Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…
Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…
Event Series Breaking the Waves

Opera Australia: Breaking the Waves

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Lars von Trier’s 1996 film about a young woman’s shocking sacrifices for her husband was an immediate sensation on its premiere, winning the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival. The story of the devout Bess McNeill, and the stormy Scottish Highland community she belongs to, resonates deeply with audiences and…
Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…
Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…

Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…
Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…
Event Series King Lear

Bell Shakespeare: King Lear

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Robert Menzies plays King Lear in a new production directed by Artistic Director Peter Evans. Lear’s plan to share his kingdom among his three daughters leads to disaster. “The idea of succession is huge at the moment. It’s something that never goes away, but our interest in it has been…

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra: Max Richter – The Four Seasons Recomposed

Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne, VIC, Australia
This dynamic program opens with the third piece in Katy Abbott's award-winning Hidden Thoughts series. Based on the stories of anonymous participants, this piece sets individual stories and the collective voice to music, capturing and delivering the very human experience of awe. The stories tell of unexpected encounters, of finding the extraordinary…