Winters Discontent

Gyuto Monks of Tibet 'Heart Resonance' 

Meet Bret Easton Ellis

Meet Kathy Lette

The comedy hour. Or two.

Engine

Two Weeks... just surrender 

Kingdom Series - Minerals - DR JAN SCHOLTEN

Sarah Blasko 

A Scholarly Affair 

THEATRELaunch: Byron Theatre and Ripe Production

The Byron Community Centre is home to a wonderful theatre with an ever increasing diversity of entertainment and cultural events.
The modern amphitheatre style theatre is ideal for music, dance, film and theatrical shows and to reflect the quality of the venue and the events it has been renamed THE BYRON THEATRE.
Launching the newly named venue is a series of joint productions with Ripe Productions. The Byron Theatre and Ripe are co-producing a minimum of six shows this year. Scroll below for a list of upcoming events
- there is certainly ‘something for everyone' this year at The Byron Theatre.

 LAUNCH OF FRIENDS OF THE BYRON THEATRE

Why don't you become a member of the Byron Theatre?
At the recent naming of the Byron Theatre it was announced that memberships to "Friends of Byron Theatre" would be available. Now they are here!
Benefits of membership include:
- Discounted tickets for you and one guest
- Entry in a monthly draw for a double pass to a Byron Theatre show
- Invitation to the Closing Season Party for the 2010 Byron Theatre/Ripe Productions series of shows
But probably the best reason is that your membership will in a very practical way contribute to the ongoing presentation of quality productions in the Byron Theatre.
Cost of a 2010 Membership: Only $50
The first month's membership draw will be for July.

 Become a member of the Byron Theatre

 Winters Discontent

William Zappa in Winters Discontent

Revealing, funny and moving, Winter's Discontent is a theatrical tour de force from one of Australia's finest actors. Best known for his award winning work with Bell Shakespeare, Sydney Theatre Company and Ensemble Theatre, William Zappa has twice received major awards for his portrayal of Thenardier, the Inn Keeper in Les Miserables, the role which inspired him to write Winters Discontent.
In this play, Robert Winter is sitting backstage in the dressing room of a run down theatre. He is on an interminable tour of a one-man show. With only his stage manager, Mo, for company, the line between reality and play acting becomes blurred as Winter struggles to believe in his life and to live up to his theatrical creed- the show must go on.
With a command of language and stage craft that is astonishing, William Zappa exposes the actors joy and despair as his hero faces his personal demons and the tragedy of his own life.
His powers of physical characterisation are amazing and mesmerizing SYDNEY MORNING HERALD
This great show, William Zappa celebrates the transformative power of theatre and its layers THE AUSTRALIAN

Saturday 24 July 8pm + Sunday 25 July 5pm

Tickets $30 / $25 conc

Buy your tickets online HERE

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 Gyuto Monks of Tibet 'Heart Resonance'

 an unforgettable evening of deep harmonic chants with the power to cut through and heal your innermost soul. Seven tantric masters from Gyuto Monastery in Dharamsala - pure and real - hear this unique sound, see the monks in their rich silk brocade Dakini robes complete with long horns and elephant drum and, most of all, feel the impact on all your senses of this ancient and mysterious practice. Led by much loved Gen Lama Thupten Phuntsok and Gen Thupten Tsundue, both '59ers - that is, the actual monks who were in their monastery in Lhasa as it was shelled almost into oblivion by invading Chinese forces, the group is a symbol of the determination and strength of the human spirit in the face of genocidal attack. It is these monks who have brought the beauty, the spirituality and peace of Tibetan Buddhism to the west. This year's Zhambhala (Buddha of Fortune) Tour of Australia is the monks way of giving back to Australians - to encourage recovery from economic woes and bring prosperity and good fortune to all.

The evening will help raise funds for the PHOWA project which aims to treat chronic stomach disease in the Tibetan community. It leads to stomach cancer, is suffered by around 80% of the Tibetan population yet thanks to a Nobel prize winning Australian medical discovery can be cured in 7 days! As shown on ABC TV's Foreign Correspondent on June 1, the Gyuto monks are leading the charge with help from the Byron community.

The Gyuto Precious Items famous stall will be there too on the night. Come along and support this mutually beneficial event.

 Wednesday 4 August @ 7.00

Tickets $22.50

Buy your tickets online HERE.

Phone 66882266 or 0412124678 for more information.

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 Meet Bret Easton Ellis

Twenty-five years ago, New York Times bestselling author Bret Easton Ellis defined (and defied) a generation with his memorable and acclaimed debut Less Than Zero. Since then he's gone on to write another four cult classics, shocking, stunning and disturbing readers around the world with his tales of the depravity and inhumanity of modern life. In The Rules of Attraction, Glamorama, Lunar Park and, unforgettably, American Psycho, he introduced us to the world of Bret Easton Ellis: mixing absurd comedy with a bleak vision and postmodern flair. Now, in his new book Imperial Bedrooms he returns to those characters who populated his debut. Where in Less than Zero they were disaffected teenagers, now a quarter of a century on, they face an even more fraught situation: middle age. Join this legendary American writer on his first visit to Australia, as he engages in conversation with ABC Radio National Book Show host, Ramona Koval.

 Friday 6 August @ 7pm

 Tickets $30 at www.byronbaywritersfestival.com or 02 6685 6262

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 Meet Kathy Lette

Kathy first achieved succés de scandale as a teenager with the novel Puberty Blues, now a major motion picture.


After several years as a singer with the Salami Sisters and a newspaper columnist in Sydney and New York (collected in the book "Hit and Ms") and as a television sitcom writer for Columbia Pictures in Los Angeles, her novels, "Puberty Blues" (1979) "Girls Night Out" (1988), "The Llama Parlour" (1991), " Foetal Attraction" (1993)," Mad Cows" (1996),"Altar Ego" (1998) "Nip'N'Tuck" (2001), "Dead Sexy" (2003) and "How To Kill Your Husband (and other handy household hints)" (2006) became international best-sellers. Kathy Lette's plays include "Grommits", "Wet Dreams", "Perfect Mismatch" and "I'm So Happy For You I Really Am." She lives in London with her husband and two children and has just finished a stint as writer in Residence at London's Savoy Hotel. Kathy says that the best thing about being a writer is that you get to work in your jammies all day, drink heavily on the job and have affairs and call it research! (although her husband says he should have the affair as it would give her a better book!) Kathy appears head to head in a conversation with ABC Radio's Simon Marnie.

 Saturday 7 August @ 5pm

 Tickets $30, at www.byronbaywritersfestival.com or 02 6685 6262

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The comedy hour. Or two.

Looking for a laugh? Join an alarmingly sharp and devilishly clever of Australian writers of comedy and satire as they dissect their process of writing, making us laugh, making us cry and all the bits in between. Learn their influences and anxieties, share the moments when they feel they've gone too far. Lily Bragge, John Doyle, Tony Martin, Tim Pye and Akmal Saleh are ready and waiting to spill the beans on funny business. Who's brave enough to keep them in check?
William McInnes is one of Australia's most popular stage and screen actors. His leading roles in Sea Change and Blue Heelers have made him a household name. The mini-series Shark Net and My Brother Jack earned him widespread critical acclaim. He has been nominated for numerous stage and screen awards, and has won a Variety Club Drama Award in 1997 and two Logie awards for Most Outstanding Actor in 2000 and 2004.

Saturday 7 August @ 8pm

Tickets $45 available from www.byronbaywritersfestival.com and 02 6685 6262

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Engine

Engine - a highly charged theatrical experience
Coming to the Byron Theatre in mid-August is a highly charged theatrical experience created by NORPA and presented by Byron Theatre and Ripe Productions. This production is an all ages event with a storyline that will resonate with many. Engine is a play about young people and cars; of fixing what's broken and celebrating life. ...
Every week somewhere in Australia news headlines proclaim yet another tragedy of young lives lost in a car wreck. Communities are shocked, families torn apart, questions are asked that can not be answered. People call for changes to the laws, politicians duck for cover, fellow students set up roadside shrines and parents are left with memories.
Set a month after a crash, Engine is the story of "Grumpop" who lost a grandson and Natasha who lost a brother and how they deal with their grief and try to get on with the future. Natasha wants to remember Stevie by finishing the project car he was working on before the crash. Grumpop is a retired mechanic and he could help but he just wants to put it all behind him. Two actors play all the characters: counsellors, driving instructors, parents, ghosts and survivors. However, joining them at every performance are students from local high schools who will devise and perform key scenes. Highly theatrical, it's a funny and moving roller-coaster ride that will break your heart and mend it.

Friday 13 & Saturday 14 August @ 7.30pm

Tickets $30 / $25 conc / $20 under 18s

Buy your tickets online HERE

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Join local filmmaker Johnny Abegg (On Credit) as he takes 2 weeks out & ventures into the heart of the Tasmanian Wilderness alone, to gain clarity during a period of growing confusion and unhappiness.

Armed only with a camera, a journal and the bare necessities, the decision takes Abegg on an inward journey, to a place of reflection, accountability and deep self-inquiry, within an unforgiving landscape.

Will he find what he is searching for?

An introspective documentary, Two Weeks exposes the universal questions that arise as we hurtle toward our own 'Saturn Return'; the fears, emotions and triumphs captured honestly through Abegg's experience.

Two Weeks also pairs up with the "Dirty Sweet, Heartfelt Folk" of Soloist Musician M. Jack Bee. A beautiful/unique sound not to be missed.

Music by M. Jack Bee

$1 from each ticket sold will go to Still Wild, Still Threatened... a group of Grassroots Activists keeping the Ancient Growth Forests of Tasmania beautiful, and out of harms way.

Saturday September 4th @ 7:30pm 

Kingdom Series - Minerals - DR JAN SCHOLTEN

Buy tickets for Byron Bay HERE

Melbourne Sept 18.19 2010
The Abbotsford Convent
St Heliers St, Abbotsford
Practitioner $340/Student $240 early bird(ends Aug 6th) after this date prac $400/stud$280

Buy tickets for Melbourne HERE

Website details www.theremedyroom.com.au

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Sarah Blasko is a performer of untouchable talent. Currently touring in Europe where the pan-European release of her phenomenal third album, "As Day Follows Night" has been welcomed with open arms and to serious acclaim, Sarah returns home in October for a five week tour across the nation - from Albury to Townsville and everywhere in between - including major performances at theatre venues in all capital cities.

Promising a retrospective program revisiting her whole repertoire, Blasko's live shows always deliver more. Her previous tours have seen fellow musicians Robert Forster of the Go-Betweens, Glenn Richards of Augie March and Tim Rogers join her on stage. And who could forget the startling costumes of last year's national tour?

Her inimitable music, glowing reviews from Stockholm to Paris to London and her beguiling charm and humility have also secured Sarah releases in the USA, Canada and South Africa later this year.

"A monumental release and one that offers something new with every listen ... imagine a whole world compacted into twelve songs and you're some part of the way there." **** MAVERICK, UK (March 2010)

"Wry, understated tales of redemption and disorientation ... lovely and thoughtful" **** Q MAGAZINE, UK John Aizlewood (May 2010)

"'As Day Follows Night' ...is a delight for connoisseurs of assertive pop. Majestic." **** LE METRO, France (April 2010)

Following a tour in the UK through April and May with The Temper Trap, Sarah will head to the USA in June and back to Europe for the festival season through July and August and then back to the USA for headline shows in September, before returning to Australian shores.

"As Day Follows Night" is out now through Dew Process/UMA. Sarah Blasko is the winner of the J Award, The Rolling Stone Award for Best Female and the ARIA for Best Female. All three of her albums have far surpassed platinum sales.

Sarah Blasko Supported by triple j, Yen Magazine, Street Press Australia & Groupie ON SALE 9AM MONDAY 3 MAY

Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 Oct @ 7.30pm

Tickets $47.50 

Buy your tickets online HERE.

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A Scholarly Affair (CSAA National Conference 2010)

http://www.scu.edu.au/research/cpsj/asa/index.html

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