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Theatre in Melbourne – Shows, Venues & Musicals
Melbourne Theatre is London's West End or New York's Broadway
Melbourne has one of Australia's most vibrant theatre scenes, with major musicals, comedy theatre, independent productions and family shows appearing on stages across the city throughout the year.
From historic theatres in the city centre to smaller independent venues across Melbourne, there is always something happening on stage. Some productions arrive from London's West End and New York's Broadway, while others premiere right here in Melbourne.
This Melbourne Theatre Guide brings together current theatre shows, upcoming productions, major theatre venues, festivals and links to theatres across Melbourne to help you explore what's on and discover the best theatre in Melbourne.
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The Vaudeville Revue: Cabaret, Comedy and Burlesque
The Speakeasy Theatre
Step inside The Vaudeville Revue - Melbourne's must-see variety spectacular.
A favourite with locals and visitors alike, The Vaudeville Revue is an 18+ cabaret and variety show ..
Magic Men - Crown Casino
Level 3 Night Clubs At Crown
Voted Australia's no.1 Male Revue. Magic Men delivers nonstop thrills for the ultimate girls' night
FEEL THE MAGIC WITH MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA!
Magic Men takes over Crown Melbo..
Tix at 12 | $Discount Arts Centre Tickets
Arts Centre Melbourne
For a 12 hour window from 12pm every Tuesday, get access to a variety of discounted shows.
Enter the promo code TIXAT12 and click apply before continuing to seat selection. Dis..
Menxclusive | Xclusive The Show
Platform One
Australia's Finest Cabaret and Burlesque By MenXclusive
Turning the tables for a fantastic night out. More than just any revue Australia has to offer you can now induldge in so..
VIVA Melbourne: Society
VIVA Melbourne
Step inside our Society- an invitation only experience set within the world of The Upstairs Club.
The Upstairs Club is a secret playground for the bold, the curious, and the una..
VIVA Melbourne: Scandal
VIVA Melbourne
Scandal begins where the evening should probably end.
A late- night world of energy, and quiet indulgence.
Scandal invites you into something more intimate, where the perfo..
Monty Python's Spamalot
Athenaeum Theatre
The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia!
After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced tha..
Oz: The Cirque Experience
Fitzroy St Theatre
Do you dare challenge the wonderful Wizard of OZ?
Whether you're chasing heart brains courage - or just a damn good time - Oz is calling.
From award winning Australian produ..
Ruff as Gutz: Dune But Worse
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Wellington performance company Ruff as Gutz brings its award-winning clown demolition of Frank Herbert's Dune to Victoria, complete with audience participation, staged violence and..
Kauboj | Balkan-Australian Cabaret
The Motley Bauhaus
From the Wild West of Dalmatia to the high-stakes kitchens of Sydney, Kauboj is a riotous and heartfelt musical journey through the life of Jakov - a chef-slash-cowboy - whose adve..
Zoe's Killer Instinct
The Motley WhereHaus
Yes. It's her. Zoe.
The multi-award winning actress and beloved cultural icon. Here for a bougie evening amongst you, her adoring public, so that you may bask in the reflected ..
Geraldine Quinn: Campervan - An Ozploitation Horror Musical
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Melbourne cabaret indie stalwart Geraldine Quinn ('Spicks & Specks', 'Ground Up', 'The Project') finally turns her seasoned hand to music theatre with the world debut of her origin..
Jasmine Babbar: Ghar (HOME) - Location not found
The Speakeasy Theatre
A Storytelling, Poetry and Music show by Jasmine Babbar
Witty, fragile story about the chaos of being human, heartbreak, music and love.
Ghar: Location Not Found
Asking a ..
Slugs
Meat Market's Stables
It's about nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. We promise.
An electro-punk concert, a play, a clown show, and a basement puppet nightmare all..
Creepy Boys: SLUGS
Meat Market's Stables
An electro-punk concert, a play, a clown show, and a basement puppet nightmare all rolled into one from award-winning performance/comedy duo Creepy Boys (S.E. Grummett & Sam Kruger..
Dayna Fallon: The Manager Is Me
The Motley WhereHaus
A hilarious meltdown about invisible labour and losing your shit in a really organised way
The Manager Is Me
Blood type: CBF.
Sex life: On Afterpay.
The Situation: Three ..
Lost in Translation
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Your favourite movies translated badly.
Each night, we take a different classic film script, run it through an online translator a dozen times, and then read the results live on..
Mario Hannah, Taylor Griffiths and Holly Bohmer: Nosebleeds
The Improv Conspiracy Theatre
Sketch comedians Mario Hannah, Taylor Griffiths and Holly Bohmer bring a delightfully twisted new work to the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Nosebleeds
Mario Hannah, Taylor G..
Shane Adamczak: The Year There Were No Monsters
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives. And also, there's Monsters.
The Year There Were No Monsters
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026
Tonight, a group of bizarre and eccentric..
Bitch Boxer
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Bitch Boxer is Charlie Josephine's hit play, directed by Hannah Smith and starring Shardae Santos.
This fast-paced and physical one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and f..
Bron Batten: Waterloo
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
An award-winning theatre rom-com crossed with an action blockbuster!
Waterloo
Bron Batten wrestles with love and war in an explosive interrogation of her ill-fated affair with ..
Ava and Peggie: Hotsy-Totsy
The Motley WhereHaus
After years spent in the trenches of children's birthday parties, these sock-puppeteering harlots demanded a kinder audience...
Hotsy-Totsy @ Melbourne Fringe
Lifelong friends ..
GUILLOTINE! or, A Modest Proposal
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
There are 3,428 billionaires in the world. There doesn't have to be.GUILLOTINE! or, A Modest Proposal
A new show from Anna Piper Scott and Margot Morales.
There are 3,428 billi..
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Award-winning clown Hannah Camilleri brings her loose, playful, absurd comedy show to Fringe.
Dinner Hannah Show
Award-winning clown Hannah Camilleri returns to Fringe with a p..
CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular | FREE EVENT
Prahran Square
Prahran Square turns up the heat with CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular.
CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular
Chapel Street and Melbourne Fringe present CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular, an internationally aw..
The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight
MUST Theatre Space
MUST presents the world premiere of The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight, a visionary new play by Madeleine Willshire, in The MUST Space October 15 - 24.
Be human. Be synthetic. ..
Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest
Her Majesty's Theatre
Following a sold-out season in London and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025, the critically acclaimed ballet Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest returns to..
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Live 2026
Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre
Melbourne has always been home to some of Guy Montgomery's favourite words, people and venues.
So the opportunity to bring these three things together was too great to miss.
..
CLOSER | Presented by AVID Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
AVID Theatre returns to bakery@1812 with the Olivier Award-winning modern classic about four people who discover that getting closer can be the most dangerous thing of all.
CLOS..
The Australian Ballet: The Nutcracker
Ian Potter State Theatre
This October,?we're performing The Nutcracker in Melbourne for the first time since 2019 and tickets are now on sale.
Sir Peter Wright's magical production of this cherished bal..
BK Opera: Tristan und Isolde
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
Wagner's most dangerous work - not as you know it.
Marking 10 years of Dirty Sexy Opera, Melbourne's favourite opera rebels, AKA the multi award-winning team at BK Opera, take ..
Gimme Gimme Gimme | ABBA Cirque Tribute
Fitzroy St Theatre
From the feel-good joy of Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia, to the emotion of The Winner Takes It All, the drama of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, and the irresistible energy of Waterloo and Vou..
MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Opens at Melbourne's Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre
MRS. DOUBTFIRE will bring its blend of comedy, music and heart to Melbourne's Princess Theatre from November, adapting the much-loved film for the stage.
The musical follows Dan..
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Princess Theatre
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 5 August 2026, bringing the singer-songwriter's life and extensive ..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that rev..
This is Our Youth
fortyfivedownstairs
Lunatix Theatre presents Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed coming-of-age drama This Is Our Youth at fortyfivedownstairs, bringing one of contemporary theatre's most sharp, funny and emo..
Opera Australia: Opera Up Late
Regent Theatre
Opera's greatest late-night party is back for more. More music. More glitz. More laughs.
Opera Up Late returns to Melbourne in 2026 - bigger, better and naughtier than ever!
..
Opera Australia: La Boheme
Regent Theatre
This classic opera about young artists caught between ecstasy and pain has inspired countless Bohemian love stories.
La Boheme
To write, to paint, to think, to cry. To love, to..
American Psycho | The Musical
Chapel Off Chapel
Blood. Suits. '80s bangers. Patrick Bateman-unfiltered.
Based on Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel and the cult 2000 film, this blistering stage adaptation delivers a ..
Coming Home - NICA's 25th anniversary celebration
National Circus Centre: National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
Coming Home is NICA's 25th anniversary celebration: a spectacular, heartfelt trip through the stories that have made NICA what it is.
Coming Home
Inspired by the NICA archives..
Opera Australia: The Trumpet of the Swan
Regent Theatre
From the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little comes a magical live concert experience with Orchestra Victoria.
The Trumpet of the Swan
Meet Louis, a young swan born with..
Opera Australia: Watershed - The Death of Dr Duncan
Playhouse Theatre
The moment and the movement that changed Australia.
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to..
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty In A Dazzling Light Show
The Capitol
Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show.
Classical ballet and modern technology come together to create an artistic masterpiece like ..
The Nutcracker returns to Melbourne for an extended Christmas season
Regent Theatre
Christmas favourite **The Nutcracker** returns to Melbourne's Regent Theatre following a record-breaking sell-out season in 2025.
Presented by BIG Live, the beloved ballet brin..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
..
Ballet of Lights: Cinderella in a Sparkling Show
The Capitol
After captivating audiences worldwide with Peter Pan, Ballet of Lights presents Cinderella at the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
This classic fairy tale is reimagined in a ballet sh..
Elf The Musical Comes to Melbourne for the First Time at Crown Live
Crown Live Melbourne
Elf The Musical is making its Melbourne premiere this November at the new CROWN LIVE theatre.
Based on the beloved Christmas film, the Broadway musical follows Buddy the Elf o..
Award-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to Melbourne
Her Majesty's Theatre
The acclaimed West End revival of **Fiddler on the Roof** arrives at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre this October following a record-breaking London season. Winner of three Olivi..
Ballet of Lights: Peter Pan in a Sparkling Show
The Capitol
Six performers in illuminated costumes bring this classic story to life through dance, light, and color.
Join Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the Darling children on a magical jour..
The Vaudeville Revue: Cabaret, Comedy and Burlesque
The Speakeasy Theatre
30 Nov -0001
Step inside The Vaudeville Revue - Melbourne's must-see variety spectacular.
A favourite with locals and visitors alike, The Vaudeville Revue is an 18+ cabaret and variety show that brings together burlesque, circus, ..
Magic Men - Crown Casino
Level 3 Night Clubs At Crown
30 Nov -0001
Voted Australia's no.1 Male Revue. Magic Men delivers nonstop thrills for the ultimate girls' night
FEEL THE MAGIC WITH MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA!
Magic Men takes over Crown Melbourne with an award-winning, high-energy ..
Tix at 12 | $Discount Arts Centre Tickets
Arts Centre Melbourne
30 Nov -0001
For a 12 hour window from 12pm every Tuesday, get access to a variety of discounted shows.
Enter the promo code TIXAT12 and click apply before continuing to seat selection. Discounts will be available across these ic..
Menxclusive | Xclusive The Show
Platform One
30 Nov -0001
Australia's Finest Cabaret and Burlesque By MenXclusive
Turning the tables for a fantastic night out. More than just any revue Australia has to offer you can now induldge in some amazing elements of burlesque Circus ..
VIVA Melbourne: Society
VIVA Melbourne
30 Nov -0001
Step inside our Society- an invitation only experience set within the world of The Upstairs Club.
The Upstairs Club is a secret playground for the bold, the curious, and the unapologetically indulgent.
Behind clos..
VIVA Melbourne: Scandal
VIVA Melbourne
30 Nov -0001
Scandal begins where the evening should probably end.
A late- night world of energy, and quiet indulgence.
Scandal invites you into something more intimate, where the performances are sharper, the connection is c..
Monty Python's Spamalot
Athenaeum Theatre
16 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia!
After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced that the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, M..
Oz: The Cirque Experience
Fitzroy St Theatre
26 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Do you dare challenge the wonderful Wizard of OZ?
Whether you're chasing heart brains courage - or just a damn good time - Oz is calling.
From award winning Australian producers comes a new theatrical experience t..
Ruff as Gutz: Dune But Worse
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
30 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Wellington performance company Ruff as Gutz brings its award-winning clown demolition of Frank Herbert's Dune to Victoria, complete with audience participation, staged violence and a homemade sandworm.
Dune But Worse ..
Kauboj | Balkan-Australian Cabaret
The Motley Bauhaus
5 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
From the Wild West of Dalmatia to the high-stakes kitchens of Sydney, Kauboj is a riotous and heartfelt musical journey through the life of Jakov - a chef-slash-cowboy - whose adventures are as unpredictable as a misbeha..
Zoe's Killer Instinct
The Motley WhereHaus
5 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Yes. It's her. Zoe.
The multi-award winning actress and beloved cultural icon. Here for a bougie evening amongst you, her adoring public, so that you may bask in the reflected light of her divine, twinkling star.
..
Geraldine Quinn: Campervan - An Ozploitation Horror Musical
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
7 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Melbourne cabaret indie stalwart Geraldine Quinn ('Spicks & Specks', 'Ground Up', 'The Project') finally turns her seasoned hand to music theatre with the world debut of her original Ozploitation horror comedy musical 'C..
Jasmine Babbar: Ghar (HOME) - Location not found
The Speakeasy Theatre
10 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
A Storytelling, Poetry and Music show by Jasmine Babbar
Witty, fragile story about the chaos of being human, heartbreak, music and love.
Ghar: Location Not Found
Asking a question - What if home isn't a place yo..
Slugs
Meat Market's Stables
1 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026
It's about nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing. We promise.
An electro-punk concert, a play, a clown show, and a basement puppet nightmare all rolled into one from award-winning perf..
Creepy Boys: SLUGS
Meat Market's Stables
1 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026
An electro-punk concert, a play, a clown show, and a basement puppet nightmare all rolled into one from award-winning performance/comedy duo Creepy Boys (S.E. Grummett & Sam Kruger).
SLUGS
Join us for a technocolour..
Dayna Fallon: The Manager Is Me
The Motley WhereHaus
8 Oct 2026 to 17 Oct 2026
A hilarious meltdown about invisible labour and losing your shit in a really organised way
The Manager Is Me
Blood type: CBF.
Sex life: On Afterpay.
The Situation: Three kids, one husband, minutes before school..
Lost in Translation
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
30 Sep 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Your favourite movies translated badly.
Each night, we take a different classic film script, run it through an online translator a dozen times, and then read the results live on stage in character!
Lost in Translat..
Mario Hannah, Taylor Griffiths and Holly Bohmer: Nosebleeds
The Improv Conspiracy Theatre
1 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Sketch comedians Mario Hannah, Taylor Griffiths and Holly Bohmer bring a delightfully twisted new work to the 2026 Melbourne Fringe Festival.
Nosebleeds
Mario Hannah, Taylor Griffiths and Holly Bohmer
Nosebleeds ..
Shane Adamczak: The Year There Were No Monsters
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
7 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Ordinary People. Extraordinary Lives. And also, there's Monsters.
The Year There Were No Monsters
Melbourne Fringe Festival 2026
Tonight, a group of bizarre and eccentric "Everyday people" gather at an Open Mic..
Bitch Boxer
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
7 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Bitch Boxer is Charlie Josephine's hit play, directed by Hannah Smith and starring Shardae Santos.
This fast-paced and physical one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and fighting to take up space in a world that..
Bron Batten: Waterloo
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
7 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
An award-winning theatre rom-com crossed with an action blockbuster!
Waterloo
Bron Batten wrestles with love and war in an explosive interrogation of her ill-fated affair with a conservative military official in a th..
Ava and Peggie: Hotsy-Totsy
The Motley WhereHaus
12 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
After years spent in the trenches of children's birthday parties, these sock-puppeteering harlots demanded a kinder audience...
Hotsy-Totsy @ Melbourne Fringe
Lifelong friends since 2023 and longtime creative collabo..
GUILLOTINE! or, A Modest Proposal
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
14 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
There are 3,428 billionaires in the world. There doesn't have to be.GUILLOTINE! or, A Modest Proposal
A new show from Anna Piper Scott and Margot Morales.
There are 3,428 billionaires in the world. There doesn't have..
Hannah Camilleri: Dinner Hannah Show
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
14 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Award-winning clown Hannah Camilleri brings her loose, playful, absurd comedy show to Fringe.
Dinner Hannah Show
Award-winning clown Hannah Camilleri returns to Fringe with a playful reprise of her popular hour, Dinn..
CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular | FREE EVENT
Prahran Square
15 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Prahran Square turns up the heat with CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular.
CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular
Chapel Street and Melbourne Fringe present CIRCUS FIRE Spectacular, an internationally awarded circus show lighting up Prahran Sq..
The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight
MUST Theatre Space
15 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026
MUST presents the world premiere of The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight, a visionary new play by Madeleine Willshire, in The MUST Space October 15 - 24.
Be human. Be synthetic. Be better. Realise your humanity.
In th..
Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest
Her Majesty's Theatre
10 Sep 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
Following a sold-out season in London and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025, the critically acclaimed ballet Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest returns to Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre.
A..
Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee Live 2026
Plenary | Melbourne Convention Centre
24 Oct 2026 to 25 Oct 2026
Melbourne has always been home to some of Guy Montgomery's favourite words, people and venues.
So the opportunity to bring these three things together was too great to miss.
After selling out every live show in 2..
CLOSER | Presented by AVID Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
28 Oct 2026
AVID Theatre returns to bakery@1812 with the Olivier Award-winning modern classic about four people who discover that getting closer can be the most dangerous thing of all.
CLOSER
PATRICK MARBER'S CLOSER BRINGS LOVE,..
The Australian Ballet: The Nutcracker
Ian Potter State Theatre
24 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
This October,?we're performing The Nutcracker in Melbourne for the first time since 2019 and tickets are now on sale.
Sir Peter Wright's magical production of this cherished ballet is set to Tchaikovsky's iconic score..
BK Opera: Tristan und Isolde
Northcote Town Hall Arts Centre
29 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026
Wagner's most dangerous work - not as you know it.
Marking 10 years of Dirty Sexy Opera, Melbourne's favourite opera rebels, AKA the multi award-winning team at BK Opera, take on Wagner's Tristan und Isolde - the com..
Gimme Gimme Gimme | ABBA Cirque Tribute
Fitzroy St Theatre
15 Oct 2026 to 1 Nov 2026
From the feel-good joy of Dancing Queen and Mamma Mia, to the emotion of The Winner Takes It All, the drama of Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!, and the irresistible energy of Waterloo and Voulez-Vous, Gimme Gimme Gimme ABBA Cirque ..
MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Opens at Melbourne's Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre
1 Nov 2026
MRS. DOUBTFIRE will bring its blend of comedy, music and heart to Melbourne's Princess Theatre from November, adapting the much-loved film for the stage.
The musical follows Daniel Hillard's determined efforts to rema..
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Princess Theatre
5 Aug 2026 to 7 Nov 2026
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 5 August 2026, bringing the singer-songwriter's life and extensive catalogue to the stage.
The musical t..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
15 Oct 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that reveals the hilarious tensions, unexpected ..
This is Our Youth
fortyfivedownstairs
5 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2026
Lunatix Theatre presents Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed coming-of-age drama This Is Our Youth at fortyfivedownstairs, bringing one of contemporary theatre's most sharp, funny and emotionally uncompromising portraits of you..
Opera Australia: Opera Up Late
Regent Theatre
15 Nov 2026
Opera's greatest late-night party is back for more. More music. More glitz. More laughs.
Opera Up Late returns to Melbourne in 2026 - bigger, better and naughtier than ever!
Originally conceived for 2023's Sydney W..
Opera Australia: La Boheme
Regent Theatre
7 Nov 2026 to 18 Nov 2026
This classic opera about young artists caught between ecstasy and pain has inspired countless Bohemian love stories.
La Boheme
To write, to paint, to think, to cry. To love, to fight, to live, to die.
They have lo..
American Psycho | The Musical
Chapel Off Chapel
29 Oct 2026 to 21 Nov 2026
Blood. Suits. '80s bangers. Patrick Bateman-unfiltered.
Based on Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel and the cult 2000 film, this blistering stage adaptation delivers a satirical punch straight to the heart of..
Coming Home - NICA's 25th anniversary celebration
National Circus Centre: National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
20 Nov 2026 to 21 Nov 2026
Coming Home is NICA's 25th anniversary celebration: a spectacular, heartfelt trip through the stories that have made NICA what it is.
Coming Home
Inspired by the NICA archives, the show turns the pages of our histor..
Opera Australia: The Trumpet of the Swan
Regent Theatre
20 Nov 2026 to 22 Nov 2026
From the author of Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little comes a magical live concert experience with Orchestra Victoria.
The Trumpet of the Swan
Meet Louis, a young swan born without a voice. With the help of a boy name..
Opera Australia: Watershed - The Death of Dr Duncan
Playhouse Theatre
21 Nov 2026 to 28 Nov 2026
The moment and the movement that changed Australia.
As his body hit the water, few heard the impact. But the ripple effect of the murderous act defied natural law and swelled to seismic scale.
Watershed
It's half ..
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty In A Dazzling Light Show
The Capitol
29 Nov 2026
Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show.
Classical ballet and modern technology come together to create an artistic masterpiece like no other where exquisite dancers literal..
The Nutcracker returns to Melbourne for an extended Christmas season
Regent Theatre
1 Dec 2026
Christmas favourite **The Nutcracker** returns to Melbourne's Regent Theatre following a record-breaking sell-out season in 2025.
Presented by BIG Live, the beloved ballet brings Tchaikovsky's timeless score, dazzlin..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
13 Nov 2026 to 6 Dec 2026
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx lead a..
Ballet of Lights: Cinderella in a Sparkling Show
The Capitol
12 Dec 2026
After captivating audiences worldwide with Peter Pan, Ballet of Lights presents Cinderella at the Capitol Theatre, Melbourne
This classic fairy tale is reimagined in a ballet show where dancers shine in glow-in-the-da..
Elf The Musical Comes to Melbourne for the First Time at Crown Live
Crown Live Melbourne
27 Nov 2026 to 13 Dec 2026
Elf The Musical is making its Melbourne premiere this November at the new CROWN LIVE theatre.
Based on the beloved Christmas film, the Broadway musical follows Buddy the Elf on a heartwarming and hilarious adventure..
Award-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to Melbourne
Her Majesty's Theatre
31 Oct 2026 to 27 Dec 2026
The acclaimed West End revival of **Fiddler on the Roof** arrives at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre this October following a record-breaking London season. Winner of three Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Reviva..
Ballet of Lights: Peter Pan in a Sparkling Show
The Capitol
16 Jan 2027
Six performers in illuminated costumes bring this classic story to life through dance, light, and color.
Join Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the Darling children on a magical journey to Neverland!
Peter Pan in a Spa..
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MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Opens at Melbourne's Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre
MRS. DOUBTFIRE will bring its blend of comedy, music and heart to Melbourne's Princess Theatre from November, adapting the much-loved film for the stage.
The musical follows Dan..
Award-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to Melbourne
Her Majesty's Theatre
The acclaimed West End revival of **Fiddler on the Roof** arrives at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre this October following a record-breaking London season. Winner of three Olivi..
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Princess Theatre
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 5 August 2026, bringing the singer-songwriter's life and extensive ..
Monty Python's Spamalot
Athenaeum Theatre
The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia!
After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced tha..
The Lion King
Regent Theatre
More than 127 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway..
Schadenfreude Starring Craig McLachlan
Spiegel Haus Melbourne
Craig McLachlan plays the gloriously devilish Dr Schadenfreude, presiding over a night devoted to that wonderfully inappropriate little thrill we get when somebody else's perfectly..
MRS. DOUBTFIRE Musical Opens at Melbourne's Princess Theatre
Princess Theatre
1 Nov 2026
MRS. DOUBTFIRE will bring its blend of comedy, music and heart to Melbourne's Princess Theatre from November, adapting the much-loved film for the stage.
The musical follows Daniel Hillard's determined efforts to rema..
Award-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to Melbourne
Her Majesty's Theatre
31 Oct 2026 to 27 Dec 2026
The acclaimed West End revival of **Fiddler on the Roof** arrives at Melbourne's Her Majesty's Theatre this October following a record-breaking London season. Winner of three Olivier Awards, including Best Musical Reviva..
A Beautiful Noise | The Neil Diamond Musical
Princess Theatre
5 Aug 2026 to 7 Nov 2026
A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical will make its Australian premiere at Melbourne's Princess Theatre on 5 August 2026, bringing the singer-songwriter's life and extensive catalogue to the stage.
The musical t..
Monty Python's Spamalot
Athenaeum Theatre
16 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
The legendary search for the Holy Grail is officially headed for Australia!
After a spectacular season at Perth's Planet Royale in May, Drew Anthony Creative has announced that the Tony Award-winning Best Musical, M..
The Lion King
Regent Theatre
27 Mar 2027
More than 127 million people around the world have experienced the awe-inspiring visual artistry, the unforgettable music, and the uniquely theatrical storytelling of this Broadway spectacular - one of the most breathtak..
Schadenfreude Starring Craig McLachlan
Spiegel Haus Melbourne
28 Oct 2026 to 17 Jan 2027
Craig McLachlan plays the gloriously devilish Dr Schadenfreude, presiding over a night devoted to that wonderfully inappropriate little thrill we get when somebody else's perfectly ordered world goes completely awry.
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Piccolo Teatro Magic Shows
Piccolo Teatro Magic Theatre - Melbourne
Sophisticated illusion, mind reading and magic shows up close every Friday and Saturday night.
Piccolo Teatro Magic
Discreetly nestled in one of Melbourne's iconic city laneway..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that rev..
Iconic film The Castle is coming to the stage
Her Majesty's Theatre
One of Australia's most beloved films makes its long-awaited journey to the stage in a brand-new theatrical production filled with heart, humour and the unforgettable charm of the ..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
..
Piccolo Teatro Magic Shows
Piccolo Teatro Magic Theatre - Melbourne
30 Nov -0001
Sophisticated illusion, mind reading and magic shows up close every Friday and Saturday night.
Piccolo Teatro Magic
Discreetly nestled in one of Melbourne's iconic city laneways, this boutique magic theatre, seating ..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
15 Oct 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that reveals the hilarious tensions, unexpected ..
Iconic film The Castle is coming to the stage
Her Majesty's Theatre
23 Mar 2027 to 2 May 2027
One of Australia's most beloved films makes its long-awaited journey to the stage in a brand-new theatrical production filled with heart, humour and the unforgettable charm of the Kerrigan family.
The Castle
Based on..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
13 Nov 2026 to 6 Dec 2026
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx lead a..
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Independent Theatre Melbourne
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Ruff as Gutz: Dune But Worse
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Wellington performance company Ruff as Gutz brings its award-winning clown demolition of Frank Herbert's Dune to Victoria, complete with audience participation, staged violence and..
The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight
MUST Theatre Space
MUST presents the world premiere of The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight, a visionary new play by Madeleine Willshire, in The MUST Space October 15 - 24.
Be human. Be synthetic. ..
American Psycho | The Musical
Chapel Off Chapel
Blood. Suits. '80s bangers. Patrick Bateman-unfiltered.
Based on Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel and the cult 2000 film, this blistering stage adaptation delivers a ..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that rev..
This is Our Youth
fortyfivedownstairs
Lunatix Theatre presents Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed coming-of-age drama This Is Our Youth at fortyfivedownstairs, bringing one of contemporary theatre's most sharp, funny and emo..
Bitch Boxer
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
Bitch Boxer is Charlie Josephine's hit play, directed by Hannah Smith and starring Shardae Santos.
This fast-paced and physical one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and f..
The Australian Shakespeare Company: Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies
Rippon Lea Estate | House & Gardens
In an enchanting world of song and dance, the adventurous Tinkerbell meets the fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Together with the cheeky Mustardseed, fluttery Moth, dari..
CLOSER | Presented by AVID Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
AVID Theatre returns to bakery@1812 with the Olivier Award-winning modern classic about four people who discover that getting closer can be the most dangerous thing of all.
CLOS..
Sydney Theatre Company: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Ian Potter State Theatre
One actor. Twenty-six characters.
An extraordinary meeting of live performance and film. Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed The Picture of Dorian Gray returns to Melbourne from..
Ian Potter State Theatre Housewarming: Your city. Your stage. One big weekend.
Ian Potter State Theatre
Melbourne, your stage is back!
Celebrate the grand reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre with Housewarming: one big weekend of free performances, spectacular talent and a w..
The Australian Ballet: Swan Lake
Ian Potter State Theatre
Ballet at its most beautiful. The Australian Ballet brings Swan Lake to the Ian Potter State Theatre from 16-27 March 2027, celebrating 50 years of Anne Woolliams' treasured produc..
Circus Oz + Flying Fruit Fly Circus: The Next Big Thing
Ian Potter State Theatre
Two great names in Australian circus. One spectacular new collaboration. Circus Oz and the Flying Fruit Fly Circus join forces for The Next Big Thing at the Ian Potter State Theatr..
Opera Australia: Puccini's Turandot
Ian Potter State Theatre
A princess, three riddles and a deadly challenge. Opera Australia brings Puccini's Turandot to the Ian Potter State Theatre from 5-27 May 2027 in a spectacular new staging featurin..
Opera Australia: The Magic Flute
Ian Potter State Theatre
Enter a world of Mozart, magic and mayhem. Opera Australia presents The Magic Flute at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 13-28 May 2027, in a spectacular staging filled with humour..
Opera Australia: The Drover's Wife
Ian Potter State Theatre
Leah Purcell's powerful Australian story takes the operatic stage. Opera Australia presents The Drover's Wife at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 21-29 May 2027, bringing together..
The Australian Ballet: Kunstkamer
Ian Potter State Theatre
Bold, exhilarating and spectacular in scale, Kunstkamer returns to Melbourne after its sold-out Australian season in 2022.
Experience The Australian Ballet in this extraordinar..
The Australian Ballet: Mayerling
Ian Potter State Theatre
Royal scandal, obsession and extraordinary ballet collide in Mayerling. The Australian Ballet presents Sir Kenneth MacMillan's gripping drama at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 3..
Ruff as Gutz: Dune But Worse
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
30 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Wellington performance company Ruff as Gutz brings its award-winning clown demolition of Frank Herbert's Dune to Victoria, complete with audience participation, staged violence and a homemade sandworm.
Dune But Worse ..
The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight
MUST Theatre Space
15 Oct 2026 to 24 Oct 2026
MUST presents the world premiere of The Heart Beats in Counts of Eight, a visionary new play by Madeleine Willshire, in The MUST Space October 15 - 24.
Be human. Be synthetic. Be better. Realise your humanity.
In th..
American Psycho | The Musical
Chapel Off Chapel
29 Oct 2026 to 21 Nov 2026
Blood. Suits. '80s bangers. Patrick Bateman-unfiltered.
Based on Bret Easton Ellis' controversial 1991 novel and the cult 2000 film, this blistering stage adaptation delivers a satirical punch straight to the heart of..
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Athenaeum Theatre
13 Nov 2026 to 6 Dec 2026
Jason Donovan will return to the Melbourne stage as Randle P. McMurphy in a new production of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November 2026.
Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx lead a..
The Shark Is Broken
Athenaeum Theatre
15 Oct 2026 to 8 Nov 2026
The shark may not be working, but the drama certainly is.
Step behind the scenes of one of cinema's greatest blockbusters in *The Shark Is Broken*-the acclaimed comedy that reveals the hilarious tensions, unexpected ..
This is Our Youth
fortyfivedownstairs
5 Nov 2026 to 15 Nov 2026
Lunatix Theatre presents Kenneth Lonergan's acclaimed coming-of-age drama This Is Our Youth at fortyfivedownstairs, bringing one of contemporary theatre's most sharp, funny and emotionally uncompromising portraits of you..
Bitch Boxer
Fringe Festival Hub @ Trades Hall
7 Oct 2026 to 18 Oct 2026
Bitch Boxer is Charlie Josephine's hit play, directed by Hannah Smith and starring Shardae Santos.
This fast-paced and physical one-woman show is about rage, love, grief, and fighting to take up space in a world that..
The Australian Shakespeare Company: Tinkerbell and the Dream Fairies
Rippon Lea Estate | House & Gardens
19 Dec 2026 to 26 Jan 2027
In an enchanting world of song and dance, the adventurous Tinkerbell meets the fairies from A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Together with the cheeky Mustardseed, fluttery Moth, daring Cobweb and sweet Peaseblossom, Tinker..
CLOSER | Presented by AVID Theatre
The 1812 Theatre
28 Oct 2026
AVID Theatre returns to bakery@1812 with the Olivier Award-winning modern classic about four people who discover that getting closer can be the most dangerous thing of all.
CLOSER
PATRICK MARBER'S CLOSER BRINGS LOVE,..
Sydney Theatre Company: The Picture of Dorian Gray
Ian Potter State Theatre
17 Sep 2027 to 19 Sep 2027
One actor. Twenty-six characters.
An extraordinary meeting of live performance and film. Sydney Theatre Company's acclaimed The Picture of Dorian Gray returns to Melbourne from 7-19 September 2027, with Nikki Shiels ..
Ian Potter State Theatre Housewarming: Your city. Your stage. One big weekend.
Ian Potter State Theatre
9 Oct 2026 to 11 Oct 2026
Melbourne, your stage is back!
Celebrate the grand reopening of the Ian Potter State Theatre with Housewarming: one big weekend of free performances, spectacular talent and a warm welcome home, from 9-11 October 2026..
The Australian Ballet: Swan Lake
Ian Potter State Theatre
16 Mar 2027 to 27 Mar 2027
Ballet at its most beautiful. The Australian Ballet brings Swan Lake to the Ian Potter State Theatre from 16-27 March 2027, celebrating 50 years of Anne Woolliams' treasured production with Tchaikovsky's haunting music a..
Circus Oz + Flying Fruit Fly Circus: The Next Big Thing
Ian Potter State Theatre
23 Apr 2027 to 24 Apr 2027
Two great names in Australian circus. One spectacular new collaboration. Circus Oz and the Flying Fruit Fly Circus join forces for The Next Big Thing at the Ian Potter State Theatre on 23 and 24 April 2027, bringing toge..
Opera Australia: Puccini's Turandot
Ian Potter State Theatre
5 May 2027 to 27 May 2027
A princess, three riddles and a deadly challenge. Opera Australia brings Puccini's Turandot to the Ian Potter State Theatre from 5-27 May 2027 in a spectacular new staging featuring monumental sets, immersive visuals and..
Opera Australia: The Magic Flute
Ian Potter State Theatre
13 May 2027 to 28 May 2027
Enter a world of Mozart, magic and mayhem. Opera Australia presents The Magic Flute at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 13-28 May 2027, in a spectacular staging filled with humour, adventure and some of opera's most fam..
Opera Australia: The Drover's Wife
Ian Potter State Theatre
21 May 2027 to 29 May 2027
Leah Purcell's powerful Australian story takes the operatic stage. Opera Australia presents The Drover's Wife at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 21-29 May 2027, bringing together George Palmer's sweeping score, contemp..
The Australian Ballet: Kunstkamer
Ian Potter State Theatre
11 Jun 2027 to 19 Jun 2027
Bold, exhilarating and spectacular in scale, Kunstkamer returns to Melbourne after its sold-out Australian season in 2022.
Experience The Australian Ballet in this extraordinary contemporary production at the Ian Pot..
The Australian Ballet: Mayerling
Ian Potter State Theatre
30 Jun 2027 to 10 Jul 2027
Royal scandal, obsession and extraordinary ballet collide in Mayerling. The Australian Ballet presents Sir Kenneth MacMillan's gripping drama at the Ian Potter State Theatre from 30 June-10 July 2027, bringing the troubl..
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Dance
Explore Melbourne's best dance performances, ballet, and contemporary productions.
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty In A Dazzling Light Show
Experience Sleeping Beauty like never before in this dazzling dance and light show. Classical ballet and modern technology come together to create an artistic masterpiece like no other where exquisite..
The Capitol
113 Swanston Street Melbourne
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Ballet of Lights: Peter Pan in a Sparkling Show
Six performers in illuminated costumes bring this classic story to life through dance, light, and color. Join Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, and the Darling children on a magical journey to Neverland! Peter ..
The Capitol
113 Swanston Street Melbourne
Reservation
Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest
Following a sold-out season in London and a record-breaking tour across Australia and New Zealand in 2025, the critically acclaimed ballet Dracula: Ballet at its Darkest returns to Melbourne's Her Maj..
Her Majesty's Theatre
219 Exhibition Street Melbourne
Reservation
Storytime Ballet: Cinderella
Fall under the spell of Cinderella an interactive Storytime Ballet experience for children aged three years and older. Cinderella Cinderella tells the story of a beautiful and kind young girl who is f..
Comedy Theatre
240 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
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The Arts Centre
Hamer Hall, Fairfax Studio, Ian Potter Theatre, Southbank Theatre, The Show Room.The Arts Centre Melbourne is proud to house some of the world's biggest and smallest, roundest and not-so-roundest, deepest and widest stages.
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Athenaeum Theatre
The Athenaeum Theatre on Collins Street in Melbourne's East End Theatre District hosts a range of theatre, comedy, music and opera performances.The theatre is smaller than many of Melbourne's larger theatres, giving performances a more intimate atmosphere.
Athenaeum Theatre Tickets Directions
What's On: Athenaeum Theatre
- ➼ Monty Python's SpamalotMonty Python's Spamalot
- ➼ One Flew Over The Cuckoo's NestOne Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
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Comedy Theatre
Historic Melbourne theatre hosting comedy, musicals and plays.Comedy Theatre Tickets Directions
What's On: Comedy Theatre
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Her Majesty's Theatre
One of Melbourne's most iconic theatres since 1886.Her Majesty's Theatre Tickets Directions
What's On: Her Majesty's Theatre
- ➼ Award-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to MelbourneAward-winning West End revival of Fiddler on the Roof comes to Melbourne
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Princess Theatre
One of Melbourne's most iconic theatres for major musicals.Princess Theatre Tickets Directions
What's On: Princess Theatre
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Regent Theatre
One of Melbourne's grandest theatres hosting major productions.Regent Theatre Tickets Directions
What's On: Regent Theatre
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