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Cartoon illustration featuring a large, orange, dragon-like character, the Pokémon Charizard, with wings and flames, playing a blue guitar, with figures on either side.
26 – 29 Mar

Holographic Charizard

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

A comedy music show celebrating the greatest Pokémon ever: Charizard.

Featuring songs, stories and acoustic guitar, the show takes audiences on a ridiculous journey of love, betrayal, hardship and Charizard devotion. Adelaide Fringe Fund recipient and Adelaide cult favourite brings his evolved showmanship to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival for the first time.

Expect classics like A Song About Charizard, I Choose You Charizard and Why Did You Have to Leave Me Charizard, plus new adventures including Everywhere You Go Is Charizard and the Indonesian-language lagu lagu Charizard harus dangdut la.

With crowd interaction, big laughs and the long-awaited Holographic Charizard experience, this uplifting comedy music show is perfect for fans and newcomers alike.

Pokémon knowledge not required (but encouraged).

Part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Thu 26 Mar
  • 10pm - 11pm 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Fri 27 Mar
  • 10pm - 11pm 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Sat 28 Mar
  • 10pm - 11pm 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Sun 29 Mar
  • 2.30pm - 3.30pm 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Location

Speakeasy Theatre
522 Flinders St
Melbourne 3000

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Price and bookings

From $15 to $30

Adult / general $30
Senior $25
Student / concession $25
Book online for Holographic Charizard

Contact details

  • telephone number: 0408 313 180
  • email address: info@speakeasytheatre.com.au
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Also part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

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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.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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