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Marco Luccio

CUOROSENSA: A Reverse Archaeology

fortyfivedownstairs gallery 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In Cuorosensa, the artist’s bold, energetic and confident mark-making coheres into recognisable Luccio-esque themes — we see his Eiffel Tower, his Trojan Horse, his meditations on the myths and figures of classical antiquity — but closer inspection reveals a canvas of interlocking postcards with tantalising glimpses of the messages they once conveyed.

15 Minutes from Anywhere

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fortyfivedownstairs gallery 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

A reading of the new play 'post' by Jane Miller, directed by Beng Oh and featuring Keith Brockett, Steve Gome, Kelly Nash, Marissa O’Reilly, Sonya Suares and Glenn van Oosterom.

Songmakers Australia

1863: The Birth of Impressionism

fortyfivedownstairs gallery 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Songmakers Australia - soprano Merlyn Quaife AM, bass-baritone Nicholas Dinopoulos and pianist Andrea Katz - perform a program of stunning French repertoire by Debussy, Fauré, Duparc, Chausson and Poulenc.

Coady Green and Tiriki Onus

The Herring Island Piano Sonata

fortyfivedownstairs gallery 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The world premiere of Linda Kouvaras' new work, the Herring Island Sonata for Piano and Narrator, performed by pianist Coady Green and narrator Tiriki Onus.

Yiyun Gu & Matthew Rigby

Brahms and Dances

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Experience the full range of power, raw emotion, and beauty of sound possible on violin and piano with Matthew Rigby and Yiyun Gu.

Alexander Nettelbeck, Conrad Henderson, Jim Glasson, Andy Horneman and Raleigh Williams

The New Impromptu Quartet featuring Raleigh Williams

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Join us for an afternoon of jazz, exploring a world of styles and influences, and featuring guest vocalist Raleigh Williams.

Adapted by Fleur Murphy

NOTHING by Janne Teller

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel, now considered a modern classic.

Hearth Theatre

Death of a Salesman

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Rediscover one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century, brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of actors.

written by eva rees & directed by ruby rees

he/r

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

he/r is cutting edge. It asks big questions about self, belonging, and the sickening notion that we should all be woke.

Tristan Lee, Gina Gataveckaite, Christopher Smith, Coady Green

Eight Hands

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
A rare and spectacular event performed by four popular Melbourne pianists

Michael Veitch

Hell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

In 1852, Michael Veitch’s great-great grandfather confronted a deadly epidemic head-on, as the ship’s surgeon on the emigrant clipper Ticonderoga’s nighmare voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne. Resonating powerfully with today’s world, Hell Ship is a story of hope, love and survival.

Taxithi Project

Kefi

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Taxithi Project invites you to welcome summer with party songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Recording of a live Zoom event

Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Watch the recording of the live online poetry and music event celebrating the 89th birthday of Barry Jones at home.

Old Friends , New Beginnings

Luke Severn & Elyane Laussade Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Experience the full spectrum of emotion and intimacy that the cello and piano execute so well.

with Irene Vela, Matthew Arnold & Arnold Zable

Kavisha Mazzella Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

A moving online concert with ARIA Award-winner Kavisha Mazella filled with storytelling and music.

The Good Girl Song Project

Voyage Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

A new Australian musical written by Helen Begley.

Shostakovich and Schumann

Rathdowne Quartet & Tamara Smolyar Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Rathdowne Quartet with Tamara Smolyar at home as they perform one of the greatest chamber works ever written.

Yelian He, Yasmin Rowe & Joseph Lallo

Collide Online: Unity

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Collide at home, sharing with you their blend of colour, fervour, and spirit with works of Mozart, Glinka, Milhaud

Georgina Lewis, Kyla Matsuura-Miller, Steph Arnold

Solstice Trio Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Solstice Trio at home. A program of New York-based composers at the boundaries of contemporary classical, jazz and electronic music.

Liszt's Complete Hungarian Rhapsodies for Piano Four Hands

Coady Green & Christopher Smith Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch the recording of a rare virtuosic event - Liszt's complete Hungarian Rhapsodies, arranged for piano four hands.

Coady Green & Justin Kenealy

Duo Eclettico Online: Solicitude

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch the recording of Duo Eclettico's 'Solstice' concert, filmed during a live Zoom broadcast in January 2021.

Melbourne Shakespeare Company

King Lear Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A moving contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy

Jen Silverman

Still by Jen Silverman

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Written by one of the hottest young playwrights from New York City, Jen Silverman’s award-winning play will make you laugh, cry and reflect, often all at the same time.

Helen Begley

Voyage

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

In the midst of convict ships arriving each week from Britain, a different cargo leaves for Australia. On board are 287 immigrant women enticed by promises of a better life.

Michael Griffiths

Michael Griffiths: Greatest Hits

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Helpmann Award winner and fortyfivedownstairs repeat offender Michael Griffiths returns with his greatest hits.

Steven Kramer

Don’t Make Me Play Piano Man

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

After his acclaimed and hilarious debut cabaret ‘I Sing Songs’, join Steven Kramer on a journey through all the great piano hits across the ages.

Night Creatures

Electric Loneliness

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A strange and mysterious seaside cabaret told through vaudeville, puppetry, fairy tale, and 80s synth-inspired song.

Yiyun Gu

From Don Giovanni to Peking Opera

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
Virtuoso pianist Yiyun Gu plays brilliant program of music from the stage by Liszt, Goossens and young female Chinese composer Wang A Mao

Zoe Knighton/Pia Johnson Bach Project

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
Two iconic Melbourne artists join forces for a unique and magical collaboration

Luke Severn and Elyane Laussade

Old Friends | New Beginnings

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Luke Severn and Elyane Laussade will make their triumphant return to performing as a duo with a concert of some of their favourite works for cello and piano.

Solstice Trio

Trouble in a Monochromatic Town

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A lush and gritty program inspired by a palette of shifting drones, acid house, electronics, Dada and silk scarves

Fabricated Rooms

Playreading: June by Patrick McCarthy

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Following their critically acclaimed productions Grief and the Lullaby (2015) and The Sky Is Well Designed (2017), Fabricated Rooms present a work-in-progress reading of their third project, June.

Dee & Cornelius & Wilks

RUNT

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A play about the runts of the world: the lesser, the unwanted, the weak, those without clout, the insignificant; all the unders.

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