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33 Variations
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to see one of the world’s most celebrated actors alongside an extraordinary Australian cast! Oscar, Emmy, Tony, BAFTA and Golden Globe winning legend Elle ..

A Little Night Music | Victorian Opera
⊜ Playhouse Theatre - 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 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 Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation
⊜ Melbourne
After performing to thousands of audiences nation wide, The Irish Music & Dance Sensation 'A Taste of Ireland' is touring Nationally in 2019. Witness the World Champions directly from the West End' ..

A View from the Bridge
⊜ Southbank Theatre - 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
⊜ Rippon Lea House & Gardens - 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
⊜ Athenaeum Theatre - 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 in Wonderland 2019: Live On Stage
⊜ Melbourne
The SMASH HIT production of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND comes to life on stage in the most hilarious-filled madcap! Tumble down the rabbit hole and join Alice, one of lite ..

Alice Through the Opera Glass | Victorian Opera
⊜ Playhouse Theatre - 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 ..

And Then The Snow Fell On Egypt
⊜ No Vacancy Gallery QV - No Vacancy Gallery, Jane Bell Lane, QV Complex Melbourne
There is a world between worlds. A place where reality and dreams exist. A space that time forgot. An escape from this world into the next. Somewhere where we can revisit our treasured memories and ke ..

Arbus & West
⊜ Fairfax Studio - 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’ ..

Barnum
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 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 ..

Briefs: Close Encounters
⊜ Playhouse Theatre - Arts Centre Melbourne: 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne and Briefs Factory present Briefs: Close Encounters The boys are back with a brand new show! 20 - 24 March 2019 | Playhouse Fresh from London's West End, the boys are ..

Burlesque Saturday's | The Vault
⊜ The Vault Melbourne - 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
⊜ Lady Cutler | Melbourne Showboat - 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 ..

Cage Match | Improv Comedy Show
⊜ The Improv Conspiracy Theatre - 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 ..

Calamity Jane
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
The award-winning cast of Calamity Jane will ride into the Comedy Theatre Melbourne in January 2019 and transform it into the Golden Garter Saloon. Legendary frontierswoman; notorious daredevil; pr ..

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 ..

Cock by Mike Bartlett
⊜ fortyfivedownstairs. 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne VIC 3000 Melbourne
John has a boyfriend but he's just met the girl of his dreams and he's going to have to choose. Hearts are on the line and everyone's ready for a fight in Mike Bartlett's razor-sharp comic drama. ..

Come From Away | A New Musical
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 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 ..

Così Fan Tutte | Opera Australia
⊜ State Theatre - 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 ..

Dis-connected
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club - 5 Carson Place Melbourne
Dis-connected comes to Australia after a successful Edinburgh Fringe 2018 run. Dis-connected is an immersive visual theatre experience using multi-disciplinary mediums, such as dance, spoken words ..

Evita
⊜ State Theatre - 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 ..

Faust | Opera Australia
⊜ State Theatre - 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 ..

Garry Starr Performs Everything
⊜ Howler Bar - Howler Bar Brunswick
Garry Starr Performs Everything | Midsumma Fest Jan 22, 2019 - Jan 26, 2019 Howler Melbourne 7-11 Dawson Street, Brunswick Theatre is dying. Garry is our only hope Presented by: MILKE Winne ..

Ghost Sonata | Opera Australia
⊜ The Coopers Malthouse - 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 ..

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
⊜ Princess Theatre - 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 ..

Here Come the Blues: Melbourne International Comedy Festival
⊜ Tasma Terrace - Tasma Terrace: 6 Parliament Place East Melbourne
Twenty-three years ago, the Carlton Blues won the AFL Grand Final. It was the best day of Carol's life. Since that day, however, Carol has endured a steady stream of heartaches, watching her once- ..

Heroic Bel Canto | Victorian Opera
⊜ Hamer Hall - 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
⊜ State Theatre - 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 ..

Jen Der Unpacks
⊜ Hares & Hyenas - Hares and Hyenas, 63 Johnston St Fitzroy
Are you sick of the mundane and ready for a change? Is life going around like a hamster on a wheel? Stuck in a boring office job? Wanna snap out of it and get the hell outta here? Melbourne female dra ..

Jersey Boys
⊜ Regent Theatre - 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 ..

Les Misérables
⊜ National Theatre - National Theatre Melbourne, 20 Carlisle St St Kilda
The YABC is well known for its programmes and productions for young people. Each year, thousands of children and young adults participate in musical theatre training with the organisation, culmina ..

Les Miserables
⊜ National Theatre - 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 Red Riding Hood
⊜ Fab Nobs Theatre - The Fab Factory, 33 Industry Place Bayswater
10th to 19th January 2019 Fab Nobs Theatre | Bayswater Summer theatre for the little ones! Recommended for ages 3+ After two highly successful summer pantomimes, we are thrilled to present o ..

Macbeth
⊜ Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne - Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria, Melbourne - Southern Cross Lawn (enter via Observatory Gate opposite South Yarra
Shakespeare Under The Stars The Australian Shakespeare Company proudly presents Macbeth What's done cannot be undone. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary of Shakespeare Under the Stars wit ..

Madame Nightshade's Poison Garden | Midsumma 2019
⊜ Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Arts park Garden Studio Albert Park
She's back! After sell out shows at Perth FRINGE WORLD, and a NOMINATION for BEST THEATRE, Madame Nightshade is ready to seduce you at Midsumma Festival 2019! In the dystopian world of the Poison G ..

Manwatching
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, off Little Collins St Melbourne
The Butterfly Club and Gavin Roach present The Royal Court Production of Manwatching Written by an anonymous woman; Performed by an unprepared man. 'So I think it's fair to say that most women ..

Mary Poppins Returns
⊜ Regent Theatre - 197 Collins Street Melbourne
MARY POPPINS RETURNS From: Dec 20 2018 Experience the Premiere Season of Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns, a magical movie event at the Regent Theatre before it opens in cinemas nationally. In t ..

Merciless Gods
⊜ Fairfax Studio - 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne presents a Little Ones Theatre Production Merciless Gods By Dan Giovannoni Based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas 6 - 10 February 2019 | Fairfax Studio Dan Giovannon ..

Mixology with Mini Marilyn
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, Carson Place, off Little Collins St Melbourne
Australia's most delicious cabaret act has her sights set on Melbourne. After a sold out season in Sydney, Mini Marilyn is hitting the stage 7 - 12 January 2019 at The Butterfly Club for her Melbourne ..

Mozart By Moonlight
⊜ Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne - Melbourne
Sunday, February 17, 2019 Opera Under The Stars - Australian Shakespeare Company Experience a very special concert under the stars in the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, presented in conjuncti ..

Muriel's Wedding the Musical
⊜ Her Majesty's Theatre - 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 ..

Nitro Circus - You Got This Stadium Tour
⊜ Marvel Stadium - 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 ..

Parsifal | Victorian Opera
⊜ Palais Theatre - 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 ..

Perpetual Frustration Machine
⊜ Theatre Works - 14 Acland Street, St Kilda St Kilda East
One of Australia's leading circus directors Zebastian Hunter (Cirque du Soleil, NICA, NIDA), premieres his most recent work, Perpetual Frustration Machine, featuring a stellar cast and acclaimed creat ..

Peter Pan Goes Wrong
⊜ Playhouse Theatre - 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 ..

Princes of the Night
⊜ Level 3 Night Clubs At Crown - 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 ..

Rebel
⊜ The Melba Spiegeltent - Melba Spiegeltent Collingwood
A spectacular live concert and rock & roll circus tribute to the original rock rebel, David Bowie, is set to explode on stage at this year's Midsumma Festival 30 Jan- 3 Feb at Melba Spiegeltent. Ma ..

Rigoletto | Opera Australia
⊜ State Theatre - Melbourne
VERDI RIGOLETTO ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE, STATE THEATRE MAY 11 – 29, 2019 He’s hideous. He’s hated. He’s untouchable. But in this shimmering world of secrets and seduction, can he k ..

Santa's Christmas Spectacular | Docklands
⊜ Empire Theatre Docklands - Empire Theatre, 101 Waterfront Way Docklands
Audience's young and old will be all smiles and feeling the magic of Christmas this year at Santa's Christmas Spectacular LIVE at the beautiful Empire Theatre Docklands. Celebrate Christmas with t ..

School Of Rock | The Musical
⊜ Her Majesty's Theatre - Melbourne
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER'S HIT BROADWAY MUSICAL COMES TO MELBOURNE! Wednesday - Sunday | Until 10th February 2019 Her Majesty's Theatre Based on the hit movie, this ass-kicking new musical fol ..

Senior Moments
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
Back by popular demand after a sold out season in 2018, the hilarious comedy revue Senior Moments is back for a strictly limited season! This senior theatrical sensation stars the legendary John Wood, ..

Shakespeare - The Complete Works
⊜ Alex Theatre St Kilda - Alex Theatre St Kilda 135 Fitzroy Street St Kilda
On the last Monday of every month, February through November for the next four years, every single one of the 40 plays attributed to William Shakespeare will be read in full in chronological order thr ..

Shen Yun 2019
⊜ Regent Theatre - Regent Theatre, 191 Collins Street Melbourne
A lost civilisation - revived Art carries the very essence of a civilisation, and can bring the brilliance and wisdom of a lost culture back to life. Shen Yun's unique artistic vision expands theat ..

Soft-Butch Show Queen
⊜ The Butterfly Club - 5 Carson Place, off Lt Collins Street Melbourne
Mark J Wilson appears in this new performance art work, that fuses musical parody, hyper-masculinity and Krispy Kreme doughnuts. "He delivers, and his commitment is staggering" Theatre Press "W ..

StorySLAMs | Melba Spiegeltent
⊜ The Melba Spiegeltent - Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston St Collingwood
The Moth's StorySLAMs are open-mic storytelling competitions at the Melba Spiegeltent. Anyone with a five-minute story (on the night's theme) can put their name in the hat. You can come tell a sto ..

Sunshine Boy
⊜ Bowery Theatre - Bowery Theatre 1 Princess Street St Albans
SUNSHINE BOY 1 FEBRUARY 2019 7.30pm (90 minutes, two short intervals) Bowery Theatre All tickets $15 Dance, text, fashion, art, sex and music. This was Leigh Bowery – the art-fashion ic ..

The Barber of Seville | Victorian Opera
⊜ Melbourne Recital Centre - Southbank
Victorian Opera presents The Barber of Seville Opera By Gioachino Rossini 12 - 14 December 2019 | Melbourne Recital Centre Rossini’s most popular opera, which offers a delightful romp fu ..

The Big Ho-Ho-HOO-HAA! Christmas Comedy Cracker
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
Deck the halls with boughs of HOOlly - The Big HOO-HAA! Melbourne is all you'll want this Christmas. The Big Ho-Ho-HOO-HAA! Christmas Comedy Cracker is set to bring the gift of laughter to The ..

The Big HOO-HAA
⊜ The Butterfly Club - Melbourne
Every Friday night at 8pm - The Butterfly Club, Melbourne Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne's longest-running and best-loved weekly impro comedy show. Starring a who's who ..

The Gasworks Cabaret Project
⊜ Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Arts Park - 21 Graham Street Albert Park
Backpack On Productions and Gasworks Arts Park proudly present The Gasworks Cabaret Project Bringing an outstanding variety of Cabaret shows and workshops to the Gasworks Arts Park for four da ..

The Gruffalo's Child
⊜ Athenaeum Theatre - 188 Collins Street Melbourne
Tuesday 11 - Saturday 22 Dec 2018 Athenaeum Theatre CDP presents Tall Stories' magical musical adaptation of The Gruffalo's Child, based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson an ..

The Illusionists
⊜ Regent Theatre - 197 Collins Street Melbourne
The world’s biggest selling magic spectacular, The Illusionists – Direct From Broadway, returns to Melbourne 22-27 January with a brand new show! The Illusionists is a mind-blowing spectacular ..

The Lady in the Van
⊜ Playhouse Theatre - Melbourne
The Lady in the Van by Alan Bennett Melbourne Theatre Company 2 February-6 March 2019 Arts Centre Melbourne, Playhouse ‘Guaranteed to please absolutely everyone.’ Daily Telegraph ..

The Miss Behave Gameshow
⊜ Fairfax Studio - 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents The Miss Behave Gameshow Everyone’s a winner! 22 - 27 January | Fairfax Studio Part gameshow, part freewheeling disco party... Everyone's a winner! Direc ..

The Night is Dark
⊜ Kilsyth Sports Centre - Kilsyth
RUCCIS is proud to present our new Cabaret. The Night is Dark Do you know the terror of he who falls asleep? It lies beneath the stars and under hills, and empty holes it fills; a special moment ..

The Odditorium: Midsumma Festival 2019
⊜ Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Arts Park Albert Park
The Odditorium brings an authentic vaudeville experience to Midsumma. In a 60-minute cabaret, The Odditorium fuses traditional and unique performance mediums with modern twists and turns, and this ..

The Remix at The Improv Conspiracy
⊜ The Improv Conspiracy Theatre - The Improv Conspiracy Theatre level 1/19 Meyers pl Melbourne
In The Remix, a guest storyteller ("The Mixologist") tells truthful tales which are sampled and remixed by our amazing team of improvisers, creating improvised comedy gold. This show is much faster an ..

The Selfish Giant | Victorian Opera
⊜ Gasworks Arts Park - Albert Park
Victorian Opera presents The Selfish Giant Opera By Simon Bruckard 17 - 19 October 1019 | Gasworks Theatre, Albert Park A fairy tale by Oscar Wilde. Best known for his witty comedy of ..

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