WHAT'S ON
FEB | MAR | APR 2020
Wednesday 12 February 11am Morning tea commences at 10am
Full $20 Group (10+) $18
Whitehorse Centre presents
The Songs of Shirley Bassey sold out Award winning songstress Danielle Matthews sings the iconic songs of the legendary Shirley Bassey, including Goldfinger, This is My Life and Big Spender.
Friday 21 February 8pm Saturday 22 February 8pm Full $58 Conc $55 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Bobby Fox: The Irish Boy The Irish Boy is a stunning combination of traditional and modern Irish music, dancing, storytelling and song brought to life through Bobby Fox’s unparalleled showmanship. Bobby is delighted to combine his many talents in a celebration of his heritage and homeland in this charming, humorous and heart-warming show. The Irish Boy features classics such as Galway Girl, The Foggy Dew, The Fields of Athenry and Danny Boy, told through the eyes of one of Ireland’s most celebrated exports. Premiering to a sold-out audience at Sydney Opera House in 2019 and thrilling audiences wherever it has played, the Whitehorse Centre welcomes the return of Bobby Fox to launch our 2020 Season.
The Rotary Club of Box Hill Central presents
Royal Australian Navy Band
Friday 28 February 7.30pm All Tickets $32
The sounds of this instrumental extravaganza will delight people of all ages, in a program of popular music ranging from the big band era to well-known musicals. All proceeds from this concert will go towards assisting the Eastern Emergency Relief Network and local Rotary Club service projects.
Friday 13 March 8pm Saturday 14 March 8pm Full $55 Conc $52 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Songs & Times of Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come ARIA-award winning and multi-platinum selling recording artist Gary Pinto pays homage to one of the most influential songwriters of all time, Sam Cooke. Revered for hits such as Bring It On Home To Me, Cupid, Twistin’ The Night Away and A Change Is Gonna Come, Sam Cooke has an incredible legacy. Gary and his five-piece band will traverse Cooke’s biggest hits in a special stage show written by acclaimed theatre director Greg Carroll. With a nod to his beloved concert at the Harlem Square Club in 1963, this is a rare chance to relive the music that shaped history. After rave reviews and seasons at the Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne, experience this soulful artist in a wonderful and intimate concert event.
Whitehorse Centre presents
Singin’ In The Rain (classic film 1951)
Wednesday 18 March 10am Morning tea commences at 9.15am
Comedy, romance, great musical numbers, stars at their best and a fond recreation of a bygone movie making era make Singin’ In The Rain one of the greatest Hollywood musicals ever made. Starring Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds, it is pure singin’, dancin’, lovin’ joy!
Full $8 Group (10+) $7
Friday 27 March 8pm (post show Q & A)
Saturday 28 March 8pm Sunday 29 March 2pm Full $50 Conc $47 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Judy Australia 1964 In 1964, legendary entertainer Judy Garland came to Australia and experienced the triumph and tragedy that epitomised her life. In Sydney, Garland was in full flight, her performances thrilling the 10,000-strong capacity crowds. The critics raved. In Melbourne, her event was a disaster. Alcohol, fatigue and a lifetime of personal problems had taken a heavy toll. She arrived 70 minutes late, and could not win over her restless audience. Operatic contralto Liane Keegan takes us on a journey that recreates one of the most controversial episodes in Australian entertainment history. Backed by a sevenpiece showband, Keegan is spellbinding as she performs many of the most loved of Garland’s songs, written by some of the great composers of the 20th century.
Friday 3 April 8pm (post show Q & A)
Saturday 4 April 2pm & 8pm Full $50 Conc $47 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Summer of The Seventeenth Doll Ray Lawler’s much-loved tale of Queensland cane cutters and Melbourne barmaids has endured, not through nostalgia, nor because it spawned a new age in Australian writing, but because the characters and their dilemmas are so true, so beautifully observed, so humorous and so poignant to a contemporary audience. For sixteen years, two Queensland cane cutters have worked the punishing routine up north in the sugar cane fields for seven months of the year and travelled back to Melbourne to meet up for five months of partying and romance with their barmaid girlfriends. This summer everything is different. This ‘off-season’ will prove challenging for them all as truths are told and lives unravel. A triumph at its 1955 Melbourne premiere, this 2020 production of the Australian classic Summer of the Seventeenth Doll celebrates the 65th Anniversary of this iconic play.
Entertainment Consulting Pty Ltd presents
Mirusia – A Salute to The Seekers and the Classics She’s known to millions around the world as the ‘Angel of Australia’ – the name given to her by the famous Dutch violinist, André Rieu. This concert is part of Mirusia’s National Sunday 5 April Tour in 2020 saluting the music of The 3pm Seekers. Performing the chart-topping Full $69.95 hits including I’ll Never Find Another Conc $64.95 You, A World Of Our Own, The Carnival Group (6+) $64.95 Is Over, Georgy Girl and more, the two Child U12 $34.95 hour show with band will also include the classics she has performed around the world with André Rieu, and her original songs.
Thursday 9 April 10am
Whitehorse Centre presents
Splash Test Dummies
Rub-a-dub-dub, the Dummies are back with some splish-splashing circus set to drown you in tears of laughter. From the makers of hit show Trash Test Dummies comes a new production of oceanic proportions! Splash Test Dummies are here, ready to roll out their beach towels and spring into a brand new hour of circus-filled hilarity for the whole family. See a brilliant array of catch-your-breath stunt work, acrobatics, juggling and the side-splitting, slapstick comedy for which the Dummies are famous. Join the Dummies and come diving from bathtubs to beaches in this new aquatic adventure!
Single $19 Family $17 each (4 or more)
Wednesday 15 April 11am
Whitehorse Centre presents
Salute To The Anzacs
A production dedicated to the brave men and women who gave of their lives Full $20 in service of our country, Salute to the Group (10+) $18 Anzacs contains many hit songs and stories that came from WW1, WW2 and The Vietnam War – all in front of a backdrop of incredible images on the big screen. A stunning cast of Roy Best, Jaz Flowers, Alison Jones and Caroline Vercoe will be led by producer and narrator Chris McKenna. Morning tea commences at 10am
Wednesday 15 April 8pm (post show Q & A)
Thursday 16 April 8pm (post show Q & A)
Full $50 Conc $47 Under 25 $25
Whitehorse Centre presents
Swansong Swansong speaks to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider. Meet Occi Byrne, the illegitimate child of a single mother in the Catholic West of Ireland. Shunned by church, state and family, Occi must fight his way to adulthood in a dog eat dog world. For all his flawed humanity, he is a symbol of hope; an unlikely hero. This exhilarating journey plunges Occi into murder and mayhem, love and death, only to return him to the place he began. Tragic, tender and uproariously funny, Swansong is the story of a lost soul in search of a home.
The City of Whitehorse Band presents
An April Evening with the Band – Showcase 69
Monday 20 April 8pm Full $25 Conc $20
The City of Whitehorse Band Inc. has pleasure in presenting their April concert, featuring favourites from the past including those from the big shows, popular standards and of course a couple of the brass band standards. These items will be performed by the Band and their star soloists, ably led by musical director Brian Kemp. The guest vocalist is Hans De Zilwa, who will entertain you in true Frank Sinatra style.
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