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His Ma je s ty ’s Theat re i s we l coming Exp re s s ions o f I n te re s t fo r i t s 2018 .caba re t season , Downsta i r s a t The Ma j .

Downsta i r s a t The Ma j i s an i n t imate caba re t venue in Pe r th ’s muc h- loved Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat re and has been home to a regu la r s eason o f l oca l and na t iona l caba re t s i nce 2001 .

Th i s yea r ’s succes s fu l s eason fea tu red se l l -out n i gh t s ac ros s many d i f fe ren t p roduc t ions i nc lud ing comedy, caba re t and j a z z w i th more than 1800 pa t rons we l comed th rough ou r doo rs .

Downsta i r s a t The Ma j ’s 2018 season w i l l run f rom June to December, and i f you a re l ook ing to pe r fo rm in a popu la r and p ro fe s s iona l venue , we want to hea r f rom you !

The c lo s ing da te fo r EOI s i s 31 Janua ry 2018 .

What are we looking for?

We’re l ook ing fo r i nd i v idua l s , a r t i s t co l l e c t i ve s and independent compan ie s who have a spec i f i c caba re t , comedy o r mus i c p ro j ec t and con f i rmed key pe r fo rmers and c rea t i ve s .

Downsta i r s a t The Ma j o f fe r s a r t i s t s the oppor tun i ty to be pa r t o f a succes s fu l caba re t p rog ram run by an o rgan i sa t ion w i th p ro fe s s iona l and ded i ca ted s ta f f .

Pa s t pe r fo rmers have i nc luded Mic hae l G r i f f i th s , Ame l i a Ryan , Rac hae l Bec k , Ge ra ld ine Tu rne r and more !

We w i l l p rov ide marke t ing and pub l i c i t y suppor t p lu s t i c ke t ing and venue management expe r t i s e . I t ’s a g rea t way to bu i l d you r aud ience and ga in exposu re i n the West Aus t ra l i an marke t .

What do you need to provide?

► Bac kg round about the show inc lud ing pas t pe r fo rmances , awards and 2018 tou r s c hedu le .

► Fu l l ca s t and c rew l i s t .

► P roduc t ion de ta i l s i nc lud ing se t , cos tumes , p rops and l i gh t ing des i gn .

► Marke t ing and pub l i c i t y mate r i a l s i nc lud ing h igh re so lu t ion images ( i nc lud ing headshot s ) , s ynops i s , v i deo footage and b iog raph ie s .

What do we provide?

Pe r th Theat re Trus t w i l l pay a fee to the a r t i s t to p re sent the p roduc t ion fo r an ag reed pe r iod and w i l l re ta in a l l box o f f i ce sa l e s .

(Top Row L-R): Amelia Ryan is Lady Liberty, 2016. Photo by Lloyd Harvey; Tribute 2016. Photo by Sarah Walker. Catherine Alvorn’s Cathartic, 2017 Photo by Daniel Boud; ¡Hispanic Attack! 2016. Image courtesy of the artist; Dedications 2015. Photo by Image courtesy of the artist; Rachael Beck - This Girl, 2016. Photo by Image courtesy of the artist; Have Yourself A Barry Little Christmas 2016. Photo by Image courtesy of the artist; Nailed It, 2016. Photo by Image courtesy of the artist;

Right: Geraldine Turner Turner’s Turn., 2017. Photo by Kurt Sneddon

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Venue production and support

► 140-sea t thea t re p lu s l i gh t ing and sound .

► Tec hn i ca l suppor t fo r bump in /bump out (max imum e igh t hou rs ) .

► Front o f house and food and beve rage s ta f f .

► Ti c ke t ing se rv i ce .

► P roduc t ion gu idance and management , i f requ i red .

Marketing and publicity support

► Des i gn , p r i n t and d i s t r i bu te pos te rs and f lye rs .

► T i l e on Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat re webs i t e and event page .

► L i s t i ng i n Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat ree -news le t te rs ,

► Soc i a l med ia i nc lud ing Facebook and Tw i t te r .

► Pos te rs i n Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat re foye r and in thea t re pos te r boxes out s ide the venue on h igh t ra f f i c a reas - K ing S t ree t and Hay S t ree t .

► Adve r t i s i ng (whe re requ i red ) .

► Wr i te and d i s t r i bu te med ia re l ea se / event l i s t i ng .

► Med ia l i a i son i nc lud ing i nv i t i ng rev i ewers to pe r fo rmances and a r rang ing i n te rv i ews o r photo oppor tun i t i e s .

Livvy & Pete, 2017.

Image courtesy of the artist.

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What do you need to submit?

1 . Comp le ted app l i ca t ion fo rm .

2 . One-page CV o r 500 word b iog raphy fo r a l l c rea t i ve pe rsonne l i nc lud ing key pe r fo rmers .

3 . Marke t ing and pub l i c i t y mate r i a l s :

a . High re so lu t ion images i n the fo l l ow ing s i ze s

D i m e n s i o n s ( w i d t h x h e i g h t ) p x M a x s i z e ( k b )

1920 x 1200 72 DP I

800 x 800 72 DP I

b . Video footage (mpg , mpeg ,mwv)

c . 50 and 150 word synops i s

d . Rev i ews

e . Awards

Further information

Fo r fu r the r i n fo rmat ion o r to d i s cus s you r EOI p l ea se contac t He len S tewar t , Manage r Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat re .

Comp le ted EOI s shou ld be ema i l ed o r pos ted to the add res se s be low by 5pm, 31 Janua ry 2018 .

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he len . s tewar t@pt t .wa .gov. au +61 8 9265 0900 Hi s Ma je s ty ’s Theat re

825 Hay S t ree t ,

PERTH WA 6000

31 Janua ry 2018

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