Alcotraz: Immersive Cocktail Experience
Fugitive! Come and serve your time in this theatrical and world-class cocktail experience.
After its success in the UK, the first 'bar behind bars' arrives in Melbourne - where the serving inmates are your bartenders, the guards are crooked and you become a part of the story.
* Criticism: scroll down for criticism from an Australian charity regarding this event.
WELCOME INMATE
Successfully smuggle your liquor past the Warden and serve your time with a covert supply of personalised cocktails.
This is the bar behind bars, where the serving inmates are your bartenders, the guards are crooked and you become a part of the story.
Welcome to Alcotraz Penitentiary, the first prison-themed speakeasy to come to Melbourne!
EXPERIENCE
At Alcotraz Penitentiary, prisoners don´t just serve time... they also serve drinks!
Bring your own alcohol and watch as your fellows inmates who work behind the canteen expertly mix it with bitters, syrups and liqueurs to produce delicious, bespoke cocktails!
The best part?
Every night we offer a variety of cocktails based on your taste and the liquor you manage to smuggle in.
YOUR TIME INSIDE
Put on your orange jumpsuit and become part of the story! As a newly convicted inmate, your task is to smuggle in alcohol past the fierce Warden in a secret bootlegging operation.
Will you brave this mission alone?
Or will you get help from the corrupt guards? Whatever you do... don't get caught! Get ready for a wild adventure in this immersive experience!
THE OTHER OFFICERS AND OUTLAWS
Put on your orange jumpsuit and become part of the story! As a newly convicted inmate, your task is to smuggle in alcohol past the fierce Warden in a secret bootlegging operation.
How will you spend your time on the inside? Brave this mission alone or get help from the corrupt guards? Get involved with Inmate Cassidy's bootlegging operation or keep your head down?
Get ready for a wild adventure in this immersive experience!
ALCOTRAZ PENITENTIARY
592 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Smuggle your liquor and step into an immersive cocktail experience like no other
Tuesday to Saturday until 31 October 2024 - Sessions 7:05pm 7:35pm 9:30pm
Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes
Age requirement: +18
Dress code: You'll be given an orange jumpsuit on arrival
Please note: Bring your own alcohol (all mixers, juices, fruit and syrup will be provided at the venue)
Tickets (18+) $69 per person
Official Tickets: Fever
❊ Official Tickets ❊
Book Online Here
❊ When ❊
Happens: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Times: Sessions 7:05pm 7:35pm 9:30pm
❊ Venue ❊
℅ Naarm
⊜ 592 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne Map
❊ Web Links ❊
→ Alcotraz: Immersive Cocktail Experience→ alcotraz.com/melbourne
* Criticism
Fever and Inventive Productions, the marketing firm behind the concept, operates several Alcotraz bars in the UK but its plans to expand Down Under have already drawn criticism from an Australian charity.The National Network, which advocates for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women and girls, condemned the opening in Melbourne as "insensitive and offensive".
"Alcotraz's attempt to turn incarceration into a form of entertainment is a gross minimisation of the suffering endured by people who have been criminalised," member Debbie Kilroy, who is also chief executive of Sisters Inside, said.
"Creating a space where people can pay to pretend they are prisoners is not only reductive but also incredibly disrespectful."
Co-member and abolition activist Tabitha Lean said the concept was "a slap in the face" for people who have suffered real trauma and brutalisation.
"The very notion of a prison-themed bar on land with a history of dispossession and ongoing oppression of Aboriginal communities is abhorrent," she said.
"Prisons are sites of immense pain and suffering, especially for Aboriginal people who face higher rates of incarceration and deaths in custody."
"Inventive Productions continues to be sensitive towards the real-world difficulties that could be associated with such stories and evaluate how best to support those around us."
Source: msn.com
Disclaimer: Check with the venue (web links) before making plans, travelling or buying tickets.
Accessibility: Contact the venue for accessibility information.
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