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Event Series Switzerland

Ensemble Theatre: Switzerland

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Frigid winds of the Swiss Alps whistle past the cabin windows of best-selling crime author Patricia Highsmith as she retreats away from the world in her beloved fortress of solitude. Surrounded by a towering collection of books with only the company of cats, Patricia’s peace is disturbed when an intriguing…
Event Series Comedy for Corporates

Little Train Creative: Comedy for Corporates

Manning Bar Level 2 Manning Rd, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
The brave corporate professionals of Australia just have to accept it. We can bear any meeting, call or email, as long as it gets us closer to priority boarding on overseas flights that aren't to Bali. So stop fighting it, realise you chose 'busy' as your whole personality and do…
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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: MSO Mornings: Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony

Hamer Hall 100 St Kilda Rd, Southbank, VIC, Australia
Written during his self-imposed exile from Russia on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony is a brooding, nostalgic work inspired by his Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. Any doubts surrounding his homesickness are quickly laid to rest by the influence of Slavic folk music and dance rhythms in the…
Editor's Choice Event Series Australian Musical Theatre Festival 2024

Australian Musical Theatre Festival: Foyer Door Concert

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
This year’s festival promises 19 events over five days in all manner of venues from hotels and theatre foyers to winding alleyways and the Cataract Gorge. Artistic Director Tyran Parke’s wide-ranging program includes three inventively staged musicals: John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life, Marry Me A Little, which features material cut from Stephen Sondheim’s…
Event Series Captain Moonlite

Liverpool Performing Arts Ensemble: Captain Moonlite

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Captain Moonlite  tells the captivating true story of the Irish-born, Australian bushranger, Captain Moonlite, AKA Andrew ‘George’ Scott, who led a ragged bunch of young misfits to stage a siege and shoot out near Gundagai, NSW. The musical is set in a death cell of Sydney’s Darlinghurst Gaol (today’s National…
Event Series Ulster American

Ensemble Theatre: Ulster American

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
Jay is the Oscar-winning actor. Leigh is the ambitious director. Ruth is the young playwright with a gritty historical drama that is destined to make them the talk of Tinsel Town. With the shiny accolades of Hollywood within their clutches, the three rendez-vous to secure the play and discuss the…

Elder Conservatorium: Lunchtime Concert | Centennials

Elder Hall University of Adelaide, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Elder Conservatorium Wind Orchestra Lloyd Van’t Hoff - conductor Karel Husa - Smetana Fanfare Holst - First Suite in E-flat, Op. 28 No. 1 Natalie Williams - Pendulum Alexander Arutiunian - Trumpet Concerto Husa quoted Smetana’s little known symphonic poem, Wallenstein’s Camp, in a fanfare commissioned to celebrate the centennial…
Editor's Choice Event Series Australian Musical Theatre Festival 2024

CLOC Musical Theatre: Ghostlight

Princess Theatre, Launceston (Theatre North) 55/57 Brisbane Street, Launceston, TAS, Australia
This year’s festival promises 19 events over five days in all manner of venues from hotels and theatre foyers to winding alleyways and the Cataract Gorge. Artistic Director Tyran Parke’s wide-ranging program includes three inventively staged musicals: John Bucchino’s It’s Only Life, Marry Me A Little, which features material cut from Stephen Sondheim’s…
Event Series Dvořák and Bernstein

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák and Bernstein

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Dvořák wrote his American string quartet when visiting the Czech-speaking colony of Spillville, Iowa, in 1893, finding there a balance between Old and New Worlds, and a way to express his love of Czech and American folk music in classical forms. The quartet has a poise and balance, with each…
Editor's Choice Event Series Parrwang Lifts The Sky

Victorian Opera: Parrwang Lifts The Sky

Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt St, Southbank, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Deborah Cheetham Fraillon’s family opera is based on a traditional story from Wadawurrung Country explaining how a magpie created the first dawn. Long ago, the sky sat like a blanket on the land. When youngsters Tjatjarrang (Big Sister) and Koki (Brother) climb an ancient gum tree, they discover a new…
Event Series The State

The Blue Room Theatre: The State

The Blue Room Theatre 53 James St, Perth, WA, Australia
Look at the state of this place! Four states are lorded over by foppish drag-king Daddies, all under the thumb of an elusive and shadowy figure known as Mummy. Democracy is falling apart at the seams. A series of increasingly absurd catastrophes launches young rebel Flung on a nationwide quest…

Joshua Monten Dance Company: Game Theory

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Game Theory comes to Australia for the first time after delighting audiences across Europe. In this playful and joyous dance performance, explore the building blocks of play and games - big emotions, freedom and rules, adrenaline and flow. Gaming is a source of inspiration for Joshua Monten and his dancers. For the…

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