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THEATRE
Rankin's Namatjira paints a portrait of artist's life and times
Here come 2012's musicals as Mary and the Boys depart
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WITH the help of Namatjira's descendants, writer/director Scott Rankin has painted a whole-hearted tribute to the Arrernte artist whose beautiful watercolors introduced the lounge rooms of Australian suburbia to the exquisite beauty of our central desert heartland.
Namatjira was a man who at the height of his fame sold out his shows within minutes, supported more than 600 members of his community, lost two of his 10 children to malnutrition, was forbidden to own land, imprisoned for having a drink with his friends and died a broken man.
Namatjira the play. with Rankin and Wayne Blair as co-directors, had a sold-out premiere season at Belvoir Theatre in late 2010 and toured Australia last year. The Namatjira national tour continues this year, starting with performances at Parramatta.
Riverside Theatre, Parramatta, February 22-25. Booking information: Namatjira.
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MARY Poppins and Jersey Boys left Sydney in December and 2012's Sydney musicals now take the stage.
First to hit the boards in 2012 was Annie at The Star's Lyric Theatre from January 5, followed by Andrew Lloyd Webber's Phantom of the Opera sequel, Love Never Dies, at the Capitol Theatre from January 8.
In the Annie cast are Anthony Warlow, Nancy Hayes, Todd McKenney, Chloe Dallimore, Julie Goodwin and Alan Jones as Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
In Love Never Dies are Ben Lewis as the Phantom, Anna O'Byrne as Christine, and Maria Mercedes, Simon Gleeson, Sharon Millerchip, Emma J Hawkins and Paul Tabone.
2012 also sees the world premiere of An Officer and a Gentleman musical at the Lyric from May 18 and the Australian premiere of Legally Blonde at the Capitol from May 18.
Scheduled for 2013 are The Addams Family and Strictly Ballroom.
is published weekly except in the last two weeks in December and the first two weeks in January. Copyright 2012 Larry Rivera
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