Photo: The new lift-accessible theatre foyer nears completion Though lockdowns and COVID have seen The Twyford closed for much of 2022/21, there is good news in the wings for the…
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Community Update Following some unexpected approval delays and COVID disruptions Twyford Hall Incorporated (THI) has paused construction of Theatre Twyford in Merimbula, Twyford Ambassador Frankie J Holden said today. “THI…
Construction at the site of Merimbula’s new Theatre Twyford is effectively complete and work should soon start on services connections and commissioning, the Twyford Hall Inc Committee was advised this…
After 12 months of construction work largely hidden from view, The Twyford is awakening from behind the hoardings to reveal the brand new Theatre and Foyer, as well as modifications…
About THE TWYFORD
THE TWYFORD venue is managed by The Twyford Hall Complex Ltd, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and registered arts charity, on behalf of the trustee Bega Valley Shire Council for the community of Merimbula.
The venue is currently closed to the public. The Hall is expected to reopen on 8 November 2021 for limited events.
Check current COVID restrictions and conditions of entry
We host professional touring and community performances, rehearsals, meetings, exhibitions, conferences, art markets, community events and festivals.
See Venue Hire for details on our venue spaces.
Check our FAQ for access restrictions to venues during the new theatre’s construction period.
What’s On
The Merimbula & District Art Group’s Spring Art exhibition has been rescheduled to take place in Twyford Hall from 7 to 17 December 2021
Live Performance
While COVID-19 and building work prevents us enjoying live events at The Twyford for a while, here are some performances you can enjoy online from Australia and around the world…
- Sydney Opera House
www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital/season.html - Bangarra Dance Company
www.bangarra.com.au/performances/digital-streaming/ - The Australian Ballet
australianballet.com.au/the-ballets/digital-season - Sydney Theatre Co
www.sydneytheatre.com.au/stc-virtual - National Theatre UK
ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ - Globe Theatre
www.shakespearesglobe.com/watch - Street Theatre
www.thestreet.org.au/
23 October, 2021
If this week's [email protected] picks were books, you would not be able to put them down! Our Page Turners selections are all book-to-film adaptations from the past five years that are bound to keep you guessing until the very end...
Our picks for the week include the latest (albeit recast) instalment in Denmark's Department Q series, THE MARCO EFFECT, Emily Blunt as THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN, Glenn Close's powerhouse performance in THE WIFE, lesser-known Agatha Christie adaptation CROOKED HOUSE, and French zombie thriller THE NIGHT EATS THE WORLD.
All [email protected] films are now available to stream for FREE, with direct links available on our website at www.anufg.org.au/athome. Happy viewing!
22 October, 2021
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It started as a dream back in 2019 to make a travelling roadshow of music + story and travel to towns beyond the Candelo creek.
When roadblocks + lockdowns put the brakes on the plan, we went back to the kitchen table and dreamt up something new.
Something that reaches past borders, across oceans; something that can find you, cuppa in hand, lounging in your living room.
Its been a work-in-progress with a big learning curve...and it’s finally ready to take its big leap into the world!
The Candelo Roadshow Radio Hour is a 4-episode podcast series. It’s a quirky audible menagerie. It’s songs and it’s stories and it’s full of creativity and community.
We’d so love for you to listen.
You’ll find it on our website (link in our bio) and also wherever other great podcasts live! Our website has all the links to find us wherever you like to listen. (And if you like it, go ahead and 5-star it! The more you do, the further we reach!)
We’ll keep sharing fun bits and more info right here over the coming weeks, so do keep checking in.
We are really proud of this project and hope it finds a home in you.
Thanks for your support and for coming along for the ride.
Songs and stories always taste better when shared.♥️
(And big thanks to @creatensw whose generous support has helped make this project possible).
#candeloroadshowradiohour
#creatensw
#yuincountry
#candelo
#podcast
#begavalleyshire
#truestory
#community
#songs
#supportartists
22 October, 2021
We Weave Together | Zoom — Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance
We Weave Together | Zoom — Aboriginal Regional Arts Alliance
www.araansw.com
‘We Weave Together’ is an online network for regional and remote Aboriginal weavers to come together to weave, share stories and different weaving skills from regional and remote NSW. “We Weave ...Theatre Twyford
Building of our new purpose-built theatre commenced in March 2020 with an estimated opening in 2022.
Check our FAQ for access restrictions to venues during the construction period.
Support Us
The Twyford Hall Complex Ltd is a registered charity with the ACNC. We are raising funds to complete the fitout for the new Theatre Twyford Project – please support us with your tax deductible donation through GiveNow.
Our goal is $200,000 …
$45,790 raised so far
THANK YOU to the anonymous benefactors and to the following people who have generously donated to The Twyford:
- Vicki Bond & Ric Vanderbom
- Wendy Marshall
- Dr William Basil
- Gail Gould
- Kristie Tsakiris – Goodyear Merimbula
- Anne Marshall & Gordon Beattie – Arrow Solutions
- Robert Stewart
- Frankie J Holden
- Craig O’Neill – Marshman O’Neill Engineers
- Richard Stuart
- Carmen Thomson – Sautelle White Lawyers
- Michelle Pettigrove
- Margo Leffers in the name of Betty Frauenfelder
- Jill & Carmen Lockerbie
- Neil Burnham
- Tanya Dwyer – Dodd & Dwyer Pharmacy
- Robyn Godley, Wendy McKay and Julienne McKay in the name of Douglas Henry McKay (1923 – 2012), grandson of Joseph Twyford
- Christine Kaine
- Di Tarrant
- Vicki Bond in the name of Shaun Bond & Anthony Bond
- Michael Salkeld & Carolyn Scheetz
- Geoff Holden
- Jennifer Dessens
- Pauline Seberry
- Stephen Garrett
- Ed Edbrooke in the name of Brenda Edbrooke
- Ruth Hay
- Margo Leffers in the name of Max Frauenfelder
- Kathy Simmons
- Merimbula and District Arts Group
- The Village Gallery, Oaklands
- George Weinlich in memory of Anna Maria Weinlich
Sponsors
Would your business or organisation like to sponsor the fitout, equipment, an event, a season, accommodation for touring artists or something else at The Twyford?
Contact us to discuss how you can be part of this exciting project.
SponsorshipsA community space for theatre, art, and markets since 1931.
Twyford Hall has been the heart of Merimbula for over 80 years, long serving as a space for community events, celebrations, markets, the arts and so much more.
In the beginning, a trust was established for the hall when a title of land was generously donated by Merimbula resident J.W.Twyford in 1931, who had been raised in the seaside village from his childhood years.
With a population of only around 150 people, the Merimbula community built the hall in 10 months after the tireless efforts of the committee to raise enough money for its construction. It was built during the depression, through Merimbula residents’ tenacity to achieve their vision.
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