The theatrical event Gippsland has been waiting for – let the mighty bells of Notre Dame ring!

Class Act Productions proudly presents Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame – a breathtaking musical event showcasing a suberb cast of Gippsland's finest performers and featuring the soaring voices of the West Gippsland Chorale as the onstage choir and the rich, full sound of the renowned Gippsland Symphony Orchestra in the pit.

Based on Victor Hugo’s epic novel and the beloved Disney animated film, this powerful stage adaptation combines the Academy Award–nominated score you know and love with bold new songs by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. Peter Parnell’s script embraces the grandeur of story theatre, weaving in passages taken directly from Hugo’s gothic masterpiece.

As the mighty bells of Notre Dame ring out across fifteenth-century Paris, the deformed bell-ringer Quasimodo longs to be “Out There,” free from the grip of his cruel caretaker, the archdeacon Claude Frollo. During the riotous Feast of Fools, Quasimodo encounters the courageous and compassionate Esmeralda, whose beauty and spirit captivate not only him but also the gallant Captain Phoebus and the obsessive Frollo. When Frollo’s dark obsession turns deadly, Quasimodo must find the strength to rise against tyranny and save the innocent.

With a sweeping score, unforgettable characters, and a heart-stirring story of love, justice, and acceptance, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a theatrical experience like no other. Don’t miss this spectacular production that will leave you spellbound from the first toll of the bells to the final note.

The return of the hit stage show. This is Bluey’s Big Play, For Real Life. 

From New York’s Madison Square Garden to London’s Royal Festival Hall, Bluey’s Big Play has delighted fans across the globe - and now it returns home to Australia for an encore tour.    

When Dad feels like a little bit of afternoon time out, Bluey and Bingo have other plans! Join them as they pull out all of the games and cleverness at their disposal to get Dad off that bean bag.  

Bluey’s Big Play is a theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush.   

Join the Heelers in their first live theatre show made just for you, featuring brilliantly created puppets, this is Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life.  

'A glorious celebration of everything you love about the show' ★★★★★ - The Guardian

WHAT IS THE VIP PACKAGE? 
VIP Package Offer 

• Each attendee (including all parents) must hold a valid VIP Premium ticket to Bluey’s Big Play to gain exclusive access to:
  • Premium Seating Post-show Meet & Greet with the Bluey costume character
  • Bluey’s Big Play Official VIP Lanyard
  • Bluey’s Big Play VIP Sticker 

A strictly limited number of VIP Packages are available 

INFORMATION ABOUT AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 

Bluey's Big Play is friendly for all ages so the whole family can enjoy! Please note that, after the performance, some audience members will be invited to participate in games of Keepy Uppy - one where several air-filled balls (made of materials which do not include BPA, Latex or PVC) are released into the audience, and another with bubbles (made of non-stain solution). 

As with many children's games, playing Keepy Uppy may at times become boisterous and unpredictable. Our top priority is to keep audience members safe which is why some sections of the venue will not be able to play Keepy Uppy. If you do not wish to participate in these games, we recommend you leave the theatre after curtain call.  

The Resilience Project is back these term 3 holidays with their much-loved and incredibly fun kids show, 3 Happy Tricks!

Led by Partner and Lead Facilitator at The Resilience Project, Martin Heppell, 3 Happy Tricks is packed with catchy tunes, memorable stories and so much energy. Embedded in all the fun is simple, practical mental health strategies designed to support children (and the adults who care for them) to build positive wellbeing habits.

With 1 in 4 primary students and 1 in 3 secondary students experiencing high levels of anxiety and/or depression, the need for a preventative approach to support young people’s mental wellbeing has never been greater. 

And that’s where The Resilience Project steps in. Known for their work in schools and workplaces across the country, The Resilience Project is one of Australia’s leading mental health prevention organisations, having reached millions with the evidence-based principles of gratitude, empathy and mindfulness (affectionately known as GEM).

3 Happy Tricks is a great school holiday activity for families across Victoria to learn how to incorporate GEM strategies into their daily routines…and have a bit of fun while doing so!

Watch as your drawings leap to life, off the page and onto the stage! 

Come along and explore the world of shadow puppetry with an experienced puppeteer, Jenny Ellis. 

This hands-on workshop will give children a range of skills to make their own shows and as well as a puppet they can take home. Participants will imagine and design their own unique puppet characters, then they’re guided through the process of making their puppets and bringing them to life. 

Children will work together in small groups to create their own shows. With a few tricks of the trade, they will finish with a performance of their own stories on a real shadow puppet stage.  

A young owl learning to become wise.

Owl’s aren’t born wise you know, they have to learn it from somewhere. A young owl named Poot Poot is sent to study at Owl school. He’s not like the other owls: 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 know what that is yet.  

On his journey he meets animals who share with him their own special kind of wisdom. He meets a wombat who shows him about persistence. He meets a Lyrebird who teaches him about listening carefully. He meets a Kookaburra who shares with him the value of humour. He meets an echidna who shares about resilience and a platypus who shows him how to accept himself and his own differences.  

Poot Poot finds out that wisdom isn’t just one thing, it’s a collection of many things you learn every day. But will he pass the final test and become wise enough to save the forest? The Owl’s Apprentice is a lively, funny, interactive solo show combining shadow puppetry and physical comedy. 

As well as a gorgeous voyage into the realm of shadow puppetry, The Owl’s Apprentice is about our Australian animals and gaining wisdom. The show is a creative springboard to scaffold learning from the Drama, Visual Arts and Science curriculum as well as the Ethical and Critical & Creative thinking capabilities.  

Performed by Jenny Ellis, a puppeteer of more than twenty years, who weaves the whole story together with a single set of hands, playing multiple characters at once. Shadow puppetry workshops are available, tailored for various ages. 

Children Are Stinky is an exciting award-winning children’s comedy by Circus Trick Tease!

Set in the 90s, with plenty of in-jokes and cleverly choreographed nostalgia, parents are in for a rollicking trip down memory lane. This is an enjoyable show for all ages that encourages the slight of years to be proud of themselves.

Children Are Stinky challenges children to step on stage and prove themselves worthy, smart, coordinated and creative against ridiculous circus performers. The results are heartwarming and hilarious, creating wonderful interactions and an audience of proud kids and parents.

Still buzzing from sell-out seasons across the globe, this show is building momentum and continuing to captivate adults and children alike.

This is circus fun for the whole family!  “Kylie and Jason lead us through a fluid and fast-paced hour of amazing acrobatics, brilliant balancing, hypnotic hula hooping and a smattering of stinky jokes all set to a great 90s soundtrack, sure to keep the audience moving” - Edinburgh Festival for Kids.

Due to huge demand, ARIA award-winning children’s entertainer, EMMA MEMMA, has announced a third leg of shows for her brand new tour Dance Island Party.

Friday 26 September, 2025 | 10am | GPAC Main Theatre  

Families will be treated to a sprinkling of Emma Memma’s classic songs featured in last year’s hugely successful Boop and Twirl Tour as well as new favourites like ‘Coconut Tree, ‘Welcome to Dance Island’, ‘Beach Trolley’ and 'Jellyfish Blob' soon to be released on the new ‘Dance Island Party’ album. For all Emma Memma music videos head to Emma Memma’s YouTube Channel .

Empowering the next generation through movement, creativity, inclusiveness and friendship, Emma Memma with her love of dance, sign language and music, brings visual communication to the forefront of the children’s media space and fans will get to immerse themselves in this joyful experience on Emma Memma’s Dance Island Party Tour. Emma will be joined by her friends including Elvin Melvin, BB Butterfly, Waffles the Wombat and her Memma Mates who will be swimming, twirling, signing and certainly partying!

Each 50-minute show will include an Auslan interpreter and Emma and Elvin will sign, and dance throughout the entire performance providing Auslan and English options for the audience. 

Live kids band The Mik Maks are ready to ROCK the Gippsland Performing Arts Centre.

Thursday 17 July, 2025 | 10.30am | GPAC Main Theatre

Join brother's Al and Joel. Joel's daughter Ava and loveable friend Drums the Panda as they perform their live 45 minute musical show that's perfect for children aged 2-8 years. 

Chances are you're already one of their 8.2 million YouTube subscribers or have seen The Mik Maks perform at a major event around the country.  Don't miss your chance to sing, dance, giggle and meet The Mik Maks in Traralgon.

A Storytelling and Drama Workshop for Ages 9 to 12.

Wednesday 22 January, 2025 | 1pm  | GPAC Function Rooms 1 and 2

Do you like making up crazy, imaginative tales? Do you enjoy pretending you are a whole other character in a whole other place and time? How about meeting new friends who like doing the exact same thing?  

Em Chandler invites you to join an adventure that explores the ins-and-outs, ups-and-downs, sideways and crossways of extraordinary characters.  

From ‘the rule of three’ to the ‘clock striking midnight.’ From creatures that shift shape and misfit monsters who are not what they seem.  

Storytelling is as old as time, and a wonderful way of opening the door to self-expression and confidence - and to find your tribe.    

Em Chandler (she/they) is a lauded storyteller, magician, and theatre-maker, bringing her unique repertoire of spells, stories and songs to intimate community events and major festivals.

A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood ...

Saturday 9 November 2024 | 12pm & 5pm | GPAC Main Theatre

After sell-out seasons across the world, including London’s West End & Broadway, The Gruffalo returns to Australia!

Join Mouse on a daring adventure through the deep, dark wood in this magical, musical adaptation of the classic picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler.

Searching for hazelnuts, Mouse meets the cunning Fox, the eccentric old Owl and the party mad Snake. Will the story of the terrifying Gruffalo save Mouse from ending up as dinner for these hungry woodland creatures? After all, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo – is there?

Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3+ and their grown-ups…  

“funny, charming and smart… brings the house down” – Sydney Morning Herald

“Beg, borrow or steal tickets. Your kids will love you for it” – Stage Whispers