Event Type: Salamanca Arts Curated

Presented by Hamley Productions

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Times and dates:

Friday 26th May 8pm
Saturday 27th May 2pm
Saturday 27th May 7pm
Thursday 1st June 7pm
Friday 2nd June 8pm
Saturday 3rd June 2pm
Saturday 3rd June 7pm

Tickets:

Adults $45
Concession $40
Student (full time under 21) $30

Earlybird offer until 7 April

An unlikely friendship, a generational battle and an ingenuously crafted twist that challenges moralistic values and social integrities. Wrapped in Joanna Murray-Smith’s glinting dialogue, The Gift is a witty examination of our modern moral confusions. This play has a secret. A preposterous gift. A life-changing proposition. Would you accept?

Self-made millionaires, comfortably middle-aged Ed and Sadie meet Martin and Chloe – he a struggling conceptual artist and she a wannabe writer – on a thousand-dollar-a-night resort in the tropics and instantly hit it off.

This unlikely friendship develops over drunken conversations about moralistic values and social integrities. Effervescent conversations are lined with pure envy: money and security vs. youth and vibrancy.

These self-obsessed characters expose the tedium of a life of consumerism, the narcissism of contemporary values, the emptiness of the commodification of art, the guilt that seems hard-wired into middle-class parenting, and the poisonous nature of nostalgia.

Wrapped in Joanna Murray-Smith’s glinting dialogue, The Gift is a witty examination of our modern moral confusions.

This play has a secret. A preposterous gift.  A life-changing proposition. Would you accept?

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• CAST
  
  Andrew Casey, Chris Jackson, Tia Landeg, Clare Pearson
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  Directed by: Chris Hamley
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  Lighting Design: Jason James
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  Set Design: Katharine Hamley

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PRAISE FOR ‘THE GIFT’

“….it is no longer easy to fashion any moral quandary that can truly shock an audience, and Murray-Smith has managed to grab hold of (something) rare and original..” — The Hollywood Reporter

“Fresh imagination, shimmering wit and emotional honesty.” — Time Out

“The questions (Murray-Smith) poses are familiar, even if nobody is brave enough to utter them aloud. She is, unquestionably, a ribbon-wrapped present to public theatre.” — Crikey (MTC Review)

“There’s a secret — a preposterous gift — that is revealed near the end of Joanna Murray-Smith’s play, and it’s a real doozy.” — Variety Review

Auckland preview performance and fundraiser

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Monday 20 March 2023, 7.30pm

Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre

TICKETS

General Admission $20

Everywhere in the world has their own small towns. Each one unique but somehow similar  Together with you, the audience, the cast of Our Place will create one of these towns and fill it with characters. They will then perform stories and scenes from this unique place in a one of a kind theatrical experience. Join PROTEA Impro as they present Our Place In its only performance before it heads to the Auckland Improv Festival

All ticket sales go towards taking the show to New Zealand

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Friday 17 March 2023, 8pm

Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre

TICKETS

General Admission $10

CULT and Bad Company Theatre. present

Braslin and Rudolf: Back 2 Back

Two of nipalunas comedy stage favourites come together for a big night of laughs at The Peacock Theatre,

Rob Braslin and Emesha Rudolf have been collectively been performing comedy for way too long but are still top of their respective games, you are in for awesome night with these two weirdos.

Can’t wait to see you there!

This venue does have wheelchair access, but assistance opening side doors will be needed so please call ahead.

This show is intended for an adult audience.

Saturday 25 March 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets

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Jazzamanca is back!

Spike Mason (Wind instruments), Louise Denson (Piano) with Seb Folvig (Bass) and Tom Robb (Drums)

Multi-instrumentalist Spike Mason and pianist/composer Louise Denson are thrilled to be jointly presenting some of their Jazz tunes which have been inspired by the earth, the sea and the sky.

Jazz isn’t always gritty, big-city music.

Float in the interstellar peace of Nova Nova.
Contemplate the mystery of a Low Moon.
Lie back and watch the Clouds, or a wedge tail Ride the Thermals.
Spend a day by the Seamless Sea or the River Jordan ….

Join us for these natural delights and many more.

Saturday 29 April 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets

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Jazzamanca is back!

The Hobart Jazz Quartet is Kelly Ottoway (Vibraphone), Matt Boden (Piano), Nick Haywood (Bass) and Ted Vining (Drums).

Come along to the Founders Room to experience the ‘brilliance of Kelly Ottaway’, the ‘tastefulness of Matt Boden’, the ‘groove of Nick Haywood’ and the Enduring Power of Ted Vining, as the Hobart Jazz Quartet performs the music of John Lewis and The Modern Jazz Quartet [MJQ] plus more.

This job interview is a real killer

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Friday 17 March 2023, 8pm

Saturday 18 March 2023, 8pm

Sunday 19 March 2023, 3pm

Wednesday 22 March 2023, 8pm

Thursday 23 March 2023, 8pm

Friday 24 March 2023, 8pm

Saturday 25 March 2023, 8pm

Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre

TICKETS

Concession $30
General Admission $40
Generous Admission $45
Group (5 tickets) $160

Job interviews suck. Group job interviews are worse. But this one? This one is a real killer.

THE HITMEN follows six hopefuls vying for their dream job. But the application raises more questions than it answers. What is my biggest weakness as an employee? Who is that silent man with a gun? Why are we all called John?

Hilariously unhinged, THE HITMEN propels the audience through the dark spectrum of human behaviour and corporate governance.

Language, violence, and use of prop firearms warning. Mention of suicide. Ages 15+

The Hitmen runs for approx 90 mins, no interval.

Friday 27 January 2023
Doors & Bar open at 7:00pm | Music from 7:30pm – 10:30pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$11 General Admission
$35 Gang of Four

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Now is your chance to see Tarot & WOE, live at the Founders Room.

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Tarot

Tarot was formed in 2011 by Will Fried with the goal of recreating the mystical atmosphere produced by bands such as Uriah Heep, Rainbow, Wishbone Ash, Pagan Altar and Deep Purple.
Over the next few years Tarot released a number of demos and EPs that lay the foundations of Tarot’s sound. In early 2015 as demand for Tarot’s music outgrew its availability the band put together a full hour of recordings into “The Warriors Spell”; a CD that compiled the previous three EPs and two brand new songs.

As the sales figures grew the band turned to German record label Ván Records with the idea of releasing the compilation as a deluxe double LP. Ván happily agreed and offered to continue working with the band on future recordings.

This culminated in the 2016 release of “Reflections”, a refinement of the band’s signature sound: melodic guitar parts, double tracked harmony vocals, a strong Hammond organ and synthesizer presence and intricate, catchy song structures. This release drew further success and critical acclaim, and among other favourable reviews was picked as the editor’s choice in the April 2016 edition of Iron Fist Magazine.

During the winter months of 2016 the lineup was expanded to play live shows. Since then the band has played many successful shows around Australia and features Will Fried on guitar and vocals, Dave Harrington-George on organ and synthesizers, Felix Russell on guitar and vocals, Dave Walsh on bass and vocals, and Matt Frodsham on Drums.

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WOE

Hailing from Tasmania, WOE performs mean traditional doom metal in the style of Trouble and Pentagram. “Czernobog” (2022) is their first release, and features members of Tarot and The Wizar’d.

The virtuosity of guitarist Russell’s craft instantly sets WOE apart from most modern doom metal bands. His endless barrage of haunting riffs – an essential part of any significant traditional doom record – are bolstered by a rhythm section built like the stone walls of a looming tower. As their album’s title suggests, WOE’s lyrics concern treachery and tragedy, as well as struggles with external forces of evil and internal demons. All tales told with bleak yet soulful vocals.

“Although this is their debut effort, the five songs on the album suggest the subtle sophistication of a more seasoned outfit.” – Charlie Woolley (Crypt Of The Wizard).

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Saturday 25 February 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets

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Jazzamanca is back!

Nadira Farid and her NEW friends : Bob Sedergreen, Hamish Houston, Ted Vining. Live in the Founders Room.

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Anyone who has seen Nadira Farid perform knows this petite bundle of dynamite entertains with oodles of contagious joy.

Over the past 10 years Nadira has performed at Clubs and Festivals across Australia, accompanied by leading Jazz musicians – and it doesn’t stop here – Bob Sedergreen and Ted Vining are both inductees to the Australian Jazz Hall Of Fame!  Add Hamish Houston, who has taken over Nick Haywood’s mantle as the ‘most in demand bass player in Tasmania, and it’s a top shelf band.

Friday 6 January 2023
7:30pm – 11:00pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$10 +bf pre sales
$15 on the door

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Bring in the New Year with the beautiful sounds of Birdie Belgium (on her Tasmanian tour!) and local wave maker Jeda Wolfe.

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Birdie Belgium

“Just drop down, it’s your time. You don’t realise, you can fly.”

This is the start of a Birdie Belgium song. Just like her music, Birdie is a late bloomer. At the age of 30, during her travels around Australia, she picked up the guitar for the first time and has been writing and playing her original songs ever since.Nowadays, Birdie committed to her music dream and left her old life behind. She recently started her lap around Australia, in her ‘Troopy’, touring with her music.Birdie writes about subjects that are poignant and relatable, and her open approach bridges the gap between listener and performer, making individuals feel like they can approach her and share their stories.

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Jeda Wolfe

Jeda Wolfe is a nipaluna based fusion artist who blends sultry neo-soul melodies with grungy tonal pallets and licks.

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Saturday 28 January 2023
7:00pm – 12:00 midnight
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$15 +bf pre sales
$20 on the door

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Salamanca Arts Centre, in collaboration with LACAT and Cumbia Massive bring you a night of CUMBIA from Latin America and the Caribbean
Dance the night away with local 10 piece Cumbia band XIXA and the most amazing Latin DJ set brought to us by CUMBIA COSMONAUTS

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Cumbia Cosmonauts DJ SET (Moses Iten)

Is a Melbourne-based DJ who has toured all over Australia and the world as a Cumbia and Bass specialist, playing tropical music from his vast crates of vinyl and digital dubplates. As a producer, Moses (Saca La Mois DJ) is best known as CUMBIA COSMONAUTS, and with Christoph H. Mueller (Gotan Project/Roedelius/Plaza Francia) is part of the THE SWISS CONSPIRACY. Moses is also a co-founder of the CUMBIA MASSIVE platform showcasing DJs and producers of tropical electronic music inspired by Mexican sound system culture, and recently assisted in the English translation of the book Ojos Suaves/Soft Eyes: Sound System Cumbia from Mexico to the World by Mirjam Wirz. Moses Iten’s mixes have been commissioned by national radio in Australia (ABC RN), Germany (Funkhaus Europa), Austria (FM4), and until recently was host of Space Is The Place on Melbourne’s top music station PBS 106.7 FM. By day, Moses is doing a PhD on DJ performance at RMIT University in Melbourne. The mission is to keep learning and sharing music from all over the globe, exposing Melbourne to unreleased and undefined new sounds sourced straight from producer to you on the dancefloor.

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XIXA

Xixa is pronounced Chi-cha after the Amazonian style of Cumbia that is commonly known to come from Peru, chicha. This somewhat psychedelic style of Cumbia was a way for traditional Andean music to remain current with younger audiences. This style is loose, fun and very seriously full of silly sounds.

We are a bunch of mates (practically family) who used to play cumbia together in Chupacabra, after years dedicating time to other projects we decided to get back together to play cumbia and have fun. Xixa is an 8 piece band that can sometimes grow to 10 or more if we have friends or family in the audience that want to join us. We formed in the lull that was the 2020 pandemic and have performed in a few places here and there including LACAT’s Day of the Dead Festival. The pandemic isn’t officially over but we are finally ready to hit the stage and share the love.

Cumbia is designed for dancing and having a good time, we throw in a power ballad or two to give you a quick breather. Horns, guitar, keys and rhythmic percussion join forces to give Tasmania XIXA! Viva la Cumbia, Viva Xixa!

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