An extraordinary evening of music that promises to enthral and entertain. Join in the celebration of song with talented local singers. 

Saturday 3 December | 7pm | Little Theatre 

Colla Voce means “with the voice”.

Join us for an unforgettable evening as Singing Strong Voice Studio presents a night of fabulous music starring the talented present and future performing artists of Gippsland.

Enjoy music from pop to musical theatre, and everything in between!

Joined by some very special guest artists, this is sure to be a fantastic night of live music.

Join us for an amazing night of dance, entertainment and a sprinkle of magic.

Friday 2 December | 7pm | GPAC Theatre

Sunday 4 December | 1pm | GPAC Theatre

Gippsland Academy of Dance proudly presents their annual showcase concert Toys!

2022 has been an incredibly successful and exciting year for the Academy. 

After two years of modified performance opportunities due to COVID, we are finally able to return to the big stage and put on a show-stopping spectacular. 

This year's concert follows the journey of a young girl who discovers an extraordinary toy shop where the toys magically come to life!

Bring the family along and see the stage lit up with toy characters including dancing dolls, bopping Barbies, floating fairies, playful puppets, cute cabbage patch kids, rocking robots and so much more.

Join us for the Gippsland Women’s Health 30th Anniversary AGM! With special guests Jess Hill, Nyadol Nyuon OAM and Antoinette Braybrook.  

Thursday 24 November | 5PM | Little Theatre

2022 marks 30 years of Gippsland Women’s Health. After a six-week roadshow throughout Gippsland, the GWH team are celebrating by bringing three of Australia’s inspiring, powerhouse women to our region, to discuss gender equality, prevention of violence against women and women’s rights.  

From the 12th of September to the 21st of October 2022, the GWH team hit the road with one clear goal - to connect with women and understand first-hand what it is they need to support their safety, health and wellbeing. 

The GWH Regional Roadshow was an opportunity to celebrate the work of Gippsland Women’s Health, to showcase the diversity of Gippsland and to reconnect with our local communities.  

The outcome? A clear understanding that our Gippsland women urgently need better access to quality health care and services. Women who need to improve their sexual and reproductive health knowledge. Women fighting for gender equality. And most evident of all - women who need our communities and leaders to commit to the elimination of violence against women.  

Our AGM is an opportunity for our Gippsland community to come together and celebrate 30 Years of GWH. Joining us on stage will be:  

• Jess Hill – award winning journalist, author and producer who specialises in reporting on coercive control and gendered violence. About Jess Hill. 

• Nyadol Nyuon OAM – lawyer, award-winning human rights advocate, media commentator and writer, who was born and raised in refugee camps. About Nyadol Nyuon OAM. 

• Antoinette Braybrook – CEO of Djirra, change agent and advocate, who gives voice and visibility to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing family violence. About Antoinette Braybrook.

Experience an inspiring evening of motivation, insights and progress at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre as we discuss the critical need for change to create a gender-equal future.  

Featuring and Hosted By 

Gippsland Women’s Health CEO - Kate Graham, Board Chair - Dr. Sue Barker, Regional Manager for Health Promotion - Melanie Brown and Communications and Marketing Manager – Samantha Foat  

Special Guest Speakers  

Jess Hill 

Nyadol Nyuon OAM 

Antoinette Braybrook  

Musical Performance By 

Zandria

Set in a high-class restaurant, the comedy centres on an ordinary couple experiencing fine dining for the first time. It's a fish-out-of-water, clash of cultures comedy, sending up pretentious foodies, and shining a light on just how ridiculous gourmet dining actually is. 

Friday 9 December | 7.30PM | Little Theatre

When average couple Paul and Maurine finally get a booking at the ritzy, popular, five-star El Diablo restaurant, they look forward to hobnobbing with celebrities and wealthy social elites, but their preconceptions are soon shattered, as their evening turns pear-shaped upon the arrival of so-called upper-crust couple Ian and Siobhan.  

This is a square peg in a round hole situation comedy, where normal people meet pretentious entitlement, and the ensuing craziness is so much fun. 

Observational social commentary, farce, satire, and dark comedy! “Fawlty Towers” meets “Sex in the City” with a twist of “The Castle”.

Written and directed by Phillip A Mayer and featuring a talented ensemble.

The multi-award-winning comedy hits GPAC for one last show after touring Melbourne’s Butterfly Club, and across the state performing at Victorian Drama League One Act Play Festivals. The hilarious show won multiple Best Production, Ensemble, and Acting Awards. 

Winner of Best Comedy, Best Ensemble, Best Production, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Design at VDL One Act Festivals across the state 

Join Gippsland’s very own Latrobe Orchestra, Yallourn Madrigal Singers and Latrobe Valley Community Choir to celebrate the very essence of community music making, in our spiritual home of the Traralgon Town Hall.

 The Latrobe Orchestra, Gippsland’s longest running community orchestra, is excited to be joined by the Yallourn Madrigal Singers and the Latrobe Valley Community Choir to welcome in the summer season.

This event will premiere works by local home-grown composer Dani Maree Ashmore, explore the themes of Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and the ever-popular Blue Danube waltz. 

Additionally, join in with the festivities of the Christmas season with 100 musicians and choristers combining to perform some of your favourite carols.

A beautiful program of works by English master composers, Gustav Holst, Ralph Vaughan Williams and the brilliant Edward Elgar.

Sunday 13 November | GPAC Theatre

“Something might be made of it" and with these immortal words uttered by Elgar one of the most admired and acclaimed pieces of music began. Much has been made about the Enigma and many have pondered what the Enigma is, however what isn’t in dispute is that the Enigma Variations is a classical music masterpiece.

English Folk Song Suite, composed in 1923 is a collection of folk songs from Norfolk and Somerset, including Seventeen Come Sunday, Pretty Caroline, Green Bushes, and Blow Away The Morning Dew and demonstrates Vaughan Williams love of English folk tunes.

Holst, like Vaughan Williams explored the rich tapestry of English folk music in his Somerset Rhapsody. The is not strictly programmatic however, Holst did confide in a colleague that the work did have narrative:

"Into a quiet country scene comes the sound of approaching soldiers. A youth who is courting a girl is persuaded to enlist and go to war. The soldiers march into the distance and the pastoral quietness returns. The girl is left alone."

Join us for a beautiful afternoon of classical music.

We regret to announce this performance and workshops are cancelled due to the impacts of the current Victorian floods.

Yorta Yorta artist, Allara and Ukrainian Canadian artist, Olenka Toroshenko share a deep kinship and creative collaboration presented as a tender musical experience.

Sunday 23 October | 5.30pm | Little Theatre & GPAC Outdoors

Their debut duo show, which was scheduled for FUSE Darebin March 2020, is now ready…With resilience, stubbornness and direct intent, Allara and Olenka call upon the guidance of their Elders and Ancestors to navigate the troubling reality of the state of our current cultural paradigm and planet. 

Rekindled Systems is the song Yorta Yorta artist Allara sang that called in the spirit of Ukrainian Canadian artist Olenka Toroshenko.

The following day it was Olenka’s recitation of ‘Walk into the Fire’ that unlocked the passageway to what has become a deep kinship and creative collaboration.

While cutting beets for borscht on Sviat Vechir (Ukrainian Christmas) in Jan 2020, the pair realised they are both descendants of people who survived genocides intended to annihilate a peoples and their cultural identity.

Free workshop 

Monday 24 October | 10am - 12pm | GPAC Undercover

Registration is free but registration is a must.

2 hours of workshops in a round-robin style will include 4 x 30min sessions:

Language workshop

Dance workshop

Poetry/song writing workshop

Clowning workshop

Based on the beloved holiday film, this hilarious fish-out-of-water comedy follows Buddy the Elf in his quest to find his true identity.

Thursday 24 November | 7.30pm | GPAC Theatre 

Friday 25 November | 7.30pm | GPAC Theatre 

Saturday 26 November | 3.30pm & 7.30pm | GPAC Theatre

Sunday 27 November | 1.30pm & 3.30pm | GPAC Theatre 

A title known the world over, Elf The Musical JR. is a holiday musical that is based on the cherished New Line Cinema hit, Elf, starring Will Farrell. Elf JR. features songs by Tony Award-nominees, Matthew Sklar and Chad Beguelin, with a book by Tony Award-winners, Thomas Meehan and Bob Martin.

Buddy, a young orphan, mistakenly crawls into Santa's bag of gifts and is transported to the North Pole. The would-be elf is raised, unaware that he is actually a human, until his enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa's permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father and discover his true identity. Faced with the harsh reality that his father is on the naughty list and that his half-brother doesn't even believe in Santa, Buddy is determined to win over his new family and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas.

This modern-day holiday classic is sure to make every member of the audience embrace their ‘inner elf!’

Come dressed in your Christmas best and celebrate the “most wonderful time of the year” with Class Act Productions.

After all, the best way to spread Christmas Cheer is singing loud for all to hear!

Welcome to the SS Titanic Poseidon, where the crew will do their best to make sure you have a relaxing and enjoyable holiday ... But they make no guarantees! 

Saturday 26 November | 7.30pm | Little Theatre

An eclectic group of passengers board the cruise ship the SS Titanic Poseidon, which is touted to be the fastest and most unsinkable ship ever! 

Little do the crew or passengers know what is in store for them! 

A crazy comedy adventure sending up cruise ship movies and TV, with the Youth Workshop’s own unique twists! 

A family friendly fun piece of theatre by Gippsland’s talented young people! 

Dance your sillies out, be wild, be creative and have oodles of fun.

Wednesday 12 October | 7pm | Little Theatre

No Lights No Lycra is a global dance phenomenon that has taken the world by storm. Since starting in Melbourne, it has spread to more than 80 communities world-wide including New York, Berlin, London, Paris, Beijing, and every major city in Australia. 

This No Lights No Lycra is an event specifically tailored to 16 - 25 year olds. 

There’s no stage, no steps to learn, no mirrors, just a big room with heaps of space where young people can completely be themselves.  

 

Come and dance like no one is watching!