ARTS NORTH WEST ON TOUR

Arts North West On Tour (ANWOT) is a program hosted by Arts North West to create an agile, viable and efficient touring route of live theatre, performing arts, and musical performances. We support producers and venues of all shapes and sizes, primarily throughout the New England North West but also throughout the north of New South Wales.  

Arts North West, the peak arts body for the New England North West region, provides specialised tour coordination, price negotiation, technical support and advice, through our fee-for-service model. 

Venues, individuals, and organisations within the Arts North West service area will also be able to access professional development opportunities, marketing support and combined venue support. 

Any space can be a performance space! If you are interested in hosting a show or performance in your area, please complete the ‘ Arts North West ON TOUR – Venues’ form through the link below and we will include you on our mailing list of performing arts offerings.

Touring companies wishing to tour their production in our region please complete the form Arts North West On Tour EOI to tour and supply information as requested. All applications will be reviewed and considered. Please complete the Arts North West ON TOUR -  EOI through the link below.

Arts North West ON TOUR Feedback Form

Have you hosted a performance as part of the ANWOT Network? We want to hear from you! The feedback you provide will be used to collect data for reporting and for us to gain insight about the show and the coordination of the performances.

PAST ANWOT PRODUCTIONS

Arts North West On Tour 2024 Productions

Arts North West On Tour (ANWOT) brought a fantastic lineup of performances to regional communities across New South Wales in 2024. From interactive art experiences to captivating theatre and live music, these productions showcased the very best in creativity and entertainment. Below is a list of all the events, sorted by date, that travelled across the region, offering unique experiences for all audiences.

Life Drawing with a Comedian

28 February to 28 March 2024
Locations include: Pallamallawa, Mungindi, Garah, Moree, Coonamble, Warren, Nyngan, Cobar, Bourke, Brewarrina, Lightning Ridge, Uralla, Gunnedah, Armidale, Coonabarabran, Tamworth, Wee Waa, Baan Baa, Merriwa, Muswellbrook, Dungog

A one-of-a-kind entertainment experience, Life Drawing with a Comedian combined art and comedy in a fun and interactive way. This ANWOT Pocket Production, created by Laugh Mob, invited audiences to get creative and embrace the humour of life drawing – no artistic skills required! With plenty of laughs, audience participation, and unexpected surprises, this tour was a hit with locals across the region.

The Kitchen Witches

Saturday 23 March 2024 – Gunnedah Civic Theatre

This hilarious comedy, presented by Arts North West On Tour and Tamworth Dramatic Society, was a culinary showdown of legendary proportions. Featuring two 'mature' TV cooking show hostesses, Isobel Lomax and Dolly Biddle, who have despised each other for 30 years, the show spiralled into chaos and laughter. Directed by Jenny Sullivan, The Kitchen Witches became a smash hit with its witty insults, food-flinging antics, and the outrageous behind-the-scenes drama of live TV.

Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Wednesday 26 June - Glen Innes Chapel Theatre
Tuesday 2 July - Inverell RSM Club
Wednesday 3 July - Moree Town Hall
Thursday 4 July - Gunnedah Civic Theatre
Friday 5 July - Tamworth Capitol Theatre

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival returned to regional NSW, bringing a night of laughs to venues including Glen Innes, Inverell, Moree, Gunnedah, and Tamworth. Featuring a selection of top-tier comedians, this tour offered audiences the best of Australia’s comedy scene, packed with jokes and surprises for all.

Strings & Steel: Multi-Instrumentalists Andrew Clermont & Garry Steel

Friday 30 August, 6:30pm - Artshack Wilgabah, Wallabadah
Saturday 31 August, 7:00pm - McCrossin’s Mill, Uralla
Sunday 1 September, 2:00pm - Curlewis Hall, Curlewis

Strings & Steel featured the musical brilliance of Andrew Clermont and Garry Steel, showcasing their talents as multi-instrumentalists. With over 50 years of experience, the duo took audiences on a sonic journey, performing a mix of world music styles. Their concert was a celebration of live music, delivering jaw-dropping entertainment and a blend of surprises that captivated listeners of all ages.

The Flower & The Fiddle: Goldheist & Andrew Clermont

Friday 16 August, 6:00pm - The Australian Poetry Hall of Fame, Guyra
Sunday 18 August, 1:00pm - Deepwater School of Arts Hall, Deepwater
Sunday 25 August, 3:00pm - NERAM, Armidale

The Flower & The Fiddle featured the musical talents of multi-instrumentalist Andrew Clermont and singer-songwriter GOLDHEIST. The duo presented an enchanting performance filled with folk, classical, and Celtic influences, bringing to life a tapestry of evocative stories and characters. The show was an eclectic and exhilarating experience, captivating audiences of all ages with its exquisite musicianship.

The Fish That Wanted to Fly

Friday 2 August - Newling Public School, Tamworth
Monday 5 August - Coonabarabran Town Hall
Tuesday 6 August - Boggabri Public School
Wednesday 7 August - Gunnedah Civic Theatre
Thursday 8 August - Bingara Roxy Theatre
Friday 9 August - Wallabadah Memorial Hall

Did you ever dream of doing something impossible? The Fish That Wanted to Fly, presented by Little Wing Puppets, took audiences on a magical journey of courage, resilience, and friendship. This charming puppet show told the story of a little fish whose lagoon was drying up, leaving her isolated from the other fish. Determined to reconnect with them, she dreams of flying. Along her journey, she meets a range of characters, including a hermit crab, a kingfisher, and a cormorant, who help her realise her dream.

Set in a mangrove swamp, this delightful performance was a tale about never giving up, no matter how impossible the goal may seem. It also highlighted themes of sustainability and the importance of community and support. With its heartwarming story, The Fish That Wanted to Fly was a perfect show for families, young audiences, and anyone who believes in the power of resilience and friendship.

Tinderella & the Eight Unique Uses of Tinder

Thursday 1 August, 7:30pm - The Press Basement Bar, Tamworth
Friday 2 August, 7:30pm - The Armidale Playhouse Theatre, Armidale

TINDERELLA & the Eight Unique Uses of Tinder, a one-woman comedy cabaret created and performed by Alyce Fisher, took audiences on a hilarious and revealing journey through the world of modern app dating. With real-life tales of her own Tinder escapades, Alyce explored the highs, lows, and humorous realities of contemporary dating culture.

The show was a playful, Disney-influenced spectacle, complete with a bespoke mockumentary film, an informative (and cheeky) TIT Talk, and plenty of audience interaction. With life-size condom costumes, a magic wand, and a Fairy Godmother guiding the way, TINDERELLA was a raucous, fun-filled evening that had the audience in stitches.

Tailored for an 18+ audience, TINDERELLA was designed to make people laugh, overshare, and leave with a wholesome message about taking control of their own dating experiences. Grounded in regional Australian storytelling, this production was the perfect night out for anyone looking for a light-hearted, joy-filled show that would have them sore from laughter.

MZAZA: The Birth & Death of Stars

Friday 20 September, 7:30pm - Capitol Theatre, Tamworth

MZAZA, Australia's celebrated world music group, presented The Birth & Death of Stars, a theatrical musical experience like no other. Inspired by history’s greatest philosophers and astronomers, this production combined stunning vocals in three languages, live music, and collage animation, taking the audience on a surreal and inspirational journey into the ether. It was an unforgettable exploration of the cosmos through the lens of world music.

In the Zone

Tuesday 24 September - Gunnedah Civic Theatre

In the Zone, a groundbreaking work by Shaun Parker & Company, brought together hip-hop dance and gaming technology. Featuring Western Sydney hip-hop artist Libby Montilla and award-winning choreographer Shaun Parker, the performance incorporated innovative AirSticks technology, creating live sound through movement. Aimed at promoting emotional resilience in young people, this immersive show engaged young audiences, particularly gamers, and encouraged them to recognise their control over emotional responses.

Arts North West On Tour 2023 Productions

  • Australia’s biggest and best comedy festival is hitting the road for a huge 25th year! Featuring the best and brightest of the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re bringing the funny to you!

    Get ready for a stellar line-up with Roadshow favourites alongside the most talked-about breakthrough stars of the moment, together in one jam-packed show that’s sure to leave the whole nation laughing.

    So, get some mates together, book your tickets and head out for a much-needed comedy fix when the Roadshow hits a stage near you!

    Casts for each venue include:

    Tamworth - Brett Blake (MC), Chris Ryan, Blake Freeman, Matt Ford and Prue Blake

    Gunnedah - Daniel Connell (MC), Blake Freeman, David Quirk and Jennifer Wong

    Inverell - Daniel Connell (MC), Blake Freeman, David Quirk and Jennifer Wong

    Glen Innes – Daniel Connell (MC), Blake Freeman, David Quirk and Jennifer Wong

    Tenterfield - Daniel Connell (MC), Blake Freeman, David Quirk and He Huang

    DATES:

    🎟️ Wednesday 21 June 2023 7:30pm Tamworth Capitol Theatre

    🎟️ Wednesday 5 July 2023 7:30 PM Gunnedah Town Hall

    🎟️ Thursday 6 Jul 7:30pm Inverell RSM Club

    🎟️ Friday 7 July 6:30pm Chapel Theatre Glen Innes

    🎟️ Saturday 8 July 7:30pm Sir Henry Parkes School of Arts Tenterfield

  • With another virtuosic solo performance, writer/performer Emily Goddard and director Susie Dee (Animal and Anthem) bring us their highly acclaimed ‘anti-bonnet drama’ inspired by the rebellion and resistance of the female convicts of Van Diemen’s Land.

    Be transported back to 1839, to Tasmania’s infamous Cascades Female Factory, where in a solitary cell on the edge of survival, Mary Ford waits alone in the darkness. Left for dead, ten thousand miles from home, she plots her escape and reveals, with biting mockery, the untold tales of her captors.

    With a tour-de-force performance by Emily Goddard, This is Eden is an extraordinary tale that has largely escaped our nation’s history books. Winner of the 2018 Drama Victoria Award and nominated for Best Performer at the Green Room Awards, this powerful, ground-breaking one-woman show is equally dark, funny, insightful and provocative.

    Show Dates:

    27 JULY Bingara Roxy Theatre, booking details TBC

    29 JULY Tenterfield School of the Arts, booking details TBC

    30 JULY Armidale TAS Hoskins Centre, booking details TBC

  • It’s a perfect, balmy night in the outback. A sleep-deprived camper, a cheeky quokka and an emu with a penchant for creating wild inventions, awake to discover that a koala has come down with a stubborn and ear-shatteringly loud case of the hiccups.

    The three embark on an epic journey through the night that sees them frantically eat, sing and invent their way towards a cure before the sun comes up.

    Hiccup is a hilarious rocking musical extravaganza about working together, finding friendship and how to, once and for all, stop the hiccups.

    On Sale Monday 12 June at 9:00am

    DATES:

    🎟️ Wednesday 13 September 2023 10:30 and 12:30 - Tamworth Capitol Theatre

    🎟️ Friday 15 September 2023 10:30am and 1pm - Gunnedah CIVIC Theatre

    🎟️ Wednesday 20 September 2023 at 11am - Narrabri Crossing Theatre

    🎟️ Friday 22 September 2023 at 10am - Armidale TAS Hoskins Centre

  • Arts North West ON TOUR, Siren Theatre Co and Critical Stages are excited to be bringing Noëlle Janaczewska's END OF WINTER to the New England North West.

    A beautiful and poignant story that asks the question 'What is happening to winter?' In hot, bushfire-prone Australia our winters are becoming warmer and shorter. Will climate change eventually erase the season, leaving it to exist only in paintings, fairytales and historical accounts? The End of Winter is about loss and resilience. It’s about the places the writer goes in search of the cold weather she loves—places she can reach via public transport and the imagination.

    Mark these dates in your calendar and watch this space for ticketing links still to come.

    DATES:

    🎟️ Tuesday, 19 September, 2023 - Tamworth Capitol Theatre at 7.30pm

    🎟️ Thursday, 21 September, 2023 at The Roxy Theatre & Greek Museum, Bingara

  • Women Like Us
    Stand-up comedians Mandy Nolan and Ellen Briggs join forces in Women Like Us to deliver two hours of rapid-fire, sharp, honest, sometimes self-deprecating, somewhat irreverent stand-up comedy for audiences who love their humour straight from the lip.

    There are few sacred cows that Briggs and Nolan shy away from milking, pushing the bucket of popular opinion under the teats and then the jokes start flowing!

    With seven children between them, parenting and their own reoccurring instances that they call ‘failure to parent’ are certainly the focus of some of their material, but then so is the beauty industry, getting older, getting fatter, strange surgeries, weird TV shows, obsessions, frustrations, and at the end of the day, who unpacks the flipping dishwasher.

    The two friends have teamed up to bring two hours of stand-up to communities they believe would love a dose of Women Like Us.

    ‘We’re not rarefied trophy wives’ says Nolan. ‘We are the kind of women who know how to put up our own.

    FRIDAY 3 FEBRUARY 2023

    Narrabri Crossing Theatre

    SATURDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2023

    The Civic, Gunnedah

    PREVIOUS SHOWS

    THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER
    Tenterfield School of Arts

    FRIDAY, 18 NOVEMBER
    Warialda

  • The Box Show
    Junkyard Beats & Critical Stages Touring
    Created by Junkyard Beats

    You’ll never look at a cardboard box the same way!

    Get ready for the most sustainable fun you’ve ever had. In the hands of Junkyard Beats, ordinary household items are transformed into extraordinary musical instruments and unwanted junk comes alive in exciting and surprising ways.

    The Box Show excites the imagination of children and adults alike. We follow four characters during their daily activities in a world made of cardboard boxes and junk. The contents of an abandoned kitchen and wheelie bins become the greatest drum set in the world; plastic bags are an amazing musical instrument, and the human body becomes a unique sound machine.

    Tag along for a day in the life of a bunch of musical misfits as they reinvigorate the junk that the world has forgotten. Learn about sustainability with this high energy, imaginative music-in-education performance combining drumming, dance, theatre and comedy. With a language of gibberish and rhythm, this show is accessible to any age and nationality.

    26 OCTOBER
    The Roxy Theatre, Bingara. Bookings can be made via the Bingara Visitor Information 6724 0066 or https://www.roxybingara.com.au/category/whats-on/

    27 OCTOBER
    Armidale TAS Hoskins - school workshop, booking details TBC

    28 OCTOBER
    Armidale TAS Hoskins Centre Armidale, book here https://www.trybooking.com/CDDUV

    29 OCTOBER
    Quirindi Royal Theatre, booking details TBC

    30 OCTOBER
    presented by Gunnedah Conservatorium at the Gunnedah Civic, booking details https://www.trybooking.com/CBOHT

    This project has been assisted with funding from the NSW Government through Create NSW, and the Australian Government through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body.

  • Family secrets are revealed in double bill Stardust + The Mission – two original Australian stories about love, music, war and all the things that people leave behind... Stardust tells the story of Col Brain: a professional trumpet/cornet player and bandmaster. Before Col died, he stored all of his life’s possessions into a wooden dresser and locked it up, never to be opened again. Told through the eyes of his grandson, award winning ABC presenter and performer Joel Carnegie – herein lies the discovery of a time capsule of a musical life, in a heartwarming quest to uncover what Col wanted us to know about the world, by the things he left behind.

    The Mission tells the story of Allan McDonald: a “Fighting Gunditjmara” man from South-West Victoria, who was one of Australia’s first Indigenous soldiers to enlist for war. Allan fought at some of WWI’s most famous campaigns, including Gallipoli and Beersheba – only to be denied a soldier’s settlement on his ultimate return to Australia, and forced from his land at the Lake Condah Mission. Allan’s great-great nephew, award winning Gunditjmara man Tom Molyneux shares this story of war, love and loss. These two stories are connected through a shared investigation - to trace the stories from our family ancestors to uncover who we are today.

    BOOKING

    19 APRIL Quirindi Royal Theatre CANCELLED

    20 APRIL Narrabri Crossing Theatre 7.30pm https://www.crossingtheatre.com.au/events-page-2/

    21 APRIL Inverell RSM Club 7.30PM Phone to book 02.6722.3066 or at the RSM reception

    22 APRIL Gunnedah Civic Theatre 7pm https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=885505&

    23 APRIL Tamworth Capitol Theatre 8pm https://www.capitoltheatretamworth.com.au/stardust-the-mission

  • A young owl named Poot Poot has been sent to Owl School to learn to become wise. He’s not like the other owls: he doesn’t know how to fly, he misses his family, he just wants to go home. He knows the only way he can go home is by gaining “wisdom,” but he doesn’t even know what that is.

    His teacher, Mr Tawny, sends him to get a book from a library in a far off city. On his way he meets other animals who share with him their own special breed of wisdom. He meets a wombat who tells him to keep trying and not give up. He meets a Lyrebird who teaches him to listen very carefully to what he hears. He meets a Kookaburra who makes him laugh even when he’s sad. He meets an echidna who shows him how to protect himself and a platypus who shows him it’s okay to be different.

    On his journey, he finds that wisdom isn’t just one thing, it’s many things. It’s a collection of all the little things you learn every day. But when a bushfire threatens the Owl School, will Poot Poot be able to use his newly gained wisdom to save the forest?

    Show locations;

    1 AUGUST Quirindi Royal Theatre, booking details - TBC

    2 AUGUST Gunnedah Civic Theatre, booking details -https://augsc.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/54386

    3 AUGUST Bingara Roxy Theatre, booking details - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=931960&

    5 AUGUST Armidale TAS Hoskins Centre, booking details - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing?eid=918828&

    6 AUGUST Glen Innes Chapel Theatre, booking details - https://ticketing.oz.veezi.com/purchase/962?siteToken=7pemk9nhz4xw7m4fs2ab477fnc

    7 AUGUST Tenterfield School of Arts, booking details - https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/919162

  • Bursting at the seams with fascinating facts, naughty stories and dance moves to die for, 100 Years Of The History Of Dance As Told By One Man In 60 Minutes With An Energetic Group Finale follows Jacob, a schoolboy presenting a report on the topic of his own choice. Not to be extra or anything, but Jacob has decided to cover 100 Years of the History of Dance!

    Exploring the lives of influential choreographers including Martha Graham, Merce Cunningham, Bob Fosse, Rudolf Nureyev, Pina Bausch, Gene Kelly and Paula Abdul, Jacob not only talks about them, but demonstrates their signature style at the same time.

    As he prepares, Jacob ponders the difference between ‘influence’ and ‘plagiarism’ and begins to question his own legacy...

    SHOW DATES:

    1 JUNE Tamworth, Capitol Theatre 7.30PM https://www.capitoltheatretamworth.com.au/100-years-of-the-history-of-dance

    3 JUNE Inverell, Inverell Town Hall (Inverell Cultural Group)
    7:30PM
    https://www.trybooking.com/BZNRL

    4 JUNE Armidale, TAS Hoskins Centre
    7:30PM
    https://www.trybooking.com/BZEIS

    5 JUNE Gunnedah, Civic Theatre 7.30PM https://augsc.sales.ticketsearch.com/sales/salesevent/53060


Arts north west on tour:
Pocket Productions

Besides working with our network partners on touring shows to large venues, each year, Arts North West coordinates one special production and tour, focusing on dates with small halls and unique venues across our region.

These might be community halls in regional and remote locations, schools, and niche venues in your communities.

If you are interested in bringing our annual Pocket Production to your venue, contact us at office@artsnw.com.au, or indicate your interest by filling out the EOI above.

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