Darebin Arts Speakeasy

A man with thin light hair wears a dark suit. He s surrounded by two other people on either side of him and face towards him. The person on the right holds out their right arm.

Original. Unexpected. Always entertaining. 

Exciting new works continue in 2025

An orchestral collaboration around a Kulin nations Creation story, and an unrepeatable theatrical experiment. Plus, three curated evenings of works-in-progress during our Scratch Nights.

Amos Roach. William Vyvyan Murray. Murrundaya Yepengna Dance Troupe. A Daylight ConnectionJackson Castiglione and Rawcus

Check out our powerful line up of celebrated performing artists and companies, telling stories of this place and time, live at Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre

Experience it for yourself. Book a discounted $20 tickets to Bunjil & Paliyang before 19 August, discounted $20 tickets to One Night Only before 1 September, and discounted tickets to The Blok! by 19 September, by applying the promocode EARLYBIRD at checkout. 

Keep an eye out for further announcements in the weeks to come!

 

Previous 2025 Presentations

About Darebin Arts Speakeasy

Darebin Arts Speakeasy is an award-winning program that partners with artists and organisations to generate thrilling artistic presentations for audiences and engage our diverse community. It aims to provide the highest quality experiences to audiences at the Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre and the Darebin Arts Centre

With a strong focus on equity and inclusivity, Darebin Arts Speakeasy plays an integral role in Australia’s artistic cultural ecosystem, working with independent artists and small to medium companies to develop and present new Australian works that interrogate our society, celebrate our diversity and champion the world we want to live in. Works are chosen through open application process, led by a selection panel of local independent artists and Darebin Arts programming staff.

The program incorporates a suite of access initiatives for artists and audiences to ensure arts participation for everyone. Our aim is to ensure people of all abilities are represented on stage and off, are empowered in decision making processes and supported to engage with creative culture in meaningful ways.

Find out more about our Development Program

 


View our previous season presentations in the Archives.

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Page Image: One Night Only by Jackson Castiglione & Rawcus 2025; image by Darren Gill.


We love hearing from artists!

Do you have a creative idea you want to pitch to us? Are you struggling to find and secure support for your project? Would you like to know more about the opportunities we offer artists?

Send an email to one of our helpful staff members and introduce yourself:

Beau McCafferty
Head of Programming
beau.mccafferty@darebin.vic.gov.au

Mark Pritchard
Senior Arts Programmer
mark.pritchard@darebin.vic.gov.au

Stella Charls
Senior Arts Programmer
stella.charls@darebin.vic.gov.au

April Erskine
Marketing Supervisor
april.erskine@darebin.vic.gov.au