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The ultimate theatre guide to Melbourne
What's on in Melbourne's theatres, clubs, cabaret bars and comedy spots.
Disney's Beauty and the Beast the Musical
Experience Disney's new enchanting musical, Beauty and the Beast.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Get ready to giggle at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Something Good: Improv Comedy Show
Enjoy long form improv at its finest, with famous faces dropping by each week.
Monolith
Five powerful female dancers craft a sinewy, muscular and androgynous choreographic language.
Yong
Mixing historical fact and narrative fiction, moving from China to the goldfields of Australia.
Dying: A Memoir
Equally moving and hilarious, Cory Taylor’s last work has been adapted by Benjamin Law.
The Wrong Gods
This new work tells a tale of community, family and freedom in the face of impending globalisation.
Mojo Festival of Arts for World Schizophrenia Day
Performing arts gala featuring over 40 artists performing theatre, cabaret, dance and music.
Sorcery and Swing: 1920s Magic and Music Dinner
Step into the a vaudevillian dinner show, featuring 1920s tunes and magic.
Carnival of Karactors
A monthly cabaret show featuring sexy and silly circus artists, comedians and magic performers.
Wonderbox
An immersive wonderland of fantastical projections, tiny delights and infectious live music.
Improvised Comedy: F#*k This, I Quit
This show uses your work stories to create hilarious inmprovised scenes.
PLAY: Magicians at Work
Peek behind the velvet curtain with Australia’s top performers and up and coming young magicians.
One Man Musical: Flo and Joan
Award-winning musical comedy duo Flo and Joan present their own original one-man musical.
Bluey Live Interactive Experience
See Bluey and her little sister Bingo live on stage at Melbourne Zoo.
Alex Hines: Girl Culture
The multi-award-winning comedian Alex Hines delivers a new hour of camp, absurd, theatrical comedy.
So My Dad F***** the Nanny
Comedian Isabella Charlton tells of a steamy affair between her father and the family's nanny.
Kimberly Akimbo: A Musical
This Australian premiere brims with infectious energy and tunes that soar.
Nick Robertson: Everything that Happened at Number 68
A comedy show about a sharehouse, the people who lived in it and a rabbit named Meataxe.
Death, Deceit and Ducks
A gaggle of sassy short theatre works by acclaimed local writer, Cerise de Gelder.
Maestro Impro
The annual high-stakes showdown, where the fate of the players rests in the hands of the audience.
Pain Drunk
Follow Luca and Colette, bound by passion yet torn apart by differences, in a thrilling doomed love.
The Big HOO-HAA!
Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne's best-loved weekly impro comedy show.
Melbourne's major theatres
Princess Theatre
Melbourne’s iconic Princess Theatre is regarded by many as Melbourne’s most spectacular landmark.
Her Majesty's Theatre
This heritage-listed theatre has provided entertainment for Melbourne since 1886.
Arts Centre Melbourne
With its iconic spire, the Arts Centre Melbourne is a cultural and architectural landmark.
La Mama Courthouse
One of the great independent theatres of the city with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.
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La Mama Courthouse
One of the great independent theatres of the city with a focus on diversity and inclusivity.
Speakeasy Theatre
A vaudeville theatre presenting burlesque and cabaret shows, as well as comedy and circus acts.
The Butterfly Club
An intimate theatre hosting quirky performances and serving cocktails in bars with kitsch decor.
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The best pre- and post-theatre dining in Melbourne
Fuel up before a big show or extend your city visit at these local eateries.
Melbourne's essential night-time events
From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.
