Upcoming Events

This is where you can find local events and other local activities listed. For further information please contact the event organisers directly. Or you can reach me via my contact page.


Cosmic Harmonies
Sept
12

Cosmic Harmonies

Yay!! Our local MAD ORCH has their main concert coming up!
As usual, you do not want to miss this concert. Cosmic Harmonies will delight and enthral audiences as we soar into grand melodies, majestic chords and rip roaring rhythms. We will share the stage with our own MAD Strings as well as the Class 6 Steiner ensemble as well. What a treat our audiences are in for.
SATURDAY, 12th September, 1:30pm
Lock it in folks!! See you there.

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Tinderella
June
20

Tinderella

Tinderella and the eight unique uses of Tinder is a one-human show created and performed by Albury–Wodonga-based Alyce Fisher. It explores her real-life tales, investigates contemporary dating app culture and aims to empower everyone to take control of their own dating destiny. Tinderella is a comedy cabaret strongly influenced by Disney characters, featuring a bespoke mockumentary film, an informative TED Talk (or as we call it, TIT Talk), audience interaction and participation, a magic wand and two life-size condom costumes. Tinderella is a rollicking good time, super funny and has a whole lot of heart.
Suited for audiences 18+ and with a running time of 50 minutes, Tinderella is for comedy and cabaret lovers, anyone who has experienced the highs and the lows of dating apps and those who are curious as to how it all works.

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"Peninsula" a play by Gary Henderson
Jan
15

"Peninsula" a play by Gary Henderson

Exciting Announcement: "Peninsula" a play by Gary Henderson

Join us for a thrilling theatrical journey with "Peninsula," a captivating play by the talented Gary Henderson! Set against the stunning backdrop of Banks Peninsula in New Zealand in the 1960s, this story follows ten-year-old Michael Hope, who sleeps on a volcano and is inspired to explore his surroundings through mapmaking. As he delves into the rich history of Akaroa Harbour, he soon discovers that not all volcanoes are extinct and that the adult world around him is filled with its own rumblings and chaos.

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Christmas Choir 2025
Dec
5

Christmas Choir 2025

Can you believe it! Our 2025 Mansfield Town Carols night is 4 weeks away!!  So, this year, for the 3rd year in a row, I want to make our MASSIVE 2025 Mansfield Christmas Chorus together again

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Melodious Memories
Nov
9

Melodious Memories

MAD orchestra next major concert is coming up in a few weeks. We’d love to pack the St John’s church again for a lovely afternoon with the MAD Orch, MAD String ensemble, Richard Smith on Organ and the St John’s Community Choir. NOVEMBER 9TH, 4pm. Spread the word and see you there!

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The Brother's Grimm Spectaculathon
Oct
4
to 18 Oct

The Brother's Grimm Spectaculathon

The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm are turned on their heads in this fast-paced, rollicking ride as two narrators and several actors attempt to combine all 209 stories ranging from classics like Snow White, Cinderella, and Hansel and Gretel to more bizarre, obscure stories like The Devil's Grandmother and The Girl Without Hands.

A wild, free-form comedy with lots of audience participation and madcap fun.

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Mansfield Lantern festival 2025
June
21
to 22 June

Mansfield Lantern festival 2025

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Celebrating the Winter Solstice - longest night of the year - Mansfield Lantern Festival has evolved into one of the most eagerly anticipated annual events in Victoria’s High Country.
Mansfield Lantern Festival brings light and warmth to the centre of Mansfield in the cold of winter.

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The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Information Night
May
29

The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon Information Night

In our last Facebook post we said there would soon be a hello from our next production. Well here it is. MMuDS is proud to announce that our next production will be "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon"

The Expression of Interest night will be Thursday 29th May @ 7pm @ The Mansfield Performing Arts Centre (View Street, Mansfield) If this sounds like a show you want to be involved in, and who doesn't like a Grimm's story, then for further information or to register your interest please email: secretary@mmuds.org.au

We look forward to seeing you on the 29th.

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APT Awards Night
May
23

APT Awards Night

t was a bonus to find out that the play Kid Stakes, that I directed in 2024, was nominated in several categories. While I don’t take awards as validation of what was done it is a nice acknowledgment’

Nominations

  • Achievement in Stage Management.

  • Achievement in Direction.

  • Achievement in Production.

  • Best Play Production

The awards night will be held on the 23rd May 2025

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Radio Plays Live
May
10
to 17 May

Radio Plays Live

  • Mansfield Performing Arts Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Three locally written radio plays performed live and on stage, Also featuring music from The MAD Orchestra. Tickets available from www.mmuds.org.au from April 12 2025.

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The Funeral Crashers
Apr
1
to 30 Apr

The Funeral Crashers

Throughout April 2025, Radio Theatre presents “The Funeral Crashers” by local writer Simone Curtis. Bachelor brothers Edward and Arthur Crompton, both in their seventies and living together at Sawmill Settlement, have come up with what they think is a very clever idea …

to become Mansfield’s very own Funeral Crashers!

Finding out which local citizens have passed away and attending their final farewells brings bounteous gifts of free food and drinks … perfect! But things don’t always go to plan and when things begin to unravel it might just lead to another unexpected death! Find out how much trouble the brothers get up to In the brand-new radio play “The Funeral Crashers”,

broadcast every Sunday afternoon throughout April

on “Radio Theatre” - right after the three o’clock news - during

Roger Nolan’s “Groovin’ on a Sunday Afternoon” radio show on Radio Mansfield 99.7FM.

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ARTY Awards
Nov
15

ARTY Awards

Introducing the ARTY Awards - Celebrating the Creative Talents of Mansfield’s Youth

The ARTY Awards will unite MMuDS, Radio Mansfield and Mansfield Shire Council bodies under one banner shining a spotlight on Mansfield’s up-and-coming creative youth.

The free event will also feature performances by local musicians, specially curated by the Mansfield Shire Youth Centre, providing an afternoon of entertainment and celebration of local talent.

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Tech Help Sessions
Oct
7
to 20 Dec

Tech Help Sessions

Support for a variety of Digital Skills such as:

-how to identify and avoid scams

-how to access and navigate your MyGov

-getting to know your device

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Subjects based on learner need, keep an eye on advertising for specific subjects throughout the term.

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Youth Lighting Workshop
Sept
7

Youth Lighting Workshop

Thanks to generous support from the Black Summer Bushfire Recovery Fund, MMuDS is thrilled to offer an exciting 2-day program for young people to develop their skills in heatrical lighting. Young people aged 15– 25 years, from Mansfield Shire and surrounds are encouraged to apply.

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The Castle 2
Oct
14
to 28 Oct

The Castle 2

  • Mansfield Performing Arts Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

THE CASTLE² is a musical based on Australia’s most popular ever film comedy (The Castle), which was partly filmed in Bonnie Doon. It uses popular (mostly Australian) rock classics to help “tell” the story, which is a sequel set about ten years after the original. By this time, the Kerrigan children are all married and have (too many) children. At this time, Tony Mokbel, Australia’s most wanted criminal, is “hiding out” near Bonnie Doon

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