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The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
A wildly hilarious take on
adolescence, parenting, teachers and the P-A-N-D-E-M-O-N-I-U-M of the world
of competitive spelling bees.
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Bangarra Dance Theatre - The Light Inside
20 - 21 February 2025
From two of the world’s great First Nations comes a new work by Bangarra Dance Theatre, The Light Inside.
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Newcastle Comedy Showcase with Becky Lucas
Saturday 22 February, 7pm
Join us for the Newcastle Comedy Showcase featuring Becky Lucas
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Kate Miller-Heidke The Telling Tales Tour
Saturday 22 February, 7:30pm
The Telling Tales Tour will be a celebration of songs old and new, of voice, storytelling, emotion, humour, and music that transports and transcends.
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COSENTINO - DECENNIUM 'The Greatest Hits Tour'
Sunday 23 February, 6pm
Join Cosentino as he performs death-defying escapes, mind-boggling stage illusions and cutting-edge street magic that will twist your view of reality.
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Return of the Medium with Peter Williams
Thursday 27 February, 7:30pm
After numerous sell out performances across Australia and overseas, the hugely popular psychic-medium and author of the book Searching Spirit returns in 2025.
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Newcastle Comedy Showcase with Dan Rath
Saturday 1 March, 7pm
Join us for the Newcastle Comedy Showcase featuring Dan Rath!
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Diana: The Untold and Untrue Story
Tuesday 4 March, 7pm
An icon. A legend. A very stupid show.
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Jess Hitchcock & Penny Quartet
Thursday 6 March, 7:30pm
Singer songwriter Jess Hitchcock & Penny Quartet present a feast of creativity when they perform her songs arranged for voice and strings by some of Australia’s finest composers.
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Being Billy
6 - 7 March 2025
Garth / Billy will take you on the ride of his life, so you can reflect on some of the craziness of yours.
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The Wharf Revue 2025: The End of the Wharf As We Know It
Saturday 8 March, 2pm & 7:30pm
After twenty-five years in the harsh and unforgiving spotlight of politics, The Wharf Revue has decided to step away from public life. Join us for this joyous yet bitter-sweet send-off to one of...
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Newcastle Comedy Showcase with Stephanie Broadbridge
Saturday 8 March, 7pm
Join us for the Newcastle Comedy Showcase featuring Steph Broadbridge!
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Guenther Steiner: Hour of Speed
Tuesday 11 March, 5pm
Experience an unfiltered 60-minute dive into the high-octane world of Formula 1.
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Guenther Steiner: Unfiltered LIVE
Tuesday 11 March, 7:30pm
Fasten your seatbelts for a hugely entertaining conversation spanning a decade inside Formula 1, with the former Haas F1 team principal and star of Netflix’s smash hit docuseries Drive to Survive....
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Oliver Anthony Music
Thursday 13 March, 8pm
Breakthrough country artist Oliver Anthony Music returns to Australia for highly anticipated debut headline shows, following a standout performance at CMC Rocks Queensland.
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The Poems, Prayers & Promises of John Denver
Saturday 15 March, 7:30pm
Re-live the voice of a generation, celebrating songs the whole world sang along with, Take Me Home Country Roads, Annie's Song, Thank God I’m A Country Boy, Leaving On A Jet Plane and many more.
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An Evening with Bob Geldof
Sunday 16 March, 7:30pm
For the first time ever, we welcome Bob Geldof, a true icon whose impact spans music, activism, and global change.
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Two Psychics and a Medium
Monday 17 March, 7pm
An unforgettable evening of powerful readings and insights connecting you to the afterlife and beyond.
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The Prophetic Tragedy of Macbeth and Those Who Knew Him
20 - 29 March 2025
Macbeth, consumed by ambition, is seduced by prophecy and driven to murder. This adaptation explores his descent into madness and violence, offering a timeless look at moral decay and unchecked...
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Kasey Chambers 'Backbone' Tour 2025
Thursday 20 March, 7:30pm
Australian country music royalty, Kasey Chambers, is hitting the road on a national tour celebrating her newest record Backbone, and a journey through her career.
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Brawl at City Hall V
Friday 21 March, 8pm
Live professional wrestling returns to Newcastle!
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Omega Ensemble: La Musica Notturna
Thursday 27 March, 7pm
Cellist Umberto Clerici joins Omega Ensemble as guest director for a powerhouse performance
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Eliza Eve + Sam Winder - Great Southern Nights
Saturday 29 March, 5pm
Civic Theatre presents a Great Southern Nights event
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Ben Elton - Authentic Stupidity
Saturday 29 March, 7:30pm
The undisputed godfather of modern stand-up is going back on the road with his new show – Authentic Stupidity.
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Adam Newling - Great Southern Nights
Sunday 30 March, 6:30pm
Civic Theatre Newcastle presents a Great Southern Nights event.
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Spellbound: A Night of Magic & Grand Illusion
Thursday 3 April, 7pm
Get ready for a spectacular night of Magic and Grand Illusion with one of Australia’s leading Illusionists, Anthony Street.
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Cormac Grant Album Launch - Great Southern Nights
Friday 4 April, 7:30pm
Civic Theatre Newcastle presents a Great Southern Nights event.
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Boyzlife - Brian McFadden and Keith Duffy - The Hits of Boyzone and Westlife
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Woodenbox with a Fistful of Fivers - Great Southern Nights
Saturday 5 April, 5pm
Civic Theatre Newcastle presents a Great Southern Nights event
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Sarah Blasko – I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain Regional Tour
Saturday 5 April, 7:30pm
Sarah Blasko writes songs that strike with rare immediacy, clarity and purpose. Melodies beguilingly simple, lyrics ever honest and direct.
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Civic Cinema - NT Live: The Importance of Being Earnest
9 - 10 April, 7pm
Max Webster (Life of Pi) directs this hilarious story of identity, impersonation and romance, filmed live from the National Theatre in London.
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SIX the Musical
The sassy, empowering and energetic pop musical sensation makes its anticipated arrival to Civic Theatre Newcastle in April 2025.
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Diesel Bootleg Melancholy Tour
Friday 11 April 2025, 8pm
Following the acclaimed release of his seventeenth studio album, Australian icon Diesel is hitting the road with a full band for the Bootleg Melancholy Album Tour.
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Flickerfest 2025 International Short Film Festival
Saturday 12 April, 6:30pm & 9pm
Celebrating its 34th year, Flickerfest is Australia’s only Academy Award® and BAFTA qualifying short film festival, and the country’s largest Australian & International short film competition.
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Dot & the Kangaroo JR.
16 - 26 April 2025
An all-new musical adaptation of the bestselling Australian classic – a Newcastle Premiere!
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Rhys Darby: The Legend Returns
Tuesday 22 April, 8pm
In a world full of AI and Robot tech can a simple dad with slightly tight jeans stay relevant? Ancient Astronaut Theorists say yes!
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Adam Kay - This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
Monday 28 April, 7pm
The hilarious show about life on and off the hospital wards from doctor turned BAFTA-winning comedian Adam Kay.
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Tina Arena - Don't Ask Again Tour 2025
Tuesday 6 May 2025, 7:30pm
Australia’s very own music icon will light up stages in an unforgettable celebration of her illustrious career including her chart-topping anthems to fan favourites spanning her decades of...
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Songs From The Canyon
Saturday 10 May, 8pm
Join us for a night celebrating the timeless music of Laurel Canyon—a place where creativity flourished, and melodies captured the essence of a generation.
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Peppa Pig’s Fun Day Out LIVE!
Wednesday 14 May 2025
Based on the much-loved animated series, this new live show is packed with fun, games and amazing puppets.
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Hollywood Songbook
Wednesday 14 May, 7:30pm
Berlin-based Signum Saxophone Quartet and renegade opera star, Ali McGregor, reclaim the Hollywood Songbook in a journey from moody monochrome to vibrant technicolour.
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Fanning Dempsey National Park
Friday 16 May, 8pm
Bernard Fanning & Paul Dempsey unite to form the electrifying new project Fanning Dempsey National Park.
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Tommy Emmanuel
Saturday 17 May, 7:30pm
The legendary Grammy and ARIA winning icon of the acoustic guitar, Tommy Emmanuel CGP, returns to Australia for a massive capital city headline tour in May 2025.
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A Serenade for Strings with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Friday 23 May, 7:30pm
Experience the full expressive potential of these beloved instruments at the
Newcastle City Hall for one night only, in works by Dvořák, Suk and Bacewicz.
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1984 by George Orwell
Friday 30 May, 11am & 7pm
Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir.
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ANTHONY CALLEA & TIM CAMPBELL - The Songs of Elton & George
Join Anthony Callea and Tim Campbell
for an evening of musical brilliance as
they pay tribute to the genius of Elton John and George Michael!
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Geraldine Hickey - Meander
Saturday 31 May, 7:30pm
Geraldine Hickey is a regular on our screens, appearing on Question Everything, Have You Been Paying Attention?, and Thank God You’re Here.
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Civic Cinema - NT Live: Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove
Friday 6 June, 7pm
Seven-time BAFTA Award-winner Steve Coogan plays four roles in the world premiere stage adaptation of Stanley Kubrick’s comedy masterpiece Dr. Strangelove - filmed live from the National Theatre in...
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2025
6 - 7 June, 8pm
Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year!
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The TEN Tenors: 30th Anniversary World Tour
Marking 30 years since their very first performance in Brisbane in 1995, Australia’s favourite tenor ensemble embark on their 30th Anniversary World Tour.
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Luke McGregor - Okay, Wow
Saturday 14 June, 7:30pm
Luke McGregor wrote and starred in Rosehaven with Celia Pacquola and, in 2024, raced some of the way around the world with his mum on The Amazing Race Australia.
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Northern Lights
Saturday 14 June, 7:30pm
Fearless Norwegian violin virtuoso Johan Dalene makes his Australian debut playing Ravel, Grieg and Rautavaara with much-loved pianist Jennifer Marten-Smith.
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Lube Me Alone - Vanessa Larry Mitchell
Sunday 29 June, 7pm
Following the success of her internationally acclaimed debut solo show 'Teardrops on My Dildo', Vanessa Larry Mitchell returns with her next instalment of hilarious life events.
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Calvin Berger - A Musical Comedy
4 - 12 July 2025
Experience this upbeat, heartfelt musical-comedy by new writer Barry Wyner. A modern retelling of Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Snatch Game™ LIVE 2025
Monday 7 July, 8pm
It's time to play SNATCH GAME™! Get ready for a one-of-a-kind show as the Official Snatch Game™ Tour hits Australia in 2025, hosted by Rhys Nicholson.
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Randy Feltface - First Banana
Tuesday 8 July, 7pm
The first banana appeared on earth 10,000 years ago. Randy Feltface believes humanity has been in a downward spiral ever since.
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Jimeoin - Pandemonium
Friday 11 July, 7:30pm
Direct from a sell-out season at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, don't miss
Jimeoin's hilarious new show Pandemonium.
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Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala 2025
Saturday 12 July, 7:30pm
Newcastle’s biggest month of comedy kicks off in grand style with the Newcastle Comedy Festival Gala.
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Chris Ryan: Extreme Tenant
Sunday 13 July, 6:15pm
Life is flying by at warp speed and nothing lasts forever, you may as well be an Extreme Tennant.
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Elouise Eftos: Australia's First Attractive Comedian
Sunday 13 July, 8:30pm
You’ve had a lifetime of lame anecdotes from all the average-looking comedians, but the reviews are in – self-deprecation is DEAD! It’s time to hear from Australia’s First Attractive Comedian.
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Guy Montgomery
17 & 18 July 2025
The award-winning Kiwi comedian, podcaster and improviser brings his new stand-up show ‘I’ve Noticed So Many Things, It’d Be Unfair To Keep Them To Myself’ to Australia in 2025.
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10cc The Ultimate Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour
Tuesday 22 July 2025, 8pm
Clap, dance and sing along to one of the most outstanding collections of eclectic hits ever to have emerged from the UK.
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Dick & Angel's Forever Home
Wednesday 23 July, 7:30pm
Spend an entertaining evening with the stars of Channel 4's hit show Escape to the Chateau, Dick and Angel Strawbridge, and experience the Chateau like never before.
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Mozart's Clarinet: Nicola Boud, Simon Cobcroft and Erin Helyard
Thursday 24 July, 7:30pm
Historical clarinettist Nicola Boud, early keyboardist Erin Helyard, and cellist Simon Cobcroft explore the spirit of invention in chamber works by Mozart and Beethoven.
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Best of the Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever Show and the George Ellis Orchestra
Saturday 26 July, 7:30pm
In a two-act performance, the Best of the Bee Gees opens with the Greatest Hits followed by a high-energy Saturday Night Fever second act and songs which defined the disco era.
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Robertson Brothers 60's Variety TV Show
Geoff and Ben Robertson are back as your hosts for this nostalgic night of entertainment as they pay tribute to the musical giants of the 1960’s
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Sydney Dance Company's momenta
Wednesday 6 August 2025, 7:30pm
Sydney Dance Company explodes onto the stage in Rafael Bonachela's momenta. A kaleidoscope of energy, capturing moments where individual trajectories collide and intertwine.
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The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical
7 - 16 August 2025
An electrifying musical for all the family on stage in Newcastle for the first time!
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Gershwin and Shostakovich
Thursday 7 August 2024, 7:30pm
A celebration of the power of music featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.1 with superstar pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk.
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Josephine Wants to Dance
8-9 August 2025
A hilarious musical about the importance of believing in yourself and realising your dreams and… a dancing kangaroo!
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ARC Presents Pink Floyd
Thursday 14 August, 7:30pm
Comprised of four living legends of Australian rock music – Kram (Spiderbait), Darren Middleton (Powderfinger), Mark Wilson (Jet) and Davey Lane (You Am I).
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Music of the Night - Tribute to the Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Sunday 17 August, 2pm
Joey Fimmano’s Music of the Night returns with a brand new format, new songs and better than ever!
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The Play That Goes Wrong
19 - 31 August 2025
The longest running comedy in London, the smash-hit Olivier and Tony-Award-winning, The Play That Goes Wrong, is coming to Newcastle!
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Omega Ensemble: Elevator Music
Thursday 21 August, 7pm
Legendary UK clarinettist Michael Collins joins forces with Omega Ensemble
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Dave Hughes - WTF?
Saturday 23 August, 6:30pm
Join comedy legend Dave Hughes for an unforgettable evening of laughter when he takes the stage with his brand-new hour WTF?
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A Musical Awakening
Thursday 4 September 2025, 7:30pm
The music of Beethoven, Pēteris Vasks and Max Richter centres this exploration of music’s ability to nurture, heal and nourish.
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
Friday 12 September, 8pm
Boasting a line-up of festival favourites and some of the freshest emerging talents, this jam-packed night of pure entertainment is bringing the best of the fest direct to you!
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Tommy Little - I'm Not Proud
Saturday 20 September, 7:30pm
Tommy has had many successful moments in his life, but don’t worry this show is about none of those.
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Cruising with The Grandparents Club
Their comedy musical was a mini-tour sensation in 2024. Now the team are back, only this time they’re heading out to the high seas, and you’re invited to join them!
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#This Is Not Journalism
26 Sept - 4 Oct 2025
What happens when the story, behind the story, becomes the story? A comedy drama for some of Newcastle’s finest actors.
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Trio Isimsiz
Thursday 9 October, 7:30pm
In its first Australian tour, Trio Isimsiz performs two giants of the piano trio repertoire from Schubert and Brahms alongside a striking new work from Francisco Coll.
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Mamma Mia!
11 - 19 October 2025
Celebrating 25 dazzling years of musical magic! Presented by The Very Popular Theatre Company.
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This Restless House
15 - 18 October 2025
Zinnie Harris reimagines this ancient drama, using a contemporary sensibility to rework the stories, placing the women in the centre, reminding us that history will always have untold stories of...
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A Very Newy Chrissy
6 - 15 November 2025
Dive into the gritty chaos of family, tradition, and council antics in this original Newy Chrissy comedy - featuring a pothole that represents more than just a bumpy road!
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Piotr Anderszewski
Sunday 23 November 2025, 7:30pm
Iconoclastic pianist Piotr Anderszewski brings his intelligence, lucidity and joy to piano repertoire from Bach, Schubert and Schumann.
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John Williamson 55 Years - My Travellin' Days are Done!
Saturday 2 May 2026, 8pm
Don’t miss out on seeing True Blue himself perform live in 2025 through to 2026 before his ‘Travellin’ Days are Done’!
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