Armidale Events

TIME: 2.00-4.30pm (Sunday only) and 8.00-10.30pm (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). 1984 George Orwell’s classic novel adapted for the stage by Michael Gene Sullivan is a chilling reminder of contemporary political expression where politicians lie with impunity, there is incarceration of citizens without due process, fake news, and constant surveillance of our movements. In our current day and age, this novel and its story means more to us than we ever imagined! Director: Warren Bartik. Note: This play contains some strong language […]

TIME: 2.00-4.30pm (Saturday only) and 8.00-10.30pm (Friday, Saturday). 1984 George Orwell’s classic novel adapted for the stage by Michael Gene Sullivan is a chilling reminder of contemporary political expression where politicians lie with impunity, there is incarceration of citizens without due process, fake news, and constant surveillance of our movements. In our current day and age, this novel and its story means more to us than we ever imagined! Director: Warren Bartik. Note: This play contains some strong language and […]

TIME: 2.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday) PHONE RINGS, DOOR CHIMES, IN COMES COMPANY It is Robert's 35th birthday party, and all his friends keep asking: Why isn’t he married? Why can’t he find the right partner and isn’t it time to settle down and start a family? As Robert searches for answers, he discovers why being single, being married, and being alive in 21st-Century New York could drive a person crazy. Someone to crowd you with love, someone to force you […]

Proceeds to the Playhouse, only 50 seats available - book 0418 249 912. International Peace Conference Documentaries Screening - An oratorio by Richard Harvey with Libretto by Ralph Steadman. Early morning, December 27 2003: over 300 excited Armidalians are getting out of their tents pitched in the Woodford Festival mud. Today is the day that 24 months of rehearsals, performances and planning come to fruition. That evening an 80-voice adult choir, 44-voice children's choir, 56-piece orchestra with didgeridoo, 24 dancers, […]

Terror Nullius (55 mins, 2018) is in conjunction with the exhibition, Not Just Australian showing at New England Regional Art Museum. Part political satire, eco-horror and road movie, Terror Nullius is a political revenge fable that offers an unwriting of Australian national mythologies. Binding together a documentary impulse with the bent plotlines of Australian film texts, Soda Jerk's revisionist history opens a willful narrative space where cinema fictions and historical facts permeate each other in new ways.

Wild Thyme is an exciting meeting between three of regional Australia’s brilliantly talented, versatile, and captivating female artists. Coming from diverse musical and cultural backgrounds, the juxtaposition of Arlene Fletcher (double bass), Katie Crane (guitar), and Laura Targett (fiddle), infuses their varied musical passions into an exciting brew of acoustic music which defies genre and cultivating a whole new style of their own.

Oscar LaDell is a Naarm-based singer, songwriter and guitarist who brings a timeless vulnerability and passion to his original blend of Blues, Soul and Folk. Following the release of Somber Land, the first single from an upcoming EP, Oscar is bringing his music on the road to the villages, towns and cities of Australia's East Coast. Singing with emotion and depth, Oscar's set features soul and blues classics interspersed with his heartfelt original songs in a show that is not […]

The drums of war are becoming deafening. Efforts are increasing to convince us that Australia must be America's proxy in a war with China. David Bradbury's latest film, The Road to War, brings a sharp focus to why it is not in Australia's best interest to be dragged into a war with China.

Four housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's dire rental market in search of a new place to call home. How hard could it be? The award winning film is a fresh and topical Aussie comedy that follows four millennial housemates on the verge of eviction. It takes a satirical look at today’s housing and job market and the hilarious trials and tribulations that come along with it. It's a relatable film for so many, but specifically speaks to […]

A concert of song inspired by the composer Piazzolla and the influences of the tango and the music of Spain. The concert will be performed by soprano Ayse Göknur Shanal, accompanied by pianist Benjamin Martin. Armidale audiences will remember Göknur as Mimi in Opera New England's production of La Bohème.

A recital for cello and piano by well-known local musicians Robert Jackson (cello) and Keith Power (piano).

Colour Me Love - 1/10 VENUE: The Armidale Playhouse, 309 Beardy Street. TIME: 3.00-4.30pm. COST: $30 (adult), $25 (concession) – tickets available via www.trybooking.com (50₵ booking fee applies). For more information, visit www.adms.org.au/armidale-playhouse. Well-known, seasoned Australian jazz singer, pianist, composer and educator Sharny Russell, and her daughter Lauren Lucille, also a jazz and pop vocalist, songwriter, guitarist and pianist, are part of a rich musical family heritage, so music is in their DNA. Sharny is now resident in Armidale and […]

There is an oft-quoted saying about there being “nothing more beautiful than a guitar, save for perhaps two…” Purely subjective of course, but if you enjoy your strings plucked, you’re in luck as the New England’s premier guitar duo, EphenStephen, is returning with a special programme to mark their 35 years of guitar collaboration. Please book early, and don’t miss out otherwise everyone’s going to have something to be highly strung about and fret over. EphenStephen: “35 years and STILL […]