"Once upon a time, there was a little ogre named Shrek...." And thus begins the tale of an unlikely hero who finds himself on a life-changing journey alongside a wisecracking Donkey and a feisty princess who resists her rescue. Throw in a short-tempered bad guy, a cookie with an attitude...

The Banff Mountain Film Festival is the world’s most prestigious mountain film festival now in its 42nd year. After premiering in the mountain town of Banff, in Canada, a selection of the best short films about adventure tour the globe. The 2019 tour promises 3 hours of captivating footage, shot...

Led by Expressions Dance Company, this workshop will focus on repertoire from Natalie Weir's The Dinner Pary. In this workshop you will be led through a short contemporary dance warm up, followed by learning repertoire from the show. The dances will take you through a fun, vigorous and physically challenging...

Choreographed by Natalie Weir Produced by Expressions Dance Company and Queensland Performing Arts Centre An elegant dinner party hosted by an influential young man for his manipulative guests is thrown into turmoil when power meets greed, ambition and jealousy. As the evening wears on The Dinner Party exposes society’s insatiable...

D. Karyn Kusama | MA15+ | USA “Nothing Nicole Kidman has done in her career can prepare your for Destroyer” - Variety When a new case uncovers traumas from a past undercover operation, an LAPD detective (Nicole Kidman) is forced to face her personal and professional demons, in this genre-defining...

THE THRILL OF CIRCUS. THE MAYHEM OF MOZART Created by Yaron Lifschitz with Benjamin Knapton and the Circa Ensemble Straight from the score and onto the stage, the man known as Mozart appears amid a storm of powder, tumbling and twirling, as musical mayhem and movement fuse i nthis family...

Internationally renowned Australian singer Gregg Arthur performs popular contemporary hits, classic jazz pieces, personalised orchestrations written especially for Gregg by Maestro Tommy Tycho and original songs written by Gregg that have become much loved fan favourites. This 2 hour show features something for everyone to enjoy! Joining Gregg on stage...

TD. Barry Jenkins | 119mins | MA15+ | USA Director Barry Jenkins’ ambitious follow-up to Moonlight adapts James Baldwin’s poignant novel about a woman fighting to free her falsely accused husband from prison before the birth of their child. From the director of the Oscar-winning Moonlight, in his third feature,...

D. Julian Schnabel | 110mins | M | UK, USA In English and French with English subtitles SWIFF’19 ENCORE Painter-turned-director, Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) offers a luminous present-tense drama about the last days of Vincent van Gogh, and in the process revivifies our sense of the...

Grab a mate. Grab a date. Grab a ticket to the Roadshow! Lookingfor a laugh? The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is coming to town. Forget I-Spy, spotto and stale servo snacks, this road trip is jam-packed with a crew of fantastically funny comedians, specially selected to bring the fun...

This year audiences have the chance to witness World Champion Irish dancers direct from the West End’s Lord of the Dance, as A TASTE OF IRELAND – THE IRISH MUSIC AND DANCE SENSATION tours Australia-wide telling the tale of the world’s most loved nation in one incredible performance.  Told through...

“Miss Cummings, if we’re all different, doesn’t that kind of make us all the same?” -Juniper May, Robot Song When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete meltdown. After...

A Crazy, Mad, Wonderful Ballet Choreography by Michael Pappalardo & Brendan Bradshaw Melbourne City Ballet’s Artistic Director, Michael Pappalardo and Artistic Associate Brendan Bradshaw pay homage to Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, Alice in Wonderland, with this enchanting ballet, complimented by one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous scores. The curious adventure begins...

Escape to the magical and mysterious world of Diamonds After Dark. This high impact show promises electrifying performances, bringing to life the music of Queen, Cher, Lady Gaga and much much more. An explosion of talent including dancing, incredible vocals and a dynamic cast who have graced stages around the...

Jaq, a horrid, rude, bacon eating brat. Her long suffering Mother, whisked away by The Fairy Mod Brother to his Jazz Club. An Evil Witch sent to replace her. Timony Cricket, bon vivant and wannabe hipster partnering Jaq to get her Mum back. Throw in a rambunctious parade of hilarious...

Starring Michael Veitch and Simon Oats NEW DATE: Friday 9 August The Golden Age of Radio is Back! Live old-time radio drama with Michael Veitch back doing what he is loved for - original comedy! Simon Oats joins him on stage as the perfect matinee idol rogue, dashing former Squadron...

The Songs of Paul Simon Mrs Robinson…The Boxer…Mother & Child Reunion….Call Me Al……Bridge Over Troubled Water…………Feelin Groovy……50 Ways…..Sounds of Silence……Kodachrome….. Me & Julio… El Condor Passé....Diamonds ...                   Paul Simon may have just retired from performing but his songs will play on forever. He is undoubtedly one of the premier songwriters in...

Rugby League The Musical is back on the road for 2019! After the triumphant 2018 season, Australia's hardest working sports satirist - Denis Carnahan - is back, bigger than ever, trying to cope with the mountain of material Rugby League has thrown at him during the “offest” off season in...

D. Marc Turtletaub | M | USA 'Life is random, but when you finish a puzzle you know you’ve made all the right choices.' From the producers of Little Miss Sunshine, PUZZLE stars Kelly MacDonald who offers a marvellously nuanced and understated performance as a housewife who discovers she has...

BCELEBRATING 40 YEARS SINCE HER AUSTRLIAN TOUR TOURING AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND - 2019 With combined record sales topping over 240 million and over 70 top 20 hits between them, Stevie Nicks and Linda Ronstadt are arguably two of the world’s greatest. Stevie Nicks is best known as the vocalist...

D. Sebastián Lelio | M | USA Academy award winner Sebastián Lelio (A Fantastic Woman) directs Academy Award–winning actor Julianne Moore (Still Alice) in this English-language remake of his 2013 film about a free-spirited, middle-aged divorcee hoping to find love on the dance floor. Gloria (Moore) is a free-spirited divorcee...

Catherine Alcorn is The Divine Miss Bette "Bawdy, brash and just as fabulous" ‘Absolutely hilarious!’ - Time Out Sydney Prepare to be mesmerised by award-winning stage sensation Catherine Alcorn in her hilarious portrayal of Bette Midler when she channels the People’s Diva in this thoroughly rapturous performance! Fresh from her...

Starring Jane Rutter & Peter Cousens WestEnd Musical star, Peter Cousens, and Legendary Flutist Jane Rutter (Chevalièredes Arts et Lettres) join forces to bring you a Magical Night of Musical Romance, performing popular Classical pieces and Romantic songs b ysome of the World’s greatest popular composers: Gershwin, Cole Porter, Massenet,Offenbach, Andrew Lloyd...

Tickle your ears and imagination Inspired by Australian bush classics such as The Magic Pudding, Blinky Bill and The Muddleheaded Wombat, Ensemble Offspring, Sydney’s favourite musical mavericks, take toddlers and their families on a journey through the wonderment of experiencing chamber music for the first time. Featuring old-fashioned colonial folk...

The Passion & Sadness of Flamenco Arrebato Ensemble features dynamic and emotive instrumental music based in contemporary flamenco, with a spectacular visual aspect added by virtuosic dancer Chachy Peñalver. Arrebato Ensemble is Greg Alfonzetti, Damian de Boos-Smith and Byron Mark, three passionate musicians who write with all aspects of their...

SOS- The Australian ABBA show is an epic musical salute to the legend of Swedish pop sensation ABBA. The show takes the audience on a musical journey featuring all the platinum hits fans know and love. With fantastic costumes, high energy choreographed dance moves, and incredible vocal talents, SOS is...

CHATS is excited to bring Agatha Christie's murder mystery to the Coffs Coast region. The Mousetrap opened in London's West End in 1952, and has been running continuously since then, making it the longest running play in history. The Mousetrap revolves around a group of diverse characters, snowed in at...

Australia’s soul diva Christine Anu returns in 2019 with REWIND – The Aretha Franklin Songbook. Experience Christine’s powerful performance for the first time, or return to enjoy her soulful and sassy tunes once again.  Christine has entertained audiences sporadically over six years with her tribute to the Queen of Soul,...

“Considered by many critics to be among the greatest musicals of the twentieth century, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s "South Pacific" is a lighthearted musical with serious themes. Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Well-known musical...