King Valley Arts Presents
2026 Season
Upcoming Live Performances
- Songs For Halls Sat 25 July 7pm Edi Upper Hall
- Lucy Wise Sunday 20 September 2pm Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
Songs For Halls
Sat 25 July Edi Upper Hall Doors Open 6.30pm Show 7pm
Ticket available here
Songs about our beautiful Victoria, and a special song written for our community! Music has the power to transport us to another time and place. Award winning singer songwriters, Charles Jenkins and David Cosma, harness that energy, to bring you a show that is genuine Australiana.
Songs for Halls is an intimate show featuring compositions by both Jenkins and Cosma, inspired by, the land we walk on, the water that surrounds us, the flora and fauna, love and loss, events which shape us and the people who are the fabric.
This show celebrates the wonderful uniqueness of country towns by featuring a song written especially for your town, to be performed for the very first time on the night of your show. The artists will visit each town in advance, to gather stories, insights and inspiration from the local landmarks, histories and people, and weave them into a bespoke song of and for your town.
Crowd participation is highly encouraged as many of these songs are great for sing-alongs, and Charles and David have a wicked sense of humour and love a bit of banter! Part comedy, part love letter to regional Victoria, part party – this night is guaranteed to get heartstrings twanging and toes a-tapping.
Lucy Wise: Salt Album Tour
Sunday 20 September 2pm Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
Tickets available here
Pre-booked $30
At Door $35
Kids free
Tickets include afternoon tea
Drinks available at bar prices
Doors open 2pm Show 2.30pm
Award-winning songwriter, Lucy Wise creates music that gently opens a door you didn’t realise was closed.
Blending contemporary folk with pop-inflected melodies, intricate guitar work and poetic lyricism, Lucy’s songs make space for reflection on longing, connection and the inner lives we carry. Originally from South West Australia and now based in Central Victoria, Lucy has spent over 15 years building a career defined by craft, curiosity and emotional honesty.
By late 2026, she will have released five albums and two EPs, including her forthcoming record ‘Salt’. Inspired by artists such as Joni Mitchell and Madison Cunningham, her work sits between the intimacy of traditional folk and the clarity of modern pop.
A seasoned performer, she has toured extensively across Australia, New Zealand, the UK and the US, and appeared at festivals including Woodford, Port Fairy and the National Folk Festival. Her work has earned multiple accolades, including Solo Artist of the Year at the 2024 Australian Folk Music Awards.
Diving deep into 90s pop and alt rock sounds, ‘Salt’ draws on music Lucy heard on the radio as a kid, including artists such as Lucinda Williams, Sheryl Crow and Crowded House.
‘Salt’ explores diverse topics, from op shopping, to regional Australian life, to power dynamics, to imagining people at a party as glowing sea creatures. Lucy tells stories of everyday moments that shape us with humour and a whole lotta heart.
Listen: www.lucywise.com.au
King Valley Arts has been awarded a grant from the Small Regional Presenters program, an initiative of the Victorian Government that is delivered through Regional Arts Victoria.
Thanks to this grant, King Valley Arts will be able to stage three live performances in the region. The funding aims to support local arts organisations and bring quality performances to smaller communities.
- Scott’s BMX Trick Bike Show Friday 20th March Whitfield Recreation Reserve
- Tinderella Friday 8th May, 7pm Cheshunt Hall
- Songs For Halls Sat 25th July, 7pm Edi Upper Hall
Casting Off
by
A Good Catch Circus
Acrobatics meets stand-up comedy
Buy Tickets Here
by Multi-award-winning Australian circus group
A Good Catch Circus
Friday 30th August 7pm
Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
Adults $30 Children $5
Ticket price includes a delicious supper by Moyhu CWA
Plus
Laugh ‘n’ Craft
Thursday 29th August
6-7pm
Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
Book your free Laugh’n’Craft ticket here
Enquiries 0408 625 063
Winner: Best Circus And Physical Theatre Adelaide Fringe 2019
Winner: Best Circus Total Theatre & Jacksons Lane Award for Circus Edinburgh Fringe 2018
Casting Off
Casting Off is a joyful, absurd, witty and poignant circus show. A refreshing and uplifting conversation between three generations, it challenges the stereotypes of women and aging. Casting Off throws away the textbook on how contemporary circus is viewed, challenging conventions and subverting expectations. Funny and heartfelt, these powerhouse women tumble, talk, fly, and balance precariously, making the personal – political, the furious – funny, and the acrobatics are downright dangerous.
A joyous accumulation of moments that shine a light on women relating to each other in playful, fruitful relationships. Flipping and climbing to a soundscape of the many disparate texts (lists, poems, conversations, melodies, arguments, and biographies) that embody each day.
Casting Off is a non-narrative circus with words that’s easier done than said. Self-directed, hand-knitted, and honouring the life events that get in the way of work, it’s a theatrical circus experience that celebrates thoughtful, strong, and resilient individuals.
‘Laugh and Craft’
for all ages
Participants are invited to bring their current craft projects for an hour of talking textiles. After a seated circus-inspired warm-up, we bring our knitted costumes to the table and talk about our process of costume design and making. We will also bring our current projects so we too will be crafting with the gathering. The hour of conversation and crafting is a casual interaction with the cast and community allowing for extended generational conversation.
Stephen Hall's Letters from my Heroes....
If they’d actually bothered to write back!
FRI JULY 19 | 7PM | EDI UPPER HALL
Stephen Hall shares some imagined advice from his heroes,
by way of 27 celebrity impressions
Tickets $30 – Includes supper
Provided by the Edi Upper Hall committee
Doors and bar open 6:30pm
Drinks at bar prices
For more information 0408 625 063
For years Stephen Hall has been writing to his heroes, the stars of stage and screen, asking for advice. In a brand-new one-man show, he reveals how they all might have responded if they’d ever actually bothered to reply. Audiences will recognise their own heroes (and perhaps some villains) as Stephen expertly brings them to life on stage. The show will provoke laughs and memories and has been known to prompt some sharing of favourite impressions from the audience after the show! This is a rollicking, fabulous fun night out, which also digs a little deeper, as Stephen reveals some of the personal reasons behind his need for heroes and how he eventually recognised the true hero of his family and his life.
After 10 years on ‘Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell’, and the theatrical triumphs of ‘Fawlty Towers Live’ and ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’, Stephen debuted this show at the 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival to great acclaim.
‘Letters From My Heroes’ is an hilarious, fast-paced tour de force
that you won’t want to miss!
Small Regional Presenters Grant
The King Valley Arts’ live performance program ‘King Valley Arts Presents’ is thrilled to have received a Creative Victoria Small Regional Presenters Grant to bring four live performances from Regional Arts Victoria’s Connecting Places program to the King Valley’s local halls in partnership with local community groups and the King Valley School Cluster.
Connecting with the local community through each Hall Committee and other community groups is a wonderful way to engage as we work together in presenting these shows.
‘King Valley Arts Presents – 2024 Season’ builds on our audience appetite for quality live theatre and music in our own community venues across the King Valley. The Connecting Places performances will continue to engage and connect people through the year.
The performances are.
- Damon Smith’s Piano Palooza on Saturday 18th May 7pm Cheshunt Hall
A time-travelling piano extravaganza with songs that span centuries! - Letters from my Heroes …if they’d actually bothered to write back on Friday 19th July 7pm Edi Upper Hall Stephen Hall shares some imagined advice from his heroes, by way of 27 celebrity impressions.
- Casting Off by A Good Catch Circus on Friday 30th August 7pm at Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall An Acrobatic comedy that surprises and delights.
- Laugh’n’Craft session Thursday 29th August 6pm at Moyhu Soldier’s Memorial Hall
- You’re an Instrument by Travelling Airsticks Laboratory on Friday 2nd August at the Myrrhee Hall for the King Valley School Cluster. A magical, musical science experiment that turns people into instruments!
The shows are planned to complement the King Valley Arts’ Film Club second season program held bi-monthly on the 2nd Tuesday at the Cheshunt Hall.
This year will also be the 25th King Valley Art Show and we look forward to announcing some special events to celebrate this milestone.
This King Valley Arts Presents project is supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria, and is proudly supported by Regional Arts Victoria.