Showcase
Essex Heights Primary School
We are proud to present Showcase, an annual music event which includes the whole school. This year our Showcase will be held on Thursday 29 October 2026 at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University, commencing at 6pm. All students sing in a choir and all students in Years 5 to 6 play in a marimba class group. Alongside this, various musical ensembles are playing different styles of music on a wide variety of instruments. As this is a whole school event, we look forward to seeing every student perform and to share their musical skills on stage.
SHOWCASE 2026
Date: Thursday 29 October
Venue: Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Clayton Campus
Arrival time: all students to arrive between 5:00pm - 5:30pm
Concert start time: 6pm
Duration: approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including an interval. Interval scheduled at 7.15pm. Concert is expected to conclude by 8.30pm.
As all EHPS students prepare and are expected to attend and participate in the concert in the evening, learning commences at school at 11:30am in acknowledgement of the concert in the evening. School finishes as usual at 3.30pm.
A sleep-in late arrival option is offered on Showcase day; arrive at school by 8.50am for supervision until 11.15am or arrive from 11.15am to commence learning at 11.30am.
Prep Parents Please Note ...
Prep students have an allocated seat and are supervised for the first half until interval only. Prep students are signed out into the care of their parent/carer at interval (approx. 7:15pm) to go home or sit on their parent’s lap for the second half after interval.
VENUE
Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Clayton Campus, 49 Scenic Boulevard, Clayton.
Robert Blackwood Hall at Monash University Clayton Campus is approximately 8km from school in Mount Waverley; allow at least 30 minutes for travel to location, parking and arriving at venue to sign your child in with EHPS staff.
Discuss any access or special requirements with the MPAC Box Office by phone on 9905 1111.
TICKETS
All EHPS students performing at Showcase have an allocated seat, so families do not purchase a ticket for their EHPS child/children. Prep students have an allocated seat and are supervised for the first half until interval only.
All attendees must have a ticket (Standard and Concession available). No standing permitted.
Children under two years old may sit on their parent's lap and therefore do not require a ticket.
- Adult – $30
- Concession (full time student, Seniors, Pensioners, Healthcare Card Holders & Children 16 & under; valid ID required) – $23
Purchase tickets online from Monash Performing Arts Centres Box Office:
This link has already been shared with the EHPS community in a Compass News Feed during the week.
Direct any ticketing questions to the MPAC Box Office on 9905 1111.
Ticket Waitlist
Tickets sell out very quickly due to demand and the seating available at the venue. If the ticket allocation is sold out, and you want a ticket, please contact the School Office with your requirements, and you will be put on the ticket waitlist.
On-Selling Tickets
Families who have a ticket/s that are no longer required are requested to notify the School Office as soon as the ticket becomes available; you will be put in contact with a family on the ticket waitlist to on-sell the ticket. It is expected that tickets will be sold at the price purchased (i.e. set value of standard or concession ticket).
SLEEP-IN LATE ARRIVAL
Children/families can have a sleep in/late arrival to school on Showcase day – Thursday 29 October.
Curriculum focussed lessons will begin at 11:30am, with a "sleep-in" option available for students to arrive between 11:15am and 11:30am. Students who are not sleeping in should arrive at the usual time of 8:50am.
An event notice will be published soon on Compass for your response.
EHPS STUDENTS
Have something to eat at home prior to arrival for Showcase; no food permitted in the venue.
Wear full school uniform. Black shoes are preferred.
Bring a clearly named, filled water bottle.
INSTRUMENTAL STUDENTS
Bring your instrument/s, sticks and music from home.
Find a guide in an orange vest at the venue who will direct you to the location to store your instrument.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE VENUE
Arrive at Robert Blackwood Hall, Monash University Clayton Campus, between 5:00pm and 5:30pm (approximately 8km from school in Mount Waverley; allow at least 30 minutes for travel to location, parking and arriving at venue to sign in).
Students must be signed in by 5:30pm outside the lower foyer into the care of their teacher or an EHPS staff member. Parents/carers then move to the upper foyer to wait for the auditorium doors to open; have your ticket/s ready for the venue staff to check.
Students will be directed to their seat by an EHPS staff member/guide in a yellow vest.
PLEASE NOTE:
- If a parent/carer needs a student during the concert, please go to the venue foyer and speak to a staff member for help.
- Parents/carers are NOT permitted backstage.
- Showcase will be professionally recorded by Qantem Multimedia. A USB or downloadable MP4 file will be available to order online after the event.
We look forward to seeing you at Showcase!
Grace Cordell
Showcase 2026 Coordinator