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The Stars of Countdown Live in Concert Tour – 2025

Stars of Countdown Live in Concert

Brian Mannix – Uncanny Xmen

Scott Carne – Kids In The Kitchen

Ally Fowler – Chantoozies

Wilbur Wilde – Hey Hey It’s Saturday/ Ol 55 /Jo Jo Zep

& the Stars of Countdown Orchestra

Get ready, get set Australia for Stars of Countdown Live in Concert. Be transported back to the heady days of Countdown, Australia’s favourite TV music show, in a two-set stage extravaganza!

For an incredible 13 years, Countdown showcased the finest from the music world both locally and internationally, into the show every Sunday night at 6pm.

Stars of Countdown Live in Concert are back again to bring you jam-packed performances from the iconic countdown stars.

There’ll be interviews and stories, tributes to Ian ‘Molly” Meldrum not to mention unpredictable shenanigans – it’s the Countdown we all know and love!!!

Stars of Countdown Live in Concert will perform their own top 10 hits with the incredible Stars of Countdown Orchestra and will also perform other epic tunes from whole Countdown era.

For a nostalgic night of entertainment, fun and the awesome songs of your youth, Stars of Countdown Live in Concert will have you reminiscing back to those Sunday nights in front of the TV!

Featuring Countdown Hits

50 Years – Wanna Be Up – Change In Mood – On The Prowl – Living In The 70’s – Everybody Wants To Work – Donʼt You Want Me Baby – I Hear Motion – Hit And Run – Barbados – Current Stand – Wanna Be Up – Witch Queen – April Sun – Love Is In The Air – Ego Is Not A Dirty Word – Fernando and many more

 

More info at www.starsofcountdown.com.au

This is not an ABC production

Simon Fisher: From red earth and big sky

 

Save the Date for the Exhibition Opening: Friday 14th February 2025

Simon Fisher: From red earth and big sky is the first major solo exhibition Minyip artist Simon Fisher (born 1955) to be held in a public gallery and is the chronicling of one man’s prolific creativity, spanning the world across diverse landscapes, life experiences, travels and influences.

 During Fisher’s childhood in Kiambu, Kenya, the artist’s early inspirations came from watching local craftspeople and makers busily working by hand (in Swahili: kazi ya mkono). In late childhood and early adolescence, Fisher moved first to the UK and later Australia, adapting as he went to new cultures, materials and environments.

Fisher’s teeming and abundant art practice, aided by his eidetic memory, is often inspired by the artist’s broad interest in poetry, including the work of Rilke, William Carlos Williams, Marianne Moore, Anne Sexton, Robert Frost amongst many others. Fisher is unrestrained by medium and often combines everyday objects into playful creations. His curiosity and technical proficiency, honed through years of professional work across the art, theatre and architecture industries has led to explorations of painting, sculpture, collage, photography and new media including virtual reality, all included in this major retrospective exhibition.

After a long period where he described his art practice on ‘life support’, finally the artist quit work, and bought a cheap house in regional Victoria where I live a frugal life, concentrating entirely on “making”. It’s joyful and interesting.’

Profoundly fascinating and a lifetime in the making, Simon Fisher: From red earth and big sky is the artist’s life and artistic journey, inextricably enmeshed. Fisher’s practice blurs the lines between fine art, artistic exploration and a bowerbird-like drive to collect and archive.  ‘This is the central dichotomy I will deal with for decades’ the artist writes ‘formalism versus art as a diary of a life, art practice versus making to bring sense to chaos’.

 

Image: Simon FISHER Projection card n.d. mixed media collage and oil on cardboard, 20 x 15cm photographed for projection project at the Parajanov Museum, Yerevan Armenia Courtesy the artist.

Spellbound: A Night of Magic and Grand Illusion

Get ready for a spectacular night of Magic and Grand Illusion with one of Australia’s leading illusionists, Anthony Street.

The star and producer of the stage phenomenon Celtic Illusion will be touring his Grand Illusion show in 2024.

Witness levitations, impossible vanishes, mentalism and a death-defying escape as Anthony pushes the boundaries of reality and distorts your senses. With his unique and edgy style performing one of the oldest of art forms, Anthony will enthrall and astonish you, and keep you on the edge of your seat.

Will you dare to believe your eyes?

The 60 Four: Hits of the ‘60s and ‘70s

Hailed as “Australia’s leading tribute act,” The 60 Four are set to deliver an unforgettable experience, recreating the biggest hits of the ’60s and ’70s in a spectacular, Vegas-style production.

Backed by a spectacular live band, The 60 Four deliver a powerful performance of evocative and exhilarating nostalgia, with captivating ballads and up-tempo, twisting hits.

Tributing The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Frankie Valli, The Bee Gees, Johnny O’Keefe, Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Tom Jones and more, it’s 2 hours of non-stop hits.

They’re taking Australia by storm. Find out what the hype is about.

“on the brink of belonging to the world.” Stage Whispers

“vividly versatile and masses of foot-stomping fun.” ~ The Barefoot Review

“a night of unbridled joy” ~ Fringe World FringeFeed

 

★★★★★ Stage Whispers,

★★★★★ Glam Adelaide,

★★★★★Weekend Notes,

★★★★★The Barefoot Review

★★★★★Arts Review

★★★★★Theatre Travels

Horsham Arts Council: The Last 10 Years

The Last 10 Years celebrates a decade of unforgettable Horsham Arts Council performances. From the raw energy of Rent to the feel-good hits of Mamma Mia! and the timeless comedy of The Pirates of Penzance, HAC has consistently delivered high-quality theatre, earning a reputation for its vibrant community spirit and professional standard.

 

This new production brings together the best of their past ten years, showcasing the talents of local performers and the creative passion that drives every show. Expect a night of nostalgia, music and storytelling that honours our rich history in amateur musical theatre.

SPARK Performance – Imagine Live by Jolyon James based on the book ‘Imagine’ by Alison Lester

“It’s about animals!”…”It’s about Imagination!”…“It’s about our Home!”

Magical and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious
natural world. With the help of the audience, performers play and sing their way through the pages
of Alison Lester’s iconic best-selling book, and quickly discover there is WAY more to these pages
than they first thought.
Spot a leopard, dive with a dolphin or dig up a dinosaur as this iconic book springs into life before
your eyes.
IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation with digital puppetry in a large-scale,
multi-screen performance. Underscored by original music, characters and objects travel between real and animated worlds, responding in real time to audience input. Beautiful and meaningful,
IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity.

Suitable for ages 4 -12yo

SPARK Performance – Brilliant Brass featuring the MSO Brass Section

Teachers – Like to hear some Brilliant Brass ?

The MSO Brass section presents a dazzling program curated by MSO Principal Tuba Timothy Buzbee for their exclusive schools only show.

Experience trumpets, trombones and tubas performing brass ensemble arrangements of music from Star Wars and Jurassic Park, as well as Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Suite. Conductor Ingrid Martin will guide you through this stunning exploration of sonorous sounds of the Orchestra’s most lustrous instruments.

MSO’s regional touring program is supported by Creative Victoria, AWM Electrical, Freemasons Foundation Victoria, and the Robert Salzer Foundation.

The Eagles Greatest Hits

Join us at in 2025, as we celebrate The Eagles Greatest Hits live in concert.

A two-hour performance of songs that defined an era- including Take It to the Limit, Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes and the world-famous Hotel California- be part of a night that pays homage to one of the greatest bands in history!

Featuring a six-piece band led by Whalen Hughes as Don Henley and David Thompson as Glenn Frey.

Come Schimmel With Us!

The Hidden Beauty, Schimmel piano

Proudly presented by The Wesley Committee

Join The Wesley Committee to appreciate the Schimmel Grand Piano in the Art Gallery Foyer. Guest artists include Horsham musicians, past and present students, 2024 Eisteddford winners and Sean Hallam, Teagan Rudolph and Gavin Fry.

Sean grew up in Horsham and worked as a musician before moving to Melbourne in 2001 to complete a Bachelor of Music in Performance at the Victorian College of the Arts. Sean enjoys performing a variety of genres, including classical, musical theatre and ragtime. Sean currently works as a piano teacher at Caulfield Grammar and teaches privately from his studio in Ivanhoe.

Teagan was born in Horsham, where she was classically trained in piano, saxophone and musicianship before completing a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Laws at Melbourne University. An accomplished pianist, Teagan has accompanied soloists in Eisteddfods and concerts at Carols by Candle Light, as well as soloists on piano, woodwinds, and vocals at various community events.

Gavin grew up in the Southern Grampians region, regularly playing and singing in community ensembles and being classically trained in piano and pipe organ. Gavin has performed regularly over the years as a recital soloist in chamber ensembles, and as a church musician for regular cycles of sacred music and for weddings and funerals.

Book now. Two sessions only. Limited general admission seats.

Ticket price includes afternoon tea or light supper following the performance (refreshments will be available at bar prices).

Matinee   2:00-3:30pm, afternoon tea to follow

Evening   7:00-8:30 pm, light supper to follow

 

 

The Horsham Town Hall and Horsham Regional Art Gallery acknowledge the traditional lands of the Wotjobaluk, Jaadwa, Jadawadjali, Wergaia and Jupagulk people. We pay respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging.