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Melbourne, Victoria 3000

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Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever
1/8 - 1/25/2026


SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER is the ultimate celebration of the 1970s disco phenomenon that defined a generation and includes the Bee Gee’s hits ‘Stayin’ Alive’, ‘Night ...

The Diary of Anne Frank
The Diary of Anne Frank
3/4 - 3/22/2026


Drew Anthony Creative presents the powerful stage adaptation of THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK - a young girl's inspiring true story of resilience and hope ...

Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)


The five-star musical comedy sensation, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE* (*sort of), is finally heading Down Under. Neil Gooding Productions and Woodward Productions Present by arrangement with ...

Steel Magnolias
Steel Magnolias
7/23 - 8/9/2026


The beloved film live on stage The iconic story that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with six extraordinary women is back — ...



Review: SWEENEY TODD, New Athenaeum Theatre


by Mary Baillie - December 08, 2025

Sweeney Todd arrives at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland this December, where director Aaron Lee Lambert delivers a humorous, witty, magically ridiculous and thought-provoking take on Sondheim’s challenging musical. This production follows the infamous serial-killer barber of Fleet Street and his...

Review: LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, New Athenaeum Theatre


by Mary Baillie - November 03, 2025

Performed fittingly on Halloween, this stage version of Let the Right One In adapted from John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel and film captures the eerie chill of Blackeberg, Sweden. The story follows Oskar, a lonely and bullied boy who befriends a strange young girl named Eli. She smells like a wet dog, ...

LOVE ACTUALLY Musical Will Tour Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane


by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025

This festive season, everyone's favourite Christmas movie will be gloriously sent up in the Off-Broadway smash hit, Love Actually? The Musical Parody. ...

LOVE ACTUALLY Musical Will Tour Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane


by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025

This festive season, everyone's favourite Christmas movie will be gloriously sent up in the Off-Broadway smash hit, Love Actually? The Musical Parody. ...

LOVE ACTUALLY Musical Will Tour Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane


by Stephi Wild - September 15, 2025

This festive season, everyone's favourite Christmas movie will be gloriously sent up in the Off-Broadway smash hit, Love Actually? The Musical Parody. ...

HAIR THE MUSICAL Comes to the Athenaeum Theatre


by Stephi Wild - September 11, 2025

More than two decades since Melbourne last experienced the tribal love-rock musical phenomenon HAIR, a brand-new production of the Grammy and Tony Award-winning hit is coming to the Athenaeum Theatre....

FOOTLOOSE: THE MUSICAL Extends Final Melbourne Season Through 24 August


by A.A. Cristi - August 11, 2025

Due to overwhelming demand, the high-energy hit Footloose: The Musical has announced a final Melbourne season extension, now playing at the Athenaeum Theatre through Sunday, 24 August 2025....

Indigo De Souza Reveals 2025 Headline Tour Dates, Drops New Single


by Josh Sharpe - June 04, 2025

Indigo De Souza has shared Crying Over Nothing,” a deceptively bouncy new single from her album Precipice, arriving this summer. De Souza has also announced a headline run in the summer and fall in support of the album. Check out the new single and the tour dates here....

The Waterboys Set 2025 North American Tour Kicking Off in September


by Josh Sharpe - April 01, 2025

The Waterboys have announced their first North American tour in six years. The tour will begin on September 4th and run through October 4th. All tickets will be on sale to the public this Friday at 10 am local time. ...

Still Point Theatre to Present Social Change Theater Festival in March


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 20, 2025

Still Point Theatre Collective will present the first annual Social Change Theater Festival in March. This festival will provide a space for artists, activists, and audiences to engage with performance as a tool for social change. Learn more!...

Past Shows

Shimmery Burlesque
11/29 - 12/1/2024


Shimmery Burlesque returns to the Athenaeum Theatre in Melbourne after a successful debut, offering a vibrant exploration of Burlesque through the eyes of Lady Shimmery, ...

Club Vegas
Club Vegas
5/29 - 6/2/2024


Welcome Back to CLUB VEGAS – The Spectacle! Prepare to be mesmerized once more by the show that captures the glitz and over-the-top glamour of ...

Melbourne Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor from 8 May


Award-winning Greek-Australian soprano Elena Xanthoudakis extends her bel canto repertoire by taking on the starring role in Lucia di Lammermoor, directed by one of Australia’s ...

Dog Man: The Musical
Dog Man: The Musical
1/17 - 1/28/2024


Part dog, part man, ALL HERO! Dav Pilkey’s beloved characters come to life in an epic new musical playing at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre these Summer ...

Jazz Men
Jazz Men
1/10 - 1/11/2024


Experience a scorching hot fusion of cabaret and sensuality that will leave you breathless. Moving to the rhythm of passion captivate your imagination with their ...

Elvis: A Musical Revolution
Elvis: A Musical Revolution
10/3 - 12/17/2023


Penned by acclaimed international writers, Elvis: A Musical Revolution is a new bio-musical exploring the extraordinary life of award-winning cultural icon and rock ‘n’ roll ...

Melbourne Opera presents Maria Stuarda


Acclaimed Melbourne soprano Helena Dix returns from an internationally broadcasted performance in the title role of Norma at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, to make her ...

Club Vegas - The Spectacle


Club Vegas comes to Melbourne and is set to dazzle audiences of all ages in a lavish and breathtaking, modern nod to the glamour and ...

Shake Rattle 'N' Roll
Shake Rattle 'N' Roll
5/12 - 5/14/2023


Following sell out performances across Australia in 2022, and by overwhelming demand, SHAKE RATTLE ‘N’ ROLL returns to The Athenaeum Theatre Melbourne! The music that ...

ORACLE - the myth
ORACLE - the myth
1/19 - 2/11/2023


A MYTHICAL JOURNEY THROUGH THE STARS AND CONSTELLATIONS From the creative team behind the award-winning MATADOR & the critically acclaimed MANSION, comes Bass Fam creative’s latest ...

ORACLE - the myth
ORACLE - the myth
7/14 - 7/30/2022


From the creative team behind the award, winning MATADOR & the critically acclaimed MANSION, comes their latest award winning, box office hit fusion of circus, ...

Melbourne Opera: The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny


As the first main stage production in Australia in over forty years, Melbourne Opera and IOpera will present a stunning reinterpretation of Kurt Weill, Bertolt ...

Alex Williamson 'Oi Mate!' at Melbourne International Comedy Festival


The Loosest Aussie Bloke and Bogan Aussie Commentator Alex Williamson is back with another crushing hour of pure, uncut comedy platinum. A comedy festival isnt ...

The ISO That Nearly Stole Christmas


Skunkworks Productions in collaboration with the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall invites music and comedy lovers to rediscover Christmas, ISO style. Bursting with wit, charm and ...

Disenchanted
Disenchanted
9/6 - 9/8/2018


AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE IN MELBOURNE Following multiple sold out seasons across America and around the world, Mad About Theatre is thrilled to present the Australian premiere ...

Australia Day by Jonathan Biggins


Written and directed by acclaimed playwright and Sydney Theatre Company satirist Jonathan Biggins, Australia Day returns to Melbourne in a brand new production.The Australia Day ...

Cosi Fan Tutte - presented by Melbourne Opera


Melbourne Opera has updated the traditional story to 1960s Melbourne, when strict moral values are challenged by free love. Confusion and high comedy ensues, combined ...

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Duck Pond in Australia - Melbourne Duck Pond
Princess Theatre (1/9 - 1/12)
Steel Magnolias in Australia - Melbourne Steel Magnolias
Athenaeum Theatre (7/23 - 8/9)
Saturday Night Fever in Australia - Melbourne Saturday Night Fever
Athenaeum Theatre (1/8 - 1/25)
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Vicious in Australia - Melbourne Vicious
Viva Melbourne (5/2 - 4/22)
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Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of) in Australia - Melbourne Pride And Prejudice* (*sort of)
Athenaeum Theatre (6/18 - 7/18)
The Placeholder in Australia - Melbourne The Placeholder
fortyfivedownstairs (2/27 - 2/8)
The Diary of Anne Frank in Australia - Melbourne The Diary of Anne Frank
Athenaeum Theatre (3/4 - 3/22)
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