Charlestown Square Launch

L!vesites is thrilled to be working with the GPT group to deliver the entertainment for the launch of the new and improved Charlestown Square.

The launch will be seperated into three parts including the Fresh Food section (Aug 27 - Sept 12), the Grand Opening (Oct 7 - 24) and the South Piazza launch in late November.

We have some great entertainment planned for the opening of the Fresh Food section such as circus acts, musical performances, mimes, face painting and more! You may recognise some of our favorite talent 'The Caged Angel' (pictured), 'Mime Muso' and the amazing 'Bengali Brothers'.

Make sure you head on down to Charlestown in the next couple of weeks to check out the exciting new range of fresh food suppliers!

For more information and a complete entertainment schedule visit www.charlestownsquare.com.au

Watch this space for the latest news and updates on the launch.

Short + Sweet Newcastle 2010 

The City of Newcastle is pleased to announce the top ten script entries in the Short+Sweet Newcastle 2010 competition.

Entries had to be original or adapted ten minute scripts, and were assessed by a panel drawn from the local community. The top ten will be produced and performed in the Playhouse during November 2010.

These ten productions will be vying to win a place in Short+Sweet Sydney 2011, with the winner being announced on the final night of the season November 13.

The City of Newcastle would like to congratulate and thank all entrants. We are looking forward to the next season of Short+Sweet Newcastle in 2011.

Top Ten Entries (in no particular order):

'Two of a Kind' by Michelle Morgan
'Unhand Me' by Brenda Bryant
'Hold the Phone' by Rosemary Cutler
'There are only Survivors' by Matthew J Schelle
'The Wanted Man' by Sally Davies
'The Talk Down' by Nathan Finger and Richard Clark
'Incoming' by Kylie Farrugia and Tracey Dwyer
'Repeat' by Brian Joyce
'Something About Bindis' by Karen Eastwood
'Box' by Christopher Harley

Background:

Short + Sweet Newcastle is focused on community development and mentorship. The festival aims to provide new and upcoming writers, directors and actors with the opportunity to participate in an internationally renowned festival.

Short + Sweet was conceived by Mark Cleary, Newtown Theatre Sydney with the aim of encouraging and supporting local theatre talent by providing opportunities and mentorship for emerging writers, production of their works, marketing and audience development.

In just nine years Short + Sweet has grown to be the world’s biggest such festival, with more than 1500 international entries received annually. Previous seasons have featured more than 100 plays drawing sell out audiences in Sydney, Melbourne and Singapore.
 

IMPORTANT DATES:  

Sept 2: Announcement of the top ten chosen scripts 

Nov 10: 7.30pm Short + Sweet season at the Playhouse, Hunter St Newcastle

Nov 11: 7.30pm Short + Sweet season at the Playhouse 

Nov 12: 7.30pm Short + Sweet season at the Playhouse 

Nov 13: 7.30pm Winner announced at the Playhouse

For more information contact Kate Dun or Mardi Ryan

P: 4974 5327

E: shortandsweet@ncc.nsw.gov.au

Hooked on Books 

The City of Newcastle presents the Hooked on Books exhibition at Lovett Gallery, Newcastle Region Library from Friday September 3 – Tuesday November 9.

Hooked on Books is a collection of 95 original illustrations from Australian children's books acquired over the past 30 years by Albert Ullin, founding owner of The Little Bookroom. Included are works by Jeannie Baker, May Gibbs, Bob Graham, Leig Hobbs, Donna Rawlins, Shawun Tan, Julie Vivas et al.

The launch of the exhibition on September 3 will be attended by three famous Australian illustrators Wayne Harris, Julie Vivas (illustration pictured) and Donna Rawlins.

For more information visit www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au/library

Gallery Hours:
Monday-Wednesday: 9.30am-8.00pm
Thursday & Friday: 9.30am-5.00pm
Saturday: 9.30am-2.00pm

Peepshow

Presented by Tantrum Theatre and Sydney Fringe

This September, Newcastle’s Tantrum Theatre will be taking its most skilled young talent to represent Newcastle in the groundbreaking Peepshow at the 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival.

Peepshow is a tantalising, bold installation performance that explores our fascination with what is behind closed doors. At times provocative and titillating, but most often banal and mundane, the inner workings of us all will be on full display.

Tantrum Theatre’s Peepshow premiered in March 2009 at Civic Arcade. This premiere production was a site-responsive work that directly engaged with the architecture and history of both the real and imagined spaces within the building. Peepshow was such a great success that it has been selected for inclusion in the 2010 Sydney Fringe Festival! Audience members are invited to come down to the Fringe to immerse themselves in Peepshow and experience all that is on offer.

Where:
PACT Centre for Emerging Artists
107 Railway Parade, Erskineville

Dates and times:
Thursday 16 September 8pm
Friday 17 September 9.30pm
Saturday 18 September 6.30pm
Sunday 19 September 8pm
Thursday 23 September 8pm

Tickets:
$22/$18 www.thesydneyfringe.com.au

Cast:  
Liam Bird 
Dean Blackford
Ben Freeman 
Rachel Jackett 
Ellen Osborne
Jasmine Skye Payne

Director: Brendan O’Connell
Designer: Michelle Gordon
Contributing Artist: Halcyon Macleod
Graphic Design: Heath Killen

For further details please contact Sarah Gardner, Tantrum Theatre Publicist
M: 0425 354 629
E: publicity@tantrumtheatre.org.au

THE SYDNEY FRINGE is a two week, multidiscipline cultural event set within the theatres, galleries, clubs and public spaces of Sydney’s Inner West.  The largest alternative arts event in NSW, The Sydney Fringe is a peek underneath at the urban and the unconventional, with activity ranging from edgy, alternative theatre to major concerts and visual arts openings; from free one-off events to all night parties, and performances of all scales.  The Sydney Fringe has been founded by the Newtown Entertainment Precinct Association (NEPA), an alliance of Inner West arts and cultural venues, and it is proudly supported by the City of Sydney and Marrickville Council in association with Century Venues, Peter Lehmann Wines, Canadian Club, Grolsch, Purple Goat Design, The Sydney Morning Herald, Bytecraft and Sydney Airport, as well as the Alternative Media Group, artshub Australia, AussieTheatre.com, Avantcard, Drum Media Magazine, FBi Radio, Figureight, Marameo Designs, Newtown Business Precinct Association, Spotpress, Sydney Star Observer, Sydney Transport Authority and Time Out Sydney.

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