Thirty years ago a rag-tag bunch of folkies got together and formed a band called Things of Stone and Wood that went on to define Melbourne in the early 90s.
Off the back of their top 10 single 'Happy Birthday Helen', the band achieved national success, international tours, a gold album 'The Yearning' and even a Late Show parody, kicking off a career that would place them as one of Australia's most loved Folk- Rock bands.
Described as "Melbourne's most inspired and inspiring acoustic band" (Michael Dwyer), their imaginative use of organic instruments set off an acoustic/folk movement that paved the way for the likes of John Butler, The Waifs and Angus & Julia Stone.
Their live show has always been full of energy and passion and whilst they've won many an industry award, including an ARIA and APRA Songwriter of the Year for Greg Arnold, it's on stage that they demonstrate why they are so loved.
Fifteen years after the release of their debut album, Heartbound, and seventeen years since the Hope EP that started it all, Dream On Dreamer are celebrating the milestone with a very special run of Australian shows.
For the first time in over a decade, the band will be joined by Mcoy, the original clean vocalist of Dream On Dreamer, who departed in 2012 to prioritise his family following the band's demanding touring schedule.
This will be a celebration of the era that started it all, bringing Heartbound and Hope back to the stage with the original voice that helped define these releases.
Catch Dream On Dreamer across Australia in late spring, with special guests Wayside and Alt. appearing across select dates.
Seventeen years of Hope. Fifteen years of Heartbound. One very special return.
Karen Baldwin, Evidential Medium, brings her Evening of Mediumship to the Ainslie Football and Social Club in Canberra.
Evidential mediumship is demonstrated live and unedited. Karen shares specific details, memories and personality traits from people who have passed, then works with the audience to find who each connection belongs to. Nothing is rehearsed.
People come for many reasons. Some are missing someone, some are curious after seeing mediumship on television, and some are sceptical. Many come on their own, and others bring a friend. Guests are welcome to sit back and watch, and taking part is always optional.
Not everyone receives a personal message, and no particular connection can be promised. What Karen does promise is an honest, down-to-earth evening. Come with curiosity, see it for yourself and decide what you make of it.
Doors open at 7pm for a 7:30pm start, and the evening runs for around 90 minutes.
As much as Marty has been trying to embrace early retirement – he's bored so he's going to be the 54 year old man that he is.
Fun, sexy, charming and humble. Let's share moments and memories from his life. Audiences will laugh, they'll cry, they'll need a two-hour park. (Guests won't cry). (They'd almost get away with an hour park, not quite)
He's back! Comedy powerhouse Marty Sheargold returns with his brand-new stand-up show — The Red Card Tour.
Known for his razor-sharp wit, masterful storytelling, and unfiltered takes on life, Marty's taking aim at everything from modern madness to middle-age misfires.
Whether guests have followed him on television, radio or stage, or are discovering him for the first time, this is the chance to see one of Australia's most iconic comedians live at his absolute best.
This workshop explores visual perception and kinaesthetic awareness.
What is the choreographic potential of the partnership between the camera and the dancer? No experience needed in filmmaking.
Sue Healey is one of Australia's leading interdisciplinary dance artists, working across live performance, cinema and installation. She received the Australia Council Award for Dance 2021.
Over four decades, she has built a body of work that spans theatre stages, galleries, international film festivals, and international collaborations through a project-based ensemble model. Recent works include AFTERWORLD (Sydney Festival 2025), ON VIEW: ICONS (Sydney Festival 2024), and ZOIA, a new major live and cinematic work currently in development for 2027 at Carriageworks, Sydney.
Originally from New Zealand, Healey trained at the Victorian College of the Arts and was a founding member of Dance Works Company Melbourne from 1983-88, before undertaking further study in New York with the Merce Cunningham School and Trisha Brown Company. She later served as Artistic Director of Vis-à-Vis Dance Canberra and has operated as a commissioned artist since 1996, with many works created and presented in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Healey holds a Master's in Choreography from the University of Melbourne and received the Australia Council Creative Fellowship and the Robert Helpmann Scholarship. She was made an Honorary Fellow of the Victorian College of the Arts in 2017.
A Bharata Natyam dance performance by Vaidehi Subramanyan - a traditional margam repertoire.
Smaranam brings memory to life. Vaidehi's intentional presentation of Bharata Natyam's Nritta (pure dance), Nritya (expressive storytelling) and Natya (dramatic enactment) traces movement and lineage as practice continues to inspire.
Vaidehi Subramanyan is a Bharata Natyam dancer, inspired by her grandmother, the late Thangamani Nagarajan, a senior dancer and teacher of Kalakshetra. Vaidehi is currently training under renowned dancer Christopher Gurusamy. She has performed extensively in India and Canberra and is currently an artist in residence at Canberra Dance Theatre.
Join Ben Macintyre, the legendary historian and author behind SAS: Rogue Heroes, Operation Mincemeat, and The Spy and the Traitor, for his most gripping Cold War story yet.
The year is 1981. Tehran is in turmoil in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The Soviets are planning to overthrow the Ayatollah's Islamist regime, and the US is secretly considering their nuclear arsenal in reply.
KGB Major Vladimir Kuzichkin, codename "Redwood", was the best Soviet officer in Iran, but Redwood had a problem: a sexual secret that, if revealed, would humiliate him and his colleagues, cost him his job, and send him into exile. Desperate for a solution, he reached out to the only place he believed he'd find help: MI6.
Being BOLD presents a triple bill of live dance and film featuring Australian dance artists Anca Frankenhaeuser, Patrick Harding-Irmer, Chrissie Koltai and Sue Healey, exploring longevity, artistry and lives shaped by dance.
I Thought You Were Dead But Here We Are is a live dance theatre performance by Still Breathing – Anca Frankenhaeuser, Patrick Harding-Irmer and Chrissie Koltai – drawing on the history held within their bodies and their decades of experience as dance artists.
The program also features two films by Sue Healey. Angels, My Angels, My Glorious Angels, choreographed and performed by Anca Frankenhaeuser, reflects on seven women who are no longer here and one special man. The Cry of the Whistler tells the story of Jane Mortiss, a dancer, artist, naturalist and farmer, and explores her final work and her experiences with mental illness.
Content note: This film explores themes of suicide, mental illness and incarceration. Some content may be distressing or challenging for viewers.
Join a casual concert of choral music presented by the ANU Community Music Centre's Wamburang Women's Choir. The evening will feature contemporary music and Indigenous languages of Australia.
Join an evening of jazz presented by the youth jazz groups at the ANU Community Music Centre. It will feature repertoire and improvisation by the Jazz Combos groups as well as the Girls Jazz+ groups.
A one-night only Red Carpet Canberra Premiere and Q&A of Australian feature film Juvenescence at Dendy Canberra.
Written, directed and produced by Mitchell Law, Juvenescence stars Jonny Pasvolsky, Felix Williamson, Denise Roberts, Peter Phelps and a plethora of young emerging talent.
'Juvenescence' is an independent coming-of-age comedy that captures the chaos, humour and emotional intensity of adolescence during the final days of high school. The film explores everything that comes with the transition into adulthood - first love, identity, peer pressure, social hierarchy, parties, embarrassing parents, career uncertainty, heartbreak and the universal fear of growing up.
Juvenescence was selected for the 42nd Boston Film Festival, 2026 Central Coast Film Festival, and recently premiered in Sydney to a sold-out Ritz Cinema Randwick audience.
Tickets are on sale now! Book now to secure yours.
Experience the magic of Barbra Streisand's legendary career with Rachael Grace, as she brings to life the timeless hits that have defined generations. This stunning production, featuring musical direction by Green Room Award-winning John Thorn, takes audiences on a musical journey through Streisand's iconic songs, from emotional ballads to disco classics. Rachael's powerful voice, unique interpretation and world class band make this show more than just a tribute – it's a heartfelt love letter to one of the greatest voices in music history.
Hailed as "as divine as Streisand herself" by GLAM Adelaide, this unforgettable performance blends musical genres with an exceptional ensemble to create a truly spellbinding experience.
