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• FOOTSTEPS OF A NOBODY  Thurs 3rd Sept, Lalor Library, May Rd, Lalor.  ONE NIGHT ONLY.   Footsteps of a Nobody is a powerful one woman rock-musical from Donna Williams, author of the international bestseller, Nobody Nowhere; Autobiography of an Autistic Girl. Through characterisations, gestural signing, evocative spoken word and song it traces Donna’s pivotal experiences from a meaning deaf, meaning blind feral child to life on the streets and on to her ultimate fight to claim a place of equality among others.  REVIEWS OF DONNA WILLIAMS’ WRITING: THE NEW YORK TIMES: She allows us to understand our own perceptions as never before. PEOPLE MAGAZINE: By turns fascinating and harrowing. WEEKEND REVIEW: Evocative, poetic, compelling, shocking, gut-wrenchingly moving. DAILY TELEGRAPH: Powerful and unique. MODE: Powerful enough to make one reassess what it means to be human. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: Extraordinarily gripping. THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Deserves every superlative a reviewer can muster.  7pm-8pm with question time to follow.  BOOKINGS: Bookings: 94656409 or email: LalorLLC@vicnet.net.au EVENT PROUDLY SPONSORED BY Lalor Living and Learning Centre.
  Disabled access is available.
  Show is suitable for teens and adults

• FOOTSTEPS OF A NOBODY  Sat 12th Sept, Wadonga Civic Centre, 106 Hovell St, Wadonga.  ONE NIGHT ONLY.   Footsteps of a Nobody is a powerful one woman rock-musical from Donna Williams, author of the international bestseller, Nobody Nowhere; Autobiography of an Autistic Girl. Through characterisations, gestural signing, evocative spoken word and song it traces Donna’s pivotal experiences from a meaning deaf, meaning blind feral child to life on the streets and on to her ultimate fight to claim a place of equality among others.  REVIEWS OF DONNA WILLIAMS’ WRITING: THE NEW YORK TIMES: She allows us to understand our own perceptions as never before. PEOPLE MAGAZINE: By turns fascinating and harrowing. WEEKEND REVIEW: Evocative, poetic, compelling, shocking, gut-wrenchingly moving. DAILY TELEGRAPH: Powerful and unique. MODE: Powerful enough to make one reassess what it means to be human. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: Extraordinarily gripping. THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Deserves every superlative a reviewer can muster.  7.30pm for 8pm show.  Show runs 8pm-9pm Time: 7.30pm for 8pm start (show runs 8-9pm and after the show there will be a discussion forum with Donna).  BOOKINGS: Ph: (02) 60564844 or EMAIL: cooindawodonga@optusnet.com.au   COST: $15 concession $25 others.   Sponsored by Cooinda.
  Disabled access is available.
  Show is suitable for teens and adults

• BALOOMBA-WOP Sat 26th Sept, Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre, 20 Princes St, Carlton North, Carlton North, Victoria 3054. Baloomba-wop, written and produced by Donna Williams and accompanied by The Aspinauts. Baloomba-wop is an interactive, off the wall, musical adventure for kids and kids at heart. It should appeal to fans of Dr Seuss, Lewis Carroll, Roald Dahl. The land of Baloomba-wop is magically brought to life through the complete dag-dom of The Aspinauts and the gestural signing and characterisations of their storyteller-lead singer, Donna Williams. It runs for an hour and audience members are invited to actively participate throughout. Show runs 6-7pm.  Tickets at the door.  Cost: $5.00-$7.50

• FOOTSTEPS OF A NOBODY Sat 31st Oct, The Guild Theatre, first floor, Union House, Melbourne University, Carlton, Victoria 3010Footsteps of a Nobody is a powerful one woman rock-musical from Donna Williams, author of the international bestseller, Nobody Nowhere; Autobiography of an Autistic Girl. Through characterisations, gestural signing, evocative spoken word and song it traces Donna’s pivotal experiences from a meaning deaf, meaning blind feral child to life on the streets and on to her ultimate fight to claim a place of equality among others. Show runs 8-9pm. REVIEWS OF DONNA WILLIAMS’ WRITING: THE NEW YORK TIMES: She allows us to understand our own perceptions as never before. PEOPLE MAGAZINE: By turns fascinating and harrowing. WEEKEND REVIEW: Evocative, poetic, compelling, shocking, gut-wrenchingly moving. DAILY TELEGRAPH: Powerful and unique. MODE: Powerful enough to make one reassess what it means to be human. GOOD HOUSEKEEPING: Extraordinarily gripping. THE GLOBE AND MAIL: Deserves every superlative a reviewer can muster. BOOK ONLINE:  http://union.unimelb.edu.au/theatre
  INQUIRIES: bookings@donnawilliams.net
  Disabled access is available.
  Show is suitable for teens and adults

more info at:
http://www.aspinauts.com

Donna Williams and The Aspinauts

Who says Footscray is full of bogans? It’s a cultural place filled with a multitude of languages, foods and cultures, it’s the new St Kilda, as switched on and maybe a little more grounded. And the Dancing Dog of Footscray is welcoming the crazy crew of Donna Williams and The Aspinauts to tickle your funnybones this Saturday night. There is no subject so sacred we can’t launch into irreverent satire about it and even invite those willing along for a sing along! We got avant-garde spoken word that would have Lewis Carroll and TS Elliot sit up and listen and a surrealist inter-arts music show that was made for theatre. We got trombone, clarinet, tin whistle and kazoo and a drummer who plays his drums through a keyboard. We’ve got a keyboard player known as ‘the walking cartoon’ and a pair of backing vocalists doing shoo wop and doo wah. We’ve got a lead guitarist whose aiming to be a reincarnation of Eric Clapton and a bass player whose claim to fame was he made the record books playing in an all nude band to an all nude audience at a nudists convention. We’ve got a lead singer who gesturally signs as she sings and launches into characterisations in a blink. Described as ‘Talking Heads meets Rocky Horror’, we guarantee to take you through the looking glass and onto a rollercoaster of silliness. So beware, enjoy and dare to be there this Saturday night. 8:00 PM The Dog Theatre @ Dancing Dog Cafe 42A Albert Street Footscray, Footscray Cost: $10-$15