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  • Blurred figure dancing with head back and arms outstretched.
  • Performer on stage with arms punching, his image on a large screen behind him.
1 – 12 Oct

Instructions

  • Theatre
  • Entertainment

Every day a different unrehearsed performer takes to the stage, ready to receive instructions. Line-by-line a story unfolds, and a life unspools.

Instructions is about AI, creativity and the dying days of capitalism, performed by a different actor every day. They are about to give the performance of a lifetime as the borders between reality and fiction begin to blur.

Part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 1 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 2 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 3 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 4 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun 5 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Wed 8 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Thu 9 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Fri 10 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sat 11 Oct
  • 6pm - 7pm 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Sun 12 Oct
  • 5pm - 6pm 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Location

Fringe Common Rooms
Victoria St
Carlton 3053

Open in maps location for Fringe Common Rooms

Price and bookings

Adult / general $32.50
Senior $24.90
Student / concession $24.90
Book online for Instructions

Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9660 9600
  • email address: boxoffice@melbournefringe.com.au
  • Visit website for Instructions
Facebook page for Instructions Instagram page for Instructions

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Companion card accepted
  • Mobility access
  • Service animals

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

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