Hall Stories

There is barely a bakery in regional Australia, that hasn’t had one of Damian Callinan’s show posters blu-tacked to its window. In Hall Stories, the celebrated actor, comedian and creator of the hit Netflix film The Merger, combines his skills as a storyteller, stand-up and character actor, to pull back the curtain on his own tour stories and examine the quirks, traditions and characters of Australian halls and meeting places. In this particular show, Damian will also be spending time with the local community to delve into the history & characters of the (insert venue name), and the role that it plays in the broader community.

As well as the show, he will later deliver a podcast to document the story of the Casterton Town Hall. 

Hall Stories is Callinan doing what he does best, where he does it best. He knows how to talk over a bubbling urn; wind up when the CWA head into the supper room and stack the chairs in 5’s at the end of the night. You just let him know where to get the hall key, and he’ll do the rest.

We thoroughly enjoyed Damian Callinan’s Hall Stories performance! He had obviously spent many, many hours interviewing and researching historical material of times gone! I couldn’t believe how well he integrated fact and hilarious fiction into his one man performance. His clever writing and talented performance is sure to strike a chord with old and young audiences.  - DEB MORRIS – MURCHISON (full)