Performing Arts
⊜ Kew Court House - 188 High Street Kew
➲ When: 8th of December 2019
Boroondara community members are set to be celebrated by theatre-maker David Williams, who will lead the cast to explore the role that culture plays in the Boroondara community.
Part talk-show, pa .. 
⊜ Melbourne
⊜ Rippon Lea Estate | House & Gardens - Ripponlea House and Gardens - 192 Hotham St (entry via main gate on Hotham St) Elsternwick
➲ When: 7th of January 2020 To 26th of January 2020
Join Alice on her amazing journey through Wonderland and experience an adventure like no other.
Life is suddenly turned up-side down for Alice, so join her as she tumbles down the rabbit hole and .. 
⊜ Athenaeum Theatre - Athenaeum Theatre, 188 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Melbourne
➲ When: 17th of January 2020 To 18th of January 2020
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 most hilarious-filled madcap fun at the Athenaeum T .. 
⊜ National Theatre - The National Theatre, 20 Carlisle St, St Kilda
➲ When: 31st of January 2020 To 2nd of February 2020
Manilla Street Productions returns with a brand new show, Amazing Grace, New York New York.
Celebrating all things Broadway, this song and dance extravaganza features a cast of 40 calisthenics and .. 
⊜ Sovereign Hill | Ballarat - Sovereign Hill 3 Bradshaw Street Ballarat
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
G O L D C H A N G E S E V E R Y T H I N G
EXPLORE SPACE, DELVE INTO THE DREAMTIME,
AND RE-LIVE AUSTRALIA'S MOST IMPORTANT REBELLION
ALL WHILE TRAVELLING UNDER THE NIGHT SKY. SUITABLE FOR .. 
⊜ Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
➲ When: 11th of June 2020
AUSTRALIA IT'S TIME TO GET ALL REVVED UP!
JIM STEINMAN'S EPIC ROCK MUSICAL, BAT OUT OF HELL is blasting into the country's biggest arenas from June 2020.
Based on one of the best-selling albums .. 
⊜ Regent Theatre - 219 Exhibition St Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of February 2020 To 22nd of March 2020
The box office smash hit Billy Elliot the Musical returns to Melbourne
One small boy one big dream one huge musical.
With music by Elton John this multi award-winning musical Billy Elliot is a .. 
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
➲ When: 12th of June 2020 To 2nd of July 2020
Set out on the road trip of a lifetime with a spunky runaway teenager, two hippies, a wily Uncle, and a German priest.
By the time you shake the red dust from your feet, you'll know what it means .. 
⊜ The Vault Melbourne - 518 Flinders St Melbourne
⊜ Gasworks Arts Park - Gasworks Arts Park - 21 Graham Street Albert Park
➲ When: 22nd of January 2020 To 25th of January 2020
Casus Circus and Gasworks Arts Park present, as a part of the 2020 Midsumma Festival
You & I
International award-winning company Casus Circus come to Melbourne with their much anticipated and .. 
⊜ State Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of December 2019 To 21st of February 2020
Don't miss Chicago starring Natalie Bassingthwaighte as Roxie Hart, Alinta Chidzey as Velma Kelly and Casey Donovan as Matron ‘Mama' Morton'
John Frost and Suzanne Jones present
CHICAGO
Fro .. 
⊜ Wonderland Spiegeltent - Barwon Heads
➲ When: 27th of December 2019 To 3rd of January 2020
Be amazed and captivated as you are immersed in the golden era of circus celebrating a century of wonder!
The Wonderland Spiegeltent will be filled with mind-blowing acrobatics daring aerial feats .. 
⊜ Hamer Hall - Hamer Hall Arts Centre Melbourne Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of January 2020 To 11th of January 2020
The Works Entertainment presents
Cirque Stratosphere
3 - 11 January | Hamer Hall
Strap in and blast off to a brand new circus show that's out of this world.
From the makers of The Illusion .. 
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
➲ When: 9th of July 2019 To 19th of January 2020
WINNER! BEST MUSICAL ALL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE - MELBOURNE
Because we come from everywhere we all come from away.
COME FROM AWAY takes you into the heart of the remarka .. 
⊜ Chapel Off Chapel - Chapel off Chapel, 12 Little Chapel Street Prahran, Victoria Prahran
➲ When: 7th of February 2020 To 9th of February 2020
Before The Book of Mormon there was a Mormon Boy!
The international one-man sensation Confessions of a Mormon Boy comes to Australia!
This transformational true story of extremes'from perfect Mo .. 
⊜ Witches in Britches Theatre Restaurant - Melbourne
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Come to our spellbinding new show which is sure to have you in stitches!!
Witches in Britches Theatre Restaurant | West Melbourne
Prepare yourself for Melbourne's most wicked night out! For th .. 
⊜ Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
➲ When: 2nd of July 2020 To 6th of July 2020
Thursday 2, Friday 3, Saturday 4, Sunday 5 & Monday 6 July 2020
Rod Laver Arena
Join Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse as they take audiences on an expedition across raging seas and snow-covered mo .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Abbotsford
➲ When: 10th of February 2020 To 12th of February 2020
Gusset Grippers is a frank and funny journey into the world of pelvic health.
Physiotherapist, comedian and recovered incontinent, Elaine Miller, specialises in pelvic health after having three gi .. 
⊜ State Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 27th of November 2019 To 7th of December 2019
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 costs hi .. 
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
➲ When: 15th of November 2020
The language of love. The sound of tradition.
Experience Fiddler on the Roof in a new way - performed in Yiddish, the language of Tevye and his family!
Following sold-out seasons in New York, we .. 
⊜ Athenaeum Theatre - The Athenaeum Theatre 188 Collins St Melbourne
➲ When: 5th of February 2020 To 13th of February 2020
Wednesday 05, Saturday 08, Tuesday 11, Thursday 13 February 2020
Athenaeum Theatre
Presented by: Melbourne Opera
To celebrate the 250 anniversary of Beethoven's birth, Melbourne Opera is pr .. 
⊜ Theatre Works - Theatre Works - 14 Acland St St Kilda
➲ When: 4th of December 2019 To 15th of December 2019
Theatre Works and Renegade Productions Present
Final Form
By Renegade Productions
World Premiere
4 DECEMBER 2019 - 15 DECEMBER 2019
Step into a physical arena with a digital twist - a lyri .. 
⊜ Chapel Off Chapel - Chapel off Chapel Prahran
➲ When: 27th of November 2019 To 8th of December 2019
Neil Cole presents A Double Bill
Five Minutes to Midnight
Raoul Wallenberg Saved Me
Chapel Off Chapel
Award winning playwright Neil Cole delivers two remarkable plays in one performance.
.. 
⊜ Hamer Hall - Melbourne
➲ When: 18th of January 2020
Fane Productions, Andrew Kay, Phil Bathols & BBC Studios present
Grayson Perry: Them & Us
18 January 2020 | Hamer Hall
Turner prize winning artist, Bafta-winning TV presenter and bestselling a .. 
⊜ The Coopers Malthouse - Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt Street Southbank
➲ When: 26th of March 2020 To 19th of April 2020
GREY ARIAS
26 MAR - 19 APR 2020
The Coopers Malthouse
A RAMBUNCTIOUS MATCH MADE ON EGGSHELLS
Le Gateau Chocolat (Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Bullets) is a man. Adrienne Truscott ( .. 
⊜ Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne - Observatory Gate Royal Botanic Gardens, Victoria (Melbourne) Birdwood Avenue South Yarra VIC 3141 South Yarra
➲ When: 20th of December 2019 To 9th of February 2020
Arguably the greatest tragedy in English theatre, The Australian Shakespeare Company's 'Under the Stars' is returning to Melbourne this summer.
The Australian Shakespeare Company's Shakespeare Und .. 
⊜ Princess Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 23rd of February 2019 To 22nd of March 2020
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, Jack Thorne and John Tiffany, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is playing exclusively to Melbourne.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is the most aw .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club Melbourne
➲ When: 13th of January 2020 To 25th of January 2020
#Hypocrisy Imogen Stirling: Poetry at the Butterfly Club
Lost in the bliss of foreign travel, Imogen succumbs to the spoils of Western privilege. Dangerous politicians prevail, fake news is king .. 
⊜ Hares and Hyenas - Hares and Hyenas Fitzroy
➲ When: 28th of January 2020
Lost in the bliss of foreign travel, Imogen succumbs to the spoils of Western privilege. Dangerous politicians prevail, fake news is king and social media sympathy pours in for Western terror victims, .. 
⊜ Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre - 1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf
➲ When: 22nd of February 2020
QUEER EYE STAR JONATHAN VAN NESS ANNOUNCES FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR
TEG Dainty and Nice Events are excited to announce that Emmy-nominated television personality, podcaster and hairstylist to the .. 
⊜ Southbank Theatre - Southbank Theatre Southbank
➲ When: 18th of November 2019 To 28th of December 2019
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
Book by Terrence McNally, Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb, Based on the novel by Manuel Puig
18 NOVEMBER - 28 DECEMBER 2019
Southbank Theatre, The Sumner
From .. 
⊜ Flemington Racecourse - Flemington
➲ When: 12th of March 2020 To 26th of April 2020
Cirque Du Soleil KURIOS - Cabinet of Curiosities
Flemington Racecourse
Melbourne' Due to overwhelming demand, Cirque du Soleil announces today the extension of performances in Melbourne of its m .. 
⊜ LongPlay Bar - LongPlay, 318 St Georges Rd Melbourne
⊜ The Arcadia - Melbourne
➲ When: 26th of May 2020 To 16th of August 2020
Las Vegas, London, Berlin... Australia, it's your turn.
Welcome to the world of Magic Mike Live.
Conceived and co-directed by Channing Tatum, Magic Mike Live is a thrilling 360-degree live dance .. 
⊜ Rod Laver Arena - Melbourne
➲ When: 2nd of April 2020 To 6th of April 2020
Superhero lovers will get to witness Spider-Man and Wasp dazzle audiences with their aerial stunts along with Captain America's daring motorcycle skills, and The Avengers and the Guardians of the Gala .. 
⊜ The Melba Spiegeltent - The Melba Spiegeltent, 35 Johnston St Collingwood
➲ When: 11th of December 2019 To 15th of December 2019
After a sold out tour in 4 Australian capital cities and 4 amazing venues: The Melba Spiegeltent, Sydney Opera House, The Tivoli Brisbane and Adelaide Festival Centre, MATADOR returns to where it all .. 
⊜ Comedy Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of July 2020 To 2nd of August 2020
The original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical® returns to Australia in 2020! Starring four of Australia's most iconic musical theatre personalities - Rhonda Burchmore, Silvie Paladino .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club Melbourne
➲ When: 3rd of January 2020 To 4th of January 2020
SHE'S LAYERED: a celebratory theatre piece on the complexities of female sexuality
So what if Eve ate the apple? She was hungry and horny!
SHE'S LAYERED is a celebratory piece told through sti .. 
⊜ The Vault Melbourne - Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of December 2019
Indulge your senses as Midnight Masquerade Burlesque beckons you into its lavish, hidden theatre for a night of unforgettable burlesque.
Presented in an 1850's gold rush era bank, hidden in a Melb .. 
⊜ Regent Theatre - Melbourne
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
➲ When: 21st of December 2019
It's murder most foul. It's the crime of the century. It's Agatha Christie, improvised ' and it's playing The Butterfly Club in a new regular monthly show. After sell-out seasons at the 2018 Melbourne .. 
⊜ Palais Theatre - St Kilda
➲ When: 15th of January 2020
With a critically acclaimed HBO comedy special over 180 million downloads and a sell-out world tour the award-winning #1 hit podcast MY DAD WROTE A PORNO is back with a brand new live show and an Aust .. 
⊜ Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre - Melbourne
➲ When: 16th of January 2020 To 18th of January 2020
Frontier Touring, AEG Presents and Nickelodeon are beyond excited to announce that YouTube sensation JoJo Siwa will bring her D.R.E.A.M. The Tour to Australia this January, making stops in Brisbane, S .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - 5 Carson Pl Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 300 Melbourne
➲ When: 8th of February 2020
Blood. Tears. Wine. Discovery. Shock. Escape. Terror. New horizons. Hope. Loss.
This is the story of Amore e Morte, a tale told in song originally composed and performed by instrumentalist Riccar .. 
⊜ Her Majesty's Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 23rd of May 2020
Experience one of the world's most iconic stories on stage in the highly-anticipated stage adaptation of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST.
Visionary director Tyran Parke is bringing the stage adapt .. 
⊜ Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre - Melbourne
➲ When: 13th of January 2020
TV's favourite doctors return to Australia these summer school holidays with a brand new show!
Following two sell-out Australian tours, and a smash hit season in London's West End, Dr Chris and Dr .. 
⊜ Margaret Court Arena - Melbourne
➲ When: 20th of May 2020
PAW Patrol Live! "Race to the Rescue" is coming to Melbourne on May 2 2020 for an action-packed, high-energy, musical adventure!
Based on the hit animated TV series on Nick Jr. produced by Spin Ma .. 
⊜ Level 3 Night Clubs At Crown - Level 3 Crown Melbourne 8 Whiteman St Southbank
⊜ Old Melbourne Gaol - Old Melbourne Gaol, Watch House 377 Russell Street Melbourne VIC Melbourne
➲ When: 14th of December 2019
The Gaol Experience Theatre Restaurant | Old Melbourne Gaol
You have been sentenced to an evening behind bars at Melbourne's MOST WANTED night out! Be brought to face justice as you check in to th .. 
⊜ Hamer Hall - St Kilda
➲ When: 25th of March 2020
Blake Entertainment Presents
Rolling Thunder Vietnam
Songs that Defined a Generation
25 March, 2020 | Hamer Hall
An epic journey of love, loss, bravery and faith.
Rolling Thunder Vietnam .. 
⊜ Palais Theatre - Palais Theatre Lower Esplanade St Kilda
➲ When: 8th of February 2020
The Official RuPaul's Drag Race World Tour returns with an all new production for 2020!
Mission leader Michelle Visage is on a journey to save the universe with the help of her intergalactic queen .. 
⊜ Her Majesty's Theatre - Melbourne
➲ When: 18th of February 2020 To 29th of March 2020
The Broadway smash hit SHREK THE MUSICAL is coming to Australia.
This lavish multi-million dollar musical comedy will open at Her Majesty's Theatre Melbourne in 2020.
The Broadway smash hit SHRE .. 
⊜ Comedy Theatre - 240 Exhibition Street Melbourne
➲ When: 23rd of April 2020 To 7th of June 2020
DIVORCED. BEHEADED. LIVE.
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into a 75-minute .. 
⊜ Fairfax Studio - Arts Centre Melbourne 100 St Kilda Rd Melbourne
➲ When: 18th of December 2019 To 5th of January 2020
Duet Productions Pty Ltd presents
Songs For Nobodies
Written by Joanna Murray-Smith
Directed by Simon Phillips
18 Dec - ember 2019 - 5 Jan - uary 2020 | Fairfax Studio
Following her accla .. 
⊜ The MC Showroom - Level 1, 48 Clifton St Prahran
➲ When: 26th of November 2019 To 7th of December 2019
Stockholm by Bryony Lavery
Meet Todd and Kali ' the couple everyone wants to be. With their quirky how-did-you-meet story, trendy home and enviable intimacy, these two share a connection so perfec .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
➲ When: 27th of January 2020 To 1st of February 2020
Summer in Melbourne is about to get real sweaty this January at The Butterfly Club when the little but fierce Chloe Perrett presents her one-woman show, SWEETie as part of the Midsumma Festival 2020. .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
➲ When: 12th of December 2019 To 14th of December 2019
Melbourne's favourite cabaret wineo Tash York and her very good Friends take you through a night of stories, songs and stripping ' without being too emotionally involved.
Tash will be joined by 3 t .. 
⊜ Melbourne Recital Centre - Southbank
➲ When: 12th of December 2019 To 14th of December 2019
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 full .. 
⊜ The Improv Conspiracy Theatre - The Improv Conspiracy Theatre - Level 1 / 19 Meyers Place Melbourne CBD Melbourne
➲ When: 21st of December 2019
3 best friends. 1 hour. Entirely improvised.
With over 20 years of combined improv experience, the Beautiful Humans: Andy Balloch (The Sparrow Men, Laugh Master's Academy, The Bell Shakespeare Com .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - Melbourne
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Pl Melbourne
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Vic 3000 Melbourne
➲ When: 17th of February 2020 To 22nd of February 2020
Welcome to the Commonwealth of Kekistan, a nation founded on Right-Wing principals; full of Red Pill science and philosophy, a Fair Go (TM) for everyone, and of course, dank memes. Don't forget your p .. 
⊜ The MC Showroom - The MC Showroom, 48-52 CLIFTON STREET Prahran
➲ When: 18th of December 2019 To 21st of December 2019
The reindeer are here and we have the exclusive!
The accusations, rumors and all-out attacks are soaring fast and furious around the toy shop.
It's not all fun and reindeer games at the North Po .. 
⊜ Palais Theatre - Lower Esplanade St Kilda
➲ When: 1st of February 2020
The Empire Strips Back
Suitable 18+
Starting in a small 100 seat bar, The Empire Strips Back has gone on to become one of the biggest burlesque events in the world.
After a sold-out, criticall .. 
⊜ The Coopers Malthouse - Malthouse Theatre 113 Sturt Street Southbank
➲ When: 14th of February 2020 To 8th of March 2020
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
14 FEB - 8 MAR 2020
The Coopers Malthouse
In Oscar Wilde's most famous comedy of lies, Jack and Algy thrive in double lives (as Ernest) to find the lover they d .. 
⊜ Kilsyth Sports Centre - Kilsyth
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, off Little Collins Street Melbourne
➲ When: 2nd of December 2019 To 7th of December 2019
Following a successful season at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 'renowned improv legend' (The Plus Ones) Mark Gambino brings The Return of Grazie Fibonacci back to the stage one last tim .. 
⊜ The Library at The Dock - 107 Victoria Harbour Promenade Docklands
➲ When: 11th of December 2019 To 22nd of December 2019
Come along and immerse yourself in an upbeat comedy/ romance that follows an unconventional undercover investigation into a ring of cyber activists.
Can the experienced undercover agent Akida equi .. 
⊜ Royal Botanic Gardens | Melbourne - Royal Botanic Garden, Victoria South Yarra
➲ When: 24th of December 2019 To 26th of January 2020
The Australian Shakespeare Company proudly presents
The Wind in the Willows
Join Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter, Portly and the 'famous' Mr Toad as they return to the Royal Botanic Gardens in Mel .. 
⊜ The Arts Centre - Melbourne
➲ When: 1st of January 2019 To 1st of January 2020
Magnificent, memorable, 'Together Experiences' for just $30
When was the last time you did something completely off the cuff?
What happened to good ole spontaneity?!
Doesn't it seem someti .. 
⊜ Melbourne
⊜ Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre - The Plenary at MCEC - 1 Convention Centre Place South Wharf
➲ When: 13th of June 2020
Hoos birfdays are it? It's yours and we're about to give you the gift you've been begging for. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, Trixie and Katya, the world's most POWERFUL queens for .. 
⊜ Palais Theatre - Palais Theatre St Kilda
➲ When: 22nd of February 2020 To 27th of February 2020
OPERA - NEW PRODUCTION
Prepare to be astounded and mesmerised by this horrifying yet exhilarating spectacle.
Based on Oscar Wilde's notorious play, Strauss' opera explores the nature of desire .. 
⊜ Regent Theatre - 197 Collins Street Melbourne
➲ When: 10th of January 2020 To 26th of January 2020
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, the National Theatre of Great Britain's Tony Award®-winning production of War Horse is coming to Australia from January 2020!
Hailed by Time Magazi .. 
⊜ Carlton
➲ Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
La Mama might be down but it's not out. The show must go on.
Support La Mama Theatre in their time of need.
Due to the fire at La Mama Theatre in May 2018, our performances are currently taki .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place Melbourne
➲ When: 24th of January 2020 To 8th of February 2020
Oh, here we go again! Another variety show raving about its diverse lineup of excellent burlesque, cabaret, comedy and drag artists; each bringing to the table their own personal style and exquisite t .. 
⊜ National Theatre - The National Theatre Melbourne: 20 Carlisle Street St Kilda
➲ When: 17th of January 2020 To 25th of January 2020
In January 2020, the Young Australian Broadway Chorus will produce a brand new production of one of the world's most popular musicals, CATS.
Based on TS Elliot's collection of poems 'Old Possum's B .. 
⊜ The Butterfly Club - The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Pl Melbourne
➲ When: 7th of December 2019 To 14th of December 2019
The Big HOO-HAA presents Ziggy Montgomery's Time Travel Talk Show.
Based on the award nominated web series, join Ziggy Montgomery (Jimmy Eaton: Lego Masters, Slide Show) for a completely improvise .. 
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