Theatre

The show that has captured hearts world-wide shares the ‘other story’ of 9/11 following the 7,000 air passengers from all over the world grounded and cared for by a small Newfoundland community, who took these ‘come from aways’ into their homes and their lives.

From the creative team behind ‘PORNOGRAPHILLIP’, ‘Pinocchio’, ‘5 STARS’, and ‘Sexy Dead Schoolboys’, comes a new gay travesty.

Sat 19 Oct also 4 pm

Renowned Australian playwright Michael Gow directs this co-production for Victorian Opera, Opera Australia and the Perth and Brisbane Festivals, with designs by Simone Romaniuk. Desiree Frahn and Simon Meadows create the roles of Ellen and Holland, with Orchestra Victoria and the Victorian Opera Chorus conducted by Tahu Matheson.

Let’s add some camp and make it feel like a psychedelic trip. This chaotic, fun, original play explores identity, Queerness and coming to terms with falling in love with a best friend.

Sun 20 Oct 5 pm and 9.30 pm

Dance and oral storytelling is weaved together, traversing stories of lived experience in India, Nigeria, Australia and Pakistan. It is an uplifting & joyous show, with a feminist lens of redefining meaning.

Wed 16 Oct – 8 pm
Thu 17 Oct – 8 pm
Fri 18 Oct – 8 pm
Sat 19 Oct – 5 pm
Sat 19 Oct – 8 pm
Sun 20 Oct – 6:30 pm

Wed 16 Oct – 9.30 pm
Thu 17 Oct – 9.30 pm
Fri 18 Oct – 5.00 pm and 9.30 pm
Sat 19 Oct — 9.30 pm
Sun 20 Oct – 8.00 pm

“Assembled by Brothers In Arms and On Every Street veteran Chris White and prodigious singer-guitarist Terence Reis, this world class ensemble reignites the greatest hits from Mark Knopfler’s platinum catalogue with the breathtaking skill and showmanship of the original 120-million-selling stadium phenomenon.”

Stemming from interviews with friends, friends-of-friends and near strangers, All the things we’ve done is an interactive hodge-podge of embarrassing tales. It’s the stories people told us after they had shared their most embarrassing moments, grasping for something someone else had done that was worse. It’s our own trauma in clown garb. We hope that it provides catharsis for all the times you farted in public.

“With a Kick Arse Band and a who is who of Melbourne artists”

Oscar nominee and Obie winning writer Jose Rivera (The Motorcycle Diaries) examines how we live, die, inform our sense of self in a world where the line between humanity and machine is blurring by the second.

The audience is a fly on the wall as the space gradually transforms from a traditional funeral into one decorated with colourful chaos and surrealism. We watch as the characters give in to their grief, and are forced to face their complicated history.

32 years after the unrivalled success of the 1992 Australian production of ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ original cast members Jon Stevens and Kate Ceberano are together again sharing the stage for a night of spine-tingling hits from the smash hit musical that made them household names.

An Australia first debut performance by international star of the Mariinsky Ballet Oleg Ignatev as the Nutcracker Prince & Cavalier.

Amy, a young reporter struggling to find purpose, interviews Ron, an astronomer consumed by his life’s work. As Ron talks, his past is personified by the brilliant twelve strong ensemble, where the stars became catalysts for his greatest desires and deepest regrets.

Through stunning imagery and poetic storytelling, Midnight Carousel explores the boundaries between passion and obsession, where the complexities of love, dedication, and human connection are intertwined and pushed to their breaking points.

Showcasing Stephen Sondheim’s unparalleled musical theatre songbook. Expect stories, spontaneous humour and a profound appreciation for Sondheim‘s musical and lyrical brilliance – all with a queer bent!