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    Meg Washington at the Female Factory

    A concert shaped by stories of women and place

    In this special curated performance, Meg Washington weaves her songs with stories and works that resonate with the women’s histories of the World Heritage‑listed Cascades Female Factory.

    Set within the evocative surrounds of this historic site, Meg offers a rare and contemplative concert honouring women’s experiences of resilience, labour, separation and community.

    Drawing from her catalogue, she curates a luminous set interlaced with songs and reflections chosen for their connection to the stories held in this place, once a site of confinement for convict women and girls, and now a space dedicated to amplifying their voices.

    The Cascades Female Factory shares the histories of convict women and girls in Van Diemen’s Land/Tasmania, their work, regulation and survival, and today stands as a World Heritage‑listed place of remembrance and learning. We invite audiences to approach this performance with care and respect for the stories embedded in the site.

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    Duration

    1hr 10mins

    Important patron advice

    To help you enjoy this outdoor performance, please note that there is only limited seating on site, so please bring your own chair if you want to be guaranteed a seat.

    This is an all-weather event, so please rug up to ensure you can make the most of celebrating how special Tassie is in winter time! We will go ahead if it rains, and bad weather does not warrant a refund on event tickets.

    Our pricing model

    As a non-profit, we prioritise bringing singing and music to our communities, not maximising income. We work to make our ticket prices as affordable as possible, and we’ve shifted to an early bird pricing model instead of concession pricing. This change focuses on equity, allowing everyone to secure tickets at a reduced price and helping us keep the festival accessible to as many people as possible.

    Each event will have a set number of tickets available at the early bird price. Once these are sold, standard prices will apply. This ensures we can cover event costs while keeping the festival sustainable and maintaining affordable options for our audiences.

    Event Details

    Meg Washington at the Female Factory
    Sun 5 July, 2.00 pm
    Cascades Female Factory
    From $17 + booking fee
    Tickets
    This is an all-weather event
    Tickets

    Early bird $17

    • Early bird-priced tickets are available until the allocation sells out

    Full price $20

     

    Booking fee

    • For bookings with a total value of $30 or less, a booking fee of $4 will be added upon checkout.
    • For bookings with a total value between $30.01 and $199.99, a booking fee of $6 will be added upon checkout.
    • For bookings with a total value of $200 or more, a booking fee of $11 will be added upon checkout.

    FEAT. Live Solar Slice $1 per transaction

    Festival of Voices is proudly partnering with climate impact organisation FEAT. Live! $1 will be donated from every booking fee to the ‘Solar Slice’ initiative.

    This contribution will support an indigenous-led biodiversity restoration program on Lungtalanana Island, Tasmania, aiming to restore habitat for the Bass Strait Wombat and the Long-Nosed Potoroo and reintroduce these species to the island.

    The project is led by the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre and supported by GreenCollar, WWF, and FEAT. Live. You can read more info on this project here.

     

    Cascades Female Factory

    Getting to the venue:

    • Cascades Female Factory is located at 16 Degraves Street, South Hobart 7004, approximately 10 minutes drive from Hobart’s CBD.
    • If travelling on foot, follow the walking track along the Hobart Rivulet. The Rivulet track is 2.7km long and travels from the Hobart CBD directly to the Cascades Female Factory.
    • If travelling by bus, metro bus numbers 446, 447, 448 and 449 depart from stop D2, Franklin Square, Hobart. Disembark at stop 13, just past St Johns Hospital, then walk down Apsley Street.
    • On street parking is available in Degraves and Syme Streets.  Accessible parking is available on Syme Street.

    See this venue’s accessibility options.

    Conditions of Sale
    • Read the full conditions of sale.
    • Festival of Voices adheres to the Live Performance Australia Ticketing Code of Practice.
    • All tickets and registrations are non-refundable unless otherwise specified on the specific event page.
    Festival FAQs

    Read Festival of Voices’ frequently asked questions.

    Contact Us

    For assistance please contact us on 03 6224 5975 or at [email protected].

    Featuring:

    Meg WashingtonMusician, songwriter & voice actor (QLD)