Katy Steele is coming to Lake Mac, and she’s trading the amps for the honest truth.

Chamber Music in the Hunter presents five musicians in a sparkling programme of Haydn, Beethoven, Dvořák and more.

Plenty is happening at Performance Arts Culture Cessnock (PACC) as Spring settles in, with a new exhibition opening, big-voiced tribute shows, family cinema, and a jam-packed run of live music that stretches well into November.

Your complete guide to what's on in Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley...

One of the biggest entertainment phenomena in Disney history is about to take centre stage in Newcastle. Frozen became the highest-grossing animated film of all time, launching a global phenomenon that has generated billions at the box office and produced one of the most recognisable Disney songs ever recorded.

There is something about stepping through the velvet curtains of a Spiegeltent Newcastle that changes the rules. The outside world seems to disappear. The lights dim, the mirrors catch the glow, the stage is suddenly close enough to touch, and the audience finds itself not simply watching a show but becoming part of the atmosphere.

For ten days this spring, Newcastle will once again become its own stage. New Annual, the City of Newcastle's flagship arts festival, returns from 25 September to 4 October with its biggest program yet: 402 artists, 40 events and seven new commissions spread across beaches, ocean baths, laneways, parks and some of the city's most-loved landmarks.

Spring is here and the lineup at Newcastle's Civic Theatre is something to behold! From Shake & Stir's GRIMM to Wolf by Circa and everything in between. Book Now!

Anthony Callea | Image Credit: David Hooley One of Australia's most celebrated voices is coming to Newcastle. ARIA Award-winning vocalist Anthony Callea has announced The Connection Tour, an intimate and vocally powerful concert series touring the country this October and November, with a stop at the Civic Theatre on Sunday, 1 November. After two decades of arena tours, TV specials and big-band productions, Callea is taking his songs somewhere more personal. Backed by a rich