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Artwork showing three identical cars floating against a blue sky with a woman's image repeated running down the right side border
29 Sep – 4 Oct

Get Real

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

To describe life realistically would take longer than to live it – that is why Get Real is shorter than life.

This new work is the theatrical outcome of an investigation into not only what is real, but also what is more real than real.

Think close-ups. But also think an establishing shot so wide that it can contain planets.
Think make-up. But also think gentle make-up remover wipes.
Think séance: Young people in a circle conjuring something. Lip sync, mascara and high resolution.

Oh, also, this is not a show about the AI revolution.

Devised by Embolden 2026 Ensemble, St Martins Youth Arts Centre.

Presented as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival and supported by City of Melbourne Arts Grants.

Hours

Date Times
Tue 29 Sep
  • 7pm - 8.30pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Wed 30 Sep
  • 7pm - 8.30pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Thu 1 Oct
  • 7pm - 8.30pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Fri 2 Oct
  • 7pm - 8.30pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sat 3 Oct
  • 2pm - 3.30pm 2:00pm - 3:30pm
  • 7pm - 8.30pm 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Sun 4 Oct
  • 5pm - 6.30pm 5:00pm - 6:30pm

Location

Irene Mitchell Studio
44 St Martins Ln
South Yarra 3141

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Price and bookings

From $25 to $40

Adult / general $40
Senior $25
Student / concession $25
Book online for Get Real

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9867 2477
  • email address: info@stmartinsyouth.com.au
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Facebook page for Get Real Instagram page for Get Real

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Auslan interpreted
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access

All accessibility information is self-reported by the listing owner. It has not been verified by the City of Melbourne.

Also part of Melbourne Fringe Festival

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9 – 18 Oct

Tegan Higginbotham: Follow That Turtle!

Award-winning comedian Tegan Higginbotham is back with an unmissable hour of stand-up gold.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
A performer in a black outfit, shorts, and a wide-brimmed black hat stands on a stage with a red floor, holding a large, flowing red cloth like a matador.
28 Sep – 11 Oct

Marketing Man

Satirical chaos that tears the lid off hustle culture, hype mythology, and the dark art of the sell.

  • Comedy
  • Entertainment
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30 Sep – 4 Oct

Mrs Lovett's Famous Meat Pies Grand Reopening Extravaganza

Peel back Mrs Lovett’s meat curtains and experience an immersive night of gore, vore and more.

  • Comedy
  • Cabaret
A vintage-styled woman in a pink dress holding a clear umbrella, with red liquid resembling blood dripping from the umbrella.
5 – 11 Oct

Zoe's Killer Instinct

A timid actress becomes a murderous megastar after a chance meeting with a mysterious bag of knives.

  • Theatre
  • Music

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A man's face is fragmented into many small, square pieces, with different parts of eyes, mouths, and other features mixed together in a mosaic pattern against a green background.
28 Sep – 31 Oct

Eliza

A gripping psychological thriller and unnerving depiction of the birth of artificial intelligence.

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment
Portrait of an Indigenous woman surrounded by a border made up of close up images of a woman's eyes and mouth while screaming.
25 – 27 Nov

Wake in Fright

In a ferocious solo performance, Zahra Newman returns to the twisted heart of Wake in Fright.

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment
Five actors on stage with pedestal lecturns, conducting a reading of Shakespeare.
18 Nov

Play in a Day: Volpone, or The Fox

Bell Shakespeare’s lively script reading series celebrating rarely read classics.

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment
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15 Oct – 8 Nov

The Shark is Broken

A razor-sharp, laugh-out-loud play about fame, failure, and friendship under pressure.

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

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