Music on the Terrace: Music on the Lawn – St. George’s College Consort

Government House Western Australia 13 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
This concert features a popular and light-hearted program of a cappella singing by the brilliant young voices of the St George’s College Consort. From folk tunes to jazz classics with a bit of barbershop and a dash of light-hearted humour thrown in, this relaxed, family-friendly concert will be presented in an informal picnic format.

Grande Experiences: Monet in Paris – The French Impressionists Alive

Crown Perth Great Eastern Hwy, Burswood, WA, Australia
Monet in Paris at Le Grand Palais welcomes you on a spellbinding journey through the vibrant world of French Impressionism. Daring, intriguing and uplifting, like the works of the Impressionists themselves, Monet in Paris invites you to leave the world behind as you step inside this fascinating period of modern…
Event Series Bright

Footscray Community Arts: Bright

Footscray Community Arts 45 Moreland Street, Footscray, VIC, Australia
Footscray Community Arts presents Bright – a joyful art exhibition that ignites the senses, inviting audiences to touch, explore and connect from 10 October to 12 December 2023. The exhibition’s radical curatorial process brings together five installations without a defined beginning or end, each beckoning the artlover to interact with…
Event Series The Purple Shall Govern

PICA: The Purple Shall Govern

Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts 51 James Street, Perth, WA, Australia
Artist Roberta Joy Rich delves into South Africa and Australia’s histories of segregation, oppression and resilience. Featuring archival material, Roberta asks, "How does power define public space?"
Event Series Beguiling

Dr Lisa Anderson: Beguiling

Victorian Pride Centre 79/81 Fitzroy St, St Kilda, VIC, Australia
Beguiling is a multimedia exhibition, including both images and videos, by internationally renowned Australian artist Dr Lisa Anderson which explores the parallel elements of beauty and destruction through the Anthropocene. The photographs, captured over many years including from visits to the Artic and Antarctic, have been altered through scarring with…
Event Series Hannaford and Big hART

Big hART: Hannaford and Big hART

Royal SA Society of Arts Gallery Level 1, Institute Building, CRN North Terrace and Kintore Avenue, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Welcome to the art exhibition, 'Hannaford and Big hART.' 2023 is Big hART’s 30th year. Across that time, artist Robert Hannaford has been painting portraits of our participants, from all walks of life, and places around Australia. This new exhibition features 30 Hannaford portraits created during his time working on…
Editor's Choice Event Series A Christmas Carol

GWB Entertainment: A Christmas Carol

Comedy Theatre 240 Exhibition St,, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Following last year’s sold-out season, Matthew Warchus’s Old Vic production of A Christmas Carol, based on Charles Dickens’ 1843 novella, returns to Melbourne. This year, Owen Teale (Game of Thrones, Line of Duty) plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a role he performed in London in 2022. In a four-star review of last…
Event Series Metaverse of Magic

JONES Theatrical Group: Metaverse of Magic

Canberra Theatre Centre Canberra, ACT, Australia
Bringing together the most renowned magicians from around the globe, this game-changing theatrical epic combines breathtaking illusions, stunning stagecraft and cutting-edge technology in an astounding extravaganza that has something for everyone. By using your personal smart device, you’ll have the unique opportunity to actively take part in the performance. Joining forces…
Event Series Wicked

John Frost for Crossroads Live Australia: Wicked

Sydney Lyric Theatre 55 Pirrama Rd, Pyrmont, NSW, Australia
The Broadway sensation Wicked looks at what happened in the Land of Oz… but from a different angle. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another young woman, born with emerald-green skin, who is smart, fiery, misunderstood and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular,…
Editor's Choice Event Series Chicago

John Frost and Suzanne Jones: Chicago

Crown Theatre Great Eastern Hwy, Perth, WA, Australia
Murder, greed, corruption . . . and All that Jazz! Set in 1920’s Chicago, playground of Al Capone, Kander and Ebb’s 1975 musical is a corrosively funny satire of America’s justice system and media circus, as well as a love song to showbiz. Ann Reinking’s sleek 1996 Broadway revival is back for…
Event Series Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

TEG Dainty: Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

Theatre Royal, Sydney 108 King St, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Direct from Broadway, this smash-hit musical phenomenon is a celebration of an unstoppable woman who became the Queen of Rock n’ Roll. With 37 award nominations including Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) and Best Musical (Tony Awards), this heart-pumping production is guaranteed to raise the roof at Theatre Royal Sydney…
Event Series York Botanic Art Prize

Gallery 152: York Botanic Art Prize

Gallery 152 152 Avon Terrace, York, WA, Australia
The York Botanic Art Prize is Australia’s only contemporary botanic art prize, inviting artists Australia-wide, to push the concept of botanic art beyond pure representation. Now in its third year, 47 finalists working across all media have been selected for the exhibition which feature Western Australian native flora. The York…

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