The Art House Wyong Presents: September-October
DAVE THORNTON – LIVE
Fri 8 Sep – 8PM
Tickets: $40.00 | Encore Member: $35.00
Dave Thornton has built a reputation for being one of the best live stand-up comedians in the country. You may have seen him on The Project and Would I Lie to You Australia on Network Ten, Fox Sport’s The Back Page or Upper Middle Bogan on ABC & Netflix.
Fresh from a sell-out season at this year’s Melbourne Comedy Festival, his engaging and whip-smart comedy is a must-see.
THE HEN HOUSE
Wed 20 Sep – 8PM
Adult: $35.00 | Concession: $30.00 | Encore Member: $25.00
It’s 1976. Sherbet’s Howzat is No.1 on the Charts. Industries are booming, and it’s migrant women who are cashing in. Pavica, a young Croatian mother is dressed in her crisp white uniform, smiling proudly on the production line, elbows deep in chicken carcasses, loving her job and her new Australian life.
The Hen House is a fierce and funny migrant story that pays homage to the stories of European migration in the 60s and 70s and explores the dignity and comedy of the female working-class experience.
WARU – JOURNEY OF THE SMALL TURTLE
Sat 23 Sep – 10AM
Adult: $25.00 | Encore Member: $20.00 | Child under 12: $20.00
Under the star-illuminated skies of the Torres Strait, a green turtle navigates her way back to the beach where she was born. The season has started, the turtles are returning to nest, and soon the island will welcome a new generation of hatchlings – amongst them, our small turtle friend, Migi!
In Bangarra’s first dedicated work for children, join our heroine Migi as she undertakes a journey of discovery and survival. Waru – journey of the small turtle is an interactive and immersive introduction to Torres Strait Islander culture and dance for 3–7-year-olds.
POSSUM MAGIC
Mon 16 Oct – 6PM
Adult: $25.00 | Encore Member: $20.00 | Child under 12: $20.00
Mem Fox and Julie Vivas’ beloved picture book ‘Possum Magic’ has enchanted children for decades and Monkey Baa Theatre Company brings the paper and ink to life on stage once again!
Using a clever, nuanced palette of live action, stage magic, an original soundscape, elements of puppetry and projected animation, Monkey Baa’s award-winning creative team have translated the whimsical world of the book to a live experience for audiences 3–8 years (and their families).
GILLIAN COSGRIFF – ACTUALLY, GOOD
Fri 20 Oct – 8:30PM
Adult: $35.00 | Encore Member: $30.00 | Nibbles Box: $8.00 (pre-order only)
Gillian Cosgriff won Most Outstanding Show at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival with this brilliant hour of hilarious original songs, killer stand-up, and a big book of things that are actually, good.
This is a show about the little things that make the big hard things manageable, and pointing at the bits of the world that make you yell, “WOW! Isn’t this GREAT?!”
ENSEMBLE OFFSPRING – THE SURGE
Fri 13 Oct – 8PM
Adults: $39.00 | Concession: $32.00 | Encore Member: $28.00
The Surge is a multi-layered feast of music, ideas, lessons from the past and hope for the decade ahead, brought to you by Australia’s prolific new music group Ensemble Offspring and leading guitarists Andrew Blanch and Vladimir Gorbach. Together, they reignite two ’90s classics by iconic Australians Peter Sculthorpe and Nigel Westlake, alongside five new commissions reflecting on the cultural, environmental, and political situations Australia finds itself in today.
