11+ hour, 3+ min ago   (492+ words) Running across multiple rooms at The Motley Wherehaus this September, the Melbourne Festival of Puppetry’s adult and teen program sits alongside the festival’s usual family shows, workshops and free roving performances happening across Naarm. Across seven distinct shows, expect grief,…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (127+ words) Comedy in the Vines returns to CherryHill Orchards for four huge days of comedy, wine and non-stop fun, running Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October in Coldstream. This year’s edition is the biggest the festival has ever put together, with more than…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (333+ words) The Underpass marks a never-before-used Melbourne location for electronic music events, with organisers Novel promising a raw, industrial backdrop unlike anything else currently on offer around town. The space will hold more than 5000 punters, making it one of the biggest…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1227+ words) Melbourne Fringe Festival has never been about playing it safe, and the 2026 program proves it. Across three weeks and dozens of venues, the festival is throwing everything at the wall; cabaret, circus, club nights, dance-theatre, puppetry, and a fair amount…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (221+ words) Schadenfreude, a new cabaret production led by Craig McLachlan, will run at Spiegel Haus Melbourne from 28 October to 30 December, with performances scheduled Wednesday to Sunday across the season. Stay up to date with what’s happening in and around Melbourne here....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (220+ words) That question sits at the core of Manifesto of Silences, a new work by Deaf artist Irene Holub that ditches spoken language entirely in favour of Auslan poetry, light, projection and physical performance. The world premiere lands at Arts House…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (284+ words) Welsh electronic duo Overmono are returning to Australia this summer, landing in Melbourne for a single headline show at PICA. Fresh off second album Pure Devotion, Overmono – brothers Tom and Ed Russell – make their first Australian visit since a run…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (258+ words) Tim Scanlan & Mana Okubo settle into Edinburgh Castle for a September residency built on globe-spanning sounds and plenty of improvisation. At the centre of it is Tim Scanlan’s one-man-band setup, stitching together harmonica, guitar and foot percussion into something far…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (832+ words) Maybe the winter chill kept you home for the past few months, but you’ve got no excuse now. Luckily, our favourite Sydney Road haunt has provided a jam-packed assortment of gigs, launch parties and mini-festivals, so there’s plenty to see…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (254+ words) Aurie Styla is bringing his brand-new show Maverick to Melbourne this November on his Australia and New Zealand tour. Maverick is his sixth stand-up tour, following The Aurator, which shifted more than 30,000 tickets across upwards of 100 shows through the UK,…...