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Set in the claustrophobic world of a psychiatric hospital, demens balances extreme pathos with flashes of dark humour as it probes themes of desire, patriarchy and prejudice through the eyes of four people.

Ken Mackenzie-Forbes, Artistic Director today announced the full cast for Funny Girl.

The School of Hard Knocks has announced that the world premiere of the expanded No Excuses! choral suite will be introduced by Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year and Australian domestic violence campaigner at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday June 12th 2016 at 2pm as part of the Melbourne

Celebrated Australian musician Archie Roach AM will be awarded the Distinguished Artist Award at the Melbourne 2016 International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) Congress this Thursday 2 June, with revered journalist and author Stan Grant presenting the accolade to the tireless social justice

?Smash hit Broadway musical You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown comes to Melbourne in June 2016 with a fun, fresh approach to an ageless story about a boy and his best beagle friend.

Melbourne Theatre Company and Terrapin Puppet Theatre join forces for EGG, a brand new family production that follows a tale of hope and eco-adventures.

Due to popular demand, a second Sydney date has been added to the national tour of superstar physicist Professor Brian Cox' new live stage show, Professor Brian Cox - A Journey Into Deep Space.

Peanuts gang in Melbourne for hit musical YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN, opening at The Alex Theatre, St Kilda on June 21.

Circa's groundbreaking new work, IL RITORNO, fusing its world famous stripped-back acrobatics with baroque opera, will be performed at Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from 17-20 August.

One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful plays in recent years, PROOF, by American playwright David Auburn, will be presented on June 9-19 at The Alex Theatre in St Kilda, by Melbourne's newest theatre company Artefact, an independent production company committed to pr

Arts Centre Melbourne's inaugural Arts Club Winter Gala will be held this month to help provide access to the arts for children and community groups disadvantaged by distance or circumstance.

This July, The Butterfly Club presents AUTO BIO QUEEN.

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One of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful plays in recent years PROOF, by American playwright David Auburn, will be presented from June 9-19th at The Alex Theatre in St Kilda, by Melbourne's newest theatre company Artefact, an independent production company committed to produc

Sydney Dance Company's opening night performance of CounterMove explodes onto the stage at Melbourne's Southbank Theatre.

British playwright Sarah Kane's 4:48 Psychosis will be presented on stage in Melbourne this June at the Metanoia Theatre, part of the Brunswick Mechanics Institute.

Move over Real Housewives and Private Schoolgirls, Brisbane's #FirstWorldWhiteGirls are coming to Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival.

Following the recent announcement that FOLLIES IN CONCERT will be performed for three performances only in May, exclusive to Melbourne and starring David Hobson (Buddy), Lisa McCune (Sally) and Nancye Hayes (Hattie), Philip Quast (Ben), Anne Wood (Phyllis), Debra Byrne (Carlotta), Cheryl Barker (Hei

Following overwhelming demand, the world's premier Queen tribute, Queen - It's A Kinda Magic, will return to Australia, taking fans back to the glory days of Freddie Mercury and his iconic band Queen.

Ljubicica - Wild Violet is a heartwarming story of the hope, love and legacy of a Croatian wild flower, starring Josipa Draisma it plays as part of The Melbourne Cabaret Fringe Festival at The Butterfly Club from 21 - 26 June, 2016

The Sound of Music is a timeless classic piece of musical theatre.

The Butterfly Club will present one of the most exciting new Australian musical theatre productions in years.

Opening to thunderous applause on Saturday night, the splash-hit West End stage production SINGIN' IN THE RAIN is now playing at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre with final tickets released today.

NUNSENSE, winner of four Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best Off Broadway Musical, is the hilarious musical farce about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser.

The first images of the World Premiere Cast of Fawlty Towers - Live on Stage were released today.