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THURSDAY 24 APRIL 7:30PM
HIRL Presents: The Story Behind The Statue
Join us at the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre for a screening of the captivating and insightful documentary that shares the story of Ted Kenna and his 2/4th Battalion, as told by his son, Robert.
Introduction by Merron Riddiford - ON THE HOMEFRONT
All funds go to the new commemorative wall at HIRL. Honouring SW Victorian veterans from WW1 & WW2
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Adults $25
Families $35
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
TUESDAY 29 APRIL, 7.30
The MSO Brass section presents a dazzling program curated by MSO Principal Tuba Timothy Buzbee.
Experience trumpets, trombones and tubas performing brass ensemble arrangements of music from Star Wars and Jurassic Park, as well as Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite. Conductor Ingrid Martin will guide you through this stunning evening exploring the sonorous sounds of the Orchestra's most lustrous instruments.
Program (arranged for brass ensemble)
Gabrieli Canzon in echo duodecimi toni à 10
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet: Suite
John Williams Theme
from Jurassic Park
John WilliamsStar
Wars: Jabba the Hutt
John Williams Star
Wars: Imperial March
John Williams Star
Wars: Throne Room
Klaus Badelt Theme from Pirates
of the Carribean
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Brass section
Ingrid
Martin conductor
Timothy Buzbee curator
Note: This concert is the brass section only (not the full orchestra)
MSO’s regional touring program is supported by Creative Victoria, AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria and the Robert Salzer Foundation.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession $35
Student
$25
Child (under 13) $13
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
FRIDAY 2 MAY, 7:30PM
Get Rhythm Presents: The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show
For the first time ever, Get Rhythm -The Johnny cash & June Carter Show is headed to Hamilton Performing Arts Centre!
They have been described as the most Authentic Johnny Cash and June Carter Show in Australia and were even recently featured on the Today show for their uncanny looks and sound to the late great Country Music stars.
Together with their live band and visual display they will take you on a musical journey with the songs and stories of Country Music's most famous couple, Johnny Cash & June Carter.
This sincere and respectful show has been warming hearts all around Australia. A show with, love, connection and a few laughs along the way.
Step back in time and listen to the songs you know and love such as….
Folsom Prison Blues, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and the famous duets Jackson and Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man.
Get ready for a night of pure entertainment and create great memories with GET RHYTHM!
Sneak Peek
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Early Bird $60 (Valid until Mon 10 March)
Adult
$65.90
Concession $62.90
Seniors $62.90
Student (under 17)
$59.90
Group 6+ $60
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 24 MAY, 8PM
MICF and HPAC present: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year! Bringing together the brightest stars from the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering top-tier humour straight to Hamilton!
Featuring a dynamic line-up of comedy legends and fresh faces, this year’s Roadshow promises nation-wide happiness.
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt is an award-winning stand-up, improviser, writer, and director. He has performed in the US, UK, NZ, and every capital city in Australia. Marcel has been fortunate enough to MC all the best comedy clubs across the country. Marcel has performed seven solo shows that he has toured to the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Fringe, Bondi Festival, and the Sydney Comedy Festival. Marcel is an in-demand director. He has directed several stand-up shows including Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, Oliver Hunter, and Lizzy Hoo’s special for Amazon Prime. He is the host of The Comedy Writers Group Podcast and performs alongside his wife in their improv duo The Newlyweds
Matt Stewart started performing stand up comedy, quickly hitting his stride and winning Australia’s largest open mic stand-up comedy competition, RAW Comedy, in 2014. He has performed sell out shows across Australia and the UK since 2015. Matt also co-hosts the popular AACTA award nominated podcast, Do Go On (and it's spin off Who Knew It with Matt Stewart) which has had millions of downloads from fans across the globe.
Alexandra Hudson shares entertaining little musings about her experiences as a disabled woman and her observations about the mostly foreign non-disabled world she lives in. In 2022 Alexandra became the National winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition and a So You Think You’re Funny finalist at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alexandra's list of accomplishments include, opening for Hannah Gadsby, writing for ABC Everyday, and was a 2023/2024 recipient of the Creative Australia’s Arts and Disability Initiative which saw her touring her accessible and Auslan interpreted debut solo hour 'Making Lemonade" throughout Australia, and returning to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a full 2024 season.
Bronwyn Kuss misses a time when hobbies were hobbies –
things you did for the love of it and not as a side hustle. So, she set
out to write a show that celebrates passion without profit. I’ll Allow
It is a love letter to unprofitable and unproductive pursuits. Though
she would still really like to make millions off comedy.
It’s been a
huge couple of years for Bronwyn. Her 2022 debut solo show won the
Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Director’s Choice Award and saw her
nominated for Best Newcomer. In 2024 she won the Festival’s Pinder Prize
and with that headed to Edinburgh where she wowed the crowds with her
signature delivery.
A writer and comedian who specialises in giving
extremely dry recounts of everyday experiences to astonishing comedic
effect, Bronwyn has supported the likes of Hannah Gadsby, Nish Kumar,
Mel Buttle and has performed on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala.
Incredibly
likeable and wonderfully witty, Bronwyn Kuss exudes the seasoned finesse
of a veteran comedian, effortlessly turning a roomful of people into a
cascade of laughter.
Con Coutis is an award-winning comedian from Melbourne. His mix of stand-up and sound effects has seen his 2023 show “Con vs Con Vs Con” nominated for best independent show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. His 2024 show, CON 2077, had a sold out season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and won the Sound and Technical Excellence award at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Warnings:
Contains coarse language, adult themes,
sexual references and material that may offend.
Hazer may be used
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession$35
Student
$25
Groups 6+ $35
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 31 MAY, 7.30PM
GSM Presents: Best of the Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever Show
The Best of the Bee Gees honours the Saturday Night Fever album with chart busters from the Bee Gees, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, The Trammps and others, with special guest Roslyn Loxton
Endorsed by members of the Gibb family and original Bee Gees musicians, the Best of the Bee Gees opens with the Greatest Hits followed by a high-energy Saturday Night Fever second act, which have garnered standing ovations and 10 out of 10 reviews.
You’re invited to Put on Your Boogie Shoes, white suits and frills and salute almost 50 years since the album’s release with Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’, Disco Inferno, Emotion, More Than A Woman, Warm Ride and so much more.
You Should Be Dancing the Brooklyn Shuffle with the Best of the Bee Gees and special guest Roslyn Loxton performing their Greatest Hits and Saturday Night Fever.
Sneak Peek
REVIEWS⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I’ve never seen a more professional tribute to the Bee Gees with those beautiful harmonies which are so difficult to achieve. They have worked hard to reproduce the unique sound of my brothers. So tastefully done. Absolutely brilliant and I didn’t want to leave. If you’re a Bee Gees fan, this is the concert for you.” Lesley Evans (Gibb)
“If you like the music of the Bee Gees and the Best of the Bee Gees Show comes to your town, don’t miss it!” Original Bee Gees Guitarist Vince Melouney
*Please note:
Hazer and flashing lights will
be in use.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $79
Seniors $69
Concession
$69
Groups 6+ $69 each
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 17 JULY, 7:30pm
HIT Productions & HPAC Present: Waltzing the Wilarra
Waltzing the Wilarra is an Australian musical play written and composed by David Milroy, set in a mixed-race dance club in post-World War II Perth.
Charlie, Elsa and Fay take you on a musical journey back to 1940's post
war Perth. Against a backdrop of curfews, and the fear of arrest for
consorting, white and black manage to form their own club. For a night
they can forget their worries and experience rare happy times singing,
dancing, listening to music, and with a little luck... romance.
Forty
years on, as the club faces demolition, our three characters meet once
again to stage a musical reunion and protest in an attempt to save their
old stomping ground. As the trio reflects upon loves lost and found, old
arguments and alliances resurface.
Dark secrets and ghosts that
have lingered for more than half a century are revealed, and we discover
that reconciliation is more than saying sorry.
Image: Left - Ernie Dingo and Jessica Clarke. Photo - Jon Green
Sneak Peek
Please Note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
WEDNESDAY 23 JULY, 7PM
Showtime Australia present: Queen - It's A Kinda Magic
Touring in 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody!
Immerse yourself in the spectacle, grandeur and energy of the world’s greatest Rock band with Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, celebrating the legacy of Queen and Freddie Mercury.
Bringing big sound, big screens, crazy lighting and outlandish costumes, this is the REAL ROCK EXPERIENCE!
Hear Dominic Warren performing lead vocals, guitar and piano ALL LIVE ON STAGE and in Freddie’s original key, and with all the wit, charm and bravado of the legend himself.
Get ready for a night of non-stop Rock anthems including We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Radio GaGa, I Want to Break Free, Somebody to Love, Don’t Stop Me Now, Another One Bites the Dust, A Kind of Magic, Bohemian Rhapsody and so many more.
Selling out year after year around the world, this is a rock concert extravaganza NOT TO BE MISSED!
Sneak Peek
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is a COVIDsafe, accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Early Bird $63.50 (valid Wed 13 Nov to
Sun 24 Nov 2024)
Adult $74.05
Seniors $67.15
Child (Under
13) $43.90
Groups 6+ $69.05 each
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 31 JULY, 6:30pm
HPAC presents a Terrapin production:THE PAPER ESCAPER By Gita Bezard
A bright new puppetry work from Terrapin about determination, friendship and the power of following your own path.
Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. But in a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from a wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – Benny will need the help of a new friend to achieve their dreams.
Written by Gita Bezard of The Last Great Hunt, this delightful, funny and inspiring production features inventive puppetry, deft physical performance and an intricate and engaging soundtrack.
Benny doesn't want to tell the story 'The Maker' has written for them. As their parents get nervous about the consequences of defying the 'The Maker', Benny rips them from his story. Alone and in an unknown land, Benny comes across a mysterious tentacle and friendship blooms. But 'The Maker' is determined and his fire is hungry – and Benny and their friend must work together to survive.
Hero Image Credit: Darcie Richards. Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. The Paper Escaper tour is supported by Arts on Tour.
CREATIVE TEAM BILLING
CAST BILLING
We also have a performance especially for schools on Friday 1 August.
To make a school booking: ph: 5573 0429 or email: Email Booking
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 9 AUGUST, 7.30PM
Damian Callinan & HPAC present at Dunkeld: Hall Stories
There is barely a bakery in regional Australia, that hasn’t had one of Damian Callinan’s show posters blu-tacked to its window. In Hall Stories, the celebrated actor, comedian and creator of the hit Netflix film The Merger, combines his skills as a storyteller, stand-up and character actor, to pull back the curtain on his own tour stories and examine the quirks, traditions and characters of Australian halls and meeting places.
In this particular show, Damian will also be spending time with the local community to delve into the history & characters of the Sterling Place, Dunkeld Community Centre and the role that it plays in the broader community. Following the show, Damian will publish a Hall Stories Podcast episode, dedicated to the Dunkeld Community Hall.
As well as the show, he will later deliver a podcast to document the story of the Community Centre Hall Stories. This is Callinan doing what he does best, where he does it best. He knows how to talk over a bubbling urn; wind up when the CWA head into the supper room and stack the chairs in 5’s at the end of the night. You just let him know where to get the hall key, and he’ll do the rest.
Please Note: This is a BYO event, so please feel free to bring your own snacks and refreshments.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession $35
Student
$25
Child (under 13) $13
Groups 4+ $27.50
Sterling Place, Dunkeld Community Centre
Sterling Place
SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 7:30PM
Wordsworth Productions & HPAC present: Melbourne Comedy Showcase
"Get ready to laugh out loud with the Melbourne Comedy Showcase!
A lineup featuring some of the best Melbourne has to offer including:
Lehmo
(The Project, Utopia, Triple M)
Dave O’Neil (Spicks & Specks, Have You Been Paying Attention)
PLUS seasoned veteran Brad Oakes and up-and-coming stars, Sonia Di Iorio and Billy Stiles.
The Melbourne Comedy Showcase is a diverse mix of headliners and rising stars showcasing a range of comedic styles and a broad range of themes ensuring there is something for everyone! A perfect show for families with teenagers, retirees, boomers, gen xers or a night out with the girls. Themes include parenting, family life, single life, health, neurodiversity and the world around us.
COMICS BIO'S:
LehmoLehmo has also become Australia’s number one ‘combat comic’, having completed seven ‘tours of duty’ performing for our troops abroad. Lehmo can be heard on ABC Radio’s Grandstand on weekends and on the Triple M network across the week. Up until December 2017, Lehmo hosted the Number 1 FM breakfast show in Melbourne on Gold 104.3 with Jo Stanley.
Lehmo is a panelist on Network 10 news comedy program The Project, and the host of AFL comedy quiz show, The Beep Test on Fox Sports. He also stars in the Logie winning and critically acclaimed Working Dog TV production Utopia which airs on the ABC and Netflix.
As a regular on the festival circuit Lehmo has written and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for over two decades.
Dave O’Neil
Dave O'Neil may call himself a
lightweight, but with over 30 years of experience, his cheeky brand of
humour has made him one of Australia’s most loved comedians. With years
of breakfast radio on Nova, more appearances on Spicks and Specks, than
any other guest, a bunch of podcasts (including
Somehow Related with
Glenn Robbins and The Junkees with Kitty Flanagan) and a reputation for
taking any corporate gig he is offered, it takes a lot to throw this
comedian off his game!
“An atmosphere some comedians would kill to be able to generate,
sitting in Dave O’Neil’s audience is genuinely to feel like you’ve
stumbled into a relaxed conversation among friends… there’s an engaging
affability… unprepossessingly good-spirited fun.”
–Chortle
“One of our most accomplished stand-ups.”
– The Age
Sonia Di Ioro
Sonia Di Iorio has over 10 years of
experience as a standup comedian. She has opened for Ronny Chieng,
performed at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Splendour in the Grass, and
comedy clubs right around the country.
Di Iorio is a writer on The Project and has been heard on popular comedy podcasts 'The Little Dum Dum Club' and 'Don’t You Know Who I Am?'
“Quick-witted, tight and oozing with confidence.” -
Pop Culture-y
“Clearly an accomplished performer.”
- Squirrel Comed
Brad Oakes
Brad Oakes is a stand-up comic with a
career spanning over 25 years. Bradford Oakes is a professional stand-up
comic with a career spanning over 30+ years. He is also a reliable and
most trusted host. Brad is well known for his TV work on Hey Hey It's
Saturday, Totally Full Frontal and The Comedy Company, The Jimeoin Show,
and a host of others. He has headlined/hosted at every major comedy
venue in Australia and toured internationally as a stand-up to
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand and Dubai.
Brad Oakes, the Comic's comic, works as a mentor and director to some of the country's most well-known comedians including Tommy Little, Claire Hooper and Corrine Grant. He has directed over 30 different comedy festival shows.
"He is dry, cynical and funny... An extremely proficient stand up
comedian." - Melbourne Age
“Clearly a funny man
who doesn't talk down... Makes you want to
listen...Refreshing intelligence." - The Herald Sun
Billy Stiles
As a late starter to comedy, Billy
Stiles has fast become a rising star in the Australian stand-up scene.
Known for his dry observations and deadpan humour, Billy has a talent
for hilarious one-liners and is taking the comedy scene by storm with
his iconic, laid back style that is relatable to all.
Billy Stiles has travelled the country performing in comedy clubs and pubs all over Australia! As a late starter to comedy, Billy quickly moved through the ranks and found himself regularly supporting Australia’s best, including Jimeoin, Dave Hughes, Dave O’Neil, Peter Helliar, Dave Thornton and more.
Dave Hughes says, “Billy is a great joke writer” and Dave O’Neil reckons “Billy Stiles is one of the most underrated comedians in Australia.”
Billy Stiles’ observational humour is highly relatable and gives insight
into how an ADHD brain operates with hilarious anecdotes about his
everyday life. Billy's comedy is loved by a wide demographic of
audiences from teenagers to middle-aged women making him one of the most
sought after talents in
Melbourne.
Warning: Some adult concepts, occasional strong language, suitable 16+
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:Adult $60
Senior $55
Concession $50
Student
$25
Groups 6+ $30
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER, 7:30PM
Mario Maiolo Promotions presents: The Vallies
"YOU HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE!!!"
Last year’s ACE Performers of the Year for Best Tribute Show, The Vallies, are high-energy, all singing/all dancing seasoned entertainers bringing the hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Motown and Rock ‘n Roll to Hamilton in October.
The troupe conists of:
Producer, Director and Lead Vocalist Robert Jeffrey who is a true showman, passionate about the music of 50’s and 60’s, an Off-West End Theatre Award (Offie) nominee and MO and ACE Award recipient. He has appeared in the original Australian cast of Wicked, Jersey Boys, Into The Woods, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Wizard of Oz and Oliver.
Greg Robinson has performed at Woolworths Carols in the Domain for over 15 years, the NSW Premier’s Christmas Concert, 2015 Netball World Cup, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and in Disneyland USA.
Tom Ragen was the lead in Sydney’s Catch Me If You Can, appeared in Universal Studios Singapore Monster Rock show and works with Celebrity Cruises as a vocalist casting assistant.
Kai Rule is an accomplished vocalist and appeared in numerous musicals including Into The Woods and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, as well as the front man in various Rock and Soul bands, including Care Factor.
What a night it will be so Stop In The Name of Love! And BOOK NOW!
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Early Bird (Valid from 24 March to 7 April)
$79.90
Adult $89.90
Concession $86.90
Student $86.90
Group
6+ $79.90
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 16, 7.30PM & FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 11AM
HPAC and Circle Music presents: Keith Potger’s Celebrating the Seekers – 60 Years Show
Keith Potger’s solo tribute to the group he helped to form back in 1962 covers the songs, the stories and the influences that shaped The Seekers in their rise to international fame.
CELEBRATING THE SEEKERS – 60 Years is an audio-visual treat, with rare footage and still photos of the group.
His 12-string guitar was an integral part of their sound and being the arranger of the vocal harmonies, he had a unique place in the group.
During his performance Keith pays a special tribute to his colleague and dear friend of 60 years, the late and great JUDITH DURHAM.
Keith is known to countless fans and this is obvious in the welcome given to him by audiences that have enjoyed his performances of CELEBRATING THE SEEKERS – 60 Years.
This special program contains some timeless favourites from The Seekers, some beautiful original ballads from his three solo CDs and a few hits from the ‘60s to the ‘80s that influenced the group and appeal to the generation who grew up playing SEEKERS albums at home or in the car. Throughout his show, Keith shares stories and amusing anecdotes from almost 60 years on the international music scene.
Keith unfailingly delivers up-beat, heart-warming events that leave audiences reliving their fondest memories while sharing the joy that is a hallmark of Keith Potger’s solo concerts.
To celebrate seniors month join us for a complimentary cuppa before the show on Friday 17 October at 10:30am
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adults $35
Senior $15
Concession $25
Student
$20
Under 13 $13
Group 6+ $15
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 7:30pm
Regional Arts Victoria, Na Djinang Circus & HPAC present: Of The Land On Which We Meet
We are not the first – nor will we be the last – to walk on this land.
Walking on stone and cement it can be hard to remember what it feels
like to have earth
beneath our feet.
What does it mean to be where we are?
What do we, as 21st century
Australians, think it means to be "on Country"?
By opening up the acknowledgement of Country and taking a closer look
within it, we
search for a way to address the possible lack of
connection contemporary Australians
have with the spirituality of the
land.
Of The Land On Which We Meet follows the journey of three
contemporary Australian
circus artists with distinct relationships
with Country; an indigenous Australian, a
descendant of migrants, and
a descendant of colonial settlers.
Using physical representation within Na Djinang Circus’ signature tone
and style of
Indigenous forms merged with Western mediums, Of The
Land On Which We Meet hopes
to re-discover a connection we once had.
Join this cultural journey on Country with 60,000 years of history, spirit and story.
After the performance there will be a post show Q&A Session
This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, as part of Deadly Fringe.
Supported by The City of Melbourne, The City of Maribyrnong, Craig
Semple, Creative
Victoria, The Australia Council for the Arts.
Check out these 5 Star Reviews
Fringe Review
'Captivating, breathtaking, and profoundly moving—this show will change the way you think about home and your relationship to it.' Binge Fringe Magazine
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the work contains voices of people who have passed away.
Recommended Audience:12+ (the work is suitable for all resonates best with people who understand colonisation)
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 24 APRIL 7:30PM
HIRL Presents: The Story Behind The Statue
Join us at the Hamilton Performing Arts Centre for a screening of the captivating and insightful documentary that shares the story of Ted Kenna and his 2/4th Battalion, as told by his son, Robert.
Introduction by Merron Riddiford - ON THE HOMEFRONT
All funds go to the new commemorative wall at HIRL. Honouring SW Victorian veterans from WW1 & WW2
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Adults $25
Families $35
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
TUESDAY 29 APRIL, 7.30
The MSO Brass section presents a dazzling program curated by MSO Principal Tuba Timothy Buzbee.
Experience trumpets, trombones and tubas performing brass ensemble arrangements of music from Star Wars and Jurassic Park, as well as Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet Suite. Conductor Ingrid Martin will guide you through this stunning evening exploring the sonorous sounds of the Orchestra's most lustrous instruments.
Program (arranged for brass ensemble)
Gabrieli Canzon in echo duodecimi toni à 10
Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet: Suite
John Williams Theme
from Jurassic Park
John WilliamsStar
Wars: Jabba the Hutt
John Williams Star
Wars: Imperial March
John Williams Star
Wars: Throne Room
Klaus Badelt Theme from Pirates
of the Carribean
Featuring
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Brass section
Ingrid
Martin conductor
Timothy Buzbee curator
Note: This concert is the brass section only (not the full orchestra)
MSO’s regional touring program is supported by Creative Victoria, AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria and the Robert Salzer Foundation.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession $35
Student
$25
Child (under 13) $13
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
FRIDAY 2 MAY, 7:30PM
Get Rhythm Presents: The Johnny Cash and June Carter Show
For the first time ever, Get Rhythm -The Johnny cash & June Carter Show is headed to Hamilton Performing Arts Centre!
They have been described as the most Authentic Johnny Cash and June Carter Show in Australia and were even recently featured on the Today show for their uncanny looks and sound to the late great Country Music stars.
Together with their live band and visual display they will take you on a musical journey with the songs and stories of Country Music's most famous couple, Johnny Cash & June Carter.
This sincere and respectful show has been warming hearts all around Australia. A show with, love, connection and a few laughs along the way.
Step back in time and listen to the songs you know and love such as….
Folsom Prison Blues, Walk the Line, Ring of Fire and the famous duets Jackson and Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man.
Get ready for a night of pure entertainment and create great memories with GET RHYTHM!
Sneak Peek
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Early Bird $60 (Valid until Mon 10 March)
Adult
$65.90
Concession $62.90
Seniors $62.90
Student (under 17)
$59.90
Group 6+ $60
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 24 MAY, 8PM
MICF and HPAC present: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year! Bringing together the brightest stars from the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering top-tier humour straight to Hamilton!
Featuring a dynamic line-up of comedy legends and fresh faces, this year’s Roadshow promises nation-wide happiness.
Marcel Blanch-de Wilt is an award-winning stand-up, improviser, writer, and director. He has performed in the US, UK, NZ, and every capital city in Australia. Marcel has been fortunate enough to MC all the best comedy clubs across the country. Marcel has performed seven solo shows that he has toured to the Adelaide Fringe, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sydney Fringe, Bondi Festival, and the Sydney Comedy Festival. Marcel is an in-demand director. He has directed several stand-up shows including Steph Broadbridge, Ting Lim, Oliver Hunter, and Lizzy Hoo’s special for Amazon Prime. He is the host of The Comedy Writers Group Podcast and performs alongside his wife in their improv duo The Newlyweds
Matt Stewart started performing stand up comedy, quickly hitting his stride and winning Australia’s largest open mic stand-up comedy competition, RAW Comedy, in 2014. He has performed sell out shows across Australia and the UK since 2015. Matt also co-hosts the popular AACTA award nominated podcast, Do Go On (and it's spin off Who Knew It with Matt Stewart) which has had millions of downloads from fans across the globe.
Alexandra Hudson shares entertaining little musings about her experiences as a disabled woman and her observations about the mostly foreign non-disabled world she lives in. In 2022 Alexandra became the National winner of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Raw Comedy Competition and a So You Think You’re Funny finalist at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Alexandra's list of accomplishments include, opening for Hannah Gadsby, writing for ABC Everyday, and was a 2023/2024 recipient of the Creative Australia’s Arts and Disability Initiative which saw her touring her accessible and Auslan interpreted debut solo hour 'Making Lemonade" throughout Australia, and returning to The Edinburgh Festival Fringe for a full 2024 season.
Bronwyn Kuss misses a time when hobbies were hobbies –
things you did for the love of it and not as a side hustle. So, she set
out to write a show that celebrates passion without profit. I’ll Allow
It is a love letter to unprofitable and unproductive pursuits. Though
she would still really like to make millions off comedy.
It’s been a
huge couple of years for Bronwyn. Her 2022 debut solo show won the
Melbourne Comedy Festival’s Director’s Choice Award and saw her
nominated for Best Newcomer. In 2024 she won the Festival’s Pinder Prize
and with that headed to Edinburgh where she wowed the crowds with her
signature delivery.
A writer and comedian who specialises in giving
extremely dry recounts of everyday experiences to astonishing comedic
effect, Bronwyn has supported the likes of Hannah Gadsby, Nish Kumar,
Mel Buttle and has performed on the Melbourne Comedy Festival Gala.
Incredibly
likeable and wonderfully witty, Bronwyn Kuss exudes the seasoned finesse
of a veteran comedian, effortlessly turning a roomful of people into a
cascade of laughter.
Con Coutis is an award-winning comedian from Melbourne. His mix of stand-up and sound effects has seen his 2023 show “Con vs Con Vs Con” nominated for best independent show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Best Comedy at the Melbourne Fringe Festival. His 2024 show, CON 2077, had a sold out season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, and won the Sound and Technical Excellence award at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Warnings:
Contains coarse language, adult themes,
sexual references and material that may offend.
Hazer may be used
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession$35
Student
$25
Groups 6+ $35
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 31 MAY, 7.30PM
GSM Presents: Best of the Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever Show
The Best of the Bee Gees honours the Saturday Night Fever album with chart busters from the Bee Gees, K.C. & The Sunshine Band, The Trammps and others, with special guest Roslyn Loxton
Endorsed by members of the Gibb family and original Bee Gees musicians, the Best of the Bee Gees opens with the Greatest Hits followed by a high-energy Saturday Night Fever second act, which have garnered standing ovations and 10 out of 10 reviews.
You’re invited to Put on Your Boogie Shoes, white suits and frills and salute almost 50 years since the album’s release with Stayin’ Alive, Jive Talkin’, Disco Inferno, Emotion, More Than A Woman, Warm Ride and so much more.
You Should Be Dancing the Brooklyn Shuffle with the Best of the Bee Gees and special guest Roslyn Loxton performing their Greatest Hits and Saturday Night Fever.
Sneak Peek
REVIEWS⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
“I’ve never seen a more professional tribute to the Bee Gees with those beautiful harmonies which are so difficult to achieve. They have worked hard to reproduce the unique sound of my brothers. So tastefully done. Absolutely brilliant and I didn’t want to leave. If you’re a Bee Gees fan, this is the concert for you.” Lesley Evans (Gibb)
“If you like the music of the Bee Gees and the Best of the Bee Gees Show comes to your town, don’t miss it!” Original Bee Gees Guitarist Vince Melouney
*Please note:
Hazer and flashing lights will
be in use.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $79
Seniors $69
Concession
$69
Groups 6+ $69 each
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 17 JULY, 7:30pm
HIT Productions & HPAC Present: Waltzing the Wilarra
Waltzing the Wilarra is an Australian musical play written and composed by David Milroy, set in a mixed-race dance club in post-World War II Perth.
Charlie, Elsa and Fay take you on a musical journey back to 1940's post
war Perth. Against a backdrop of curfews, and the fear of arrest for
consorting, white and black manage to form their own club. For a night
they can forget their worries and experience rare happy times singing,
dancing, listening to music, and with a little luck... romance.
Forty
years on, as the club faces demolition, our three characters meet once
again to stage a musical reunion and protest in an attempt to save their
old stomping ground. As the trio reflects upon loves lost and found, old
arguments and alliances resurface.
Dark secrets and ghosts that
have lingered for more than half a century are revealed, and we discover
that reconciliation is more than saying sorry.
Image: Left - Ernie Dingo and Jessica Clarke. Photo - Jon Green
Sneak Peek
Please Note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
WEDNESDAY 23 JULY, 7PM
Showtime Australia present: Queen - It's A Kinda Magic
Touring in 2025 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the release of Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody!
Immerse yourself in the spectacle, grandeur and energy of the world’s greatest Rock band with Queen: It’s a Kinda Magic, celebrating the legacy of Queen and Freddie Mercury.
Bringing big sound, big screens, crazy lighting and outlandish costumes, this is the REAL ROCK EXPERIENCE!
Hear Dominic Warren performing lead vocals, guitar and piano ALL LIVE ON STAGE and in Freddie’s original key, and with all the wit, charm and bravado of the legend himself.
Get ready for a night of non-stop Rock anthems including We Will Rock You, We Are the Champions, Radio GaGa, I Want to Break Free, Somebody to Love, Don’t Stop Me Now, Another One Bites the Dust, A Kind of Magic, Bohemian Rhapsody and so many more.
Selling out year after year around the world, this is a rock concert extravaganza NOT TO BE MISSED!
Sneak Peek
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is a COVIDsafe, accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Early Bird $63.50 (valid Wed 13 Nov to
Sun 24 Nov 2024)
Adult $74.05
Seniors $67.15
Child (Under
13) $43.90
Groups 6+ $69.05 each
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 31 JULY, 6:30pm
HPAC presents a Terrapin production:THE PAPER ESCAPER By Gita Bezard
A bright new puppetry work from Terrapin about determination, friendship and the power of following your own path.
Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. But in a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from a wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – Benny will need the help of a new friend to achieve their dreams.
Written by Gita Bezard of The Last Great Hunt, this delightful, funny and inspiring production features inventive puppetry, deft physical performance and an intricate and engaging soundtrack.
Benny doesn't want to tell the story 'The Maker' has written for them. As their parents get nervous about the consequences of defying the 'The Maker', Benny rips them from his story. Alone and in an unknown land, Benny comes across a mysterious tentacle and friendship blooms. But 'The Maker' is determined and his fire is hungry – and Benny and their friend must work together to survive.
Hero Image Credit: Darcie Richards. Terrapin is assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its principal arts investment and advisory body, and through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts. The Paper Escaper tour is supported by Arts on Tour.
CREATIVE TEAM BILLING
CAST BILLING
We also have a performance especially for schools on Friday 1 August.
To make a school booking: ph: 5573 0429 or email: Email Booking
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 9 AUGUST, 7.30PM
Damian Callinan & HPAC present at Dunkeld: Hall Stories
There is barely a bakery in regional Australia, that hasn’t had one of Damian Callinan’s show posters blu-tacked to its window. In Hall Stories, the celebrated actor, comedian and creator of the hit Netflix film The Merger, combines his skills as a storyteller, stand-up and character actor, to pull back the curtain on his own tour stories and examine the quirks, traditions and characters of Australian halls and meeting places.
In this particular show, Damian will also be spending time with the local community to delve into the history & characters of the Sterling Place, Dunkeld Community Centre and the role that it plays in the broader community. Following the show, Damian will publish a Hall Stories Podcast episode, dedicated to the Dunkeld Community Hall.
As well as the show, he will later deliver a podcast to document the story of the Community Centre Hall Stories. This is Callinan doing what he does best, where he does it best. He knows how to talk over a bubbling urn; wind up when the CWA head into the supper room and stack the chairs in 5’s at the end of the night. You just let him know where to get the hall key, and he’ll do the rest.
Please Note: This is a BYO event, so please feel free to bring your own snacks and refreshments.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adult $45
Senior $40
Concession $35
Student
$25
Child (under 13) $13
Groups 4+ $27.50
Sterling Place, Dunkeld Community Centre
Sterling Place
SATURDAY 6 SEPTEMBER, 7:30PM
Wordsworth Productions & HPAC present: Melbourne Comedy Showcase
"Get ready to laugh out loud with the Melbourne Comedy Showcase!
A lineup featuring some of the best Melbourne has to offer including:
Lehmo
(The Project, Utopia, Triple M)
Dave O’Neil (Spicks & Specks, Have You Been Paying Attention)
PLUS seasoned veteran Brad Oakes and up-and-coming stars, Sonia Di Iorio and Billy Stiles.
The Melbourne Comedy Showcase is a diverse mix of headliners and rising stars showcasing a range of comedic styles and a broad range of themes ensuring there is something for everyone! A perfect show for families with teenagers, retirees, boomers, gen xers or a night out with the girls. Themes include parenting, family life, single life, health, neurodiversity and the world around us.
COMICS BIO'S:
LehmoLehmo has also become Australia’s number one ‘combat comic’, having completed seven ‘tours of duty’ performing for our troops abroad. Lehmo can be heard on ABC Radio’s Grandstand on weekends and on the Triple M network across the week. Up until December 2017, Lehmo hosted the Number 1 FM breakfast show in Melbourne on Gold 104.3 with Jo Stanley.
Lehmo is a panelist on Network 10 news comedy program The Project, and the host of AFL comedy quiz show, The Beep Test on Fox Sports. He also stars in the Logie winning and critically acclaimed Working Dog TV production Utopia which airs on the ABC and Netflix.
As a regular on the festival circuit Lehmo has written and performed solo shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for over two decades.
Dave O’Neil
Dave O'Neil may call himself a
lightweight, but with over 30 years of experience, his cheeky brand of
humour has made him one of Australia’s most loved comedians. With years
of breakfast radio on Nova, more appearances on Spicks and Specks, than
any other guest, a bunch of podcasts (including
Somehow Related with
Glenn Robbins and The Junkees with Kitty Flanagan) and a reputation for
taking any corporate gig he is offered, it takes a lot to throw this
comedian off his game!
“An atmosphere some comedians would kill to be able to generate,
sitting in Dave O’Neil’s audience is genuinely to feel like you’ve
stumbled into a relaxed conversation among friends… there’s an engaging
affability… unprepossessingly good-spirited fun.”
–Chortle
“One of our most accomplished stand-ups.”
– The Age
Sonia Di Ioro
Sonia Di Iorio has over 10 years of
experience as a standup comedian. She has opened for Ronny Chieng,
performed at The Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Splendour in the Grass, and
comedy clubs right around the country.
Di Iorio is a writer on The Project and has been heard on popular comedy podcasts 'The Little Dum Dum Club' and 'Don’t You Know Who I Am?'
“Quick-witted, tight and oozing with confidence.” -
Pop Culture-y
“Clearly an accomplished performer.”
- Squirrel Comed
Brad Oakes
Brad Oakes is a stand-up comic with a
career spanning over 25 years. Bradford Oakes is a professional stand-up
comic with a career spanning over 30+ years. He is also a reliable and
most trusted host. Brad is well known for his TV work on Hey Hey It's
Saturday, Totally Full Frontal and The Comedy Company, The Jimeoin Show,
and a host of others. He has headlined/hosted at every major comedy
venue in Australia and toured internationally as a stand-up to
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand and Dubai.
Brad Oakes, the Comic's comic, works as a mentor and director to some of the country's most well-known comedians including Tommy Little, Claire Hooper and Corrine Grant. He has directed over 30 different comedy festival shows.
"He is dry, cynical and funny... An extremely proficient stand up
comedian." - Melbourne Age
“Clearly a funny man
who doesn't talk down... Makes you want to
listen...Refreshing intelligence." - The Herald Sun
Billy Stiles
As a late starter to comedy, Billy
Stiles has fast become a rising star in the Australian stand-up scene.
Known for his dry observations and deadpan humour, Billy has a talent
for hilarious one-liners and is taking the comedy scene by storm with
his iconic, laid back style that is relatable to all.
Billy Stiles has travelled the country performing in comedy clubs and pubs all over Australia! As a late starter to comedy, Billy quickly moved through the ranks and found himself regularly supporting Australia’s best, including Jimeoin, Dave Hughes, Dave O’Neil, Peter Helliar, Dave Thornton and more.
Dave Hughes says, “Billy is a great joke writer” and Dave O’Neil reckons “Billy Stiles is one of the most underrated comedians in Australia.”
Billy Stiles’ observational humour is highly relatable and gives insight
into how an ADHD brain operates with hilarious anecdotes about his
everyday life. Billy's comedy is loved by a wide demographic of
audiences from teenagers to middle-aged women making him one of the most
sought after talents in
Melbourne.
Warning: Some adult concepts, occasional strong language, suitable 16+
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:Adult $60
Senior $55
Concession $50
Student
$25
Groups 6+ $30
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
WEDNESDAY 1 OCTOBER, 7:30PM
Mario Maiolo Promotions presents: The Vallies
"YOU HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE!!!"
Last year’s ACE Performers of the Year for Best Tribute Show, The Vallies, are high-energy, all singing/all dancing seasoned entertainers bringing the hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Motown and Rock ‘n Roll to Hamilton in October.
The troupe conists of:
Producer, Director and Lead Vocalist Robert Jeffrey who is a true showman, passionate about the music of 50’s and 60’s, an Off-West End Theatre Award (Offie) nominee and MO and ACE Award recipient. He has appeared in the original Australian cast of Wicked, Jersey Boys, Into The Woods, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Wizard of Oz and Oliver.
Greg Robinson has performed at Woolworths Carols in the Domain for over 15 years, the NSW Premier’s Christmas Concert, 2015 Netball World Cup, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and in Disneyland USA.
Tom Ragen was the lead in Sydney’s Catch Me If You Can, appeared in Universal Studios Singapore Monster Rock show and works with Celebrity Cruises as a vocalist casting assistant.
Kai Rule is an accomplished vocalist and appeared in numerous musicals including Into The Woods and Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, as well as the front man in various Rock and Soul bands, including Care Factor.
What a night it will be so Stop In The Name of Love! And BOOK NOW!
Please note: Hazers and flashing lights may be used during this performance.
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets
Early Bird (Valid from 24 March to 7 April)
$79.90
Adult $89.90
Concession $86.90
Student $86.90
Group
6+ $79.90
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
THURSDAY 16, 7.30PM & FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER, 11AM
HPAC and Circle Music presents: Keith Potger’s Celebrating the Seekers – 60 Years Show
Keith Potger’s solo tribute to the group he helped to form back in 1962 covers the songs, the stories and the influences that shaped The Seekers in their rise to international fame.
CELEBRATING THE SEEKERS – 60 Years is an audio-visual treat, with rare footage and still photos of the group.
His 12-string guitar was an integral part of their sound and being the arranger of the vocal harmonies, he had a unique place in the group.
During his performance Keith pays a special tribute to his colleague and dear friend of 60 years, the late and great JUDITH DURHAM.
Keith is known to countless fans and this is obvious in the welcome given to him by audiences that have enjoyed his performances of CELEBRATING THE SEEKERS – 60 Years.
This special program contains some timeless favourites from The Seekers, some beautiful original ballads from his three solo CDs and a few hits from the ‘60s to the ‘80s that influenced the group and appeal to the generation who grew up playing SEEKERS albums at home or in the car. Throughout his show, Keith shares stories and amusing anecdotes from almost 60 years on the international music scene.
Keith unfailingly delivers up-beat, heart-warming events that leave audiences reliving their fondest memories while sharing the joy that is a hallmark of Keith Potger’s solo concerts.
To celebrate seniors month join us for a complimentary cuppa before the show on Friday 17 October at 10:30am
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Adults $35
Senior $15
Concession $25
Student
$20
Under 13 $13
Group 6+ $15
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER, 7:30pm
Regional Arts Victoria, Na Djinang Circus & HPAC present: Of The Land On Which We Meet
We are not the first – nor will we be the last – to walk on this land.
Walking on stone and cement it can be hard to remember what it feels
like to have earth
beneath our feet.
What does it mean to be where we are?
What do we, as 21st century
Australians, think it means to be "on Country"?
By opening up the acknowledgement of Country and taking a closer look
within it, we
search for a way to address the possible lack of
connection contemporary Australians
have with the spirituality of the
land.
Of The Land On Which We Meet follows the journey of three
contemporary Australian
circus artists with distinct relationships
with Country; an indigenous Australian, a
descendant of migrants, and
a descendant of colonial settlers.
Using physical representation within Na Djinang Circus’ signature tone
and style of
Indigenous forms merged with Western mediums, Of The
Land On Which We Meet hopes
to re-discover a connection we once had.
Join this cultural journey on Country with 60,000 years of history, spirit and story.
After the performance there will be a post show Q&A Session
This project received Cash to Create through the Fringe Fund, as part of Deadly Fringe.
Supported by The City of Melbourne, The City of Maribyrnong, Craig
Semple, Creative
Victoria, The Australia Council for the Arts.
Check out these 5 Star Reviews
Fringe Review
'Captivating, breathtaking, and profoundly moving—this show will change the way you think about home and your relationship to it.' Binge Fringe Magazine
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that the work contains voices of people who have passed away.
Recommended Audience:12+ (the work is suitable for all resonates best with people who understand colonisation)
Access & Inclusion: This is an accessible and inclusive event taking place on Gunditjmara Country. If you need assistance at the venue, please let us know when booking your ticket or contact us directly.
Tickets:
Hamilton Performing Arts Centre
The Handbury Auditorium