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Rock Bang – Circus Oz featuring Otto & Astrid
⊜ The Coopers Malthouse, 113 Sturt Street Southbank
Rounding out their 40th year, Circus Oz has co-created an original hilarious rock'n'roll extravaganza ' Rock Bang ' with Otto & Astrid from the (self-proclaimed) best band in the world: Die Roten Punk ..

A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
⊜ Melbourne
The Production Company presents A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder 27 October - 11 November 2018 | Playhouse $48 - $143 Don't miss the Australian premiere of the Tony Award winning drop- ..

A Little Night Music | Victorian Opera
⊜ Southbank
Victorian Opera presents A Little Night Music Musical By Stephen Sondheim and Hugh Wheeler 27 June - 6 July | Playhouse The most musical of musicals. If anyone can bridge the gap betwe ..

A Mysterious Illness
⊜ North Melbourne
A Mysterious Illness by Daniel Jenatsch Free Arts House | North Melbourne Town Hall On 21 February 2005 at Melbourne Airport, 57 people were affected by a mysterious illness and hospitalise ..

A New Brain
⊜ Melbourne
HELP US BRING A NEW BRAIN HOPPING INTO 2019! The Popular Mechanicals and CGTC, creators behind 2016 production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at MTC's Lawler Theatre present A New B ..

A Very Kransky Christmas
⊜ Alex Theatre St Kilda 135 Fitzroy Street St Kilda
Cloistered in the old rickety family house in their hometown of Esk in Queensland, the musical sisters’ traditional Christmas festivities have until now been shrouded in secrecy. For this very speci ..

A View from the Bridge
⊜ Melbourne
A View from the Bridge by Arthur Miller 9 March-18 April 2019 Southbank Theatre, The Sumner Melbourne Theatre Company ‘Arthur Miller’s classic resonates powerfully.’ Daily Teleg ..

Alice in Wonderland
⊜ Ripponlea House and Gardens - 192 Hotham St (entry via main gate on Hotham St) Elsternwick
The Australian Shakespeare Company proudly presents Alice in Wonderland Rippon Lea House & Gardens Lewis Carroll's much loved classic Alice in Wonderland is coming to life again these Summ ..

Alice in Wonderland
⊜ 188 Collins Street Melbourne
Thursday 10 January - Saturday 12 January Back by popular demand, the international SMASH HIT production of Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic Alice in Wonderland comes to life on stage in the mos ..

Alice Through the Opera Glass | Victorian Opera
⊜ Southbank
Victorian Opera presents Alice Through the Opera Glass Family Opera By Delibes, Bizet and Puccini 14 - 17 June | Playhouse Peer into the magic looking glass and come on a fantastical journ ..

Alice's Theorem: A Conceptual Excretion Of Thoughts
⊜ The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
Ever since she was a little girl, Alice Albon has dreamed of dying whilst punching a shark in the face. Her fascination with death has led to Alice's very own theorem, a unique philosophy. Tur ..

Arbus & West
⊜ Melbourne
Arbus & West by Stephen Sewell Melbourne Theatre Company 22 February-30 March 2019 Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio ‘No one had more fun with the double entendre than Mae West’ ..

Astroman
⊜ Arts Centre Melbourne - Fairfax Studio Southbank
Astroman by Albert Belz 27 October-8 December 2018 Arts Centre Melbourne, Fairfax Studio Step back in time to the 80s. Gary Ablett has just signed with Geelong. Cyndi Lauper blares th ..

Australian Burlesque Festival 2018
⊜ Melbourne
'The Australian Burlesque Festival celebrating 9 years in 2018' Australia are you ready for ‘The Australian Burlesque Festival' 2018. We have shows in Alice Springs, Adelaide, Toowoomba, Br ..

Badass
⊜ 5 Carson Place (Off little collins st) Melbourne
Whether it's wielding a bat to the patriarchy, challenging life's norms, or just cussing like a sailor, Tash York is on a spiritual journey to find her inner Badass. Loud, tough, powerful and uncom ..

Barnum
⊜ 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
STEP RIGHT UP, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN and suspend your disbelief at the door as we invite you to experience the greatest show on earth! Based on the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum, BARNUM The Circus ..

BROKEN by Mary Anne Butler
⊜ 45 Flinders Lane Melbourne
BROKEN by Mary Anne Butler (directed by Susie Dee) Melbourne premiere from 15-25 November 2018 at fortyfivedownstairs Winner of the Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Drama and the Victor ..

Burlesque Saturday's | The Vault
⊜ 518 Flinders St Melbourne
Varietease - Vaudeville & Burlesque Varietease is the hottest show in town, including circus, cabaret, stand-up comedy & a smokin hot Burlesque performances. Presented in what was once an 1850 ..

Burlesque Showboat Cruise
⊜ Berth 14 Central Pier Docklands
For a memorable night out, hop aboard Melbourne's longest running Burlesque event, The Burlesque Showboat invites you to join us for a fine evening of canapés, cocktails and a LIVE burlesque show, fe ..

Bushland
⊜ North Melbourne
Bushland by French & Mottershead Presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in association with Arts House 50 mins Lie beneath the trees and fade into the leaf litter of the forest floor. A ..

Cage Match | Improv Comedy Show
⊜ Level 1 / 19 Meyers Place Melbourne CBD Melbourne
No holds barred, no beg your pardons - it's the wildest improvised fight Melbourne has to offer! The Improv Conspiracy presents - CAGE MATCH! Each week two teams go head-to-head at The Improv Consp ..

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
⊜ Melbourne
Experience the wonders of Wonka when Roald Dahl’s spectacular new musical, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory opens its factory doors. Roald Dahl’s delicious tale, Charlie and the Chocolate Fact ..

Come From Away | A New Musical
⊜ 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
WINNER! BEST MUSICAL ALL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE • MELBOURNE OPENS JULY 20 2019 • COMEDY THEATRE Because we come from everywhere we all come from away. COME FROM ..

Confetti (Pretty, But a bit of a mess)
⊜ The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Pl (Off Lt Collins St) Melbourne
If your outward, in control appearance is camouflaging your social anxiety and you are sick of the excessive generational pressure to be unique and making a 'difference', then this show is for you. ..

Così Fan Tutte | Opera Australia
⊜ Melbourne
MOZART COSÃŒ FAN TUTTE ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE MAY 14 – 25, 2019 NEW PRODUCTION Laugh at love, old man, for you and I both know that women are all the same. But donâ ..

Crossing Over with John Edward
⊜ 2 Clarendon Street Southbank
Jenus, Inc. presents Crossing Over with John Edward 8 & 9 November 2018 | Hamer Hall John Edward has brought a fresh, honest and thought provoking attitude to the world of psychic phenomena. ..

Cutting Loose: a cabaret
⊜ The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place (off Lt Collins St) Melbourne
Cutting Loose: A Cabaret by Lucy Horan The Butterfly Club When you're twenty years late for your teenage rebellion. Lucy thought she had it all figured out - follow the rules, fit in, be eve ..

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg | Opera Australia
⊜ Arts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne
WAGNER DIE MEISTERSINGER VON NÜRNBERG ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE NOVEMBER 13 – 22, 2018 NEW PRODUCTION Wagner’s beloved comedy takes a joyful look at the art of mus ..

Die! Die! Die! Old People Die!
⊜ North Melbourne
Die! Die! Die! Old People Die! by Ridiculusmus Flagship UK theatre company, Ridiculusmus (The Eradication of Schizophrenia in Western Lapland; Give Me Your Love), returns to Arts House to reclaim ..

Discharged | A Nursing Cabaret
⊜ The MC Showroom Level 1 48 Clifton Street Prahran
7 NOVEMBER - 9 NOVEMBER What is your nurse not telling you? Exploring the world of in your face hospital nursing as seen through the eyes of Zuleika Khan: multi award winning Writer, Performer ..

Don't Judge Me
⊜ The Butterfly Club - Carson Place, off Little Collins St Melbourne Vic 3000 Melbourne
EVERYBODY has something going on behind closed doors, and isn't it fun to take a guess of what that might be? The Butterfly Club presents 'Don't Judge Me!' a musical comedy following Tom Casamento ..

Evita
⊜ Melbourne
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER EVITA STATE THEATRE | ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE DECEMBER 5, 2018 – JANUARY 27, 2019 With more than 20 major awards to its credit, the original Broadway and West End p ..

Faulty Towers | The Dining Experience @ Stamford Plaza Melbourne
⊜ Stamford Plaza Melbourne, 111 Little Collins Street Melbourne
Fully immersive, highly interactive and acclaimed internationally, this is the 5-star show where Basil, Sybil and Manuel serve a 3-course meal alongside a good, strong dollop of mayhem. And it's 7 ..

Faust | Opera Australia
⊜ Melbourne
GOUNOD FAUST ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE NOVEMBER 27 – DECEMBER 7, 2019 What would you give up your soul for? Faust intends to win his heart’s desires, even if it cost ..

Frisky Whisky IV: Exotica Erotica
⊜ Hares & Hyenas, 63 Johnston St Fitzroy
Get ready for a wild ride of sound and sights as we explore exotic tastes. Back for a fourth run is the sell-out event that leaves crowds awestruck. Frisky Whisky IV will be sure to warm you u ..

Ghost Sonata | Opera Australia
⊜ Melbourne
REIMANN GHOST SONATA THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE, MERLYN THEATRE SEPTEMBER 25 – 28, 2019 NEW PRODUCTION Our crimes bind us, our secrets, our guilt. We have tried to break away… But w ..

Grand Theft Impro
⊜ The Courthouse Hotel, 86-90 Errol Street North Melbourne
The sell-out show of 2018 is back ! Victoria's internationally known, award-winning professional improvisation company brings you their dynamic 55 minute unscripted rollercoaster ride of "off the ..

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
⊜ Melbourne
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is coming exclusively to Melbourne. Melbourne is the third city to welcome the critic ..

Heroic Bel Canto | Victorian Opera
⊜ Southbank
Victorian Opera presents Heroic Bel Canto Opera By Bellini, Donizetti, Rossini Sunday 14 July | Hamer Hall An evening of vocal prowess with famous mad scenes, great duets, ensembles and th ..

Il Viaggio a Reims | Opera Australia
⊜ Melbourne
ROSSINI IL VIAGGIO A REIMS ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE MAY 24 – JUNE 1, 2019 NEW PRODUCTION A Magritte, a van Gogh and a Goya walk into a gallery… If Rossini made a ..

It's Talkie Time with Jackie Lime
⊜ The Improv Conspiracy, 1, 19 Meyers Pl, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne
It's Talkie Time with Jackie Lime is a late-night style variety talk show starring Tom Burton as chaotic crooner Jackie Lime and Indiana Kiely as the contractually-obligated HR manager that holds the ..

Jersey Boys
⊜ Melbourne
JERSEY BOYS is the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how a group of blue-collar boys from the wrong side of ..

Krapp's Last Tape
⊜ fortyfivedownstairs. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Melbourne
Krapp's Last Tape by Samuel Beckett Max Gillies + Laurence Strangio at fortyfivedownstairs Australian satirist and theatre icon Max Gillies teams with award-winning director and long-time Be ..

La Bohème | Opera Australia
⊜ Arts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne
PUCCINI LA BOHÈME ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE NOVEMBER 7 – 24, 2018 With the flickering of a candle, love sparks. Two hands meet in the dark and four friends' lives are chang ..

La Vie Broheme
⊜ The MC Showroom Level 1 48 Clifton Street Prahran
11 November - 18 November La Vie Broheme charts the lives of two Melbourne bros as they face the fears of living in their late 20s. Dom Hennequin and Josh Gavin cover hot topics from finding lo ..

Lake Honghu | Hubei Symphony Orchestra
⊜ Melbourne Recital Centre 31 Sturt St Southbank
Hubei Symphony Orchestra – Lake Honghu In Concert Melbourne Recital Centre 7 - 8 November 2018 In an Australian first, Hubei Symphony Orchestra, Hubei Provincial Opera and Dance Drama Theatr ..

Lamb (A New Play with Songs)
⊜ Red Stitch Actors Theatre rear 2 Chapel St St Kilda East
by Jane Bodie, music and lyrics by Mark Seymour World Premiere In association with Playwriting Australia 13 November - 13 December (Previews 13 - 20 November) Q&A Session following performan ..

Les Miserables
⊜ The National Theatre Melbourne, 20 Carlisle Street (cnr Barkly St) St Kilda
YOUNG AUSTRALIAN BROADWAY CHORUS presents A NEW PRODUCTION OF BOUBLIL AND SCHONBERG'S masterpiece. 10 SHOWS ONLY! Winner of over 100 international awards and seen by over 65 million people worl ..

Little Big Surprise
⊜ Studio 2, Northcote Town Hall, 189 High St Northcote
Melbourne Playback presents Little Big Surprise! You might be littler than the adults, you might seem small, but we know that really you're a giant inside!! This is a special show for young people ..

Little White Lies
⊜ Studio 2, Northcote Town Hall, 189 High St Northcote
Melbourne Playback presents Little White Lies A night of storytelling, theatre and little white lies. We've all done it and we'll all continue to do it - shifting the truth slightly to let a p ..

Love Stories & Dedications | CERES
⊜ CERES Commuunity Environment Park, Cnr Roberts and Stewart Streets, Brunswick East
Come and feel the love! Join us for a night of love stories and songs under the stars. Local musos and slam poets will share their comedic, tragic, sad, happy poems and stories about love. ..

Markiplier's You're Welcome Tour
⊜ Melbourne
Markiplier's You're Welcome Tour Features Popular YouTube Personalities for an Irreverent Evening of Improv, Sketches and Audience Challenges TEG DAINTY & Nice Events are excited to announce that ..

Menopause The Musical
⊜ Melbourne
20 - 25 November 2018 The Palms at Crown Inspired by a hot flush and a bottle of wine, Jeanie Linders created Menopause the Musical as a celebration of women who are on the brink of, in the midd ..

Metamorphosis | Opera Australia
⊜ Arts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Road Melbourne
BRIAN HOWARD METAMORPHOSIS Opera Australia THE COOPERS MALTHOUSE, MERLYN THEATRE OCTOBER 25 – 27, 2018 NEW PRODUCTION But what if all the quiet, the comfort, the contentment were t ..

Muriel's Wedding the Musical
⊜ Melbourne
Her Majesty's Theatre 12 March 2019 - 28 April 2019 Undateable. Unemployable. Unstoppable. Everybody is talking about Muriel! Experience one of the most iconic and loved Australian films of ..

Ned Kelly's Mother
⊜ 1/48 Clifton Street Prahran
Gumboot Theatre, in collaboration with award winning Australia Playwright Neil Cole, brings to life the tale of Ned Kelly through the lens of his mother. The battle for power and money is perennial ..

Nine the Musical
⊜ Chapel Off Chapel - 12 Little Chapel St Prahran
Don't miss this Broadway masterpiece From the romantic streets and canals of Venice, comes the exquisite and captivating story of NINE The Musical. The spotlight is on famed Italian film director G ..

Nitro Circus - You Got This Stadium Tour
⊜ Melbourne
Nitro Circus - You Got This Stadium Tour Sat 9 Feb 2019 , 4:00 PM Docklands After ushering in a new era in action sports last year with the FMX Next Level tour, Nitro Circus is ready to take pro ..

No Country for Old Men
⊜ Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne & Hear My Eyes present No Country for Old Men + Live Score by Tropical F*ck Storm 21 - 22 November 2018 | Playhouse Following back to back sell-out shows at MIFF2018, Hea ..

One and The Other
⊜ La Mama Courthouse Theatre, 349 Drummond Street Carlton
Circus luminaries, Debra Batton and Sue Broadway, bring their joyous show of aging disgracefully, One and the Other are back to La Mama in this new iteration, 17 October until 28 October 2018. Th ..

Otello | Melbourne Opera
⊜ 188 Collins Street Melbourne
October 17, 20 (matinee), 24, 27 Presented by: Melbourne Opera Melbourne Opera proudly presents the Australian premiere of Rossini’s dramatic masterpiece Otello, written a few months after The ..

Parsifal | Victorian Opera
⊜ St Kilda
Victorian Opera presents Parsifal Opera By Richard Wagner 20 - 24 February | Palais Theatre, St Kilda Immerse yourself in the legend of the Holy Grail and the knights who protect it in Wagner's ..

Peter Pan Goes Wrong
⊜ Melbourne
19 December 2018 - 24 January 2019 | Playhouse $89.90 - $109.90 Will they ever make it to Neverland? Following hot on the wobbly heels of the box office hit The Play That Goes Wrong, Mischie ..

Play Reading: Chekhov and the Lady
⊜ fortyfivedownstairs. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Melbourne
Chekhov and the Lady, by Judith Armstrong, focuses on the final years of Anton Chekhov's life from age 40 to 44. During these years, the internationally beloved writer of plays and short stories w ..

PLAYlist 2018
⊜ Red Stitch Actors Theatre rear 2 Chapel St St Kilda East
For One Night Only.. Saturday 15 December Join us on an intrepid, site-specific adventure! Traverse worlds from room to room where each writer's selected song comes to life as a play - that' ..

Princes of the Night
⊜ Level 3 Crown Melbourne 8 Whiteman St Southbank
Live Saturday Night's @ Crown Melbourne A masterfully choreographed full spectrum male cabaret show with spectacular performances led by the irresistibly hot and deliciously charming Princes, guara ..

Prize Fighter
⊜ George Jenkins Theatre Frankston
MLIVE: Prize Fighter | Theatre SHARE IN THE ACCLAIMED SPECTACLE OF PRIZE FIGHTER Get ringside for a rare theatrical combo: engrossing storytelling paired with the visceral thrill of live boxing ..

Public Cooling House
⊜ Melbourne
Public Cooling House by Punctum Free Presented by Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in association with Arts House Allow 30 mins What if mortality’s not the big drama anymore? What if itâ ..

Public Transport: The Good, the Mad and the Ugly
⊜ The MC Showroom Level 1 48 Clifton Street Prahran
8 November - 17 November A quirky cabaret about public transport, commuting, and commuters. Have you ever dreaded that regular, or not so regular trip on Public Transport? Ever felt like a sa ..

Resting Switch Face
⊜ The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Pl, Melbourne VIC Melbourne
Navigate the wondrous (and treacherous) world of corporate reception with the terminally bubbly Jess and the wildly unenthused Zoe. Through comedic retellings of true stories from the actors thems ..

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