The return of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, classical music, a play about footy and shows to entertain children are among the highlights of Ararat Town Hall’s 2020 program.

Ararat Rural City Council chief executive Tim Harrison said the 2020 program offered something for everyone, with audiences set to ‘belly laugh, weep and think deeply’ with a range of theatre, comedy, musical and children-based performances.

Dr Harrison said the town hall’s free lunchtime concerts would also return, with the first – Memories with The Hoffmans – on March 11.

 “Again, the Ararat Town Hall team will present a great range of shows that will appeal to young, old and everyone in between,” he said.

 “The team is pleased to be able to present a great range of performance art to the community and we expect it will be another successful season. 

“There will be more shows added to the program as we progress through the year, so stay tuned for those.” 

Shows on the 2020 program include: The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow on May 23; Football-inspired play The Merger, starring Damian Callinan, on May 27; Inimitable choir masters The Spooky Men’s Chorale on June 5; solo cellist Chris Howlett in Bach by Candlelight at Moyston Hall on August 23; several children’s shows including Splash Test Dummies in March, The Hunter The Hunted in June and Ann-Droid in the July school holidays. 

The full list of Ararat Town Hall shows is available on website ararattownhall.com.au, where people can also book tickets.

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