When:
19th of March 2016 To 27th of March 2016Melbourne Shakespeare Company are proud to present their contemporary re-imaging of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night's Dream, directed by acclaimed British director Jennifer Sarah Dean.
This family friendly show sees Shakespeare's classic comedy t Read more..Online | View Profile | Southbank | Testing Grounds
 Alice Tovey: MaliceWhen: | 5th of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016Don't miss Alice Tovey's new one woman show at Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
'Up and coming favourite' Alice Tovey in a deliciously offensive, blisteringly scathing hour of original song.
A rebel heart with 'razor-sharp humour, and Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
An Evening with ManuWhen: | 18th of May 2016An Evening with Manu Feildel - Live on Stage
The warm-hearted judge of My Kitchen Rules takes audiences on a journey through the gourmet specialties of regional France from an on-stage kitchen where there are no rules. Lateral Events presents An Read more..Online | View Profile | Southbank | Hamer Hall
Andrew Roberts - Sex DepressionWhen: | 16th of April 2016Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Andrew Roberts - Sex Depression
April 16th 9pm
Andrew Roberts has appeared on ABC TV, featured in the San Francisco’s Chronicle and has traveled the world with his “Improvised Stand Up”. Audiences who find Read more..Online | View Profile | St Kilda | National Theatre
Annie the MusicalWhen: | 18th of March 2016 To 20th of March 2016Wendy Samantha Productions is proud to present Annie the Musical for 4 shows only.
Set in the 1930's, Annie - a feisty 11 year old orphan girl is living in a miserable orphanage run by the cruelly outrageous Miss Hannigan.
Annie spends day in Read more..Online | View Profile | Doncaster
Arcade Arcade - 2UPWhen: | 5th of April 2016 To 10th of April 2016Award winning dynamic duo, Jason Geary (Oddball, iSelect guy) and Jimmy James Eaton (Slideshow, ABC Fresh Blood) are back with a whole new hour of sketch madness.
These lovers of weirdness and connoisseurs of 80’s computer games, have a cure for t Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
ATLANTIS | The City of TitansWhen: | 31st of March 2016ATLANTIS. The City of Titans.
Sunday 31 March
Last year, held the incredible discovery of a unique & forgotten location, a place that holds the distinctive key to many hearts.
The time has come, for all of us to return to our mystical birthpla Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Hisense Arena
Australian Burlesque Festival 2016When: | 28th of May 2016 To 2nd of July 2016The Australian Burlesque Festival celebrating its 7th year in 2016
Other events as part of the Australian Burlesque Festival 2016:
Empress Royale
Baby Bombshells
The Big Tease
Carletta The Great (Melbourne)
Performing at Funfair Circus Mel Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne
Baby BombshellsWhen: | 12th of June 2016Baby Bombshells is the ‘Emerging Burlesque Performers Contest’ event of ‘The Australian Burlesque Festival’.
A showcase of emerging artists, the contest will feature burlesque performers from every genre that have less than two years burlesque ex Read more..Online | View Profile | Docklands | Wonderland Spiegeltent
Bad Jews - Return SeasonWhen: | 27th of April 2016 To 14th of May 2016Before the Book of Mormon there were Bad Jews!
They’re BACK! Daphna, Liam, Jonah and Melody return by popular demand, after a sell out first season!
"They're hideous and hilarious and spring monstrously to life in this production, directed by G Read more..Online | View Profile | St Kilda | Alex Theatre St Kilda
Beauty and the Beast JrWhen: | 15th of April 2016 To 16th of April 2016Playback Productions proudly presents Beauty and the Beast Jr
A tale as old as time and one of Disney’s most popular Broadway
Musicals.
It begins with the brainy and beautiful Belle, who yearns to escape her provincial life. However once she be Read more..Online | View Profile | Moonee Ponds | Clocktower Centre
Blake Freeman and Murphy McLachlan have Four Last NamesWhen: | 22nd of March 2016 To 2nd of April 2016Murphy and Blake wanna make you laugh and so they will.
With their sweet gags, anecdotes and zingers.
Blake talks about being a frustrated young fool in the big city and Murphy will also do that. There will be jokes about dogs, Blake’s girlfrien Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Belleville
Cabaret At Husk Every 2nd Sunday An evening of new songs, new stories, and new ways to tell them.
Every SECOND SUNDAY of the month, Cabaret At Husk will play host to an evening of cabaret by accomplished artists who will perform new material.
All Tix are $25.00 Bookings via Read more..Online | View Profile | Northcote | The Theatre Husk
Cirque AdrenalineWhen: | 1st of April 2016 To 7th of April 2016Arts Centre Melbourne and Works Entertainment Group present
Cirque Adrenaline
From the producers of The Illusionists and Le Noir comes the heart-pounding family spectacular, Cirque Adrenaline – guaranteed to pump a million gallons of adrenaline a Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | State Theatre
CJ Delling – Funny BitsWhen: | 23rd of March 2016 To 3rd of April 2016CJ Delling presents, as a part of the 2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival
CJ Delling – Funny Bits
A seasoned festival performer, stand-up comedian CJ Delling joyfully returns to the 2016 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, serving Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Bull & Bear Tavern
Coleman and Freund - UncompetentWhen: | 23rd of March 2016 To 5th of April 2016Oliver and Emil are two funny guys. Oliver has a big head and funny hair. Emil's the other guy, the handsome one. Put them together and you get truly nihilistic surrealist comedy jam.
Let this latest odd couple take you on a night of amazing danc Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Tuxedo Cat
CouplesWhen: | 29th of March 2016 To 2nd of April 2016Couples! A Multi-Award Winning One Act Comedy!
Presented in The Melbourne International Comedy Festival by Here There & Everywhere Theatre Co. from Gippsland.
An original, fly-on-the-wall style production, starring all regional performers!
Mar Read more..Online | View Profile | St Kilda | National Theatre
Deadly Funny National Final & ShowcaseWhen: | 16th of April 2016Deadly Funny National Final & Showcase
Venue: Forum Theatre
Dates: Saturday 16 April, 2016
Time: 4pm
Tickets: $15 – 23.50
Bookings: Book at comedyfestival.com.au or by calling Ticketmaster 1300 660 013
Cheeky and loud, black and proud! The De Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Forum Theatre
Dom and Dumber: The Hilarious Sketch Comedy MagiciansWhen: | 3rd of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016See the award-winning show that took the Melbourne Magic Festival by storm! Professional magicians and viral internet sensation, Dom Chambers and Bayden Hammond, have created a completely new breed of entertainment. Combining astounding magic with hi Read more..Online | View Profile | Fitzroy | The 86 Bar
Double Feature | Madame Bast + Don’t Tell The WomenWhen: | 23rd of March 2016 To 2nd of April 2016Double Feature
March 23-April 2
Boutique Theatre
An exciting and provocative double bill of two new one-act Australian plays presented and performed by the Boutique Theatre ensemble.
Don’t Tell The Women is a quirky play about men and their d Read more..Online | View Profile | Brunswick | Mechanics Institute Performing Arts Centre
Drag Queen Stole My DressWhen: | 16th of March 2016“This one time I got a pre-emptive divorce. And this other time, a drag queen stole my dress. Let me tell about it: This is the story of knowing who are, forgetting who are, wondering who the hell you are, and yes that one time a drag queen stole my Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
Empress RoyaleWhen: | 10th of June 2016Think you know what burlesque is? Well think again!
Join us at Wonderland Spiegeltent in celebrating premier neo-burlesque artists and international guests in a beguiling romp through the bizarre and intriguing world of modern burlesque!
Ente Read more..Online | View Profile | Docklands | Wonderland Spiegeltent
Every Brilliant ThingWhen: | 8th of March 2016 To 20th of March 2016Every Brilliant Thing charts the lengths we go to for those we love.
With his mother in hospital, a young boy constructs a list of little things to help her find a way to be happy. From ice cream and kung fu movies, to Christopher Walken’s voice a Read more..Online | View Profile | Southbank | Malthouse Theatre
Fairy Tale NewsWhen: | 2nd of April 2016 To 8th of April 2016Join a bunch of wits in the April school holidays for the Comedy Festival show Fairy Tale News!
It's six o'clock and time for tonight's edition of Fairy Tale News. Current affairs and news program: by Fairy Tales, for Fairy Tales (and children).
Read more..Online | View Profile | Footscray | Bluestone Church Arts Space
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience @ MICF 2016When: | 12th of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016They’re back! Basil, Sybil and Manuel return for their tenth consecutive MICF, appearing during yet another globetrotting year.
With two-thirds of the show improvised, no two shows are ever the same: you truly can expect the unexpected as these t Read more..Online | View Profile | Fitzroy | The Aegean Restaurant
Friday Nights @ GHEvery Friday The GH Hotel brings you some of Melbourne’s best up and coming talent every Friday night. Alongside some great food and drink, its the best way to get your weekend started.
2 Shows from 8pm Every Friday.
For dinner bookings please call 03 9513 Read more..View Profile | St Kilda | GH Hotel | Greyhound Hotel
Fridays FELLA in FROCKSEvery Friday FELLAS in FROCKS
the Live & Interactive DRAG Show.
When: Every Friday Night
Season 5: 8th Jan - 25 Mar
Part of the 2016 Midsumma Festival
Doors: 7:00pm
Meals: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
SHOW Time: 9:00pm/10:00pm/11:00pm
VIP Table bookings for 4 p Read more..Online | View Profile | Fitzroy | The 86 Bar
Funfair CircusWhen: | 9th of June 2016Roll up, Roll up, Roll up! Welcome to ‘Funfair Circus’!
Come along and see some sizzling circus, Hoochie Coochie burlesque, sideshow antics and slapstick entertainment. This show is one not to be missed as it will be filled with a hybrid of excit Read more..Online | View Profile | Docklands | Wonderland Spiegeltent
Georgy Girl - The Seekers MusicalWhen: | 15th of December 2015 To 20th of March 2016GEORGY GIRL - The Seekers Musical
Presented By: Georgy Girl Productions
Celebrating one of Australia’s most loved groups, Georgy Girl - The Seekers Musical will have its world premiere at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne.
The musical will tel Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Her Majesty's Theatre
Get Around MeWhen: | 17th of March 2016From the star of last year’s hit solo show Drag Queen Stole My Dress (Montreal Fringe 2014 Best Script Nominee) and the 2013 award winning show Love in the Time of Time Machines (Frigid Best of Fest & Audience Choice; Montreal Fringe Best Visual Iden Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
Ghost StoriesWhen: | 26th of July 2016 To 6th of August 2016Ghost Stories
Prince Moo Productions
It horrified London, it petrified Sydney and now this haunting psychological thriller is coming to Melbourne.
Seen by over half a million people worldwide, Ghost Stories is a truly terrifying theatrical exp Read more..Online | View Profile | St Kilda | National Theatre
Grand Theft ImproWhen: | 25th of March 2016 To 16th of April 2016Welcome to MICF’s Impro City, where Melbourne’s award winning veterans of improvisation deliver late night and fast-paced comedy!
Grand Theft Impro is a dynamic 50 minutes of stories, scenes, songs and comedic chaos. 10 titles are gleaned from th Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Melbourne Town Hall
Hot PatootieWhen: | 22nd of March 2016 To 3rd of April 2016Bless my soul! Clara Cupcakes is back and this time you decide the twist and turns she takes in the choose-your-own-adventure cacophony of contained chaos that is 'Hot Patootie'.
Will Clara be lured by the bright lights of Hollywood or will she ru Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
I (Honestly) Love YouWhen: | 12th of April 2016 To 16th of April 2016Melbourne International Comedy Festival
I (Honestly) Love You
By Lockwood Productions
April 12 - April 16
From award winning playwright Damon Lockwood comes a tale of love gained, love lost, and love thrown around a bit.
‘I (Honestly) Love Read more..Online | View Profile | St Kilda | National Theatre
Ice Age Live! A Mammoth AdventureWhen: | 8th of April 2016 To 10th of April 2016ICE AGE LIVE!
A MAMMOTH ADVENTURE
8th April – 10th April
The critically acclaimed smash hit Ice Age movies will be brought to life with Ice Age Live! A Mammoth Adventure to Hisense Arena from 8th April – 10th April 2016.
The first show of i Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Hisense Arena
IrrelevantWhen: | 22nd of March 2016 To 27th of March 2016Are you irrelevant? What if you had nothing relevant to say but all eyes were on you to speak?
Settle in for a hot cup of whip-smart satire with Eileen Williams, retro housewife come cheerful anachronism.
Sweet and self-effacing with victory r Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
Jekyll and Hyde The MusicalBased on the novel The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson, Jekyll and Hyde was originally conceived for the stage by Frank Wildhorn and Steve Cuden, and features music by Wildhorn, a book by Leslie Bricusse and lyrics by Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne
John Cleese & Eric IdleWhen: | 18th of March 2016 To 20th of March 2016Adrian Bohm presents
John Cleese & Eric Idle
Together Again at Last...For the Very First Time
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2016
Britain’s living legends of comedy and founding members of legendary British comedy troupe
Monty Python, John Cleese and E Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Hamer Hall
Joseph Green & Rohan Ganju - Dirty Soap When: | 5th of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Upstairs Lounge @ Hairy Little Sista
Joseph Green and Rohan Ganju are two of Australia’s rising stars.
They are destined for great things, but you know what? So are you.
Joseph Green, former lawyer turn Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Hairy Little Sista
Jungle Jam | Out of AfricaWhen: | 3rd of April 2016Come along and play joyous African drum rhythms and chants, or just groove along to the African beats with Valanga and his show “Out of Africa”.
Also enjoy many free activities including a giant jungle climbing tower, Australian animal zoo, bush c Read more..View Profile | Doncaster | Manningham City Square | MC˛
Kinky BootsWhen: | 23rd of October 2016 To 13th of November 2016KINKY BOOTS, Broadway and the West End’s huge-hearted, high-heeled hit premičres in Melbourne this October.
Featuring 16 Grammy® and Tony® winning songs by pop icon Cyndi Lauper, this joyous musical celebration tells the story of unlikely friends Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Her Majesty's Theatre
La BohčmeWhen: | 3rd of May 2016 To 21st of May 2016Opera Australia presents
La Bohčme
Puccini
La Bohčme is a celebration of first loves.
Cafe Momus is beckoning, with its glittering lights, bohemian spirit and fishnet stocking-clad ladies. Rodolfo is mooning over Mimě, Marcello is fuming over Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | State Theatre
Little Mountain GoblinWhen: | 22nd of March 2016 To 2nd of April 2016After two Fringe festival runs, Brianna Williams is bringing her solo sketch comedy "Little Mountain Goblin" to the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
Brianna Williams knows embarrassment, and is dogged by her most awkward and humiliating m Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Belleville
Little Shop of HorrorsWhen: | 4th of May 2016 To 12th of May 2016LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
From May 4th 2016
"You wouldn't like me when I'm hungry!"
Look out! There's a new breed of musical theatre star sprouting up in Melbourne!
Before Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast and The Little Mermaid, Howard Ashman and Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Comedy Theatre
Lucia di LammermoorWhen: | 12th of April 2016 To 21st of April 2016Lucia loves Edgardo, her family’s sworn enemy; Enrico, her brother, desperate to save their family’s flagging fortunes, manipulates Lucia into a marriage with another man. Lucia loses her mind with bloody consequences, in a prelude to one of the grea Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Her Majesty's Theatre
Lugares (Places)When: | 28th of February 2016 To 20th of March 2016Places hold many secrets – a home, a house, a train carriage, perhaps a park bench or a tram stop.
Improvisors take inspiration from these treasure troves of memory and craft surprising and delightful worlds. Join Impro Melbourne for an engaging Read more..Online | View Profile | North Melbourne | Club Voltaire
LungsWhen: | 5th of February 2016 To 19th of March 2016MTC favourites Kate Atkinson (The Waiting Room) and Bert LaBonté (The Mountaintop) star in the Australian premiere of Lungs, a funny, tender and profound two-hander by British writer Duncan Macmillan, directed by Clare Watson.
In IKEA – of all pla Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Fairfax Studio
MacbethWhen: | 12th of August 2016 To 28th of August 2016Ambition, betrayal, love, greed and blood.
A prophecy from a trio of witches foretells Macbeth will one day be Queen. Consumed by ambition and goaded by her husband, Macbeth murders Queen Duncan and takes the throne. The tyrannical reign that foll Read more..Online | View Profile | Footscray | Bluestone Church Arts Space
Magical Ice Festival | Disney On IceWhen: | 1st of July 2016 To 5th of July 2016Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival
Friday 1 July - Tuesday 5 July
Get ready to enter a world of enchantment featuring the most magical moments from across the kingdom in Disney On Ice presents Magical Ice Festival.
You’ll be whisked Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Rod Laver Arena
Mark Swivel | How Deep is Your Love?When: | 31st of March 2016 To 2nd of April 2016A seriously funny show about a man who fell in love in Bangladesh ... with a bank.
Probably the funniest show (maybe the only comedy?) you'll ever see about poverty and banking.
It sounds a bit serious, but really it's hugely funny... and infor Read more..Online | View Profile | Newport
Matilda The MusicalWhen: | 20th of March 2016 To 5th of June 2016MATILDA THE MUSICAL
From Mar 20th 2016
Matilda The Musical is the multi-award winning musical from the Royal Shakespeare Company, inspired by the genius of Roald Dahl.
With book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin, Matilda The M Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Princess Theatre
MenXclusive LiveEvery Saturday Make your next Saturday night an all-girls affair with an exciting male revue ‘cabaret style’ show that showcases Australia’s hottest talent!
“MenXclusive Live is a must see” fiery performance by incredible talent in which circus meets cabaret. I Read more..Online | View Profile | Prahran | Love Machine
Murder, He Spoke: A Murder MysteryWhen: | 5th of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016Who killed Lady Hamblin of Howling Grange? Was it her beautiful daughter, Ivy? Her less beautiful daughter, Cecily? Her invisible daughter, Shhhh? The unstoppable ravages of time? Or the unstoppable ravages of Tim, the gardener?
Murder, He Spoke i Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | Pleasance House Comedy
Nerd Nite Edition #18When: | 5th of April 2016For our first event at Mr Wow’s Emporium in 2016, Nerd Nite, a lecture-series event, brings you three awesome speakers who will discuss consciousness, the use of data in journalism and data visualisation.
Our friends at Mr Wow’s Emporium will be Read more..Online | View Profile | Fitzroy | Mr Wow's Emporium
One Ninety WestWhen: | 24th of March 2016 To 17th of April 2016Beau Stegmann fulfilled lifelong desire to road trip across America. Hear his tales of discovery through encounters of a fraternity house party, a lovesick dash to the biggest little city and an awkward exchange with a famous guy on a bike. Oh, he Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Swanston Hotel | Melbourne Grand Mercure
Picnic at Hanging RockWhen: | 26th of February 2016 To 20th of March 2016Picnic at Hanging Rock has haunted the Australian psyche for over a century. One summer’s day in 1900, three schoolgirls and a teacher inexplicably vanished, never to be seen again. The trip was supposed to be a Saint Valentine’s Day treat. They were Read more..Online | View Profile | Southbank | Malthouse Theatre
Princes of the NightEvery Saturday A Night of dance, music and comedy all intertwine in a sexy showcase of Melbourne’s hottest male burlesque talent.
Enjoying its 10th successful year at Crown's Level 3 this theatrical spectacular will have you enraptured, in stitches and wanting m Read more..Online | View Profile | Southbank | Level 3 Night Clubs At Crown
Quiz In My PantsWhen: | 22nd of March 2016 To 3rd of April 2016Quiz Mistress Cassie will test your knowledge of all things X-rated in a live game show at the adults-only time of 10pm at The Butterfly Club.
Cassie and her sidekick Rusty fire off the questions, award points and prizes, sing a saucy song or two, Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
Radio Variety HourWhen: | 5th of April 2016 To 17th of April 2016It is the 1950’s. Or perhaps it is the modern day. It’s hard to tell. Out of the dimly lit theatre we can just make out three vintage microphones and a table full of unlikely props. The humble cabbage is transformed into the sickening sound of a dead Read more..Online | View Profile | Melbourne | The Butterfly Club
Rama Nicholas in Mary Weather's MonstersWhen: | 24th of March 2016 To 17th of April 2016*2014 Moosehead Award recipient*
*2014 Golden Gibbo Award nominee*
Returning to Comedy Festival with her latest, and critically acclaimed action-adventure comedy, Mary Weather’s Monsters, Rama Nicholas continues wowing audiences with her unique b Read more..Online | View Profile | Carlton | Victorian Trades Hall
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