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The Joan is the heart of the creative west. Where arts and culture meets community, where we make art, love art and share art. Fine music, contemporary music; all kinds of drama, dance, installation, mixed media, ideas, circus and song.

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2024 at The Joan

Hello from Penrith's Creative Heart

Where stories come alive and creativity takes centre stage. Step into a kaleidoscope of creativity at The Joan in 2024. We cannot wait to welcome you through our doors.
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Bell Shakespeare’s <br>A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Re:Classical
In Good Company
The Wharf Revue: <br>Pride in Prejudice
The Peasant Prince
Dear Diary
Melbourne International Comedy Roadshow Festival
Kate Miller-Heidke
Worlds Collide
Penrith Youth Orchestra & Australian Haydn Ensemble
Emily Who: A Day for Adventure
Penrith Youth Orchestra & Richard Bonynge Ensemble in Concert
Penrith Youth Orchestra & Omega Ensemble

Re:Classical

  • Richard Bonynge Concert Hall
  • 20 Apr
  • $26 - $45
  • Buy Tickets

Dear Diary


2024

Morning Melodies

Our monthly Wednesday morning variety concert, Morning Melodies has been running for 34 years this year and is still going strong! With a beautiful pre-concert morning tea, our Morning Melodies concerts offer more than just a morning’s entertainment, they offer connection, community and culture.
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Bond to Bacharach
NSW Police Band
By Special Request
Talk of the Town
The Swinging Sixties
The Song Catchers
Royal Australian Navy Band
Headliners
Back to the Tivoli – Christmas Spectacular


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🪥🎭 "Brush up your Shakespeare, start quoting him now..." 🎭🪥  Familiarise yourself with the story, players and quotes from the magical world of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" before you see @bellshakespeare's  spellbinding at production at The Joan, next week, 4 & 5 April.  👉 Check out the 5-minute guide compiled by Andy McLean here: https://www.bellshakespeare.com.au/blog/the-mad-magical-world-of-a-midsummer-nights-dream-your-5-minute-guide  🎟️ Haven't purchased your tickets to the show yet? Secure them now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream-24/  📷 Ahunim Abebe. Photo by Brett Boardman.
"Let your deafness no longer be a secret - even in art." - Ludwig van Beethoven  Join Andy Bromberger as she uncovers the mental, physical and creative impact going deaf had on a composer of Beethoven's stature and how he adapted to living with disability and expressing his emotions around this in her fascinating talk, "Beethoven and His Deafness".  BEETHOVEN AND HIS DEAFNESS
🗓️ Wednesday 10 April at 11am
🎟️ Single Ticket: $10  🎉 SPECIAL OFFER: BOOK A PACKAGE FOR ALL FOUR OF OUR UPCOMING MUSIC TALKS AND SAVE $10! The series also includes "Anne of Green Gables and Prince Edward Island", "The Concerto and the Birth of the Musical Celebrity" and "Beethoven's Ninth Symphony".  ➡️ Find out more and book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/music-talks/  @coffeecakeandculture_ @unesydney @unemusicale @uninewengland @penrithconservatorium
DID YOU KNOW❓💡 
👉 The basset clarinet was an 18th-century precursor to the modern soprano clarinet, and was associated with the virtuoso clarinettist Anton Stadler (1753-1812), for whom Mozart wrote his celebrated Clarinet Quintet in A Major.  Omega Ensemble will premiere a new rendition of Elena Kats-Chernin 'Ornamental Air', which was originally composed for orchestra and basset clarinet solo.  🎼 Hear master clarinettist David Rowden perform Kat's Chernin's 'Ornamental Air' live at The Joan on 20th April.  🎟 Get tickets: https://www.thejoan.com.au/.../re-classical-omega-ensemble/  📸 Jay Patel
"This play is one of the most gorgeous, magical, fun-loving plays you will ever see." ★★★★ @sydneyartsguide  The critics and audiences are raving about @bellshakespeare's production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Directed by Peter Evans and jam-packed full of magic, mirth and mayhem, don't miss your chance to experience this family-friendly and pared back reimagining of Shakespeare's classic at The Joan.  A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
🗓️ 4 & 5 April
📌 The Joan  Book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream-24/  📸 Brett Boardman
⚡ Our ticketing system will be out of service for essential upgrades on:  26 March 2024 between 9.30am – 2.30pm.  Unfortunately, during this period, our ticketing system (Online and Box Office) will be inaccessible and you will not be able to book tickets.  We apologise for the inconvenience.
🐰🐰 EASTER OPERATING HOURS 🐰🐰  The Joan and Table at The Joan  will be closed from Friday 29 March - Monday 1 April for the Easter long weekend.  Normal operating hours resume on Tuesday 2 April.
"This is a crisp and delightfully funny production that will stand the test of time." City Hub Sydney  The reviews are in and audiences are loving @bellshakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Don't miss your chance to see the #exclusive Western Sydney season of this family-friendly version of Shakespeare's classic comedy at The Joan, 4 & 5 April.  🎟️ Get your tickets now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream-24/  Read the full review at https://cityhub.com.au/a-midsummer-nights-dream-review/  📸 Richard Pyros and Ella Prince. Photo by Brett Boardman.
"Playing a fairy gives you permission to pay attention to things that no one else is looking at... it's like speaking another language."  In this video, our Puck and Titania, Ella Prince and Imogen Sage, explain what it's like playing a fairy in our production of @bellshakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", and how they differentiate each of their many characters.  Don't miss your chance to catch Shakespeare's classic comedy at The Joan for three shows only, 4 & 5 April.  🎟️ Book now at https://www.thejoan.com.au/events/a-midsummer-nights-dream-24/