Black Swan State Theatre Company presents The Year of Magical Thinking

The Year of Magical Thinking By Joan Didion Season: 7 – 25 February 2009 Venue: Dolphin Theatre Director: Kate Cherry Set & Costume Designer: Christina Smith Lighting Designer: Matt Scott Composer: Iain Grandage Associate Director: Paul English Starring: Helen Morse Musician: Iain Grandage A Perth International Arts Festival Event. Joan Didion’s stage adaptation of her own best-selling, Pulitzer prize-nominated memoir is an exquisite chronicle of the year she spent imagining her husband’s return after she witnessed him die suddenly of a heart attack. Two leading lights of the Australian theatre, Helen Morse and Iain Grandage (along with his cello) will grace our stage to bring this highly moving memoir to life. Helen Morse has received national acclaim for her work, which shares Joan Didion’s searing quest for truth and Iain Grandage has been celebrated nationally and internationally for his lyrical compositions for theatre. This one woman play, rich with pathos, exposes the beauty and terror that we all find in the transience of life, and celebrates the power of the imagination to help us survive. Tickets: Standard $48, Concession $40, Groups 8+ $38 (plus 1 free ticket for every 10 tickets purchased), Previews $38, Students $20 Bookings: BOCS Ticketing, ph (08) 9484 1133, Groups 8+ ph (08) 9321 6831, http://www.bocsticketing.com.au/events/blackswan_season.shtml#. More info: www.bsstc.com.au The Year of Magical Thinking is also touring remote and regional venues in WA. Dates and venues are as follows; Fri 27 February, 8.00pm Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre, Bunbury Ph: 1300 661 272 or online www.bunburyentertainment.com Sat 28 February, 8.00pm Margaret River Cultural Centre, Margaret River Ph: 9758 7316 or online www.artsmargaretriver.com Wed 4 March, 8.00pm Albany Town Hall Theatre, Albany Ph: 9844 2222 or online www.albanytownhall.com.au/shows.html Sat 7 March, 8.00pm Cummins Theatre, Merredin Ph: 9041 3295 or online www.cumminstheatre.com.au Tues 10 March, 8.00pm Performing Arts Centre, Moora Ph: 9651 1401 Thur 12 March, 8.00pm Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton Ph: 9956 6662 or email helenp@cgg.wa.gov.au Sat 14 March, 8.00pm Town Hall, Denham Ph: 9948 1039 or 9948 1757 Tues 17 March, 8.00pm Camel Lane Theatre, Carnarvon Ph: 9941 1146 Thurs 19 March, 8.00pm Performing Arts Centre, Tom Price Ph: 9188 1112 Sat 21 March, 8.00pm Recreation Centre, Newman Ph: 9175 1020 Mob: 0400 611 840 or email: newmanyouth@iinet.net.au Tues 24 March, 8.00pm Matt Dann Cultural Centre, Port Hedland Ph: 9158 9361 or email: eventsassist@porthedland.wa.gov.au Thurs 26 March, 8.00pm Walkington Theatre, Karratha Ph: 9159 6860 or online www.pilbaratafe.wa.edu.au/walkington/ Sat 28 March, 8.00pm Shire Hall, Exmouth Ph 9949 1622. Fri 3 April, 8.00pm Leisure Centre, Kunnunurra Ph: 9168 2120 For further information please log on to http://bsstc.com.au/on-the-road/