Kurt Fearnley, AO is a three-time Paralympic gold medallist with a can-do attitude that makes the impossible possible. 

Yirra Yaakin Vignette Series came from the delivery of excellent short scripts developed as part of the Yirra Yaakin Metro Writers’ Group and delivered as public readings at Yirra Yaarnz in 2020 and 2021.

A magical adaptation of Ted Prior’s beloved picture books, Grug and the Rainbow sees our grassy little friend embark on an epic adventure to bask in the colours of the illusive rainbow.

A heartfelt, clever and funny new tale based on two beloved Australian children’s books, Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu.

Discover why no dream is too big at Disney On Ice presents Into the Magic!

Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the hilarious and heartwarming hit, seen by millions of women, returns to Australia in 2022!

Running this June/July at Melbourne’s much-loved Meat Market Stables, Antipodes Theatre Company invites you to come and experience the show Time Out New York heralded as “One of the most exciting new musicals in years.”

The concert at HOTA’s Outdoor Stage on Sun 3 July is open to everyone who wants to experience this once-in-a-lifetime event.

Another deeply personal story from the creator of 2017/18’s Bipolar Karaoke, The Butterfly Nebula is the imprint left on the universe after a catastrophic event.

One-person hybrid theatre and film performance – Join artist, producer and proud neurodivergent Heidi Everett as she confronts tragedy, creativity and comedy.

You’re tearing me apart! A new musical about the pains of youth and finding your voice.

Watch classic nursery rhyme characters magically come to life as the pages of the storybook are turned in this exciting new production, ‘Once Upon A Time’.

The perfect combination of theatrical magic and charm!

I Liked It, But… (I Didn’t Know What the F#!k it was About) goes where few ‘experimental contemporary immersive performance’ works dare to tread – out of the theatre and into the bar, to see what passes the ‘pub test’.

The pre match speeches an anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Discover why no dream is too big at Disney On Ice presents Into the Magic!

In Conversation is a monthly series of thought-provoking topics exploring big questions, ideas and human narratives.

Honest,  agile,  and  refreshingly  self-assured,  Georgia  State  Line’s  unique  brand  of  country-infused  melancholy  yields  music  that’s equal parts heartsick and hopeful.  

Destroy the rituals of contemporary romance with this hilarious, warm and award-winning show

Just when the world needs a beacon of hope, this glorious musical classic is here to leave you grinning and tapping your toes

Based on the beloved children’s book by award-winning author Margaret Wild, There’s a Sea in My Bedroom is an immersive and theatrical introduction to live classical music, capturing the magic of a child’s fantasy world.

Josie Alibrandi is in her final year of high school. Whip-smart and aspirational, she is a third-generation Italian teenager and scholarship kid, with the shadow of a family curse and a penchant for rulebreaking.

Discover why no dream is too big at Disney On Ice presents Into the Magic!

Nominated for Best New Musical at the 2000 Olivier Awards and currently the seventh longest-running show in West End history, Mamma Mia arrives at the Regal Theatre from 25 March for four dazzling performances.

“It will give you chills! Amazing special effects, eye-popping costumes and incredible performances.”– NEWSDAY

IT’S TIME FOR A NEW ADVENTURE.

Powerful goddesses, vengeful gods & brave heroes, Oracle is a fusion of haunting, powerhouse vocals, mesmerising circus acts & aerials, steamy burlesque, interlaced with ballet & contemporary dance.

The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage a new imagining of the classic Australian books by Sheena Rowles and Rod Clement.

Winner of the New York Drama Critic’s Circle award for Best American Play, The Glass Menagerie is the timeless family drama that thrust Tennessee Williams into the international spotlight.

That’s Why the Lady Needs a Ramp is a one-woman + show by disability-led company, Raspberry Ripple, featuring integrated audio description, circus designed for everybody, and a set with wheelchair access in mind.

That’s Why the Lady Needs a Ramp is a one-woman + show by disability-led company, Raspberry Ripple, featuring integrated audio description, circus designed for everybody, and a set with wheelchair access in mind.

That’s Why the Lady Needs a Ramp is a one-woman + show by disability-led company, Raspberry Ripple, featuring integrated audio description, circus designed for everybody, and a set with wheelchair access in mind.

That’s Why the Lady Needs a Ramp is a one-woman + show by disability-led company, Raspberry Ripple, featuring integrated audio description, circus designed for everybody, and a set with wheelchair access in mind.

Kendall Feaver’s multi-award-winning play is a heartfelt family drama about loving someone with a mental illness.

Adapted from the beloved stories by PL Travers and the original film; the magical tale of the world’s favourite Nanny comes to life on stage in a spectacular and unforgettable production.

Infusing the narrative of Othello with the historical setting of the battalion brings together two powerful artistic cultures — Shakespeare and Wagadagam

The perfect combination of theatrical magic and charm!

This summer Mr Fox and his family, friends and foes are getting set to once again leap off the page (and all around the stage).

With its peculiarly Australian sensibility, humour and humility, Sunshine Super Girl asks us to consider our nation’s future and the larger collective significance of our individual actions on the next ‘Goolagong’ waiting in the wings.

An inclusive and accessible, family friendly, picnic- blanket-style “FUN Singalong” event, for people with a disability, their friends, families and carers.

A Raisin in the Sun is an iconic work of American theatre, a powerful portrait of one Black family’s struggle to hold onto hope in a society intent on keeping them down, and an unmissable night of theatre.

Welcome to Moulin Rouge! The Musical. Baz Luhrmann’s revolutionary film comes to life onstage in a new musical mash-up extravaganza.

Pat is a jaded, stalwart primary school teacher who isn’t afraid to voice her opinions: all kids are terrors, the school’s a zoo and her colleagues are nitwits. Enter Anna, played by Stephanie Somerville in her STC mainstage debut, who is bright-eyed, idealistic and just out of university. Anna’s going to change the world, one gold star at a time.

SOLD OUT – Alanis Morissette is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill”

NEW DATE – Alanis Morissette is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill”

SOLD OUT – Alanis Morissette is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill”

SOLD OUT!

This is not an anti-war story. This is not a pro-war story. This is a story of soldiers — the sons, the husbands, the fathers, the people we love.

The iconic Richard Roxburgh returns to the STC stage for the first time in years to play one of theatre’s greatest roles in this deeply moving reflection on life, love, and what it means to let go.

The tour is in celebration of Harry’s critically acclaimed second solo #1 album, “Fine Line,” which features the singles ‘Light’s Up,’ ‘Adore You,’ and ‘Watermelon Sugar.’

The tour is in celebration of Harry’s critically acclaimed second solo #1 album, “Fine Line,” which features the singles ‘Light’s Up,’ ‘Adore You,’ and ‘Watermelon Sugar.’

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to Australia

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to Australia in 2020 for a national arena tour.

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to Australia

Online info session – Micro creative organisations and collectives from across the state have the opportunity to apply for game-changing funding through the latest round of the Creative Ventures Program.

Watch classic nursery rhyme characters magically come to life as the pages of the storybook are turned in this exciting new production, ‘Once Upon A Time’.

Discover why no dream is too big at Disney On Ice presents Into the Magic!

The pre match speeches an anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Leaps & Bounds and MzRizk present an all-ages matinee show with the HALO Vocal Ensemble and Eliza Hull performing live at The Corner Hotel and you’re all invited!

Farewell the festival for another year with a night of interactive readings

Each year, the School production is the highlight on our School calendar and brings together the entire community at TIGS.

The spectacular tries, speed, passion and rivalry of Origin will all be on display! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

London 1869. Four very different Victorian women are drawn into the dark underground world of female boxing by the eccentric Professor Sharp. Controlled by men and constrained by corsets, each finds an unexpected freedom in the boxing ring.

Take a free guided tour of the Library’s newest exhibition, Handmade Universe.

This is a world class variety spectacular that you don’t want to miss!

Join us for a thought-provoking weekend of ideas that challenge assumptions. Now in its eighth year, Disrupted will encourage discussion that will challenge and inspire our way of thinking through speakers, writers, advocates and more as we explore the quest for equality in all its forms.

Phia is a songwriter, composer and founder and artistic director of Melbourne Indie Voices. Known for her genre-defying, live looping shows and masterful use of the African kalimba, her multi-layered music breeds a kind of euphoria.

The awards support, develop and recognise excellence in Western Australian writing. These awards are made available by the Western Australian Government and are managed by the State Library of Western Australia. 

This probing talk covers the whole gamut of modern love – from hard and fast hook-ups to lonely hearts, sex-tech and even climate change stress.

Creativity beats at the heart of every great city – Sydney is no exception. Come and learn about the stories that define us, bring us together, and sometimes tell uncomfortable truths

Melbourne Conversations – Getting Melbourne Talking

Discover why no dream is too big at Disney On Ice presents Into the Magic!

Coming in off the back of their dazzling feat of endurance, The Second Woman, Nat Randall and Anna Breckon have returned with Set Piece—a work that explores female intimacy through the relationship between screen and stage.

Join Lynette as she speaks with two remarkable doctors, both of whom guide those at the gateway of death. Their creative approaches are re-shaping our relationship with death and offer hope for dying well.

Anything & Everything delves into online and IRL spaces, where young people navigate identity, connection and intimacy.

At a transformed Sidney Myer Music Bowl, you’ll encounter voluminous inflatable sculptures, towering projections and mind-expanding soundscapes in previously inaccessible areas of the iconic venue.

A Dublin bar, a boy, a girl, and two bruised hearts. This international smash hit and eight-time Tony Award winning musical reminds us of music’s power to connect us all.

Hidden for decades, Flinders Street Station’s mysterious ballroom opens its doors for Australia’s pre-eminent visual artist.

This heartfelt story chronicles the relationship of Jamie and Cathy, two 20-something New Yorkers who fall in and out of love, all under the watchful hand of time.

Australia’s Biggest Glamazon, Alright Hey! has been one of Australia’s favourite creators since he started entertaining audiences online online in 2013.

It’s a tongue-twisting race from A to Z that’s equal parts explosive, messy, hilarious, fascinating and gross.

(New Date – 9th JUNE ) It’s the female security guards at Thompson Security – Naz, Tribe and Joey – who work on the sidelines to keep it all in line. But things turn to s#*t when they become bystanders to a sexual assault.

Breythe is slogging it out on the East Coast, building an acting career and trying to balance the road to success with honouring his heritage as a Wongutha-Yamatji man. When he’s called back to Kalgoorlie to mourn his father’s tragic death, he discovers a family reeling in pain and anger and a home he feels increasingly estranged from.

Wellness. Healthy aspiration or sickening obsession? Join Brigid Delaney and Benjamin Law in conversation with Jenny Valentish to probe Sydney’s fixation with wellbeing.

Love audiobooks? Podcasts? Heard of audio dramas? Umm… Let’s change that! Audio Drama – aka audio description, aka AD – is film and television as you’ve never seen it before. Discover how AD can change your perspective on screen-based entertainment.

Sydney can be a tough city. It’s easy to fall through the cracks. Come and hear from individuals who are fighting to make this city more empathetic and equal.

Art, empire, identity and spirituality overlap in Chinatown. Reach the roof and raise a glass.

The pre match speeches an anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The ‘Future of Work’ promises freedom, flexibility, fun, and inclusivity. Too good to be true? Come and hear from three divergent thinkers about changes we can make now to improve work (and society) for the many – not just the few.

TBA – A vivid real-life backstage story by American playwright Theresa Rebeck, Bernhardt/Hamlet is a fast-moving, audacious comedy about a 19th century woman issuing a challenge to the system that still resonates today.

Join us for a special night celebrating the triumphs of a year working in and with short form filmmaking with this year’s St Kilda Film Festival Awards.

Q and A – A master storyteller shifts her work from film to stage to share a morality tale for our times—in which she just happens to be the central character.

Anything & Everything delves into online and IRL spaces, where young people navigate identity, connection and intimacy.

Baz Luhrmann is a master storyteller, award-winning filmmaker and a pioneer of pop culture who delights audiences with his signature blend of fantasy, romance and theatrics.

Facial recognition technology, artificial intelligence, use of drones and QR codes… They are all an accepted part of life, but are we aware of the unseen forces shaping society?

Spend a night with a grand dame and dilettante of death. A stirring solo performance celebrating the wisdom of female elders.

Strap yourself in Australia! The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow is hitting the highways to home-deliver the freshest and funniest acts from the 2022 Festival to neighbourhoods across the nation.

A master storyteller shifts her work from film to stage to share a morality tale for our times—in which she just happens to be the central character.

Art, empire, identity and spirituality overlap in Chinatown. Reach the roof and raise a glass.

A baptism of bass, colossal speaker stacks and cross-continental music culture. Feel The Forum shake.

Divine geometry subverted by wonkiness. The search for idealism in art is upended by a dance of exquisite chaos.

Are you curious about the explosion of interest in psychedelics? How do you navigate the latest debates around decriminalisation, legislation and medicalisation of illicit drugs?

Not to brag but Geraldine Hickey has had a pretty incredible few years. She got engaged, won some awards, and now she has a boat.

Fart Fabulous is a farty party for grands, grandkids and teenagers alike. A playful, punk variety show bursting with circus, drag, dance, visual art and live music

At a transformed Sidney Myer Music Bowl, you’ll encounter voluminous inflatable sculptures, towering projections and mind-expanding soundscapes in previously inaccessible areas of the iconic venue.

Hidden for decades, Flinders Street Station’s mysterious ballroom opens its doors for Australia’s pre-eminent visual artist.

RISING is a surge of art, music, performance and ceremony in the heart of Melbourne.

Set over the course of a single night, two strangers meet, drink, and party in modern-day Moscow. Both need something from the other, both have something to hide

Aaron Sorkin is a household name – theatre and film director, screenwriter, playwright. Hear how he writes and directs gripping political dramas that mirror real life

Together with guests who have been involved with cults, Sarah Steel unveils the seductive power of their charismatic leaders and asks whether you might be more susceptible to cult-like thinking than you realise.

Recent advances in human neuroscience are enabling artists and scientists to work together to explore the biological foundations of how we learn to dance, and why it can bring us such intense pleasure.

Singer-songwriter, global superstar, arts lover, and fashion maverick Troye Sivan reveals his take on beauty, creativity, and queer politics in a live intimate conversation with journalist and TV presenter Patrick Abboud.

There’s more to being queer than coming out and getting married.

Together, these two powerful storytellers and courageous advocates will unravel the shifting media, political and legal landscapes in Australia and the USA. It’s time to break the culture of silence – for good.

Hosted at JMC Academy Park St Campus, the St Kilda Film Festival brings you a unique series of hands-on workshops, forums, panels, exhibitions, screenings and Q&As on a diverse range of filmmaking topics with some of Australia’s top emerging and established film talents.

One of our mediators will guide you through the exhibition alongside an Auslan interpreter.

Hold your horses, batten down the hatches and get your ducks in a row, because here comes the St Kilda Film Festival’s famous opening night!

Opening night of Vivid Sydney 2022 launches with First Light, a powerful acknowledgement and celebration of our First Nations culture shaped by Creative Advisor Rhoda Roberts AO.

This event is the brainchild of our previous CEO, the late Chrissy Sharp, whose love of great poetry and career of wrangling actors combine to create an extraordinary evening

As part of La Mama’s VCE Theatre Studies list Hearth features a stellar ensemble cast, this compelling new drama is guaranteed to not only be a thought-provoking night at the theatre, but also an extremely enjoyable one.

The transformative power of words knows no bounds. Or so we are told. But if words are that great, then why is the world in the state it’s in?

AN EPIC, 250-YEAR STORY TO RETURN HOME THE CAPTIVE BODILY REMAINS OF FIRST PEOPLES.

PAUSE, PLAY, PERFORM, APAM’s immersive digital program exploring the market for hybrid and digital performance is now live.

BOLLYWOOD PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The 13-, 26-, 52-, 78- and 91-Storey Treehouses, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

The concert comprises stunning performances by young performing artists.

The Shadow Whose Prey the Hunter Becomes is a story about a public meeting, the type of meeting you would hope to happen in a certain kind of democracy.

The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage a clever and funny new imagining, combining two classic Australian books – Edward the Emu and Edwina the Emu.

Join hosts Hannah Reilly and Jonny Hawkins for a celebration of humanity’s most dangerous pastime: speeches.

Queer screen culture magazine Sissy Screens and the Wheeler Centre join forces for a night of smutty storytelling.

The Avalanches – Robbie Chater and Tony Di Blasi will be in conversation with Australian radio legend, Zan Rowe (triple j, Double J) along with conductor Nicholas Buc for a special panel unpacking the band’s past, present and future.

The writers’ life – perhaps even more so than other artists – is a solitary one. So the individual and personal challenges faced both in the pursuit of one’s art and when dealing with the publishing and reading world at large are little understood in a collective sense.

An award-winning romantic comedy featuring two vibrant, lovable characters at its heart, Become The One explores why a footballer would choose to remain closeted, and why their openly gay partner would choose to accept it.

Your everyday supermarket transformed into a joyous world of balance, circus and Perspex!

Your everyday supermarket transformed into a joyous world of balance, circus and Perspex!

Come and reconnect with your community, as Victoria opens up, and MGLC and shOUT can once again join together to celebrate the unsinkable spirit of LGBTQIA community music!

Your everyday supermarket transformed into a joyous world of balance, circus and Perspex!

Your everyday supermarket transformed into a joyous world of balance, circus and Perspex!

With a career trajectory taking him straight into the comedy and media stratosphere, a Christian Hull live show is not to be missed – book early!

Limited tickets left: Following two sold-out tours of The Beatles’ Abbey Road live in 2019/20, ARC is returning in 2021 to present the final Beatles album in all its glory – Let It Be.

Their forthcoming third album, Running with the Hurricane – features the critically acclaimed singles ‘Blue’ and title track ‘Running with the Hurricane’, and is about what happens after chaos hits; when you’ve walked through the fire and come out stronger, calmer and happier than ever before.

International drag sensation Courtney Act joins a spectacular cast of Australian comedy legends to bring this wicked and witty classic back to life.

Abbie will host and lead the conversation with special guests on stage whilst tackling everything from feminism, political issues, dating, mental health and friendships.

What can be done in our community to raise awareness of the vulnerabilities and risk factors of human trafficking?

Join us for a panel discussion to hear from founders who are impacting our changing world through their product or service innovation.

The childhood home is up for sale. Three sisters are left adrift and grappling with the sudden loss of their mother, and each other.

From the oldest culture on earth comes the freshest and funniest stand-up comedy around that is both cheeky and thought-provoking.

Abbie will host and lead the conversation with special guests on stage whilst tackling everything from feminism, political issues, dating, mental health and friendships.

Australia’s queens of comedy hit the stage together for a laugh out loud show in support of ActionAid and their work promoting women’s rights.

To be or not to be. That is the question.

Part action-movie, part documentary, part manic farce and part rave; KCD marries madcap satire with deeply urgent conversations about our future – all accompanied by a pumping techno soundtrack!

Robot Song is a genuine family show. It is joyful and full of hope

Join award-winning ex-showgirl Tinker as she assumes the form of the world’s most-loved science fiction action heroine in her playwright debut.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE MUSIC THEATRE ASSOCIATION (UMMTA) IS PROUD TO PRESENT ITS 2022 SEMESTER 1 MAINSTAGE SHOW – ‘FOOTLOOSE’!

Moriarty’s nine internationally bestselling novels include Truly Madly Guilty, Big Little Lies and Nine Perfect Strangers – the latter two of which have produced critically celebrated television adaptations starring Nicole Kidman, Meryl Streep and Reese Witherspoon.

Come and reconnect with your community, as Victoria opens up, and MGLC and shOUT can once again join together to celebrate the unsinkable spirit of LGBTQIA community music!

Logan’s new cultural precinct opens and we’re inviting you to come and celebrate!

Come and reconnect with your community, as Victoria opens up, and MGLC and shOUT can once again join together to celebrate the unsinkable spirit of LGBTQIA community music!

A cross-cultural love story.

Kick off the Festival with a spectacular line-up of the funniest comedians over two hours of laughs.

BRED is an artistic interrogation by some creative savages featuring a token white fella ally.

BRED is an artistic interrogation by some creative savages featuring a token white fella ally.

Enter a world of splendour and romance, of eye-popping excess, of glitz, grandeur and glory!

A gritty, hilarious and triumphant story from a masterful storyteller about finding a platform for her feisty and honest voice that she had lost somewhere along the way, in a small Australian coastal town in the ’70s and ’80s.

One of our mediators will guide you through the exhibition alongside an Auslan interpreter.

Brisbane Powerhouse invites you and a guest to the launch of flex. Join us as we celebrate the launch of our new program flex which provides accessible year-round programming for arts lovers.

Now Oliver has no soul, but his jokes are sublime.

Dreams is an hour of stand-up and musical comedy about the future

BRED is an artistic interrogation by some creative savages featuring a token white fella ally.

2022 will see the debut of WILOGICAL, Wil’s first new hour of stand-up in 3 years.

Behind the sleek and unblemished facade of CleardayTM cosmetics — a market leader in Asia’s booming beauty industry — the scars of deep-seated prejudice are waiting to re-emerge.

Denise Scott and Judith Lucy know what the whole country is wondering, how did they cope with a global pandemic and the endless lockdowns of the last two years?

After slipping into a coma in 2016, now he’s woke and ready to ask the big questions, like… “anyone here from out of town?!” The latest fiasco from comedy mastermind Zoë Coombs Marr.

From antelope meat in the ‘I’m a Celeb’ jungle to fine dining cooking in the MasterChef kitchen, Dil has tasted the full spectrum of reality TV cuisine. He returns to where he does his best work, the stage, and has cooked up a brand-new hour of delicious stand-up.

Lizzy Hoo returns to the Festival with a brand-new show about life, family and what happens to our shoes when we die.

Welcome to Comedy On The Rocks – a theatre drinking game!

To be or not to be. That is the question.

A gritty, hilarious and triumphant story from a masterful storyteller about finding a platform for her feisty and honest voice that she had lost somewhere along the way, in a small Australian coastal town in the ’70s and ’80s.

CANCELLED DUE TO NO AUSLAN BOOKINGS – It is often assumed that a country with strong human rights standards will also offer a higher quality of asylum.

The people of Melbourne have shown they can get through just about anything. But can they handle another stand-up show from Phil Wang?

A Tommy Little show is an hour of raucous laughter, wild stories, and guaranteed good times – nothing is out of bounds.

His favourite and most important part of the working day is… Smoko.

As seen on The Project, Just For Laughs and Hughesy We Have A Problem.

WINNER – Most Outstanding Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2021

All grown-ups were children once. Although few of them remember it.

This amazing Australian story rings with authenticity, humour and quirky compassion (Stage Noise)

The Castlemaine State Festival began in 1976 through the vision of founder Berek Segan AM OBE and has now grown to become Australia’s longest running flagship regional arts festival

A verbatim performance providing contemporary audiences with a unique insight into the pivotal role that WWII dancehalls played in maintaining cohesion and wellbeing on the Australian home-front.

The Castlemaine State Festival began in 1976 through the vision of founder Berek Segan AM OBE and has now grown to become Australia’s longest running flagship regional arts festival

This all-ages, drug, alcohol and smoke free afternoon of live music will feature Dune Rats, Beddy Rays, Suzi and The Teethers.

Auslan access to welcome and National Anthem.

A festival made with the community for the community.

The Castlemaine State Festival began in 1976 through the vision of founder Berek Segan AM OBE and has now grown to become Australia’s longest running flagship regional arts festival

The Castlemaine State Festival began in 1976 through the vision of founder Berek Segan AM OBE and has now grown to become Australia’s longest running flagship regional arts festival

Located at the new Melbourne Precinct within the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022, AusGP Sessions will offer a diverse lineup right across the four days.

Albert Park is the best place to hear the inside line from some of the bravest drivers and brightest minds in the pitlane.

This fun late-night show answers the questions everyone wants to know!

Located at the new Melbourne Precinct within the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022, AusGP Sessions will offer a diverse lineup right across the four days.

A festival made with the community for the community.

Albert Park is the best place to hear the inside line from some of the bravest drivers and brightest minds in the pitlane.

Cab Suave will have you biting your nails and dancing in your seat for a rollicking good time that is made for adults but suitable for all ages.

Welcome to Comedy On The Rocks – a theatre drinking game!

She-Nanigans The Show dives into Chido’s mind to explore her quirky shenanigans, while recounting her journey of finding her voice to overcome life’s bullsh## shenanigans.

Disability, Sex and the NDIS… what more could a gal want?

A festival made with the community for the community.

Located at the new Melbourne Precinct within the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022, AusGP Sessions will offer a diverse lineup right across the four days.

Albert Park is the best place to hear the inside line from some of the bravest drivers and brightest minds in the pitlane.

Shifting between rite of passage, public debate and personal memoir, this unpredictable onslaught blurs the line between instruction, permission, philosophy and confession

A brand-new hour of laughs from the woman who bought tiny microphones off the internet so she could do karaoke with her cat on TikTok.

Located at the new Melbourne Precinct within the Formula 1® Heineken® Australian Grand Prix 2022, AusGP Sessions will offer a diverse lineup right across the four days.

We will hear from performing artists and arts workers from Australia and the UK on what is currently being done and what needs to change.

Expect even faster talking than usual and a couple of sneaky emotional bits.

A brand-new hour of stand-up comedy from the finest Welsh comedian currently working in Australia.

As seen on The Project, How to Stay Married, Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala and NOVA podcast Mates Talking About Stuff.

Claire is a born storyteller with a sharp wit. When she isn’t busy eating cake on The Great Australian Bake Off, she’s bringing the roof down at comedy clubs and festivals across the country.

Disability, Sex and the NDIS… what more could a gal want?

Satyajit Das, in association with a surprise guest, promises to cut through the data, ‘fake’ news, gloom and Pollyanna logic. Prepare for a memorable evening of clarity and black humour.

When Billy meets his girlfriend Sylvia, he is introduced to a larger Deaf community, which sparks a struggle for self-identity and rebellion against his family. Which tribe will Billy choose?

In this rich and exciting terrain, women dare to be different, love more intensely than is considered proper, refuse to play the roles they were supposedly born to play – and often face shockingly violent ends.

Re-introducing the six wives of Henry VIII – six rebellious heroines take the mic to remix over 500 years of history and heartbreak, in a celebration of girl power.

The Queensland Music Awards is an annual celebration of the state’s best music.

This latest chapter of their iconic career will close with the release of a new album and a series of big gigs. Both are aptly titled Resist.

Comedy Hypnotist Matt Hale returns with his sell out show Bonkers!

Enjoy dynamic Australian talent at Out of the Park Picnic, a free celebration of 100 years of Edwardes Lake Park

In this one-person show that is as delicately told as it is captivating, Oliver uses his exceptional storytelling abilities to reflect on his time as a refugee and to unpack what his life looks like now.

Main stage speeches and announcements during the live event will be Auslan interpreted

One of our mediators will guide you through the exhibition alongside an Auslan interpreter.

To be or not to be. That is the question.

Hear a conversation with world-leading innovators in the space industry, exploring human-centred design for space.

Click on the link to see the Curatorial Conversations running on Sat 26 March as part of QUEER X Midsumma programming.

In partnership with the Association for Children with a Disability (ACD), Melbourne Zoo will be hosting Dream Day on Saturday 26 March 2022.

Opening event – Traditional Welcome from a Wurundjeri Elder and a speech from the Chair of Administrators to open the festival.

The day encourages Australians to come together to reflect on and celebrate the many cultures that create our great nation.

At our summer Salon, we’re spotlighting artists who push formal limits and play outside the boundaries.

Charlotte will tell and retell the story of her grandmother’s escape from Hungary in 1956, and explore the impact this event had on her grandmother and, years later, on herself. 

La Mama Poetica: March features Jennifer Harrison, Tim Evans, Lucy Van and Paul Mitchell. Curated by Amanda Anastasi

Would you please welcome to the stage… Andy and Terry! Yes that’s right. Today’s the day Andy and Terry are going to bring their stories to life in their first EVER play – except they forgot to write it!

Join us for a unique night of theatre, engage with new playwriting talent and have your say in the 2022 Award selection.

City of Gold is an unflinching force of drama that urgently questions injustice and racism in Australia today, and asks: have things changed?

Our Bogong is a celebration and sharing of crafted spoken word pieces.

New Date – Cab Suave will have you biting your nails and dancing in your seat for a rollicking good time that is made for adults but suitable for all ages.

A sexy, subversive modern classic from multi-award winner Wil King (DIRT, Netflix’s Why Are You Like This) and Bridget Gao-Hollitt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Superpumped).

This event is part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair highlight program Performing Poetics.

This event is part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair highlight program Performing Poetics.

Need to book – This FREE community event is open and accessible to all and is a fun family friendly day out full of entertainment, interactive arts experiences, sporting activities, music, dancing and good times!

The inaugural Groove Tunes lineup will be headlined by surf-rock trio The Grogans and Matilda Pearl with support from artists living with a disability Irene Zhong, Edward Roussac and Saint Ergo.

This publication is more than an exhibition catalogue, it expands on the themes in the Queer exhibition to document the queer past, present and future.

This event is part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair highlight program Performing Poetics.

The Casey Kids Carnival is a free day of activities for children of all ages.

This event is part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair highlight program Performing Poetics.

Even while dealing with the shock and grief of the loss, Patrick was left with the overwhelming question: why?

Join us to celebrate the official opening of the 2022 Blak & Bright Literary Festival!

Experience Eats & Beats like never before with over 25 food trucks and a world-class free music lineup featuring Dami Im and Zeek Power.

Queer Voices is an exhibition of recent artworks celebrating LGBTQIA+ Disabled artists as a part of @ Nebula.

A sexy, subversive modern classic from multi-award winner Wil King (DIRT, Netflix’s Why Are You Like This) and Bridget Gao-Hollitt (Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Superpumped).

Brown’s Mart’s The Messenger may very well leave you with more questions than answers. It’s a cryptic journey filled with laughter, fists and love.

NEW DATE = If you enjoy musical theatre, you are going to love our production of one of the most treasured musicals of all time – The Sound of Music.

Even while dealing with the shock and grief of the loss, Patrick was left with the overwhelming question: why?

ChillOut, Australia’s number one Queer Country Pride festival, ­is held in the gay capital of regional Victoria – Daylesford – in Hepburn Shire.

QUEER shines a light on the NGV Collection to examine and reveal the queer stories works of art can tell.

Even while dealing with the shock and grief of the loss, Patrick was left with the overwhelming question: why?

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Melville Summer Music hits Piney Lakes with the world class rock roots and alt-country stylings of Siobhan Cotchin.

The Wiggles will make their highly anticipated return to stages around Australia in February 2022, when they bring their brand-new Fruit Salad TV Big Show arena tour around the country!

QUEER shines a light on the NGV Collection to examine and reveal the queer stories works of art can tell.

PHANTASMAGORIA explores the complex relationship between a woman and her violent father long after he has passed away.

Join Guest Orator, Yumi Stynes, and FUSE Curator-in-Residence, Queen Acknowledgements, for a dual celebration: the work of social justice advocate, Molly Hadfield OAM, and the opening of FUSE Autumn 2022

Articulating notions of place, identity, archive and gesture held by the body, these lens-based works express their intentions through the language of movement and gesture.

ChillOut, Australia’s number one Queer Country Pride festival, ­is held in the gay capital of regional Victoria – Daylesford – in Hepburn Shire.

Join the enchanting adventure of Little and Big Nutbrown Hare as they discover the magic and colour of the seasons, in a dazzling new stage adaptation of Sam McBratney’s beloved children’s book Guess How Much I Love You.

Join the enchanting adventure of Little and Big Nutbrown Hare as they discover the magic and colour of the seasons, in a dazzling new stage adaptation of Sam McBratney’s beloved children’s book Guess How Much I Love You.

Uncover – Disability In The Music Industry: Eliza Hull + Gordon Koang + Rudely Interrupted

Noongar Wonderland is a multisensory experience guided by stories of Country.

What happens when young people are given the chance to produce site-specific and participatory art works at Northcote Town Hall? It’s a take over!

Incorporating Slingsby’s internationally renowned theatre techniques of shadow, light-play, song, live music, monologue and miniatures, This Tree is a Story is designed to tour into schools and small community halls bringing all the magic of theatre to you, wherever you are.

Share in the delight of all things poetry and bring your most imaginative self forward!

Featuring more than 20 hit Queen songs, We Will Rock You follows two revolutionaries as they try to save Rock in a dystopian world.

Inspired by the life of Lucia Joyce, the only daughter of James Joyce, Solas attempts to give voice to a young woman silenced by history. 

Even while dealing with the shock and grief of the loss, Patrick was left with the overwhelming question: why?

A glittering gala to recognise and celebrate the significant contributions made by our multicultural leaders.

We’re bringing you conversations with amazing authors and big ideas this summer!

One of our mediators will guide you through the exhibition alongside an Auslan interpreter.

Witness the spectacle of the show at a family-friendly price and time.

We’re bringing you conversations with amazing authors and big ideas this summer!

One of the most successful musicals of all time!

This heart-warming true story explores the love and connection between parent and child with delightful, innovative storytelling.

Cab Suave will have you biting your nails and dancing in your seat for a rollicking good time that is made for adults but suitable for all ages.

Based on Alison Bechdel’s bestselling graphic novel about growing up and coming out

By the time the sun rises. all secrets will be laid bare, and none of them will ever be the same again.

Grab a drink and enjoy some tunes with Joel and local musicians for a Pub Trivia Night about the craziest, weirdest, most confusing stuff he’s ever had to see on and off of a stage.

2022 sees a second edition of A Day of Ideas featuring a celebration of the gifts of the sea – people, foods and cultures that come from afar and become much loved.

It is a colourful celebration of queer friendship, community and grassroots revolution.

Clever technology allows a single performer to act in place of an entire film cast. Microwave popcorn not included.

Three women. Three generations. One long weekend in Copenhagen. 

With commanding performances by two stars of the stage Mary Stuart is an unmissable theatrical experience.

This “theatrical landmark transformed theatre and the way we think about history.” – The New York Times

Melbourne Pride will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in Victoria, featuring a series of activities across regional Victoria and a one-day street party event in Melbourne’s inner north – as well as digital online programming that will complement the extensive live offerings.

Join us at Park Lounge for a luminous evening of performances! Hosted by the dazzling Tristan Meecham & Bec Reid of All the Queens Men, the audience will enjoy an eclectic mix of captivating performances including music, theatre comedy and dance.

Saddle up for the next big Black musical. Set in a small town in the northwest of Western Australia in the 1960s, Panawathi Girl overflows with wild joy as hippies and cowboys, politicians and protesters fuel an all-singing, all-dancing night of entertainment.

Benched by Jamila Main is a one-on-one performance that ruminates on athleticism within a disabled body.

Midsumma Festival presents the Access All Areas workshop as part of its keynote AND/OR program.

SICK is a landmark dance collaboration between Australia’s foremost provocateur of contemporary dance and choreography, Phillip Adams, and award winning contemporary dancer and performer, Ryan New.

Clever technology allows a single performer to act in place of an entire film cast. Microwave popcorn not included.

Greek tragedy meets Harlem ball scene. Fantastic! — RuPaul

A story of loss, love and redemption.

Cab Suave will have you biting your nails and dancing in your seat for a rollicking good time that is made for adults but suitable for all ages.

A story of loss, love and redemption.

The 2022 Valentine’s Concert will celebrate the music of iconic UK performer George Michael, the man who brought soul to the pop world.

Quirky, weird, and hilarious are the words that sum up this unlikely duo, so perfectly matched like a pancake to another pancake

Introduce your children to the magic of live music with Orchestra Victoria!

Introduce your children to the magic of live music with Orchestra Victoria!

Introduce your children to the magic of live music with Orchestra Victoria!

Introduce your children to the magic of live music with Orchestra Victoria!

Once again marchers will colour Fitzroy St in a parade of solidarity. Then, Auslan access at event in CATANI GARDENS FROM 1.30pm

It centres around a monolithic audio-visual podium that is a stage for the dancers, possessed and propelled by an extreme barrage of visual content trawled from the depths of the digital universe.

Yung Lung is a party on Mount Olympus.

Join Australia’s most-beloved, free celebration of summer and local music, set against the spectacular natural beauty of the St Kilda foreshore. Opening speeches will be Auslan interpreted

Friendship, personal discovery, soul mates, heartbreak, sexual identity, and intimacy both platonic and romantic – nothing is off-limits

Don’t miss the hottest ticket in town this summer where the queerest, dirtiest, and wildest circus, comedy, burlesque, drag, and cabaret acts let loose, dripping in sweat and backed by a live band.

These lectures display the amazing work of queer scientists in areas of timely interest to the general public.

Since its inauguration in 2016 the Midsumma and Australia Post Art Award has quickly established itself as an important award in the ecology of the arts.

It centres around a monolithic audio-visual podium that is a stage for the dancers, possessed and propelled by an extreme barrage of visual content trawled from the depths of the digital universe.

Yung Lung is a party on Mount Olympus.

Watch our QSA Basketball teams go head to head while dancing along to international DJ Andrew McClelland from Mr McClelland’s Finishing School!

It’s amazing how two words are meant to summarise the complexities of intersectional identities.

Clever technology allows a single performer to act in place of an entire film cast. Microwave popcorn not included.

Wowing crowds the world over, this hilarious gumshoe is part comedian, part mind-reader, part magician, part storyteller, & all gritty retro 1930‘s film-noir!

Queers in Science is an Australian initiative aiming to build community and improve support for LGBTQIA+ people working in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) in Australia.

The exhibition celebrates creative ‘head queering’ as an essential cultural practice of affirmation and repair.

Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal, Zenadth Kes song woman Kee’ahn treats us to her effortless blend of low fi soul drenched pop, weaving lush melodies and words reminiscent of heartbreak and healing.

The four-time Tony Award®-winning Broadway musical tells the entrancing story of a young American soldier and a beautiful French girl, set against the iconic backdrop of the most romantic city in the world.

Share the Spirit is a community-based festival that celebrates the survival of First Nations people in Australia held on January 26 – Survival Day.

“It will give you chills! Amazing special effects, eye-popping costumes and incredible performances.”– NEWSDAY

Set over the course of a single night, two strangers meet, drink, and party in modern-day Moscow. Both need something from the other, both have something to hide

In a small village fringed by a vast forest, a collection of familiar fairy-tale characters are wrestling with unknown curses, untold desires and unnamed danger

small metal objects explores the everyday treatment of the disabled, the unemployed or any outsiders dismissed as unproductive.

Calling all kids – it’s time to disco!

The most fabulous queer-day-out @midsumma

This once-in-a-lifetime performance will be a welcome return to the stage for the multi-ARIA award winning and Grammy nominated blues’n’soul band from Warrandyte.

You can make a string out of anything at Weave It!—an evolutionary exhibition for children and their grown-ups to immerse in the engaging practice of textiles

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

This panel will reflect on exposing the Canberra bubble, holding a High Court judge to account and putting the spotlight on political misogyny, ultimately stepping out an action plan to give misogyny the flick – for good.

Australia’s favourite bubble man, Dr Hubble, is heading to the Library to introduce you to the magic and intricate beauty of bubbles in a show that will entertain and enthral the whole family.

Dance artist-led workshop!

Delight in the tricks and tales of magician and author Nicholas J Johnson!

What’s to be scared of?

One of the most critically-acclaimed new musicals starring Lisa McCune. Girl From The North Country features reimagined Bob Dylan songs and is guaranteed to pull at your heartstrings.

You can make a string out of anything at Weave It!—an evolutionary exhibition for children and their grown-ups to immerse in the engaging practice of textiles

Renowned journalist Jane Hutcheon retraces her mother’s childhood footsteps through a China long gone.

Part concert, part story, part ceremony, ? (stay) is an evocative new work created by Western Sydney company Kurinji, its co-founder/writer S. Shakthidharan (Counting and Cracking, Sydney Festival 2019) and renowned Singaporean musical ensemble, SAtheCollective.  

Music in the Park will return to local parks within the City of Joondalup

A pressure cooker sexcom come radio play about what drives humanity to go harder, faster, faster, FASTER!

Join Welcome To Country and artist-led workshops

You can make a string out of anything at Weave It!—an evolutionary exhibition for children and their grown-ups to immerse in the engaging practice of textiles

One of the most successful musicals of all time!

Anthem Ceremony, pre match ceremony will be Auslan interpreted

See Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad as you’ve never seen them before

Expect a wild time reminiscent of the dance floor cardio you never knew you needed, and the 3am stagger home you couldn’t avoid.

Belong brings together the multiple collaborations of photo artist Martine Perret; in particular her projects that focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages in Western Australia.

(TOUR) Swimming with whale sharks, coming up close and personal with Kimberley crocs or flying over the incredible salt lakes is all in a day’s work for Michael. 

Anthem Ceremony, pre match ceremony will be Auslan interpreted

Don’t miss the explosive New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Rockingham Foreshore.

An interactive theatrical experience – relaxed performance.

Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

Gather the family around the TV, iPad, computer or a smartphone to watch the Wodonga Carols live-streamed

It is a free community event and everyone is invited to attend this wonderful celebration!

The Tony® and Olivier Award winning musical Come From Away tells a remarkable true story!

Each year Woolworths Carols in the Domain sees Australia’s biggest stars come together to celebrate the spirit of Christmas on stage at the Domain – and this year there is Auslan access!

Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy Banyule’s very own Carols by Candlelight

A cabaret-comedy aboard a luxury cruise liner

Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

Deafinitely Flat creates transformative listening experiences. 

Celebrate the Christmas spirit with the 2021 Carols by Candlelight with Auslan!

Free Coolangatta Christmas Carols!

We’re thrilled to be launching Archer Magazine Issue #16: The DISABILITIES issue!

Perth’s most spectacular end of year concert will be held at RAC Arena

Get into the Christmas spirit and head down to Griffith University Logan campus

Perth’s most spectacular end of year concert will be held at RAC Arena

The City of Greater Dandenong invites the community to the Greater Dandenong Carols – Bringing Christmas Home. This online concert will be presented online as a Zoom session where you can see and be seen!

Celebrating Solace by Selwyn Hoffmann (presented in partnership with Midsumma) and the Darebin Art Prize 2021, this special event includes the announcement of this year’s winner!

Pack a picnic rug and head to Ruffey Lake Park to celebrate the festive season with traditional carols and musical entertainment, a free family festival, and a spectacular evening fireworks display.

Panelists will unpack their “endgame” strategies for survival, adaptation and regeneration, imagining what we may face over the coming decades in a warming world.

Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

Hugh van Cuylenburg, founder of The Resilience Project, has partnered with elite sports teams, 1000+ schools and 500+ workplaces – teaching simple and practical mental health strategies. He’s also a best selling author and co-host of popular podcast, the imperfects.

Auslan interpreted exhibition launch

Enjoy a feast of local creative talent including a film from Ramas McRae and a special premiere screening of ‘Intimacy in Isolation’ a pandemic collaboration from Bronwyn Blaiklock, Erin M McCuskey and Lily Paskas.

A fun afternoon at Legacy Park to celebrate Christmas in Cockburn.

Lead by special guest Ailsa Wild, author of the magical Naughtiest pixie series and the adventure-packed Squishy Taylor books.

Lead by special guest Ailsa Wild, author of the magical Naughtiest pixie series and the adventure-packed Squishy Taylor books.

A live recording of Just A Spoonful, the podcast that is young and fully sick!

Come and experience the wonder of Christmas at the  Mandurah Christmas Pageant.

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

ARCHIMEDES WAR is a dark comedy exploring the frightening depersonalisation of modern warfare, where waging war can look like a video game and playing video games has real-life consequences.

Aphids have invited artist Catherine Ryan to deliver a performance lecture looking at notions of time and productivity in pop music.

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

The Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS) has opened submissions for Talent Camp 2022. 

Story Time is aimed at pre-school children, aged two to four years.

Audiences will be left captivated with provocative set and costume design in a modern interpretation of this blood thirsty love story.

A conversation about live streaming culture and the impact Twitch has had on individuals, gaming and entertainment. 

We invite you to come and join The Gathering, where we can get to know more about you and what you feel you need to be even more successful.

As we draw to the end of the year and reawaken our connections with each other and with creative work, this Mental Health Matinee from Jossy Jimenez is an invitation to remember the power of community and vulnerability.

Grab a picnic rug and help us promote awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with a disability

With songs about the Opportunity Mars Rover, giant butterflies, dogs, dead owls and deep space, Andrew Strano & Loclan Mackenzie-Spencer take their trademark quirky, honest, and heartfelt look at grief, isolation, and how we can survive it together. 

This 1-day festival will raise funds used to help young Australians with disabilities fulfil their potential through their grant program.

Celebrate the season with us in Chisham Square from 4pm to 7pm with a range of fun and free activities for all ages, including:

Join us to usher in the unbelievably fabulous FAKE edition, Going Down Swinging’s 42nd annual edition.

A funny and energetic story of the trials and tribulations of dating and finding love as a mature adult

Based on the much-loved picture book character created by Ted Prior.

Featuring the play from the original Broadway musical, and all your favourite songs including ”You’re the One That I Want” and ”Greased Lightnin”, this is your opportunity to experience the Queensland Conservatorium musical theatre students as they bring their energy and passion to this electrifying classic.

We celebrate the intimate connections Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have with this land.

Are you a practising artist, curator or creative professional living or working in Reservoir?

Join us at this special livestream event to raise funds for impact for Women who assist Women and Children fleeing extreme violence at home.

An exciting moment to see work from Australia and Aotearoa that celebrates creativity and disability.

Away takes us on a magical journey from suburban school hall to the Glitter Strip – secrets, seduction and summer collide against the sounds of pounding surf crashing on the shore of a new era.

Hear from a panel of First Nations critics, reviewers and essayists

The Allstars bring huge belly laughs from the heart of the wide brown land.

Join us for unexpected tales, stories of pride, prejudice, resilience and resistance, delivered with warmth and humour by some of Australia’s best LGBTIQ+ comedians as well as incredible local storytellers

Celebrating 30 years of the inclusive art studio Art Day South (ADS) and the marvellous work of the past and current ADS studio artists

Short stories from creatives who have found alternative ways to be inspired and earn some money while live music is off the table.

Join Rose Hiscock as she delivers the 2021 Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture, ‘Why we need to tear down the borders between science, design and art in a post-COVID world.’

Regional Arts Victoria is proud to be working with Creative Victoria and industry partners to deliver the Victorian Government’s Sustaining Creative Workers initiative.

Short stories from creatives who have found alternative ways to be inspired and earn some money while live music is off the table.

How does the flexible form of poetry make it uniquely placed to vivify Indigenous storylines, languages and connections to Country while grappling with the ongoing legacy of Australia’s brutal colonisation?

We invite you to come and join The Gathering, where we can get to know more about you and what you feel you need to be even more successful.

At this talk, you will hear why putting a 10 year old in prison is perhaps not a good idea.

A meeting to share information, solidarity and opportunities to act.

Return to the Dirt is a refreshing, honest and surprisingly uplifting invitation to start the conversations we all try to avoid.

How do we keep going in the Arts, when we’re experiencing burnout, hopelessness and the future seems so uncertain?

Sam and Dale love their dog Alice so much. When given the chance to give her the consciousness of a human – they jump at the opportunity!

Are you a practising artist, curator or creative professional living or working in Reservoir? We will be holding two online information sessions

A rebellious satire boiling with political madness.

Are you a practising artist, curator or creative professional living or working in Reservoir? We will be holding two online information sessions

A panel discussion around healthy ageing; staying well and connected beyond COVID.

A spoken word artist from Somalia shares stories about his homeland and the world.

Beset by chaos on all sides, a run-in with the local crime king and his henchman sets a 13 year old with the old soul on a journey to find out what kind of a man he is going to be.

It’s the pinnacle of the Rugby League calendar!

Crime fiction refuses to die and is more popular than ever, and its combination of entertainment and interrogation of society’s ills has made it a firm favourite with a diverse range of readers.

A special panel discussion for adults and older children, Writing for Children will be a must for aspiring and established children’s writers and illustrators

Myth and storytelling “tell the truth but tell it slant”.

As part of the State Library of Western Australia’s Disrupted Festival of Ideas, the 2021 AWESOME Festival presents Ask Me Anything!

We’re excited to bring this online event to the safety and comfort of your own home.

Auslan interpreter will be present for pre and post match speeches.

Our Southern Brown Bandicoots are important to our environment and they are in trouble, here’s how you can help!

How can we overturn cultural pressure and tradition, and raise men who are happy, emotionally secure, capable of love and tears?

New date TBA

Dr Bill Hare is a career climate scientist and world-leading climate policy expert with over thirty years of experience in the science, impacts and policy responses to climate change.

Beset by chaos on all sides, a run-in with the local crime king and his henchman sets a 13 year old with the old soul on a journey to find out what kind of a man he is going to be.

Wyndham Learning Festival 2021 is proud to invite Mina Guli to lead the Signature event.

Come together as we share histories, futures and communities at this Auslan only event 

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The Impressionists emerged from a time of enormous social upheaval including what architectural historian Antony Sutcliffe referred to as the ‘biggest urban renewal project the world has ever seen’.

Eating well is critical for healthful bodies, but what is perhaps less well known is that food can also influence your mood.

We’re bringing the Festival family fun to a celebratory end with one huge free concert at Darwin Waterfront.

POSTPONED – new date TBA

Will have you both belly laughing and questioning your own beliefs… Not for the faint hearted. (STAGE WHISPERS)

Lavish, dark and cheeky! (THE AGE)

For our next conversation in the Tipping Point series we are partnering with National Science Week to explore the impact of global warming on the way that we source, produce, create, share and consume food.

Climate change and the infectious disease Chytrid Fungus have devastated species like the Baw Baw Frog across Victoria and around the world. Hear from experts working in the field in a race against the clock to prevent the extinction of local frog species.

Come along to our online information nights to find out more about the program

Celebrate National Science Week with authors from the exciting new book series Aussie STEM stars.

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Cry-Baby celebrates the joy all bad little teenage boys and girls feel the first time they hear music that causes trouble in their own homes

PRACTICE explores the idea that ‘art is for all’, and showcases artists working across media including collage, assemblage, painting, printmaking, and video.

Due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, including continuing uncertainty around state lockdowns and border restrictions, APAM has made the difficult decision to move the APAM Gathering at Darwin Festival 2021 fully online.

Would you like to know how you rate with your current access and inclusion measures for Deaf and Disabled people?

Beaker Street Festival is an annual celebration of science and art in lutruwita/Tasmania.

POSTPONED – new date tba

Feeling abstract? explores abstract painting over a forty year period through works in the UWA Art Collection.

Beaker Street Festival is an annual celebration of science and art in lutruwita/Tasmania.

Online info session

POSTPONED – new date TBA

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This August, we’re all about powerful poetry. In honour of Red Room Poetry’s inaugural Poetry Month, we’re celebrating with a showcase highlighting some of Australia’s – and the world’s – finest wordsmiths.

From multi-award winning duo Double Water Sign; the makers of GROUND CONTROL and MORAL PANIC, this searing new work of science-fiction is the story of an angry young man and the woman whose job it is to kill him.

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This is a community event and everyone is invited to come along and enjoy the musical.

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As part of Illuminate Adelaide’s unmissable closing night party

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Five acts. Five writers. One electrifying theatrical experience.

This is a community event and everyone is invited to come along and enjoy the musical.

Inspired by 200 years of real accounts, this daring new work sheds light on how our stories are told – and who tells them.

See new date on THURSDAY 30 SEPT

New date – TBA

POSTPONED – more info will be shared soon

Kaya. It’s time to listen. It’s time to acknowledge. It’s time to dance. It’s time.

Disrupted Festival of Ideas includes a series of FREE EVENTS including: conversations, panel discussions, keynotes and activities taking over the State Library of Western Australia. 

New date TBA

They say, ‘Don’t get mad. Get even.’ But can rage itself be fuel for change?

Suzie Miller’s urgent, gripping one-woman show combines wry humour, raw emotion and an unforgettable character. In a post-#MeToo world, it’s a stinging rebuke to a flawed legal system, and a clarion call to change the rules.

In a post-COVID world, how can we put these lessons into practice to create a more sustainable and globally connected arts community for creatives and audiences alike?

As we come to the close of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, we dedicate the year’s festivities to a prominent Australian who has left a mark on our cultural climate and public discourse.

As restrictions ease, how can we use these lessons to improve the way we think about suburbs, cities and populations, and what role will small to medium cities and towns play in this new future?

In May 2017, at the Uluru Constitutional Convention, First Nations delegates from across the country met at Uluru and endorsed a landmark call to action that sounded across the continent – the Uluru Statement from the Heart…

As a 17th attempt at legislative reform makes its way through parliament, is the tide about to turn for voluntary assisted dying in South Australia?

THE ADDAMS FAMILY features an original story, and it’s every father’s nightmare. Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family — a man her parents have never met.

The upheaval of the pandemic may have pushed the devastation of the 2019/20 fire season from many of our minds, but its long term impact remains very real for affected communities all around the country.

In this special Adelaide Festival of Ideas event, we’ll hear from members of our community whose stories and perspectives are rarely heard — but demand to be listened to.

The oration will explore both the history of the Aboriginal flag itself, a personal reflection on the meaning of the Flag to Stan Grant, its role in half century of Aboriginal relations with non-Aboriginal Australia as well as the recent legal community controversy surrounding the granting and enforcement of copyright.

What can history, ‘space junk’ and Antarctica tell us about developing a more considered approach to the heavens?

Social media has fundamentally reshaped the way many of us engage with our friends, our communities, and our world. But it also affects how we view ourselves, from the way an Instagram filter frames our face, to the carefully curated versions of our lives we share online

Balancing on a tower of chairs is not easy. It requires decades of training, self-discipline, teamwork, trust, mental acuity, physical strength, long term goals and more.

As we look toward a new decade, how can we navigate the renewed urgency of the climate crisis, and the technical and political challenges of a post-carbon future driven by clean energy?

What better way to kick off the Festival than a spectacular line-up of the funniest comedians in two hours of laughs.

We are pleased to invite you to the opening of our Season 2 exhibitions:

It’s been a long time since ‘visual art’ meant simply a painting, or a sculpture.

Artificial intelligence has held an ominous position in popular culture, but as machine learning crosses over from science fiction into reality this emerging field of study offers intriguing possibilities — and plenty of challenges

Everyone knows that when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s amore. But trying to make a pizza pie on the lunar surface?

The last decade has seen an explosion of new Australian startups that seek to make a difference while also turning a profit. But how can an ethically minded business with one eye on the bigger picture thrive in a globalised marketplace often steeped in exploitation?

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

Something is unfolding here in Elsinore. For weeks the strikes have been intensifying—but there’s a new mood tonight as Carnival approaches. There’s a vivid sense of an era ending—a new age opening up

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

Australians love our sport: playing it, watching it, discussing it, and analysing it in passionate, exhaustive detail.

Combining moments of vulnerability and humour, GLASS is highly physical, sculptural, unexpected and tender.

Join us as actors perform dramatic readings of the emerging playwrights’ new works.

Join us at Eureka Centre on Wadawurrung land for these NAIDOC week performances of ‘Facing Up’

Windmill Theatre’s trademark design, music and puppetry, tells the story of Beep and what happens when someone new comes to town.

We invite you to come and join The Gathering, where we can get to know more about you and what you feel you need to be even more successful.

See Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad as you’ve never seen them before

In the boardroom of Clearday cosmetics, beauty is only (white) skin deep.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

In an international exclusive, the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) presents a major exhibition of more than 100 masterworks of French Impressionism in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), an institution renowned world-wide for its rich holdings of Impressionist paintings.

Meet Patrick Bateman, the man with it all; the Wall Street job, the raging ego and, of course, the secret serial murders

Break out the butterfly clips, trucker caps and jelly bracelets, because it’s time to party like it’s 2003.

So you love games and you love storytelling – how about levelling up and putting the two together?

Children and families are invited to create a beautiful world inside a forest of tall cardboard trees, using only paper, tape and their imaginations

Celebrating the opening of Goya: Drawings from the Prado Museum, NGV curators introduce various aspects of Goya’s work

Ampol Women’s State of Origin

From tender to tantalising, funny to forthright, sweaty to sweet, sex writing runs a gamut of style, genre, voice and purpose.

Queer. Autistic. Veteran. So many stereotypes. Late to the party. Late bloomer. Late diagnosed. Jacci Pillar was born to be late, but better later than never

After a wonderful online event in the depths of 2020’s lockdown months, Queerstories returns for an exciting live event, presented in partnership with Glen Eira City Council’s Youth Services and Glen Eira City Council’s Storytelling Festival.

The ??t N??c Library is a community-curated collection of stories with a focus on Vietnam and its diaspora.

A somewhat accurate, sort of factual, non-fiction story, this comic Broadway hit makes its Australian premiere in a production directed by Petra Kalive (Hungry Ghosts).

The Arts Wellbeing Collective is an Arts Centre Melbourne initiative, supported by WorkSafe Victoria’s WorkWell Mental Health Improvement Fund.

“The power of storytelling is to share the lives of people who change the world.” – Nakkiah Lui

We invite you to come and join this session

Usher in eleven days of creativity, learning, and sharing with an extraordinary evening of storytelling.

Pre game, half time and post game Auslan access at the stadium.

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted (after the 1.30pm performance)

We take a look through the eyes of political activists, policy experts and community organisers fighting for our survival.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of Origin! The anthem will be Auslan interpreted at the ground. Hope you enjoy it if you are there!

We’re bringing back the live tunes, on stage at SOTA REWIRED. Free event – Burswood Park – 7 June.

THE FREE WA DAY FESTIVAL IS BACK AT BURSWOOD PARK FOR 2021!

Join PSO, Rachael Coopes & ‘Big G’ on a fantastic musical adventure as they search for our hero’s superpower.

THE FREE WA DAY FESTIVAL IS BACK AT BURSWOOD PARK FOR 2021!

Australians love our sport: playing it, watching it, discussing it, and analysing it in passionate, exhaustive detail.

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is a weekend of FREE EVENTS including: conversations, panel discussions, keynotes and activities taking over the State Library of Western Australia. 

SOLD OUT – The 7 Stages of Grieving is a vibrant and insightful account of what it means to be an Aboriginal woman in contemporary Australia. On its premiere in 1995 it became an early triumph for Deborah Mailman and Wesley Enoch, and a beloved classic of Australian theatre.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and the Treehouse series, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award-winning playwright