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Arts Centre Melbourne Presents DADDY
by BWW News Desk - January 21, 2020
Wiradjuri dance artist Joel Bray is set to sweeten the Midsumma Festival stage with Daddy, showing in the Arts Centre Melbourne's State Rehearsal Room from  4 - 8 February.
LET'S TAKE OVER Returns to Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2020
After the sensational success of its first iteration, LET'S TAKE OVER, is back for another year! LET'S TAKE OVER gives 10 talented young people, aged between 16 and 25, the opportunity and the skills to take over the entire Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre building for a one night only arts festival on Saturday 22 February.
SPICE NIGHT - Trailblazing Queer Comedy From Across Asia Will Tour Australia
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2020
Asia boasts the boldest, fastest growing, standup comedy scene in the world right now, and the sassiest artists amongst it are a new wave of gay and lesbian performers, queering the mic from Mumbai to Manila.
HuRU-hARa Comes to the Abbotsford Convent
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2020
Abbotsford Convent, Thomas Henning and TerryandTheCuz will present HuRU-hARa a?" a multi-disciplinary, immersive installation of genre-bending arts experiences a?" as part of Asia TOPA 2020. HuRU-hARa features avant-garde artists from across Australia and the Nusantara archipelago of South East Asia, drawing on lo-fi, DIY aesthetics and street culture to transform the Convent's Industrial School and Sacred Heart courtyard into a living installation and non-stop party. From projections to pop up performances, the installation will evolve around a lo-fi dive bar and hotplate street eats, open from 7pm to late each night.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents BOOBS
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2020
Award-winning comedian Selina Jenkins has created a tale of mammary proportions in the performance of BOOBS which will feature in Arts Centre Melbourne's Midsumma Festival series at the Fairfax Studio from January 29 to February 1, 2020.
GUSSET GRIPPERS Will Tour Australia
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2020
Gusset Grippers is a show which aims to change the world, one fanny at a time.
THE WIZARD OF OZ ARENA SPECTACULAR Embarks on an Australian Tour Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2020
The Wizard of Oz Arena Spectacular will embark on a tour of Australian, kicking off at the Qudos Bank Arena on Saturday 25th January 2020 for two shows only.
THE CURTAIN Comes to Fortyfivedownstairs
by BWW News Desk - January 16, 2020
Renowned playwright Daniel Keene returns to fortyfivedownstairs with the Australian premiere of The Curtain.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents Asia TOPA – Music Program
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
Asia TOPA is particularly excited to be presenting a mammoth program of contemporary music offerings in the 2020 festival. See below.
Malthouse Theatre Presents The Ridiculusmus Production Of THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
In Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (A Trivial Comedy for Serious People)a?"Jack and Algy fabricate delicious double lives to escape the straitjacket of social norms and to find the lovers they desire.
Antipodes Theatre Company Announces 2020 Season
by BWW News Desk - January 15, 2020
Antipodes Theatre Company has announced its second year of programming in Melbourne, which features an Australian musical premiere as well as a Tony Award-winning play. Their 2020 Season will also include the continuation of programs focused on developing new work and supporting young artists.
The Australian Ballet's Contemporary Triple Bill Will Showcase New Work From Alice Topp And Two Hits By Wayne McGregor
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
The Australian Ballet's 2020 contemporary triple bill Volt features two highly acclaimed, lightning-fast works by a giant of the contemporary ballet world, Wayne McGregor, and one brand-new work by the company's resident choreographer, the Helpmann Award-winning Alice Topp. Volt will set pulses racing at Arts Centre Melbourne from 13 to 24 March, and at the Sydney Opera House from 3 to 22 April.
EXPOSING EDITH Comes to QPAC
by BWW News Desk - January 14, 2020
You'll see life through rose coloured glasses in 2020 at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) with Exposing Edith in the Cremorne Theatre on Saturday 21 March.
Melbourne's Opera Community Will Hold Bushfire Charity Gala
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
Melbourne's opera community is banding together to raise funds for the Red Cross Bushfire Disaster Relief Fund, with 50 of the country's leading singers performing in concert at the Athenaeum Theatre on 7 February.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents THE RISE AND FALL OF SAINT GEORGE
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
Australian music legend Paul Mac has teamed up with playwright Lachlan Philpott and director Kate Champion to deliver an inspiring tale of strength and community in The Rise and Fall of Saint George at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall for Midsumma Festival this 23 a?" 24 January.
Arts House Announces 2020 Asia TOPA Program
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
Arts House will showcase two inspiring and exhilarating Australian premieres as part of the 2020 Asia TOPA program.
9 TO 5 Comes to Melbourne in Summer 2020
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
Look out Melbourne a?' 9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL is coming to Melbourne. Dolly Parton today announced that the smash-hit hilarious West End musical will play in Melbourne at Her Majesty's Theatre from July 2020, following its Australian Premiere at the Sydney Lyric Theatre in April. Waitlist now to be the first in Melbourne to buy tickets at 9to5themusical.com.au. Presales begin on 10 February ahead of GP sales from 14 February.
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST Comes to Doncaster Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - January 12, 2020
After a successful first week of shows, Playhouse Pantomimes is proudly presenting their original musical adaptation of 'Beauty and the Beast' at the Doncaster Playhouse for another two weeks!
BWW Review: HAMLET at The Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria
by Josh Stent - January 12, 2020
by Josh Stent
Sevenfold Theatre Company Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by BWW News Desk - January 10, 2020
Join the Bard in the Burbs of Inner West Melbourne, as Sevenfold Theatre Company presents Shakespeare's classic like you've never seen it before - in a backyard in Kingsville under the setting summer sun.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents SAIGON
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2020
In another Asia TOPA Australian exclusive, the deeply moving family saga of exile and longing, SAIGON, is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne's Playhouse from 12 a?" 15 March.
ROBIN HOOD Plays At Montsalvat, Eltham This Weekend Only!
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2020
Playhouse Pantomimes is taking full advantage of the summer, bringing the classic tale of 'Robin Hood' to the beautiful grounds of Montsalvat. Pack a picnic and join Playhouse Pantomimes for their very first outdoor show!
HOME, I'M DARLING Announced At MTC
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2020
Due to popular demand, Home, I'm Darling by Laura Wade has been extended until Saturday 29 February, with eight new performances added to the season.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents À Ố Làng Phố - Vietnamese Bamboo Circus
by BWW News Desk - January 08, 2020
World-renowned circus show À a?? Làng Pha?' ventures to Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA from 27 a?" 29 February at Arts Centre Melbourne's State Theatre.

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