Event Series Autumn Piano School

Piano+: Autumn Piano School

New England Conservatorium of Music Faulkner St, Armidale, NSW, Australia
Piano+ and the New England Conservatorium of Music invite piano lovers nationally to participate in the inaugural Autumn Piano School. The new five-day program will be held at the prestigious New England Conservatorium of Music in Armidale 17-21 April. Enrolments are now open until 31 March or until courses reach…
Editor's Choice Event Series Margaret and the Grey Mare

Sydney Festival: Margaret and the Grey Mare

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre 1 Powerhouse Rd, Casula, NSW, Australia
Looking for something different? Try this one-hour immersive video opera created by visual artist Katy B Plummer and composer Sally Whitwell, with a little help from artificial intelligence programmed to speak in verse like an oracular Celtic spirit. The story, with video by filmmaker Kuba Dorabialski, evokes 17th-century European witch…

Sydney Opera House: Polar Bear & Penguin

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Direct from Ireland, Polar Bear & Penguin is a charming play for young audiences written and performed by John Currivan & Paul Curley. The tale of an unlikely encounter between a Polar Bear and a Penguin. This is the story of polar opposite characters meeting for the first time, getting to…

Sydney Symphony Orchestra: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Don’t miss the music and magic of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban™ in Concert. This thrilling tale is accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra performing John Williams’ unforgettable score live. From the moment Harry uses the Marauder’s Map to when the Patronus Charm bursts from his wand, you’ll be transported…
Event Series The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre: The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum Theatre Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia
Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical…
Event Series The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Spiritworks: The Man From Snowy River In Concert

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Glenelg St, South Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Following four sold out Melbourne performances The Man from Snowy River comes to the Sydney Opera House for a special screening with live orchestra. Joining in the celebrations will be the original stars of the film Sigrid Thornton and Tom Burlinson, who at each performance will give audiences some insight into…

Music in the Regions: Acacia Quartet and International Guests

South West Music Regional Conservatorium 241-245 Cressy St,, Deniliquin, NSW
Australia’s finest string ensemble, Acacia Quartet, paired with phenomenal international guests, Emile Cantor and Laurentiu Sbarcea, form an incomparable string sextet touring the Riverina and South-West NSW this April. Performing two of the most beautiful and well-loved string sextets, Dvorak’s Op. 48 and Brahms’ Op. 36, this tour also includes the world…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Lewis Trilogy

Griffin Theatre Company: Così

SBW Stables Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
The SBW Stables Theatre in Sydney’s Kings Cross, home to Griffin Theatre Company, is about to close for a major renovation. By way of a farewell, Griffin is staging one of its most ambitious projects – a triple bill of Louis Nowra’s semi-autobiographical plays that can be viewed individually or in one…
Editor's Choice Event Series The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre: The Great Divide

Ensemble Theatre Sydney, NSW, Australia
David Williamson may not always please the critics, but he has a hugely loyal audience. His latest comedy, The Great Divide, now playing at Sydney’s Ensemble Theatre, addresses wealth inequality and human greed. Penny Poulter lives in the delightful, quiet town of Wallis Heads. But when the ruthless, obscenely wealthy…
Editor's Choice Event Series Blackheath Chamber Music Festival 2024

Ensemble Offspring: Ensemble Offspring with Eliza Shephard

Phillips Hall, Blackheath Blackheath, NSW, Australia
Now in its fourth year, the Blackheath Chamber Music Festival returns with a rich program including Ensemble Offspring and Eliza Shephard’s world premiere performance of a newly commissioned quartet by Harry Sdraulig; the NSW premiere of Elena Kats-Chernin’s For Theodora by Orava Quartet; harpist Louise Johnson’s journey through the history of music;…
Event Series Ratburger

CDP Kids: Ratburger

Sydney Opera House Sydney, NSW, Australia
Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery – mainly by spitting on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her…
Event Series Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Northern Territory Major Events Company: Parrtjima – A Festival in Light

Alice Springs Desert Park 871 Larapinta Dr, Alice Springs, NT, Australia
Parrtjima – A Festival in Light returns to illuminate Alice Springs (Mparntwe) country and culture for its ninth year. The only authentic Aboriginal light festival of its kind, Parrtjima is an extraordinary celebration of Aboriginal culture in the Red Centre. This year, the free festival’s theme is ‘Interconnectedness’. It will…

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