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A fun, interactive contemporary dance work for children inspired by a classic computer game will be brought to life at Arts Centre Melbourne during the September school holidays.

Following his sold-out show in 2017, former front man of The Commotions Lloyd Cole will return to Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Concert Hall on 15 December off the back of his new album Guesswork.

Featuring Tributes to Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Neil Diamond, Elton John, Village People, Dusty Springfield, Diana Ross, Lady Gaga.

When an old adversary threatens Rome, the city calls once more on her hero and defender, Coriolanus.

A new wave of local contemporary artists and acclaimed international acts will present at Due West Arts Festival, running 15-24 November, celebrating Melbourne's west as a hotspot for art, culture and entertainment.

Brooklyn Runaways has announced dates for Heroine: A Cabaret with Courtney Glass.

Revered and acclaimed Australian journalist Jane Hutcheon will be joining David Suchet on tour early next year when he makes his eagerly-awaited return to Australian stages in POIROT AND MORE: A RETROSPECTIVE in 2020.

Arts Centre Melbourne is inviting visitors to literally walk a mile in someone else's shoes as part of a free participatory arts project exploring the practise of empathy.

Music Theatre International (MTI) Australasia in collaboration with AMICI Trust (New Zealand), OzTheatrics (Australia), and iTheatrics (New York), are presenting Junior Theater CelebrationsTM in New Zealand and Australia for thousands of musical theatre obsessed students ages 7-18.

When you can't trust the law, who can you trust? Four New Yorkers become tangled in a murder investigation when a lobby security guard clashes with his controlling manager, an idealistic rookie cop, and her volatile senior partner during a night of suspense, humour and compromised morality.

The epic immersive theatre experience A Midnight Visit has added three more weeks of shows in time for a Halloween party weekend extravaganza.

The Teskey Brothers And Carl Barron will join the exciting line-up, already announced, for this year's Sacred Heart Mission's Heart of St Kilda Concert at the fabulous Palais Theatre on Wednesday 23 October.

Social Inclusion Week will be held from Saturday 23rd November to Sunday 1st December in 2019.

After a sellout season at Midsumma 2018 presented by La Mama Theatre, the queer homage to everyone's favourite Nonna is back in the heart of Little Italy.

Ruth and Irene have been in competition all their lives.

Widely regarded as the pinnacle of bel-canto operas, Melbourne Opera's upcoming production of Norma boasts a superb cast of singers and musicians - led by international opera sensation Helena Dix.

Following sell-out seasons in Sydney and Brisbane, Nakkiah Lui's Black is the New White arrives in Melbourne starring Miranda Tapsell alongside Tony Briggs, Luke Carroll, Vanessa Downing, Geoff Morrell, Tuuli Narkle, Melodie Reynolds-Diarra, Tom Stokes and Anthony Taufa.

Oh, here we go again! Another Fringe variety show raving about it's diverse line-up of excellent burlesque, cabaret, comedy and drag artists; each bringing to the table their own personal style and exquisite talents to entice our audiences.

The grand dame of world theatre, Dame Edna Everage, has been forced out of retirement by the demands of her adoring a?oePrecious Possumsa??, announcing a surprise tour of Australia in September and October.

Moira Finucane's The Rapture Chapter II: Art vs Extinction will transport you to an alternative translucent universe.

This October, The Butterfly Club presents the second one-man cabaret from Luke Belle.

From the age of 8 up until she was 16, Clare Dea busked every weekend at her local shopping centre in order to put herself through dance school.

Amy's life as a receptionist is a rut of emails, ergonomics and endless unrealistic expectations.

Internationally acclaimed, wildly theatrical and incendiary circus performer Anna Lumb is about to set Melbourne Fringe alight with her new solo show Hard to Reach Places.

The grand dame of world theatre, Dame Edna Everage, has been forced out of retirement by the demands of her adoring a?oePrecious Possumsa??, announcing a surprise tour of Australia in September and October.