Event Type: Events

Tues 24 June, 2025
7pm – 9pm (Doors open at 6.30pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
65b Woobys Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$39 +bf General Admission
$35 Concession

Welcome to the first of our Classical Salamanca 2025 series, live in the Long Gallery.
Salamanca Arts Centre presents ‘Two Octets’
The String Octet in C major, Op. 7 by George Enescu (1881-1955) and 
the Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20 for Strings by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847).

Tuesday 24th June 2025
Doors & bar open at 6:30pm
Music commences at 7pm 

The Long Gallery
Level One, Salamanca Arts Centre
[ Enter via the main doors at 77 Salamanca Place, or take the Lift via the Courtyard ]

~~~~~

In this concert of two of the most-loved string octets, Chamber music leader, Peter Tanfield, will direct an ensemble of some of the best and most highly-regarded musicians in Tasmania, including:
(Violins) Peter Tanfield, Phoebe Masel, Natalya Bing and Joshua Farner;
(Violas) Douglas Coghill and Damien Holloway,
(Celli) William Hewer and Kate Calwell.

You can read more about Enescu’s Octet here.

You can read more about Mendelssohn’s Octet here.

Tickets are only $39+BF, or $35+BF for concession card holders, and with a further discount offered to SAC Associate members.

Peter Tanfield was born in England in 1961 and started the violin aged four. He studied in Germany, Israel, Switzerland and Holland where his teachers were Igor Ozim, Felix Andrievski, Alberto Lysy, Herman Krebbers and Yehudi Menuhin.
He was a prize-winner at The Carl Flesch International Competition, International Mozart Competition, International Bach Competition amongst others.   As soloist and chamber musician he has played throughout Europe, China, Japan, India, Canada, the Middle East, Africa, USA, and USSR. He has recorded numerous solo and chamber works for television and radio as well as CD. He has played for Chairman Deng in China and the Sultan of Oman.

As soloist Peter has appeared with many major orchestras; the Philharmonia, City of London Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, West German Radio Orchestra, Radio Symphony Orchestra of the RAI in Rome, Scottish Chamber Orchestra.
As concertmaster, he has had extensive experience working with BBC Philharmonic, RSO RAI Roma, West German Radio Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Some of the artists and composers he has worked and performed with: Astor Piazzolla, Charlie Watts, Pinchas Zukerman, Yehudi Menuhin, Charles Wuorinen, Arvo Paert, Graeme Koehne, Gary Carr, Itzhak Perlman.
Some of the conductors he has worked with are Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado, Charles Dutoit, Louis Fremaux, Richard Hickox, Heinz Wallberg, Jun-Ichi Hirokami, John Adams, Oliver Knussen, Paavo Jaervi, Martin Brabbins, Gary Bertini, Georg Solti, Pierre Boulez, Simon Rattle.

Peter has been active as a teacher in Britain, Spain, Germany, Switzerland and Australia organizing, coordinating and delivering courses and chamber music programmes for festivals and youth organizations.
From 2002 to 2008 he was lecturer in violin and ensemble at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, University of Tasmania. He was also Artistic Director of the Tasmanian Senior Youth Orchestra and the Derwent Symphony Orchestra, and has been Artistic Advisor to the Hobart Chamber Orchestra. Peter came to Australia in 1998 to lead the Australian String Quartet.  Until he left in November 2001 he dedicated himself to the quartet’s development and teaching at the university of Adelaide, expanding the ensemble’s national profile, making two films for the ABC and becoming the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Chamber Orchestra.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please note that the Courtyard Lift IS OPERATING!

Doors & Bar open at 6:30pm
Music begins at 7pm

The Long Gallery
Level One, Salamanca Arts Centre

77 Salamanca Place 
Hobart.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This concert at Salamanca Arts Centre is supported by Arts Tasmania’s 2025 Arts Projects Fund.
Salamanca Arts Centre is grateful for this support via Arts Tasmania and the Minister for the Arts.

Panel Discussion :
Saturday 17 May 2025
Doors Open 6:30pm | Event from 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Duration : 120 minutes. Includes Interval

TICKETS : 
General Admission $25
Concession $20
SAC Associate Members $18

Your ticket includes a complimentary drink on arrival – come early, settle in, and prepare for a night of raw truths and expert insight, where you’ll hear from the real voices behind the headlines.

This event is brought to you by the DENIED project alongside the exhibition DENIED : Portraits of Wrongful Conviction.

Exclusive one-night-only event, top minds in law, forensics & art unpack wrongful convictions. Seats are limited – booking essential.

True Crime, False Narratives is a one-night-only live event pulling back the curtain on Australia’s criminal justice system. On Saturday 17 May 2025 at 7:00pm in The Founders Room, join leading experts in law, forensic science, and art as they unpack some of our nation’s most unsettling cases.

Can you imagine losing years of your life for a crime you didn’t commit – trapped in a system that refuses to admit its mistakes? Wrongful convictions have profound, enduring consequences: they erase identities, distort time, and inflict a deep psychological toll, all while the true perpetrators walk free. In a system that determines justice, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Hear from :
Stuart Tipple – Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton’s defence lawyer (event moderator)
Dr Byron Collins – Australia’s first independent forensic pathologist
Dr Robyn Blewer – Director of Griffith University’s Innocence Project
Dr Robert Moles – Legal scholar specialising in wrongful conviction
Associate Professor Bibi Sangha – Legal scholar specialising in wrongful conviction
Sky Parra – Visual artist & researcher (event host)

Tipple, Collins, and Blewer bring invaluable insights from their decades of work uncovering wrongful convictions and fighting for justice, while Moles and Sanga expose the systemic failures that allow these injustices to happen. How do wrongful convictions occur? Who is responsible for setting them right? If these appeals succeeded, how many more innocent people remain behind bars?

From flawed evidence to investigative bias, this panel will reveal the shortcomings of our criminal justice system – and what must be done to fix them.

Parra, will introduce you to the faces of wrongful conviction through her portrait project DENIED. Travelling across Australia to meet and paint those wrongfully convicted of serious crimes, her collaborative practice acknowledges individual stories, confronting injustice in a way that cannot be ignored.

Performance :
Saturday 11 October 2025
Doors Open 6:00pm | Performance from 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Duration : 90 Minutes (includes interval)

Tickets :
$49 (+BF)
Tickets may be available on the door if not sold out

This is more than a tribute – it’s a heartfelt love letter to Streisand’s iconic career.

Experience the magic of Barbra Streisand’s legendary career with Rachael Grace, as she brings to life the timeless hits that have defined generations.

This stunning production, featuring musical direction by Green Room Award-winning John Thorn, takes audiences on a musical journey through Streisand’s iconic songs – from emotional ballads to disco classics. Rachael’s powerful voice, unique interpretation and world class band make this show more than just a tribute – it’s a heartfelt love letter to one of the greatest voices in music history.

Hailed ‘as divine as Streisand herself’ by Glam Adelaide, this unforgettable performance blends musical genres with an exceptional ensemble to create a truly spellbinding experience.

Presented by Footloose Dance Party

Friday 16 May 2025
Doors @ 7:30pm | Music from 7:30pm – 11:00pm

SET TIMES:
Juniper 7:30 – 9:00pm
Hugo Bladel 9:00pm – 11:00pm

Tickets :
Final Release $19.80 (+BF)
Tickets may be available on the door if not sold out

The SAC Bar will be operating throughout the event, providing both alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments

Hobart’s favourite dance party returns for 2025… it’s time to get Footloose! 👟🎉
Come and shake your groove thing with Hugo Bladel for a special 2 hour DJ Set, jam-packed with Disco Classics 🕺🏻

We will be spinning artists such as:
Chic
Sister sledge
ABBA
Diana ross
Earth, Wind and Fire
Beegees
Kool & the Gang
KC &. The Sunshine Band
Patrice Rushen
Madonna
Pointer sisters
Whitney Houston

Located in the Founders Room on a Friday Night – starting right after Rektango! 🎶

Dress up in your favourite Disco threads 👚👗 there will be a prize for best dressed 🏆

See you on the Dance-floor!  💃🏼

Fri 9 May, 2025
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
65b Woobys Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$19 + bf

Welcome to the Global Sounds Salamanca series, live in the Founders Room on Woobys Lane.

Berimbau

Friday 9th May 2025
Doors & bar open at 7pm
Music from 7:30pm 

The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre 

~~~~~

Berimbau is a half Brazilian  / half Australian band, specialising in Brazilian music.  From samba to bossa nova, choro to forró, let Berimbau take you on a whirlwind tour through the rich musical tapestry of the tropical nation which gave birth to so many infectious rhythms and searing melodies. 

Berimbau also performs in a traditional ‘roda de samba’, where the audience encircles the band which plays in the centre of the room and which allows the audience to experience the music a different way.

Berimabu’s ‘raucous’ sets with a big band and full percussion section, will have the whole audience up on the dance floor inspired by the passion of samba!

Berimbau comprises of:
Elijah Davies – guitar | Elisse Kleiner – flute | Jeremy Marcotte – percussion | Henrique Mariano – percussion | Dan McGill – percussion, vocals | Noah Rosenbloom – cavaquinho, vocals | Cissa Santos – vocals | Elias Solis – percussion

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Please note that the Courtyard Lift IS OPERATING!

Doors & Bar open at 7pm

Music begins at 7.30pm
The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre.

Concession tickets are only $19 ea +BF

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This concert at Salamanca Arts Centre is supported by Arts Tasmania’s 2025 Arts Projects Fund.
Salamanca Arts Centre is grateful for this support via Arts Tasmania and the Minister for the Arts.

Sat 31 May, 2025
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
Live @ The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
65b Woobys Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$28 +bf each
$52 +bf for 2 x tickets
$91 +bf for 4 x tickets

Salamanca Jazz is Live in the Founders Room on Woobys Lane, with 
We Got Rhythm: Ken Schroder’s Jazz Latin Sextet

Saturday 31st May 2025
Doors & bar open at 7pm
Music from 7:30pm 

The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre 

~~~~~

“A quick Internet search reveals that Latin America refers to the lands colonised by the French, Spanish and Portuguese during the maritime ‘Age of Discovery’ of the new World by Christopher Columbus and others around 1492.

The distinction from other American colonies of the Dutch and British was first made only in the 19th century, using the differences in the predominance of Latin in the languages of these powers, possibly to keep the distance between Protestant and Catholic countries nice and sharp.

Latin American music came about with the introduction of slavery, where Africans were brought against their will to work the plantations and elsewhere in the new colonies, and even if they were deprived of their drums, they brought with them the rhythms central to their cultures.

From these dismal beginnings of colonialism, many wonderful fusions emerged, where African rhythm fused with European languages and cultures to create many styles of so-called Latin American music. With the advent of freedom and independence this music kept developing, and with modern technologies, like the radio and recordings, spread back around the world creating dance crazes, pop music movements, even Herb Alpert and the Tijuana brass.  Famous amongst these are the cha cha, the tango, the conga, salsa, samba, bossa nova, and merengue.

This band comprises: Ken Schroder (sax/clarinet), Aaron Entresz (guitar), Louise Denson (piano), Ben Brinkhoff (double bass), Liam O’Leary (drum kit), Pablo Cadenas (percussion).

To me, Latin music is like a mountain, or even a mountain range, like the Himalayas, and I must walk around it, looking for footholds for a jazz mountaineer to attempt to climb some of the peaks. Jazz Latin is a fusion; often those who wrote famous Latin tunes had no idea that jazz saxophonists would attempt to play their songs.  What the jazz player looks for is a great tune, and Brazilian tunes possess that quality in spades; powerful rhythms, music which already bears the stamp of fusion with jazz, like Bossa Nova with Joao Gilberto, Astrid Gilberto and Stan Getz, or Dizzy Gillespie with Cuban conga genius, Chano Pozo. Drummers like Art Blakey, Roy Haynes, Art Taylor all had African roots to their drumming, even if it was swing or bebop or even cool jazz.

We Got Rhythm draws on all these influences, and we even indulge in a little swing, and, above all, we’d like to share our enthusiasm for this music with you, the audience.”
Ken Schroder

Please note that the Courtyard Lift IS OPERATING!

Doors & Bar open at 7pm

Music begins at 7.30pm
The Founders Room on Woobys Lane
Salamanca Arts Centre.

Tickets are only $28 ea +BF, or buy two tix for $52+BF, or buy four tix for only $91+BF.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

This concert at Salamanca Arts Centre is support by Arts Tasmania’s 2025 Arts Projects Fund.
Salamanca Arts Centre is grateful for this support via Arts Tasmania and the Minister for the Arts.

Season :
Wednesday 14 – Saturday 17 May 2025

Performances :
Wednesday 14 May 2025 @ 7:00pm
Thursday 15 May 2025 @ 7:00pm
Friday 16 May 2025 @ 8:00pm
Saturday 17 May 2025 @ 1:00pm : MATINEE
Saturday 17 May 2025 @ 7:00pm

Doors Open 30 minutes prior to performance

Duration : 90 minutes | NO Interval

Tickets :
Regular $35
Student $25
Matinee $15

A fast-paced, hilariously fang-tastic blender of Mel Brooks, Monty Python and obviously Bram Stoker’s legendary vampire tale! It’s silly! It’s sexy…! It’s Dracula, as you’ve never seen him before!

The cast of hilarious and larger than life characters are a new take on the classic vampire tale, you think you know the story of the infamous Count? Think again!

Performance :
Thursday 17 April 2025, 7:00pm

Duration : 60 minutes | NO Interval
Doors Open 20 minutes prior to performance

Tickets :
Adults $15
Children under 16 $5

An evening of energetic feel-good ensemble singing featuring the Youth Week Tas workshop choir and more!

Join us for an evening of energetic feel-good ensemble singing.

The A Cappella Challenge workshop choir will showcase their work, and will be joined by local groups Vocalis and Young Voices of Hobart.

This concert is proudly supported by Youth Week Tasmania and Salamanca Arts Centre.

Season :
Thursday 29 – Saturday 31 May 2025

Performances :
Thursday 29 May 2025 @ 7:30pm
Friday 30 May 2025 @ 8:00pm
Saturday 31 May 2025 @ 2:00pm : MATINEE
Saturday 31 May 2025 @ 7:30pm

Doors Open 30 minutes prior to performance

Duration : 75 minutes | NO Interval

Tickets :
General Admission: $35
Concession: $30
Matinee: $30
SAC Associate Members: $29.50
Matinee Concession: $25

What if you could revisit the most significant moments of your life, time and again, to explore how different choices might have altered your path?

As moving as it is beautiful, Constellations tells the story of Roland, a beekeeper, and Marianne, a quantum physicist — two star-crossed lovers whose relationship is explored through a series of ‘what if?’ scenarios. Directed by Adam Dear, this award-winning play delves into love, fate, and the profound connections that shape our lives in an unpredictable universe.

Featuring :
Ross Hay as Roland
Elizabeth Jolly as Marianne

Season :
Wednesday 21 – Sunday 25 May 2025

Door Open 30 minutes prior to Performances

Duration : 45 minutes  | NO Interval

Performances :
Wednesday 21 May 2025 @ 7:30pm
Thursday 22 May 2025 @ 7:30pm
Friday 23 May 2025 @ 7:30pm
Saturday 24 May 2025 @ 2:00pm : MATINEE
Saturday 24 May 2025 @ 7:30pm
Sunday 25 May 2025 @ 5:00pm

Tickets :
Full Price (Adult): $40
Concession / Student: $25
Group of 6: $200

Concession tickets are available for students, pensioners, and other eligible concession holders.
Group bookings offer a discounted rate for six attendees.

Kafka’s Monkey is a gripping one-person play starring Penny McDonald, directed by Jacob Golding. Based on Franz Kafka’s A Report to an Academy, it explores identity, captivity, and the cost of assimilation. Darkly humorous and thought-provoking, this powerful production challenges what it truly means to be human.

Kafka’s Monkey is a gripping, thought-provoking theatrical experience that dives deep into themes of identity, captivity, and the human condition. Starring the exceptional Penny McDonald and directed by Jacob Golding, this adaptation of Franz Kafka’s *A Report to an Academy* brings to life the haunting journey of Red Peter, a former ape who has been forced to evolve into human form.

Red Peter stands before an esteemed academy to deliver a report on his life. Once a free ape in the wild, he was captured, caged, and subjected to the expectations of a world that demanded his transformation. Through sheer will and relentless adaptation, he learned to speak, walk, and behave like a human—not for love of humanity, but to escape captivity. His monologue is a raw and layered exploration of survival, identity, and the loss of one’s true nature. Darkly humorous, unsettling, and deeply moving, his story compels audiences to reflect on the sacrifices made in the pursuit of acceptance and freedom.

This production of Kafka’s Monkey strips theatre down to its most powerful elements—storytelling, performance, and raw emotion. Penny McDonald delivers a masterful performance, embodying Red Peter with a physicality and presence that blurs the line between human and animal. Director Jacob Golding brings a fresh and intimate vision to the work, allowing the audience to feel every moment of Red Peter’s journey. The minimalist staging and evocative sound design heighten the intensity, creating an experience that is both immersive and confronting.

Kafka’s Monkey is more than a retelling of a Kafka story—it is a reflection of our world. Red Peter’s struggle speaks to anyone who has ever felt the pressure to conform, to change in order to survive, or to abandon their true self for the comfort of societal acceptance. The play raises questions that remain deeply relevant today: What does it truly mean to be human? How far will we go to fit into the expectations of others? Is freedom ever truly possible, or is it just another form of captivity?

This production is ideal for theatre lovers, Kafka enthusiasts, and anyone drawn to bold, thought-provoking storytelling. It is a must-see for those who appreciate performances that challenge perspectives and linger long after the curtain falls. At once unsettling and profound, Kafka’s Monkey is a theatrical event that demands attention. It will make you think, feel, and question the nature of humanity itself. Don’t miss this unforgettable production at the Peacock Theatre.