No matter what time of year you visit, chances are there will be an event or festival in or around Armidale.
Events not to be missed include the Autumn Festival, Big Chill Festival, The Bach Festival, The New England Garden Festival, Armidale International Film Festival and Guyra Lamb and Potato Festival. Other great annual events include New England Sings, The Armidale Cup, Guyra Trout Festival, Armidale Youth Orchestra Garden Party, Vintage Truck, Machinery and Heavy Horse Show and the NEGS Equestrian events. The calendar is full with premier sport events including the TAS Rugby Carnivals, Tour de Rocks and the 12hr Mountain Bike Enduro.
Have an event to add to the calendar?
TIME: 7.30pm (Friday), 2.30 and 7.30pm (Saturday). A Festival of Short Plays produced by Benjamin Thorn and Margaret Sims - Pelican Creek Show; Two Cops; Stick; The Audition; The Consultant's Report; Message in a Can; Going Underground; Gloriana on Thames.
Tickets available at www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=866124& (50₵ booking fee applies). Mozart: Viennese Star - a program of sparkling chamber works from the years of Mozart's rise to stardom in 1780's Vienna. HAYDN String Quartet Op. 33 No. 5 in G major How do you do?; BOCCHERINI String Quartet Op. 32 No. 5 in G Minor; MOZART String Quartet No. 19 in C major K. 465 Dissonance. For more information, visit www.adms.org.au/contact.
TIME: 7.30pm (Friday), 2.30 and 7.30pm (Saturday). A Festival of Short Plays produced by Benjamin Thorn and Margaret Sims - Harry in the Mall; On the Hoof; Harry in the Library; Bad News; Does the Means Justify the End; Harry in Town; Dreaming of Blue Hills; Modern Biblical Monologues; Horizon.
Come along for the screening of Opera New England's celebrated productions sung in English. Ticket price includes drink from the bar. All proceeds to the Armidale Playhouse.
TIME: 2.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday). We are never too old to fall in love. Roger & Julie is Armidale local, Benjamin Thorn’s rewrite of Shakespeare’s famous Romeo & Juliet. This much shorter and modernised play moves the age of the characters forward and into their lives in two nearby nursing homes. The play is suitable for teenage children. Producer: Diana Helmrich; Directors: Margaret Sims and Benjamin Thorn. Payment by NSW Government vouchers available by contacting the event organiser.
TIME: 2.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Friday, Saturday). We are never too old to fall in love. Roger & Julie is Armidale local, Benjamin Thorn’s rewrite of Shakespeare’s famous Romeo & Juliet. This much shorter and modernised play moves the age of the characters forward and into their lives in two nearby nursing homes. The play is suitable for teenage children. Producer: Diana Helmrich; Directors: Margaret Sims and Benjamin Thorn. Payment by NSW Government vouchers available by contacting the event organiser.
TIME: 2.30-5.00pm (Sunday), 7.30-10.30pm (Friday, Saturday). Tickets available from Carr's NewsXpress (170 Beardy Street Mall, phone: 02 6772 3534) or adms.org.au (50₵ booking fee applies).. Les Misérables is an epic musical about passion, destruction, revenge, poverty and hope, all set against the French revolution. It’s a story about redemption and survival with a goosebump-inducing score including some of the most well-known, memorable and loved songs in musical history Director: Michael Comford; Musical Director(s): Kees Grenyer, Will Smidt; Producer: Neil Horton.
TIME: 2.00-5.00pm (Sunday), 7.30-10.30pm (Thursday, Friday, Saturday). Tickets available from Carr's NewsXpress (170 Beardy Street Mall, phone: 02 6772 3534) or adms.org.au (50₵ booking fee applies).. Les Misérables is an epic musical about passion, destruction, revenge, poverty and hope, all set against the French revolution. It’s a story about redemption and survival with a goosebump-inducing score including some of the most well-known, memorable and loved songs in musical history Director: Michael Comford; Musical Director(s): Kees Grenyer, Will Smidt; Producer: Neil […]
Come along for the screening of Opera New England’s celebrated productions sung in English. Ticket price includes drink from the bar. All proceeds to the Armidale Playhouse.
TIME: 2.00-5.00pm (Sunday), 7.30pm (Thursday, Friday, Saturday) - tickets available from Carr's NewsXpress (170 Beardy Street Mall, phone: 02 6772 3534) or adms.org.au (50₵ booking fee applies).. Les Misérables is an epic musical about passion, destruction, revenge, poverty and hope, all set against the French revolution. It’s a story about redemption and survival with a goosebump-inducing score including some of the most well-known, memorable and loved songs in musical history Director: Michael Comford; Musical Director(s): Kees Grenyer, Will Smidt; Producer: […]
Tickets available from Carr's NewsXpress (170 Beardy Street Mall, phone: 02 6772 3534) or adms.org.au (50₵ booking fee applies).. Les Misérables is an epic musical about passion, destruction, revenge, poverty and hope, all set against the French revolution. It’s a story about redemption and survival with a goosebump-inducing score including some of the most well-known, memorable and loved songs in musical history Director: Michael Comford; Musical Director(s): Kees Grenyer, Will Smidt; Producer: Neil Horton.
Tickets available from Carr's NewsXpress (170 Beardy Street Mall, phone: 02 6772 3534) or adms.org.au (50₵ booking fee applies).. Les Misérables is an epic musical about passion, destruction, revenge, poverty and hope, all set against the French revolution. It’s a story about redemption and survival with a goosebump-inducing score including some of the most well-known, memorable and loved songs in musical history Director: Michael Comford; Musical Director(s): Kees Grenyer, Will Smidt; Producer: Neil Horton.
Be the Mountain - Tibetan-Australian singer songwriter, cultural ambassador and activist, Tenzin Choegyal, is an artist keeping Tibet's music alive in the freedom of exile.
Come along for the screening of Opera New England’s celebrated productions sung in English. Ticket price includes drink from the bar. All proceeds to the Armidale Playhouse.
Join mezzo-soprano, Ruth Strutt and international concert pianist and vocal coach, Donna Balson for an evening of song and stories. Ruth takes a break from performing with Opera Australia to present her favourites from across opera, art song, music theatre and cabaret.
Come along for the screening of Opera New England’s celebrated productions sung in English. Ticket price includes drink from the bar. All proceeds to the Armidale Playhouse.
The O'Donnell Brothers (Pat and Andy) bring their highly acclaimed Simon and Garfunkel Essentials concert to the Playhouse. The concert is special two-hour performance with brothers performing the timeless song book of the 1960's super duo Simon and Garfunkel. Featuring songs from their folk era classics such as; Homeward Bound, I am a Rock, Feelin' Groovy to the classic timeless songs Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Boxer and Sound of Silence. This concert is a magical evening with the O'Donnell Brothers who bring […]
TIME: 2.00-4.30pm (Sunday 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 […]
