December
Friday December 19
EVENT: Christmas At The Shed with sing-along carols, fun & games and a family-friendly Christmas themed film. As always, Santa pops in for a visit. Part of the Cityof Greater Geelong’s Christmas celebrations 6.00pm The Potato Shed, tickets are free, but booking essential. Book here by clicking ticketsgeelongaustralia.com.au
Wednesday December 24
EVENT: Carols By Candlelight; Geelong’s longest-running Christmas celebration takes over Johnstone Park (beside the Dome Library and opposite the Geelong Arts Centre). Begins at dusk, featuring some of Geelong’s leading performers backed by Geelong Concert Band. An ongoing family tradition organised by the city’s Y’s Club – and it’s free!
2026
January
January 16 – 24
MUSICAL: Lizzie, the musical brought to Geelong by Theatre Of The Damned and featuring Lily Petterwood in the title role as axe-murderess Lizzy Borden. It’s a punk musical with an all-female band and cast with elements of dark humour. 7.30pm in Belmont High School PAC, tickets $38.50 from trybooking.com
January 16 – February 1
MUSICAL: Legally Blonde – the musical brought to Geelong by Footlight Productions. Based on the hit film, and filled with high-energy songs and heartfelt messages, this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal… 7.30pm (1.30pm matinees) in the Play House at Geelong Arts Centre. Tickets $59.90, $54.90, $49.90 from Geelong Arts Centre
February
Sunday February 1
MUSICAL: Legally Blonde – the musical brought to Geelong by Footlight Productions. Based on the hit film, and filled with high-energy songs and heartfelt messages, this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal… 1.30pm in the Play House at Geelong Arts Centre. Tickets $59.90, $54.90, $49.90 from Geelong Arts Centre
Friday February 6
LAUNCH: The Potato Shed launches its 2026 seasons – of plays, cabarets, concerts, morning showtimes and family entertainment in a big, colourful free event at the venue. Doors open 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start, there’s refreshments, previews, personalities and fun on tap. It’s all free but numbers are limited so booking essential. Book through geelongaustralia.com.au
February 6 – 21
PLAY: Ripcord directed by Scott Beaton for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. A dark riotous comedy set in a retirement home that blends themes of love, jealousy and the meaning of family … oh, and some zombie butlers. 7.30pm (2.00pm matinees) in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
February 12, 13
PLAY: Amplified – the exquisite rock and rage of Chrissie Amphlett starring Sheridan Harbridge – a journey through the life and musical journey of Geelong girl Chrissie Amphlett – the rebel queen of Australian Rock. 7.30pm in the Arts Centre’s Story House. Tickets $59.00, $53.00, $50.00 $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Sunday February 15
CONCERT: Words & Music brought by Music at the Basilica featuring poets John Bartlett, Rosemary Blake, Lyn Chatham & Helen Seymour with musicians Julian Cornish, Prue Farnsworth, Gillian Turner and Frank De Rosso. 2.30pm at St George The Martyr church Queenscliff. Entry $20, children school students free, proceeds to the restoration appeal.
Saturday February 21
CONCERT: French Flair brought by Geelong Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Davis and featuring piano soloist Konstantin Shamray. Includes Ravel’s Bolero, Bizet’s Carmen Suite No 1, Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1 and Debussey’s La Mer. 5.00pm in the Costa Hall. Individual concert seats or cost-saving 3-concert season subscriptions available from Geelong Arts Centre
Sunday February 22
CONCERT: Sunday Afternoons at 5 brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Frank De Rosso on the organ with Olivier Bonnici, violin. 5.00pm – 5.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St, with refreshments afterwards. Free concert in the lead up to Easter.
March
Sunday March 1
CONCERT: Sunday Afternoons at 5 brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Frank De Rosso on the organ with Maximillian Judd on guitar. 5.00pm – 5.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St, with refreshments afterwards. Free concert in the lead up to Easter.
Friday March 6
CONCERT: Nighttime brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Jacinta Dennett, harp and Sarah Curro, violin with a contemplation of night-time-themed musical compositions. 7.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St.
Sunday March 8
CONCERT: Sunday Afternoons at 5 brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Frank De Rosso on the organ with Vicki Hallett, clarinet. 5.00pm – 5.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St, with refreshments afterwards. Free concert in the lead up to Easter.
Tuesday March 10
CONCERT: Imagine The Journey presented by Drop Of A Hat Productions for Morning Showtimes At The Potato Shed. Narrated by writer Colin Mockett, illustrated by big-screen images, this sparkling new show explores the musical route John Lennon took to write the defining song of the 20th Century, Imagine – and uses the remarkable musical talents of Beatle specialist Adam Parsons. 10.30am at the Potato Shed, all seats concession rate $22 include interval refreshments. Book at geelongaustralia.com.au
March 13 , 14
MUSICAL: Good Man an unflinching new rock monologue that fuses original songs with comedic storytelling. Performed by Geelong’s own Connor Morel. 7.30pm in Geelong Arts Centre’s Open House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
Sunday March 15
CONCERT: Sunday Afternoons at 5 brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Frank De Rosso on the organ with Greg Dikmans on baroque flute. 5.00pm – 5.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St, with refreshments afterwards. Free concert in the lead up to Easter.
March 13 – 28
Musical: & Juliet presented by Centrestage Geelong. The hit pop musical is another first time in our city. The show begins with the premise ‘what if Juliet got a second chance at life after Romeo? What if her story didn’t end on a balcony? What if she had a second chance… and the soundtrack was packed with the biggest pop hits of the last 25 years?
& Juliet is 7.30pm at Geelong Art Centre’s Play House, tickets $58.90, $53.90, $49.90 from Geelong Arts Centre
March 19 – 20
PLAY: Lighting The Dark A bold new dance work by Chris Dyke for Dancenorth Australia. 7.30pm in the Arts Centre’s Story House. Tickets $59.00, $53.00, $50.00 – $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
March 19 – 29
PLAY: The Gift by Joanna Murray Smith directed by Natasha Boyd for Torquay Theatre Troupe. 8.00pm in Torquay’s Shoestring Playhouse. Dates, details tbc.
Sunday March 22
CONCERT: Sunday Afternoons at 5 brought by Music at the Basilica featuring Frank De Rosso on the organ with Shannon Ebeling on saxophone. 5.00pm – 5.30pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St, with refreshments afterwards. Free concert in the lead up to Easter.
Friday March 27
CONCERT: Flinders Quartet plays works by Beethoven , Olli Mustomen, Holly Harrison, Jean Sibelius; brought by Geelong Chamber Music Society. 7.30pm in McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College, Aphasia St, Newtown. Tickets $45, $55, Children $10 or save with subscription package. Full details at http://www.geelongchamber.org
Sunday March 29
CONCERT: Easter Concert brought by Music at the Basilica featuring a programme of works for women’s voices including a newly commissioned choral work by Michael Hannan along with music by Rheinberger, Schubert, Vivaldi and Albinoni. 4.00pm at St Mary’s Basilica, Yarra St.
April
April 10 – 18
MUSICAL: Bonnie & Clyde directed by Cody Riker for Theatre Of The Damned. Stage version of the successful film about an outlaw couple of bankrobbers in America’s great depression. 7.30pm in Belmont High School PAC, tickets $38.50 from trybooking.com
April 11 – May 2
PLAY: Two Brothers, directed by Ben Crowley for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. Written by Hannie Rayson, a family drama set against a backdrop of Australian politics. Two Brothers exposes the tensions between power and principle, ultimately asking what kind of nation Australia wants to be. 7.30pm (2.00pm matinee) in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
April 18
DANCE: Temple Of Desire a visually stunning dance-theatre experience where spirituality and sensuality meet 7.30pm in Geelong Arts Centre’s Story House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
May
MUSICAL: Sister Act brought to Geelong by Footlight Productions. Based on the hit film, and with a top-class Geelong cast, presented in the Play House at Geelong Arts Centre. Dates, booking details tab
May 1, 2
PLAY: Two Brothers, directed by Ben Crowley for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. Written by Hannie Rayson, a family drama set against a backdrop of Australian politics. Two Brothers exposes the tensions between power and principle, ultimately asking what kind of nation Australia wants to be. 7.30pm in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
May 6 – 9
PLAY: RBG – Of Many, One. starringHeather Mitchell as the indomitable American judge, Ruth Bader Ginsburg – a journey through the life and musical journey of Geelong girl Chrissie Amphlett – the rebel queen of Australian Rock. 7.30pm in the Arts Centre’s Play House. Tickets $119,00 $107.00, $101.00 $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
May 8, 9
PLAY: I Am In A Parasocial Relationship With Britney Spears a new work from Geelong’s Back To Back Theatre features Simon Laherty, Australia’s number one Britney fan. 7.30pm (1.00pm matinee) in Geelong Arts Centre’s Open House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
Saturday May 9
CONCERT: Seasons & Beyond brought by Geelong Symphony Orchestra conducted by soloist Dale Bartrop. Featuring Greig Holberg Suite, JS Bach Concerto No 2 in E Major and Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons 3.00pm in the Costa Hall, individual seats, or the GSO’s cost-saving 3-concert season subscriptions available from Geelong Arts Centre
May 22 – June 7
MUSICAL: Beauty And The Beast – The Broadway Musical directed by James Lee for Geelong Lyric Theatre Society. A live-on-stage version of Disney’s animated film with its memorable songs. 7.30pm in The Play House at Geelong Arts Centre.
June
PLAY: War Of The Worlds by Howard E Koch – the radio play directed by Sue Rawkins for Torquay Theatre Troupe. 8.00pm in Torquay’s Shoestring Playhouse. Dates, details tbc.
until June 7
MUSICAL: Bonnie & Clyde directed by Cody River for Theatre Of The Damned. Stage version of the successful film about an outlaw couple of bankrobbers in America’s great depression. 7.30pm in Belmont High School PAC, tickets $38.50 from trybooking.com
MUSICAL: Beauty And The Beast – The Broadway Musical directed by James Lee for Geelong Lyric Theatre Society. A live-on-stage version of Disney’s animated film with its memorable songs. 7.30pm in The Play House at Geelong Arts Centre.
June 11 – 13
PLAY: The Glass Menagerie Melbourne Theatre Company bring a touring version of Tennessee Williams’ classic play starring Alison With. 7.30pm in the Arts Centre’s Play House. Tickets $119.00, $107.00, $101.00 – $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Friday June 12
CONCERT: Konstantin Chambray (piano) plays works by Frederic Chopin, Dmitri Shostakovich, Samual Barber, brought by Geelong Chamber Music Society 7.30pm in McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College, Aphasia St, Newtown. Tickets $45, $55, Children $10 or save with subscription package. Full details at http://www.geelongchamber.org
June 26 – July 11
PLAY: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark, directed by Greg Shawcross for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. Set against the backdrop of the 21st century, William Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece remains a powerful revenge tragedy which examines doubt, corruption and justice.. 7.30pm in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
July
July 4 – 11
PLAY: The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark, directed by Greg Shawcross for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. Set against the backdrop of the 21st century, William Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece remains a powerful revenge tragedy which examines doubt, corruption and justice.. 7.30pm in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
July 10, 11
MUSICAL: Life, Oh Life featuring Gillian Cosgriff’s unique blend of songs, stand-up and (entirely voluntary) audience participation. 7.30pm in Geelong Arts Centre’s Open House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
July 17, 18
PLAY: Gunawarra Re-Creation brought by Ilbijerri Theatre Company – Murrun has returned to the watering hole – the same one Auntie Aggie used to take her to…. 7.30pm in the Arts Centre’s Story House. Tickets $59.00, $53.00, $50.00 $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Friday July 24
CONCERT: Aura Go (piano) Rachel Bullen (oboe) & Matthew Kneale (bassoon) play works by Francis Poulenc, Amy Beach, Valerie Coleman and Ludwig van Beethoven; brought by Geelong Chamber Music Society 7.30pm in McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College, Aphasia St, Newtown. Tickets $45, $55, Children $10. Full details at http://www.geelongchamber.org
August
PLAY: One Strange Night in the Jumbuck Hotel – a comedy of horrors by Ethan Cook directed by Glen Barton for Torquay Theatre Troupe. 8.00pm in Torquay’s Shoestring Playhouse. Dates, details tbc.
August 12 – 15
PLAY: The Lark starring Noni Hazelhurst – a powerful one-woman meditation on life, death and change. 7.30pm (2.00pm matinee) in the Arts Centre’s Story House. Tickets $79.00, $71.00, $67.00 $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Friday August 28
CONCERT: Judith Dodsworth (soprano) & Joy Lee (piano) perform works by Samual Barber, Ottorino Respighi, Lori Laitman, Benjamin Britten & Lee Hoiby; brought by Geelong Chamber Music Society 7.30pm in McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College, Aphasia St, Newtown. Tickets $45, $55, Children $10. Full details at http://www.geelongchamber.org
August 28, 29
DANCE: Swallow a contemporary dance work by Wiradjuri artist Joel Bray about the intimate ritual of discovering your totem. 7.30pm in Geelong Arts Centre’s Open House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
September
September 4 – 19
PLAY: Calendar Girls, directed by Debbie Fraser for Geelong Repertory Theatre Company. Set in the Yorkshire dales, this feel-good story surrounds Annie and her best friend Chris’s efforts to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room by publishing a calendar. 7.30pm (2.00pm matinee) in the Woodbin Theatre, Geelong West. Tickets $35.00, $33.00, $29.00 from Geelong Arts Centre
September 11, 12
EVENT: POV from re:group performance collective. A kid with a camera, two adults, no rehearsal – a dramatic cine-theatre experience. 7.30pm in Geelong Arts Centre’s Open House, tickets $35, $32, $30 from Geelong Arts Centre
October
PLAY: Rules For Living – a comedy by Sam Holcroft directed by Michael Baker for Torquay Theatre Troupe. 8.00pm in Torquay’s Shoestring Playhouse. Dates, details tbc.
October 8 – 17
PLAY: Strong Is The New Pretty from the Sydney Theatre Company and Brisbane Festival – the story of the birth of the AFLW. Tickets $119.00, $107.00, $101.00 – $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Saturday October 24
CONCERT: Beethoven Revealed brought by Geelong Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Davis and featuring Trio Anima Mundi. Includes Egmont Op. 84, Triple Concerto Op 56, and Symphony No 4, OP 601.. 5.00pm in the Costa Hall. Tickets available from Geelong Arts Centre
November
November 6, 7
PLAY: Macbeth directed by Peter Evans for the Bell Shakespeare Company. Compelling and moving classic tale. 7.00pm (1.30pm matinee) in the Arts Centre’s Play House. Tickets $69.00, $62.00, $59.00 – $30 for under 30s from Geelong Arts Centre
Friday November 27
CONCERT: Melbourne Chamber Orchestra with Blair Harris (cello) perform works by Ottorino Respighi, Alice Humphries, Perr Vasks, Josef Suk; brought by Geelong Chamber Music Society 7.30pm in McAuley Hall, Sacred Heart College, Aphasia St, Newtown. Tickets $45, $55, Children $10.
Full details at http://www.geelongchamber.org
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