Capitol Theatre

Children's Theatre

MUSIC.

Soweto Gospel Choir

Theatre

Les Miserables

Set against the backdrop of 18th-century France, Les Miserables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption - a timeless estament to the survival of the human spirit. The Story begins with ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, who embarks on a new life after a bishop inspires him by a tremendous act of mercy and grace. Vowing to start an honest life under a new identity, Valjean breaks his parole and is consequently hunted for decades by the ruthless police inspector Javert.
Now a wealthy factory owner and mayor of a small town, Valjean agrees to care for factopry worker Fantine's young daughter Cosette. Years later, on the eve of the June Rebellion, a grown Cosette falls for a passionate revolutionary, Marius. Meanwhile, Javert continues his relentless pursuit, swearing to bring the escaped convict to justice.
Prepare to be swept into the revoultuionary period of France, where a group of young idealists attempt to overthrow the government from the foot of their street barricade.
Season: July 25 - August 3. 2019

Bendigo Bank Theatre
Ground Floor of The Capital

JB Osborne Theatre
Crusoe Dollege Olympic Parade
Kangaroo Flat.

Theatre

Bell Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing

Directed by Bell Shakespeare's Associate Director, James Evans (Julius Caesar) and starring zindzi Okenyp (Antony and Cleopatra) as Beatrice, this Much Ado About Nothing will be a powerful exploration of the strugglke for identity and self-knowledge in a male-dominated orld.
Mudh Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's contemporary comedies where romance is thwarted by dastardly plots, misinformation, false accusations, broken promises and bumbling cops. Or is it?
Season: August 3. 2019.

BTC's Widked

Every story has a backstory - what happened before we stumbled on the scene. An unravelling of the past - an understanding of how it all came to be.
The bit that set the wheels in motion.
Oz and its crafty Wizard have always been ... Wicked tells the tale of what it was like just before Doroty and her house fell from the sky.
The story is Elphaba's to tell-going back to the time when she and Galinda met in College, eventually becoming frieds and travelling together to Oz to meet the Wizard. The pressure of conscience on whether it s better to be the 'right' or 'popluar' causes a rift between them that sees Elphaba being misjudgingly cast as the Wicked Witch.
Season: October 25 - November 3. 2019

Gamesh Versus the Third Reich

Is poignant, heart warming, beautiful, disarming and full of vulnerability and sly transparency.
The story follws the elephant-headed god gamesh travelling through Nazi Germany to reclaim the swastika, an ancient Hindy symbol. As this intrepid hero embarks on his journey, a second narrative is revealed: the actors themselves begin to feel the weighty responsibiity of storytellers and question the ethics of culteral appropiation.
Season: November 19 - 20. 2019 Running time approx 100 minutes. Warnings: Contains some coarse language and adult themes.

MUSIC

Kris Kristofferson

Three times Grammy winner, Actor, dtorytelerand country music superstar Kris Kristofferson returns to Australia for an national tour with band The Strangers.
Having accomplished more in his lifetime than most performers dream of, Kris Kistofferson has recorded well over 30 albums and written some of the greatest songs of all time.
Season: Saturday September 21. 2-19

Björn Again - 30th Anniversary Tour

ABBA fans it's time to vet excited as Bjön Again are celebrating their 30th Anniversary and you are invited to the party.
The world famous and much-loved ABBA show was established in Melbourne Australia in 1988 and has performed over 7000 shows in 100 countries world-wide. The act os regarded as the most successful tribute band of all time and is proudly endorsed by ABBA.
Season: Saturday November 30. 2019

Lloyd Cole: from Rattlesnakes to Guesswork

With a remarkable career spanning alnost 30 years and following his sold-out tour of Australia in 2017 Lloyd Cole returns with his new album Guesswork.
The experience of listening to Guesswork is akin to sitting in a sleek, state-of-the-art feparture pounge unsure of where your waiting to go, at the same time mirroring the uncertainty of the world as you enter the third act of yoiur life.
Season: Saturday December 7. 2019

Christmas with the MSO

Bring the family and jingle al the way with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this holiday season. Take the majesty of a world-class orchestra, stir in your favourite festive tunes and sprinkle over a large pinch of musical magic.
Season: Decembe 15. 2019 at 7.30pm

The Engine Room

A Room of One's Pwn

by Virginia Woolf

Tis performance is part of the 2019 Bendigo Writers Festival.

An accesible and energetaic stage adaptation of Virginia Woolf's classic essay on women and fiction.
Sentient Theatre's inaugural pice celbrates the beautiful writing and condeptual genius of Virginia Woolf. one of the world's greatest writers of the 20th century, and her classoc work A Room of One's Own.
Season: August 9 - 10. 2019

Red

Presented by Hobo Playhouse

Red is a moving and compelling account of one of one of the greatest artists of the 20th century, Mark Rothko/
Under the watchful gaze of his new assistant, Ken, and the threatening presence of a whole new generation of artists, rothko battles his inner demons and his greatest challnger: to paint a seroes of large paintings for the Lavish four Seasons Restaurant in New York
As Ken and rothko paint, they challenge each other to ask big qestions abu it; what it takes to create it and what itsd role should be in the world.
Set in the 1950's and bgased oon a series of real events Red takes a compelling look at the ever-changing relationship between an artist and his creations.
Season: August 17 0 25. 2019