The Big Sing

TUESDAY 8 OCTOBER
Tickets: $10 | GROUP 10+ $80
Time: 7 pm
Event information: 120 minutes with interval

The Big Sing is back for 2024 with Bundaberg musician Christie Maree Jacobsen leading an Aussie rock classic in 3-part harmony.

No need to be a great singer, just come for a fun night out!

Presented by Bridges, the leading provider of mental health programs in the Wide Bay region, this event is part of their arts-led wellbeing strategy and Queensland Mental Health Week. Singing relieves stress, improves lung function, and builds community.

Whether you love singing in the shower, car, jobsite or just love to sing, make sure you join us for a great night out and the Big Sing Challenge!

Please note: This is a 16+ event. There will be photography and filming taking place at this event. If you prefer not to be filmed, please sit in the rows indicated on the night to avoid being captured by the film makers and photographers.

A survey will be sent out to all participants following the show to share your opinion of the event.

Graeme Connors 'My Lyrical Life' – 50 Years On...

WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER
Tickets: ADULT $76.10 | CONCESSION $71.10 | STUDENT $66.10 | CHILD (UNDER 14) $61.10 | GROUP 10+ $71.10
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 150 minutes with interval

Legendary singer-songwriter Graeme Connors takes The Road Less Travelled on his My Lyrical Life Tour to Bundaberg.

'My Lyrical Life', the book, contains 217 songs from the Mackay artist's pen, recorded by himself, or by artists including Slim Dusty, John Denver and Jon English, plus autobiographical reflections from various phases of his long, colourful career.

The 'My Lyrical Life' live show sees the APRA, ARIA and mutli-Golden Guitar Award winner showcase the lyrical element of his career, particularly the story songs that he wouldn't normally do with his big band at a festival.

Ranging from the '70s through to now, the songs showcase an incredible career that continues to shine a light on the Australian pysche, life and love, and world events.

Marcia Hines – Still Shining Concert Tour

FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER
Tickets: ADULT $77 | CONCESSION $72 | GROUP 8+ $72
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 150 minutes with interval

Australia's legendary musical treasure will tour Australia in 2024 performing her 'Still Shining' album concert repertoire.

This two-and-a-half-hour musical showcase is a celebration of Marcia's career and will feature every charting song from her vast repertoire, commencing with 'Fire and Rain' through to the discotheque era and to 2023 with the greatest hits album and 'The Gospel According to Marcia'.

Marcia's love affair with Australian audiences continues in 2024.

Having sold over three million copies of her 23 albums, been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2007 and awarded the Order of Australia (AM) in 2009 for her services to the Australian entertainment industry, a Marcia Hines concert is a celebration of her journey, the highs, the lows and the extraordinary relationship she has with Australian audiences.

The UK Rod Stewart Show

Tribute show

SATURDAY 19 OCTOBER
Tickets: ADULT $69 | CONCESSION $64 | CHILD (UNDER 18) $49 | GROUP 6+ $59
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 130 minutes with interval

Join us for a memorable evening – as we pay tribute to the songs of the one and only, Rod Stewart.

A legendary superstar of iconic proportions, Stewart's career spans a massive six decades – rarely has a singer had as full and unique a talent as Rod Stewart.

The UK Rod Stewart Show brings to the stage a vocalist direct from the UK, just like the legend himself, and is the very epitome of the real deal – complete with powerful, raspy vocals and feathery, frosted mullet.

You won't wanna talk about missing this hit packed show, that will leave you Twisting the Night Away with the Rhythm of your Heart.

Tonight's the Night! So, grab your Handbags and Gladrags, jump on a Downtown Train and answer the age old question 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?'

Drizzle Boy

WEDNESDAY 23 OCTOBER
Tickets: ADULT $42 | CONCESSION $38 | UNDER 20 $20 | GROUP 6+ $35
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 95 minutes no interval

Drizzle Boy is autistic. Drizzle Boy is poked, prodded and diagnosed by a world that wants to change him and a family who doesn’t understand him. Then, on his first day of university, he meets Juliet and suddenly everything seems possible — even his lifelong dream of building a rocket and blasting-off toward the stars!

But Drizzle Boy’s day-to-day life is harder than navigating intergalactic space travel. He’s going to need all the help he can get — that’s where you come in! You’re invited to climb aboard this wildly audacious and wonderfully affirmative rocket ride.

The Mango Tree

SATURDAY 26 OCTOBER
Tickets: $20
Time: 6.30 pm
Event information: 104 minutes, rated PG

Celebrate the Aussie movie that put Bundaberg on the map by helping fundraise for the Bundaberg SleepBus.

As World War I rages in the distant background, Jamie Carr (Christopher Pate) passes through the last year of high school in what he's always thought of as his quiet Queensland town.

But his opinion of it changes dramatically when the rantings of a loose-cannon preacher (Gerard Kennedy) rile up the townsfolk in ways he didn't think possible.

Jamie soon finds himself inadvertently swept into a manhunt, and in the process decides that city life might be more to his liking. 

Turtle Odyssey

Milbi Festival 2024

TUESDAY 29 OCTOBER
Tickets: FREE
Time: 10 am
Event information: 45 minutes, rated G

Narrated by Russell Crowe, Turtle Odyssey explores the unique lifecycle of an Australian Green Sea Turtle named Bunji and her incredible journey across the open ocean.

The film follows Bunji the Green Sea Turtle from a hatchling into adulthood as she swims thousands of miles, meets incredible creatures and has some really wild encounters.

With the turtles guiding them, crews voyaged thousands of kilometres to capture the wonders of their habitats. Encountering many kinds of strange and compelling creatures from enormous breaching whales to the coral wonderland of the Great Barrier Reef – with playful sea lions, tiny sea horses and vibrant clown fish.

Flathead

SUNDAY 3 NOVEMBER
Tickets: $14
Time: 2 pm
Event information: 90 minutes, rated 15+

This acclaimed Australian debut combines social realism and an immersive documentary feel, to tell the story of an elderly man returning home to Bundaberg on a spiritual quest.

Shot in striking black-and-white, Jaydon Martin's directorial debut is part documentary about day-to-day life in coastal Queensland – with a cast playing themselves – and part dream-like narrative. A former drug addict whose life has been marked by tragedy, the frail Cass leaves Sydney and heads back to Bundaberg to take stock of his life. Religion helps console him; while drinking and partying help pass the time. Most touching of all is a budding friendship with Andrew, a Chinese-Australian chip-shop owner who is dealing with his own grief. Observational and contemplative, heartwarming and eerie, Flathead is a memorable portrait or regional Australia.

Never Mind the Buzzers, Here's RocKwiz LIVE!

WEDNESDAY 6 NOVEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $96.10 | PENSIONER $90.10 | CHILD (UNDER 18) $90.10
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 180 minutes with interval

The RocKwiz gang are back on the road, coming to a theatre near you. Julia, Brian, Dugald and the RocKwiz OrKestra will be revelling in the chaos and quizzery of RocKwiz LIVE.

If you've seen a RocKwiz LIVE show you know what we mean. If you haven't, buckle up for a fantastic night of musical and comedic treats.

Every show begins with Brian's contestant selection process, with audience members demonstrating their rock knowledge. Contestants with the highest scores sit alongside guest musicians for a magical night of music and trivia.

Don't miss this fabulous night!

The Poems, Prayers and Promises of John Denver Starring Darren Coggan

Tribute show

SATURDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Tickets: $60
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 90 minutes no interval

Multi award winning performer, Darren Coggan, returns to his country roots with The Poems, Prayers and Promises of John Denver, delivering the vocal authenticity of one of the most passionate performers of all time.

In a personal reflection, Darren respectfully honours the indelible voice behind songs that the whole world sang along with, such universal anthems as Take Me Home Country Roads, Rocky Mountain High, Annie's Song, Perhaps Love, Thank God I'm A Country Boy, Calypso, Leaving On A Jet Plane and many more.

Re-live the voice of a generation, in a celebration of one of the most inspiring and prolific singer songwriters of our time, remarkably recreated live by Darren Coggan.

The Miracle Club

WEDNESDAY 13 NOVEMBER
Tickets: FREE
Time: 10.30 am
Event information: 90 minutes, rated PG

A hard-knocks community in outer Dublin marches to its own beat, rooted in traditions of loyalty, faith and togetherness.

There’s just one tantalising dream for the women of Ballyfermot to taste freedom and escape the gauntlet of domestic life: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes. And with a little benevolent interference from their cheeky and rebellious priest, close friends Lily, Eileen, Dolly and Sheila are the ‘lucky’ few to win this ticket of a lifetime at their riotous local raffle night.

Jimeoin Who’s Your Man?!

FRIDAY 15 NOVEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $59.90 | CONCESSION $54.90 | GROUP 6+ $54.90
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 110 minutes with interval, 15+ event

Ever wondered why dogs get so excited around 6pm? Or what the point of the little toe is? Or what to do when you forget someone's name? Come along and see Jimeoin and you will find out all the answers to the world's big questions. With more facial expressions than a baby eating a lemon, don't miss Jimeoin as he takes you on a journey that'll have you none the wiser by the time he takes his final bow!

"See the man who is regarded as one of the top stand-up comedians on the planet LIVE in his hilarious new show."

Who's your man? Why, it's Jimeoin, of course!

"What a fantastic performer, what a wonderful comedian!" – See Do Eat

"Jimeoin had the crowd gripped to his every facial expression." – Manchester Evening News

Best of the Bee Gees Saturday Night Fever Show

Tribute show

SATURDAY 16 NOVEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $79 | CONCESSION $69 | GROUP 6+ $69
Time: 7.30 pm
Event information: 140 minutes with interval

If you're a Bee Gees fan, this is the concert for you.

In a two-act performance, the Best of the Bee Gees opens with the Greatest Hits spanning the decades followed by a high-energy second act which honours the legacy of the Grammy awarded disco album Saturday Night Fever, with special guests – child actor/original Bee Gees drummer, Colin "Smiley" Petersen and global chanteuse Roslyn Loxton.

These songs defined the disco era so Put on Your Boogie Shoes, white suits and frills and salute almost 50 years since the double album's release, with chartbusters from the Bee Gees, K.C. and the Sunshine Band, Yvonne Elliman, Graham Bonnet, The Tramps and others – Night Fever, Jive Talkin', Disco Inferno, Stayin' Alive, More Than A Woman, Emotion, Warm Ride, If I Can't Have You, How Deep is Your Love and so much more.

Teardrops On My Dildo

FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $50.70
Time: 8 pm
Event information: 60 minutes no interval, 18+ event

Fabulous, filthy and downright hilarious! Brace yourselves for a wild ride of side-splitting hilarity with the modern-day Queen of Sass, Vanessa Mitchell, as she takes you on a laugh-out-loud adventure of her trials and tribulations of parenting, dating and all things female.

Winner: 'Best Comedy' Newcastle Fringe 2022. 

"You will literally laugh for an hour. And that is a rare thing. Vanessa is more relaxed and direct behind a comedy mic than anyone I have seen" – The Scotsman (Edinburgh Fringe)

Content warning: Frequent coarse language, sexual references and adult themes. 

La Rondine | Met Opera

SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $28 | CONCESSION $24 | UNDER 20 $15 | GROUP 10+ $10
Time: 1 pm
Event information: 155 minutes with interval

Puccini’s bittersweet love story, which follows an elegant woman from high society and an idealistic young man who offers her an alternative to her life of excess, stars soprano Angel Blue as the French courtesan Magda, opposite tenor Jonathan Tetelman in his highly anticipated company debut as Ruggero.

Also in their Met debuts, soprano Emily Pogorelc and tenor Bekhzod Davronov complete the principal cast as Lisette and Prunier, with Speranza Scappucci on the podium to lead a score that combines the charm of Viennese operetta with the romance and heartbreak of Italian classics like La Bohème and La Traviata.

The rarely performed opera returns to the Met for the first time in more than a decade in Nicolas Joël’s Art Deco–inspired staging, which transports audiences from the heart of Parisian nightlife to a dreamy vision of 1920s French Riviera.

La Rondine is sung in Italian with English subtitles. A screening of the broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera 2023-24 Season in New York.

Bundaberg Original Music Showcase

FRIDAY 29 NOVEMBER
Tickets: $10
Time: 6 pm
Event information: 240 minutes with intervals

Join us for a one night only original music special as some of the Bundaberg Region's most popular singer-songwriters gather on stage at the Moncrieff to present an evening of truly original songs and sounds for the Bundaberg Original Music Showcase 2024.

Artists performing will be Abigail Williams, Vette English, Lachlan Grant, Pete O'Brien, The Purple Hills, Marah Leigh and Mark Lavender.

We hope you will come along and support some truly original home grown talent!

Hosted by Vic Clarke from radio station 4BU's The Big Breakfast, this will definitely be a night to remember.

Presented by the Moncrieff Entertainment Centre and Bundaberg Music Promotions.

Encore Dance Studio Concerts

SATURDAY 7 DECEMBER
Tickets: ADULT $39.95 | PENSIONER $32 | STUDENT $32 | CHILD (UNDER 5) $32
Times: 12.30 pm + 6 pm
Event information: 180 minutes with interval

Encore Dance Studio is so excited to present their 20th annual concert!

Join the celebration as we bring back some of our most iconic dances from over the years in an amazing showcase of talent.

Our beautiful ballet dancers will bring your favourite fairytales to life with stories from Red Riding Hood to Cinderella.

Enjoy exciting acrobatic performances and breathtaking contemporary creations, then celebrate with our tap and jazz dancers who will have you grooving in your seat.

There is truly something for everyone in this entertaining show, not to be missed!

André Rieu's 2024 Christmas Concert | Gold and Silver

SUNDAY 8 DECEMBER
Tickets: $40
Time: 1 pm
Event information: 180 minutes with interval

Celebrate the holiday season with André Rieu's dazzling Christmas Concert, 'Gold and Silver', exclusively in cinemas! This magical event embodies the festive spirit of Christmas, bringing joy, warmth, and sparkle to the big screen.

Get ready to be transported to the wondrous world of enchanting glamour that is André's winter wonderland! Under the sparkle of 150 chandeliers and 50 Venetian candelabras, feel your heart warm with the magical melody of all your favourite Christmas classics.

André Rieu will be joined on stage by his beloved Johann Strauss Orchestra, along with special guest artists and the young and talented Emma Kok.

Don't miss this chance to celebrate music, love and Christmas sparkle, with André Rieu's new Christmas Concert in cinemas – 'Gold and Silver'.

Harold and the Purple Crayon

SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER
Tickets: FREE
Time: 10.30 am
Event information: 92 minutes, rated PG

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold (Zachary Levi) can make anything come to life simply by drawing it.

After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages and into the physical world, Harold finds he has a lot to learn about real life - and that his trusty purple crayon may set off more hilarious hijinks than he thought possible.

When the power of unlimited imagination falls into the wrong hands, it will take all of Harold and his friends' creativity to save both the real world and his own.

Harold and the Purple Crayon is the first film adaptation of the beloved children's classic that has captivated young readers for decades.

Directed by Carlos Saldanha and produced by John Davis, the live-action hybrid family adventure/comedy stars Zachary Levi, Lil Rel Howery, Benjamin Bottani, Jemaine Clement, Tanya Reynolds with Alfred Molina and Zooey Deschanel. The film's screenplay is writted by David Guion and Michael Handelman, based on the book by Crockett Johnson.

White Christmas

SUNDAY 15 DECEMBER
Tickets: $14
Time: 2 pm
Event information: 120 minutes with interval, rated G

The yuletide favourite is back!

Singers Bob Wallace (Bing Crosby) and Phil Davis (Danny Kaye) join sister act Betty (Rosemary Clooney) and Judy Haynes (Vera-Ellen) to perform a Christmas show in rural Vermont. There, they run into Gen. Waverly (Dean Jagger), the boys' commander in World War II, who, they learn, is having financial difficulties; his quaint country inn is failing.

So what's the foursome to do but plan a yuletide miracle: a fun-filled musical extravaganza that's sure to put Waverly and his business in the black!

During the performance, Betty and Bob become engaged, and Judy and Phil decide to go through with their own engagement. As everyone sings White Christmas a thick snowfall blankets Vermont, at last.

Join us for the 70^th anniversary screening of this Christmas classic.