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August, month for dead
ringers!
August in Geelong brings an astonishing line-up of world-class entertainment, including a whole raft of superstars who are deceased.
The month begins with Robert Bolt's classic play A Man For All Seasons at the Potato Shed, then moves heavily into nostalgia mode, with a Judy & Liza tribute at GPAC, Elvis at Buckley's, the Peter Sellars classic I'm All Right Jack in the Morrow Theatrette and the Geelong Folk Music Club hosting an all-Beatles night at Irish Murphy's. There's 100 Years of Musicals at Ceres, Toni Lamond doing some musical reminiscing in the Ford Theatre (she's still alive) - and the month finishes with Doug Mann staging Ruby Moon for Geelong Rep in their Woodbin Theatre.
August in Geelong. Entertaining enough to raise the dead!
Find details of all the shows on our Comprehensive Diary page.
CODVII
tickets now on sale
Tickets for this year's Concert Of The Decade VII - in the Costa Hall,
2pm and 7.30pm Saturday October 4 are now on sale. The tickets - all one price $15 each are sold only through City Hall, Gheringhap St. They are restricted to Geelong residents over the age of 50.
The big concert will officially open Geelong's month-long Seniors Festival, which lasts throughout October. Geelong's Concert Of The Decade is presented by Drop Of A Hat Productions. It features the pick of our region's entertainers, musicians - and dancers - and despite the title it's Geelong's biggest ANNUAL concert. The title is because it always features fine music and laughter from every decade.
Geelong's Courthouse Youth Arts Centre is hosting a series of showcase concerts for new talent aged between 14 - 25 years. Called the 'Short Circuit – Music' series, the concerts will run throughout the year, culminating in a 'Best Of' concert at GPAC early December. Performers can be vocal or instrumental, solo, duet, or group. For details and application forms, contact fpunsalang@yahoo.com -
For concert dates check our Comprehensive Diary page.
Drop
Of A Hat - trailblazers
Geelong’s more astute concertgoers may be experiencing a little déjá vu this year, having seen GPAC's Old Time Music Hall, which included a Boo-Hiss Melodrama soon to be followed by a nostalgia music show called The Way We Were and a Beatles tribute.
That's because Drop Of A Hat Productions staged its Authentic Old Time Music Hall annually from 1999-2004, it's Boo-Hiss Melodrama from 2005 - 07, its nostalgia music show called The Way We Were in 2006 and it's all-Beatles Singalong show in 2007.
So if you're looking for what's coming in the future - just look below. ▼
Super
music at the Drop Of A Hat
Geelong’s premier soft-rock group is back together again. Geoff Sinnbeck, Shirley Power and Sandy Brady with MC Colin Mockett have been searching through their 78s and 45s to bring the real classic hits back to life. You’ll hear beautiful, memorable music from Edith Piaf to Eartha Kitt, John Denver to Willy Nelson, Cat Stevens to Mamma Cass – and in the Drop Of A Hat trademark style, you’ll hear the true stories behind each hit song. Called Top Of The Pops at the Drop Of A Hat - the show features in the Potato Shed's Morning Showtime in November. Find booking details on the Comprehensive Diary page.
A big three for the Big Festival
Geelong's 2008 Victorian Seniors Festival is again the biggest and most comprehensive in the State. Everywhere else in Victoria the Seniors Festival lasts a week - but in Geelong it runs for the whole month of October.
Drop Of A Hat will be instrumental in a number of events. We're producing the big opening spectacular Concert Of The Decade VII and we're again hosting the festival's writing and poetry competitions. Colin will be leading walking tours through the Geelong cultural centre every Tuesday - and we're producing a happy season of THREE shows at Hamlyn Heights' Kildare Theatre on consecutive weekends.
The shows are -.
A Comedy.
The Grumpy Old Men's Seniors Festival Special
They whinge, they complain, then break into song, skits and sketches, poetry and prose. Surprisingly effective 21st Century entertainment
A Musical..
The Authentic Geelong Old Time Music Hall
Some of our region's finest talents take you back in time to 1908 - the songs and singalongs, costumes, recitations, news - and humour - of those times.
...and super Musical Nostalgia...
I Remember Geelong When...
Beautiful songstress Shirley and happy historian Colin roll out the images, then link them with happenings, fashions, fads - and hit parades - of Geelong's past.
Tickets to each individual show cost $12, and there's a senior season pass - all three shows for $30.
Find each show's dates and times on our Comprehensive Diary page.
Book the season pass on 5278 3768.
Entertainment?
it's regular
This website lists all of Geelong's music, drama and theatre entertainment on our Comprehensive Diary page. But our City also enjoys a wide range of meetings, groups, sessions and musical events that don't appear on our diary (or in the local media) because they are regular club events. So alongside our diary entries, keep in mind that: the Geelong Folk Music Club holds its weekly (free) music session Thursday evenings from 7.30pm in the back room at the Carlton Hotel in Mercer St - details from admin@geelongfolkmusicclub.com. Each Sunday evening there's another free live folk music session at Irish Murphy's pub from around 4.30pm, and there's Irish Set Dancing (that's the sexy Celtic version of Bush dancing) 7.30pm on Monday evenings at The Courthouse, Gheringhap St, which costs just $3 each person. Tuition is free. Geelong's Historical Society meets monthly on the first Wednesday of each month (details from Peter 5278 4010) and our Philosophers Café meets to put the world to rights on the fourth Wednesday of each month in the back room of The Barking Dog Hotel in Pakington St. If you have an event that should be listed here, tell us on the 'contact us' button on the left.
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