Spark your curiosity with our program of arts and culture this spring

Published on 21 August 2018

With music from an all-male choir and French chanteuse, to stories from comedians and a literary legend, Council presents a program of art, culture and live music to spark your curiosity this spring.

On Friday 21 September from 7.30pm at Kyneton Town Hall, prepare for a remarkable story of endurance and survival from one of the most dramatic, yet now-forgotten chapters of Australia’s maritime history.

Written and performed by comedian and actor Michael Veitch, Hell Ship recalls the stories of those on the ship, and the courage of his heroic great-great-grandfather who was a surgeon on that fatal trip.

Kyneton Town Hall is at 129 Mollison Street. Tickets are $32 adults, $29 seniors and $25 concession.

Combining Shakespeare's rich language with a healthy dose of invention and idiocy, Macdeth incorporates all the gruesome murder, foul play and pathos we've come to expect from one of the world's most famous literary legends.

Performed by physical theatre ensemble Company 13 on Monday 1 October at 3pm at Kyneton Town Hall, catch this fresh take on an old classic.

Tickets are $25 adults, $22.50 seniors and $15 concession.

Bringing together photographs, original paintings, historical artefacts and more, Equus examines Australia's continuing love affair with horses.

Showing at Kyneton Museum from Friday 21 September, the exhibition presents the evolution of equine fashion, grooming tools and traditional riding equipment in this fascinating exhibition.

Kyneton Museum is at 67 Piper Street, Kyneton and open Friday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm. Entry fees apply.

Take a voyage of love, loss and sorrow on Friday 12 October with the award-winning cabaret show, Exposing Edith.

Performed at Kyneton Town Hall at 11.30am, the piece pays tribute to the late French chanteuse, Edith Piaf.

Created by, and starring Michaela Burger and Greg Wain, the show delves into the music and stories from Edith’s life.

Tickets are $25 adults, $22.50 seniors and $20 concession.

Join a musical celebration of misadventure with Urban Sea Shanties; a collaboration between singer-songwriter Fred Smith, and mischievous all-male choir, Men in Suits.

The outfit are performing on Friday 7 September from 7.30pm at Kyneton Town Hall.

Expect tender harmonies, burly beards and heartfelt folk songs that transport audiences from the streets of New Orleans to the mosques of Karachi.

Tickets are $45 adults, $42 seniors and $40 concession.

Kyneton Museum explores the lives of women more than a hundred years ago in the exhibition, Women of Empire: Homecoming.

The sequel to last year’s Women of Empire 1914–1918, which examined the role of women in WWI, follows-on from that time, revealing the challenges and opportunities facing women returning from war.

Women of Empire: Homecoming is on at Kyneton Museum until Sunday 16 September.

Opening hours at Friday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm. Entry fees apply.

For more information or to book tickets for any of these shows, visit Kyneton Museum, tickets for Kyneton Town Hall, or call 1300 888 802.