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24.01.2022 Are you looking for an unusual Christmas present to give a special friend? How about tickets to a concert, play, musical or Cabaret in Geelong? You'll be supporting your local economy. Our Comprehensive Diary lists more than 90 performances in 2020 without any commercial bias.

23.01.2022 Now updated with ALL Drop Of A Hat's 2020 shows - with a New Year bargain bonus - Choose any Five shows for $75.

18.01.2022 In an unusual year, when all theatres were closed in Geelong, There is only one Geelong Theatre award. It goes to Tony Dahl, for his endearing, enduring and always amusing facebook posts on behalf of his Theatre Of The Damned. Congratulations, Tony, and thank you on behalf of the city's theatre community

14.01.2022 Now updated with news of our upcoming big weekend - our biggest annual concert in the Costa Hall and Mama Mia opening...

12.01.2022 Outdoor Theatre in Geelong will return early next year in the form of the History Alive! tours of Geelong Cemeteries. Over the course of the Covid lockdown, Dr...op Of A Hat Productions and the Geelong Cemeteries Trust have greatly expanded the number and scope of their highly successful cemetery tours. There are now five 90-minute walks around Geelong-region cemeteries in socially-distanced groups led by a cemetery resident. Among the interesting graves visited, the tours meet other 'residents' on the way. The characters are played by some of Geelong's foremost actors in what is an interesting, history-filled experience that has been described as 'Geelong's best outdoor theatre'. The new tour formats will take place on five consecutive weekends beginning February 27, 2021 and bookings are open now through the Geelong Cemeteries Trust. The tours are: W/E Saturday February 27; Meet Geelong’s Female Founders this all-female Eastern Cemetery tour is led by Mrs Elizabeth Austin with Mayor Zilla Crawcour. Among other graves visited, you'll meet in person, early squatter Caroline Newcomb, tragic Eliza Batman, medical pioneer Dr Mary De Garis and trailblazing novelist Ellen Davitt. W/E Saturday March 6, History Alive! Geelong West Cemetery this fascinating new tour is led by ute-designer Lew Bandt with draper and social housing benefactor Alexander Miller. Among other graves visited, you'll meet in person triumphal heiress Fanny Clee, much loved first-female MP Fanny Brownbill, millionairess Lilias Strachan and Geelong College founder George Morrison. W/E Saturday March13, Meet Geelong’s Prominent Pioneers meet the City’s historic founders at Eastern Cemetery. This tour is led by Geelong founder Capt Foster Fyans with Geelong Addy founding editor James Harrison. Among other graves visited, you'll personally meet Corio Villa's builder Alfred Douglass, early administrator William Weire, pioneer woolgrower Capt Francis Ormond, and our Botanic Gardens' curator Daniel Bunce. W/E Saturday March 20, History Alive! Queenscliff Cemetery this intriguing tour is led by seaman and hotelier James Baillieu. Among the graves he takes you to, you will meet in person Dr John Birrell, first postmistress Anna Maria Dod, first mayor Dr David Williams, suffragette Henrietta Dugdale and tragic young Mary Elizabeth Jones. and W/E Saturday March 27, Meet Geelong’s Champions of sport, industry and culture at Geelong's Eastern Cemetery. This tour is led by Charles Brownlow with weaver Godfrey Hirst. Among the graves shown, you'll meet in person Geelong's visionary Howard Hitchcock, cricket champion Bransby Cooper, world's finest actor Francis Nesbitt, and record-breaking Rev Andrew Love. All tours last +/- 90 minutes, and the price is extremely reasonable. Find full details and book through Geelong Cemeteries Trust, (business hours) 5249 3939 or online gct.net.au See more

10.01.2022 Now updated with a review of the Geelong Symphony's superb Beethoven 250th Celebration concert.

08.01.2022 Now updated with the effects of the coronavirus restrictions on Geelong's theatre scene

06.01.2022 Now updated with a review of last night's brilliant Geelong Summer Music camp concert with James Morrison

05.01.2022 If you would like to catch up with all the past podcasts in our Geelong's Past, Today's Voices series, you'll find them all on CoGG's Seniors Festival website, The Geelong Cemeteries Trust website - and at entertainmentgeelong.com

05.01.2022 We are delighted to say that Morning Showtimes will return to The Potato Shed in 2021. Covid-19 restrictions will apply, with audience numbers restricted to a m...aximum 88 and a new Marquee erected to increase foyer space and enable social distancing. Drop Of A Hat Productions will be producing six of the nine shows, with an exciting mix of brand new shows with some that were postponed from 2020. We're planning to begin in April with Elvis! - The Elvis Presley Story, while May will have All You Need Is The Beatles. June would have Strength And Grace - the women who helped shape Geelong, and July we have a brand new musical titled If I Had A Hammer - the IWW songs of Woodie Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Joe Hill and more... August is the chance to meet MORE Geelong ancestors telling their stories and September brings back our highly popular History of Rock & Roll. All shows begin 10.30am Tuesdays, tickets are $17 with discounts for booking multiple shows or for groups. Watch for the city's announcement when they go on sale, through the CoGG website or by phone at the venue. And with the capped capacity, early booking is highly recommended. See more

04.01.2022 now updated with a review of Geelong's stark and dark Theatrical Christmas surprise, The Pillowman. Only two performances left...

03.01.2022 Now ready for the New Year - our diary is fully loaded with more than 120 musicals, plays, concerts, shows and festivals in our region in 2020. Enjoy!

02.01.2022 Are you interested in Geelong’s history? There’s a large chunk on view at the CoGG’s upcoming Morning Showtime. Titled Geelong - Meet The Ancestors III, the s...how is built around the latest characters discovered during Geelong’s ‘History Alive’ tours of the city’s Eastern Cemetery. With a little bit extra. Because some of the characters will be singing their favourite songs, while the presentation has free morning refreshments. Researched, written and presented by Colin Mockett, the show introduces such well-known Geelong figures as footballer Charles Brownlow, mill-owner Godfrey Hirst, pioneer medico Dr Mary de Garis, businessman Alfred Douglass, writer Ellen Davitt, publican and seaman Capt Francis Ormond, cricketer Bransby Cooper and more. Geelong- Meet The Ancestors III is at The Potato Shed 10.30am Tuesday March 3. All tickets $17, book through CoGG or phone 5251 1998. See more

02.01.2022 If you listened to one of our 'Geelong's past, Today's Voices' podcasts, then you actually took part in the Geelong Seniors Festival 2020. Now, here's the thing.... The City wants to gauge how its Covid-revamped online festival was received, and has invited online responses to its survey. But the survey is a bit ambiguous, it's couched in active phrases like 'how many events did you attend?' when they really mean 'Did you listen/log in to any other parts of the festival?' Anyway, this means that considerably fewer people have submitted their views than normal. So your opinion will have more impact - and your chances of winning the $200 are much greater. You can complete the survey in five minutes by clicking here. https://survey.alchemer.com///Geelong-Senior-Festival-2020 See more

02.01.2022 All four of our History Alive! tours of Geelong's Eastern Cemetery for next Saturday Feb 22, are fully booked. The next scheduled cemetery tour is April 4. But... if you want to catch up with the characters - in the flesh and in costume - they're on stage in CoGG's 'Meet The Ancestors' Morning Showtime at the Potato Shed 10.30am Tuesday March 3. For details of the $15 Cemetery tours call 5249 3939, for the $17 Morning Showtimes - 5251 1998. See more