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Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia

13 Apr 2025 Down Under: The Songs That Shaped Australia is a multi award-winning, live music celebration of the Aussie hit-makers who spurred historic change with their iconic anthems.

Friendlyjordies Presents: Alien Hunter

26 Apr 2025 Get ready for a comedy show that’s truly out of this world.

The Trojan War

02 May 2025 02 May 2025 Following the success of Don Juan and Jekyll & Hyde, award-winning NZ production company, A Slightly Isolated Dog, brings you their flirtatiously fun comedy: The Trojan War!

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Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight Pre-Show Function

03 May 2025 Enhance your Are You Lonesome Tonight show experience by joining us at our exclusive pre-show function. Enjoy the finest Angove wines, expertly paired with delectable cheese and fruit platters, while mingling with fellow theatre lovers in a relaxed, social atmosphere.

Opera Queensland: Are You Lonesome Tonight

03 May 2025 Are You Lonesome Tonight is Opera Queensland’s most ambitious regional tour in its 40-year history. Are You Lonesome Tonight is Opera Queensland’s most ambitious regional tour in its 40-year history. Visiting more than 30 communities and travelling some 8,000 kilometres, this show is now coming to Port Macquarie.

A Morning with the ACO Collective Quartet

08 May 2025 Treat yourself to a morning of classical music with the ACO Collective Quartet. This engaging and intimate performance will feature classical masterworks by Bach, Beethoven and Dvořák, alongside contemporary works by Philip Glass and Caroline Shaw, interspersed with delightfully informative introductions to the music.

Sydney Writers' Festival - Live & Local 2025

22 May 2025 22 May 2025 22 May 2025 22 May 2025 22 May 2025 22 May 2025 23 May 2025 23 May 2025 23 May 2025 23 May 2025 23 May 2025 24 May 2025 24 May 2025 24 May 2025 24 May 2025 24 May 2025 24 May 2025 25 May 2025 25 May 2025 25 May 2025 25 May 2025 One of Australia’s best-loved forums for literature, ideas and storytelling, Sydney Writers’ Festival will stream its headline events from Sydney direct to the Glasshouse Studio over four days.

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Markus Zusak: Three Wild Dogs and the Truth

22 May 2025 Twenty years after his international sensation The Book Thief, Markus Zusak turns to non-fiction. Listen as Markus extols on love and human-animal connection in his memoir about his three big pound dogs. In conversation with Richard Glover.

Gina Chick: We Are the Stars

22 May 2025 Hear Alone Australia winner Gina Chick regale you with stories of her extraordinary life, from her unconventional childhood to deep links with nature as an adult. With host TK.

David Nicholls: You Are Here

22 May 2025 Travel the winding road of love through first encounters and second chances with bestselling novelist and screenwriter David Nicholls, in conversation with Jennifer Byrne on his latest love story.

Thomas Mayo, Clare Wright: Past and Future of Indigenous Recognition

22 May 2025 Respected Indigenous leader Thomas Mayo and historian Clare Wright reflect on the history of First Nations movements for change in Australia and look at next steps. With Lorena Allam.

Kaliane Bradley: The Ministry of Time

22 May 2025 Question what it means to change the world by defying history with Kaliane Bradley’s bestselling debut, which blends time travel, romance and spy thriller. With host Melanie Kembrey.

Alam, Arnott, Harvey, Peters: State of the Art: The Novel

22 May 2025 Join esteemed novelists Rumaan Alam, Robbie Arnott, Samantha Harvey and Torrey Peters as they discuss the state of the novel with host ABC Radio National’s Kate Evans (The Bookshelf).

Liane Moriarty, Nicola Moriarty, Jaclyn Moriarty: The Moriarty Sisters

23 May 2025 Join the Moriarty sisters, Jaclyn, Liane and Nicola, as they discuss their career beginnings, different publishing paths and many successes with writer and broadcaster Sarah Macdonald.

Helen Garner: The Season

23 May 2025 Hear iconic Australian writer Helen Garner’s reflections on football and the cycles of life in The Season, her first full-length book in a decade. In conversation with David Leser.