Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

For the first time in Melbourne, Nailed It! brings comedians, journalists, politicians, broadcasters and authors together for a rant with a spin!

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

Joining SAATSUMA on the night will be special guests Arbes and Franco Cozzo.

NAIDOC Burramatta 2017 aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity

Circus Oz returns to the Big Top with an exciting new show with an amazing new acrobatic ensemble!

Circus Oz returns to the Big Top with an exciting new show with an amazing new acrobatic ensemble!

Come along and see the reason why so many Aussie families know and love The Wiggles!

This is a forum for strangers to dissect your love life and dish out ill-informed and context-free advice!

Strikingly original and immediately beloved, Nelson’s unique writing effortlessly moves between compelling literary criticism and memoir.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

From Bonnie Lythgoe Productions, the home of Australian panto. A spectacular, magical and laughter filled production for the whole family from ages 3 to 103!

TIX CLOSE FRIDAY 30th JUNE! Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny!

Full of laughs, magic, and hijinks, The Snow Queen is a pantomime for the whole family and a great way to introduce children to the world of theatre

Learn how to work in a creative space with Deaf and non-Deaf artists, what to do before you set foot in the rehearsal room, and what should be in your tool-kit to make life easier for interpreters. 

KINKY BOOTS is based on the true story of a young man’s struggle to save his family shoe business with an outrageous idea and thanks to a fabulous new friend!

A clumsy bombshell; a despotic director; a stuttering actor. It was never going to be easy staging a bedroom farce on tour, with a mediocre cast, but this is complete pandemonium

The streets will be filled with fun, snow (real and simulated), moving rides, free kids activities and market and food stalls. The highlight of the festival will be the real snow straight off the mountain from Mt Buller!

This workshop explores matters of identity for people who work within the performing arts.

“A charming, ingenious piece of puppet theatre infused with a spirit of adventure”

This, the greatest story ever told, is based on the last week of Jesus’s life, the plot highlights the political and personal struggles between Jesus and Judas.

Aladdin will sweep you into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance.

“The singular genius who works alone is a myth of yesterday.” Prof. Jeff DeGraff

People are only frightened of what they don’t understand.

People are only frightened of what they don’t understand.

Our Guru (Jacob Rajan) is a bucktoothed chameleon, channelling seventeen different characters and dispensing questionable spiritual wisdom as he plays out a serpentine tale of impossible love and modern-day magic

A modern fable about brotherhood in a globalised world, Black T-Shirt Collection is a one-man tour-de-force utterly of the moment.

Immerse yourselves in the minds of intelligent thinkers, revolutionary leaders, and ambitious minds – be inspired by their stories as they light up your own inner rebel to take the chance to make a change.

Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea.

Now in its 16th year, Snatches, simply, is a night of short theatre pieces, dance, music, poems and short films, all written, directed and performed by RMIT students.

Join Harriet’s search for identity and friendship, with songs, laughs, mischievous fun – and Mr Chicken himself!

KINKY BOOTS is based on the true story of a young man’s struggle to save his family shoe business with an outrageous idea and thanks to a fabulous new friend!

“A delicious feast of comedy at its most heartless and macabre.” The Telegraph, UK

Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories brings together some of Australia’s most creative theatrical minds to realise this exquisite tale

Bambert’s Book of Lost Stories brings together some of Australia’s most creative theatrical minds to realise this exquisite tale

(LIMITED TIX!) See John connect with the other side as he returns to visit Melbourne live. There will be question and answer sessions and messages from loved ones on the other side and more.

Filled with songs and laughter, join Mouse on a thrilling journey through the deep dark woods in this big scary monster of a show.

What if you could start life over again, knowing what you do now? What if it were all a rough draft waiting to be rewritten?

Undateable. Unemployable. Unstoppable.

A meeting of minds, ideas and perspectives at the first creative industries summit

This symposium will facilitate dialogue between artists, companies, creators, producers, organisations and institutions through a series of Q&A-style panels, small interactive breakouts

This workshop is about moving beyond just ‘coping’ or recovering quickly from difficulty (resilience) – towards flourishing.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

Amateur Hour – Season 2 Launch Party – FREE entry but limited capacity – so first in best dressed!

What is happiness? What level of material wealth do we need to flourish?

What is happiness? What level of material wealth do we need to flourish?

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

Let’s talk about how we can broaden the scope of modern English writing and storytelling.

Have You Tried Yoga is a window into the invisible or very visible life of those living with chronic illness and disability.

This event is the Launch of Raspberry Ripple Productions at Footscray Arts Centre Join in conversations then formal speeches and a short performance. Also a showing of a new website. Contact: lipsetc2@gmail.com

This workshop will take participants on an imaginative journey through performance tasks, reflection and playful exchange.

To launch the 2017 Emerging Writers’ Festival, hear from some of tomorrow’s most exciting and important voices, who will weave a manifesto for the future.

This year’s line-up features the finest and funniest yet with TRIPOD, DAVE HUGHES, KITTY FLANAGAN, SAMMY J, CAL WILSON, GERALDINE HICKEY, CHARLIE PICKERING.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

A sneak peek of the colourful and quirky works that hide amongst the thousands of items in the Casula Powerhouse Art Centre’s rich history.

Razer will talk about what she discovered about queer identity, profound affect and our broad social values about dating, power and desperation.

Each year this event generates much needed funds for Westpac Rescue Helicopter, Merriwa and District Volunteer Rescue Squads. The Festival is an event that the whole community can become involved in and enjoy.

This is about spoken word and unspoken words. Writers show their craft, and direct their own discussions about it.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

In a retirement village in Caulfield, Minnie has a granddaughter and Liraz has a grandson. Both are hopelessly single. Laying all her cards on the table, Minnie is bidding hearts.

Whether you’re a musician, dancer or just feel like funkin’ it up, put on your marching shoes, rain or shine, and join in the fun!

How to Build a Home takes you on an immersive adventure into the experiences of ‘home’ for people with disabilities.

What does it mean to write the self, or to write about nationhood – and how do we best fight to ensure others understand how we want to be seen?

Join Kate as she explains how making an effort to really see the world has helped her to shape the loveable, unlikely heroes she has created.

In a centrepiece event of the Festival, some of the world’s most acclaimed women take to the stage to find a way forward in our changing world.

The authors of two of the year’s most powerful memoirs discuss their art.

Circus Oz presents an exciting new show with an amazing new acrobatic ensemble!

Eight people, three years, two angels and one epidemic.

Filled with irrepressible humour and a distinct Australian spirit, Away is a beloved modern classic.

In his most ambitious work to date, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman shows that we have entered an age of dizzying acceleration – and explains how to live in it.

An event from the City of Parramatta – with speeches by members of Council and the community, a smoking ceremony & dance performances.

From LGBTI bushrangers to early stories of travel and conquest, learn something new with this panel of history buffs

What challenges do historians face when exploring sensitive topics?

Rayner is the Observer’s brilliant and harsh London-based food columnist as well as a UK Masterchef judge

What, if anything, is the responsibility of the writer? Is it to change minds? Or even the world?

There will be four different performers reading their own writing. Readings will be based on themes of heritage, diaspora, self, power, pride, fear, intimacy and sexuality.

With no set themes or strict time limits, we invite you to explore and let your inner wordsmith emerge

‘A unique, powerful and insightful Australian comic voice. ????½’ Sydney Morning Herald

It shares true and personal stories that need to keep being told. And perhaps most importantly, it opens a dialogue about the issues that separate and unite Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.

There are many films about disability, but today’s projects made by those with lived experience of disability offer the most startling, provocative and authentic cinema.

Limited tix to this 3rd show! This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

myriad collective is proud to present TRANSPOSSIBLE: Trans and gender diverse communities envisioning creative futures.

This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

This gentle play brings to life the stories of those left at home during the war waiting, wondering, hoping… and the struggles of the young men who valiantly enlisted to help defend their country.

Learn more from Ebony Truscott, a Melbourne-based artist

Top Acts 2017 is a two hour concert comprising stunning performances by young performing artists.

myriad collective is proud to present TRANSPOSSIBLE: Trans and gender diverse communities envisioning creative futures.

Pascoe will discuss the writing, research and reception of his groundbreaking, celebrated book. What does challenging the past of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mean for the present?

City of Sydney Library is thrilled to host the program launch in partnership with Sydney Film Festival.

The Emerging Writers’ Festival is a not-for-profit organisation whose foundations are built on supporting emerging writers.

In this panel discussion, we’ll explore the history of the always evolving relationship between the environmental movement and Indigenous Australia.

Arts Centre Melbourne and Yirramboi invite you to a workshop.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

This event is the opening of the P?uliuli exhibition within Yirramboi Festival at West Space, Narrm Melbourne.

Practice What You Teach is an initiative and a series of exhibitions devoted to motivating and promoting the artistic practices of art teachers.

An immersive installation, casting the movements and responses of bodies as they interact with sculptural works and tactile paintings.

A theatrical and musical exploration of racism by people of colour.

The workshops are part of the program at the Arts Learning Festival, which is ran by Independent Schools Victoria

Don’t follow the story. Be the story.

The workshops are part of the program at the Arts Learning Festival, which is ran by Independent Schools Victoria

In conversation with Tony Martin, Iannucci will discuss the predicaments and possibilities of political satire today.

The closing night is going to be a lively one, with food and drink, music, song, an artist’s talk and an interactive panel discussion.

The workshops are part of the program at the Arts Learning Festival, which is ran by Independent Schools Victoria

In this very special event, ‘the hard man of political satire’ talks to Chris Taylor about comedy, politics and ‘Continuity with Change’.

Work Strife Balance is about Mia’s most mortifying slip-ups in life, love and work.
Mia will be joined in conversation by writer and comedian Meshel Laurie.

If you’ve always wanted to learn Auslan – now is the time! It will be creative, interactive, fun and challenging!

The Australia New Zealand Tessitura Regional Users Conference (ANZTRUC) is a not-for-profit user-led conference attended by licensees of Tessitura software in the Asia Pacific region.

Join us at the Rowden White tomorrow for a talk from Clementine Ford, author of Fight Like A Girl! It’s free.

The Australia New Zealand Tessitura Regional Users Conference (ANZTRUC) is a not-for-profit user-led conference attended by licensees of Tessitura software in the Asia Pacific region.

The Australia New Zealand Tessitura Regional Users Conference (ANZTRUC) is a not-for-profit user-led conference attended by licensees of Tessitura software in the Asia Pacific region.

The Australia New Zealand Tessitura Regional Users Conference (ANZTRUC) is a not-for-profit user-led conference attended by licensees of Tessitura software in the Asia Pacific region.

Launch of exhibition including introduction of artists and concepts will be Auslan interpreted.

Read a selection of compelling, entertaining and occasionally terrifying pieces on the subject of robots and artificial intelligence.

Cardinia Cultural Centre

The Auslan interpreter will be on a stage, and there will be a huge double sided LED screen so you will be able to access from most areas.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

Three comedy she-wolf legends unite for Glittery Clittery: A ConSENSUAL Party.

A brand-new show at the MICF from 3RRR FM Breakfaster Geraldine Hickey.

Join Monica in her new show, chock full of characters, stories and observations about doing what we can not to get old!

One of the most-read and famous children’s books of all time, ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’ emerges off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family.

‘This is a show about trying to be hopeful when the world is, quite frankly, being a total arsehole.”

‘A unique, powerful and insightful Australian comic voice. ????½’ Sydney Morning Herald

SOLD OUT!!! As part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!

Circus Oz returns to the Big Top with an exciting new show with an amazing new acrobatic ensemble!

Circus Oz returns to the Big Top with an exciting new show with an amazing new acrobatic ensemble!

UK comedian, bestselling author and self-professed scamp James Veitch presents his Australian stand-up debut.

Come along and see the reason why so many Aussie families know and love The Wiggles!

SOLD OUT!! ‘Carlson is a gifted and accomplished comedian ­– an absolute must-see.’ Appetite for the Arts (NZ)

Performing live is what Tommy does best, so do yourself a favour and go and enjoy a brand new show from the most exciting comedian of his generation. Good talk.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

As part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

SOLD OUT!!! In this extraordinary event, a stellar line up of the best comedians at the Festival come together in solidarity with Mehdi and all other victims of Australia’s detention policies.

Girls love only boys…at least that’s what they teach in Year 8 Sex Ed.

Step behind the velvet curtain and uncover the mysteries of magic with The Magic Workshop.

Come along and see the reason why so many Aussie families know and love The Wiggles!

Three comedy she-wolf legends unite for Glittery Clittery: A ConSENSUAL Party.

This workshop will introduce you to key strategies you can use to strengthen your relationships – with a partner, with friends and colleagues.

In Conversation with Matthew Bourne – director of Lord of the Flies

Brought to life by the team behind the smash hit stage productions of The 52-Storey Treehouse and Mr Stink.

You might know him as the host of ABC’s top-rating show Gruen or from his various podcasts, but it is on stage where Wil feels most at home.

This show was inspired by a woman who goes by the name of Nanette.

What does the inaugural 2017 season reveal to us? What will it take to ensure the success of the Women’s League, and what can advocates for other sports learn?

Mae asks … “who are we when we’re not addicted?”

The two-hour Comedy Workshop will offer a crash course in comedy from a professional comedian

Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny!

Hold onto your nose for this touching, twisted and very smelly adaptation of David Walliams’ award-winning children’s book, live on stage!

A hands-on workshop targeted at everyone who manages people.

“Comic genius…A joy for kids both big and small.” – Edinburgh Evening News on the book

How do we write about race in Australia today? Does the race of the writer affect the way stories are written, received and interpreted?

A total of 66 awards will be presented at this year’s Green Room Awards ceremony, including awards for Technical Achievement and Lifetime Achievement.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

An evening of entertainment as BTC presents ten short plays of around ten minutes written by local writers, directed by local people and performed by a group of talented actors who vary in experience from limited to very experienced.

A work that is part dance, part theatre, and entirely hypnotic. This is Nicola Gunn at her best: profoundly funny and brilliantly self-scathing.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

What do we know about the harmful effects of fragrances; the power of perfume to make us sick?

Filled with irrepressible humour and a distinct Australian spirit, Away is a beloved modern classic.

We all know the basics of a healthy lifestyle – eat well, sleep properly, exercise regularly, and drink in moderation. But how do we do this during the most busiest times in our creative lives.

Join the fun and cheer on our running man. Will he hit the wall or complete his quest?

ChillOut, Australia’s number one Queer Country Pride festival, ­is held in the gay capital of regional Victoria – Daylesford – in Hepburn Shire.

As part of the Adelaide Fringe!

A howlingly funny hour of blistering satire that deals equally vicious blows to left and right wing hypocrisy.

A hands-on workshop targeted at everyone who manages people. You will work through a ‘how-to’ list for managing some of the most common people and culture issues in the performing arts industry.

Brunswick Music Festival presents a special concert in honour of International Women’s Day

International best-selling author and microbiologist Giulia Enders speaks to Richard Fidler about gut health and its connection to our emotional lives.

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Johnston was part of a psychological study. NASA wanted to learn individual stress reactions and group cohesion in an intensely cramped, isolated environment comparable to life in a space vessel on Mars.

A brave, inspiring voice for women and advocate for freedom of speech, Ford will explore how women can fight back and resist misogyny.

What happens to a loud woman with big opinions in a culture where women are expected to be small, quiet and compliant?

A ghost tale, a love story, and a mesmerizing dark comedy, this outstanding play finds truth in the awkward moments, beauty in the missed opportunities and poignancy in the intimate silences.

From all walks of life, all communities, all places, you are welcome. Shinier and more spectacular than ever, we’ll spread the love, and let our Mardi Gras spirit soar.

A raucous, unflinching and hilarious feminist voice, Lindy West is best known for her writing in Jezebel and the Guardian – especially on body image and sexual violence.

What stories do we tell ourselves about death and the dead? How do our ideas around death vary across cultures?

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

An eclectic line-up of leading guest speakers will discuss a diverse selection of topics and share with us their inspirational stories.

Mardi Gras’ QUEER THINKING series provides new perspectives of identity and equality.

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

Small and Loud is a night for emerging theatre writers, performers, comics and musicians to test their freshest ideas.

Join us for a discussion on how different forms of privilege operate within our culture and community, and how it affects people.

Sink your teeth into a selection of international cuisine while perusing wares from local community vendors and learning more about local LGBTQI organisations.

The Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation was launched in memory of Wendy Paramor, one of Australia’s most loved and celebrated modern female artists in 2015

Smoke rises. Song welcomes. Bodies are adorned. Enter a space carrying culture, ceremony and regalia of our longest living cultures.

KINKY BOOTS is based on the true story of a young man’s struggle to save his family shoe business with an outrageous idea and thanks to a fabulous new friend!

#BLOCKtheBILL SNAP PROTEST!! We say NO to the proposed Refugee Lifetime Ban !!!

Come and enjoy a laugh with Tom Ballard – Winner Helpman Award Best Comedy Performer 2016!

Think community meets high art meets LGBTIQ culture. Park Lounge will welcome you into Werribee’s heart and leave you wanting more

Midsumma Horizon is a future-focused art party featuring live-performance, projection, visual art and music

Britain’s most provocative theatre-maker is back on her dirty soapbox, baring her soul (and possibly more).

A family get-together with local LGBTQIA+ artists to think through a Queer Family Portrait.

Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny!

Debuting their first ever full-length performance in Midsumma Festival 2015, The Sparrow Men return as Melbourne’s favourite fast-paced comedy duo.

Join the finalists for an Artist Floor Talk at 6pm on Thu 2 Feb to hear about the motivations and implications behind this year’s works.

After a sell-out 2013 season, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up – and their grown-ups!

Parade, pride and party come together once a year in Melbourne’s iconic queer march.

The second of the 3 talks which will focus on a different queer community: trans, disability, and people of colour.

Celebrate Australia Day with this wonderful night of entertainment and you can see the night go out with a bang with a stunning 10-minute fireworks finale.

Celebrate Australia Day with your family at our free outdoor concert on the lawn outside the Council Offices in South Morang

This all ages festival will feature two stages of live music, roving performers, community, food and market stalls, rides, family activities, backyard sports, workshops, games, storytelling, marshmallows, fireworks and more!

Felicity Ward is an Australian comedian and she has written a show about mental illness. Join her for a riotous evening of comic observations and thoughtful discussion at the Sydney Festival.

These two songstresses are joining forces to bring their whiskey-soaked folk and alt-country music to the iconic Northcote Social Club.

Come with Alice on a magical journey as she tumbles into the curious world of Wonderland.

See works by the finalists of the Australia Post Art Prize as they respond to the 2017 theme New World.

Part play, part picture book , and performed by a narrator, a musician, a comic book or street artist, and a physical performer / puppeteer. This is a family show that is suitable for all ages.

This event is partially interpreted – The 30th Midsumma Festival opens with an all-day-and-night party-in-the-park!

Spend Sunday morning with Amanda Palmer as she explores experiences of motherhood with Australian singer-songwriter, actress and mother, Missy Higgins.

After a sell-out 2013 season, the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child return with songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up – and their grown-ups!

Dare to adventure to the bottom of the sea.

Winner of Best Circus at Melbourne Fringe 2010 and Perth Fringe 2012 & 2013, “The Briefs Factory” is an Australian creative collective who manufacture, cultivate and present evocative physical performance.

The first of the 2017 sunset concerts celebrating the late great musical genius Prince.

A free event to see the Auslan interpreters on the big screen LIVE from the carols!

A wonderful Christmas Eve tradition in VIC, now with Auslan access!

Join us for this free event as we bring Christmas cheer early to Perth city and host this magical, family-friendly event at Langley Park overlooking the beautiful Swan River.

This old-school soul troupe brings the soul tunes everyone knows and the Christmas hits everyone loves in a festive affair for the whole family.

Get into the Christmas Spirit with this family friendly event for the whole family.

Join Tasdeaf – You must reserve your tickets to the Carols and shuttle bus by emailing your name and contact details to info@tasdeaf.org.au or SMS 0418 341 373.

A Flea in Her Ear is an outrageously funny comedy constructed with the technical precision and beauty of a Swiss watch.

Carols by Kingston is a great chance to get together with friends and family before the holidays and relax in the park and feel the Christmas cheer!

The magical annual carols by candlelight event is on again in December with roaming performers, children activities and stage entertainment for the whole family.

‘Tis the season for festive fun and singing, so bring the whole family along to enjoy the Christmas spirit with your community at our Carols by Candlelight.

New World Order is an exhibition of new work by artists who are interested in looking at the other side of the story.

Blemish is an accessible creative development performance, followed by a discussion with an excellent panel of young, queer performers and activists with a disability.

David Mamet’s extraordinary writing brings the luminous Rose Byrne back to the Australian stage.

Classic text will tug at your heart strings, new words discomfort you, both will make you fall off your seat with laughter and re-evaluate living in an ableist world.

Professional Arts Practitioners with disability join together on stage to have an open chat.

Circus performer Sarah Houbolt is KooKoo the Birdgirl – this is a bizarre, visceral, haunting yet subversively funny performance that goes straight to the heart of the historical freak show.

Special Screening will begin with some speeches and then the film runs for 90mins.

Circus performer Sarah Houbolt is KooKoo the Birdgirl – this is a bizarre, visceral, haunting yet subversively funny performance that goes straight to the heart of the historical freak show.

Kate Hood has become a strong advocate for actors with a disability, sitting on Actors Equity’s newly formed Diversity Committee as Deputy Chair.

The official 2017 festival media launch.

A Christmas concert suited to all ages in the beautiful St John’s Cathedral.

Ginny is a white-skinned ‘blaque’ girl who dreams of becoming the best Aboriginal dancer in the glitzy clubs of Brisvegas. Blaque Showgirls is a street-smart satire that cashes in on cultural tourism.

It’s twenty years since Bill Bailey first performed on these shores, and he returns to mark this milestone with a new show.

Aladdin will sweep you into an exotic world of daring adventure, classic comedy and timeless romance.

The production features an ensemble of 30 dedicated members of the Women’s Circus – acrobats, aerialists, actors, musicians, and singers.

A modern take on the tale of Macbeth – Paul and Lainey Macbeth are the ultimate power couple: ambitious, ruthless and willing to risk everything for something more.

Hosted by Peter Helliar – join the hilarious Goldie Hawn as she talks about her life and career.

Join the beloved Bulldogs captains Bob Murphy and Katie Brennan for an evening exploring the power of sport to drive positive social change, hosted by award-winning sports journalist Caroline Wilson.

Speaking Tour with Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, defence attorneys from the cult Netflix hit, Making a Murderer, which has captivated television audiences around the world.

Is it really happening right in front of us, or are we daydreaming? (A show performed by dancers with and without disability).

Inspired by real life events, this is a moving and often funny play about young people overcoming the confusion of war and politics in their search for a safe haven.

The Talk is a terribly undomesticated evening. It’s one account of what happens when you start talking about sex with your family: what ‘the talk’ is, and what it shouldn’t be.

Now in its 41st year! And the access is better than ever before. Come and learn more about the access provided at this festival.

An all dancing, all drumming, afro-beat inspired workshop for children aged 2-5 and their adults. Kiddyrock workshops inspire children to collaborate, make friends, share ideas and build confidence.

Bear witness as a keen and mighty collection of local guitarists and heavy metal enthusiasts play the iconic and immortal Metallica hit Enter Sandman.

Be inspired to be be the best you can be with Sesame Street presents Elmo’s Super Fun Hero Show!

Rianto’s mastery of both traditional and contemporary styles includes extensive training in Lengger: an erotic dance that crosses the boundaries of gende

Chinese artists XiaoKe x ZiHan make collaborative works that explore the extremes of bodily movement to reflect on the social and political context of China.

The Liveworks program – which runs 27 October to 6 November at Carriageworks – is brimming with free and ticketed performances, workshops, conversations and interventions.

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

This awe inspiring saga tells an unforgettable story of overcoming adversity in a heartening tale that is a testament to the healing power of love and faith.

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Six Catholic schoolgirls travel to Edinburgh for a choral competition, but these sopranos are more interested in sex, smokes and Sambuca.

Manic, snobbish, condescending and rude, Basil Fawlty is without doubt one of the funniest, most iconic and memorable British comedy characters ever written.

This production will reclaim the deep heart of Shakespeare’s text, revealing a comedy as complex and detailed as any tragedy.

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

How – and why – is art equipped to take on topics that might otherwise be off-limits?

Spring Festival is a free, fun-filled day that celebrates our vibrant community! Offering a perfect day out for all the family, enjoy a huge variety free activities!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Soft Core presents artistic practices that explore the many facets of ‘softness’ – from large-scale inflatables to forms made from soft materials to materials that simply look soft.

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

This conference provides a unique opportunity to engage in constructive discussion on ideas relating to gender, feminism, creativity, intersections within communities, writing, performance and more.

Artist Talk – Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome).

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Jess Thom has Tourettes, (a most frequently misunderstood syndrome). She is neurologically incapable of staying on script, and that’s when the fun begins. No two shows can ever be the same!

Learn more from Lucy Guerin as she unleashes a dance premiere that will enfold you in the embrace of darkness.

This exhibition showcases the work of emerging artists with a disability or an experience of mental illness.

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

Play For Australia is a bold gathering of many theatrical voices presented in a season of curated, ultra-short 600 word plays.

Celebrate the winners of the Melbourne Fringe Awards and shake it till you make it at this farewell party like no other.

This comedy whodunnit is written and performed by students and it is suitable for upper primary and secondary students.

Set to be our most talked-about show of the year, Gonzo lays bare the facts of modern life in the age of instant access to ‘adults-only’ zones.

Our favourite Fringe clown Tessa Waters will have you sending rockets of love and laughter into the sky as we celebrate the magic of all body types.

A live storytelling event open to anyone with a five-minute tale…do you have a good story to tell in Auslan!?

Step back, step up and get down. We are over half way through and it’s time for another party.

Have a blast at the most outrageous community meeting of your life.

What would your perfect world be like? Join us on a weird magical mysterious journey through our perfect worlds.

Sensationally proving Chekhov’s observation that lives can be destroyed during an event as mundane as a dinner party, this production of Disgraced draws on a top flight cast.

Unleashed is Australia’s largest social change festival for young people.

These much loved characters come to life on stage as this funny & charming new production introduces today’s children to the wonderful world of May Gibbs.

We’ve brought together some of the brightest entrepreneurs, changemakers and thought leaders from around the country and overseas to talk to you.

Madonna fans! Join in the celebration of pop culture, feminism and religious iconography.

Artists, parents, participants of the arts and specialists are warmly invited to join our roundtable discussion of events.

Unleashed is Australia’s largest social change festival for young people.

Unraveling backwards in time, Blind Spot follow events set in motion by a failed get-rich-quick scheme, propelling you through prisons, courtrooms, media frenzies and small-town homes.

Some of Australia’s best comedians in the same room to tackle the big questions about our national identity.

Part play, part picture book , and performed by a narrator, a musician, a comic book or street artist, and a physical performer / puppeteer. This is a family show that is suitable for all ages.

A Masquerade Theatre Productions presentation – Perfect September School Holiday Entertainment.

A Masquerade Theatre Productions presentation – Perfect September School Holiday Entertainment.

Innes will reflect on his personal and professional achievements and discuss the state of disability policy in Australia today. What’s the future of the National Disability Insurance Scheme? Is society understanding the potential, as well as the needs, of people with disabilities?

Bobby Deez is a man in the middle of a midlife crisis. His journey into hell has taught him something, though what that is, he’s not quite sure.

The tale of a beautiful friendship that arises between two women, borne from a terrible tragedy.

Canberra is about to be transformed into a burlesque Mecca with one incredibly glamorous, show-stopping, international affair – the first ever BURLESQUE IDOL AUSTRALIA GRAND FINALE!

Manic, snobbish, condescending and rude, Basil Fawlty is without doubt one of the funniest, most iconic and memorable British comedy characters ever written.

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre is proud to present the 19th Liverpool Art Society Exhibition, promoting and celebrating the creative talent of the region.

The annual Mil-Pra AECG exhibition and art prize acknowledges the need to celebrate the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in our region and beyond.

These much loved characters come to life on stage as this funny & charming new production introduces today’s children to the wonderful world of May Gibbs.

Jodee Mundy’s extraordinary production “Imagined Touch” is a Deafblind live art experience

A nice night of poetry, performance and music from a talented group of (but not all) queer/trans performers including Lucas Heenan!

Is there such a thing as a good death? In a death defying culture, how do we think and talk about death? What is the role of the state in how and when we die?

In an outburst of noise and movement, Alain Platel and Frank Van Laecke assemble a full-scale brass band alongside actors and dancers on stage.

Why should we ignore this history of performers with disability? And if we do, how can we celebrate the unique artistry of those who are different, who are ‘freaks like me’?

What does our choice of Prime Minister say about us? Did we get it right this time?

It’s a controversial name, not a controversial message.

Is breaking a rule a day better than an apple for your health?

School Production

Roadmaps to Diversity is a series of forums that aim to examine and address current perspectives on diversity with the view to make positive change.

Silent Supper Club will look at expressive forms of non-spoken communication – Auslan, tactile experiences and live captioning.

Degas Lecture no.3: Take a look at Deags who self-fashioned himself as a Northern European neo-baroque painter of small portraits and genre scenes.

This sumptuous, funny, poignant – often dark – cabaret peeps into the private, sensual world of a riveting Parisienne d’un certain age.

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

Matilda revels in the anarchy of childhood, the power of imagination and the inspiring story of a girl who dares to change her destiny!

In Raspberry Ripple‘s first show, eloquent words – and some not so eloquent! – will be spoken by disabled and able-bodied performers to tell the 21st century story of being in the soup together.

Degas Lecture no.2: Explore the artist’s images of women and his attitude to femininity within the broader context of feminisation in aesthetic modernity.

The play is about our childhoods and who we are now at the same time. It is deep. We play deeply. We play with peanut butter and cheese sandwiches.

Gloria’s Glorious Gloryhole is a fast-paced, loose hipped, easy, cheesy and fun cabaret of 1980s classics.

Award winning playwright and screenwriter discusses her play which wraps an important conservation message around a unique and personal human story.

This is a live theatre production adapted from George Eliot’s famous English literary work of the same name and been described as “elegant, beautiful, intelligent, passionate theatre”

If you’ve always wanted to learn Auslan (content specific to the Arts sector)…now is the time! This immersive Auslan course runs for eight weeks throughout August and October. Register now!

Shaun and Pete set up their own Shearing Salon in town where they are inundated with woolly clients, who delight in Shaun’s styling prowess.

Degas Lecture no.1: See Paris through the eyes of the most Parisian of painters in this lecture focusses on the city, its surrounds and influence on Degas.

Refugees is a landmark exhibition which brings together works by 22 world-renowned artists.

The streets will be filled with fun, snow (real and simulated), moving rides, free kids activities and market and food stalls. The highlight of the festival will be the real snow straight off the mountain from Mt Buller!

This is a free public event that looks to promote the advancement of public knowledge by exploring the challenges and opportunities for sport to act as a driver of social change.

Majestically depicted, this story of grandeur captures the essence of lives lost and memories everlasting.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

Alain de Botton explores the complex landscape of a modern relationship.

Alain de Botton explores the complex landscape of a modern relationship.

All My Sons was Miller’s first major success. A compelling portrait of flawed characters and capital’s corruption of the American Dream, its politics and its impact remain as acute and devastating as ever.

Two actors examine a vicar’s compulsion to understand mass murder, while an onstage choir gives voice to her outrage as she demands answers from friends, her lover and the boy-killer himself.

The magical rags to riches story – ‘Cinderella’ – is the ultimate winter feel good panto to charm audiences of all ages.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

The Circus Oz show is a rock-n-roll, animal free circus that adults and children can enjoy together!

Billy is deaf and uses lipreading and Sylvia is a Coda who is loosing her hearing. Sylvia teaches Billy how to sign and their worlds begin to align just as Billy’s family grapple with his new-found independence.

The Circus Oz show is a rock-n-roll, animal free circus that adults and children can enjoy together!

Join The Wiggles (with the popular yellow Wiggle who can sign!) and their good friends, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus….and wiggle your little hearts out!

ArtPlay is hosting a professional development day focused on the theme of playing in the dark.

The Quippings crew-Melbournes most outlandish disability performance troupe- is staging our midwinta show!

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters

The LA sunshine throws plenty of dark shadows in James M Cain’s sensational thriller novels of the thirties and forties, of which this steamy tale of murder and desire is the undoubted masterpiece.

Discuss and exchange perspectives, share skills and further broaden and question the landscape for inclusion in Arts practices across the sector.

St Martins’ Inclusive Theatre Practice program adult workshops are offered to artists, students, arts organisations and teachers who are interested in bringing a more inclusive approach to their arts practice.

The play promotes positive ageing and explores issues such as caring and elder abuse. It is showing in support of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

Based on the Oscar®-winning film of the same name, GHOST is the story of Sam and Molly, a young couple whose relationship takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death.

The year is 1937, and Amanda Wingfield’s stuck in a tiny, run-down apartment with her two adult children, the frustrated Tom and the cripplingly shy Laura. All three of them need to break free of the past.

Be whisked away into the wintery world of Disney’s Frozen and join Elsa and Anna, Olaf, Kristoff and Sven in a story full of action, adventure, magic and unforgettable characters.

Culture is being consumed in ways that could not have been imagined even 10 or 20 years ago. What keeps the “live” experience special?

The panel will explore how diversity, disability and mental health are reflected on both our stages and in our audiences.

ISPA Congresses bring together performing arts leaders to discover the next great idea, strengthen relationships, and rejuvenate their passion for the arts.

Six leading local and international artists draw on resurgent First Nations through performance video, photography and textiles.

Sydney Writers’ Festival: Julian Barnes’ writing has earned him considerable respect as an author who deals with the themes of history, reality, truth and love.

Spearim challenges assumptions about Indigenous identity and experience in this darkly comic story, told skilfully with a good dose of dry, self-deprecating humour.

Through reflecting on the impact of colonisation upon her sense of self as an Aboriginal woman, visual artist Katie West has developed her own method of decolonisation.

The artists in Telltale created a suite of works including painting, ceramics and video, that interpret and respond to the stories built up around the mythical hotel Telltale Grande.

On the challenges, perks and pitfalls of writing about the living.

Sydney Writers’ Festival: In Australia for the first time since the 1980s, Gloria shares her moving and profound story, as told in her epoch-defining memoir, My Life on the Road.

Why language is our greatest gift, and our greatest weapon. 

Randall aims to explore the trade of emotion, intimacy, chemistry and authenticity.

Award-winning historians reveal how they fell in love with their subjects.

Only Truth: a symposium on internet privacy. Speakers will talk about Australian metadata capture, the ethics of digital privacy,and how our algorithm-effected online life is changing our offline selves.

Chelle’s works cleverly intermingle the real and imaginary, while commenting on serious, contemporary issues.

FEMPRE$$ places women on the mic, the decks and the dance floor in a one-off hip hop event that is as fierce as it is deep.

Through love: five feminist perspectives directs the minds of artists, writers and academics towards the nature and operation of the elusive emotion – love.

Far From Here (a video installation) explores what it means to experience a place at a distance. Examining prevailing colonial relationships to the landscape and what it really means to ‘inhabit place’, Robertson questions ‘Are we really here?’

A brutally honest take on parenting, Mummy Dearest is for anyone who was ever unparented, underparented, overparented or parentified.

What is it that we are moving toward? Have we already reached the point of no return? Chris, a tireless young astronaut, is on an interstellar mission to find Earth 2.0 and save all of humanity. No biggie.

PASSING maps two bodies under pressure from the responsibility that comes from being of mixed cultural background

Hear from social researcher, writer and commentator Hugh Mackay as he discusses the modern Australian search for meaning and what makes a good life

Join The Wiggles (with the popular yellow Wiggle who can sign!) and their good friends, Dorothy the Dinosaur, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog and Henry the Octopus….and wiggle your little hearts out!

At a time when self-help books compel us to accept and express ‘our true selves,’ The Fraud Complex showcases the ways in which eleven artists approach the polar binary of authentic/fake, as it plays out in everyday life.

This 30 min performance is a series of love letters……Seeing you laugh and not knowing what you are laughing about. Seeing you cry and wanting to cry with you…..

Based on the Oscar®-winning film of the same name, GHOST is the story of Sam and Molly, a young couple whose relationship takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death.

What happens to artworks when they are hidden from view, waiting in vaults and archives?

Top Acts is an evening concert which presents up to 40 performers from the Top Class concert series in one stunning event.

Six leading local and international artists draw on resurgent First Nations through performance video, photography and textiles.

Through translations and a series of workshops, we aim to raise awareness of Victoria’s first languages

The Artistic Director – Georgie Meagher – along with special guests, will officially launch the Next Wave Festival 2016.

An ageing traitor-cum-monarch clinging to power. A wayward princess neglecting her royal inheritance. A hedonistic knight abusing his rank and position. A violent rebellion stirring…

The latest exhibition at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre launches this Saturday and the curator will give a presentation to describe the exciting works you can see during this expo..

Learn all the whines and dips from our fave pop princess, Rihanna.

More details coming soon!

Now in its fourth year, Catherine’s event collects Australia’s most fabulous and fiercely funny women to share their story of life on two wheels

David Walliams’ award-winning best-seller comes to life on stage in this world premiere Australian adaptation.

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

It’s the most upbeat show of the Festival! Come laugh at a large viking taking dance routines slightly too seriously.

Author Damon Young explores the nature and value of the ancient pursuit of reading.

Arj Barker is arguably Australia’s favourite American comedian.

Felicity Ward (Spicks and Specks, Thank God You’re Here, Felicity’s Mental Mission) returns with a new stand-up show about mental illness, irritable bowel syndrome and her search for the nearest toilet.

Malice is ‘up and coming favourite’ Alice Tovey in a deliciously offensive, blisteringly scathing hour of original song.

It’s an accepted fact that Dave Hughes is a bloody funny guy but you’ll never know how funny until you see him live!

‘Unique, powerful, and insightful. 4½ stars Sydney Morning Herald

They’re back! Andy and Terry’s treehouse is now 52 storeys tall! Can they solve the mysteries and survive the dangers that test even their ingenuity?

Comedian Sean Murphy is throwing the ultimate party for the whole family at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival!

Last year, Lana was diagnosed with Breast Cancer. So she wrote some jokes. And made a theatre show. Spoiler alert: She’s back.

Serial nominee Hannah Gadsby returns to Melbourne International Comedy Festival with a brand new hour of stand-up about her new bike, Donkey, and how she will never ride the same way again.

Adam Rozenbachs knows life’s a minefield, so he’s helping with a Life Hack or two.

Warning: this show may contain stories about wanting to be James Dean, ?9/11, lying about virginity, and breakups after 40.?

Malice is ‘up and coming favourite’ Alice Tovey in a deliciously offensive, blisteringly scathing hour of original song.

Last year saw Tommy flee the country to a health retreat, quit his job in breakfast radio, and get in hot water for identity fraud. It’s time for this dickhead to tell his story.

Award-winning Boston native upstart Alex Edelman returns with a slick hour comprised of jokes and stories about him and other neurotic, terrified millennials.

One of David Letterman’s favourite comedians, Jake made a record 46 appearances on The Late Show. Jake brings his “subtle and intelligent comedic style” to Melbourne.

Australia has a complicated history with boats. They’ve brought us disease, trade, cane toads, the America’s Cup, Water Rats and people. Oh, and fear.

Hal Cruttenden is on a mission and ready to rant! From oversharing on social media to the pitfalls of the 5:2 diet, Hal is no-more-Mr-Nice Guy as he explores the real evils of the modern world.

Ever notice how society’s conditional thinking stimulates perpetual environmental chaos and suffering? Much lol.

Bobby’s story telling style is her trademark, impersonating characters she’s met from around the world and then those of course that she is closest to!

The critically-acclaimed, thought provoking and always hilarious Sara Pascoe returns to Melbourne with Animal – a show about empathy and its limitations.

Nish Kumar is a UK radio regular and has appeared on Comedy Central’s The Alternative Comedy Experience and Stand Up Central, so you may recognise him from there. Or quite possibly you just sat next to him at Nando’s.

CJ Delling (SBS Radio and 2ser Radio) slices and dices life to find the funny bits. Her quirky comedy brain explodes everyday events with comedic charm, inclusive intelligence and superb self-deprecation.

The event that brings the entire community together to celebrate Ballarat’s wonderful diversity!

An intimate and enticing show exploring the life, loves and legacy of painter Frida Kahlo (1907-1954).

Picnic at Hanging Rock is a story that defies explanation, a story that proves that horror is a warm, sunny day.

With subjects ranging from Royal Families of the World, Australian Animals, Linguistics, 21st Century Fashion and Gough Whitlam, this event is a unique opportunity to see life through an alternative lens.

This solo work from internationally renowned dancer/puppeteer Duda Paiva draws on his childhood experiences in Brazil.

A spellbinding musical journey through the best-loved Disney songs of all time, bringing a little Disney magic to a series of outdoor shows in iconic Australian locations.

In Ikea – of all places – a man tentatively suggests to his partner that perhaps they should have a baby, and whoosh – out fly all her pent up anxieties about the future.

Lecture three of three in this series: Hear about the changing city of Beijing, and learn about the relationship between Ai Weiwei’s artistic practice and his activism.

The Wiggles are celebrating their 25th birthday in the best way possible! Emma, Simon, Anthony and Lachy will be performing in over 100 locations around Australia!

Anne-Marie Slaughter looks at what needs to be done to make sure that we can make real progress towards fairness and equality.

Alix Generous has big ideas, but she hasn’t always been able to communicate them. Her Asperger’s syndrome was misdiagnosed for many years and it has taken great courage to overcome her challenges.

As we spread the love, and let the Mardi Gras spirit echo across the globe. From all walks of life, all communities, all places, you are welcome.

A spellbinding musical journey through the best-loved Disney songs of all time, bringing a little Disney magic to a series of outdoor shows in iconic Australian locations.

Based on the Oscar®-winning film of the same name, GHOST is the story of Sam and Molly, a young couple whose relationship takes a shocking turn after Sam’s untimely death.

Set in Huntsville Texas over three years the show revolves around an Evangelical Priest Bill Jenks.

In a rare visit to Australia, Brené Brown will present a powerful process to help rise from our fallsin a way that brings more wisdom and wholeheartedness into our lives.

This stirring, ambitious adaptation of Kate Grenville’s award-winning novel, tells the powerful story of two families divided by culture and land.

The largest international burlesque competition is headed back to the southern hemisphere for a trailblazing lineup of local stars and award-winning international judges.

Celebrating one of Australia’s most loved groups, Georgy Girl – The Seekers Musical is now playing at Her Majesty’s Theatre.

Roman will deliver a sermon-style keynote On Empathy. Roman will explore six different ways we can turn our empathic potential into a powerful tool for change.

A spellbinding musical journey through the best-loved Disney songs of all time, bringing a little Disney magic to a series of outdoor shows in iconic Australian locations.

Lecture two of three in this series: Explore New York and the influence this city had on Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei’s life and work with Dr Barbara Keys and Dr Tara McDowell.

This event explores key issues in modern Australian society and how we might turn our empathic potential into a powerful tool for positive impact.

One of the community’s most-loved events, Fair Day attracts more than 80,000 people, and there’s something for everyone, even you!

Bobby is known for her story telling ability, with an extreme talent for impersonating her characters!

This production tells the true story of the von Trapp family’s flight across the mountains and works its magic, for young and old alike!

Lecture one of three in this series: Learn more about the unique qualities of ‘The Steel City’ and the early years of Warhol’s art and life.

Bobby is known for her story telling ability, with an extreme talent for impersonating her characters!

The Stella Sparks campaign will officially launch on Tuesday 9 February at the Stella Sparks Launch Party in Melbourne!

One of the foremost comedians and entertainers in the industry today.

One of the foremost comedians and entertainers in the industry today.

This show features white-hot Juggling, Risley, Banquine, Pitching, Toss, Acro, Pole, Hats, Slackwire, humans balanced on bottles and more cast members than you could possibly imagine.

One of the foremost comedians and entertainers in the industry today.

YGLAM, a pioneering same-sex attracted and gender diverse theatre ensemble explore the intricacies of authentic gender expression in a world struggling to remain open-minded.

Melbourne’s iconic annual Midsumma Pride March recognises and celebrates Victoria’s gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersex and transgender community.

After an another uproariously hilarious evening of women’s (mostly lesbian) comedy at last year’s Midsumma, get ready for a bigger and better event for 2016.

This show features white-hot Juggling, Risley, Banquine, Pitching, Toss, Acro, Pole, Hats, Slackwire, humans balanced on bottles and more cast members than you could possibly imagine.

In Good Mourning Mrs. Brown, we see Mrs. Brown and the whole family tackle the wake and funeral of Granddad Brown. There is just one problem, Granddad Brown is not dead!

The Vegetable Plot is a “roots musical” for kids, families, foodies and groovies starring some of Sydney’s tastiest musicians and singers.

Joining us this month on the theme of ‘Language’ is the wonderful Siobhan Mc Ginnity.

A rip-roaring and swashbuckling adventure in which three sailors hit the high seas in search of treasure!

A night guaranteed to blow your mind: a free twilight concert, a stunning night of entertainment that will go out with a bang with a stunning 10-minute fireworks finale!

Step into an opulent 19th century Parisian boudoir for a party with Paris’ original party girl, in a rollicking and romantic cabaret musical, featuring cabaret star Sheridan Harbridge.

Following its triumphant return on the West End, the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical CATS is set to have audiences purring with pleasure!

They’re back! Andy and Terry’s treehouse is now 52 storeys tall! Can they solve the mysteries and survive the dangers that test even their ingenuity?

Midsumma, Melbourne’s biggest LGBTIQ festival is back with a jam-packed program including parties, exhibitions and even free sailing lessons. 

Two hours of pure entertainment for humans of all ages, chock-full of cheeky impersonations, ridiculous knockabout and multi?skilled human physical exuberance.

Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of the legendary musical!

A mix of astonishing acts and fantastic visuals comes to Parramatta in La Verità in this thrilling combination of circus, clowning, acrobatics, dance and music – with an extra serving of humour and heart.

Two hours of pure entertainment for humans of all ages, chock-full of cheeky impersonations, ridiculous knockabout and multi?skilled human physical exuberance.

Adam Hills is back from the UK this January for two very special nights in the Concert Hall at the Sydney Opera House with his smash hit show Clown Heart.

A classic story with a musical twist in its tail is trotting into Melbourne, direct from London’s West End!

Pieces for Small Spaces is a unique opportunity for five choreographers to challenge their practice, take risks and present a new short dance work as part of a professional performance season.

Celebrate the festive season with a free evening of carols and entertainment under the stars at this year’s Carols in Queens Park.

Get into the Christmas spirit by singing along to your favourite carols on Sunday 13 December 2015 at the Whitehorse Civic Centre precinct.

One of Kingston’s premier events, Carols by Kingston is a great chance to get together before the holidays and relax in the park to the sounds of Christmas cheer!

The magic of Christmas is captured under the stars each December at Jells Park, where the community comes together to enjoy the Monash Carols by Candlelight Concert!

Misinformation is out there and Dr Karl will spend Sunday morning tackling it head-on, exploring the willingness of people to change their minds and shift their perspective.

Come and enjoy some Christmas cheer at this free event!

A massive cult hit in New York that went on to a sell-out US tour, Buyer and Cellar is a shopaholic’s binge and an adoring fan letter to Barbra Streisand.

Enjoy the beginning of the festive season with your community at the 2015 Carols by Candlelight!

Pack a picnic rug and head down to Ruffey Lake Park to celebrate the festive season at the 34th annual Manningham Carols by Candlelight!

The Listies Ruin Xmas is a Frankenstein’s monster of a holiday panto. It’s mission? To make families laugh as much as possible in 55 minutes!

Disney’s landmark musical event THE LION KING is a worldwide phenomenon that will redefine your expectations of theatre.

Sing and celebrate with family, friends and neighbours at Stonnington’s magical Christmas concert.

The contemporary exhibition, Outer Space utilises the idea of space as a metaphor to explore the limits and agency of the physical body and human existence within the physical environments.

Hallelujah: Celebrate the start of the festive season in the traditional way. All performances will be signed in collaboration with Accessible Arts.

Musical Theatre Department staff and students celebrate Christmas through music and drama in the stunning surrounds of St John’s Cathedral.

Once you’ve visited areas off limits to the general public and captured photographs from rare vantage points inside the majestic Sydney Opera House, you’ll realise that from the outside you’re only getting half the story.

At the ‘No Offence, BUT’ comedy cabaret, our talented performers, some of whom are people with disability, are calling out the ‘No offence, BUT’ brigade.

Following its triumphant return on the West End, the acclaimed revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical CATS is set to have audiences purring with pleasure!

The products and services that we choose to consume every day have a direct and indirect impact on the world in which we live. Yet as individuals, how much power do we really have as the ‘consumers’ in consumer capitalism?

Matilda The Musical is the story of an extraordinary little girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

The 24 Hour Experience is a utopian vision of a place: a series of 24 live works developed by artists and ordinary people who have been inspired by the poetics of everyday life.

‘Project: Hysteria’; the umbrella title for the epic, ambitious and inspiring presentation of two of Tennessee Williams one-act plays, ‘The Pretty Trap’ and ‘Interior: Panic’.

Join Peppa, George, Mummy and Daddy Pig, along with Danny Dog, Pedro Pony and Suzy Sheep in this interactive theatrical performance filled with singing, dancing, fun games and, of course, muddy puddles!

In Piece for Person and Ghetto Blaster, Nicola Gunn seeks to question, probe and examine power relations and the very function of ‘art’ in a social context – with a hefty dose of activism, satire, and self-awareness.

The Outsiders, based on the popular book by S.E. Hinton, is a CPAC Youth Committee production in conjunction with local young people. It’s a story about sitting on the outside of the tracks, hoping to belong.

THELMA AND LOUISE is both sweet and exciting, showing the power of female friendships, and the adventures of the road.

A new interpretation of the classic comedy. Who’s laughing now?

SHE’S BEAUTIFUL WHEN SHE’S ANGRY resurrects the buried history of the outrageous, often brilliant women who founded the modern women’s movement from 1966 to 1971.

Reclaim the Night is a forum for direct action that protests the specific forms of harassment, blaming, sexual assault and violence experienced by women.

Experience a visual language in this interactive session with our storyteller and an Auslan interpreter signing some favourite stories!

Grab a drink, have a dance, and celebrate with Performance Space! Bring your friends or make new ones because the Liveworks Opening Party promises to be the hottest ticket in town.

Celebrate the return of warmer weather at Whitehorse City Council’s ever popular Spring Festival, a free, fun-filled day that celebrates our vibrant community!

Co-created by Aaron Orzech and critically-acclaimed director Adena Jacobs, with a collaborating ensemble of young female actors and musicians, The Bacchae is an epic, and hallucinatory theatrical experience.

More information coming soon.

More than 80 new and emerging artists with a disability or experience of mental illness will showcase their work in the 13th State Trustees CONNECTED Art Exhibition® at Fed Square from 12 to 23 October.

Join RJ for this inspiring talk drawing on his personal experiences of overcoming adversity.

After smash shows in Sydney and Melbourne, Strictly Ballroom The Musical will tap, tango and sashay its way on to the Brisbane stage this October!

This event is a unique opportunity to hear Jane Caro talk about her life and the many challenges she has faced. Jane will be joined by writer and broadcaster Sian Prior.

Join Richard to find out more about his vision for our country’s future.

United Kingdom’s best known signing Deaf Comedian John Smith is heading down under for his first Australian Tour!

They Saw a Thylacine on the brink of extinction. Out of the darkness, Sarah Hamilton and Justine Campbell conjure the ghost of one of Australia’s lost beauties, the thylacine.

From the pop-culture fiend who brought you Shaky M and A Four-Eyed Guide to the Galaxy comes an all-singing, all-dancing physical comedy about what action heroes can teach us about growing up and growing breasts.

In an arena of rope, pole and trapeze, No Punchline draws upon the vulnerable and physical in boxing to portray a complex femininity – one of strength, absurdity and heart.

Separation Street is Polyglot Theatre’s new interactive theatre performance for children and adults!

Poised and ready to jump, the threshold people, the brink people await an unknown future: a trip to Mars, a cardboard urn, an act of violence and a disappearing township.

Join us onstage and fight the petty and the patronising in two playful, provocative Forum Theatre shows, from Rebus Theatre, a Canberra-based mixed ability company.

They’re back! Andy and Terry’s treehouse is now 52 storeys tall! Can they solve the mysteries and survive the dangers that test even their ingenuity?

Billie Holiday, Judy Garland and Ella Fitzgerald walk into a bar. It begins like a bad joke. But it ends with all three iconic women touched by the poignant realisation that they have more in common than they first thought.

Join us onstage and fight the petty and the patronising in two playful, provocative Forum Theatre shows, from Rebus Theatre, a Canberra-based mixed ability company.

Interested in learning everything about anything? The Unleashed speaker series will take place on Saturday the 26th of September from 10:00 – 12:30 at the Deakin Edge, Fed Square.

More information coming soon!

Hildegard/Knef explores a world of death, destruction and music, where everything is under occupation by memories.

Glory Whole is a coming of womanhood story that explores female sexuality, feminism and a myriad of ‘first times’.

Randy (McLeod’s Daughters, House Husbands) teams up with a typewriter in this hilarious new hour of spoken word and gratuitous arm movements.

Left is a show that shares the joy of building human relationships & community, and the experiences of loss, grief, and recovery, in an all-ensemble, gritty physical theatre show.

An adaptation of Tess of the d’Urbervilles, TESS is a performance event about the systematic destruction of a woman. She survives and then she doesn’t.

Join us ringside as we transform the Roundhouse into a boxing arena and take you on a high-impact ride from Africa to Australia and back again.

Andrew Upton lends his distinctive vision, brimming with vitality, to this tale of yearning, vodka and shattered dreams.

Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is perhaps the most perfectly funny play ever written. This joyous production has an all-male ensemble, revealing new insights into hidden identities and the politics of choosing a partner.

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and the Mil-Pra Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG) are pleased to present the 24th Annual Mil-Pra AECG Exhibition and Art Award.

Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre and the Liverpool Art Society are pleased to present the 18th Annual Liverpool Art Society (LAS) Exhibition and Art Award.

Stunning, immersive and thought-provoking, ‘I saw the second one hit’ investigates Australia’s adolescent relationship to the US. It considers the genetics of power, from the microcosm of the family to global politics.

Award-winning actress Siti Khalijah Zainal takes centre-stage in this one-woman show specially created for her by two of Singapore’s finest theatre practitioners.

A rare opportunity to be in the company of extraordinary Australians who share a love of the seas that define our island continent.

Join us in a march condemning victim-blaming and slut-shaming of any kind.

There are many feminisms, and many speaking for feminism. Instead of looking for answers, or speaking for women, we have some questions for feminism coming from within systems of sonic affect.

With hilarious stories of awkward moments and monumental faux pas, this show will leave you with a sore face from laughing!

Writer Daniel Handler (best known for his work under the pen name Lemony Snicket) will explore the questions that still haunt him from his childhood and how we know these are indeed the most important questions.

Musicians for Hearing are proud to present a delectable night of music for your eyes and ears.

‘Nude: Beneath the Beauty Spot’ is one-woman show that puts a new spin on the stories and songs of the greatest sex star that ever lived, Marilyn Monroe.

Come with Kirsty on a journey through her questionable employment history and roll in the aisles laughing while she reminds you of how things used to be.

Join speaker Dr Dawn Casey as she pays tribute to the work of Eddie Mabo and examines current issues facing Australia’s First Nations’ Peoples.

Terrifying, humbling and deeply human, I Am a Miracle yields an ecstasy that echoes on and on.