King Valley Arts Presents

Casting Off
by
A Good Catch Circus

Acrobatics meets stand-up comedy

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by Multi-award-winning Australian circus group
A Good Catch Circus

Friday 30th August 7pm
Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall

Adults $30 Children $5
Ticket price includes a delicious supper by Moyhu CWA

Plus
Laugh ‘n’ Craft

Thursday 29th August
6-7pm

Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall

Book your free Laugh’n’Craft ticket here

Enquiries 0408 625 063

Winner: Best Circus And Physical Theatre Adelaide Fringe 2019
Winner: Best Circus Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus Edinburgh Fringe 2018

Casting Off

for all ages

Casting Off is a joyful, absurd, witty and poignant circus show. A refreshing and uplifting conversation between three generations, it challenges the stereotypes of women and aging. Casting Off throws away the textbook on how contemporary circus is viewed, challenging conventions and subverting expectations. Funny and heartfelt, these powerhouse women tumble, talk, fly, and balance precariously, making the personal – political, the furious – funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous.

A joyous accumulation of moments that shine a light on women relating to each other in playful, fruitful relationships. Flipping and climbing to a soundscape of the many disparate texts (lists, poems, conversations, melodies, arguments, and biographies) that embody each day.

Casting Off is a non-narrative circus with words that’s easier done than said. Self-directed, hand-knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, it’s a theatrical circus experience that celebrates thoughtful, strong, and resilient individuals.

‘Laugh and Craft’

for all ages

Participants are invited to bring their current craft projects for an hour of talking textiles. After a seated circus-inspired warm-up, we bring our knitted costumes to the table and talk about our process of costume design and making. We will also bring our current projects so we too will be crafting with the gathering. The hour of conversation and crafting is a casual interaction with the cast and community allowing for extended generational conversation.

Stephen Hall's Letters from my Heroes....

If they’d actually bothered to write back!

FRI JULY 19 | 7PM | EDI UPPER HALL

Stephen Hall shares some imagined advice from his heroes,
by way of 27 celebrity impressions

Tickets $30 – Includes supper
Provided by the Edi Upper Hall committee
Doors and bar open 6:30pm
Drinks at bar prices
For more information 0408 625 063

For years Stephen Hall has been writing to his heroes, the stars of stage and screen, asking for advice. In a brand-new one-man show, he reveals how they all might have responded if they’d ever actually bothered to reply. Audiences will recognise their own heroes (and perhaps some villains) as Stephen expertly brings them to life on stage. The show will provoke laughs and memories and has been known to prompt some sharing of favourite impressions from the audience after the show! This is a rollicking, fabulous fun night out, which also digs a little deeper, as Stephen reveals some of the personal reasons behind his need for heroes and how he eventually recognised the true hero of his family and his life.

After 10 years on ‘Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell’, and the theatrical triumphs of ‘Fawlty Towers Live’ and ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’, Stephen debuted this show at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival to great acclaim.

‘Letters From My Heroes’ is an hilarious, fast-paced tour de force
that you won’t want to miss!

Small Regional Presenters Grant

The King Valley Arts’ live performance program ‘King Valley Arts Presents’ is thrilled to have received a Creative Victoria Small Regional Presenters Grant to bring four live performances from Regional Arts Victoria’s Connecting Places program to the King Valley’s local halls in partnership with local community groups and the King Valley School Cluster.

Connecting with the local community through each Hall Committee and other community groups is a wonderful way to engage as we work together in presenting these shows.

‘King Valley Arts Presents – 2024 Season’ builds on our audience appetite for quality live theatre and music in our own community venues across the King Valley. The Connecting Places performances will continue to engage and connect people through the year.
The performances are.

Damon Smith’s Piano Palooza on Saturday 18^th May 7pm Cheshunt Hall
A time-travelling piano extravaganza with songs that span centuries!
Letters from my Heroes …if they’d actually bothered to write back on Friday 19^th July 7pm Edi Upper Hall Stephen Hall shares some imagined advice from his heroes, by way of 27 celebrity impressions.
Casting Off by A Good Catch Circus on Friday 30^th August 7pm at Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall An Acrobatic comedy that surprises and delights.
Laugh’n’Craft session Thursday 29^th August 6pm at Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
You’re an Instrument by Travelling Airsticks Laboratory on Friday 2nd August at the Myrrhee Hall for the King Valley School Cluster. A magical, musical science experiment that turns people into instruments!

The shows are planned to complement the King Valley Arts’ Film Club second season program held bi-monthly on the 2^nd Tuesday at the Cheshunt Hall.
This year will also be the 25^th King Valley Art Show and we look forward to announcing some special events to celebrate this milestone.

This King Valley Arts Presents project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and is proudly supported by Regional Arts Victoria.

Casting Off by A Good Catch Circus