The overnight success of Hannah Gadsby was more than ten years in the making, with her award-winning stand-up shows a sell-out fixture in festivals across Australia and the UK since 2009.
"The violin can sing a melody better than a piano, and melody is the soul of music," Max Bruch once said. While pianists might beg to differ on that point, this weekend is all about the violin.
Cultures collide when an American naval officer stationed in Nagasaki decides to take a Japanese wife. Cio-Cio-San—fifteen years old and in love—dreams of her new life with the handsome young officer.
When Peter leaves his life as a fisherman to follow Jesus, he finds himself living it up in a luxurious villa with 11 other disciples who spread the word of God through sexy challenges and juicy drama.
This weekend is particularly exciting as Talent Development Program alumnus Xavier Foley plays the world premiere of his own concerto with the Orchestra.