A Place at the Table will share tellings of queer meanderings from many perspectives and explore journeys of identity, belonging, truth, emotion, and life.

Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows Billy’s journey from the boxing ring to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that unites his family, inspires his community and changes his life forever.

George was a pioneer. A trailblazer. An icon. He was our saint.

For Lunar New Year see all five episodes, including an introduction by series creator Grace Feng Fang Juan and producer Nikki Tran.

Roald Dahl’s Fantastic Mr Fox burrows west and arrives in Perth to delight and dazzle audiences of all ages these summer holidays.

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!

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

The full concert will be AUSLAN interpreted with a dedicated viewing area and with interpreters also on the big screen throughout.

Join us for a night of queer-focused theatre featuring fresh 15 minute excerpts from finalists.

All members of LGBTIQA+ communities, their families, and allies are invited to come along and bare witness to the multifarious stories as we wonder through our genderings.

Follow one woman and her two boobs through a literal hurricane of life changing events.

“Spectacular pageant show promoting diversity & inclusion” – Daily Mail

What are you waiting for? Midsumma wouldn’t be complete without the Extravaganza darlings!

Paint on those stripes, fluff up your feathers, and douse yourself in glitter to march through St Kilda in Melbourne’s iconic parade of rainbows and pride.

Professor Lynette Russell and Zena Cumpston reflect on the concept of civilization.

FUSE is set to transform the previous festival offerings of Darebin Music Feast, Darebin Homemade Food & Wine Festival and Darebin Community & Kite Festival into an eclectic, new multi-disciplinary arts and cultural festival,

Sunanda asks “How Gay Am I?” in this comedic solo multimedia show.

A brand-new sketch comedy for anyone who’s ever had one of those days.

SHREK THE MUSICAL, part romance, part twisted fairy-tale and all irreverent fun for everyone!

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

Starting and finishing in the Perth Cultural Centre you’re invited to join us for a full day of city-wide events offering exclusive behind-the-scenes insight into the Visual Arts 2020 program.

The long-awaited follow-up to one of Australian theatre’s most acclaimed collaborations asks a bold question: does Australia share a dream and do we really sing with one voice?

‘A sharp, funny version… masterfully – and mischievously – played.’

Decades after it was written, David Williamson’s 1987 classic is as sharp as ever; a satirical skewering of the extravagance of yesterday that could have been written today.

Irish born, Perth-based author Dervla McTiernan is back to celebrate the third title in her compelling Irish detective series

Jason Chong hosts a ridiculously interactive quiz show where the audience answers curly questions live on their phones while contestants try to predict which way ‘The Room’ swings. (That’s you.)

Phelim McDermott is a master storyteller – a theatrical alchemist and spinner of yarns who has summoned this astonishingly original show about making a show.

Bruce Pascoe, acclaimed author of Dark Emu and Salt, kicks off the Literature & Ideas Weekend 2020 in a conversation with Noongar academic and musician Dr Clint Bracknell.

What better way to kick off the Festival than a spectacular line-up of the funniest comedians in two hours of laughs.

Award-winning authors Melissa Lucashenko, Josephine Wilson and Charlotte Wood join Meri Fatin for a fiery conversation about writing, money and the politics of women winning prizes.

In One Hundred Years of Dirt, his searing memoir of growing up in rural Australia, Morton provides a condemning account of the class system in this country.

Tumarkin is an honest and serious speaker and her commentary is full of a humility and wit that make her a must-see guest at this year’s festival.

Join Maher as she talks about the meaning of Sex in one of the world’s most dynamic and complex countries, with a few pointers for thinking through Australia’s own challenges with gender and violence. 

Experience her raw emotion, intensely personal lyrics, incredible musicality and intimate interplay with the audience

Join us at Story Club where the tales are true, often twisted and heavy on the TMI factor.

Celebrate our free family fun day with The Sound of Picture Books and experience a picture come to life before your eyes – and ears!

Spend an afternoon with one of world’s most renowned storytellers at this once-in-a-lifetime event.

The Neighbourhood promises an evening of honest, authentic, and deeply moving theatre, imbued with a sense of hope, power and recognition. 

Combining personal stories with epic film, soundscapes and ethereal music, Bryony creates a powerful, dark and joyful work about motherhood, heartbreak and finding inner strength.

In every era the inventions of Japanese fashion have been fascinating and revolutionary.

Ambitious and career focused, Kane and Hera now have their perfect future all mapped out. There’s one thing they can’t control…their families!

We’re reclaiming the iconic Canning Highway and turning it into the world’s longest stage for a day!

Australia’s sirens of comedy hit the stage together in a laugh-out-loud evening in support of ActionAid and their work promoting women’s rights across more than 40 countries.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

From the wickedly funny pen of Australian-born, New York-based playwright, comedienne and performer Glace Chase, this play is an hilarious, honest and emotionally affecting look at entitlement, hypocrisy, and the realities of love.

Literal comedy for those embracing disability pride and giving the middle finger to ableism.  

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage!

Return season of Wil’s smash-hit, critically acclaimed opus.

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

Sunday comedy from all flags of the world, starting with the stories of the deadly to the stories of all diverse comedians.

Bobby is a Drama Queen with no drama background.

Rooted in self-reflection, catharsis and silliness, Doggo is Alice Tovey’s most ambitious work to date.

Chasing her eggs, camino chasing, chasing Keanu Reeves in no particular order, and her Mum’s opinion on the topic of her and men, Diana Nguyen is ready for the chase.

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

Australia’s BAFTA-nominated, globe-trotting stand-up star is back with a brand-new hour of rampant spontaneity, uplifting comedy and a plea for a bit of effing common sense.

Whatchu Talkin’ ‘Bout Wil? is a completely improvised night of stand-up comedy. Ten shows only, every show completely different, made up on the spot with the help of the audience.

Grandiloquent: adj. pompous or extravagant in language, style or manner, especially in a way that is intended to impress.

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

Known for their sharp power suits and even sharper jokes, The Breast of The Fest showcases Melbourne’s best emerging comedians, plus surprise guest breasts on various nights. 

Annie was dumped on the opening night of her last Comedy Festival show and boy is she pissed. Is it petty to write a new show about it? Maybe. Will it be juicy and hilarious though? You bet.

In his debut solo hour, Cy puts his unique tongue-in-cheek spin on getting older, online dating and identity politics. No dark stories or personal journeys. Just a mic, punchlines and your laughter!

Australia’s BAFTA-nominated, globe-trotting stand-up star is back with a brand-new hour of rampant spontaneity, uplifting comedy and a plea for a bit of effing common sense.

Marvel fans, assemble for this live, action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil.

Get your group together, because the biggest selling Boy Band of all time (100 million albums), the BACKSTREET BOYS are heading back to Australia in 2020 for a national arena tour.

William Shakespeare’s classic tale of jealousy, betrayal and revenge is thrillingly re-imagined by Jason Klarwein.

Fleeing her break up and her manic Melbourne routine, Lucy finds herself taking refuge in the calm and familiar countryside. But it turns out the home of her adoptive, white Australian baby-boomer parents ain’t quite the place for peace and quiet.

St Joan of the Stockyards is a searing critique of capitalism and a rallying battle cry for modern day activists and anarchists. 

The Holidays is a show for sons, fathers, grandfathers, and anyone who loves one.

Robert Falcon Scott’s 1912 diary of his Antarctic adventure intertwines with a man in the present who also faces a struggle to survive. Like Scott, he is desperate to give the last leg of his life meaning, as he leads his pitiful party across a treacherous landscape.

A playful and poetic visual fable about the earth-shattering love that grows between a golden statue and a spritely swallow. 

Chernobyl. Fukushima. Three Mile Island. Names all loaded with dread to this day. But what if the fallout from any one of those incidents had been much, much worse?

Beset by chaos on all sides, a run-in with the local crime king and his henchman sets a 13 year old with the old soul on a journey to find out what kind of a man he is going to be.

Traversing theatre, hip hop, poetry, and the boys’ imaginings of classic texts, Brothers Book Club is as inspirational as it is hilarious and unflinchingly honest. 

Suzie Miller’s urgent, gripping one-woman show combines wry humour, raw emotion and an unforgettable character. In a post-#MeToo world, it’s a stinging rebuke to a flawed legal system, and a clarion call to change the rules.

Returning to Australia in 2020 for The Hits! tour, a 50 year celebration of his stellar career…and this time with Auslan access.

Still, at the very top of his game! Returning to Australia in 2020 for The Hits! tour, a 50 year celebration of his stellar career…and this time, with Auslan access.

Returning to Australia in 2020 for The Hits! tour, a 50 year celebration of his stellar career…and this time, with Auslan access.

Still, at the very top of his game! Returning to Australia in 2020 for The Hits! tour, a 50 year celebration of his stellar career…and this time, with Auslan access.

Directed by Stephen Nicolazzo (Merciless Gods), this queer migrant history comes spilling out across the four corners of Melbourne.

From the minds of Queensland’s own Belloo Creative, this roaringly funny reimagining of an ancient myth is at once a biting political satire, a feminist love song, and a timely wake-up call to our home state.

In the fraught age of Brexit, Trump and the world-wide division between right and left, Waterloo asks: what happens when you break enemy lines?

The most fabulous queer-day-out @midsumma

Literature is a barometer of our ideas, tracking who we are and who we might become.

Come to the Library to help create a story where the characters choose their own adventure!

Programs for this age group will be monthly

Matilda is no ordinary sheep. She loves adventure, travel and more than anything she loves to dance!

Andy Griffiths and Terry Denton’s best-selling book comes to life on stage for children aged 6+ and their adults!

Auslan access at the opening ceremony.

Melbourne Cricket Ground set to host the Boxing Day test, with Auslan access at the ceremonies.

A need for people to come together the morning of Christmas day to be around other LGBTIQA+ people and our allies.

Come and join friends and family for this wonderful Christmas Eve tradition in VIC!

It’s Christmas at the House, bringing our community together for an old school carol sing-along!

The tradition of carols lives on in Ballarat with Ballarat Carols By Candlelight

It is a free community event and everyone is invited to attend this wonderful celebration!

Each year Woolworths Carols in the Domain sees Australia’s biggest stars come together to celebrate the spirit of Christmas on stage at the Domain – and this year there is Auslan access again.

Don’t miss Yael Stone and Noni Hazlehurst in this wicked black comedy by Academy Award-winning writer Martin McDonagh.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Celebrate the festive season with a free evening of carols and entertainment under the stars

Wodonga Brass presents this traditional Carols by Candlelight.

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

The Coolangatta Christmas Carols are proudly presented by Connecting Southern Gold Coast and City of Gold Coast Division 14 Cr Gail O’Neill.

Sit back, relax, and join in the carolling fun with local community groups, schools, and a marquee carolling performance from 3pm.

Annual Family Day in Coburg on Sunday December 15 from 10am.

Join us for our FREE annual Community Christmas Festival

Perth’s most spectacular end of year concert.

WHERE: Dancehouse

PRICE: $25 F | $20 C | $15 DH Member

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Due to the limited capacity of this performance, we will be inviting attendees to select whether you are able to attend either performance.

This event is wheelchair accessible. Auslan interpretation will be provided on Saturday 14^th December.

If you or your guests have any accessibility requirements or requests for this event, please notify us at development@dancehouse.com.au the week before the event. We will contact you to confirm that we have received and can accommodate your requirements. If you have not heard from us three days before the event, please contact us to ensure we have received your request.

Wyndham Carols by Candlelight is an iconic event in the City of Wyndham, and has been running for over 30 years

Get into the Christmas spirit and enjoy Banyule’s very own Carols by Candlelight at Ivanhoe Park.

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community.

Come on down to the City of Logan Christmas Carols, Griffith University, Logan Campus on Saturday the 14th of December for a great time!

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Spot jumps out of the storybook and onto the stage!

Pack a picnic rug and head to Ruffey Lake Park to celebrate the festive season with traditional carols and musical entertainment, a free family festival, and a spectacular evening fireworks display.

Come and sing along at this free family event.  This year Carols in Harmony Square will include exciting performances and interactive activities.  Be ready for lots of fun and a visit from Santa!

Tis the season for festive fun so bring the family along to share the spirit at the City of Whittlesea Carols by Candlelight.

Opening speeches and anthem will be Auslan Interpreted.

Pack a picnic rug and head down to Dendy Park to celebrate the festive season!

The ever-popular YA Showcase is on again!

The FREE annual Monash Carols by Candlelight is just around the corner. Pack a picnic rug and head down to Jells Park on Sunday 8 December to celebrate the festive season!

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

There will be a variety of activities at Burswood Park on Sunday 8 December from 4pm including facepainting, roving entertainers, lawn games and even a visit from the big man (Santa) himself!

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!

Celebrate the Christmas spirit with the 2019 Carols by Candlelight with Auslan!

Never underestimate the determination of a child!

Catch all the action from around Scarborough Park with roving Christmas performers, twilight markets, and free Christmas activities and workshops.

Nowhere else in South Australia will you see a Christmas line up like this.

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

Bring a picnic to this FREE event and celebrate Christmas with your community!

A fun evening for all to celebrate Christmas, the festive season and the community of Cockburn.

Campbelltown Sports Stadium will again host this year’s Campbelltown Christmas Carols event, with a spectacular fireworks display and a visit from Santa!

Now in its seventh year, the Koorie Heritage Trust’s annual Koorie Art Show showcases the diverse talent of Victoria’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.

It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn’t much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband and father of three school-age children.

A community event celebrating art from people with disability about invisible disabilities.

Come and experience the wonder of Christmas at the  Mandurah Christmas Pageant.

The event will aim to increase public awareness, understanding and acceptance of people with disability and celebrate their achievements and contributions.

CONNECTED Art Exhibition Celebration is a free event for the people of Victoria

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

See the world’s most-loved movie soundtrack live on stage. After a sell-out season in 2018, don’t miss this feel-good festive season production!

VISABILITY will be unpacked in a rich conversation between artists Ruby Allegra and Leilani Fuimaono, moderated by co-curator Pauline Vetuna.

We’re bringing the community together to celebrate stories of achievement and contribution for the culmination of The Lives We Lead project.

With lots of family-friendly entertainment on offer, everyone can get into the spirit of the season.

In an unprecedented, world premiere exhibition, the National Gallery of Victoria presents the work of two of the most significant and influential artists of the late twentieth century

More info coming soon..

Saxon Street Festival: A Fundraiser for Grandmothers Against Removals VIC.

Set in a northern town during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, the show follows Billy’s journey from the boxing ring to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that unites his family, inspires his community and changes his life forever.

“You can no more win a war than you can win an earthquake.” – Jeannette Rankin

AUS vs Pakistan – Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

Are you a person with a disability? Are you a carer, family member, supporter or a professional?

In this complex world, old patterns of behaviour play out, old wounds are re-exposed and ultimately, a new reality where three becomes two must be found.

VISABILITY is a celebration of identities, minds and bodies as artists who identify as having a disability make the invisible and marginalised, visible.

Is the global climate justice movement adequately attuned to the varying needs of people with disability? 

School and local community event on the school oval!

Join us as we celebrate the festive season on Sunday 24th November 2019 at Centenary Lakes Park and sing-along to your favourite Christmas songs at the Caboolture Christmas Carols.

80 voices, a 5 piece band, and an eclectic mix of hits and gospel from the Disco and Funk era, all with a soulful edge. Don’t stop ’til you get enough!

Shakespeare’s finest play is given a wild makeover by award-winning Artistic Director Dr Miles Gregory.

CONVERSATIONS WITH MEN is an exploration of masculinity, vulnerability and the tender connection between men and their childhood selves.

SAPOLOGIE celebrates the voices of Melbourne’s boldest young artists in an evening of spoken word, music, and storytelling.

And Also Presents and Sisteria podcast is pleased to host a conversation exploring what #Metoo has meant and could mean in Australia in a creative, social and legal sense.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

AUS vs Pakistan – Anthem Ceremony , pre match ceremony

The Music Victoria Awards are back to celebrate another huge year for the Victorian live and recording music industry.

Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural festival returns in 2020.

Informational Video about The Victorian Independent Producers Initiative (VIPI)

This panel discussion will feature a panel of trans and gender diverse speakers, talking about their experience of being trans and gender diverse in the workplace and what makes a good ally.

Featuring new writing from Nic Alea, Geetha Balakrishnan, Christine Davey, Hayley Lawson-Smith, Gabriella Munoz, Jennifer Nguyen, Oliver Reeson and Jasmine Shirrefs.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Join us for a very special anniversary party as we celebrate forty years of wild words.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Take a walk in someone else’s shoes – literally. A free pop-up storytelling exhibition is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne.

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

Exit Strategies is about escape, change and disappearance. About the privilege of movement.

Auslan access to U2!! Live Nation is excited to confirm  that U2 will bring their acclaimed Joshua Tree Tour to New Zealand and Australia later this year. 

Spot is one of the most loved dogs in the world, and he’s coming to Melbourne! 

With creeping authoritarianism and instability in many regions around the world, it’s an increasingly dangerous time for writers of all kinds.

This event recognises and celebrates the genuine impact young people have made to the biggest social and economic challenges of our time.

From intimate and personal interactions to larger community spectacles, this Makeshift gathering will grapple with the care, ethics and strategies of participatory performance.

The post performance Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

This event has community performances, interactive art experiences, workshops and food vendors!

Broadside is the new feminist ideas festival from the Wheeler Centre

An unforgettable night of Queer entertainment celebrating the official start of the Festival.

Broadside is the new feminist ideas festival from the Wheeler Centre

Opening speeches and anthem will be Auslan Interpreted.

Broadside Teen Day – a tailored day of free talks and workshops designed to inspire community and action. 

A brand-new sketch comedy for anyone who’s ever had one of those days.

Be a part of this event where over half a million Australian students all stop and sing the same song, on the same day, at the same time.

This stunning new production, featuring original music, written and performed live on stage by multi ARIA Award winner Sarah McLeod, will set a fire blazing in your soul.

A great city has been torn apart by a civil war between two brothers. THE EPIC ARGUMENT RAGES ON.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Auslan interpreter will be present for pre and post match speeches.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Nebula will host four sessions of one-hour collections of 10-minute ‘scratches’, testing original and experimental performances by Deaf and Disabled Artists.

Take a walk in someone else’s shoes – literally. A free pop-up storytelling exhibition is coming to Arts Centre Melbourne.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

Join us for an evening of performance, film, music and art!

A new profit-for-purpose book from Affirm Press, We Are Here: Stories of Home, Place and Belonging, is a testament to the unique insights of people who’ve known homelessness in Australia.

This FREE community event is open and accessible to all and is a fun family friendly day out full of entertainment, interactive arts experiences, sporting activities, music, dancing and good times!

Slutoween is a Halloween themed night of fun, sex positvity and inclusivity.

Taking dance theatre and weaving in threads of stand-up, visual art, multimedia and performance, this production has dazzled and charmed audiences since its 2018 premiere.

Explain Normal is a new dance theatre work directed by participatory artist Daniele Constance.

Comedy For A Cause presents a showcase of some of the best comedians

Fresh from London’s West End, the boys are back in town with a dazzling new show, featuring their trademark heart-stopping blend of insanely talented cabaret burlesque, comic capery and circus to die for – all with punkish swagger. 

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

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

Rally and march through the city. Bring flags, placards, banners.

If there is a new normal, everyone’s crazy and nobody’s ill.

Be there for our greatest test, as two international power houses go face to face in an epic doubleheader of Rugby League.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This performance takes us into the world of fiery misfit Sybylla as she wrestles against the restricted life on offer for a young woman in rural Australia a hundred years ago.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

This event is part of Future Echoes, a festival highlighting young voices, new narratives and works in progress at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Enjoy a day of singing, dancing and storytelling as Romp & Stomp comes to Melbourne Museum.

In this panel conversation, we’ll discuss how artists with disability across the globe are engaging with the new digital order

Kids big and small will love the huge variety of things to see and do.

Celebrate all the fun, fabulous and quirky talents that make Whitehorse great!

The Mandurah Children’s Festival is a FREE event which encourages participation in a number of fun family activities in a safe and friendly environment.

Performance Space is proud to present a newly-commissioned performance by pioneering pop provocateurs Chicks on Speed.

The internationally acclaimed story comes of age on stage.

The post performance Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

This dual performance lecture will showcase the various technologies developed and produced by Melissa E. Logan & Prof. Dr. Alexandra Murray-Leslie that expand and disrupt the tropes of fashion, music, design and performance.

Come along and enjoy a delicious roast lunch and entertainment.

Simon Phillips (Muriel’s Wedding the Musical) returns to direct an irresistible cast including Geraldine Hakewill (Chimerica) and Toby Schmitz (The Present) in this hugely entertaining and deeply affecting play.

SHOW + Q & A: Five activists with intellectual disabilities hold a public meeting to start a frank conversation about a history we would prefer not to know, and a future that is ambivalent.

In this address, Maxine talks about writing, risk, breaking convention, tearing up the rule book, and the ground-breaking Australian writers and thinkers who’ve inspired her, and paved the way for her work.

When does the muse reveal herself, and when does she reveal more about her creator?

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

Framed by research findings from across the sector, this national gathering will focus on the intersection between practice, technology and engaging young people.

One of the most loved and hilarious Aussie films of all time comes to life on stage in this big, brash and very cheeky new musical!

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.

Kids get ready for a land of fun, excitement and adventure!

Join us for an ultra-blak invigoration station of deadly inspiration.

In this ring it’s son versus mum. We don’t like his odds.

While school friends were battling exams, hormones and curfews, Cora Bissett was an indie pop hopeful. Even the loftiest teen dreams come crashing down.

‘As a Kurd, I was stateless until I became an Australian, and Australia is the only official home I have, because Kurdistan does not exist on a map.’

At age four, Jessica White lost most of her hearing through bacterial meningitis. Growing up in an isolated rural community among hearing people, she was raised as a hearing person. She wasn’t taught to sign.

The speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Experience the thrill of this highly imaginative work.

The much loved story of Hush and Grandma Poss comes to life on stage!

It’s the pinnacle of the Rugby League calendar, 80 history-making minutes to crown the 2019 Premiers. 

A funny and ferocious portrait of a country unable to reconcile its past, uncertain of its future and political vision.

The latest creation by Circus Oz to grace the Big Top draws on the pristine beauty of the elements, exploring what was, what is, and what could be.

The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

This performance will bring the African Savannah to life!

The world of Laser Beak Man is brought to life in puppet form by the creative minds of Dead Puppet Society.

The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Finally, Australian comedy is seeing a broader range of voices represented in writers’ rooms, on screen and behind the scenes. It’s making our entertainment funnier and sharper – and it’s enhancing its appeal for more Australians.

Musicians from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra perform

Anyone from any gender or cultural background has suffered as a result of the patriarchy and sexism in some form. Feminism is about everyone.

A panel of BIPOC critical thinkers construct an imagined future. Tracking back to the present, they bare the socio – legal and political architectures that imprison and kill ideas, bodies and futures.

Auslan interpreters will be present for pre and post match entertainment at the MCG.

SHOW + Q & A: Five activists with intellectual disabilities hold a public meeting to start a frank conversation about a history we would prefer not to know, and a future that is ambivalent.

Staged in a huge warehouse in Yeerongpilly, Invisible Cities is perhaps the most ambitious project ever presented by Brisbane Festival.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

Bighouse Dreaming is a provocative and urgent performance that holds an unflinching lens to the justice system, youth prisons and Australian masculinity – black and white.

Times are tough. Climate crisis, rampant inequality, and Pauline Hanson is still a thing. So these comedians are saving the world, one seven-minute stand-up set at a time.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

A gripping, darkly funny drama about a spiritual force and a family’s need to connect with it.

As the eldest daughter of a rural Mormon family, Jess was taught her body was off limits. The church taught her a woman’s primary purpose was to become a mother, but being born with a disability and no uterus, how would that work?

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

VidCon Australia is a convention that celebrates the culture of online video.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

A non-stop, exhilarating party through the decades of dance, featuring Darebin’s dazzling dancing stars! A participatory dance performance, where audiences can learn dance moves and strut their stuff.

Many people have a favourite piece of orchestral music, even if they don’t think of themselves as classical music fans. Maybe they only know one piece – something heard as a child, or known from a film, or linked with a big life event – but it’s music that occupies a special place.

Snatches is RMIT Creative’s annual Melbourne Fringe Festival show – a night of short theatre pieces ?written, directed and performed by RMIT students.

As emission targets are ignored, and we hurdle towards the point of no return, it is clear we have lost the ability to empathise with future generations.

This art-meets-technology water fountain, light-and-laser spectacle will illuminate the night and our river.

Digging into the stasis that holds us back from doing anything, this dark, hopeful and irreverent cautionary tale reminds that now is not the time to sit back and watch.

In celebration of National Week of Deaf People, Auslan interpreters will be onsite at Healesville Sanctuary between 11am-3pm each day of the week

Snatches is RMIT Creative’s annual Melbourne Fringe Festival show – a night of short theatre pieces ?written, directed and performed by RMIT students.

Just how effective IS self care? And who is actually successfully practicing it? We’re on a mission to find out…

The world of Laser Beak Man is brought to life in puppet form by the creative minds of Dead Puppet Society.

VidCon Australia is a convention that celebrates the culture of online video.

18 years later, Scout Boxall brings their unique blend of sketch, clown, stand-up and low-fi, prop-heavy misandry to the stage in their raw first solo hour. It’s going to be a cracking time.

Witness a unique multi-sensory experience of spatial sound that can be seen and felt as a playful and haunting entity.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

THE NEW MUSICAL COMEDY ABOUT A POORLY UNDERSTOOD FORCE OF NATURE

Let Meowt! Dives deep into the qualities that make cats so damn special, but even more so — the qualities that make us so uniquely human. 

Let Meowt! Dives deep into the qualities that make cats so damn special, but even more so — the qualities that make us so uniquely human. 

Experience Melbourne’s biggest professionally staged song and dance phenomenon, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular, a dazzling arena production guaranteed to entertain the whole family.  

Experience Melbourne’s biggest professionally staged song and dance phenomenon, the Victorian State Schools Spectacular, a dazzling arena production guaranteed to entertain the whole family.  

Civilization: The Way We Live Now explores photographers’ representations of life in cities and presents a journey through the shared aspects of living in the urban environment.

(30 min sessions start from 11am).Taking place in a bustling Coburg venue, you’ll be the only one that knows a show is happening. Help plan an exciting event where your decisions matter and are key to how the story plays out.

Phoenix Theatre Company is bringing the sensational Jesus Christ Superstar to the stage

Experience spine-tingling mystery and inescapable tension. Can you resist?

Just how effective IS self care? And who is actually successfully practicing it? We’re on a mission to find out…

How many stories have gone untold? How do we process our own pain, healing, disconnection and growth?

A wild and playful collision of basketball and theatre.

Tickets on Myself is showcase version of an earlier show about women’s reproductive rights, Total Vagina, featuring the stories of four artists/activists. This showcase features intersectional commentary front and centre – it’s darker, sharper, political.

From the award-winning MALAPROP Theatre Company, LOVE+ is a one-woman two-hander about the inevitability of human/robot relationships.

Explore the evolution of redwares, a form of earthenware pottery.

It’s time to bid farewell to MWF19 with one final night of readings and performance, courtesy of four brilliant artists each reading a piece about their own ‘last goodbye’ – to a place, a person, a memory.

In a rare Melbourne appearance he reflects on the vast body of his work, how he almost gave up writing after his first novel initially failed, and muses on future projects.

“An Inspiring collaboration – illustrating the vital work of Hummingbird House and the skills of the Flipside Circus creatives.”CREATIVE FUTURES

Congress is a citizens’ assembly made especially for the people of Wyndham; a platform to celebrate diverse voices, our local community whilst championing our collective right to been seen
and heard.

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

        ‘A girl’s strength is hard to describe. The impossible task is holding the sky up on your shoulders. No one can take my sky, my tree and my red earth from me’.  – Kaitlyn

Adventure, laughs and contemporary Aboriginal culture.

This art-meets-technology water fountain, light-and-laser spectacle will illuminate the night and our river.

Grease promises to delight the young and young at heart.

Some of the country’s top singer-songwriters discuss their practice and perform live in MWF19’s Duets series.

Too often conversations about sex fail to meaningfully address the important intersection between sexuality and disability.

When a determined woman chases true love, even Buddha can’t stop her.

Adventure, laughs and contemporary Aboriginal culture.

From Australia’s hottest theatrical outfit The Last Great Hunt, comes PERPETUAL WAKE, a brand-new comedy about the stories we tell to hide our shame.

Navigating the Social Minefield: How to Beat Loneliness in University Life

The Inky Awards are Australia’s only teen voted book awards.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

SlutWalk Melbourne is taking over the Rochester Hotel’s usual trivia for one night only.

Civil rights activist and author DeRay Mckesson is one of the leading voices in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Melbourne Theatre Company  2020 Season Launch.

Who will be crowned champions?

“My name is Lila and I am a proud Blackfoot woman. What I am doing is illegal.”  

What was the something or someone who changed the way you love and see the world?

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions (throughout the weekend) that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

A post-screening talk on the Australian women’s suffrage movement by historian Clare Wright.

What was the something or someone who changed the way you love and see the world?

A new annual event on the Darebin calendar, this special day recognises and celebrates First Nations peoples and the wider Darebin community.

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions (throughout the weekend) that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions (throughout the weekend) that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

A BOGAN AND BOURGEOIS BATTLE FOR A SUBURBAN BACKYARD.

What can we learn from each other, our environment and about ourselves? (Read more for the full REFUGE program – with many Auslan accessible events this weekend).

Put learning itself under the microscope with a series of discussions (throughout the weekend) that offer vital correctives to the methods of sharing knowledge that dominate our society.

MWF19 swoons into the arms of Melbourne with its opening night gala

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

In the face of climate crisis, three crows come together to save the world.

American artist Penelope Umbrico discusses her installations, video, and digital media works with Professor Daniel Palmer from RMIT University.

Combining satire, romantic comedy and science fiction, this devised play explores how to live (and die) well in the final days of humanity.

Magic Dykes is a camp dance party with performances across each night. Participation is encouraged (BYO poppers) .

An Egyptian military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the King of Egypt.

Three stories by master of the macabre Franz Kafka explore the twists and turns of legal limbo, paranoia, and offshore detention and torture.

A new non-boring comedy cabaret from Lucy Gransbury. (Winner of ‘Best Cabaret’ weekly award from Adelaide Fringe).

It’s a devised work about changing and becoming. It will be made with so much love. And probably lots of shared meals. 

A talk on the Qin and Han Dynasties.

Liveworks Festival of Experimental Art is your place to experience an extraordinary selection of inspiring new work by acclaimed artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific.

Two of Australia’s funniest First Nationers are bringing the belly laughs to Darwin Festival.

A Chinese-American woman reuniting with family to farewell her dying grandmother – who doesn’t know of her deadly diagnosis. 

Feel the Beat music event is an inclusive youth music festival catering for people with disability.

Honouring Stella Young through comedy and coincidence, Kate Hood plays an array of quirky characters, all wheelchair users,? to explore living with a disability? in Australia.

3x3x2 Festival of New Works premiers three boundary-pushing performances by the next generation of experimental performance makers.

This old-world adventure from Arena Theatre Company captures an extraordinary moment in history, when flight was inspiring a whole new way of looking at the world.

This is the wild story of how the way of the dragon became a global phenomenon.

Join a group of girls and gender-fluid youths as they discover the empowering strength of music through a GIRLS ROCK! camp in Melbourne.

An annual sketch comedy show written, directed and performed by students that has been running for over 40 years

This night is for all trans, gender-diverse and non-binary community members and their loved ones. Come and take part in conversations about the relationships we can forge as individuals and a community.

This is the launch of the ‘The Wyndham Learning Festival’ : a free community event that celebrates and showcases learning

Rapper, poet and award-winning author Omar Musa brings his electrifying show Since Ali Died to Melbourne, following sold out seasons at Sydney’s Griffin Theatre Company, including at their inaugural Batch Festival.

An enduring modern myth, examining humanity’s terrifying capacity for self-destruction.

A sunny and buoyant coming-of-age tale!

Get ready for the ultimate fairy tale mash up! 

Below is a pitch-black comedy with a unique, and uniquely provocative, take on Australia’s controversial asylum-seeker detention system.

Deadpan to its core, A Family is an offbeat comedy that ventures into the home of a lonely man who hires actors to play his parents, brother and sister.

Delivered with humour, dancing and fun for all, All come out to play! is a session that helps children learn about respectful relationships and equality. 

A COMEDY THAT ASKS IF GOOD INTENTIONS ARE THE ULTIMATE CRIME OF THE MIDDLE CLASS

Despite progress across recent decades in portraying minority experience, films today often struggle to accurately and compassionately represent disability on screen.

This gripping high seas drama was awarded the Panorama Prize by Berlinale’s Ecumenical Jury.

Undateable. Unemployable. Unstoppable.

This award winning script has been transformed by Lee Hall (Billy Elliot) into a side-splitting stage comedy with a stirring love story at its heart.

Grab your Beatz and rhymes loving teen, this show is guaranteed to burst senses and expand minds!

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

The MIFF Premiere Fund-supported film Buoyancy draws attention to the plight of boys and young men exploited in Southeast Asia’s fishing industry

Grab your Beatz and rhymes loving teen, this show is guaranteed to burst senses and expand minds!

Will truth and honesty win the day, and does love really conquer all?

A panel of critics and filmmakers discuss if there are certain stories that cannot – or should not – be told, except by artists of a particular race, gender or lived experience?

Explore China’s ambitious One Belt One Road project and how it is transforming the region.

Young Storm Boy lives a simple yet free life on the coastal wilds of the South Australian Coorong, combing the beaches with his reclusive father, Hideaway Tom.

Based on the beloved book by Shaun Tan, follow the little red leaf into this spectacular new work of musical theatre for ages 7 and older.

Opening of the John Mactivation Project in John Macmillan Park to revitalise the precinct.

(DGVIAT is a farce, a comedy, with adult themes, no coarse language)

Based on the beloved book by Shaun Tan, follow the little red leaf into this spectacular new work of musical theatre for ages 7 and older.

The streets will be filled with fun, snow (real and simulated), moving rides, free kids activities and market and food stalls.

Part rock concert, part side-splitting comedy and smashed together with acrobatic punk anarchy!

Disrupted Festival of Ideas is a weekend of FREE EVENTS including: conversations, panel discussions, keynotes and activities taking over the State Library of Western Australia. 

What do you get when you combine a niche poetry community with a campy, old-school game show?

Sandy Olsen is a goody two shoes. Danny Zuko is the leader of the greaser gang the ‘T.Birds’ from ‘Rydell High’. However when the two meet up during the summer, they fall in love

Smith Street Dreaming: One Street. Many Mobs. One Community.

Pollan’s latest investigation is more explicitly concerned than ever with changing minds.

The launch will provide community members with information about availability and location of this new facility.

Get ready for the ultimate fairy tale mash up! 

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

Journalism is at its second crossroads in two decades: not one of means, but of privilege.

This is a black-tie gala event, held for the very first time this year in Melbourne, will salute artistic excellence and achievement on Australian stages over the past year in every form.

For the very first time in Melbourne, the stars of the Australian live theatre and entertainment industry come together for two remarkable nights

Join a conversation with artists, researchers and creatives delving into the QUEERDOM exhibition and the community reading/making room at Arts House.

Umyuangvigkaq is a place to gather ideas. This is a free event.

From the makers of Grug and Grug and the Rainbow, comes a slightly sideways tale about unexpected friendship, finding where you fit and learning to mix it up a little.

The future needs imagining before it can become real.

When Ophelia moves with her family to the seaside, she’s not impressed. She doesn’t like the beach, misses her old home and thinks the people in this town are pretty strange.

THE CABIN! is a horror show written by kids, for adults.

There are two sides to every story, and every story has a song.

Consider how China’s perception of itself has changed since the time of the terracotta warriors burial in the Qin Dynasty to the China we see under President Xi Jinping today.

Two bored kids. One rainy day. And one crazy cat wearing a red-striped hat.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Wherever people rise up, words fly too.

The Think Tank Program is designed for dance leaders, professional artists and teachers

What do we gain from knowing and learning First Nations words? And how can we embed more traditional language into the daily lives of all Australians?

Let’s work together for a shared future.

A BATTLE CRY FROM THE FRONT LINE OF AUSTRALIAN IDENTITY

On July 5th, Fannys at Franny’s and CLOSET will return to Brunswick for a big, gay sequel after our sold-out first foray.

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

What kind of King would you be?

Having set two Guinness World Record titles with his previous sell-out live tour, Professor Brian Cox is heading back on the road with a brand-new show

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

Dive into a mesmerising world of total circus as the astonishing spectacle of Wunderage unfolds around, beside and above you.

The Art of Pride is central to the experience of expressing ourselves.

Tonight, we witness Spaced, a creative experience combining visual art and spoken word poetry, and ask the age-old question, “If there was a magic pill that could cure your disability, would you take it?”

It’s Amazing Babes’ sixth anniversary and we’re back by popular demand.

Arts Centre Melbourne hosts an industry night that welcomes any and all from the arts sector. Come meet our programming team and find out how we operate and curate the work that gets presented on our stages.

Delve into current processes for making art and living life as a creative practitioner.

Come along and celebrate Pride month with queerspace at MOMENTS OF PRIDE, an exhibition celebrating LGBTIQA+ Pride.

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

The spectacular tries, speed, passion and rivalry of Origin will all be on display! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Death is wild and unpredictable, when it comes to the end of my life, my trust is with myself.

Safe Theatres Australia (STA) is an initiative committed to creating theatrical workspaces that are free of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination; workspaces that are safe for everyone.

Join host Maeve Marsden, along with a line up of stars and strangers, for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

How loud are the lies of the powerful, yet how strong are the voices speaking truth?

A panel featuring six Deaf independent artists.

Australia is the only western democracy without a Charter of Human Rights or an equivalent legal protection. What’s holding us back?

Join Sarah Ward and Bec Matthews, lead creatives behind Queen Kong, and multitalented performer Emma J Hawkins as they share their learnings and experiences about creating performance with access embedded at its heart.

It’s all tremendous fun for the whole family, as the two Georges create musical mayhem in their unique and rollicking show to the sounds of Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Mancini and Ravel. Can the Magician stop the music this time?

A dual presentation of Chinese art and culture past and present.

The much loved story of Hush and Grandma Poss comes to life on stage!

La Boite brings to the stage a modern re-imagining of Shakespeare’s iconic love story whilst remaining true to the original play.

Representation matters: discuss, debate, celebrate, elevate!

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

Haunted House, Monument of Love, Great Continent. Cloudstreet is all that and more! (Encounter the epic story of Cloudstreet in two parts).

Double Booked returns in June, with a conversation between two superb Australian writers.

Haunted House, Monument of Love, Great Continent. Cloudstreet is all that and more! (Encounter the epic story of Cloudstreet in two parts).

A family’s fight to survive. Big Daddy is dying. Big Mama is in the dark. Brick is at the bottom of a bottle. But Maggie is alive, desperately alive, and dancing like a cat on a hot tin roof.

What is arts inclusivity and who is leading the way in Australia?

Nothing hits you like the anticipation of a series deciding Origin prior to kick off! The pre match speeches will be Auslan interpreted at the ground.

Panellists will discuss the reasons for the disastrous long-standing impasse on the issue and share their thoughts on the momentum behind the new push for reform.

Where are all the Australian Deaf and disabled performing artists? What do we want?

The Mabo Oration is a biennial event presented by the Anti-Discrimination Commission Queensland and QPAC.

BIG IDEAS, BIG IMPACT: creating understanding through International cultural projects.

Little Kids’ Day In will be a fun day especially for kids aged 5 and under, their parents and carers. (Auslan session runs from 11am-1pm)

Relationships are going through a complex cultural shift. Expectations on intimate partnerships are at an all-time high, while our tools for connection are quickly shifting with the digital age. 

Undateable. Unemployable. Unstoppable.

Grab your mouse ears and get ready for the ultimate interactive event at Disney On Ice celebrates Mickey and Friends.

Sylvester is a truly multidisciplinary artist who works in staged photography, sculpture, video, installation, performance and music.

All speeches at this event will be Auslan interpreted. (Join the Jazz Assembly in the world premiere of a brand new piece of music commissioned specially for this chorus of voices).

BlakWiz is the deadliest live quiz show, with trivia questions that connect the dots all the way to the Dreamtime.

Join us in celebrating the launch of Kindred: 12 Queer #LoveOzYA Stories, the highly anticipated collection of new Australian LGBTQ+ fiction for young adult readers!

Taryn Simon is widely recognised as one of the most exciting and renowned conceptual artists of her time,

Ana will be presenting her TEDx Talk from Hamburg and will also engage the audience with some Q&A afterwards.

This year, Charlotte Smith surrounds herself with some of Australia’s most exciting entertainers

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Once again performers from Ballarat National Theatre take you back to a time

Now in its third year, UMMTA is proud to be producing 4 snippets of music Theatre work in ‘The Sitzprobe’ at the Lithuanian Club

Silver Lining is a hilarious comedy by Sandi Toksvig. It tells the tale of a group of extraordinary yet forgotten women, who come together one treacherous night to recreate The Great Escape – senior-citizen style.

Contemporary artist, Cai Guo-Qiang, create all new art works inspired by his home country’s culture and its enduring philosophical traditions, including a monumental installation of 10,000 suspended porcelain birds.

Sixteen years ago a group of Australians rocked the political landscape with Escape from Woomera, a video game putting players in the shoes of a refugee escaping detention

Join us for an exciting exhibition opening.

A recipe for the end of the world: take men, politics and the internet. Stir gently.

Yarra City Arts presents an evening of conversation about the power of storytelling through different art forms, and the morals and ethics associated with telling stories.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

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

Green Day’s explosive, award-winning Broadway phenomenon American Idiot is getting set to take Doncaster by storm.

A compelling new theatre work by PYT Fairfield exploring the state of feminism in pop culture and music today.

Alice is a scientist working towards an important new discovery. Jenny is her sister, and believes any conspiracy she reads on the internet. They couldn’t be more different. So, when tragedy forces them together, the impact has unexpected consequences.

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

The two-day event provides a unique platform for producers, artists and theatre-makers to make connections and showcase their work to a wide range of venue managers and programmers with the ultimate aim of facilitating touring.

“Beg, borrow or steal tickets. Your kids will love you for it.” – Stage Whispers

The two-day event provides a unique platform for producers, artists and theatre-makers to make connections and showcase their work to a wide range of venue managers and programmers with the ultimate aim of facilitating touring.

In her latest book, Greek to Me, Norris shares her love of all things Greek. Of course, it’s about language ….

Tom doesn’t have a real job any more. Please come and give him some of your hard-earned money in exchange for the product of laughter.

Featuring Joel Bray’s trademark confection of conversation, dance and all-you-can-eat audience participation, Daddy is a sweet feast with a deadly aftertaste.

Taking dance theatre and weaving in threads of stand-up, visual art, multimedia and performance, this production has dazzled and charmed audiences since its 2018 premiere.

But, so, there’s the plan, some idea, and then there’s nature, and you, everyone, you adjust. And your life, is the adjustment.

The concert comprises stunning performances by young performing artists. The performances will be selected from Top Class 2019; a concert series of works presented in February and March.

Australia’s favourite duo Peking Duk return in 2019 with their Biggest Tour Ever – and they are providing Auslan access!

Here’s what you need to know: The ocean is rising. We caused it. We’re going to fix it but someone has to die. 

What do libraries mean to us – as public places and civic institutions? Why do attacks on libraries evoke a special kind of horror?

Hitting the big time is tough when the only booking your kick-ass band can score is a pub gig. But the boisterous, bolshie Barbara and her rockers the Camp Dogs are in it for the long haul.

For his troubles, he’s been knighted and he’s topped bestseller lists, but he’s also sometimes hit raw nerves at home and abroad.

On Monday 6 May, between 5:30am-8:30am, Sam Mac will be broadcasting LIVE from Rashays restaurant in Punchbowl.

Forbidden Laughter celebrates the powerful performance medium of Butoh, inviting audiences to experience surreal narratives within a bizarre and mysterious installation at the rustic Industrial School, Abbotsford Convent. 

Four Letter Word Theatre gives you a Double Bill show offering two unique responses to a term that highlights the prejudice and paradox, the illusion, delusion and confusion at the heart of the Australian psyche.

Experience a youth-driven, Blak arts intervention as dis rupt takes over Hamer Hall for a groundbreaking afternoon of live music, performance and visual arts.

Carly Findlay is an award winning writer, speaker and appearance activist. She writes on disability and appearance diversity issues for publications including the ABC, Daily Life and SBS.

If books function as tools of empathy, what happens when we never see ourselves in them, let alone at the centre of a story?

The Vigil is an annual event held to remember the women and children who have lost their lives because of domestic and family violence.

Free, all welcome, no need to book.

Special event art project workshops

Rachel Kushner is among America’s brightest literary stars.

(SOLD OUT)TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage with his first national tour since 2012.

The much loved story of Hush and Grandma Poss comes to life on stage!

Drawing on the traditional and the everyday, the political and the personal, Ghenoa Gela tells a story that’s irreverent, provocative and moving.

Join us for a free tour of the current exhibitions in Australian sign language, guided by a gallery staff member and interpreter.

Come join us for the second LGBTIQA+ All Ages Gig – Presented by Drug Aware.

Auslan interpreters will be present for pre and post match entertainment at the MCG.

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.

The F Word Address is our annual talk from an outstanding Australian woman on a pressing feminist issue.

(SOLD OUT)TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage with his first national tour since 2012.

Diana Nguyen just wants more work in the entertainment industry. She wants to buy a house and raise her fantasy children. And she suspects that if Pauline Hanson could focus more on Asians again she might be able to keep her dreams alive

Sketch comedy stalwarts Dr. Duck are back with a new show of all-new sketches. Clever, witty, sharp and satirical.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

Wil’s reputation for delivering an outstanding, brand-new hour of comedy every year speaks for itself. He has sold out Melbourne’s Comedy Theatre for the last 11 years which surely has to be some kind of record. 

Cal’s been at this whole life thing for a while now, but she still hasn’t quite nailed it. How can you reach your potential when someone left it on the top shelf?

CRAIC-LING is a fast-paced sketch show featuring a tutorial in how to hold a baby, a Gregorian chant about drunken monks and a step by step guide in how to kill an actor.

A multidimensional mandala made up of mash-ups, mojos and meditations

Alice Tovey’s new show, Garbage Monster, explores the parts of ourselves and our society that we hide away. 

Echoing Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Parks’ Brechtian epic tells a mesmerizing tale of vengeance, violence, and sacrifice through both story and songs.

Gratuitous, ridiculous, hilarious, and possibly hazardous, Melbourne’s maestros of kids’ comedy return to the Festival.

Shoreshocked is an all-ages drug and alcohol free event held in National Youth Week each year

Tyler Tolman will be sharing with you the latest science and what is actually causing our bodies to regenerate, renew, rebuild and restore; called RejuvenEssence.

In her brilliant debut hour, Sarah questions how this girl is being raised and reflects on her own upbringing, identity and sexuality.

A stand-up comedy night presenting Australia’s funniest young comedians.

A heartfelt-comedy about family, culture and the strength of women. “Joyful, and laugh-out-loud funny from start to end…” Suzy Wrong

Geraldine does things like mushroom hunting now, even though she doesn’t really like Mushrooms. Clearly things are going well.

Claire’s favourite dinosaur is a Pterodactyl. Other favourite things include going to Aldi, her murderous goldfish Gavin, fighting the patriarchy, and cheese. 

Tom doesn’t have a real job any more. Please come and give him some of your hard-earned money in exchange for the product of laughter.

Tommy Little is a genius. He has the nude bungee jumps, broken bones and shit tattoos to prove it.

Warning: Some of the advice contained in this show may jeopardise your future personal and financial security. Attendance is compulsory ?

Mark Watson – sporting a cupboard full of UK awards, a famously high joke-rate and a lightning-fast metabolism – returns to his adopted home with the show that stormed the Edinburgh Fringe.

This 1-day festival will raise funds used to help young Australians with disabilities fulfil their potential through their grant program.

Join one of the UK’s finest comedians for a show exploring the difficulty of finding out who you are in such a rapidly changing world.

Learn about the period of travel and the impact on Calder’s progression from a painter who made his living sketching and making toys to creating work that critics would describe as ‘drawing in space

The screening is the must-see documentary TransMilitary that explores the experience of some of the 10-15,000 transgender people that currently serve in the U.S. military

Everyone assumes Joe’s money has bought him happiness, but what he really needs is a friend.

In this conversation, presented in partnership with Human Rights Watch, we’ll focus on some key issues and priorities, especially relating to disability rights in the region and in conflict zones.

Alexander S. C. Rower is President of Calder Foundation and grandson of the artist.

Everyone assumes Joe’s money has bought him happiness, but what he really needs is a friend.

As both an artist and activist, Julie McNamara (Artistic Director of Vital Xposure) has a unique voice in Disability Arts internationally.

Join Melbourne’s Arts Industry at the iconic Comedy Theatre on the 1st of April as we celebrate and applaud the achievements of our talented peers.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

Includes a Q&A with film-maker Lynn-Maree Milburn and NGV curator Beckett Rozentals.

The Casey Kids Carnival is a free day of activities for children of all ages. The event will include live performers, rides, interactive games, roving entertainers, face painters, art and crafts and live animals

Carly Findlay and Lee Kofman are both authors of new memoirs that examine how our bodies shape who we become, and what it’s like to look different.

Funny, moving, surprising and engaging, Queerstories has been selling out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, bringing storytellers from all walks of life to the stage.

The Q&A session will be Auslan interpreted.

WITH: Carly Findlay, Rebecca Lim, Hope Muthambu, Danielle Binks. Anthologies can be a wonderful way of networking, increasing your literary footprint, contributing to causes you believe in, sharing your experiences, or even starting a writing career.

Hundreds of everyday guitarists from across Melbourne take over Hamer Hall in one epic free concert, playing alongside a line-up of Aussie music legends. 

Based on a true story, Picasso and His Dog tells the heart-warming tale of a man and his dog, and the art that their friendship inspired.

The Darebin Community & Kite Festival is an outdoor cultural and community celebration and perennial favourite.

Join host Maeve Marsden and some of Australia’s finest LGBTQI+ storytellers for a night of queer stories, unexpected tales of lives well lived and battles fought, pride, prejudice, love and humour.

Come celebrate this global day with words and wonder! There will also be a display of storytelling books and resources.

Fresh from London’s West End, the boys are back in town with a dazzling new show, featuring their trademark heart-stopping blend of insanely talented cabaret burlesque, comic capery and circus to die for – all with punkish swagger. 

This provocative, bold dance theatre work examines just what it is that makes us human in a desensitised age.

World Problems is a funny and poetic reflection of our monolithic, interconnected world

“Hilarious and moving…achingly funny and piercingly sad.” – The Daily Telegraph

This a ticketed event that brings the entire community together to celebrate Ballarat’s wonderful diversity!

Based on a true story, Picasso and His Dog tells the heart-warming tale of a man and his dog, and the art that their friendship inspired.

Tom doesn’t have a real job any more. Please come and give him some of your hard-earned money in exchange for the product of laughter.

Funny, moving, surprising and engaging, Queerstories has been selling out shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, bringing storytellers from all walks of life to the stage.

A sweeping, operatic dance of bodies, words and women.

The Storytime program is for children aged 3-5 years, their parents and carers.

Joel Bray is black. Well, he’s white, but black. Y’know? He’s trapped in a hotel room somewhere in Melbourne and you, the audience, are trapped with him.

Refik Anadol is world-renowned for exploring the relationship between art and machine intelligence.

At a time when the majority of the world’s population is urban, climate change presents grave new risks for the world’s cities and forces city folks to figure out how to survive.