Performance
the habour agency presents
Dami Im • SOLO TOUR
An intimate evening of Piano, Songs & Stories
POSTPONED: Sat 10 Jul 8.00pm
NEW DATE : Wed 28th July 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
Unfortunately due to the national outbreak of COVID-19, Dami Im's show at Burrinja Cultural Centre on Saturday 10th July can’t go ahead and is postponed to Wednesday 28th July.
Our box office has sent an email to all patrons in order to move you over to the new date.
Message from Dami:
“I’m absolutely devastated that I’m not able to perform at Burrinja this weekend as part of my Piano, Songs & Stories tour. I hope everybody stays safe and I can’t wait to see you on the 28th of July!”
Dami Im brings her first ever SOLO TOUR for a special and intimate evening of Piano, Songs & Stories.
“The intimacy of these solo shows and being able to feel the connection with the audience has been so special” Dami said.
Beginning her musical journey as a virtuoso pianist, Dami is renowned for her emotive and powerful vocals since winning The X-Factor Australia. She has released a string of hits such as ‘Alive’, ‘Super Love’ and ‘Gladiator’. She went onto become ‘Eurovision Royalty’ in 2016 when she earned the highest score ever achieved by an Australian entry.
Recommended for all ages (PG) | Runtime - 70 mins
Tickets - $49.90 Admission*
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
The Lux Radio Theatre presents
Gone with the Wind
Sun 25 July 2.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
The perennial favourite Gone with the Wind is currently being performed on stage as a classic radio play by the Lux Radio Theatre. Set against the American Civil War, it is the stirring story of Scarlett O’Hara and her romance with the debonair Rhett Butler. The story has intrigued several generations since the book was first published, and the 1939 movie is still the highest grossing film of all time. The Lux Radio Theatre company has become an audience favourite. It started with a series of productions at Arts Centre Melbourne and has toured widely in Victoria and Queensland, to the Brisbane Festival, Noosa Longweekend, and the Castlemaine Festival. A group of distinguished actors double roles, create live sound effects and perform classic soap commercials. The audience is also very much a part of the action - playing the guests at a ball and applauding on cue.
‘It was like stepping back in time to days when the family would gather around the wireless to listen to their favourite radio play.’
Running time 90 minutes | 20 interval
Tickets - $18.00 - $36.00
DAPS Entertainment presents:
The Cocker Ronstadt Experience
Two of the greatest rock vocalists of all time…..together for the first time!
Sat 7 Aug 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Re-live an amazing era of music as acclaimed performers and entertainers, Susie Davies-Splitter and Phil Splitter pay tribute to two powerhouse vocalists, Joe Cocker and Linda Ronstadt.
All the hits you know and love, backed by an incredible live 5 piece band featuring some of Australia’s most respected musicians.
With Colour, Costumes, Cabaret and Charisma; this is a show not to be missed!
Hear timeless Ronstadt hits ‘You’re no good’, ‘Blue Bayou’, ‘When Will I Be Loved’, ‘It’s So Easy’, ‘Poor Poor Pitiful Me’ and Cocker classics such as ‘The Letter’, ‘You are so beautiful’, ‘Up where we belong’, ‘You can leave your hat on’, ‘Hitchcock Railway’ and many more.
The Cocker Ronstadt Experience- an Experience like no other!
Run Time -145 Minutes including 25minute interval | Suitable ages 12+
Tickets - $39.00 - $52.00 Admission*
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
www.alist.com.au presents
Arj Barker • Comes Clean
Thu 19 Aug 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
“Do I swear to tell the whole truth? No, but I'll swear while telling the partial truth. And trust me, it's a lot more fun that way. If you truly want to laugh, then take my word for it. This is honestly the best hour of BS around; I kid you not...” Arj Barker
And he’s not wrong. Australia’s adopted son of comedy returns to Melbourne to premiere his brand-new hour of riotous comedy in Arj Barker ‘Comes Clean’.
Be prepared for some home truths, some vague truths and some information none of us are ready to hear, but won’t be able to forget any time soon, because Arj brings the hilarity and lots of it.
WINNER - 2019 ARIA Award for Best Comedy Release – ‘Organic’
“It’s a joy to spend an hour in his world” ★★★★★ The Advertiser
“A must see for anyone who loves a laugh…” Adelaide Now
“Excellent stand-up by an exceptional comedian.” ★★★★ Broadway Baby”
Recommended for ages 15+ | 90 mins no interval
Tickets - $49.90 - $54.90*
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
shake & stir theatre presents:
Animal Farm
Shocking, relevant and wickedly funny. Pig in now to avoid disappointment.
Tues 14 Sep 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Animal Farm, one of the most controversial and studied political commentaries returns in a multi-award winning, critically-acclaimed physical theatre production.
George Orwell’s simple yet intensely powerful fairy tale illustrates with stunning clarity and grotesque beauty how greed and power corrupts and with devastating consequences, can change the course of history. Revolution has taken place at Manor Farm. The pigs have assumed control and under the principles of Animalism a better life free from human service is promised to all. Guided by a simple set of rules and an unrelenting respect for authority, it is not long until the rules that promised freedom become the chains that bind the animals once again. Directed by Michael Futcher and realised by shake & stir theatre.
Haze, smoke and strobe effects, loud music
Run Time - 90 Minutes | Suitable ages 12+
Tickets - $18.00 - $38.00 Admission ~ on sale soon
The Crossing Machine plays Juliet Letters by Elvis Costello
The Crossing Machine bring this stunning work to life at Burrinja.
Fri 1 Oct 7.30pm | The Lyre Room
In 1993, Elvis Costello stunned critics and audiences alike with his gorgeous and ambitious album and song cycle, The Juliet Letters, recorded with The Brodsky Quartet. Against all predictions, the live-recorded classically leaning album, comprised of imaginary letters to Juliet Capulet climbed the charts worldwide.
Elvis Costello described The Juliet Letters as “a song sequence for string quartet and voice and it has a title. It’s a little bit different. It’s not a rock opera. It’s a new thing.”
Warning: Contains potentially triggering content or themes, including Death
Run Time - 90 Minutes | Suitable ages 15+
Tickets - $18.00 - $28.00 Admission ~ tickets on sale soon
LAB Kelpie & Burrinja presents:
Become the One
A live play reading of ‘Become the One’ and community dinner.
Sun 3 Oct 4.00pm | The Lyre Room
Noah, a young queer man, captures the attention of Tom, a closeted high-profile AFL player nearing the end of his career. Delving into the hyper-masculinity of sport, BECOME THE ONE asks what happens to such clandestine relationships when good intentions and patience aren’t enough anymore.
This is a celebration of difference, a call to bravery, and an examination of what it takes to do the right thing – as a lover, as a high profile sport star, as a human being – to BECOME THE ONE.Join us for this live play reading, followed by a community dinner in solidarity and support of our LGBTQIA+ community.
“Heart wrenching, raw and categorically brave. Become The One doesn’t let you off the hook. We need more of this on our stages.” Dani Rothwell, Theatre People
Run Time 120 Minutes
Tickets - FREE ~ tickets on sale soon
Regional Arts Victoria presents:
Mental as Everything
Bringing mental illness & music together with transparency, comedy and a deep personal narrative.
Sat 16 Oct 7.30pm | The Lyre Room
Damon Smith has spent 50,000 hours of his life checking on stoves & involuntarily spinning in circles. Join Damon, along with his nervous cohort, Adam Coad, as they take you on a journey through the obsessive and compulsive mind with hilarious onstage buffoonery & songs about anxiety.
Warnings: Potentially triggering content or themes, including mental health
Run Time - Minutes | Suitable ages 15+
Tickets - $18.00 - $28.00 Admission ~ tickets on sale soon
The Maes
Bring their soaring harmonies and instrumental prowess to the Lyre Room
Fri 22 Oct 8.00pm | The Lyre Room
Multi-award-winning Melbourne contemporary folk outfit, The Maes (formerly The Mae Trio) is the brainchild of sisters Maggie and Elsie Rigby. Born into the arms of the Folk music community in Australia, both sisters were side of stage at their first folk festival when they were four weeks old and have been absorbing and exploring folk music since that time.
Since 2014, The Maes have been full time touring in Australia and overseas, winning over audiences with their striking songwriting, intricate instrumental arrangements and stunning vocal harmonies. The band’s touring history includes a list of some of the worlds largest and most prestigious music festivals such as, the Woodford and Port Fairy Folk Festivals in Australia, The Edmonton and Vancouver Folk Festivals in Canada, Cambridge Folk and Celtic Connections festivals in the UK and the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in the USA.
“Located at a crossroads where Australian, English and American folk traditions meet, The Maes are in the midst of creating something unique and very much their own” Songlines
Run Time 90 Minutes
Tickets - $25 - $30 ~ tickets on sale soon
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
Aborigi-LOL presents
Fire Drum Fun
44 gallons of laughs and music from two of Australia's finest First Nationers
Thu 28 Oct 8.00pm | The Lyre Room
A sizzling plate of stand-up and stories from Dane Simpson, and a hefty helping of soul and blues from Rob Edwards. Music, laughs and horsing around - you'll feel like you're hanging out around the backyard fire spinning yarns.
★★★★ “To get an insight into life as a young, indigenous Australian, and have a good laugh, see this show.” The Advertiser
★★★★“What a cracking show!” Fringe Feed (Perth)
Run Time - Minutes
Tickets - $18 - $28 ~ tickets on sale soon
Regional Arts Victoria presents:
I Have A Face | Jude Pearl
An honest and hilarious discussion of mental health with a theatrical twist
Sat 13 Nov 7.30pm | The Lyre Room
Ever wondered if you’re doing it right? Well did you read the label? Life didn’t come with a label, but you will be told your whole life how you should behave or who you should be. You will be told that if you have a problem, there’s a quick fix you can buy… but somehow the problem doesn’t ever seem to really go away. Jude Perl’s insight into her personal and relatable mental health struggles of being an adult, will make you want to sing along, cry and laugh all at once. Sometimes labels are super useful, particularly when you’re washing your fave jumper. But at other times, labels can halt your growth and supress you’re very existence. Jude reminds us when to be aware of these labels, and when the labels are totally useless – and most importantly, that we are not alone. She’ll talk about some tough stuff, make you laugh and make you feel truly human.
Warnings: Contains occasional course language, mild sexual references, very mild drug references, and themes relating to mental health (anxiety/depression)
Run Time - Minutes | Suitable ages 15+
Tickets - $18.00 - $28.00 Admission ~ tickets on sale soon
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- One FREE theatre ticket each year to a Burrinja show *
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By becoming a Burrinja Member you will be supporting local arts and culture as well as the many local projects that Burrinja manages, supports and enable - building community through arts.
Membership - $40
By becoming a Burrinja Member you will be supporting local arts and culture as well as the many local projects that Burrinja manages, supports and enable - building community through arts.
Only available for eligble shows in the Burrinja Season, excludes venue hire 'No Free Tickets' shows. To utilise the "FREE" ticket benefit please contact our box office on 03 9754 8723
