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Melbourne's original outdoor cinema hits the Royal Botanic Gardens from the end of November through March, screening current releases and retro classics…
Must-see entertainment in Melbourne
Melbourne
At the back of a car park near the train tracks is not usually a great spot to hang out, but here you'll find a street-art-covered warehouse facade…
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More than 50 years old, Melbourne-based Australian Ballet performs traditional and new works in the Arts Centre and around the country. Take an hour-long…
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Set up by Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler to showcase 'books, writing and ideas', this centre has become an important part of the city's…
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This building may look like a framed piece of giant honeycomb, but it’s actually home (or hive?) to the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (www.mco.org.au), with…
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The MSO has a broad reach: while not afraid to be populist (it's done sell-out performances with Burt Bacharach and Kiss), it usually performs classical…
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In 2019 Melbourne's most legendary live-rock bar had to vacate its divey AC/DC Lane basement, ending up a few blocks away in this heritage-listed 19th…
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There's stand-up featuring Melbourne’s best-known funny people most nights of the week here. If you like to live dangerously, Tuesday's when professional…
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One of the city’s most atmospheric live-music venues, the Forum does double duty as a cinema during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The…
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The band room here is one of Melbourne’s most popular midsize venues. It's seen plenty of action over the years, from Dinosaur Jr to the Buzzcocks. If…
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Founded in 1953, MTC is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia. It stages up to a dozen productions each year, ranging from contemporary …
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See the latest in art-house, docos and foreign films at this cinema, a locals' favourite. Cheap Monday screenings ($7/10 before/after 4pm).
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Down a typical Melbourne laneway, this eccentric little cabaret club stages acts from drag and improvised comedy to Glee singalongs and theatre. The rooms…
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An atmospheric venue well suited to cabaret, the Toff also works for intimate gigs by rock gods, avant-folksters and dance-hall queens. The moody bar next…
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As theatre-lovers wait for La Mama Theatre (205 Faraday St) to rebuild following a fire in 2018, it's business as usual at the nearby larger venue, La…
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This beautiful amphitheatre in the park is used for a variety of outdoor events, from popular concerts (think AC/DC, Neil Diamond and Florence and the…
Melbourne
Dedicated to promoting Australian works, this exciting company stages interesting productions in its own theatre, converted from an atmospheric old brick…
Melbourne
Built in 1858, what was one of the state's oldest churches is now one of Melbourne's most intimate performance venues. Come here for up close and personal…
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On the outside Her Majesty's is painted-brick Second Empire; on the inside it’s 1930s Moderne. The home of musical comedy since 1880 and still going…
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This beautifully renovated 1854 theatre is the venue for super-slick musicals. It even has a resident ghost, that of opera singer Federici.
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Animal and adventure films in 3D screen on a grand scale here, with movies specially made for these giant screens.
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The opulent Regent, built as a picture palace in 1929, hosts big-name musicals, opera, comedy and concerts.
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Part of Arts Centre Melbourne, this large, round structure is well known for its excellent acoustics, with decor inspired by Australia’s mineral and…
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Dedicated to innovation and accessibility, this opera company's program, pleasingly, doesn’t always play it safe. New Australian works and performances…
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Known in AFL-mad Melbourne as the not-round ground, this rectangular pitch is enclosed within a striking honeycombed-bioframe stadium with a capacity of…
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After the Public Bar, a much-loved local institution, closed, Last Chance took over in the same spirit. There's been no spit-and-polish here and it's just…
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Home to the Australian Open tennis championship, the Melbourne Park precinct has 34 courts, including its centrepiece, Rod Laver Arena, and Melbourne…
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Taking over from one of Melbourne's most infamous rock 'n' roll bars (called Pony), this new version may be more sanitised, but the good news is it's…
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Opening in 2000, this multi-purpose stadium is home to the Melbourne United basketball team (www.melbourneutd.com.au) and the Melbourne Vixens netball…
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This easy-to-access Docklands stadium seats around 50,000 people for regular AFL games and the odd one-day cricket match, Rugby Union test and Taylor…
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Boutique art-deco gloriousness is on offer at this golden-age cinema, with eight individual theatres named after old cinemas from around the western…
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This small cinema, smack bang in the middle of the city, uses synchronising chair movements, wind and in some cases a splash of water to add an extra…
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This giant, versatile space with a retractable roof is used for headline international concerts and the Australian Open tennis championship. It's not the…
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This acclaimed contemporary-dance company performs mainly at the Malthouse Theatre. It also runs a variety of contemporary and hip-hop dance classes and…
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Home of the Victoria Racing Club, Flemington has regular horse-racing meets, climaxing with the Spring Racing Carnival (including the Melbourne Cup) from…
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Nationwide chamber-music company Musica Viva stages 'Coffee Concerts' five times a year at the Melbourne Recital Centre.
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Popular with nearby uni students, the John Curtin is a great pub for a beer; it also hosts a solid line-up of local indie and rock bands upstairs most…
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A not-for-profit company that performs classic and light opera in various venues, including the Regent Theatre.
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Founded in 1988, Chamber Made Opera showcases contemporary music and music-based performance art at various venues around the city and state.