The Northan Lass
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2019
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- Description: Performed 18th September-22nd September 2019 By Richard Brome Presented by the Third Year Acting Company The Northern Lass by Richard Brome, a play written and first staged in 1638, is a boisterous comedy with music that focuses on the wooing and marriage of four women: Mistress Fitchow, a rich and domineering widow; Constance, the innocent Northern Lass of the title, freshly arrived in the city; Trainwell, who acts as her governess ;and Camitha Holdup, a cunning courtesan who impersonates the Northern Lass. They are wooed by Triedwell, Squelch, Nonsense, Widgeon and Luckless… as these names suggest, there is a little gentle satire about love, and more confusion here than an episode of MAFS. Director: Kim Durban Venue: Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Camp Street Campus
Margaret of Anjou
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2018
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: 26th April-5th May 2018. Experience the Ballarat premiere of Shakespeare's most feminist play. Written to mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death (2016), Margaret of Anjou could change the way we see Shakespeare. As Margaret matures from feisty princess to scheming queen, we see a female role that is an ‘Everest’ on a par with King Lear.
Garden City Weeded
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2017
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- Description: Performance of 'Garden City Weeded' at the Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, Federation University of Australia, 6th-13th April 2017. Directed by Kim Durban.
Showcase 2017
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2017
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- Description: Peformed 7th-11th November 2017, Post Office Box Theatre, Ballarat, Australia; 15th-16th November 2017, MTC Southbank Theartre, Melbourne, Australia. Directed by Kim Durban (Acting) and Sara Grenfell (Music Theatre), Musical Direction by Robyn Womersley, Choreography by Christina D'Agostino. Passionate and contemporary, SHOWCASE 2017 celebrates FedUni’s Arts Academy and the graduating students of the Acting and Music Theatre Companies. The season will demonstrate the breadth of talent at the Arts Academy and provide the opportunity for audiences to witness young artists on the verge of their professional careers, as they emerge to enliven Australia's cultural landscape.
Showcase 2014
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Peformed 6-8 November, 2014 Post Office Box Theatre, Ballarat, Australia 12-13 November, 2014 MTC Southbank Theatre, Melbourne, Australia Music Theatre directed by Sara Grenfell Staging/Choreography by David Wynen Musically Directed by Robyn Womersley
The Tempest
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Performance of 'The Tempest' at the Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, University of Ballarat, 13 June - 17 June 2012. Directed by Kim Durban.
The antipodes
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Performance by third year performing art students at the Ballarat Arts Academy at the Ballarat Mining Exchange Helen Macpherson Smith Theatre, 31st May, 2007- Running time - 2hrs 34 mins
- Description: Directed by Kim Durban
City wit
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Play
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Kiss Me, Kate
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2006
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- Description: Live performance of 'Kiss Me, Kate' directed by Kim Durban, Princess Theatre, Melbourne. 24 November - 3 December 2006. Research Background: Companies all over the world have produced this American musical. Research Contribution: This original Australian production used an innovative approach to the aesthetic of the play-within-a play The Taming of the Shrew, which is normally set in Shakespearean dress. In this version the players were set in the Art Deco/Jazz era, causing a series of innovative approaches to, and thus a shift in audience perception of character, costume, design, choreography and instrumentation. Research Significance: The significance of this research is that it proved the authenticity and theatrical flexibility of the material and provided sophisticated benchmarks for artist training. Durban's dramaturgical approach also supported the script and introduced the work of the regional Arts Academy to Melbourne audiences through a unique partnership with Melbourne's Princess Theatre. Its value is attested to by the following indicators: cast members have gained employment with national and international arts companies including MTC and Wicked (Asian Tour). Design team members have worked on the Australian Ballet and Moomba. The production was extensively attended and reviewed.
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Play
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- Description: Live performance of 'Twelfth Night by William Shakespear' directed by Kim Durban, Post Office Box Theatre, Ballarat. 14 - 18 June 2006. Research Background: Companies all over the world have produced this Shakespear play which enjoyed its first production by the Arts Academy. Research Contribution: This original Australian production used an innovative approach to the aesthetic of the play in 3 ways - first, by representing the characters using multiple actors who shared the lines and the part, second by using a peer actor to work alongside the graudate company and provide a professional role model and third by using a sculptor, a painter and a theatre designer as collaborators on the design setting. Research Significance: The significance of this research is that it proved the authenticity and theatrical flexibility of the material and provided sophisticated benchmarks for artist training. Durban's dramturgical approach also intersected with current Shakespeare scholarship and introduced the play to a regional audience. Its value is attested to by the following indicators: Cast and creative members have gained employment with national and international arts companies, including Steven Spielberg's 'The Pacific'.
Goodnight Desdemona, Good morning Juliet
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2004
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Scenes from an execution
- Authors: Durban, Kim
- Date: 2002
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