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NewsThe Tony Award-Winning Version of 'A Christmas Carol' Is Heading Down Under This Festive Season
David Wenham will play Scrooge in this Broadway and West End hit, which'll enjoy its Australian premiere season in Melbourne from November.
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NewsDisney's Award-Winning 'Mary Poppins' Musical Is Floating Into Melbourne in 2023
The supercalifragilisticexpialidocious stage production will hit Her Majesty’s Theatre from January.
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NewsMaking Moves: Sydney Dance Company's Mia Thompson on What it Takes to Become a Full-Time Dancer
The Brisbane-born artist sheds light on how she got her start, her international moves and the power of being on stage.
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NewsBe Our Guest: Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast' Musical Is Coming to Australia in 2023
The Tony- and Olivier Award-winning stage hit has been reimagined and redesigned, and will enjoy its Australian premiere at Sydney's Capitol Theatre.
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NewsAgatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' Is Bringing Its Onstage Murder-Mystery to Melbourne and Brisbane
It's the world’s longest-running play, running for 70 years in London's West End — and it's touring Australia's east coast.
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NewsDisney's 'Freaky Friday' Musical Is Bringing Its Body-Swap Hijinks to Melbourne This Spring
First it was a book, then it adapted into multiple different movies — and now the comedic childhood classic is hitting the Melbourne stage.
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NewsEurovision Alert: Here's When and Where 2024's Song Contest Is Unleashing Its Europop Marvels
Electric Fields are representing Australia with 'One Milkali (One Blood)', which features the language Yankunytjatjara from the Anangu peoples.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Andrew Scott step into Tom Ripley's shoes, a shattering docuseries about Nickelodeon's kids TV hits and Colin Farrell as a PI.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024 standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsSeven New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Sydney Sweeney as a nun, Timothée Chalamet's return to Arrakis and a Bob Marley biopic.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream in March
Spend your couch time watching Adam Sandler in space, a stunning Oscar-winning documentary, girl group-fuelled sitcom hilarity and Noel Fielding's latest show.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTwelve New Movies You Can Watch in March That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with a haunting Andrew Scott and Paul Mescal romance, Sofia Coppola's take on Priscilla Presley and stunning Oscar-winner 'Anatomy of a Fall'.
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NewsFrom the 'Mona Lisa' to 'Codex Atlanticus': A Look Inside The Lume's Multi-Sensory Leonardo da Vinci Exhibition
The only 360-degree exact replica of the world's most-famous enigmatic portrait, da Vinci's notebook pages, 40 of his machine inventions brought to life: they're all on display.
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NewsNine 2024 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
'Oppenheimer', an astonishing Ukraine-set documentary, a Wes Anderson short, Emma Stone's most-spectacular performance yet: they each won 2024 Oscars, and you can check them all out now.
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NewsSay Cheers to Hollywood's Night of Nights: Concrete Playground's Oscars 2024 Drinking Game
Whether you're hoping that 'Oppenheimer', 'Barbie', 'Poor Things', 'Past Lives' or something else picks up Academy Awards, here's how to sip along.
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NewsUK Stage Hit 'Ghost Stories' Is Finally Unleashing Its Chills and Thrills in Melbourne This Spring
Postponed from 2021, the popular West End show is coming to Australia for the first time.
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NewsSimply the Best: 'Tina — The Tina Turner Musical' Is Finally Coming Down Under in 2023
Filled with the singer's hits, the show will enjoy its Australian-premiere season at Theatre Royal Sydney from next May.
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NewsCalling All NPR Obsessives: David Sedaris Is Touring Australia Again in 2023
The NPR humorist and bestselling author is bringing his 'An Evening with David Sedaris' shows back Down Under.
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NewsEight Ways to Get Your Arts and Culture Fix on the Sapphire Coast
From multi-day music festivals to month-long arts events, the Sapphire Coast is brimming with exciting arts and culture events.
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News'Amadeus' Starring Michael Sheen Leads Sydney Opera House's 50th Anniversary Lineup
The 'Masters of Sex', 'Tron: Legacy', 'The Queen' and 'Twilight' star will play Antonio Salieri in this Australian-exclusive season in the Opera House's revamped Concert Hall.
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NewsThe New Hit West End Version of 'Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' Is Coming Down Under
Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical will premiere in Melbourne in November 2022, before heading to Sydney in February 2023.
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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News
Agatha Christie's 'The Mousetrap' Is Bringing Its Onstage Murder-Mystery to Australia
It's the world’s longest-running play, running for 70 years in London's West End — and it's heading to Sydney in October.
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NewsJodie Comer's West End Debut 'Prima Facie' Is Being Beamed Into Australian Cinemas Thanks to NT Live
The 'Killing Eve' star plays a brilliant young barrister in this scorching one-woman play, which'll screen in cinemas Down Under in July.
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News'Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical' Is Bringing Its Song-Filled Upside Down Satire Down Under
An award-winner during its off-Broadway run, this 'Stranger Things' stage send-up is making its Australian debut in Melbourne this spring.
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NewsHeartwarming Tony-Winning Musical 'Come From Away' Is Returning to Melbourne and Sydney
Already a hit in both cities — and on Broadway — this joyous musical based on a true post-September 11 tale is doing the rounds again.
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NewsWe Sent a Musical Theatre Newbie to See 'Hamilton' And This Is What He Thought
Super fans of 'Hamilton' are easy to come by but total newcomers are not. Well, we found one. And we sent him to the show.
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News'Moulin Rouge! The Musical' Is Bringing Its Spectacular Stage Show Back to Melbourne in 2023
After proving an unsurprising hit at the Regent Theatre in late 2021 and early 2022, this screen-to-stage musical has booked in a return date for next year.
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EventFirelight Festival
Friday, June 28 - Sunday, July 14, 2024
Docklands Harbour Esplanade, Docklands
Melbourne's after-dark arts festival is back for a fiery time at Docklands, complete with an underground light show and labyrinth beneath Marvel Stadium.
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EventGood Food & Wine Show 2024
Friday, May 31 - Sunday, June 2, 2024
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Expand your gastronomic horizons with a star-studded lineup of chefs and over 300 exhibitors at this annual event.
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EventALUMNI at Crown Melbourne
Thursday, May 16 - Sunday, August 4, 2024
Evergreen, Southbank
This pop-up restaurant will feature residencies from four former 'MasterChef Australia' contestants.
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EventRaclette Supper at Handpicked Wines
Wednesday, April 10 - Saturday, August 31, 2024
Handpicked Wines Cellar Door, Melbourne
Cosy up with some melted cheese and bold wines this winter.
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EventMother's Day High Tea at Queen Victoria Market
Sunday, May 12, 2024
Queen Victoria Market, Melbourne
Treat the most important woman in your life to this one-off high tea experience designed by the well-known Tommy Collins team.
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EventAgatha Christie's The Mousetrap
Wednesday, July 31 - Saturday, August 3, 2024
Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston
Initially premiering in London's West End in 1952, the world's longest-running play is coming to Melbourne — again.
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EventSleater-Kinney: 'Little Rope' Tour
Sunday, May 19, 2024
Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker are touring Down Under three decades after recording their first album in Australia.
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EventThe Warehouse Project
Saturday, May 25 - Sunday, May 26, 2024
PICA (Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts), Port Melbourne
Manchester's rave scene is heading Down Under, with The Warehouse Project making its first Australian visit.
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EventUniversal Everything: Beings
Wednesday, May 22 - Sunday, September 29, 2024
ACMI, Melbourne
This world-premiere exhibition at ACMI features installations that respond differently to every visitor.
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EventAli Wong: Live 2024
Thursday, July 11, 2024, Friday, July 12, 2024 and Sunday, July 14, 2024
Palais Theatre, St Kilda
The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning 'Beef' star is bringing her latest stand-up tour Down Under.
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NewsOlivier Award-Winning Shakespeare-Meets-Pop Musical '& Juliet' Is Coming to Australia in 2023
This "what if?" take on 'Romeo and Juliet' blends the Bard's greatest tragedy with pop songs by Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys, Robyn and more.
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NewsDarkfield Is Bringing All Four of Its Unsettling, Immersive Shipping Container Installations to Melbourne
Kicking off this month, we'll get our first taste of eerie new shows 'Eulogy' and 'Coma', plus return visits from favourites 'Séance' and 'Flight'.
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NewsCalling All 'RuPaul's Drag Race' Fans: Bianca Del Rio Is Touring Down Under This Year
The sixth-season winner is bringing her latest comedy show 'Unsanitized!' to nine cities cities across Australia and New Zealand.
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News'Back to the Future: The Musical' Was Just Named the UK's Best New Show So Let's Hope It Zips Down Under
Great Scott, this song-filled stage version of everyone's favourite time-travelling 80s flick just picked itself up an Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
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NewsEight Budget-Friendly Melbourne International Comedy Festival Shows You Can Still Nab Tickets To
From side-splitting stand-up to musical improv, here's our pick of last-minute gems to lock in for this year's MICF.
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GuideSix Live Music Events in Regional NSW Worthy of a Weekend Road Trip This Autumn
From a giant outback festival to a five-day tribute to The King, these are the music events worth hitting the road for this April.
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NewsThe 'Cruel Intentions' Musical Is Touring Its Twists and 90s Soundtrack Around Australia This Year
This film-to-stage adaptation will unleash its dangerous liaisons in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide across the middle of the year — complete with throwback hits by Placebo, The Verve, *NSYNC, Britney and more.
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NewsTony Award-Winning Musical 'An American in Paris' Is Coming to Melbourne and Sydney This Autumn
After dazzling Brisbane, this screen-to-stage gem is next headed to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
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NewsToday Tix's $10 'Hamilton' Lottery Is Coming to Melbourne So You Can See the Hit Musical for Cheap
Don't throw away your shot to see the most talked-about theatre production of the past decade without breaking the bank.
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NewsTickets Are Now on Sale for the New, Condensed Version of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child'
The Princess Theatre will show the reimagined version which is a lot shorter (at three-and-a-half hours) but just as magical.
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News'Looking for Alibrandi' Is the Latest Aussie Classic That's Making the Leap to the Stage
Melina Marchetta's beloved 1992 book has already been adapted into a movie, and now a stage version is heading to Belvoir and Malthouse.
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NewsThe 'Hairspray' Musical Is Bringing Its Tony-Winning 60s Teen Dreams to Melbourne From August
Melbourne's Regent Theatre will play host to a local staging of the original Broadway production, which picked up eight Tony Awards.
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News'Coil' Is the Nostalgic Live Cinema Performance That Pays Tribute to Long-Lost Video Stores
Set in a 90s video shop, this one-performer show weaves verbatim interviews and real-time filmmaking into an ode to the VHS era.
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News'Friends! The Musical Parody' Is Touring Australia to Make Your Day, Week, Month and Even Your Year
This song-filled satirical stage version of the hit 90s sitcom will be there for Australian fans in 2022.
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NewsDolly Parton's Smash-Hit '9 to 5' Musical Is Finally Coming to Melbourne This Year
Melburnians, it's finally time to pour yourself a cup of ambition and see a classic 80s comedy brought to the stage.
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NewsSomebody Once Told Us That Burlesque 'Shrek' Parody 'Shreklesque' Is Touring Down Under This Year
When the animated hit reached cinemas back in 2001, no one knew it'd spark a burlesque and drag version decades later.
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NewsAcclaimed Bob Dylan Musical 'Girl From the North Country' Is Coming to Melbourne in 2022
A hit in West End and on Broadway, the production features music and lyrics by the iconic folk singer.
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NewsA Roaming Circus Performance Will Fill CBD Laneways, Shops and Balconies This Summer
This roaming circus is a "love letter to Melbourne", aiming to revitalise the city's streets and reacquaint guests with their beloved CBD.
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NewsRodgers and Hammerstein's Tony-Winning 'Cinderella' Musical Is Finally Coming to Australia in 2022
The Broadway production was meant to debut locally in 2021, but it'll now bring its glass slippers to both Sydney and Melbourne next year.
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NewsToday Tix Is Opening Its 'Moulin Rouge!' Lottery So You Can See the Hit Musical for Just $30
This is your spectacular (spectacular) chance to see the acclaimed screen-to-stage production — for cheap.
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News'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' Will Condense Its Magic Into a One-Part Play From May 2022
If you're keen to see the wizarding stage production in its original two-part form, you'd best accio yourself along before March.
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News
'Cruel Intentions: The 90s Musical' Is Finally Coming to Australia in 2022
Filled with throwback hits by Placebo, The Verve, *NSYNC, Britney and more, this all-singing film-to-stage adaptation will unleash its dangerous liaisons in Melbourne and Sydney — with more cities to follow.
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News'Jagged Little Pill the Musical' Is Bringing Its Alanis Morissette Soundtrack to Melbourne in 2022
The 15-time Tony Award-nominee weaves songs from Alanis Morissette's back catalogue into a jukebox musical.
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News'Anna Karenina' and 'Romeo and Juliet' Lead the Australian Ballet's Dazzling 2022 Lineup
As well as two literary classics brought to life via dance, the Australian Ballet's 2022 lineup includes a comedy by the choreographer behind 'Swan Lake' and a 25-dancer piece with a score by Sufjan Stevens.
