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THEATRE & FABULOUS THEATRICS
Multiple Dates22 Mar 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pmPhee Broadway Foyer, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineSally Guildford invites you to turn off your technology and take a walk in deep silence to a mystery location. Discover a heightened awareness of nature, through moving meditation, observation & performance art. Explore unexpected wild spaces in your town & in yourself. 22,23,28,29&30 Mar. 22/$17.
22 Mar 2025, 4:00 pm – 11:50 pmCastlemaine Town Hall & Surrounds, Lyttleton St, Castlemaine3 stages, 150+ performers, food & drink, all ages, bands, dance acts, live art painting, projections, DJs and more. Kicking off early with youth presentations in Mechanics Lane, then staying up late with a huge line up of local legends to keep you dancing way into the night!
Multiple Dates24 Mar 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineIn this special performance by local french clarinet player Benoit Oury, and renowned local artist Petrus Spronk, Petrus will share the story of his experience with cancer and how he overcame it until Mr Parkinson’s tripped him up. 24 March & 5 April. FREE.
Multiple Dates26 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm – 8:30 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, CastlemaineVisual Theatre & Newspaper Puppetry. Create, make, perform a story in a day with newspaper puppets. Presenter Helen Sandercoe. Cost includes workshop, dinner, performance. Participants must commit to full program. 26 March & 2 April. $55/$50 2pm or $10/$8 show only 7.30pm.
Multiple Dates26 Mar 2025, 7:30 pm – 8:50 pmWesley Hill Hall, 149 Pyrenees Hwy, CastlemaineWe Crones, being tragically Greek, have been led to Medea, the woman who murdered her children or did she? Crones of the Apocalypse present an exploration of Euripides’ Medea in two theatrical events wherein we freely interrogate the play. 26 March & 2 April. $22/$18.
Multiple Dates27 Mar 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pmlot19 Tram, 19 Mcshanag Rd, CastlemaineA live theatrical experience where story, music, slow circus, and poetry meet in an old Melbourne tram. A lo-fi, full-presence event, WORDSPOKEN will usher you mischievously into the night. Celebrating local artists, each show will bring a new voice to the fore. 27, 28 Mar & 4, 5 Apr. $30/$25.
Multiple Dates27 Mar 2025, 7:30 pm – 9:00 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, Castlemaine VIC 3450, AustraliaA storytelling-theatre-music show from Jan ‘Yarn’ Wositzky & Penny Glass, that humorously debunks established stories such as ‘survival of the fittest’ & that humans should ‘rule over’ the world & tell alternative stories from Australia, 14th Century Europe & Latin America. 27, 28 & 29 Mar. $30/$25.
Multiple Dates28 Mar 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineThe Pedestal Project invites older women to gather and share their stories of ageing. The workshop and roving performance will explore (in)visibility, and the underrepresentation of women in public records and public space. $25/$20. The roving performance on 29 March 9.30am is FREE.
Multiple Dates28 Mar 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmWesley Hill Hall, 149 Pyrenees Hwy, CastlemaineConstellations by Nick Payne explores themes of love, free will, ethical dilemmas related to illness and end-of-life decisions. Black Stitch Players prompts audiences to consider their own values and beliefs regarding these issues. Q&A post show on Sundays. 28, 29, 30 March & 4, 5, 6 April. $30/$25.
Multiple Dates28 Mar 2025, 9:30 pm – 11:00 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineWelcome to the world of synthetic cabaret – the cabaret phenomenon of the 21st century! Joined by his extended family, Brett Whiteley’s development of the synthetic cabaret hour combines the floorshow of cabaret past with the synthetic future of music. $25/$20. 28 March & 4 April.
Multiple Dates28 Mar 2025, 11:00 pm – 11:50 pmMechanics Lane, CastlemaineJoin Ice-Ice Baby, San FranDisco & Will-e Dance on the D-Tour of joyful dance & laughter, busting moves in & on local landmarks! Whether you’re a silver fox, a slow mover or a speedy groovster, this is a safe atmosphere to let your guard down and express yourself freely! 28, 29 Mar & 6 Apr. $20/$15.
Multiple Dates29 Mar 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineFrench Song & Comedy Cabaret - ‘Under the Paris Sky’ a glittering musical covering Piaf, Pink Martini, Zaz ... a mix of well-known beloved songs and contemporary hits, for those who adore the language of love ... and you don't even need to speak French! 29 & 30 March. $25/$20.
29 Mar 2025, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmThe Red Hill Hotel, 163 Main Rd, ChewtonArt and comedy in a highly interactive experience where you’re not just watching, you’re creating! Expect laughter, UV paint, and your own masterpieces destined for a magnet on the fridge. No experience needed, just come ready to play! $30/$25.
Multiple Dates30 Mar 2025, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineWelcome to Us is a deep dive into relationships. A comedy that deals with all the issues of modern marriage, kids, and the challenge of what to do on the weekend. It’s up close, it’s dark, it’s funny and it’s a little bit real. 30 March, 3 & 4 April. $28/$25.
30 Mar 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:15 pmPhee Broadway, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineKids Cabaret is a variety-style performance showcasing the amazing talents of Castlemaine’s young performers (ages 8-17)! Each act is carefully crafted by the kids themselves, with guidance and mentorship by Stephanie Harrison. $30/$25.
30 Mar 2025, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pmPunctum ICU, Basement, 1 Halford St, CastlemaineItching to try out new performance material with a lively audience? In Punctum’s PROTOLounge, artists serve their latest ideas and audiences offer feedback. Short pieces, a variety of forms, light touch curating, refreshments, prizes & eyes on the surprise. Durational, you can come and go. $15/$10.
Multiple Dates31 Mar 2025, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pmThe Coolroom at Northern Arts Hotel, 359 Barker St, CastlemaineLiminal Slide, comprising visual artist, writer, composer/musicians, Paul Ryan, and Victor O. Circumstances use digital piano, and recorded sounds to explore original poems, musical landscapes based on a range of themes, traversing fanciful, poignant and sometimes surreal spaces of imagination.
Multiple Dates04 Apr 2025, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pmPhee Broadway Theatre, Mechanics Lane, Castlemaine198 (4) written by award-winning playwright Dr Christine Davey and presented by award-winning Skin of our Teeth Productions - a spellbinding, stark, beautiful & visually stunning theatrical adaptation of George Orwell’s classic tale of trust, honesty, betrayal and above all - hope. $35/$28. 1 & 8pm.
Multiple Dates04 Apr 2025, 8:00 pm – 8:55 pmFlamin’ Galah Fringe Hub, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineWelcome to Boklesque! Be delighted and devoured by a stunning array of the finest vaudeville acts from all around award-winning comedian and burlesque jester Lauren Bok’s brain! ★★★★½ “Fierce, proudly feminine, and funny as hell.” - Lilithia Reviews. 4 & 5 April. $30/$25.
06 Apr 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pmPhee Broadway, Mechanics Lane, CastlemaineVOW: Crate Women interrogates and celebrates older women’s experience of ageing, the seen and unseen. Playful, poignant, personal and political, the work shines a light on the achievements of Victorian women, while highlighting the under-representation of women in the civic realm. $32/$25.
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