Lateral Events
Trusted by Major Brands and the World’s Leading Influential Personalities
Now in our 29th year of operations, Lateral Event Management is a multi-award winning, independent, creative and diverse full-service event management company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore.
Touring Australia, New Zealand and Singapore in May-June 2026
Professor Brian Cox - Emergence
After performing his smash-hit show ‘Horizons’ to nearly half a million people across the world, Professor Brian Cox is back with his new world tour Emergence.
Touring Australia, New Zealand and Singapore in February 2026
The Best of Bill Bryson - Live on Stage
Bill regales us with the latest science from a Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0. Plus his travel exploits and what makes Bill, Bill.
Touring the UK in September and October
Explorers – The Age of Discovery with James May. From the Ice Age to the Space Age
New landmark theatrical live show
Lateral specialises in the following three areas of event management:
+ Premium Event Management
Lateral delivers highly creative and impeccably delivered money-can’t-buy premium event experiences for major corporations and aspirational brands.
+ Corporate Event Management
Lateral has specialist expertise across conference management, design, planning and delivery, including exhibitions, road shows, launches, builds, social programs, registration, accommodation, marketing, and event technology.
+ Theatre Shows
Lateral invented ‘Intellectual Entertainment’; writing, producing and promoting public tours with globally recognised personalities, each a leader in their field.
Following a sold-out tour of Australia in 2024 and Canada in 2025, Lateral landmark show with Prof Alice Roberts ‘From Cell to Civilisation’ will tour in the UK in late 2026. This is the story of us, from the first spark of life on earth 3.8 billion years ago, as we track the evolution and connectivity of all living things through to early human civilisation.
Following a sold-out tour of Australia, New Zealand and Singapore in August, James May is touring a landmark live theatre show across the UK in late September and October 2025. The show brings to life the stories of the extraordinary explorers who traversed the deserts, scaled the mountains, sailed into the unknown. The live show combines theatrical techniques and James’ charismatic storytelling to create an evening of compelling intellectual entertainment.
In February 2026 Lateral’s third cooperation with beloved author Bill Bryson will tour in Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. Bill regales us with the latest science from a Short History of Nearly Everything 2.0. Plus, his travel exploits and what makes Bill, Bill.
Lateral’s live intellectual entertainment performances are the purest form of storytelling – taking audiences on a journey of discovery and learning. Collective moments of intellectual discovery bring the audience together with a deep social connection that no amount of digital media or AI innovation can replicate.
THE LATERAL PURPLE +
Purple, the colour associated with nobility, luxury, power, ambition and representing creativity and wisdom.
Purple is exemplified as a plus sign within the Lateral ‘a’ and a plus symbol on Lateral’s core projects.
As an events agency, Lateral closely considers the importance of the integration of creativity and wisdom in all we do. The purple + is our constant reminder to strive for perfection, to earn an A+.
