Event Type: Performances

Presented by Hobart Wind Symphony

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Times and dates:

Saturday 20th May, 2023 – 7.30pm

Tickets:

Adults $20
Concession $10

Tickets available on the door

Members of the Hobart Wind Symphony, directed by Simon Reade, celebrate the great diversity of Australian chamber music written for winds, brass and percussion including the title work for the concert, Interactions, by Don Kay.

This concert features Australian works by 8 composers, with a particular focus on the works of Don Kay in his 90th year.  

Simon Reade directs members of the Hobart Wind Symphony in chamber works by Simon Barber, Holly Caldwell, Sacha Flores, Karlin Greenstreet-Love, Russell Gilmour, Don Kay, Simon Reade, Peter Sculthorpe and Helen Wanders, including four world premieres.

Friday 19 May 2023
7pm – 11pm

The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

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A swinging evening of great jazz classics from Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong featuring Tamara Kuldin, Paul Coyle, Matt Boden, Damien Kingston, Hamish Houston, and Tom Robb.

Acclaimed Australian jazz vocalist Tamara Kuldin and renowned trumpet player and vocalist Paul Coyle take to the stage to honour the First Lady of Song Ella Fitzgerald and innovative performer Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong, in their special tribute ‘Cheek to Cheek’.

Enchanted by the sass and sophistication of the golden age

and era of song, Tamara Kuldin has been captivating audiences from Melbourne to Europe with a playful yet sultry twist on vintage jazz and blues. Paul Coyle is known for his dynamic stage presence and eclectic approach to music. Tamara and Paul will be joined by some of Tasmania’s finest jazz musicians, including Matt Boden, Damien Kingston, Hamish Houston, and Tom Robb,

Tamara Kuldin and her love for storytelling through song has seen her perform for audiences large and small, fronting a Jazz Orchestra at the Arts Centre or playing one of Australia’s intimate jazz clubs. Tamara’s unique and versatile vocal styling has been enjoyed at many different festivals and venues globally, from the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Recital Centre, Paris to Provence festival and many more.

Recognised with 2 Aria Awards, Paul Coyle’s affinity for both Reggae and Indigenous rock has led him to share the stage and record with numerous pop acts including Little Birdy, Kate Cebrano, Tina Arena, and Sheppard. Coyle is known for his ever charismatic and sensational trumpet playing and is an active member of the Australian music scene.

‘Cheek to Cheek’ is an extra sweet melodic treat, bringing its audience a night of timeless tunes and delightful standards from the Great American Songbook. The inspired collaboration at the Founder’s Room will be a swingin’ joy to behold!

Friday 28 April 2023
8pm (Doors open at 7.30pm)

The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

Tickets: $20/$15 concession, available on the door.

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FFLORA launches their fresh film clips, with support from Grace Chia and L$F.

FFLORA is excited to launch their new music videos, which have been months in the making. Sharing the evening with an energetic line up of Grace Chia and wrapping up with L$F.

Presented by Hamley Productions

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Times and dates:

Friday 26th May 8pm
Saturday 27th May 2pm
Saturday 27th May 7pm
Thursday 1st June 7pm
Friday 2nd June 8pm
Saturday 3rd June 2pm
Saturday 3rd June 7pm

Tickets:

Adults $45
Concession $40
Student (full time under 21) $30

Earlybird offer until 7 April

An unlikely friendship, a generational battle and an ingenuously crafted twist that challenges moralistic values and social integrities. Wrapped in Joanna Murray-Smith’s glinting dialogue, The Gift is a witty examination of our modern moral confusions. This play has a secret. A preposterous gift. A life-changing proposition. Would you accept?

Self-made millionaires, comfortably middle-aged Ed and Sadie meet Martin and Chloe – he a struggling conceptual artist and she a wannabe writer – on a thousand-dollar-a-night resort in the tropics and instantly hit it off.

This unlikely friendship develops over drunken conversations about moralistic values and social integrities. Effervescent conversations are lined with pure envy: money and security vs. youth and vibrancy.

These self-obsessed characters expose the tedium of a life of consumerism, the narcissism of contemporary values, the emptiness of the commodification of art, the guilt that seems hard-wired into middle-class parenting, and the poisonous nature of nostalgia.

Wrapped in Joanna Murray-Smith’s glinting dialogue, The Gift is a witty examination of our modern moral confusions.

This play has a secret. A preposterous gift.  A life-changing proposition. Would you accept?

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• CAST
  
  Andrew Casey, Chris Jackson, Tia Landeg, Clare Pearson
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  Directed by: Chris Hamley
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  Lighting Design: Jason James
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  Set Design: Katharine Hamley

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PRAISE FOR ‘THE GIFT’

“….it is no longer easy to fashion any moral quandary that can truly shock an audience, and Murray-Smith has managed to grab hold of (something) rare and original..” — The Hollywood Reporter

“Fresh imagination, shimmering wit and emotional honesty.” — Time Out

“The questions (Murray-Smith) poses are familiar, even if nobody is brave enough to utter them aloud. She is, unquestionably, a ribbon-wrapped present to public theatre.” — Crikey (MTC Review)

“There’s a secret — a preposterous gift — that is revealed near the end of Joanna Murray-Smith’s play, and it’s a real doozy.” — Variety Review

Auckland preview performance and fundraiser

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Monday 20 March 2023, 7.30pm

Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre

TICKETS

General Admission $20

Everywhere in the world has their own small towns. Each one unique but somehow similar  Together with you, the audience, the cast of Our Place will create one of these towns and fill it with characters. They will then perform stories and scenes from this unique place in a one of a kind theatrical experience. Join PROTEA Impro as they present Our Place In its only performance before it heads to the Auckland Improv Festival

All ticket sales go towards taking the show to New Zealand

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Friday 17 March 2023, 8pm

Peacock Theatre, Salamanca Arts Centre

TICKETS

General Admission $10

CULT and Bad Company Theatre. present

Braslin and Rudolf: Back 2 Back

Two of nipalunas comedy stage favourites come together for a big night of laughs at The Peacock Theatre,

Rob Braslin and Emesha Rudolf have been collectively been performing comedy for way too long but are still top of their respective games, you are in for awesome night with these two weirdos.

Can’t wait to see you there!

This venue does have wheelchair access, but assistance opening side doors will be needed so please call ahead.

This show is intended for an adult audience.

Friday 14 April 2023
8pm
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25

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Scottish history with laughter along the way

If you’ve watched the YouTube channel, Scotland History Tours, or ABC’s Stuff the British Stole then you’ll have heard Bruce Fummey telling stories from Scotland’s history. In April, he comes to Hobart to tell you stories from Scotland’s history LIVE… and with more jokes.

Named Scottish Comedian of the Year in 2012, with numerous appearances and award nominations at Fringe festivals in Edinburgh, Perth WA, Adelaide and New Zealand he now brings his brand of crass, but self-deprecating humour to Tasmania with a taste of Scotland.

Saturday 25 March 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets

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Jazzamanca is back!

Spike Mason (Wind instruments), Louise Denson (Piano) with Seb Folvig (Bass) and Tom Robb (Drums)

Multi-instrumentalist Spike Mason and pianist/composer Louise Denson are thrilled to be jointly presenting some of their Jazz tunes which have been inspired by the earth, the sea and the sky.

Jazz isn’t always gritty, big-city music.

Float in the interstellar peace of Nova Nova.
Contemplate the mystery of a Low Moon.
Lie back and watch the Clouds, or a wedge tail Ride the Thermals.
Spend a day by the Seamless Sea or the River Jordan ….

Join us for these natural delights and many more.

Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 April 2023 @ 7:30pm

25th April – PREVIEW 7:30pm
26th April – OPENING 7:30pm
27th April 7:30pm
28th April 7:30pm
29th April 7:30pm

Tickets:
General Admission: $35 +BF
Concession: $30 + BF

What happens when you put yourself out there as a woman or a gay man? Is friendship enough to keep you safe?

Katie’s cheeky, brave and sensitive. Will is witty and warm with a huge heart. They’re both single…and they’re both kinda angry. Together they host ‘Don’t Even Get Me Started’, the show where they bitch about the fact that they’re straight up done.

When they are home together, they’re safe, they’re happy, no-one can hurt them. They have everything they need. Almost.

What happens when you put yourself out there, and try to find love as a woman or a gay man? Is their friendship enough to keep them safe?

Set in Sydney Australia, The Culture tackles heavy issues with a light touch, using the warmth and intimate banter between two best friends. Audiences are welcomed into Will and Katie’s living room and into an important wider conversation.

“A spunky, fast-talking, take no prisoners twosome…Wonderful, timely, and poignant.” (The Front Row Centre, NYC)

PLAYWRIGHT

Laura Jackson

STARRING

Laura Jackson

Mina Asfour

DIRECTOR

Bethany Caputo

CREATIVE PRODUCER & TOUR DIRECTOR

Carly Fisher

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Capri Harris

SOUND DESIGNER

Charlotte Leamon

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

Brandon Wong

DRAMATURG

Catherine Fargher

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Saturday 29 April 2023
7:30pm – 10:00pm (Doors open at 7pm)
The Founders Room
Salamanca Arts Centre
Enter via Wooby’s Lane, or for lift access enter through The Courtyard

$25 +bf each
$80 +bf for 4 x Tickets

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Jazzamanca is back!

The Hobart Jazz Quartet is Kelly Ottoway (Vibraphone), Matt Boden (Piano), Nick Haywood (Bass) and Ted Vining (Drums).

Come along to the Founders Room to experience the ‘brilliance of Kelly Ottaway’, the ‘tastefulness of Matt Boden’, the ‘groove of Nick Haywood’ and the Enduring Power of Ted Vining, as the Hobart Jazz Quartet performs the music of John Lewis and The Modern Jazz Quartet [MJQ] plus more.