Upcoming Live Performances
Burrinja presents
Enchanted Forest ~ Inventi Ensemble
Be swept away by classical magic.
Sat 3 June @ 2.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
Step into an enchanted forest with Inventi Ensemble, a magical experience of classical talent!
Featuring a new arrangement of Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony and Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun along with a world premiere performance of a new Australian work by Melody Eötvös.
A seven-piece ensemble performing one of the most iconic orchestral works of all time, you will feel the storms, thunder and lush forests of Beethoven as well as the picturesque imagery that Debussy conjures in this outstanding performance.
★★★★★ “It’s soothing for the soul ... All you have to do…close your eyes and open your ears. Then you’re taken away. It’s beautiful." The Age
Tickets - $19 ~ 29
A-list presents
Ross Noble – Jibber Jabber Jamboree
Fri 9 June @ 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
Jibber Jabber Jamboree marks Ross Noble’s 21st solo stand-up tour. To celebrate this milestone, he invites you to join him for an evening of the sort of inspired nonsense that has cemented his place as the supreme master of stream of conscious freewheeling stand up.
This is a chance to see Noble live on stage in his natural habitat. What’s it about? What will we learn? How will it change the world? Are all pointless questions to ask when Noble is off on one of his tangents. Grab a ticket and come and enjoy the ride.
“Beautifully twisted thoughts” The Times
“The supreme master of spontaneous stand-up and true king of surreal flights of fantasy' Time Out
‘One of comedy's greatest marvels’ The Daily Telegraph
‘One of the most brilliant hours I have ever spent in a theatre' Daily Mail
Tickets - $49.90 - $54.90
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
Double J presents
The Waifs ~SOLD OUT
‘Up All Night’ 20th Anniversary Tour
Sat 10 June @ 7:30PM | Burrinja Theatre
The Waifs - folk heroes, and fully independent trailblazers, are celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their breakthrough album Up All Night with a massive tour of Australia, heading to every corner and crevice of this big land, including Upwey! On this special night the band will play the full album from beginning to end and then share other fan favourites.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Up All Night’ the Waifs will release the album on vinyl for the first time with a limited collector’s edition available as part of a VIP package, which includes signed vinyl, signed poster and concert lanyard. There is an option to add this VIP package to your ticket, which can be collected from the merch stand on the night of the performance
A Reserve ~ $88.50
A Reserve + VIP Package ~ $163.50 (please note only 20 available)
B Reserve ~ $78.50
Tickets ~ $78.50 - $163.50
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Ruccis Circus & Burrinja presents
Burrinja Circus Festival
Winter School Holidays | Burrinja
The Burrinja Circus Festival is back with a jam-packed week of circus fun for the whole family! Kicking of with a FREE Winter Carnival day, shows and a week of circus skills workshopd to flip, climb and tumble your way through this school holiday circus plus see students from Ruccis in their annual student productions, spectacular skills in a professional circus show, plus a colourful cabaret evening featuring Ruccis coaches and students, circus industry performers and the most exciting up-and-coming circus stars. Run away with the circus as Burrinja transforms into a bustling big top of circus delights!
Recommended for all ages
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Burrinja Presents
Garry Starr Performs Everything
Fri 14 July @ 7.30pm | Lyre Room
Theatre is dying. Garry is our only hope.
Disgraced actor Garry Starr defies his critics by performing every style of theatre imaginable, thus saving the performing arts from its inevitable extinction. Starr tears through genres with little regard for personal safety and even less regard for art.
"Uproariously funny...a superb, accessible clown." The Scotsman
Tickets - $19 - $29
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
Live in the Lyre
Shane Nicholson ~ Live in the Lyre
Thu 20 Jul @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Shane Nicholson is a rare talent who has bridged the gap between alt-country and the mainstream. With three ARIA awards, fifteen Golden Guitars, and a new album taking out Album of the Year, Alt. Country Album of the Year, APRA Song of the Year and Single of the Year, Shane Nicholson’s creative hunger appears more present than ever.
Seeing Nicholson live is to "experience songs that pay tribute to the unpredictability of human experience, with the ability to wrap up difficult subject matters with music of uplifting beauty and charm." Beat Magazine
"Nicholson's is a uniquely compelling voice in Australian songwriting – it lives and breathes in the songsmith's singular melodies, crooked humour, and short, pithy lines gently delivered." Rolling Stone Magazine
Tickets - $43 - $48
A-list presents
Anh Do ~ The Happiest Refugee Live!
Wed 9 Aug @ 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
BY POPULAR DEMAND ANH RETURNS WITH HIS SMASH HIT SHOW!!
Comedian Anh Do brings his best-selling memoir, The Happiest Refugee, to life in a ground-breaking stand-up show.
This moving, inspirational and unforgettable theatre experience combines humour, real life stories, photos and filmed pieces to retell Do's amazing story.
Anh Do travelled to Australia in 1980 on an eight metre fishing boat with 47 other Vietnamese refugees. Sick with dehydration and one person already dead, the journey was the first of many struggles for a young Do, who overcame all manner of difficulties throughout his life to become a lawyer and, in 2008, Australia's Comedian of the Vear.
The Happiest Refugree: A Memoir, charts his journey from starving refugee to one of Australia's best-loved entertainers, and was described by Russell Crowe as "the most surprising and inspiring read I have had in years,". It was recently awarded Book of the Year with sales in excess of 450,000.
Do's struggles as a young refugee - his difficulties with English, divorcing parents, being bullied and broke, are brought to life in this hilarious but moving stage show, garnering this happy refugee standing ovations across the country.
Recommended for ages 7+
Tickets - $69.90 - $74.90
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
Live in the Lyre presents
Clint Wilson ‘L.A.’ Album Launch ~ Live in the Lyre
Fri 18 Aug @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Clint Wilson tells a distinctly Australian story through his songwriting. With a nostalgic, alt-country sound reminiscent of Paul Kelly, Wilson brings local context and real world experiences to his music, giving a suburban authenticity that artists like The Go-Betweens, You Am I and Triffids pioneered in the 80s and 90s in Australia. Join Clint and his band as they launch his third album L.A.
Tickets ~ $30 - $35
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
Burrinja presents
Hard To Reach Places | Anna Lumb
Thu 7 Sep @ 7.30pm | Lyre Room
Restless, anxious and strangely liberated by having no life plan; Anna wonders is everyone else faking it too?
A day in a woman’s life is played out non-sequentially as she navigates the challenges of parenting, relationships, show business, visible ageing, and the unrealistic expectations she places on herself and others.
This new solo work combines circus, movement, text and sound in a darkly humorous, irreverent and personal insight into one person’s daily experiences and the chaos that ensues from some questionable life choices
Hard To Reach Places is a new solo work created and performed by Anna Lumb and directed by Rebecca Church. It premiered in the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival in the new Fringe Hub at Trades Hall and was well received by audiences and critics alike. In HTRP Anna reflects on her personal experiences as a women, mother and artist – exploring the challenges, conflict, humour and heartbreak that occurs on a daily basis – “all these things can be a total circus!” Anecdotes about the mundanity of the supermarket, the chaos of parenting, ageism, and difficult relationships are recounted with humour, pathos and a good dose of physical comedy and skill.
Tickets ~ $19 - $29
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
Live in the Lyre
Ryley Duncan presents The Music of Bon Iver, ft. Amelia Evans ~ Live in the Lyre
Sat 9 Sept @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Live in the Lyre is thrilled to present an unmissable event featuring the award-winning Melbourne-based pianist Ryley Duncan and his talented crew as they delve into the captivating music of Bon Iver.
With each arrangement, Ryley and his friends promise to pay homage to the raw honesty of Justin Vernon's soulful songwriting. Together, they'll explore the vast wilderness of improvisational possibilities that these pieces present, creating a truly unique, not to be missed show.
Expect nothing less than sincere, heartfelt performances, genuine improvisations, and well-thought-out arrangements of your favorite Bon Iver songs, all featuring some of Melbourne's most promising young musicians.
Joining Ryley on stage will be the award-winning vocalist Amelia Evans and Ben Ingvarson, who will dazzle you with their powerful vocals and innovative arrangements. We truly believe that Bon Iver's music knows no boundaries when it comes to artistic individuality, and we hope to emulate that same spirit in our own unique style. Don't miss out on this unforgettable night of music, brought to you by Live in the Lyre at Burrinja!
Tickets - $30 - $35
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
Lloyd Spiegel Presents
Lloyd Spiegel Trio ~ Bakehouse Dozen Tour
Fri 6 Oct @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Melbourne Blues artist Lloyd Spiegel has been touring the globe for 30 of his 40 years.
The 14 time Australian Blues Award winner has one of the most interesting stories in music, having grown up on stage learning from, and touring with the founding fathers of modern Blues.
The current show features the incredibly talented Lisa Baird on Trombone and long-time collaborator Tim Burnham on drums. Combined with Spiegel’s guitar wizardry, powerful vocal performance and knack for storytelling, this trio with a twist delivers a truly unique entertainment experience that reinvents the blues and dispels the cliches associated with it. This tour celebrates the release of ‘Bakehouse Dozen’. Recorded live in session with no overdubs at Melbourne’s iconic Bakehouse studios, the album offers reimagined versions of songs from Spiegel’s last 3 multi - award winning recordings and showcases the raw energy and depth of the trio, signalling what’s to come.
“Spiegel is ALL presence, authority, rhythm and drive. He epitomises control, soul and passion with white hot ferocity and blazing instrumental mastery dangerous enough to spark a destructive inferno.”The Age
Tickets - $38*
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
Burrinja presents
Double Feature | Damian Callinan
Thu 26 Oct @ 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
A romantic romp through Post WW2 Melbourne!
The surprise discovery of his mother’s 1946 diary leads three-time Barry Award nominee Damian Callinan on a cinematic, romantic romp through post-war Melbourne. However, her diary poses more questions than it does answers.
With suitors lining up for 19-year-old Kathleen Purcell, will Jack Bowlen ever get the Canadian two step right? Will Ron Rogan keep his hands to himself? But most importantly for Damian’s very existence, will she notice the dapper fly boy who has just returned from active service?
His mother’s charming journal is hilariously contrasted with his father Adrian’s retirement diary that bookends his parent’s loving relationship and sadly, reveals the tragedy that brought it to an end. The creator and star of the Netflix hit film The Merger uses his powerful gift for storytelling to recast his parents in a funny and poignant double feature of love and loss.
“Sublime, heartwarming, hilarious - an absolute triumph.” Sammy J [comedian, ABC broadcaster & presenter]
Tickets ~ $19 - $39
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
Live in the Lyre
Xani ~ An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music ~ Live in the Lyre
Fri 17 Nov @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Xani, the award-winning musical alchemist, brings her latest album 'An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music' to life, Live in the Lyre. Get ready to be transported to a limitless and timeless musical world, with Xani's string-filled genre-expanding tracks.
Join us for a night of boundless dancing, soulful music and powerful vocals. Experience the music of Xani, who has been awarded 'Best Musician' at the Music Victoria Awards and whose sound and voice have won over fans at packed theatres, small steamy jazz venues, nightclubs, and even on Twitch, where she has thousands of followers.
'An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music' is an acutely personal interpretation of the evolution of electronic dance music, and Xani, along with her musical collaborators and friends, will take you on a journey through its (inaccurate) history chapter by chapter. From the wide-eyed naive 'Michelle' to the euphoric fast tempos of 'B U Want 2 B', this album weaves through the blurring world of acid house, disco, psytrance, and more, with Xani's two self-produced tracks, 'Astrojet' and 'Road Trip'.
Don't miss this chance to experience the musical alchemy of Xani and friends, as they bring their unique sound to the stage. Let's dance together and wonder what the future of electronic dance music might sound like.
“May this collection of songs transport you, inspire you and fill your hearts with disco smiles. This is my inaccurate history of electronic dance music, dreamed up straight from my heart to yours.” - Xani
Tickets - $30 - $35
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission and Concession ONLY,
NOT Burrinja Encore pricing
Burrinja Presents
An afternoon with Maroondah Symphony Orchestra
Sun 3 Dec @ 2PM | The Park at Burrinja
Relax on the lawn to the lush sounds of Maroondah Symphony Orchestra playing well-known classical works.
Tickets ~ $19 - 29
Tickets on sale May 19 @ 9 am, 15%* off until midnight June 4, 2023
*please note that 15% off applies to Admission, Concession and Group 6+ ONLY,
NOT Youth U26 or Burrinja Encore pricing
