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Ticket Events
2 June 2023
Frenchy - Judgement Day Tour
Beware Sinners, Judgement Day is upon us!
Yes, Father Frenchy is back for another ridiculous comedy show & nothing is off limits.
Some people believe that the world will end soon & God will judge how everyone lived. WHY WAIT FOR THAT?! Frenchy is ready to judge now, whether you’re ready or not.
Stocked full of ALL NEW MATERIAL, Frenchy promises 1 thing from his shows – laughs. And seats. And shoeys. Okay, he promises a few things.
10 June 2023
Saturday Night at the Movies - The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Join us for Saturday Night at the Movies in the Keystone Theatre for the classic 1975 Rocky Horror Picture Show. This will be an immersive experience with audience participation during the movie. And be sure to dress in theme!
Themed Food & Beverages will be available at the bar throughout the movie
17 June 2023
STAGE FRIGHT
ein Kabarett
Character comedienne, Jude Bowler's enticing and touchingly twisted, droll homage to Marlene. Nobody's muse, everybody's icon, a modern day Dietrich - bored and mad as ever. Staring special guest Sophie Jones.
After sold-out runs in Sydney, Gulgong and Kandos, “Stage Fright” is coming to Bathurst. You can see Jude in her solo cabaret show, for one night only, here at Keystone. Expect mash-ups of Dietrich originals + more modern muses, from Lou Reed to Crystal Gayle, The White Stripes and some unexpected in-betweens!
Past Events
11, 12, 13, May
25, 26, 27 May
Just a Song at Twilight. By Phil Sanders
Life is short: get your tickets before it’s too late
Gerry Sorley, an Australian studying at Cambridge University, reads Seneca's "The Shortness of Life" as part of his philosophy degree. He knows he’s being indulged by his father who will insist on him joining the family firm soon, and he’s determined that, when he does, he will do things 'ethically.' It is the summer of 1976 and Gerry joins fellow students and best friends, Tim and Judith, to sing old music hall songs for fun in the back rooms of pub. This leads to their finding a spot in the Edinburgh Fringe by which time Gerry and Judith are falling in love.
40 years on and Gerry (Gerald), now the Chairman of Stratagem Mining, feels the need to find a copy of Seneca's book and, this time, finish it before it’s too late. Gerald has followed the line of least resistance, playing off his ethical principles against the demands of business. What price is ethics when the share price hits the floor?
14, 21 & 28 April 2023
The History & Influences on Keppel Street
Debate & Solidarity - Friday 14th April
Come and hear about the debates at the Masonic Hall and the people with Kim Bagot-Hiller. If only the walls could talk! Complimentary glass of wine on arrival.
Stone & Measure - Friday 21st April
Come and learn more about this iconic building of Bathurst with Kim Bagot-Hiller. Complimentary glass of wine on arrival.
Tracks & Steam - Friday 28th April
Come and hear the stories of Keppel Street, its people, and the influence of the railway with Kim Bagot-Hiller. Complimentary glass of wine on arrival.
30 April 2023
Bathurst Performance Exchange
As you know, the performing arts industry can be competitive and exclusive, and the Bathurst Theatre Company wants to bridge the gap by creating a supportive and inclusive space for all creatives. Their goal for this event is to showcase the wonderful talent of each and every performance company in the Bathurst area.
They are organizing an open performance afternoon where companies or individuals can promote their businesses and/or upcoming performances and show off their skills. It will also be a great opportunity for those who have never performed before to get on stage and break the performative ice.
This event is not a competition but rather a celebration of our shared love for performing. This will be a free event to attend for audiences, however there will be a small entry fee from performers to help cover insurance and venue hire costs. $5 entry fee for solo acts, $10 entry fee for duos/group acts.
15 & 22 April 2023
The Music of The Beatles
Join us for a wonderful evening of classic Beatles songs ranging all the way from the Cavern Club to the Savile Row rooftop.
We are very pleased to present this show which lovingly recreates the arrangements and harmonies of the original recordings.
Don’t miss out on this musical celebration of the greatest band in history!
31 March 2023
Battle of the Bands 2023
headspace Bathurst will be hosting its first ever Battle of the Bands event here at Keystone 1889.
Entry to the event is free of charge and open to music groups of two or more people.
First prize will be $1000 cash on the provision the winning act uses it for a weekend of studio time
30 March 2023
Friendlyjordies Presents: Brûz
Jordan Shanks is a controversial political satirist, investigative journalist and podcast crea. "This is about the most insane thing that's ever happened to me - being sued for defamation. I am going to reveal to you for the first time the extraordinary lengths of the press, the legal system, and the NSW coalition government conspired in order to protect one 50-year-old brat."
23 March 2023
Dire Straits - One Night Only
Get ready to rock with the sounds of Dire Straits as the Handpicked Band brings the iconic music to Keystone est 1889 in Bathurst on Thursday, 23 March 2023. The event promises to be a night filled with classic hits and memorable moments, taking fans down memory lane as they relive the music of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
A selection of Grazing Boxes will be available from the bar during the evening.
18 February 2023
Bathurst Mardi Gras
Headspace is once again holding the event of the queer year with Bathurst Mardi Gras!
This year we are looking to do a march/parade down some streets of Bathurst which has NEVER been done before! So put on your best pair of sparkly shoes and walk down to Keystone 1889 where the party will really begin!
4, 5, 9, 10, 11 March
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A rollicking hootenanny of a musical! Based on the true story of the Chicken Ranch, a brothel under the proprietorship of Miss Mona Stangley & situated outside a small town in Texas. Crusading Houston television commentator Melvin P. Thorpe and his conservative audience are on a mission to expose Miss Mona and her girls, and close the ranch for good
Bathurst Mardi Gras
After Party 18+
18 February 2023
Since the kids have had their fun, its time for the adults to party!
Since this year Sydney is hosting World Pride, Keystone 1889 is going to be the place to be to celebrate culture, community and pride all in the one place!
Hosted by the infamously camp Miss Betty Confetti and raunchy performances by Khora Night and Clint Taurus will get the blood pumping to all areas of the body.
31 December 2022
No Scrubs NYE 90s + Early 00s Party
TONIGHT I'M GONNA PARTY LIKE ITS 1999!
Join No Scrubs for a 90s and early 00s party that will be Larger Than Life!!
You’ll be Dancing in the Moonlight, Spinning Around and Jumpin’ Jumpin’ as we Pump It with all the best throwback tunes from 1990 - 2009 (13 years ago )!!
If you Wannabe Livin la Vida Loca with us on the dancefloor then Say You’ll Be There and get in quick for tickets!
9 December 2022
Call Me Maybe
Xmas Party
⭐︎ I'M YELLING TIMBER ⭐︎
CALL ME MAYBE: 2000s + 2010s Xmas Party
Celebrate the festive season in style with a huge throwback 2000s +2010s party.
Just Dance and Shake It Off while we play all the best Party Rock Anthems from the 00s and 2010s on Replay!! If you’re All About That Bass I Gotta Feeling you’ll be partying all night under All Of The Lights!
Put on a Fancy outfit from the Thrift Shop, Raise Your Glass, and get ready for a Good Time - you’ll be Glad You Came!!
18 & 19 November
Nunsence - A Musical Comedy
Broken Banjo Presents Nunsense.
An unforgettable musical comedy. With music and lyrics by Dan Goggin.
25 November 2022
MAMMA MIA! On Repeat: ABBA
Mamma Mia! ABBA has announced a new album and we’re throwing a party in their honour to celebrate!
Calling all Super Troupers, Chiquititas and Fernandos - you’ll be saying Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! as we play all the best ABBA songs all night long!! ✨
29 September 2022
Postponed
Rory Lowe
HIGHS & LOWES
Rory Lowe is an internationally touring comedian, who has amassed tens of millions of views online, and supported Netflix comedians such as Bert Kreischer, Andrew Schulz and Jim Jefferies.
Now, Rory is touring "Highs and Lowes" where he'll be joking about life, love and all the partying in between.
Show commences at 7pm, doors from 6pm. The bar open with grazing boxes available for sale.
28 September 2022
Postponed
Will Gibb
The flaming hot Will Gibb is jumping from your screens and onto a stage near you!
Boasting over 1.2 million followers online, Will is taking his out there characters and mixing real life personal stories to create an hour of absurd and hilarious stand up comedy.
The East Coast of Australia better beware, it’s about to heat up where you are.
TO BE RESCHEDULED
Paris After Dark
Postponed
Bringing a little bit of France to The Central Tablelands.
Enjoy a 2 Course Meal & Show.
Award Winning Entertainer Milko Foucault - Larche has joined forces with Parisian born Leading Lady Corinne Andrew to create this new French International Cabaret celebrating the essence of French popular music.
PARIS AFTER DARK brings to your seat the enchanting spirit of a real Parisian party.
POSTPONED
The Heart Collectors
Imagine Fleetwood Mac with more of an organic, Celtic-inflected lilt of vocals and melody and you have a rough idea of why Australia’s Heart Collectors are so instantly appealing. There is a vibrant and timeless allure to their music that is resistant to the fashion of the moment, and all the more enduring because of it.
11, 12 & 13 November
From Bull & Bush to Gundagai
Bathurst Theatre Company Presents a tribute with a difference for remembrance day.
Come and sing the songs our diggers sang and those immortal ones written for all allied soldiers as we take you on a musical journey from musical hall to battlefields - and for the lucky ones - home.
1 November 2022
Melbourne Cup Luncheon
Established in 1981,Bathurst Early Childhood Service provides individual education and therapy support to children with a disability or condition
which affects their development and learning potential. It is Located at CSU (0263384453).
Funds raised by the Friends of BECIS provide specialised materials and equipment for the service
21 & 22 October
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Fabulously Fractured FairyTale Foray
Join our students as they tell the ‘Almost totally true story of Hansel and Gretel’, and then present ‘Brothers Grimm … Out of Order’ ….
Fun & laughs for ALL the family, every age - Come dressed as your favourite fairytale character and there’ll be a best-dressed costume prize!!
23 September 2022
Cocktails at the Keystone
Housing Plus is hosting their inaugural event Cocktails at the Keystone.
The money raised from this event will go towards furnishing the five self-contained units and communal areas of The Orchard Bathurst, crisis accommodation that is currently being built for women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
We are delighted to announce that our MC for the evening will be the amazing Jane Caro.
Jane Caro AM is a Walkley Award-winning Australian columnist, author, novelist, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator.
17 September 2022
Parlour Noir
Inspired by their shared love of the gritty glamour, shady chic and femmes fatale of noir cinema, genre-benders Jude Bowler (aka Marlene Dietrich) and Christa Hughes (Machine Gun Fellatio, Circus Oz) present a musical mash-up cabaret steeped in cool cynicism, profound passion, fishnet stockings and terrific toons of the era and today (in an “everything new is old again” twisted kind of way) … songs made famous by Marlene Dietrich, Liza Minnelli, Grace Jones, Lou Reed, Edith Piaf, Judy Garland, Iggy Pop, The White Stripes, and a pinch of Prince.
10 September 2022
No Scrubs
Calling all Barbie Girls, Teenage Dirtbags and All Stars: join No Scrubs for a 90s and early 00s party that will be Larger Than Life!! 💙
You’ll be Dancing in the Moonlight, Spinning Around and Jumpin’ Jumpin’ as we Pump It with all the best throwback tunes from 1990 - 2009 (13 years ago 😅😱)!!
We’ll Bring It All Back to the good old days with 90s badges, temporary tattoos and masks for the first 100 people through the door! ⭐️
3 September 2022
Disenchanted Evening
Disenchanted is a witty, subversive, award-winning (BEST SHOW Newcastle and Dubbo Fringes) one-woman tour de force, that transports you to a 1699 Parisian Salon featuring disgruntled fairy tale side characters, who ask: Why was the Wolf in Grandma’s bed? Are the Ugly sisters’ feet really that big? Did Sleeping Beauty consent? And what does this all have to do with the French Revolution?
26 August 2022
The Dave Webb Project - EP Launch
THE DAVE WEBB PROJECT is launching the debut EP, inspired by a 15 year long journey that began with his band “A Second to Surface”.Now joined by Todd Brownlow on Drums and Kaitlyn Baker on Bass, this release is a hard rock, alternative, guitar driven experience ripe with catchy vocal hooks, memorable riffs and blistering solos. Altogether this EP is a sonic journey that embraces his past, present and future direction.
19 August 2022
GAYBAR
We hear people asking for it so Keystone 1889 and Miss Betty Confetti have come together to put on a spectacular one night only GAYBAR!
This night is for everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community.
Come dressed in sequins, rainbow or not much and let your hair down and enjoy all things gay!
28 July - 7 August
Oliver!
Join us for the Carillon Theatrical Society's production of everyone's favourite story, Oliver.
Performing on:
28th July - 6pm
29th July - 6pm
30th July - 12pm + 6pm
31 July - 12pm
Oliver Bathurst
8 & 9 July 2022
JAZZ! The Cabaret
Jazz! is the baby sister to 'Let's Misbehave'. An all-new cabaret theatre experience that takes you on an intimate journey through the world of the classy 1900s era of jazz. This show has been collaboratively developed by the performers of 'Let's Misbehave' who were inspired by the original work of Wilkins & Co. productions. The show unites and unifies all that is Jazz!
25 June 2022
Eric Bogle & Friends in Concert
Orange Male Vocal Choir Presents Encore! Eric Boggle and Friends in Concert!
Featuring Eric Bogle & the Bogle Band, Paul Jarman & the Orange Male Voice Choir.
24 June 2022
Friendlyjordies Presents: A Tale As Old As Rome
This is a show about how the ancient world isn't all that ancient. The same cabal that controlled society then controls it now. If you liked The Da Vinci Code you'll love this show.
It's my proudest accomplishment to date other than the smash hit success video "Top Ten Cutest Dogs”.
10 & 11 June 2022
A Taste of Shakespeare
Relax in the ambiance of the uppermost level of Leystone 1889, grab some bubbly, hot chocolate or nibblies from the bar, and enjoy as our students perform excerpts from: Twelfth Night, Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream