Cummins Theatre

26/07/2024

✨EVENT ALERT!! 3RD AUGUST 2024✨

The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Experience, WA’s premier MAC tribute show comes to the Cummins Theatre in Merredin for one night only. With full concert production, this hugely popular show presented by The Chain is a must see.

Be treated to the whimsical sounds of Stevie Nicks’ Gypsy, Christine McVie’s pop hits like Say You Love Me plus crowd favourites like Dreams, You Make Lovin’ Fun and Go Your Own Way.

All Fleetwood Mac’s hit songs you know and love carefully crafted with authenticity and delivered with energy and style.

Kick starting the night is ‘The Very Best of the Eagles’. Often linked to Fleetwood Mac through friendships and romance, The Eagles were unquestionably America’s biggest rock band of the 70s

Don’t miss this hugely popular double header show. Loved for their incredible harmonies, high energy and authentic shows, The Chain are not to be missed by live music fans.

📍Cummins Theatre Merredin
📅Saturday 3rd August 2024
⌚Doors and Bar open at 7PM
⌚Show starts 7.30pm.
💲Early bird prices finish tonight!

To purchase tickets, click the link below or pop into the Central Wheatbelt Visitors Centre.
https://events.humanitix.com/the-ultimate-fleetwood-mac-experience/

25/07/2024

✨NEW EVENT ALERT!!✨

🎭COMEDY GOLD🎭

Lots of belly laughs are guaranteed as Comedy Gold returns to regional Western Australia for it's 12th consecutive year performing a massive 10 shows in 10 days whilst covering more than 2000km.

A diverse and inclusive line up including award winning comedians with international experience has been carefully selected by Producer Anthony Lamond to deliver a memorable one and half hour show for regional audiences. Lamond a country boy himself growing up on a farm in South Australia understands his target audience and handpicks his comedians that will deliver in remote areas and said "this years show will deliver more excitement than receiving 60mm of rain in August"

Featuring Comedians Chris Schinn, Emily O'Loughlin, Craig Quartermain and Jarryd Gourndey.

So come and see the funniest show that has taken the state by storm Comedy Gold.

Book your tickets here⬇️
https://events.humanitix.com/comedy-gold-merredin

📍Cummins Theatre
📅Friday, 16th August 2024
🕤6.30pm
💰general $35 Concession $30

24/07/2024

LONG TAN DAY
A day for remembering our brave Soldiers, Lest We Forget.

For all who wish to attend and pay their respects to those who fought for our country, details are as follows:

📅Sunday 18 August 2024
📍Reflection Pond - Roy Little Park
🕓4.00pm Start

23/07/2024

📢NEW EVENT ALERT!!📢

🎶🎤MORNING MELODIES ft SOPHIE JANE🎵🎸

📍Cummins Theatre
📅Friday, 2nd August 2024
🕙10am doors open 10.30am morning tea 11am -12pm Performance
💲Cost $15 includes morning tea

🎟Tickets available at the Central Wheatbelt Visitors Centre or online via this link⬇️
https://events.humanitix.com/morning-melodies-bddnt67g/tickets

16/07/2024

Calling all youth, aged 15 to 19 years, now's your chance!!

Now in its 23rd year, the Mission Australia Youth Survey continues to be the largest annual survey of young people of its kind in Australia.

The Youth Survey enables young people to share their values, challenges and ambitions and to 'speak up' about the issues that they care about.

It is widely used by Governments, non-government organisations, and community groups to develop policies and youth programs.

To have your say, click the link below

https://survey.alchemer.com/s3/7722265/Youth-Survey-2024

09/07/2024

📅 On Tonight ⏰. Don't forget to book your tickets!!!🎫

NEW EVENT ALERT - EMMA DONOVAN IS COMING TO MERREDIN THIS JULY!!✨

This project showcases the talent & the new work of celebrated, ARIA-nominated, award-winning Indigenous singer & songwriter Emma Donovan as she tours the heartland of Australia. This will be an opportunity for the winner of the Australia Council for the Arts 2022 First Nations Arts and Culture Fellowship to share her new music with regional and remote audiences.

The 80min concerts (plus interval) will include her trademark soul/country songs and new music recorded in Gumbaynggirr and Noongar languages. Emma proudly is one of the First Nations artists, spearheading efforts to put traditional languages on the music map. She will also share stories, providing her audiences with an understanding of Country & community.

Joining Emma (vocals/ukulele) will be Steve Magnusson (guitar) & Samuel Anning (double bass).

“I am very proud to introduce new words and share languages with audiences and fans. It’s so important to preserve this part of our history, family and country." - Emma Donovan

📆 Tuesday, 9 July 2024
⏰ 7:00pm
💲 FREE!

Get your tickets here ➡️bit.ly/CTEmmaDonovan

04/07/2024

📅JULY 🗞NEWSLETTER📰 is available now.

To receive a copy straight to your inbox📧, don't forget to subscribe.

View this month's newsletter here⬇️

Alice Mary Cummins might have felt completely at home in the 21st century given her progressive upbringing, interest in arts and culture, and an entrepreneurial streak – rarely seen in a woman in the pioneer era.

02/07/2024

SATURDAY 3rd August, 2024 EARLY BIRD PRICING until 21 July 2024 The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Experience, WA’s premier MAC tribute show comes to...

02/07/2024

NEW EVENT ALERT - EMMA DONOVAN IS COMING TO MERREDIN THIS JULY!!✨

This project showcases the talent & the new work of celebrated, ARIA-nominated, award-winning Indigenous singer & songwriter Emma Donovan as she tours the heartland of Australia. This will be an opportunity for the winner of the Australia Council for the Arts 2022 First Nations Arts and Culture Fellowship to share her new music with regional and remote audiences.

The 80min concerts (plus interval) will include her trademark soul/country songs and new music recorded in Gumbaynggirr and Noongar languages. Emma proudly is one of the First Nations artists, spearheading efforts to put traditional languages on the music map. She will also share stories, providing her audiences with an understanding of Country & community.

Joining Emma (vocals/ukulele) will be Steve Magnusson (guitar) & Samuel Anning (double bass).

“I am very proud to introduce new words and share languages with audiences and fans. It’s so important to preserve this part of our history, family and country." - Emma Donovan

📆 Tuesday, 9 July 2024
⏰ 7:00pm
💲 FREE!

Get your tickets here ➡️bit.ly/CTEmmaDonovan

02/07/2024

🔥 🔥 ALL FIRED UP 🔥 🔥

GET READY TO BE AMAZED BY THIS ✨SPIRITED✨ AND ENERGETIC TRIO!

Solve the problems of your world; one 80's song at a time

📆 Sunday, 7 July 2024
🕰 6:00pm
💲Free entry, but Bookings are essential
....

An 80s Mixed 📼Tape Music by Rachel Terry and Roz Pappalardo

Meet Tammy Tooth who’s on the brink of a most epic existential midlife crisis. An unexpected quirk of fate sends her back in time to come face to face with her 15-year-old self in her teenage bedroom. This gives her the chance to ask the big questions, remind her what made her tick, and reclaim her passion for life. Join Tammy in the front seat of the Delorean, crank up the radio, and take on a few life lessons from your favorite radio presenter, DJ Neon. Dig out your Choose Life shirt, and your double cassette player and press record on the banging live band rocking the soundtrack of our youth.

Book your tickets here ➡️ bit.ly/ctallfiredup

02/07/2024

✨NEW EVENT ALERT✨

Are you ready to be mesmerized✨ by this new take on an old🎭 classic?!!

⚜🎬Bogan Shakespeare Presents Romeo & Juliet🎭🎟

'Bogan Shakespeare' asks one question and one question only; what if 'The Bard of the Avon' had been born today in WA. What if we could take timeless prose and make it timely. What if we could take the academically dense and make it genuinely accessible. What if Shakespeare but funny as f**k.

A satirical retelling of the most iconic of Shakespeare’s works, Bogan Shakespeare is accessible to any audience, whether you’ve read all thirty-seven plays, just watched the Baz Luhrmann movie or haven’t seen a show since that horrible two hours you spent watching your 14-year-old nephew in his school play. This show has something for everybody. Fancy a love story? We got you. Love your sport? So do we.
Like a cheeky murder from time to time? Who doesn’t. Bogan Shakespeare will give you everything short of a never-ending packet of Tim-Tams, and believe me-we tried that one too.

Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Ellenbrook where we lay our scene. One a Dockers family the other an Eagles family. On the eve of the fabled finals derby. From ancient grudge breeds new mutiny, where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. Basically, it’s about to kick off, you get the idea.

📆 Wednesday, 10 July 2024
🕰 7:00pm
📍 Cummins Theatre
💲General admission $30 | Concession $25

Book Your tickets here➡️ bit.ly/CTboganRomeoJuliet or pop into the Visitor Centre.

02/07/2024

Calling all DRAMA ENTHUSIASTS and PARENTS 📢

Are you or your child interested in learning more about performing, comedy, and improvisation in theatre?! Come and join the cast of Bogan Shakespeare for an amazing experience.

Improvisation/comedy workshop details below ⬇️

📍Tivoli Room
📆Wednesday, 10 July 2024
⌚️2:00pm - 3:00pm
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Ages 10+
💲Free

Please register your interest by emailing📧[email protected], calling ☎️(08) 9041 3295, or visiting Rebekah in person at the Theatre.

27/06/2024

History of Alice Cummins 1898-1943

Leading up to the anniversary of Alice Mary Cummins's death (27-06-1943), the community and culture team have noticed some unusual occurrences. There have been reports of lights flickering and curtains opening, which are believed to be connected to Alice making her presence known. Coincidence, some would say but we believe otherwise.

Have you experienced anything unusual while at the theatre? that you may think is related to Alice? We'd love to hear your stories!!!

So where does Alice's story start? Truth be told, only Alice knows!

Read on for part of her story.

Alice Mary Cummins (1898-1943), the businesswoman, was born probably on 31 March 1898 in Adelaide, the only child of James Hurtle Cummins, a publican from Victoria, and his wife Mary, née Ryan. James moved to Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, but Alice attended Loreto Convent, Norwood, Adelaide, where she did well in languages, drawing, and music. She studied at the Elder Conservatorium and played the cello in local ensembles. Weakened by severe influenza in 1923, she abandoned both her musical activities and her ambition to study medicine. Instead, she read law at the University of Adelaide (LL.B., 1928) and served her articles with the solicitor Percy Hague; although admitted to the South Australian (1928) and Western Australian (1930) Bars, she never practiced..... To be continued.

To hear more pop in and have a chat with the Team, or take a tour to find out more history of the Cummins Theatre.

24/06/2024

📢EVENT UPDATE!!

Apologies to all who booked tickets for All Fired Up.

We have had a date change📆 for this event, the new date is Sunday, 7 July 2024, at 6:00pm.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

This is a FREE event, but bookings are essential.

Don't forget, you can book your tickets here➡️ https://bit.ly/CTAllFiredUp or pop into the Visitor Centre

17/06/2024

NEW EVENT ALERT - SPACE MUSIC 🌌🚀

Are you ready for an out-of-this-world experience?!

In this special musical extravaganza, astrophysicist and Venusian Volcanologist Dr Antony Brian joins Australian Baroque to take you on a multi-sensory journey through space and time!

Event Details
📆 Sunday, 23 June 2024
⏱ 1:30pm
💲 Adult $25 | Concession $20 | Children $11
🎟️ events.humanitix.com/space-music

Read more about Space Music here ➡️ bit.ly/ctspacemusic

17/06/2024

NEW EVENT ALERT - MUSIC TO MERREDIN🥁🎼🚌

Are your ears👂 and soul ready to be calmed through a musical journey?!

After boarding the prospector train at East Perth train station, the students of Guildford Grammar will play music all the way to Merredin Station, to raise sponsorship money for Anglicare, an Anglican Charity Organization.

They will then travel via the Guildford Grammar bus to the Cummins Theatre, where they will provide a free concert for the Merredin community before returning to Guildford Grammar School later in the day.

Event Details
📅 Wednesday, 19 June 2024
🕐 1:00pm
💲 Free Entry

Read more about Guildford Grammar School music and Arts here ➡️ www.ggs.wa.edu.au/opportunities/the-arts/

12/06/2024

EXTRA, EXTRA, READ ALL ABOUT IT - JUNE NEWSLETTER OUT NOW📢📰

Did you know you can stay in the loop with all the exciting events and updates from Cummins Theatre?!

Our monthly newsletter is packed with the latest happenings you won't want to miss. Subscribe now to get all the buzz delivered straight to your inbox! Simply send us a message or sign up using the form on our website.

Click the link below ⬇️ to view this month's edition of the Cummins Theatre Newsletter.
bit.ly/CTJuneNewsletter

11/06/2024

DO YOU KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE CUMMINS THEATRE?!

Cummins Theatre opened on the 11th October, 1928. It was built by James Cummins, a Kalgoorlie Brewer and businessman. He, with the help of his daughter Alice Cummins, ran the successful Kalgoorlie brewing & Ice company, and was on the board for the Cremorne Theatre in Coolgardie.

Alice was an accomplished cellist, and the family love for the performing arts emboldened Cummins to build a theatre in Merredin, where he also planned to build another brewery.

Cummins bought and demolished The Tivoli Theatre in Coolgardie, and transported the pressed tin ceilings, proscenium arch, raked seating, and fly tower to Merredin by train. The wooden floors and wooden beams in the fly tower are Oregon wood, shipped over from the states.

Originally planned to be a wooden and tin structure, Cummins was instructed by the Department of Public Works that this would be inappropriate, and if the Theatre was to be rebuilt, it must be done with bricks.

He bought disused and de-licensed hotels in the goldfields, demolished them, and used the bricks to shore up the Theatre. Because of their Goldfields origins, the legend goes there is gold in the bricks.

Would you like to hear more about the history or take a tour of Cummins Theatre? Stop by the Theatre Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm.

06/06/2024

ONLY 1 DAY LEFT TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS🎟

Enjoy a morning out at Cummins Theatre featuring the Rat Pack Tribute show by Earl Cole! Enjoy the best known songs from Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jnr, members of the Hollywood Rat Pack.

Book your tickets here➡️ bit.ly/3XasLhI
or head to the Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre located at Merredin Train Station.

📆 FRIDAY, 7 JUNE 2024
⏰10:30AM MORNING TEA | 11:00AM CONCERT STARTS
💲$15.00

24/05/2024

Congratulations to Sophie Jane Music for being selected as one of the supporting acts for Nollsie, performing LIVE tomorrow night at Cummins Theatre!

Tickets are almost sold out, so get in quick!
🎫 events.humanitix.com/shannon-noll-merredin