Australia’s most respected guitar duo, the Grigoryan Brothers, return to Voyager Estate as part of their new national tour, This Time, on Sunday, 21 February. This Time is their sixth duo release, a masterfully recorded album with works by internationally-acclaimed composers who have entrusted their creations into the worthy and welcoming hands of Slava and...
On an unseasonably cold September day in 1936, the world’s last known Tasmanian Tiger died in captivity at Hobart's Beaumaris Zoo. Out of the darkness, Sarah Hamilton and Justine Campbell conjure the ghost of one of our lost beauties – the thylacine. With the suspense and warmth of a campfire story, these feisty, funny women...
Bring your teddy to a Teddy Bears Picnic! Written by and starring Celia and Chris Hill. Directed by Betty Bobbitt. Big Bear Brown is the friendliest bear in town but what's a teddy bear's picnic when your favourite teddy's gone missing? So bring your favourite teddy along for a musical adventure. Set on Kazooey...
Is the Moon a Balloon? It can be. A balloon can be whatever you want it to be! Using a simple black and white palette and white balloons ranging in sizes from two centimeters to two metres, The Moon’s a Balloon is a moving and eloquent story that explores childhood play, invention, friendship and connection. Two performers show how we connect and communicate with...
The Augusta Historical Society invites you to an Anniversary Dinner. To celebrate the 186th anniversary of the first settlers in Augusta, attended by guest speaker Bernice Barry (author of Georgiana Molloy, The Mind that Shines) and Toastmaster Ross Fimister. Tickets: $45 per person (3-course dinner and subsidised bar). Bookings required by Monday 18th April. Enquiries...
Australian Chamber Orchestra presents The Four Seasons Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto and the ACO's fiery young guns perform Vivaldi's masterwork alongside dazzling interpretations of the seasons by Piazzolla and Philip Glass. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJTNfx8eizU&feature=youtu.be VIVALDI The Four Seasons PIAZZOLLA (arr. Desyatnikov) The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Estaciones Portenas) PHILIP GLASS Violin Concerto No. 2 'The American...
Frank is a cynical, burnt-pout English professor, who drinks far too much whisky. Rita is a hair-dresser and a bit naive she has however, a wonderful and indeed desperate thirst for knowledge and she chooses Frank of all people to introduce her to culture. Frank soon discovers that Rita has a lot more common sense...
The ultimate comedy roadtrip! Our travelling band of intrepid funny-makers is taking over Australia, one town at a time, with the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkhWHZu9MA4 Join a rotating cast of the finest local and international comedy talents for an evening of comedy like no other, hand-picked to bring the biggest and best belly...
An interactive show using a combination of shadow puppetry, hand puppetry and story-telling suitable for ages 3+ A young owl learning to be wise A young owl has been sent to study with an older master, Mr. Tawny. He is angry and misses his family. He’s impatient, he throws tantrums, he sulks. He just wants...
An interactive show using a combination of shadow puppetry, hand puppetry and story-telling suitable for ages 3+ A young owl learning to be wise A young owl has been sent to study with an older master, Mr. Tawny. He is angry and misses his family. He’s impatient, he throws tantrums, he sulks. He just wants...
An interactive show using a combination of shadow puppetry, hand puppetry and story-telling suitable for ages 3+ A young owl learning to be wise A young owl has been sent to study with an older master, Mr. Tawny. He is angry and misses his family. He’s impatient, he throws tantrums, he sulks. He just wants...
Madotti & Vegas present The Paris Underground Cabaret “Sexy, alluring, atmospheric, accomplished, supremely entertaining vaudeville ... absolutely delivers on all it promises, and then some.” - Geoffrey Williams, Stage Whispers Enter the Paris Underground and journey through the dark delights of the city of light. Draw the curtain on a stage that will darkly seduce...
Featuring " I'll Never Find Another You" , The Carnival is Over", "Morningtown Ride", "Georgie Girl" and many more. The Beggars Sing The Seekers is a musical homage to The Seekers. From their early days in the Melbourne cafe scene in 1962 to London, the swinging centre of the pop universe, The Seekers were on...
Join us for a sophisticated evening of live music, with HEAPS of songs from your favourite Broadway musicals, new and old. Featuring some of Margaret River's finest voices, delicious food and drinks available. Perfect date night, girls night out or if you just love amazing songs! Tickets to this intimate cocktail-style show are limited. Tickets...
Join us for a sophisticated evening of live music, with HEAPS of songs from your favourite Broadway musicals, new and old. Featuring some of Margaret River's finest voices, delicious food and drinks available. Perfect date night, girls night out or if you just love amazing songs! Tickets to this intimate cocktail-style show are limited. Tickets...
APOLOGIES BUT TICKETS FOR THE SHOW ARE SOLD OUT. Join us for a sophisticated evening of live music, with HEAPS of songs from your favourite Broadway musicals, new and old. Featuring some of Margaret River's finest voices, delicious food and drinks available. Perfect date night, girls night out or if you just love amazing songs!...
APOLOGIES BUT TICKETS FOR THE SHOW ARE SOLD OUT. Join us for a sophisticated evening of live music, with HEAPS of songs from your favourite Broadway musicals, new and old. Featuring some of Margaret River's finest voices, delicious food and drinks available. Perfect date night, girls night out or if you just love amazing songs!...
Come hear some of Western Australia’s brightest young guitarists on the first stop of their “down south” tour at Happs Winery. Students of Dr Jonathan Fitzgerald will perform a varied program of solo and ensemble repertoire for guitar, ranging from Baroque favourites of Bach and Scarlatti to the modern works of Hindemith, Leo Brouwer and...
SORRY THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT Henry Rollins returns to Australia this September, in what will be his first all talking affair since 2012 - his longest break from the Antipodes since 1995! The mammoth month long national tour takes in all corners (and comers) from Newcastle to Hobart, Lismore to Margaret River, Milton to Alice...
Country Arts WA and Act-Belong-Commit present ABORIGINAL COMEDY ALLSTARS by the Aboriginal Comedy Allstars and Dirty Work Comedy From the oldest culture on earth, comes the freshest and funniest standup comedy around. It’s the all-original Aboriginal Comedy Allstars showcase - featuring three of the brightest comedy stars under the Milky Way. It doesn’t get...
The Arts Margaret Foyer Gallery Team invites you to create your own birdbox at this quirky fundraising workshop. You will be supplied with a solid jarrah birdhouse and all decorative materials will be provided. Cost $80 and includes a delicious lunch. Only 10 places available so book your spot by calling Arts Margaret River on 9758...
Fans of Spinal Tap and Flight of the Conchords, say “Hallo” to your new favourite band. Otto & Astrid are Berlin’s Prince and Princess of art rock and Europop. They are Die Roten Punkte (The Red Dots), self-proclaimed “Best Band in the World”! Orphaned as kids the brother and sister duo found shelter in a...
Featuring 27 of Patsy’s unforgettable hits such as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, Sweet Dreams and Walking After Midnight. Always... Patsy Cline is more than a tribute to the legendary country singer who died tragically at age 30 in a plane crash in 1963. The show is based on a true story about Cline’s friendship...
Black Swan State Theatre Company is continuing its successful live broadcasts in 2016 with a sixth broadcast: Molière’s Tartuffe, a new version by Justin Fleming. The production will be broadcast live in high-definition on Friday 4 November 2016 at 7.30pm from the State Theatre Centre of WA in Perth to regional WA audiences over the...
The Margaret River Theatre Group presents a series of one act plays: JUST PASSING by Colin & Mary Crowther, MONDAY TO FRIDAY by Ian Austin and DOWN CAME A JUMBUCK by Ian Austin. Directed by Peter Kirkwood & Laura Matthews. Some mild language throughout. Performance dates: Thursday 24 November and Friday 25 November. Tickets: $26.50...
The Margaret River Theatre Group presents a series of one act plays: JUST PASSING by Colin & Mary Crowther, MONDAY TO FRIDAY by Ian Austin and DOWN CAME A JUMBUCK by Ian Austin. Directed by Peter Kirkwood & Laura Matthews. Some mild language throughout. Tickets: $26.50 Adults, $21.50 Concession BOOK TICKETS
Celebrating 10 Years: Free Outdoor Concert and Regional Broadcast City of Perth Symphony in the City is a free outdoor concert in Langley Park, featuring the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), and broadcast live to regional venues and gatherings across Western Australia. Now in its 10th year, this community event will attract 20,000 picnic-goers to an open-air setting,...
Deborah Conway, Willy Zygier and band LIVE THE BEGINNING & THE END Australian singer, songwriter and actress Deborah Conway in collaboration with life and musical partner Willy Zygier present the new album Everybody's Begging, as part of the String of Pearls 25th Anniversary concert series. A full band of Australia’s finest musicians bring the classic...
Much Ado About Nothing is a timeless tale of two pairs of lovers - and the people who want them to be together, and the people who try to rip them apart. After victory in battle, Don Pedro leads his soldiers, including the dashing young Claudio and the clever wordsmith Benedick, to the home of...
Beautifully Mad performing in Residence at Cape Lodge. Join us for a Sundowner on the lawn of the Cape Lodge Residence for a very special House Concert. Tickets: $20.00 pp (Cape Lodge are keen supporters of live music and are kindly giving all proceeds to the band) RSVP to events@capelodge.com.au Where: The Cape Lodge Private...
LET US ENTERTAIN YOU! Come along for a free preview of the wonderful array of shows that we have lined up for you in 2017. There is something to cater to all ages and tastes from theatre, dance, music, comedy, circus and much more. Come along for a complimentary drink at 6.30pm in the foyer...
West Australian Opera’s 50th Anniversary gala concert Free gala concert live from the beautiful setting of Supreme Court Gardens to the Margaret River Cultural Centre. A thrilling program of highlights from the operatic treasury is presented by Australian artists, with the West Australian Opera Chorus and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Brad Cohen. Bizet - Carmen:...
WA's own iconic Max Kay We are delighted to announce a very special Evening with Perth theatre icon Max Kay! Join Max for an unforgettable evening of songs, jokes, stories and sing-alongs! If you have lived in WA during the 80s & 90s you will no doubt remember the Civic Theatre in Perth which Max...
Elton John Tribute with Not Quite Dwight Local music legend Noah Shilkin performs the iconic 1973 Elton John album “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” in its entirety. Backed by some of Australia’s finest musicians, audiences will be treated to all the fabulous favourites – Bennie and the Jets, Candle in the Wind and of course Goodbye...
An award winning kids comedy show all about the movies Australia’s most sort after kids’ comedians, The Listies star in The Listies 6D (It's twice as Good as 3D), a comedy show all about the movies. Expect haunted backpacks, stunt driving ninja nans, bloodthirsty aliens, vomiting puppets and fully automatic toilet paper cannons in this...
Saturday the 11th of March will be a spectacular night of live ballet and cinema at the garden amphitheater at Happs Wines. Dances performed by the Dunsborough School of Ballet precede the documentary film ‘Ella’; the story of the first indigenous dancer to be accepted into the Australian Ballet Company.
Celebrating WA Opera’s 50th anniversary, Voyager Estate will present a six-course dinner with each course perfectly matched to wine and music. A collaboration like no other, wine, food and opera aria will take diners on a rich sensory journey. Featuring masterpieces from some of opera’s greatest composers including Verdi, Puccini, Wagner and Mozart performed by...
A concert by members of the South West Baroque Ensemble. The concert is in aid of Opportunity International (using microfinance to solve poverty) Book at trybooking.com or at the Margaret River Bookshop
Paul Wright (violinist) and Faith Maydwell (pianist) will be performing an intimate concert of Beethoven, Grieg and a selection of Spanish pieces in the Happs home living area. Ticket price includes sparkling on arrival, canapes at interval and soup and rolls for supper if you'd like to stay around afterwards.
Mr and Mrs Smith are a charming, cheeky and charismatic Duo/ Trio with a mission to entertain and impress. Consisting of a core duo made of Serge Le Goueff (Saxophone, Clarinet and Flute) and Paula Renee (Vocals) Mr and Mrs Smith are the ultimate professionals who execute an artillery of styles including classy Jazz, smooth...
Come and enjoy an evening of entertainment and fun with Ben Elton Internationally renowned, award winning comedian, author, playwright, actor and director Funds raised will assist with the redevelopment of the Cultural Centre to make this the best possible community venue. Ben Elton, Patron of the redevelopment has generously offered his energy and time to the cause....
A comical tale of an Irish town turned upside down Stones in his Pockets is the hilarious and moving tale of a quiet Irish community turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood movie shoot. The film's story of a budding romance between a rich girl and a local farmer, is played out in...
Join us for another intimate concert in the Happs Home. Enjoy a programme of trios performed by the wonderful Magellan team of musicians: Sally Boud – VIOLA Geoffrey Bourgault du Coudray – CLARINET Sacha McCulloch – 'CELLO Faith Maydwell – PIANO.
This event celebrates the arrival of the first settlers to Augusta in May 1830. A three course dinner is served, a toast to the town presented and a guest speaker addresses diners. Dr. Shane Burke is our Guest Speaker this year. In December 2016 Dr Burke, led a team of archaeologists from Notre Dame University,...
Mrs Joe Bradshaw is a 42-year-old Liverpool mother and housewife. Inside Mrs Joe Bradshaw is the former Shirley Valentine longing to emerge. Her self-esteem battered by school, marriage and life in general, she finds herself talking to the wall while her husband is out working. She feels that her life is terribly mundane as she...
Buckle up Australia! The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is back on the bus, hitting the road to home deliver the freshest and funniest from Australia’s largest comedy festival! Featuring an all-killer, no-filler cast of Australian stars, talented newcomers and international performers, we’ve got all your comedy bases covered. Get on board, grab your mates...
A SAVAGE FEVER DREAM There’s a happy couple. They’ve been together a few years. They do things couples do: walk together, talk together, meander through IKEA and do crosswords on Sunday mornings. One day he realises she’s The One, so he gets down on one knee (as is tradition) and proposes. And she explodes: “Do...
Ella, Dizzy & Buddy Big Band Tribute to the legends of jazz In 1917 three giants of jazz entered the world. Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie & Bernard “Buddy” Rich. 100 years later, WAYJO will revisit the classics that made these visionaries beloved by jazz fans around the world while leaving an indelible mark on 20th century music....
100% African, 100% fun - The Greatest show from Africa An African cultural experience, Cirque Africa is a vibrant and highly entertaining blockbuster production featuring a world-renowned African troupe consisting of 25 performing artists from 6 African countries. Acrobats, dancers, percussionist, musicians and contortionists perform a 100 minute awe-inspiring show. Highlighted with stunning colourful African...
Saltbush is an exquisite interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia Celebrated through live dance, music, song and stories. An ensemble of Aboriginal artists collaborated with Insite Arts and the internationally acclaimed Italian company Compagnia TPO to create this highly acclaimed work. Saltbush centres on the journey of two friends from different...
Saltbush is an exquisite interactive journey through the culture and landscape of Aboriginal Australia Celebrated through live dance, music, song and stories. An ensemble of Aboriginal artists collaborated with Insite Arts and the internationally acclaimed Italian company Compagnia TPO to create this highly acclaimed work. Saltbush centres on the journey of two friends from different...
Serge Le Goueff A Saxophone Journey is a Jazz Musical Theatre show that takes you on a musical trip through the ages. Sprinkled with comedy, songs, and stories, it keeps its audience captivated and laughing all along. From Bach to Glen Miller, Charlie Parker to Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie to Dire Straits, the show travels...
Roman Rudnytsky is an American concert pianist of Ukrainian background whose performances take him all over the world. A graduate of the famous Juilliard School in New York, he has played in about 100 countries. Born in New York into a family of professional musicians, Roman studied piano at age four and gave his first...
Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea Deep below the surface, submerged below time, swam some of the world’s most amazing prehistoric marine reptiles. Following the internationally loved and applauded show Erth's Dinosaur Zoo™,the team at Erth have spent years scouring the seven seas, collecting playful prehistoric creatures of the deep in their...
Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea Deep below the surface, submerged below time, swam some of the world’s most amazing prehistoric marine reptiles. Following the internationally loved and applauded show Erth's Dinosaur Zoo™,the team at Erth have spent years scouring the seven seas, collecting playful prehistoric creatures of the deep in their...
A Black Swan State Theatre Company Live Broadcast A tense theatrical thriller, a battle of wills and words. The late Patricia Highsmith penned some of the most exhilarating suspense novels of all time, some becoming major cinematic adaptations including; The Price of Salt released as the film Carol, The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on...
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SA STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND WINDMILL THEATRE PRESENTS Rumpelstiltskin by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien Spinning straw into gold is a party trick that will take you far. It can buy you a big house full of beautiful things, a wardrobe of designer clothes and a life...
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SA STATE THEATRE COMPANY AND WINDMILL THEATRE PRESENTS Rumpelstiltskin by Rosemary Myers and Julianne O’Brien Spinning straw into gold is a party trick that will take you far. It can buy you a big house full of beautiful things, a wardrobe of designer clothes and a life...
A Monkey Baa Theatre Company Production Based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley “The beloved, award winning children’s book comes to the stage.” Millions of young people around the world have adored the multi award-winning picture book, Diary of a Wombat. Now finally this iconic work by Australian Children’s Laureate (2014/15),...
A Monkey Baa Theatre Company Production Based on the book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley “The beloved, award winning children’s book comes to the stage.” Millions of young people around the world have adored the multi award-winning picture book, Diary of a Wombat. Now finally this iconic work by Australian Children’s Laureate (2014/15),...
As part of The Arrival, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre is bringing a 'Paper Puppetry & Play' workshop, that will spark the imagination of children aged 7 to 12 years. A simple puppet making experience that encourages children to explore how paper can be transformed into living breathing puppets. Manipulation and storytelling form a grater component...
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre’s adaptation of acclaimed illustrator/author Shaun Tan’s story The Arrival Follow Aki as he starts life amidst the extraordinary inhabitants of this new land. Will he find a place to live? Will he find a job and make friends? Most of all, will Aki ever see his family again? The absence of words...
Join us on the lawn at Cape Lodge for a beautiful Sunset Concert of acoustic jazz, folk and blues performed by two of Australia’s finest singer songwriters- Nina Vox & Tony King TICKETS: $20pp (All proceeds to the band!) Limited tickets available. Contact events@capelodge.com.au BYO Lawn Chairs, Picnic Rugs, Food & Wine Concert followed by...
WA OPERA’S SIMULCAST OF CITY OF PERTH’S OPERA IN THE PARK 2018 La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini For over two decades, the City of Perth has presented Opera in the Park as an annual gift to the residents and visitors of Perth, supported by Lotterywest and Healthway with the message Act-Belong-Commit. The live simulcast allows WA...
ACO VIRTUAL Immerse yourself in the ACO’s 360-degree virtual orchestra experience. Imagine standing on stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, feeling the energy of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti playing his priceless Guarneri del Gesù violin, or getting up close to Principal Violinist Satu Vänskä playing Australia’s very first Stradivarius violin. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s...
“Eating, loving, singing and digesting are, in truth, the four acts of the comic opera known as life, and they pass like bubbles of a bottle of champagne. Whoever lets them break without having enjoyed them is a complete fool.” – Rossini An exclusive evening of opera interwoven with a gourmet dining experience in a...
Voyager Estate is proud to announce an exclusive performance by three of West Australian Opera’s internationally-renowned artists, as part of the Estate’s Laze on the Lawn series. Soprano, Rachelle Durkin will join Tenor, Virgilio Marino and Bass-Baritone, Paull-Anthony Keightley for the outdoor performance on Sunday, 11 March from 2 to 3pm. This inaugural concert has...
ACO VIRTUAL Immerse yourself in the ACO’s 360-degree virtual orchestra experience. Imagine standing on stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, feeling the energy of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti playing his priceless Guarneri del Gesù violin, or getting up close to Principal Violinist Satu Vänskä playing Australia’s very first Stradivarius violin. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s...
ACO VIRTUAL Immerse yourself in the ACO’s 360-degree virtual orchestra experience. Imagine standing on stage surrounded by the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s virtuoso musicians, feeling the energy of Artistic Director Richard Tognetti playing his priceless Guarneri del Gesù violin, or getting up close to Principal Violinist Satu Vänskä playing Australia’s very first Stradivarius violin. ACO Virtual, the Australian Chamber Orchestra’s...
Australian Chamber Orchestra presents The Lark Ascending The Australian Chamber Orchestra’s acclaimed string ensemble, ACO Collective, return to Margaret River in 2018 for their concert The Lark Ascending. Fresh from the success of an exceptional 10th-anniversary season in 2017, with the brilliant violinist Pekka Kuusisto as its Artistic Director for a third year, ACO Collective...
Thomas Murray & the Upside Down River By Reg Cribb A Stone Soup & Critical Stages Production The Murray family have been farming the land along the Darling River for five generations. For Tom Murray, it’s all he’s ever known. When his childhood friends Lucy and Billy reappear, deep friendships are tested, and secrets, long buried, are...
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll by Ray Lawler is one of the most significant plays in Australian theatre history. This new Western Australian production will mark its presentation by every state theatre company in the country. Celebrate the Lotterywest Live Broadcast with Black Swan State Theatre Company. Set in 1950’s working class Melbourne, ‘The Doll’...