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FORTYFIVEDOWNSTAIRS

45 Flinders Lane
Melbourne, Victoria 3000

The Placeholder
The Placeholder
2/27 - 2/8/2026


The Placeholder  is a bold new queer Australian play by trans playwright Ben MacEllen, premiering at fortyfivedownstairs. In a regional town, grief holds a group ...

The Placeholder
The Placeholder
2/27 - 2/8/2026


The Placeholder  is a bold new queer Australian play by trans playwright Ben MacEllen, premiering at fortyfivedownstairs. In a regional town, grief holds a group ...



Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; Comedy Theatre Leads Favorite Theatre!


by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025

The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards; LADY MACBETH PLAYED WING DEFENCE Leads Best Musical!


by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025

The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Australia - Melbourne Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!...

Sydney Opera House Appoints Harry Prouse as Head of Contemporary Performance


by Stephi Wild - November 14, 2025

The Sydney Opera House has announced the appointment of Harry Prouse to its artistic leadership team as Head of Contemporary Performance, leading the next chapter of imaginative programming inspired by the best of contemporary culture....

Cast Set For ORDINARY DAYS at fortyfivedownstairs


by Stephi Wild - July 16, 2025

Clovelly Fox’s artistic director Tyran Parke has announced the cast members and creative team behind its highly anticipated production of ORDINARY DAYS, performing at fortyfivedownstairs....

ORDINARY DAYS Comes to fortyfivedownstairs


by Stephi Wild - June 30, 2025

Clovelly Fox will return to fortyfivedownstairs this August to present ORDINARY DAYS, a humorous and inspiring musical written by highly celebrated composer and lyricist Adam Gwon....

SMOKESCREEN Comes to fortyfivedownstairs in July


by Stephi Wild - June 09, 2025

Bare Witness Theatre Company will bring their critically acclaimed production, Smokescreen, to Melbourne’s iconic fortyfivedownstairs for a limited season this July....

Winners Revealed For the 2025 Green Room Awards


by Stephi Wild - May 06, 2025

Victoria’s theatre industry came together on Monday May 5th at the Comedy Theatre to reveal the winners for the 2025 Green Room Awards and the recipients are still celebrating. Learn more here!...

Fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2025 Set For Next Month


by Stephi Wild - April 07, 2025

fortyfivedownstairs invites you to experience two weeks of chamber music at the Chamber Music Festival 2025, running this May. Learn more about the upcoming event here!...

TROPHY BOYS Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne in August


by Stephi Wild - March 27, 2025

The queer black comedy Trophy Boys will tour nationally this year including a return to Arts Centre Melbourne’s Fairfax Studio for a limited season in August. Learn more here!...

Heather Valentine's TRAIN CAKE to be Presented At Melbourne International Comedy Festival


by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 07, 2025

Brought to you by the team behind 'the perfect comedy show' Mastress of Ceremonies and the smash hit Dream House, Heather Valentine and Carl Whitehouse join forces again for Melbourne International Comedy Festival with Train Cake. Learn more!...

Past Shows

Hamlet
Hamlet
9/5 - 9/22/2024


Jacob Collins-Levy leads an all-star cast in Melbourne Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet, opening on Friday 6 September at fortyfivedownstairs. Directed by multi-award winning director Iain Sinclair ...

Julius Caesar
Julius Caesar
8/24 - 9/3/2023


Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns to fortyfivedownstairs with their highly anticipated contemporary reimagining of Shakespeare’s original political thriller Julius Caesar. Directed by Richard Murphet with production ...

Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Boy


From the creators of The Yellow Wave and Cuckoo comes a Medea for our times.Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Girl is a ...

Still by Jen Silverman
Still by Jen Silverman
6/30 - 7/11/2021


In this poetic, frequently hilarious and sometimes absurd rumination on motherhood, three women are drawn together by an unlikely catalyst. Morgan (Joanne Booth) has recently ...

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