Educational & School Visits
Expanding young minds with theatre
Riverlinks is committed to the development of performing arts programs and participation locally. We believe our local students have the right to enjoy the highest quality theatre, music, dance and to experience live theatre here in Greater Shepparton.
Creative, hands-on arts experiences are the very best way to give young minds the adventures they crave!
Upcoming Educational Shows
Preschool
CUSHION CONCERTS
Date: Wednesday 5 March, Tuesday 27 May, Friday 5 September, Wednesday 12 November
Time: 10:30am
Duration: 30 minutes (no interval)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Cost: Child $10.00 / Groups (6+) $8 per child accompanying adults free, additional adults $10.00 each.
Everyone attending needs a ticket.
Cushion Concerts are a relaxed and inexpensive introduction to music and performance for all ages.
Best of all they are an avenue for some of the region's talent to perform without the pressure of being on the 'big stage'.
Our Cushion Concerts are held in the Function Rooms at Eastbank amongst beautifully plush rugs for children to sit or lie on. The flat floor set up is perfect for access with prams, making it ideal for mums groups, grandparents, families, preschools and anyone who likes to support locally grown talent.
Ages: Newborn - 5 years and their adults.
MEET THE ORCHESTRA!
Date: Friday 11 April
Time: 11:30am
Duration: 60 minutes (no interval)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Cost: All Tickets $10.00 (1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Discover the magical world of the orchestra, meet the musicians and learn all about the instruments being played. With the vibrant Janet McLeod as your guide, audience members big and small should be ready to get up from their seats and move to the music, and there’ll be plenty of audience participation to keep even the youngest audience members enthralled until the orchestra take their final bow.
Ages: 2 – 6 and beyond
Primary School
IMAGINE LIVE
Date: Friday 20th June
Time: 1:00PM
Duration: 55 minutes (no interval)
Cost: : Full $21.00 / Childcare, Kinder, Schools $13.50 (Groups of 6+, 1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
“Magical and meaningful, IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of creativity, friendship and our precious natural world. With the help of the audience, performers play and sing their way through the pages of Alison Lester’s iconic best-selling book, and quickly discover there is WAY more to these pages than they first thought.
Spot a leopard, dive with a dolphin or dig up a dinosaur as this iconic book springs into life before your eyes.
IMAGINE LIVE combines live action and animation with digital puppetry in a large-scale, multi-screen performance. Underscored by original music, characters and objects travel between real and animated worlds, responding in real time to audience input. Beautiful and meaningful,
IMAGINE LIVE is a celebration of the transformative power of creativity.
Created by the multi-award winning team from Robot Song, IMAGINE LIVE is an interactive musical performance for families...Nana’s are especially welcome!
Ages: 4 - 12 years and their families
YONG
Date: Tuesday 12 August
Time: 10.30am & 1:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes (no interval)
Cost: Full $15.50 / Group (6+) $13.50 each (1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Explore Chinese-Australian history through a timeless coming-of-age story
Set against the backdrop of the Australian Goldrush of 1857, Yong is an Australian play by Jenevieve Chang, based off the book ‘Yong: the journey of an unworthy son’ by Janeen Brian. Mixing historical fact and narrative fiction, Yong takes us on a journey across land and sea, from China to the goldfields of Australia.
Content Warning: Contains themes of parental death, racism, and simulated violence. We recommend schools consider these themes when deciding if the content is suitable for their students.
Ages: Years 5-8, ages 10-13, and their families
THE PAPER ESCAPER
Date: Friday 15 August
Time: 10.30am & 1.00pm
Duration: 45 minutes (no interval)
Cost: Full $15.50 / Group (6+) $13.50 each (1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Benny, the plucky puppet protagonist in The Paper Escaper, knows they are destined for greater things than a simple pop-up book. But in a world that’s trying to squash Benny between its pages – from a wily dancing fire to a disillusioned illustrator – Benny will need the help of a new friend to achieve their dreams.
This bright new puppetry work from Terrapin tells a story of determination, friendship and the power of following your own path
Ages: Performance suitable for all ages
MSO FOR SCHOOLS: Brahms & Glinka
Date: Thursday 9 October
Time: 10:30 AM & 12:00PM
Duration: 45 minutes (no interval)
Cost: Full $ 15.50 / Group (6+) $13.50 (1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Join the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in an exploration of Brahms’ First Symphony and the Overture to Glinka's opera, Ruslan and Lyudmila.
In this interactive concert led by conductor Leonard Weiss and presenter Amberley Bremner, students will explore these thrilling works through active participation and listening whilst discovering the sights and sounds of the Orchestra.
Program
Glinka Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture
Brahms Symphony No.1
Artists
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Leonard Weiss conductor
Amberley Bremner presenter
Ages: 5 - 12 years and their adults.
Secondary School
The following shows are a part of the 2025 VCE Playlist
1984 - By George Orwell
Date: Friday 20 June
Time: 12:30am
Duration: 65 minutes (no interval)
Cost: Full $40.00 / Under 18 $32.00 / Schools Price $32 (Groups of 6+, 1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Westside
Big Brother is back.
Strap in for an electrifying take on the George Orwell classic – from the multi-award winning creative minds at Shake & Stir (Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, Animal Farm and Dracula).
It was a bright cold day, and the clocks were striking thirteen...
Winston Smith, an editor at the Ministry of Truth, sits quietly. A quick swig of gin; a glance of quiet optimism toward the telescreen. Winston opens his diary, puts pen to paper, and in doing so, commits the essential crime that contains all others in itself. A radical and unprecedented act of rebellion.
Discovered, entrapped, and incarcerated in the Ministry of Love, Winston, in defending his burning desire for personal freedom, prepares for the fight of his life. Can the oppressive forces of The Party, led by BIG BROTHER, obliterate the indomitable human spirit?
And what exactly awaits within Room 101?
Warnings: This production contains: mature themes, simulated violence, strobe lighting and loud sound effects/music
Ages: 14+ years
YONG
Date: Tuesday 12 August
Time: 1:00pm
Duration: 60 minutes (no interval)
Cost: Full $15.50 / Group (6+) $13.50 each (1x Educator ticket free with every 10 children)
Venue: Riverlinks Eastbank
Explore Chinese-Australian history through a timeless coming-of-age story
Set against the backdrop of the Australian Goldrush of 1857, Yong is an Australian play by Jenevieve Chang, based off the book ‘Yong: the journey of an unworthy son’ by Janeen Brian. Mixing historical fact and narrative fiction, Yong takes us on a journey across land and sea, from China to the goldfields of Australia.
Content Warning: Contains themes of parental death, racism, and simulated violence. We recommend schools consider these themes when deciding if the content is suitable for their students.
Ages: Years 5-8, ages 10-13, and their families
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Shows marked with # have a proposed dedicated VCE Q&A at the conclusion of the play
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