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Bell Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Shakespeare’s classic comedy, "A Midsummer Night’s Dream", is reawakened in this breathless production brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. Love is in the air in Athens – and it’s contagious. Besides the royal wedding, which is just days away, young lovers are dreaming of enchanted futures together. Hermia and Lysander are besotted with one another, […]

$20 – $50

Blue Mountains Historical Society – Meeting and Talk

Blue Mountains Historical Society 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls, NSW, Australia

The Annual General Meeting of the Blue Mountains Historical Society will be held on Saturday 6 April at 10.00 am. PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGED TIME. The meeting and talk will be held at the Society’s rooms at 99 Blaxland Road, Wentworth Falls. Ms Kelsey McMorrow will present a talk entitled “John Tebbutt and his Instrument […]

Music Talk with Andy Bromberger: Beethoven and his Deafness

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

Beethoven hearing started to fail him in his 20’s. So how could he have written such fulfilling music without hearing it? What was the impact on his music? Join Andy Bromberger for this fascinating lecture as she discusses the significant mental, physical and creative effects of going deaf on a composer of Beethoven’s stature, including […]

$10

The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum theatre 33 Railway Street, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical tells the story of Frank […]

$59

The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum theatre 33 Railway Street, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical tells the story of Frank […]

$59

Bonsai throughout the universe

Nepean Bonsai Society Inc. 2024 annual show Glenbrook Community Hall (Next to Glenbrook Cinema) Exhibitions, Sales, Demonstrations, Creat your own bonsai workshop.

In Conversation with Shannon Vos: Renovation Dos and Don’ts

DECO Innovation Centre 67-77 Airds Road, Minto, NSW, Australia

Interior designer and one-half of 2014 ‘The Block’ champions, Shannon Vos will be sharing his reno secrets at an upcoming special event at the DECO Innovation Centre on Saturday, 13 April 2024 . Having renovated a number of properties, including most recently his family home, Shannon is no stranger to the highs and lows of […]

Free

The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum theatre 33 Railway Street, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical tells the story of Frank […]

$59

The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum theatre 33 Railway Street, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical tells the story of Frank […]

$59

Blue Mountains Historical Society Tarella Historic Cottage Open Day

On Sunday 28 April, from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm (last entry at 2.45 pm), the Blue Mountains Historical Society’s Tarella Cottage Museum at 99 Blaxland Rd, Wentworth Falls, will be open to the public. Planning what to do with visitors to the Mountains over this weekend? Would they like to explore the former home […]

$5

Anne of Green Gables and Prince Edward Island: Lecture and World Premiere for Piano and Strings

Joan Sutherland Centre for Performing Arts 597 High Street, Penrith, NSW, Australia

In this concert and presentation, University of New England PhD researcher and composer Merri Bell will discuss Canadian author L.M. Montgomery, who is best known for the novel "Anne of Green Gables". In addition to the seven books of the "Anne" series, Montgomery completed another thirteen books exploring the life and experience of young women […]

$15 – $20

The Sunshine Club

Sydney Coliseum theatre 33 Railway Street, Rooty Hill, NSW, Australia

Written and directed by proud Noonuccal Nuugi man, Wesley Enoch, featuring music composed by the esteemed John Rodgers - The Sunshine Club is an energetic and thought-provoking piece of musical theatre with a talented cast of 11 First Nations artists, alongside a 5-piece live band. Set in 1946, the musical tells the story of Frank […]

$59