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June 2019
Hercules – The Panto at The Geelong Arena
Hercules the Panto! In a venue as big as he is… get ready for GSODA Junior Players “Hercules – The Panto” as it takes to the stage at The Geelong Arena in 2019. He’s… strong mighty a hero all singing, all dancing, and here in Geelong! Let the GSODA Junior players transport you to Athens, to the theatre of Dionysus, in a pantomime that promises to have you clutching your stomach, rolled over in balls of laughter, tapping your toes…
Find out more »July 2019
B Sharp Big Band
Australia’s renowned B Sharp Big Band returns to Geelong to provide another swingin’ taste of the 30s, 40s and 50s swing era. Featuring one of Australia’s favourite and renowned crooners – Jefferson Smith, fans of Big Band Swing music can expect a fabulous taste of tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Dean Martin plus other mid century swingin’ crooners. Jefferson’s crooning vocal talents will be backed by the high class 10 piece B Sharp Big Band, as he gives you…
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Australia’s renowned B Sharp Big Band returns to Geelong to provide another swingin’ taste of the 30s, 40s and 50s swing era. Featuring one of Australia’s favourite and renowned crooners – Jefferson Smith, fans of Big Band Swing music can expect a fabulous taste of tunes made famous by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darrin, Dean Martin plus other mid century swingin’ crooners. Jefferson’s crooning vocal talents will be backed by the high class 10 piece B Sharp Big Band, as he gives you…
Find out more »Children Are Stinky
Children are Stinky is an exciting award-winning children’s comedy by Circus Trick Tease. Still buzzing from another dream run at the Edinburgh Fringe with five star reviews and sold-out shows globally, this show has been captivating adults and children alike. Set in the 1990s, plenty of in-jokes and a cleverly choreographed nostalgic mash-up hooks parents in for a rollicking trip down memory lane. This is an enjoyable show for all ages that encourages the slight of years to be proud of themselves. Performers April Dawson…
Find out more »Children Are Stinky 2
Children are Stinky is an exciting award-winning children’s comedy by Circus Trick Tease. Still buzzing from another dream run at the Edinburgh Fringe with five star reviews and sold-out shows globally, this show has been captivating adults and children alike. Set in the 1990s, plenty of in-jokes and a cleverly choreographed nostalgic mash-up hooks parents in for a rollicking trip down memory lane. This is an enjoyable show for all ages that encourages the slight of years to be proud of themselves. Performers April Dawson…
Find out more »Diplomacy
Two of Australia’s finest actors will captivate audiences when the highly entertaining WWII thriller Diplomacy opens at Geelong Performing Arts Centre next month. Theatre legend John Bell AO OBE (founder of Bell Shakespeare Company) and John Gaden AO (Muriel’s Wedding, Caddie) will reprise their roles for regional audiences. A smash hit for Ensemble Theatre when it premiered in 2018, Diplomacy comes to the Drama Theatre for five performances July 17-20 as pat of the the 2019 Deakin University Theatre Season.…
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Two of Australia’s finest actors will captivate audiences when the highly entertaining WWII thriller Diplomacy opens at Geelong Performing Arts Centre next month. Theatre legend John Bell AO OBE (founder of Bell Shakespeare Company) and John Gaden AO (Muriel’s Wedding, Caddie) will reprise their roles for regional audiences. A smash hit for Ensemble Theatre when it premiered in 2018, Diplomacy comes to the Drama Theatre for five performances July 17-20 as pat of the the 2019 Deakin University Theatre Season.…
Find out more »Diplomacy 2
Two of Australia’s finest actors will captivate audiences when the highly entertaining WWII thriller Diplomacy opens at Geelong Performing Arts Centre next month. Theatre legend John Bell AO OBE (founder of Bell Shakespeare Company) and John Gaden AO (Muriel’s Wedding, Caddie) will reprise their roles for regional audiences. A smash hit for Ensemble Theatre when it premiered in 2018, Diplomacy comes to the Drama Theatre for five performances July 17-20 as pat of the the 2019 Deakin University Theatre Season.…
Find out more »Diplomacy 2 2
Two of Australia’s finest actors will captivate audiences when the highly entertaining WWII thriller Diplomacy opens at Geelong Performing Arts Centre next month. Theatre legend John Bell AO OBE (founder of Bell Shakespeare Company) and John Gaden AO (Muriel’s Wedding, Caddie) will reprise their roles for regional audiences. A smash hit for Ensemble Theatre when it premiered in 2018, Diplomacy comes to the Drama Theatre for five performances July 17-20 as pat of the the 2019 Deakin University Theatre Season.…
Find out more »Diplomacy 2 2 2
Two of Australia’s finest actors will captivate audiences when the highly entertaining WWII thriller Diplomacy opens at Geelong Performing Arts Centre next month. Theatre legend John Bell AO OBE (founder of Bell Shakespeare Company) and John Gaden AO (Muriel’s Wedding, Caddie) will reprise their roles for regional audiences. A smash hit for Ensemble Theatre when it premiered in 2018, Diplomacy comes to the Drama Theatre for five performances July 17-20 as pat of the the 2019 Deakin University Theatre Season.…
Find out more »Wilbur Wilde: Saxlife!
For members of the Hey Hey It’s Saturday generations, Wilbur Wilde is a friend. For 16 years, we invited him and the rollicking Hey Hey cast into our lounge rooms every Saturday night during a golden era of Australian television. Having had success with two mighty Oz rock bands including Ol’55, and Jo Jo Zep and the Falcons, the variety and musical leanings of Hey Hey suited Willy to the core. Some of the stories and popular music along the…
Find out more »Waiting for Something Better by North Geelong Edge
Inspired by Beckett’s, Waiting for Godot, this new performance is a tragi-comic tale about love, hate and survival. Dim and Gonzo are homeless and waiting at cross-roads, as the world heats up and the future seems increasingly doubtful. A series of characters enter their world, bringing stories from the frontline of a world gone mad; a trader in rare animals who revels in the mass extinction, a soldier from a far-off war who has sold his soul to the devil and…
Find out more »August 2019
CREATORS & CRAFT MARKET – BANNOCKBURN
The Bannockburn Creators & Craft market, is for local and surrounding creators and designers, to show and sell their artistic products. From professional artists to backyard gran-mas with beautiful knit wear, the Golden Plains Shire, shows off its artistic and individual flare. With 3 markets annually, it’s a great opportunity to buy that special and unique gift for Mum, Dad or Christmas. It will be held at the Lions Club Parkland, 1 Geelong Road, Bannockburn, from 10.00am to 2.00pm. Plenty of free surrounding…
Find out more »October 2019
Trio Anima Mundi- Three’s Company
International award-winning Trio Anima Mundi is one of Australia’s best-known chamber groups. Since their foundation in 2008. it has become renowned for its ‘Piano Trio Archaeology’ – the unearthing and performing forgotten works – and presenting these ‘findings’ alongside masterpieces of the piano trio genre and freshly-minted contemporary compositions. Sometimes composers believe that larger-scale works can be successfully presented with smaller forces. Such is the case with the two works in Concert Three. Both the Symphony (reduced from full orchestra)…
Find out more »Cheek to Cheek
Cheek to Cheek is an all-singing, all-dancing celebration of the romance, the glamour and the elegance of Hollywood’s most iconic song and dance partnerships – the immortal Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. It features some of the most electric dance sequences ever conceived for film. Cheek to Cheek is a rare chance to see the flair and skill of the two Silver Screen legends recreated live on stage by two of Australia’s brightest young music theatre performers – Ross Hannaford…
Find out more »December 2019
Christmas with Denise Drysdale
It’s going to be a cracker of a Christmas at COPACC when singing-dancing dynamo Denise Drysdale takes to the stage. Denise will put the jingle in your bells with a collection of Christmas classics plus some of her all-time favourite songs such as ‘Hey Paula’, ‘Wonderful World’, ‘Look At Us’ and ‘Personality’. Denise’s television career has been amazing starting as a young girl on Kommotion, The Go Show and guesting on many major television shows including In Melbourne Tonight and…
Find out more »February 2020
Geelong’s Best Busker 2020 – Geelong CBD
>>>Geelong’s Best Busker<<< To Enter: Email *protected email* An Event in the CBD of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It will be held over three days in the summer of Feb 2020. Dates: Fri 14th Feb 2020 Tue 18th Feb 2020 *Finals on Fri 21st Feb 2020. *Location: The Little Malop St, Central Area from Yarra St to Moorabool St in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. *Production: Photographed LIVE! Note: No Videoing this year by organisors *Prizes to a total value of $1300 :…
Find out more »April 2020
Geelong’s Best KID Busker 2020 – Applications now OPEN
Geelong’s Best KID Busker Competition – 2020 Heats – Thu 2nd Apr 2020, Tue 7th Apr 2020 Finals – Thu 9th Apr 2020 Time 12noon till 3-00pm Location: Little Malop St Central – between Yarra St and Moorabool St, Geelong CBD Free Event for all ages To be held in The Easter, School holidays in Litlle Malop St An event for local kids iand youths 5 to 16 years of age in The Geelong Bellarine and Surf Coast region to …
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