Lion King roars into Perth

A generation has been raised on the The Lion King film.

It's the enchanting Disney Broadway smash that has been seen by more than 80 million people worldwide - and now The Lion King is coming to Perth.

More than 20 years after the animated film stole our hearts and 18 years after the stage adaptation of Simba's story had its first New York run, The Lion King will play at the Crown Theatre for the from November 21.

Buyi Zama who plays Rafiki in the Lion King musical at South Mole, Fremantle. Picture: Iain Gillespie/ The West Australian

The Lion King, "reimagined" from the film by acclaimed director and costume designer Julie Taymor, tells the story of heartbroken lion cub Simba returning from exile to rise up against his evil uncle Scar and succeed his father Mufasa as king.

On the way he gets help from pals Zazu, Timon and Pumbaa, as well as childhood sweetheart Nala and spirit guide Rafiki.

The highest-grossing musical so far, the Lion King won six 1998 Tony Awards and boasts music by Elton John and Tim Rice, including the hit Circle of Life.

The Lion King's Rafiki at Cottesloe Beach. Picture: Simon Santi / The West Australian

Thomas Schumacher, one of the fathers of The Lion King and Disney's president of theatrical productions, has raved about New Zealand actor Nick Afoa, who plays adult Simba in the Australian production.

"That kid is glorious," he said. "His version of Endless Night moves me deeply."

Rob Collins, an indigenous actor from Darwin, has been celebrated for his role as Mufasa and Josh Quong Tart is a delectably detestable Scar. WA Academy of the Performing Arts alumni Nicholas Li and Bernard Angel are also in the cast.

Tickets go on pre-sale on June 15. Register at www.thelionking.com.au/perth

Source: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/27219256/lion-king-roars-into-perth-for-first-time/

Sound the Octo-Alert! All-new Octonauts World Experience Opens at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

Discover the bright and vibrant underwater world of the Octonauts in an all-new experience at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium! Featuring completely new aquatic animals in dynamic displays, 3D talking Octonauts crew members, activities and more, Octonauts World is sure to keep little ones immersed in THE ultimate Octonauts mission. 

Kids will interact with their favourite Octonauts crew members as they embark on a new mission to “Explore, Rescue, Protect” the wonderful creatures they have discovered in the new Octonauts World. 

Visitors will dive into action and talk to Captain Barnacles, help with Kwazii’s search for hidden treasure and watch Peso’s thrilling encounter with a Great White Shark. Octonauts enthusiasts will also ride in the Gup-E and learn all about the new animals on show in a very special “Creature Report” with the whole Octonauts crew.

And if the kids can’t get enough of the new Octonauts World, the Merlin Annual Pass is perfect for endless undersea adventures with the Octonauts and the aquarium’s 13,000 other ocean stars.

Where: SEA LIFESydney Aquarium, Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour

Aquarium Wharf, Darling Harbour, Sydney

AQUARIUM OPENING HOURS:

9:30am - 7:00pm, 365 days a year

LAST ENTRIES:

Strictly 6:00pm

Anzac Day - April 25 2015, Sydney

In our ongoing commitment to Metro Hotel on Pitt’s corporate social responsibility program, in April on Anzac Day for the 100th anniversary of Gallipoli we have joined with our partners to be serving coffee and tea for before and after the dawn service at 1915 prices!

  

That is 10c a cup and the sales from this and any other donations made on the day, along with 50% of all food sales will be donated to Legacy Sydney to assist in their ongoing commitment to widows and widowers of our fallen heroes.

Private William Dalton Lycett; Nov 1890 – Apr 1975 Diary of his time at the front in the Dardenelles

"Sunday 25th April, 1915

Was awakened this morning about 4.30 a.m. by the sound of heavy firing. We were at the entrance to the Dardenelles and our fleet was bombarding the enemies forts and batteries, we were right in among our cruisers.

The first of the landing party went ashore about 7 a.m. and some hot fighting ensued. The "Lizzie" (Queen Elizabeth) put some of her big shells in and it was a magnificent sight, though awful.
Our fleet made the hills a hell of fire, a wonderful scene, none of our ships seemed
to be hit.

We steamed about 12 miles up the outside of the "Gallipoli" Peninsula about 10 a.m. and we expect to land here soon. Fleet is bombarding the coast all along. Some Australian troops landed at this point this morning and have been fighting all day.

The sound of rifles has not ceased, same with ships guns till about 8 p.m. Hydroplanes and an observation balloon have been up all day. No firing going on at present."

http://www.sydney.com/destinations/sydney/public-holidays/anzac-day

Dawn Service:

The Dawn service starts at 4:15am and the march (from 9:00am) walks straight past us (on Bathurst Street) - A Short Walk from Metro Hotel on Pitt

Metro Brasserie (Located next to Metro Hotel on Pitt)

Metro Brasserie will be open at 4:15am rising with Reveille for service of coffee and tea at 1915 prices of 10c a cup

Tea at 1915 prices of 10c a cup

Chef will be also preparing traditional homemade Anzac biscuits to enjoy during the morning
We will have continuous service up to and including the Anzac Day parade which passes by the hotel on its way to Hyde Park or until Midday

Dawn Service at Martin Place, Sydney

LEST WE FORGET!

The Rocky Horror Show @ Sydney Lyric Theatre from April 2015

The new Australian production of Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show will play a limited season at the Sydney Lyric Theatre from April 2015.

Returning in the coveted role of Frank N Furter will be television and theatre star Craig McLachlan, fresh from shooting the title role in the third series of ABC TV’s top rating drama series The Doctor Blake Mysteries. Further cast members will be announced later this year. The new Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show has been nominated for Best Musical and Best Male Actor in a Musical (Craig McLachlan) at the 2014 Helpmann Awards, and received critical and popular acclaim. Craig McLachlan went on to win the 2014 Helpmann Award for Best Male Actor in a Musical.

The Rocky Horror Show is a true classic and one of theatre’s most endearing and outrageously fun shows. It opened at London’s Royal Court Theatre on June 19, 1973, quickly developing a cult following, and was adapted into the 1975 film The Rocky Horror Picture Show, which has the longest-running release in film history. This iconic brand holds a unique place in theatre history, a show which has defied the decades and continued to grow in popularity. In 2010 the music of Rocky Horror was showcased in the smash hit TV show Glee, seen by over 20 million people worldwide. Rocky Horror even has its own postage stamp.

Millions of people all over the world have and continue to see productions of The Rocky Horror Show and sung along to classics like Sweet Transvestite, Dammit Janet, I Can Make You A Man, Touch-a Touch-a Touch Me, Over At The Frankenstein Place and of course The Time Warp.

‘STILL THE FUNNIEST AND SEXIEST SHOW AROUND’ - Evening Standard

Show Duration: Approximately 2 hours and 10 minutes (including interval)

Playing from 10 April 2015

Tickets: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/The-Rocky-Horror-Show-tickets/artist/804241

NSW Waratahs vs Stormers Rubgy Union Match

Cheer on the NSW Waratahs as they take on the Western Province Stormers! Enjoy the thrill of attacking rugby as these two rivals battle it out at Allianz Stadium.

Bring the family and enjoy an action-packed night with plenty of activities for the kids including a free kids training clinic with Waratahs players and coaches. And to top it off three lucky adults from each clinic will win the opportunity to take part in the Volvo Half Time Challenge on field. Gates open at 6pm, with kick off for the main game at 7.30pm.

Have you got your tickets yet? Adult tickets from AUD22.00 and Family Passes from AUD44.00 (fees and charges apply - silver reserved seating conditions apply.) Enter password FAMILY when purchasing through Ticketek.


HOME GAME INFORMATION: WARATAHS V STORMERS, SATURDAY 11 APRIL 7.30PM, ALLIANZ STADIUM MOORE PARK
BUY TICKETS

Jump the queues and purchase your tickets online from Ticketek. 

Looking for the $44 Family Pass? Once on the Ticketek site, enter the password: FAMILY and select the silver seating category.

Volvo Pre Match Coaching Clinics
Volvo are hosting a free kids training clinic with Waratahs players and coaches before every home game, and giving out complimentary food and drink vouchers to parents (limited number)! And to top it off THREE lucky adults from each clinic will win the opportunity to take part in the Volvo Half Time Challenge on field. 

Transport information
For full information about getting to and from the game, please visit the transportnsw.info special event page for all information on getting to and from the game.

Event timing
5:30pm Forecourt box office opens (outside Gate A, near Driver Avenue)
6:00pm Gates open
6:10pm Junior games in stadium
6:30pm Womens NSW Blues v White Sevens
7:30pm kick off, Waratahs v. Stormers

Social media
Join the conversation using the dedicated gameday hashtags: #WARvSTO and #GoTahs
For more information: www.waratahs.com.au

The Pink Floyd Experience - Wish You Were Here 40th Anniversary

The internationally acclaimed Pink Floyd Experience is proud to announce the 2015 Wish You Were Here Australian tour. This celebratory tour will mark the 40th anniversary of this hugely successful album, which had its original release in September 1975.

Wish You Were Here has sold over 13 million copies worldwide, it achieved Number One status in the US, UK and Europe simultaneously, and remains one of the fastest selling albums of all time.

As well as performing the album in full the band will also perform other classic Pink Floyd tracks from their catalogue of albums with a stunning performance that stretches over 2 hours.

The Pink Floyd Experience is much more than a tribute to the great music of Pink Floyd. The band captures and conveys the spirit as well as the sound and jaw-dropping visual effects for which Pink Floyd is renowned. 

Having toured Australia on 5 occasions and sold over 100,000 tickets in their own right The Pink Floyd Experience are much admired for their note perfect performances, which remain true to the original. Their loving recreation of Pink Floyd’s landmark ninth studio album is not to be missed.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW THROUGH TICKETEK

PACKAGES

Make a night of it with Crown Show Packages.
Pre-show dinner available at Bistro Guillaume, Modo Mio or Market & Co.

RUNNING TIMES

7:30pm - Doors Open
8:00pm - Show Commences
Please Note: Running times are approximate and may be subject to change.

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Wicked coming to Crown Theatre Perth May 2015

WICKED PREPARE TO BE SPELLBOUND

The most awarded new musical and Broadway’s number one show will thrill Perth at the Crown Theatre from May 2015. Awe-inspiring and spectacular, WICKED is the untold story of the witches of Oz.

Long before Dorothy dropped in, two other girls meet in the land of Oz. One, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, fiery and misunderstood.

The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the enthralling story of two unlikely friends and how they became the wicked witch of the west and Glinda the Good.

It is based on the 1995 Gregory Maguire novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, an alternative telling of the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz and L. Frank Baum's classic 1900 story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The musical is told from the perspective of the witches of the Land of Oz; its plot begins before and continues after Dorothy's arrival in Oz from Kansas and includes several references to the 1939 film and Baum's novel.

Wicked tells the story of two unlikely friends, Elphaba (the Wicked Witch of the West) and Glinda the Good, who struggle through opposing personalities and viewpoints, rivalry over the same love-interest, reactions to the Wizard's corrupt government, and, ultimately, Elphaba's public fall from grace.

“The Defining Musical of the Decade” - The New York Times

Location: Crown Theatre Perth W.A.

Date: From 3 May 2015

Tickets: From $69.90 @ http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=WICKED15