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The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub

Locality: Bairnsdale, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 5152 1482

Address: 80 McKean St 3875 Bairnsdale, VIC, Australia

Website: www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre

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25.01.2022 For your viewing pleasure here is the East Gippsland Brass Band recorded at the Forge Theatre on 12 November 2020.

21.01.2022 Forge Theatre and Arts Hub reminder! https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au//choose-y/episode-2 Episode 2: Choose Your Own Variety with Ali McGregor - tonight at 7.30pm, 28 August 2020, presented by Arts Centre Melbourne in association with Ali McGregor & Working Management. ... Your lockdown plans just got a bit more adventurous. Melbourne cabaret queen Ali McGregor is back to host a hilarious online variety show, with a bit of a twist. In this episode, watch Zoë Coombs Marr’s unique take on a TEDx talk; Gillian Cosgriff sings an ode to her silent crush; Dane Simpson takes us on a tour of his 'House of Pun' in Wagga Wagga; performance artist Holly Durant shares a captivating, ethereal and meditative piece called 'Chandelier' from her garage; and last but not least, musical comedian Sammy J performs some original songs, including a special duet with Ali. Much like the Choose Your Own Adventure books of the ’80s, audiences will have the power to choose which act to watch next and access some hidden content. A top hat icon will appear at various points in the interactive experience, and when clicked on you will be able to view bonus songs, encore performances, stories and random musings. This episode is available to stream on demand for two weeks. So whether you’re wearing trackies or sequins, you’ll love what Ali has in store for you. Here's the link to Eposode 1 if you missed that too: https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au//choose-/episode-1 Have a great day. Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, East Gippsland's Performing Arts Centre Forge Theatre East Gippsland Shire Council BraveArts East Gippsland What's On East Gippsland Get Outside East Gippy Theatre Gippsland ABC Gippsland Lakes Entrance Events

20.01.2022 An online forum for young musicians 12-25 years in East Gippsland...FREE. Click the link for more information.

18.01.2022 The Gippsland LIVE winners. Congratulations! The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub BraveArts East Gippsland Theatre Gippsland

17.01.2022 The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is delighted to share with East Gippsland family audiences 'Bambert's Book of Lost Stories', an exquisite theatrical tale for families streaming on demand, for free, thanks to Arts Centre Melbourne and Barking Gecko Theatre Company. Available until 5th September. Click here: http://ow.ly/X9HC50AZ7rv Recommended for Ages 8+ This is the story of Bambert - an impossibly small man with an enormous love for writing. Tucked away in his quiet attic, hi...s only companions are the characters he has created in his stories. One day, Bambert decides to set his stories free, to send them out into the world on little balloons, in the hope that they will find a home. The stories contain instructions: whoever finds them is to return them to Bambert with a stamp from wherever they landed so he knows where they should be set. But as each day passes, and no stories return, Bambert’s hope begins to fade. Will his stories ever find a home? After watching you can then bring the world of Bambert to life at home with workshops, audio stories and craft activities inspired by the production, see at the bottom of the link. We hope you enjoy! And have a look at the 2021 shows now on sale at the Forge Theatre at www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre Forge Theatre East Gippsland Shire Council Bairnsdale Library What's On East Gippsland Get Outside East Gippy BraveArts East Gippsland Theatre Gippsland Lakes Entrance Events Theatre with BITE

15.01.2022 The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is pleased to share this Performance Makers survey for all East Gippsland performing artists.

14.01.2022 Something tonight for Theatre enthusiasts. Enjoy!

13.01.2022 And here's another lovely children's show thanks to Sydney Opera House and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. 'There's a Sea in My Bedroom' is a stage adaptation of the story by award-winning author Margaret Wild. Weaving captivating storytelling with an original score performed by musicians from the Australian Chamber Orchestra, 'There’s a Sea in My Bedroom' is an immersive introduction to live music, capturing the magic of a child's fantasy world. Available now to stream o...n demand at: http://ow.ly/V2xd50B5dym The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is pleased the Victorian restrictions are easing slightly and look forward to the time when live performances can resume. For all details of the shows currently on sale go to www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre East Gippsland Shire Council What's on in Paynesville What's On East Gippsland Get Outside East Gippy Bairnsdale Plus Community Page Bairnsdale Library Lakes Entrance Events Bairnsdale Independent Theatre Experience - BITE BraveArts East Gippsland

11.01.2022 Erth Visual & Physical Inc.'s Dinosaur Zoo came to East Gippsland The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, the earth shook and rattled it included a menagerie of insec...ts and dinosaurs that once roamed free around the world and includied a carnivorous theropod known as the Australovenator, discovered in QLD - the most complete meat-eating skeleton yet found in Australia. We got right up close and personal with an amazing array of prehistoric creatures, from baby dinos to some of the largest carnivores and herbivores that have ever walked the planet. Erth’s incredible work brings dinosaurs to 'life,' they were unmistakably ‘alive,’ and mostly friendly, in this fun, educational and original performance, connecting young audiences to the real science of paleontology. This extraordinarily imaginative work delighted audiences from 3 years and up. Audiences learn how to feed and interact with Erth’s dinosaurs in a once in a lifetime interactive experience. Children watch wide-eyed from a safe distance or some even dared to get right up close to these prehistoric creatures. We also ran a two days of Dino workshops run by local superstars Tiffany Vatcher and Jennifer South, where we put together a large dino skelton jig saw puzzle, pretended we were arachnologists , saw a giant dinosaur nest we even ate some dinosaur cookies. For more information please check out: https://www.erth.com.au #TiffanyVatcher #Jennifersouth

10.01.2022 East Gippsland Brass Live at the Forge Theatre premiering tonight at 19:30!!

09.01.2022 The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is sharing this link to Episode Two of The State of Music, this Friday 28 August at 7.30pm from the Victoria Together program. We are looking forward to be eventually back with live music performances at the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub. Check out our web site www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre. Enquiries: 5152 1482. ... In the meantime please enjoy these music experiences we are sharing. Play on!! The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub East Gippsland Shire Council BraveArts East Gippsland What’s On In East Gippsland Lakes Entrance Events Theatre Gippsland Get Outside East Gippy ABC Gippsland

09.01.2022 Here's a worldwide opportunity for this Saturday 29 August - Play Music on the Porch Day. I look forward to hearing lots of musical sounds from porches all over East Gippsland. Forge Theatre and Arts Hub Forge Theatre East Gippsland Shire Council Theatre Gippsland BraveArts East Gippsland What's on in Paynesville Get Outside East Gippy What's On East Gippsland

07.01.2022 The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is again happy to share another online and unique digital Theatre experience from the Melbourne Fringe Festival The Biscuit Readings - on 12,15,18, 19, 25 and 26 November 2020. Hurry selling fast! The Biscuit Readings... Are you more Tim Tam than Barbecue Shape? Presented by: Barking Spider Visual Theatre Performed by: Betty & Bert Bircher Find out the truth: your inner biscuit is revealed at The Biscuit Readings. Biscuitology is one of the most unarguably exacting forms of divination. From your Scotch Finger all the way to your Choc Ripple, nothing defines a person more than their natural biscuit alignment. Australia is growing up: we are entering the New Age with our own, culturally specific divining method. Betty Bircher is a Living National Treasure for her pioneering work in this fascinating field. - MELANIE BACON, Living Now & Again Magazine. Meet Betty and Bert Bircher in the Zoomiverse to have your Biscuit Reading. Grab your cocoa & enjoy your personalised performance in the comfort of your own office or lounge-room. This Fringe, it's time to sort your inner biscuit out. Please note this is a one-on-one event: You will need a Zoom account for The Biscuit Readings You can use a laptop/smartphone or tablet with a camera, microphone/speaker on This event can literally be pants off (just don't tell Betty the Biscuit Reader - she can be prudish) Each person who experiences a Biscuit Reading needs to have their face visible to The Biscuit Readers Warning: Contains high level of audience participation Reviews "Barking Spider Visual Theatre specialise in creating unique experiences for audiences through immersive and interactive storytelling" - Myron My, My Melbourne Arts. This is theatre that reminds you of the power and pleasure, and communal experience, of a great shared story - Sara Bannister, Stage Whispers. "Sure, Tarot is neat and a good palm reader will freak the bejesus out of you, but none are as accurate (or delicious) as a Biscuit Reading" - AM Peard, Sometimes Melbourne. We feel the emotion and the drama and we ‘oohh’ and ‘aahh’ in all the right places - Michael Brindley, Stage Whispers. All sessions selling fast. Book now at: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/the-biscuit-readings/ And if you do get a biscuit reading we'd love to hear your comments. The Forge Theatre and East Hub, East Gippsland's performing arts centre - bringing theatre and entertainment to our community East Gippsland Shire Council BraveArts East Gippsland Forge Theatre East Gippsland Marketing Inc Bairnsdale Plus Community Page Get Outside East Gippy Theatre Gippsland Lakes Entrance Events What's on in Paynesville What’s On In East Gippsland

06.01.2022 And now here your link to this Wednesday's 16 September 2020 night of musical entertainment from the Arts Centre Melbourne https://www.together.vic.gov.au/arts-centre-melbournes-big- The spectacular musical entertainment show with John Foreman is back for Season 2! We all need a little bit of light entertainment while we stay at home, so John Foreman is returning with his friends every Wednesday night to say hello.... Episode two - Wednesday 16 September at 7.30pm, featuring: Harrison Craig Greta Bradman Guy Grossi Posted by the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, East Gippsland's Performing Arts Centre, with lots of great shows now on sale for 2021 at www.eastgippsland.vic.gov.au/forgetheatre Forge Theatre East Gippsland Shire Council Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. inc What's on in Paynesville What's On East Gippsland Bairnsdale Plus Community Page Lakes Entrance Events Get Outside East Gippy BraveArts East Gippsland

04.01.2022 What a year 2020 has been... While it may not have played out how any of us would have planned, here we are!! And we are pleased to celebrate 10 years of The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, East Gippsland Shire Council's performing arts centre. Over the past 10 years we have been delighted to bring you some of the best touring theatrical productions in Australia, as well as be the host venue to a number of great shows, and artists, including the incredible support and talent offe...red by our community performing arts organisations. A very special thanks to everyone who contributed to this video, including the Mayor Councillor Mendy Urie, Tim Bull MP, Jan Pianta School of Dance, Michelle McLean of M.A.A.D.A.Z, Susan Lake-Harris of Bairnsdale Independent Theatre Experience - BITE, and Viki Wright president Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. inc, Christine Harris of HIT Productions, and lastly but certinally not least to the East Gippsland Shire Council for their continued ongoing support. We have missed you all in 2020, but we look forward to welcoming you back with open arms to the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub in 2021. East Gippsland Shire Council Theatre Gippsland Creative Victoria HIT Productions Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. inc Gippslandia ABC Gippsland REG fm Eastvicmedia BraveArts East Gippsland

02.01.2022 While the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub remains closed for live performances under the coronavirus restrictions we have some exciting online entertainment opportunities to share. The Melbourne Fringe Festival has gone digital! Here, for your viewing pleasure is the booking link to one of our favourites - Horizontal Tasting with The Wine Bluffs on 27 & 28 November 2020!... Note: We hope to bring ‘The Wine Bluffs’ to the Forge Theatre in a live performance when we are able to re-open the venue. Watch out for the announcement of a date in 2021 or 2022, and in the meantime enjoy the online format presentation. If wine's your thing then this show is for you! Horizontal Tasting with The Wine Bluffs An interactive cellar door masterclass in your lounge room Performed by: Damian Callinan & Paul Calleja Produced by: Hey Boss & Serious Comedy Supported by: Longleat Wines The sommeliers of premium reserve laughs are back to bring their unique label of comedy as they ‘lovingly lampoon wine snobbery’ [ArtsHub] with a ‘Horizontal Tasting’ in your lounge room. Has ‘Isolation’ taken the edge off your refinement? Have you been blending the dregs of a Cabernet with a Chardonnay in a Vegemite jar & calling it Chabbernayvignon? The Wine Bluffs are ready to decant a masterclass, as you emerge blinking in the light from your lockdown cellars. Accompanied by a Longleat Wines tasting pack delivered to your door, winemaker Guido Vazoller has agreed to be undermined in the name of entertainment, in a wine tasting like no other. PLEASE NOTE: Each ticket includes one tasting pack, recommended one pack per person. Sales close midnight 22 November in order to guarantee delivery prior to the show. Delivery is Australia-wide. Strictly 18+, drink responsibly. Warning: Contains mild coarse language, some infrequent/low pressure audience interaction, potentially triggering content or themes, including Alcohol Use,COVID-19/Coronavirus Reviews ‘Wildly funny winespeak, a romp around the vineyard that seeks to demystify the cellar door experience and only leaves us feeling more confused.’ - Herald Sun (2017) ‘Damian Callinan and Paul Calleja have hit on a winning formula with The Wine Bluffs, a stand-up show that lovingly lampoons wine snobbery.’ Artshub (2017) ‘Holds a mirror up to the hobby of high-end wine appreciation’ The Age (2017) Become a wine connoisseur in one hilarious hour .5 The Clothesline (2016) Book here: https://melbournefringe.com.au//horizontal-tasting-with-t/ East Gippsland Shire Council BraveArts East Gippsland Theatre Gippsland Forge Theatre Get Outside East Gippy Bairnsdale Plus Community Page East Gippsland Marketing Inc Lakes Entrance Events

01.01.2022 LIGHTEN UP QUEENSLAND THEATRE COMPANY Join us as we gather together for a reading of Nicholas Brown and Sam McCool's play Lighten Up directed by Daniel Evans. John Green is an Anglo-Indian Australian actor who dreams of being cast in his favourite soap, ‘Bondi Parade’. The problem is, his coloured contact lenses can’t hide the fact that his skin is more brown than white. Meanwhile, his skin bleaching mum, Bronwyn, is adamant that he should be procreating with a blonde, whit...e Aussie woman to rid the family of any sign of their ethnic heritage. Her dreams for her son are shattered when John falls in love with a First Nations woman called Sandy who’s proud to be black. Cast includes Chenoa Deemal, Vidya Makan, Sam McCool, Tatum Mottin, Nikhil Singh and Sonya Suares. This is a free event however bookings are essential. https://tickets.queenslandtheatre.com.au/5571/5572 Tuesday 15th September, 7:30pm AEST www.queenslandtheatre.com.au Posted by the Forge Theatre and Arts Hub, East Gippsland's Performing Arts Centre PH: 5152 4182 Forge Theatre East Gippsland Shire Council Bairnsdale Plus Community Page Get Outside East Gippy What's On East Gippsland What's on in Paynesville Lakes Entrance Events BraveArts East Gippsland U3A Bairnsdale Bairnsdale Production Line Theatre Co. inc

01.01.2022 The Forge Theatre and Arts Hub is delighted to share this link to Tim Credible's Online Family Magic Show, presented by the Bairnsdale Library, East Gippsland Shire Council. Enjoy! East Gippsland Shire Council Bairnsdale Independent Theatre Experience - BITE Get Outside East Gippy What's on in Paynesville What’s On In East Gippsland Bairnsdale Plus Community Page