Parade Theatres Box Office and Ticketek Agency open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
The Box Office is also open 2 hours prior to performances and priority is given to customers for that days performance. 

The full-time Box Office and Ticketek Agency is located in the Nancy Fairfax Foyer, conveniently situated conveniently next to our café. Our Box Office team can help you with tickets not only to all shows held in the Parade Theatres but to all other Ticketek events as well. Tickets for shows held at Parade Theatres do not incur a Transaction Fee so come in and take advantage of this convenient service.
Parade Theatres is an affiliate of the NSW Companion Card program.