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fortyfivedownstairs

45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria 3000 Australia
Melbourne, vic 3000

Melbourne, Australia Critics Wanted

BWW is always seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage our over 130 regional areas. As a Contributing Editor, you will have the opportunity to review the shows of your choice, conduct interviews with local and touring talent, design features of your own choosing for publishing, and work/network with your local theater press reps to bring exposure to the theatrical offerings in your area.

All applicants should have excellent writing skills and an interest for giving local theaters and productions some prominence on BroadwayWorld.com.

Your compensation as a featured writer with us not only includes exclusive press seats to all of the shows you cover (as is standard in your area and arranged between you and the theater) but also the opportunity to be published under your own byline and publishing profile on both the local and main pages of the site for maximum exposure to our 5M+ monthly visitors.

If this sounds like you, please send a resume and one writing sample to social@broadwayworld.com.

Past Shows

Grey Gardens

Jul 17 – Aug 2, 2026

Grey Gardens, the Tony Award-winning musical with music by Scott Frankel, lyrics by Michael Korie, and book by Doug Wright, returns to Melbourne for the first time since its 2011 premiere. Helen Dallimore and Deidre Rubenstein star as Big and Little Edith (Edie) Bouvier Beale...

MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune!

MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune!

Jun 24 – Jul 5, 2026

A ghost that will not stop singing. A bride with a funeral to plan. A 90s love song that refuses to die. From award-winning playwright Dax Carnay-Hanrahan, MR BIG aka Tatay, A Transwoman and That Tiring Tune! is a darkly comedic and musically haunted new theatre work. Set...

Between The Lines - The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters

Jun 17 – Jun 21, 2026

Between The Lines - The James Joyce/Groucho Marx Letters is presented by Bloomsday in Melbourne, now in their 32nd year of celebrating the annual commemoration of Irish writer James Joyce. Written by Steve Carey and directed by Renee Palmer, the play follows a young scholar in...

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

May 28 – Jun 14, 2026

Melbourne Shakespeare Company is proud to present Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice , a luminous, poetic reimagining of the Greek myth, directed by multi-award-winner Gary Abrahams. Following acclaimed sold-out seasons at fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with a...

The Juliet Letters

May 1

Based on the limited information provided, here is a description: The Juliet Letters is a one-night performance at fortyfivedownstairs on May 1, 2026. No additional details about the production, cast, or creative team were included in the available materials. --- *Note: The...

TAPE FACE - THE SHOW

TAPE FACE - THE SHOW

Mar 26 – Apr 19, 2026

Bohm Presents is thrilled to announce the return of international comedy phenomenon Tape Face for his Australian Tour from March–April 2026 . Celebrating 20 years of the show that redefined physical comedy, Tape Face will tour nationwide as part of the Melbourne International...

Hamlet

Hamlet

Sep 5 – Sep 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 (Berlin, A View from the Bridge), Shakespeare’s ultimate tragedy Hamlet will mark MSC...

Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

Aug 24 – Sep 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 design by Dale Ferguson, Julius Caesar is destined to be...

Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Boy

Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Boy

Apr 8 – Aug 15, 2021

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 darkly funny, tragicomic take on the legendary relationship between J and M, from teenage romance to domestic nightmare.A savage and subversive re-imagining...

Still by Jen Silverman

Still by Jen Silverman

Jun 30 – Jul 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 given birth, assisted by a midwife (Elisa Armstrong), and at the same time young Dolores (Sara Bolch)...

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