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Review: YENTL at Malthouse Theatre


by Josh Stent - March 06, 2024

Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s remarkable adaptation of Yentl has returned to Malthouse. Winner of four Green Room Awards after a stellar 2022 debut season, this production is a must see for those wanting a thought-provoking, and at times confronting exploration of how gender, sexuality, culture, and rel...

Back to Back Theatre Premieres MULTIPLE BAD THINGS in April


by Stephi Wild - March 06, 2024

MULTIPLE BAD THINGS, the new work by Back to Back Theatre will premiere in the company’s home town at Geelong Arts Centre 11 - 13 April, internationally at Brussels Theater Nationale in May, and in Melbourne at Malthouse Theatre from 29 May to 9 June 2024....

YENTL Comes to the Malthouse Theatre Next Month


by Stephi Wild - January 18, 2024

Malthouse will present a return season of Kadimah Yiddish Theatre’s Yentl beginning next month. This new stage adaptation of Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer’s iconic short story is the first since the 1975 Broadway play and Barbra Streisand’s iconic 1983 musical film....

Malthouse Theatre's Immersive Theatre Production HOUR OF THE WOLF Extends Season For A Second Time


by Stephi Wild - November 10, 2023

After selling out its initial three week season and extending until 3 December, Malthouse Theatre's immersive theatre production HOUR OF THE WOLF is now extending its season for a second time, performing until 17 December....

AI, Imaginary Friends, and The Modern World Collide In THE ASTONISHING COMET BOOMBOX at Melbourne Fringe


by Blair Ingenthron - October 14, 2023

The Astonishing Comet Boombox brings together AI, imaginary friends, and the modern world in a captivating show at Melbourne Fringe. Don't miss this playful cabaret with original songs, parodies, and comedic talents beginning on 17 October....

IN THE CLUB Makes Melbourne Premiere in October


by Stephi Wild - August 29, 2023

Rounding out a year that sees iconic Australia writer Patricia Cornelius being celebrated by our some of our most prestigious theatre companies comes the Melbourne premiere season of her powerful and pulsating work, In the Club. ...

Malthouse Theatre Reveals 2024 Season of Eight Upcoming Works


by Stephi Wild - August 17, 2023

Malthouse promises eight compelling reasons to visit their theatres in 2024.  Learn more about the lineup here!...

Circus Oz is Back in Melbourne International Comedy Festival


by Stephi Wild - March 03, 2023

Australia’s original world-famous and ground-breaking Circus Oz is back in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival after 30 years with a fresh and all-new show at The Forum for two weeks only....

Otto & Astrid's JOINT SOLO PROJECT Comes to 2023 Melbourne International Comedy Festival


by Stephi Wild - January 30, 2023

Soon to be seen barging onto the stage at Melbourne's iconic Malthouse Theatre, Berlin's prince and princess of art rock and Europop - Otto & Astrid - are back! Together. But also separately, as they debut their new solo amazing albums independently of each other, while playing back up for one anoth...

Young Australian Broadway Chorus Presents SPRING AWAKENING


by Stephi Wild - December 06, 2022

Eight-time Tony Award-winning musical Spring Awakening returns to Melbourne this January for a limited season at the Meat Market, North Melbourne. Presented by the Young Australian Broadway Chorus, Spring Awakening explores the journey from adolescence into adulthood through a compelling fusion of m...

Past Shows

Loaded
10/19 - 10/30/2020


Loaded, Malthouse Theatre's world premiere production, will be reimagined as an audio play. The 1995 debut novel from Christos Tsiolkas (The Slap, Dead Europe, Barracuda) ...

Apocalypse Meow
11/7 - 12/1/2019

Pompeii, L.A.
Pompeii, L.A.
11/16 - 12/9/2012


Los Angeles is burning. And he’s enjoying the view.Take a seat next to that child star. You know the one. Used-up, spat-out and stuck on ...

Wild Surmise
Wild Surmise
11/9 - 12/2/2012


Alex searches for life on a distant moon; Daniel begs an answer of the poets they cannot provide. And while attentions are elsewhere, a marriage ...

Pinocchio
Pinocchio
9/6 - 9/29/2012


Once there was a lonely man with lots of love to give. He wanted a child so much that he carved himself a beautiful little ...

Angela’s Kitchen
Angela’s Kitchen
9/4 - 9/23/2012


A journey that begins at a kitchen table plunges into a sprawling family history and a fitting tribute to a much-loved matriarch.In 1948, Angela left ...

On the Misconception of Oedipus


We know how the Oedipus story ends: he murders his father and unwittingly marries his mother. But where did this shattering tragedy begin?On the Misconception ...

Blood Wedding
Blood Wedding
7/21 - 8/19/2012


Married life is a killer.In this remarkable bilingual production directed by Marion Potts, the lush lyricism of Federico García Lorca’s writing is wedded to a ...

Briwyant
Briwyant
7/4 - 7/14/2012


In Yolngu painting, bir’yun describes the brilliance, shimmer and shine of a pattern that seems to move before the eyes, animated by the essence of ...

CIRCA
CIRCA
5/29 - 6/10/2012


Throughout history the circus in all of its forms has returned obsessively, incessantly, to the strangest and most mystifying animal of all: the human.Now, Australia’s ...

OPERA XS: Another Lament
OPERA XS: Another Lament
6/6 - 6/10/2012


Chamber Made Opera and Rawcus extend boundaries in all the work they do. Together they reprise their 2010 production Another Lament, directed by Kate Sulan. ...

The Histrionic
The Histrionic
4/2 - 5/5/2012


Hell hath no fury like an actor ignored… Meet Bruscon: national treasure, intellect nonpareil, and finest living actor to grace the stage.But what happens when ...

The Plague Dances
The Plague Dances
4/14 - 4/29/2012


The phenomenon of dancing mania has left a mysterious trail through history – entire communities infected with a spontaneous urge to dance until they literally ...

Tina C Solves the Aboriginal Crisis


Country music celebrity, US presidential candidate and now global icon for peace, Tina C is on an Australasian mission.“I know there is tension in your ...

The Wild Duck
The Wild Duck
2/17 - 3/17/2012


Winner of three Helpmann Awards (2011), including Best Play, this taut, stripped-back rendition of a modern classic never lets up. Director Simon Stone has developed ...

Videos


The Woman In Black in Australia - Melbourne The Woman In Black
Athenaeum Theatre 1 (6/13 - 6/30)
VIDEOS
the last train to madeline in Australia - Melbourne the last train to madeline
Meat Market Stables (6/18 - 6/19)
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Melbourne in Australia - Melbourne Faulty Towers The Dining Experience - Melbourne
Oaks On Market Melbourne Hotel (5/17 - 5/17)
PHOTOS
The Odd in Australia - Melbourne The Odd
Comedy Theatre (5/18 - 6/23)
VIDEOS
A Midsummer Night's Dream in Australia - Melbourne A Midsummer Night's Dream
Canberra Theatre Centre (4/25 - 5/11)
Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap in Australia - Melbourne Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Theatre. Frankston Arts Centre (7/31 - 8/3)
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Melbourne Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor from 8 May in Australia - Melbourne Melbourne Opera presents Lucia di Lammermoor from 8 May
Athenaeum Theatre (5/8 - 5/18)
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