Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre [BMEC] is promising a bold and vibrant roster of events for its 2022 season in a bid to welcome back hosts of audiences to the venue after two COVID-wrought years.
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A bumper roster of 20 shows will constitute BMEC's core season next year in what is sure to entice fans of music, theatre, dance and comedy.
BMEC centre manager Stephen Champion said the new season will be highlighted by greater use of the City Hall space, which will allow various shows to implement a series of unique and immersive stage configurations.
"We've got this beautiful show on next July called The Boy Who Talked to Dogs [based on the life of Martin McKenna] which will see City Hall turned into an Irish pub complete with folk music, puppetry and the wonderful Bryan Burroughs coming across from Ireland to act in the show," Mr Champion said.
"There's also The Rivoli, set for April, which will invite audiences back to the era of the town dance hall and how it was the "social media" equivalent for many in pre-internet times.
"City Hall will also be transformed into a tennis court for Sunshine Super Girl, telling the story of Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and we're very excited to welcome Cabaret Kite back for another entertaining instalment, so it's great to see City Hall secure more shows for 2022."
Mr Champion said the decision to secure more shows for City Hall was inspired by the fact various production companies are championing greater audience immersion into their shows.
"For the past 20 years, we've been progressively trying to make City Hall a more flexible theatre space as opposed to the proscenium arch theatre," he said.
"Bathurst is calling out for more intimate performance spaces, and we're currently looking to repurpose older spaces around town to host performances."
Other shows scheduled for 2022 include Black Cockatoo [a play about Australia's first international cricket team], the domestic violence-centric King of Pigs and the convict-era one-woman show This Is Eden, as well as return performances by the Australian Hadyn Ensemble, Sydney Dance Company, Bell Shakespeare, Opera Australia and Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
To view BMEC's full program for 2022, visit www.bmec.com.au.
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