3/03/2012 The evening concert will feature The Melbourne Salvation Army Staff Band, arguably the best Brass Band in Australia. The Ballarat Grammar Symphonic Band will support the Staff Band and both bands will perform together during the evening.

The Melbourne Staff Band tour internationally on a regular basis and most recently performed at the Albert Hall, London in 2011.

All proceeds from the concert will be directed to The Salvation Army’s Jessore School for the Hearing Impaired, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

All tickets $5 - available at the door


Website: http://www.salvationarmy.org.au/msb/

7/03/2012 Andreas Litras’ remarkable one-man show Odyssey weaves the stories of Andreas’ family through the legend of Odysseus, hero of the Trojan War. The performance turns the mythical world of Homer’s epic upside-down with a tale of quiet domestic heroism, of hard work, fitting-in and making-do. The line between epic drama, Greek tragedy, comedy and the everyday disappears in this beautifully crafted autobiographical work.

While Andreas shares stories of his family and fish’n’chips, it is Karagiosi, the wise-cracking stage manager, who has the audience in hysterics with his own personal rendition of Homer’s Odyssey.

Journeys and characters cross paths as the performance moves between Andreas and Karagiosi, past and present, Greece and Australia, memory and imagination. Stunning in its irreverence, passion and joy; Odyssey celebrates what it means to find home.

Internationally acclaimed, Odyssey has won hearts from Malaysia to London, Canada to New Zealand; and ‘is a journey no one will want to miss’, Mail-Star, Canada

“It was a virtuoso performance and Litras spun the three narratives together to make gold.”
NZ Listener

"beautifully comic, emotive and searingly real", Time Out, London

"one hell of a journey", The Malay Mail, Malaysia

"a huge amount of skill and imagination at work", The Guardian, London

“Odyssey is a universal story, told with love and humour, and a delight to watch.”, The Australian

“an extraordinarily talented performer.” The Age

Tickets: Adult $35.00; Conc/Student/MEAA $22.00

Website: http://

17/03/2012 The 2012 Don Huntley Memorial Piano Recital features Stefan Cassomenos.
Stefan studies Music and Law on a Faculty Merit Scholarship at the University of Melbourne, majoring in performance. He has been a semi-finalist and prize winner in both the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition (2005) and the Australian National Piano Award (2006). He has performed concerti with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, the Melbourne University Symphony Orchestra, and the Chamber Strings of Melbourne, and has performed as a soloist in St Petersburg, Tallinn, Warsaw, Krakow, Athens, Rome, Milan, Amsterdam, London, Bangkok, and Tokyo. His compositions have been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Program will include:

BACH Prelude & Fugue in B-flat Minor, Book 1
CHOPIN Etude Op 10 No 8
LIGETI Fanfares
HAYDN Sonata Hob XVI/32 in b minor
MESSIAEN Le baiser de l'enfant-Jesus
LISZT Dante Sonata

Tickets: SHOW+ (includes champagne supper) $40.00;
Concert only - Adult $25.00; Conc., $15.00; Student $5.00.

Website: http://

18/03/2012 The Ballarat Symphony Orchestra's first concert for 2012 'HEART and VOICE'
will feature Schubert's 'Symphony in C' and 'Entr'acte No 3' from Rosamunde; the overture to the 'Barber of Seville' by Rossini; the beautiful 'Mia Speranza Adororata' by Mozart and 'Tails of Trebouchet' by Raelene Howell.
The program will be conducted by Patrick Burns with guest soloist Hannah Dahlenburg.
Tickets: Adult $30.00; Concession $25.00; Student $15.00; Primary student no charge.

Website: http://

28/03/2012 Bobby Rydell’s career spans six decades and encompasses every area of entertainment. His debut in the late fifties as a rock n roll teen idol lead to starring roles on such hit films as ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ and plays such as ‘West Side Story’. Bobby has made countless network television appearances throughout the world on shows such as Ed Sullivan, Jack Benny, George Burns, Milton Berle, Perry Como, American Bandstand and Brian Henderson’s Bandstand.

A polished performer at the age of 19 Bobby was the youngest ever person to headline the famous Copacabana in New York. Bobby’s recording career earned him 34 top forty hits placing him in the top five artists of the era. Bobby’s hits include million selling singles ‘Volare’, ‘Wild One’, ‘We Got Love’, ‘Kissin Time’, ‘Swinging School’ and ‘Forget Him’, selling a total of more than 25 million records.

Today Bobby enjoys a busy schedule throughout the world as a headline performer. Australia has welcomed him for 20 tours and he remains a favourite performer. Bobby also performs regularly in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. For the past 25 years he has also performed on hundreds of shows with Frankie Avalon and Fabian, known as the Golden Boys.


Tickets: $50.00; Concession $45.00

Website: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2G-jqu1WkU

29/03/2012 until 30/03/2012 Celebrating the return of the original yellow Wiggle Greg Page, The Wiggles are hitting the road for a hits loaded show in theatres and venues around the country.

Having played in arenas and larger venues around the world, including their recent Big Tent tour, they are moving their show into theatres and smaller venues to get close up and intimate with their Wiggly fans.

Now celebrating over 20 years performing to children they are bringing their big hits such as Hot Potato, Fruit Salad, Rock A Bye Your Bear and Toot Too Chugga Chugga and more in a show jam packed with audience favourites!
Join Jeff, Anthony, Murray and Greg as well as our Wiggly friends; Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, Henry the Octopus and the world famous Wiggly dancers for this spectacular production!
Bookings open Tuesday, February 14. Online at 8.00am and Box Office 10.00am
All tickets: $30.00.


Website: http://

22/04/2012 Based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s Books.

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood…
But one wild and windy night the Gruffalo’s child ignores her father’s warning and tiptoes out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does she?

The team behind "The Gruffalo" return with the charming sequel. "The Gruffalo's Child" brings together physical theatre, music and beautiful puppetry to deliver songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 4 and up, and their adults…

Australian Reviews
"totally cool ... everyone in our audience from preschoolers to grandparents would agree." (Stage Whispers)

"a lovely introduction to the joys of live theatre" (Our Brisbane)

“smiles all round...can't fail to please” (Courier Mail)

Tickets: Adult and Child $20.00 each; Group (6+) $18.00

Website: http://

29/04/2012 Now in its 20th year, the huge and highly talented Australian Doctors Orchestra will be working with the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre to bring to you an outstanding selection of music from around the world.
Conductor: Joanna Drimatis. Soloists from the Australian National Academy of Music: Kate Sullivan (violin) and Douglas Coghill (viola).
Come and hear an exciting program from Australian composer Robert Hughes - Linn O'Dee,
WA Mozart-Sinfonia Concertante, E Grieg-Norwegian Dances and W Walton-Suite from Henry V.
All ticket sales will go to the Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre.
Tickets: Adult $30.00; Concession $20.00

Website: Unavailable

15/05/2012 SYNCOPATION - by Allan Knee is a smash-hit fusion of comedy, drama, romance and ballroom dancing set in the exciting, electric rush of New York City in 1912. Henry Ribolow is a Jewish meatpacker crazy with a dream of becoming a ballroom dancer, and desperate for a dance partner. Anna Bianchi, an Italian Catholic seamstress, is unsatisfied with her life until she spots a curious ad in the paper....
“Give your life a lift. Wanted: A Dance Partner to dance for royalty.”
Tickets: Adult: $50; Concession: $45; Member: $40; Group (10+): $45; Student/Youth/Child $25.00:
Staged at Wendouree Centre For Performing Arts
Bookings through Majestix Box Office Phone 5333 5888; or online at:
www.heermaj.com

Website: http://www.hermaj.com

20/06/2012 A concert celebrating the richness and power of MCO’s justly-acclaimed string section in masterworks that continue to astonish and delight. A rare delight by Donizetti and favourite Baroque concertos provide a counterpoint to the rich and romantic strains of Tchaikovsky’s tribute to his beloved Florence .
Tickets: Adult $30.00, Conc. $25.00, Student $17.00


Website: http://www.mco.org.au