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Karralyka Theatre

The Quintessential Best of Tour plus The Black Sorrows.

40 years in the making, The Black Sorrows – The Quintessential Best of Tour is a handpicked journey through the soul, grit and timeless genre-defying songwriting that has made Joe Camillen’s The Black Sorrows one of Australia’s most enduring bands.

The Black Sorrows have been at the forefront of Australian music for decades, the band are renowned for their high-energy live shows and infectious raw, rootsy, rhythms.

Under the leadership of the charismatic music legend Joe Camillewn, The Black Sorrows have evolved into one of the most sophisticated ensembles in the country.

Season: Friday 6 February at 8pm.

Beauty and the Beast

Step into the enchanted world of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast.

A tale as old as time brought to life on stage with spectacular costumes, soaring vocals, and a touch of magic.

The timeless story of Belle, a bright, curious young woman in a provincial town, and the beast, a pence trapped under the spell of an enchantress, if the beast can earn to love and be loved, the curse will end and he will be transformed back to his former self – but time is running out.

Join them as they discover that true love can break even the deepest curse.

Season: 12 – 21 June.

Comedy Theatre Melbourne

A Christmas Carol

Now playing at the Comedy Theatre Melbourne.

On a winter Christmas eve, the cold-hearted miser, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by four ghosts.

Transported to worlds past, present, and future, he witnesses what a lifetime of greed and fear would lead to and sees with fresh eyes the possibility of joy and kindness.

Can Ebenezer be saved before it is too late?

This magical interpretation welcomes theatre goers of all ages with dazzling staging, a moving story, and beloved carols including Joy to the World, Silent Night and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.

Season finishes 24 December.

The Regent Theatre – Melbourne

Anastas

Rising star of stage and screen Georgina Hopson will lead the cast.

The Green Room Award winner and Sydney Theatre Award nominee will play Anya, a brave young woman on a journey to discover the mystery of her past joined by a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat, they embark on an epic adventure to hep find home, love and family.

Iconic Australian performer Rodney Dobson stars ass the lovable ex-aerostatic, Vlad, and show legend Rhonda Burchmore as his former lover, Countess Lily.

Australian theatre royalty Nancye Hayes AM joins the cast as the Dowager Empress celebrating over 60 years starring in major musicals.

Season: 20 December – 15 February.

The Round

In Their Own Words – Racheal Beck

This is a multidisciplinary one-woman show starring well-known stage and screen performer Rachael Beck.

In Their Own Words celebrates the songs and stories of 20 trailblazing Australian women – some recognised and many who are not.

Rachael weaves verbatim words and anecdotes collected from women including Ita Buttrose Tanya Pilbersek, Marcia Langton and Carlota with the music of famous Australian songwriters such as Missy Higgionss, Kate Miller-Heidke, Kate Ceberano Dami Im, to create such a powerful tapestry of female strength and achievement.

From artists to scientists, politics to humanitarians, these are stories if triumph, resilience and breakthrough-most never before heard on stage.

Developed with writer James Miller and directed by Miranda Middletin, In Their Own Words is a moving musical tribute to some extraordinary Australian women who have defined and made their mark on our culture.

Season: Saturday 28 February at 1.30pm and 7.20pm.

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