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Arts Centre Melbourne welcomes the Victorian Government's commitment to substantially increased recurrent funding of $5 million a year for two years plus an additional significant amount for major capital works which will be announced in Tuesday's budget.

Melbourne Theatre Company Artistic Director Brett Sheehy AO today congratulated all of the winners of the 2014 Green Room Awards and expressed particular delight that five awards went to artists and creatives appearing on MTC stages.

After 16 months and over 200,000 ticket sales, EMPIRE by Spiegelworld is about to end its epic Australian tour.

Due to huge public demand, third shows are now on sale for the White Album Concerts in Melbourne on Thursday 17 July and in Sydney on Sunday 20 July.

VOICEBOX, the Festival of Voices' cabaret/alternative late-night festival-within-a-festival, presents a scintillating line-up of national and international musicians over ten days in July.

Melbournians searching for the perfect Mother's Day surprise, look no further! Treat Mum to an evening of the best international and Australian theatre in the country with an MTC Gift Voucher.

Whether you've seen Richard O'Brien's Rocky Horror Show on multiple occasions from its incarnation 40 years ago or last night's Melbourne opening was your first experience with the cult classic, one ensuing thought rings true; what was that all about, followed by wow.

VOICEBOX, the Festival of Voices' cabaret/alternative late-night festival-within-a-festival, presents a scintillating line-up of national and international musicians over ten days in July.

Two of the most important names in Irish music, legendary guitarist Arty McGlynn (Van Morrison band) and virtuoso fiddler Nollaig Casey (who has recorded with Elvis Costello, Rod Stewart and Enya) join forces with Maire Ni Chathasaigh, "the doyenne of Irish harpers" (Scotland on Sunday), and Britai

The vaudevillian characters of Tom Waits music will come to life on stage in A Concert of Tom Waits Songs presented by Arts Centre Melbourne tonight 24 and Saturday 26 April 8pm, 2014 at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio.

Following a five month sold-out season off-Broadway, New York-based Canadian - born rapper Baba Brinkman is preparing to shake up Melbourne with The Rap Guide to Evolution at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio on Friday 6 June and Saturday 7 June 2014.

Australia's Rick Springfield, the Grammy award-winning musician, actor and New York Times best selling author is returning to rock Oz in October, with a national tour opening in Perth on 7 October.

Melburnians are set to exorcise their minds while exercising their bodies with Deep Soulful Sweats - an ingenious mix of yoga, aerobics and dance music.

The 2014 Australian Jazz Bell Awards have announced the nominations across all categories for this year's awards, with the overall winners to be announced at a ceremony, hosted by Tracey Curro, at the beautiful Regent Theatre Ballroom on Thursday 1 May.

The first episode of The Legend of Gavin Tanner, a brand new, 5-part Australian comedy series has been released on YouTube today here! Created by, written by and starring Matt Lovkis, directed by Henry Inglis and produced by Lauren Elliott, the series follows the misadventures of Gavin Tanner, a Wes

A brand new celebration of 50 Years of TV's favourite Time Lord, The Doctor! Benjamin Maio Mackay and Rob Lloyd are Doctor Who's biggest fans and are kidnapped by the Dalek's creator Davros.

Performing at Arts Centre Melbourne's Fairfax Studio as part of a national tour, Tim Freedman will be honouring the legacy of one of the 20th century's great singer-songwriters - the legendary Harry Nilsson on Friday 18 July.

Tim Maddren currently starring as Brad in the Australian tour of the Rocky Horror Picture Show took some time out to have a chat to Broadway World about the show, his role and it's upcoming opening in Melbourne on April 26.

Cabaret and Broadway legends, Ann Hampton Callaway and Liz Callaway are set to bring their acclaimed cabaret show, Sibling Revelry to Sydney and Melbourne this June.

Darlinghurst Theatre Company presents a wickedly subversive comedy that takes a scathing and satirical look at the ruthless world of Australia's empire builders.

To help audiences navigate and enhance their Next Wave Festival 2014 experience, Next Wave has partnered with Art Processors and Three Thousand to create a new experiential Next Wave App for iPhone and Android devices.

As internationally renowned director Gale Edwards leads MTC's Ghosts into the second week of rehearsals, the Company is excited to learn that after more than 130 years, Ibsen's classic thriller has proved yet again to be a vital and exciting piece of theatre.

The Topp Twins, identical twin sisters Lynda and Jools Topp, are New Zealand national treasures who have performed around the world as an original comedy-music duo for more than 25 years.

Timing is everything in theatre and the Old Carey Performing Arts Club seems to have got it right yet again.

Richard Sunday, pastor of evangelical mega-church DreamSong, is losing churchgoers to financial hardships fast - so he stages the second coming of Christ in the form of a highly profitable Christian pop star.