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Arts Centre Melbourne Presents KNOWLEDGE IN MY HANDS, EYES AND MIND
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
In an Australian premiere, Thai-Australian artist Phaptawan Suwannakudt's multi-sensory, site-specific installation Knowledge in your hands, eyes and mind is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne as part of Asia TOPA from 8 Feb a?" 22 March in the Smorgon Family Plaza.
Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus Begins QPAC Debut
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
Perfect for school holiday fun, Wolfgang's Magical Musical Circus, a family show with a circus twist by internationally renowned contemporary circus company Circa, tumbles into QPAC's Cremorne Theatre until 18 January 2020.
QPAC To Present Debut Queensland Season Of New First Nations Dance Company
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) will present the debut Queensland season of new First Nations contemporary dance company Karul Projects in February 2020 with a double bill of works, mi:wi and CO_EX_EN.
Melbourne Opera Celebrates Beethoven's 250th Anniversary By Staging His Only Fidelio
by BWW News Desk - January 07, 2020
To celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth, Melbourne Opera is thrilled to present Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, conducted by leading international maestro Anthony Negus from 5 a?" 13 February at The Athenaeum theatre.
DOUBLE DELICIOUS Announced At Abbotsford Convent
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
Double Delicious is a sumptuous storytelling and culinary experience from the creators of the critically acclaimed The Serpent's Table (2014). Contemporary Asian Australian Performance (CAAP) brings together five storytellers to share the secrets behind the dishes that have proved significant in their lives.
Rainbow Families Hub Will Be Held at The 2020 Midsumma Festival
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2020
Circus Oz and The Melba Spiegeltent will host the Rainbow Families Hub at the 2020 Midsumma Festival.
The Big HOO-HAA! Improv Comedy Show Returns to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 30, 2019
Fast, furious and funny, The Big HOO-HAA! is the show that began the burgeoning careers of Tim Minchin and Claire Hooper. Flying by the seat of their pants there's no script and no stopping them as The Big HOO-HAA! ensemble fuses quick-witted improvisation with live music to create an original comedy show based entirely on your suggestions.
ROOM ON THE BROOM Flies into Melbourne in January
by BWW News Desk - December 22, 2019
Based on the much-loved picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler and brought to you by the award-winning team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, the characters of Room on the Broom fly in to Melbourne for a return season these Summer school holidays following a recent sell-out Australian tour.
BWW Review: CHICAGO at Arts Centre Melbourne
by Josh Stent - December 22, 2019
by Josh Stent
AMORE E MORTE: All Original Cabaret Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2019
Blood. Tears. Wine. Discovery. Shock. Escape. Terror. New horizons. Hope. Loss. This is the story of Amore e Morte, told as a song cycle. A migrant story...one of love and loss. A tale of love and hardship, a deep bond broken by unperceived circumstance.
TORCH THE PLACE To Have World Premiere At Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2019
Benjamin Law's debut play, Torch the Place, will have its world premiere on Friday 14 February at Arts Centre Melbourne, directed by Dean Bryant (The Lady in the Van).
STICK BY ME Ancounced At Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
Award-winning Scottish theatre maker, Andy Manley, co-creator of the critically acclaimed children's work, White returns to Arts Centre Melbourne with his new hit show for young children, Stick By Me. The quirky, non-verbal show about friendship, play and the importance of treasuring little things will be performed  from 14 - 18 January, 2020 in the Playhouse Rehearsal Room.  
The Regent Theatre: A Melbourne Icon Unveiled Today
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
Melbourne's much-loved Regent Theatre, which has hosted blockbuster musicals and world premieres, has been revealed today after a major $19.4 million refurbishment as a partnership between the Victorian State Government, the City of Melbourne and Marriner Group.
Critically Acclaimed Performance Poet Imogen Stirling On Debut Australian Tour
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
A seamless blend of sharp spoken word poetry, dark comedy and original music, #Hypocrisy reminds us that in complacency lies the most heart-stopping terror.
DRAGON LADIES DON'T WEEP Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2019
For one night only, Chamber Made presents the world premiere of Dragon Ladies Don't Weep as part of The SUBSTATION Asia TOPA program at Arts Centre Melbourne. A work that sweeps across the senses, Dragon Ladies Don't Weep is a sonic portrait of new music icon Margaret Leng Tan and an evocative exploration of memory, time, control and loss. 
Australian Music Vault Presents LONG PLAY SERIES
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
The Australian Music Vault has captured the stories of some of the most formidable pioneers and innovators from the Australian music scene including Judith Durham AO and Archie Roach AM in their latest offering, Long Play Series.
Melbourne Theatre Company Will Partner With MPavilion Again For Summer Program
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
Melbourne Theatre Company will again partner with MPavilion for its summer program, showcasing work from two of MTC's NEXT STAGE Writers-in-Residence, Andrea James and Chris Summers.
The Umbilical Brothers Present Their New Show THE DISTRACTION
by BWW News Desk - December 16, 2019
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. Specifically, to a show that has an enormous screen smack-bang in the middle of it.
COME FROM AWAY Announces Final Extension Until 8 March 2020
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2019
Melbourne has fallen completely in love with global hit musical COME FROM AWAY, with the announcement today that it will extend its season, with the final performance on Sunday 8 March 2020.
ADAM By Frances Poet Comes to Midsumma Festival 2020
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2019
Gavin Roach presents the Australian premiere of Frances Poet's Adam.
THE CAMPAIGN by Campion Decent Opens in Melbourne Next Month
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2019
In 1988 more than one hundred arrests were made at Salamanca Market when the Tasmanian Gay Law Reform Group defied a ban on a stall that featured petitions to decriminalise sexual activity between consenting adult males in private. The arrests lit the spark for a campaign to change a law in Tasmania that was the most draconian in the Western world in terms of its penalty and, by the time of its repeal, the last of its kind in Australia.
Arts Centre Melbourne Presents The Speakeasy At The Barre
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2019
To coincide with the opening of the multi award-winning musical CHICAGO, Arts Centre Melbourne presents The Speakeasy at The Barre a?" a sassy pop up opening Saturday 14 December and running throughout summer serving up classic cocktails, local and international craft beers and spirits and themed food offerings in a nod to the gloriously naughty 1920's.
Amazing Grace Returns With A Brand New Show Inspired By All Things Broadway
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2019
Following the successful premiere of the first calisthenics theatre show AMAZING GRACE in 2018, Manilla Street Productions is bringing a new show to the National Theatre from 31st January 2020.
Arts Centre Melbourne's Transformation Set To Continue: CEO, Claire Spencer Signs Up For 5 More Years
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2019
Following a transformative five-year period for Arts Centre Melbourne, CEO Claire Spencer has had her tenure extended for a further five years by the Victorian Government and the Victorian Arts Centre Trust.
INTRODUCING NASHVILLE Four Artist Series Returns To AU & NZ March 2020
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2019
Presented by the Country Music Association of America, INTRODUCING NASHVILLE returns this March, the beloved international artist touring series. 

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