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SUMMARY:Metropolis Monologues + Who I'm Doing This For
DESCRIPTION:Discover the best of new Melbourne theatre with this captivating double bill event\, an audience favourite in 2025 and back by popular demand. \n  \nDo you enjoy theatre that is rich in stories\, written and performed by local writers and actors\, and presented in an intimate 50-seat setting ? Then this new double-bill season is not to be missed. Your ticket gives you entry to TWO brand new shows\, both of them created by Melbourne Writers’ Theatre and presented on the same stage at the Meat Market Stables. \nMWT presented its Season 2025 double-bill season to acclaim at the Stables in March 2025\, and this 2026 double-bill promises to be just as rewarding – a theatrical experience that will satisfy you and stay with you. \n  \nAt 7.00pm\, sit back and enjoy METROPOLIS MONOLOGUES. These entertaining 10-minute plays have been penned by talented playwrights from MWT. They will be directed by Karyn Lee Greig and performed by an accomplished ensemble across TWO showcases: \nShowcase 1 (26th – 28th March)\n‘Run’ by Jennifer Beasley | performed by Emerson Hansford\n‘The Reckoning’ by James Hassett | performed by Stephen Najera\n‘The Decision’ by Kat Adams | performed by Natasha Broadstock\n‘Louisa’ by Christine Croyden | performed by Sarah Hamilton\n‘The Man Behind The Mask ‘ by Alison Knight | performed by Asher Griffith-Jones \nShowcase 2 (29th March – 1st April)\n‘The Good Deed’ by Jeannie Haughton | performed by Monique Kerr\n‘Renovation Ruin’ by Bruce Shearer | performed by Donna De Palma\n‘Deep Breath’ by Leisa Whyte | performed by Anthony Pontonio\n‘Wakeup Call’ by Maree Collie | performed by Clare Larman\n‘Dream Home’ by Louise Hopewell | performed by Charmaine Gorman \nStories captured by a single voice\, monologues draw the audience into another world\, another time\, another person’s life. Whichever Showcase you come for\, METROPOLIS MONOLOGUES is a theatrical event you won’t want to miss!\nDuration: 60 minutes \n  \nAfter Metropolis Monologues we’ll take an Intermission. Grab a drink at the MWT Bar and chat to other patrons before heading back to your seat at 8.30pm to watch the world premiere of the riveting new play WHO I’M DOING THIS FOR. \nWritten by Peter Farrar\, directed by Steven T. Boltz and starring Lochie Laffin-Vines\, Emily Farrell and Tony Adams\, WHO I’M DOING THIS FOR was awarded The 2026 Amethyst Award\, offered annually by Melbourne Writers’ Theatre for a new play of outstanding quality\, originality and integrity. This compelling drama looks at the complex relationship between a father and son and asks: how far will we go to win the love of a parent? A richly human story in which the multi-talented Laffin-Vines (The Librar-IAN\, A Streetcar Named Desire\, Midsumma Night’s Dream) teams up with the dramatic power of Farrell (Alien Love\, The Weight of Dreams) and the grit of Tony Adams (Another F***ing Press Conference\, Metropolis Monologues 2025)\, WHO I’M DOING THIS FOR will draw you into the world of Claudia\, Simon and Simon’s father and hold you there.\nDuration: 60 minutes \n  \nTHE CREW\nSound & Lighting Designer: John Jenkin\nAV Designer: Minty Hunter\nStage Manager: Gemma Valastro\nProducer: Clare Mendes \n  \nSESSION TIMES: \nThursday 26th\, Friday 27th\, Saturday 28th\, Monday 30th\, Tuesday 31st March & Wed 1st April\nMetropolis Monologues 7pm | Who I’m Doing This For 8.30pm \nplus: \nSaturday 28th March (MATINEES)\nMetropolis Monologues 2pm | Who I’m Doing This For 3.30pm \nSunday 29th March (MATINEES)\nMetropolis Monologues 2pm | Who I’m Doing This For 3.30pm \n  \nSpecial Q&A session:\nThe Monday 30th March performance of Who I’m Doing This For will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A with the playwright\, Peter Farrar. \n************************************************************************************** \nWith 11 playwrights\, 13 actors\, 2 directors and a talented crew\, the only person we need now is you! We’d love to see you in our audience. \nQueries? Please contact the Producer\, Clare Mendes\, at melbournewriterstheatre@gmail.com
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/metropolis-monologues-who-im-doing-this-for/2026-04-01/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Someday We'll Find It
DESCRIPTION:Winner of Best Theatre (Melbourne Fringe 2023)\, Someday We’ll Find It returns to Melbourne in March.\nInterested in the complexities of attention in an age of screens\, this 50-minute rapid fire search for meaning asks what it means to construct digital worlds as the physical world crumbles. With a script generated via Google searches\, it’s Beckett for the digital age. \nSupported by City of Melbourne Annual Arts Grants
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/someday-well-find-it/2026-03-21/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Fiesta De Carnival: A Portuguese-Goan Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an unforgettable celebration at Fiesta De Carnival\, a vibrant showcase of Portuguese-Goan music\, food and culture. Carnival is a time of joy\, celebration and cultural expression and has always been an important part of the Goan culture. Immerse yourself in these traditions dating back to the mid-18th century! \nSavour authentic delicacies like zesty fish thali\, smoky choris pao (chroizo bread) and artisanal cocktails. Let the soulful rhythms of local artists move you – whether you’re dancing\, singing or simply soaking in the festive vibe. \nThe highlight being the carnival parade lead by our energetic dancers\, and we expect you to join in and shake a leg. \nBring your friends and family to experience the merrymaking in your most colorful outfit!
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/fiesta-de-carnival-a-portuguese-goan-celebration/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:BEASTIES
DESCRIPTION:“Fabulously realised and genuinely creative.”\nBurlesque meets ritual\, performance meets party as you enter the transformative world of the BEASTIES. \nThis one-of-a-kind show brings together performers from many traditional and modern styles\, turning them into the sexiest trash monsters you’ve ever seen. \n“An innovative celebration of art & queerness.” — ArtsHub \n  \n\nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/beasties/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:GARABARI by Joel Bray Dance
DESCRIPTION:Garabari flips the usual theatre experience into an all-in dance gathering. Created with Wiradjuri Elders and community\, it shares the Giilang – the story and song of how the Murrumbidgee River came to life. \nWiradjuri song and Byron Scullin’s driving electronic beats set the pace. Denni Francisco’s striking designs and Katie Sfetkidis’ immersive lighting turn the space into a vibrant dance floor. Audiences are invited to join the performers in call and response and simple movement\, building to a collective finale full of energy and connection\, a state of ecstasy. \nFirst Nations people have long used dance and song to share knowledge and bring people together. Garabari carries this practice forward\, showing how stories and language continue to live and evolve. Step onto the floor\, feel the bass\, and be part of a shared celebration of people and Country. \n“An enlivening experience that celebrates our earth\, our first peoples and everyone else in the freest way imaginable” — Limelight Magazine \n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/garabari-by-joel-bray-dance/2026-01-31/2/
LOCATION:Blackwood Box\, 7 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:PiaNu-Metal
DESCRIPTION:Revisit rock’s most dismissed genre\, with a classically-trained pianist\nRevisit rock’s most dismissed genre. The white boy dreadlocks\, the rampant sexism\, the suburban angst\, the chain wallets. Reminisce about the highs and lows of the late 90s and early 2000s than through the lens of a classically-trained pianist\, vocalist\, music history buff\, and boylesque dancer. \nWith artful arrangements that showcase the melodies beneath the distortion\, Piano Punk plays some of your most favourite (and perhaps least favourite) Nu-metal songs and takes you back to simpler times when the economy was downturned\, the USA was bombing people in the middle east\, and baggy pants were popular. So pretty similar to now\, in some ways. \nWhat can we learn from this fever dream of a genre that celebrated hyper-masculinity? Did we really do it all for the nookie?
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/pianu-metal/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260131T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260131T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
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SUMMARY:Beasties Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:BEASTIES embraces the shadows of queer identity with fervent imagination. \nBEASTIES brings to life chimera creatures made of discarded materials to shine a light on the resilience and resistance of the LGBTQIA+ community. \nThis cross-cultural exhibition explores the darkness and beauty of being “other\,” drawing powerful parallels between queer identity and the underworlds of monster mythologies. \n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/beasties-exhibition/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260131T170000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260131T220000
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SUMMARY:Amplio Rocks! Deaf Club & Dance Party
DESCRIPTION:Auslan music videos\, cutting-edge Deaf tech and powerful vibrations – Deaf Club returns with a twist!\nFrom 5pm to 10pm\, gather with the Deaf community to catch up\, eat\, drink\, and sign — just like the old Deaf Clubs. \nFrom 6:30–7:30pm\, the lights dim and the volume rises for Amplio Rocks!\, a Deaf-led concert and dance party like no other. \nUsing Amplio — a revolutionary music app designed by and for Deaf and hard of hearing people — this interactive concert lets you see\, feel\, and fully experience music. Lyrics and instruments are shown visually on screen. Powerful vibrations pump through the floor. And Auslan music videos bring the emotion to life. \nHosted by Deaf author and composer Asphyxia\, you’ll go on a hilarious and mind-blowing journey of musical discovery. Unpack what makes a song feel good\, learn how to choose the right version for your hearing needs\, and even vote on which voice or settings to use in each track. \nDeaf participants are invited onstage to explore how music can be tailored to you. Whether you’re totally Deaf or mildly hard of hearing\, you’ll find a way to connect. \nAmplio Rocks! is also a template for how to create accessible music events using today’s technology. Music professionals and event organisers are warmly invited to attend and see what’s now possible. \nBest of all\, you’ll leave empowered to use Amplio at home or with friends to host your own dance parties — completely free. \nThe space includes a relaxed area with beanbags\, cushions and seats\, and is wheelchair accessible. The concert is presented in Auslan and English with captions. \nHearing people are welcome for the concert too — come discover how music feels\, looks and sounds for Deaf people. \n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out What’s On at Meat Market.\n 
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/amplio-rocks-deaf-club-dance-party/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Reflections of a Decaying World
DESCRIPTION:Seeing ourselves in nature: Reflections of a Decaying World\nWhat if seeing ourselves intrinsically entwined with nature encouraged us to reverse the effects of climate destruction? “Reflections of a Decaying World” uses Teague Leigh’s landscape photography as the heart of deconstructed disco balls. The mirror pieces on top of the landscapes reflect the viewer\, drawing them into the work. This artwork asks the viewer to see themselves as part of a world in decline and take action to stop the rot. \nTeague uses several colours of mirror to celebrate the spectrum found in nature while also reflecting his rainbow community and the pivotal role they play in making change happen. The mirror balls – a nod to LGBTQIA+ dance culture – are deteriorating\, like the Earth. This suggests it is time to stop playing and start working on reversing climate change. \nOpening: Wednesday 28 January 6-8pm\nExhibition: 28 – 30 January 5-10pm | 31 Jan 4-10pm \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/reflections-of-a-decaying-world/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Magical Prescriptions
DESCRIPTION:Tell the “Doctor” what ails you.\nCome to me\, “Dr” Jessica Ngaio Smith\, with something that troubles you. Whether physical\, psychological\, spiritual or emotional\, tell me about your problem and I’ll write you a prescription. Appointments are one-on-one and you’ll have 10 minutes to speak. If your words get stuck in your throat\, that’s ok\, I’ll work with what I see in the stillness and silence. \nMagical Prescriptions is an experiment in making ritualistic performance art that is intimate and personalised\, giving the audience an experience that is just for them. As someone who has felt greatly dehumanised by my experiences as a patient in the doctor’s office\, hospital ward and psychologist’s room\, I am interrogating the notion that healing can be given to us by a stranger working in institutionalised paradigms with a strict time limit. As an artist\, I have a curiosity and hope that art\, along with a reverence for the beautiful mystery of things\, might help guide us back towards ourselves. Finally\, as a clown\, I feel it’s my duty to laugh at how little I\, or anyone\, can truly have the answers to anything. \n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/magical-prescriptions/2026-01-31/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:Queer Sound Exchange
DESCRIPTION:Queer Sound Exchange\, where queer musicians come together for an afternoon of connection\nJoin us at the Queer Sound Exchange\, where queer musicians\, composers\, and sound artists come together for an afternoon of creativity\, networking and connection. \nHosted by Forest Collective at the Meat Market\, this event is all about sparking conversations\, sharing ideas\, and celebrating the vibrant world of queer sound in Naarm-Melbourne. \nWhether you’re here to make new connections or simply immerse yourself in the music\, the Queer Sound Exchange offers an inspiring space to explore and collaborate. \nLet’s come together to celebrate and create something unforgettable together! \n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/queer-sound-exchange/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260130T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260130T190000
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SUMMARY:Hot & Heavy
DESCRIPTION:The future is Hot\, the conversation is Heavy\n\nThe Ironing Maidens are a multi-arts performance project based in Gimuy (Cairns)\, QLD. They shape their practice through queer feminist and posthuman frameworks. Combining electronic music\, projection\, movement\, humour\, and live performance\, they create works that reimagine the everyday and open space for playful\, critical\, and speculative futures. Their previous projects include Electro House Wife\, A Soap Opera\, and their latest work\, Hot & Heavy. Since their debut\, The Ironing Maidens have toured nationally and internationally for more than a decade\, performing at Splendour in the Grass\, Fusion Festival (Germany)\, the Berlin Performance Art Festival\, and even in laundromats across regional Queensland and New South Wales. \nHot & Heavy continues their ongoing exploration of sound\, domesticity\, and performance. Part installation\, part performance\, and part dance-floor uprising\, Hot & Heavy imagines non-binary\, de-capitalised\, and post-extractive futures through speculative fabulation. The show delivers an immersive aural\, visual\, and sensory experience that invites audiences to lose themselves\, dive deep\, and shake free. Within this queer new world\, they transform the familiar terrain of domestic life: they hack and reimagine appliances\, reframe the horror of human production lines and capitalist consumption\, and turn the dance floor into a site of protest\, pleasure\, and collective power. \nAudiences enter a landscape of projected and augmented interiors where immersive sound design\, performance art\, aerial movement\, dance\, and live electronic music converge. The iconic ironing board band pulses at the core of a night that provokes thought\, entertains wildly\, and engages deeply. Performers and spectators blur together\, swept up in the swell of bodies moving en masse\, driven by the unifying beat of a broken-down washing machine in the search for utopia. \n\n  \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/hot-heavy/2026-01-30/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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SUMMARY:State of Play by Christopher Bryant
DESCRIPTION:A magical journey to dispel our deep-seated fear of a fallible mind and body\n“Anything can disable us at any time\, sugar: don’t make it weird.” – Blanche DuBois\, alcoholic sad girl and neurodivergent icon. \nUsing pop culture\, queer theory\, and theatre history to explore queer disability\, State of Play asks audiences to question their assumptions about the way queer and disabled people live their lives. Flickering between a performance lecture interrogating the classical representations of queerness and disability we’re used to\, and allowing these characters to take the stage themselves\, State of Play builds four walls around the audience before slowly deconstructing the spectator-performer divide. The audience are invited to join Bryant onstage and take part in centering their own joy: through confession\, through dance\, physical contact\, and artistic creation. \nAnything can happen at any time: a car might hit you while you cross the road or a blood vessel may burst in your brain while you sleep. Even so\, we have to keep on living: ideally from a place of joy and curiosity. What happens when you realise the disabled people you pity every day not only don’t want your pity\, but in fact totally reject it? What happens when you realise that we have rich and full lives not in spite of our disabilities\, but because of them? \nMidsumma is Australia’s premier queer arts and cultural organisation\, bringing together a diverse mix of LGBTQIA+ artists\, performers\, communities and audiences. \nMidsumma Festival 2026 will open on Sunday 18 January and run to Sunday 8 February 2026. \nCheck out the full 2026 program here. \nFind out what’s on at Meat Market.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/state-of-play-by-christopher-bryant/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Midsumma Festival":MAILTO:admin@midsumma.org.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260118T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20260118T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251119T014436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T215602Z
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SUMMARY:Emergence – Group Art Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Down to eARTh Collective presents ‘Emergence’ \nEmergence is an exhibition that journeys through transformation – a shedding of old skin\, old selves and old ways of life. As we see the world around us transform for good or for worse\, that is something we cannot be sure of\, this showcase will be a visceral reflection of the raw and often painful process of breaking through the darkness and stepping into clarity\, wholeness and light. It is about the in-between – the liminal space where identity dissolves and something new begins to take shape. \nThere are 30 local and interstate artists coming together to explore what it means to unravel\, to release and to rise. We invite you to join us to reflect on your own moments of rupture\, revelation and renewal. \nTickets available at the door. \nFeatured artists include: \nADRIANA BLISS GOYA\nAIMEE VANDERSTEEN\nASTRID RAVENDAHL\nASTRID DAHL JEWELLERY\nBEE SCHEUERMEIER\nBRYAN ITCH\nCLINT GRIERSON\nCREATE WONDR\nDEADMANWAKING\nHAZEL MANDALA\nHAMISH DONALDSON GLASS\nH.E.L. WATERS\nJULIA FULOP ART\nKELSIE COSMIC\nKIRA ROSENWAX\nLARA WHELLAN\nMALINDI LOVEGROVE\nMELISSA ARTEMIS SHEMANNA (THE HONEY BEE TEMPLE)\nMTXCHCRAFT\nRAMBLINGROSIE\nRELIC FORM\nSTIFF IVES\nSYNTHETIC WOODWORKS\nOSIDAX\nTOGGLES\nVERO COYA\nVISIONARY ART BY MESSIAH\nWEZ\nZUKI
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/emergence-group-art-exhibition/2026-01-18/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Down to eARTh Collective":MAILTO:jfgeometricillustrator@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251214T100000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251214T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250519T075034Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T032106Z
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SUMMARY:Kensington Market
DESCRIPTION:Kensington Market is held every third Sunday at the in the Main Hall at Kensington Town Hall\, highlighting a talented roster of local designers and makers. Established over ten years ago\, the market has become a popular meeting spot for locals and visitors to Melbourne. \nBrowse a curated range of homewares\, sustainable goods\, delicious homemade food\, freshly brewed coffee\, ceramics and visual art pieces. Enjoy live music while you wander around the beautiful town hall\, all in the knowledge that you are supporting local artists.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/kensington-market/2025-12-14/
LOCATION:Main Hall\, 30-34 Bellair St\, Kensington\, VIC\, 3031\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kensington Market":MAILTO:info@kensingtonmarket.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251212T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251212T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251105T005210Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T025445Z
UID:10001623-1765566000-1765576800@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:Eating Out
DESCRIPTION:Bedfellows APHIDS and LONG PRAWN team up with the deep-diving minds behind QUEER POWERPOINT to transform Kensington Town Hall into a feast of ideas\, flavours and performance.\nWaiters will serve up ingredients that bend time and taste\, while the creative forces behind QPPT and APHIDS push PowerPoint to its limits. LONG PRAWN delivers a multi-sensory menu\, drawing from the obscure corners of culinary culture. Eating Out is a night of edible and intellectual delights. \nReviving the pulse of communal dining and corporate software\, this evening of food and art promises to leave you thoroughly satisfied. \nOn the menu: experimental performance\, curious histories\, special guests and tender carbs. \n\n\nSupported by City of Melbourne Multi-year Arts Grants
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/eating-out/2025-12-12/
LOCATION:Main Hall\, 30-34 Bellair St\, Kensington\, VIC\, 3031\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T180000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251119T003145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T012604Z
UID:10001628-1765044000-1765058400@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:Pitchface at Meat Market
DESCRIPTION:A community choir from Melbourne’s inner-west that wears its heart on 100-odd denim sleeves. \nFrom guilty-pleasure bangers to heavy hitters\, Pitchface will have you laughing and crying all at once with their lush harmonies\, unfiltered joy\, and deep commitment to the Canadian tuxedo. \nAfter a jam-packed 2025\, they’re bringing it all to Melbourne’s iconic Meat Market on 6 December.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/pitchface-at-meat-market/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Pitchface":MAILTO:pitchfaceinc@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T173000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251206T192000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251103T011417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251113T051259Z
UID:10001624-1765042200-1765048800@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:The Picture of Dorian Gray
DESCRIPTION:Step into the world of The Picture of Dorian Gray – a stage adaption of Oscar Wilde’s 1890 novel\, where a young man is enthralled by his beautiful portrait and walks the path of temptation in exchange for his soul. \n“The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it. Resist it\, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself…” \nJoin Grand Koala for a night of debauchery and a gaze upon the portrait that holds the soul of Dorian Gray. \nMark your calendars for December 4\, 2025 at 7:00pm and experience the magic live!
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/the-picture-of-dorian-gray/2025-12-06/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251130T110000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251130T180000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251009T020054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T024606Z
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SUMMARY:Crossing Currents Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:‘Crossing Currents’ is a collaborative exhibition by Future Cultures\, the Naarm/Melbourne-based artist collective formed by Katherine Gailer (Katira\, COL) and Lucy Desbordes (Lucy Lucy\, FR). The immersive exhibition brings together large-scale paintings\, installations\, motion graphics\, and live performances to extend their ongoing cross-cultural dialogue. \nMerging voices from disparate cultures\, the artists offer unique yet cohesive perspectives on the contemporary weaving cultures\, identity\, and modernity. Their collaborative works become a meeting point for dialogue\, shared vision\, and co-creation. It unfolds as a dynamic space where heritage and transformation intersect. \nInfused with Latin American iconography\, Katira’s vibrant compositions offer a glimpse into a world of magical realism. Her portal-like paintings are rooted in nature and community. Steeped in symbolism and mythology\, her vivid artworks open a doorway into ancestry and cultural memory. Lucy’s work blends French folklore with contemporary global and Australian aesthetics to explore culture and the power of diversity. Her pieces deconstruct clichés of French identity\, presenting instead a vision of her heritage shaped by diasporic narratives and cultural hybridity. \nReflecting on the complex history of the Australian story\, they imagine new modes of connection across cultures and peoples\, one that pays respect to country and story\, where heritage and transformation intersect. As two evolving women from disparate cultures\, they envision an equitable future that fosters agency through shared creation and feminine empowerment. \nEvent Dates\nExhibition Runs: 6 Nov – 30 Nov 2025\nOpening Night: Thu 6 Nov\, 6 – 9pm\nPerformance Night Event: Fri 14 Nov\, 6 – 8.30pm \nExhibition Opening Hours:\nWed to Sun: 11am – 5pm\nMon & Tue: Closed
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/crossing-currents-exhibition/2025-11-30/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Future Cultures":MAILTO:futurecultures.collective@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251125T200000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251125T230000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251111T043156Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251112T025116Z
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SUMMARY:Macbeth
DESCRIPTION:Opera Up Close. Horror Up Closer.\nAward-winning indie company BK Opera returns this November with a chilling\, immersive take on Verdi’s Macbeth – a psychological horror experience that puts the audience within arm’s reach of ambition\, madness\, and murder. Staged inside the historic Kensington Town Hall\, the production transforms the venue into a decomposing dinner party – decadent\, deranged\, and deeply unsettling. \nDirector Kate Millett (OperaChaser Best Director 2024) leads a powerhouse creative team and cast\, all of whom bring serious acclaim to the table. Millett’s vision for this Macbeth is intimate and unrelenting: “This is opera that doesn’t just touch you – it consumes you.” \nWhat the Critics Say About BK Opera: \n“Millett is never short of fresh ideas in her quest to reinforce opera with an edge… she creates an unsettling claustrophobic tension that traps the audience.” Herald Sun\, 2018 \n“This is experimental opera uncommon to an Australian stage.” ArtsHub\, 2019 \n“Incorporating daring ideas on a shoestring budget… Millett has persevered through the years while applying a fresh inquiry into operatic works and proving to be a vital\, alternative voice for the art form locally.” Australian Arts Review\, 2024 \n“Millett does not stint on the seriousness of the drama\, providing no easy answers to the disturbing mystery.” Man in Chair\, 2022 \n“Inescapably gripping.” OperaChaser\, 2017 \nDiscover more events on at Meat Market and Kensington Town Hall
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/macbeth-bk-opera/2025-11-25/
LOCATION:Main Hall\, 30-34 Bellair St\, Kensington\, VIC\, 3031\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T203000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251122T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251027T050446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T040649Z
UID:10001607-1763843400-1763847000@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:The Jury Experience: Million-Dollar Murder or Web of Lies?
DESCRIPTION:You’ve been called for jury duty. Inspired by true events\, this courtroom drama sees greed\, passion\, and revenge collide in a gripping murder trial. But with no DNA evidence\, a tangled love triangle\, and a multimillion-dollar divorce in the mix\, who’s telling the truth? Throughout the show\, analyze witness testimonies\, examine the evidence\, answer complex questions\, and try to uncover what really happened.  Every word matters. Every detail counts. And at the end\, you must cast the vote that determines the fate of the accused. Will justice be served? Well\, that’s up to you. Get your tickets now for The Jury Experience: Million-Dollar Murder or Web of Lies? in Melbourne
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/the-jury-experience-million-dollar-murder-or-web-of-lies/2025-11-22/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T130000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251115T220000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251022T052638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T234147Z
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SUMMARY:Champeta Afrofest Melbourne 2025
DESCRIPTION:Champeta Afrofest Melbourne is a platform for artistic\, cultural and community celebration that promotes Champeta as an Afro-Colombian expression of resistance\, memory and enjoyment. This new edition of the festival will feature a varied program designed for all audiences. \nActivities\n\nDJ presentations: Kaimán Jiménez & Kobra 3000\, Champeta Music by: DJ Nikoppix.\nOpen champeta classes to learn and enjoy this dance.\nChildren’s area for the entertainment of the little ones.\nMinimarket with food vendor\, turbans\, braids\, accessories\, Colombian and Spanish Language books\, and much more.\nSpaces for reflection on music as a tool for identity and transformation.\n\nObjectives\nThe festival seeks to strengthen ties between Colombia and the diaspora in Australia\, promoting the circulation of musical knowledge\, the recognition of Afro-descendant cultures and the creation of spaces of encounter\, dignity and collective celebration.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/champeta-afrofest-melbourne-2025/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jenn Bonilla":MAILTO:champetaafrofest@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T190000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251031T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251015T050732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251020T045625Z
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SUMMARY:12 Cellos
DESCRIPTION:Be captivated by the sound world of the cello with music from Mahler to Hendrix. \nFollowing sold-out shows throughout Melbourne and regional Victoria\, 12 of Australia’s premiere cellists are returning to the stage of the iconic Meat Market for an unmissable night of new arrangements\, mash-ups and unique pieces for cello ensemble! \nThis program will include works by Mahler\, Jimi Hendrix\, Philip Glass\, Elgar\, The Rolling Stones\, Sollima and more. \nPerformers:\nBelinda Liew\nJoshua Dema\nJosephine Vains\nRohan de Korte\nYelian He\nRichard Narroway\nZoe Knighton\nRachael Tobin\nAri Volovelsky\nErna Lai\nJames Churchill\nAmy Sunyoung Lee
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/12-cellos-2025/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Belinda Liew":MAILTO:bjliew@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251023T203000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251023T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20251021T231023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T231628Z
UID:10001612-1761251400-1761255000@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:‘The Future’ by EAC x M/FW
DESCRIPTION:Since 2021\, the Emerging Artists Collective (EAC) has helped hundreds of young artists find their voice. \nAfter selling out last year’s Melbourne Fashion Week runway overnight\, EAC is returning with a new opportunity to showcase the work of emerging designers. Expect an even bigger and bolder experience with more creativity and community than ever before. \nThe Future is all about giving rising fashion talents a space to debut their designs and capture the city’s attention before they become global household names.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/the-future-by-eac/2025-10-23/2/
LOCATION:Main Hall\, 30-34 Bellair St\, Kensington\, VIC\, 3031\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Emerging Artists Collective (EAC)":MAILTO:emergingartistsexhibitions@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T213000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T223000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250929T030752Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T232449Z
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SUMMARY:Elixir Revived
DESCRIPTION:This is Cirque du Soleil meets Magic Mike—Elixir is the wild\, raw and rowdy. You can’t miss this.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFrom the team that brought you GODZ comes Elixir by Head First Acrobats! This riotous\, award-winning circus comedy fuses jaw-dropping acrobatics with irreverent humour and a dash of cheeky charm. Described as “Cirque du Soleil meets Magic Mike\,” this high-energy spectacle follows four bumbling scientists in their quest to concoct the elixir of life. Their self-experimentation leads to a series of wild transformations\, including a chaotic zombie outbreak\, setting the stage for a whirlwind of physical feats and comedic mayhem.\n\nAudiences are treated to a dazzling array of circus disciplines\, from the aerial brilliance of the straps\, to gravity-defying teeterboard launches and precarious handstands atop free-standing ladders. The performers’ impeccable timing and athletic prowess are matched by their flair for storytelling\, ensuring that each stunt serves the narrative’s progression. The show’s playful subversion of masculinity and its blend of slapstick and sophistication have earned it accolades\, including Best Circus and Physical Theatre at the Adelaide Fringe. With its infectious energy and boundary-pushing performances\, Elixir is a must-see experience that leaves audiences laughing and gasping in equal measure.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/elixir-revived/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Cobblestone Pavilion\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T204500
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T214500
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250928T233010Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251006T033357Z
UID:10001100-1760820300-1760823900@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:Conversations with a Fried Egg
DESCRIPTION:Crack open life’s strangest questions.\nBlending clowning\, physical theatre\, and philosophical nonsense\, Big Dog Theatre’s\, ‘Conversations with a Fried Egg’ is weird. It’s also sad. It’s like standing in your kitchen having a deep conversation with yourself\, your breakfast\, your inner demons\, and the creatures in the walls. \nWe meet Egg – a tender yet over-easy optimist – and a family of rats. Hungry rats. A fried egg may mean more to them than just a meal. \nWhen cracks appear in your shell\, will you be poached\, fried\, or scrambled? ‘Conversations with a Fried Egg’ is an absurd exploration of life\, loneliness and breakfast.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/conversations-with-a-fried-egg/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Meeting Room\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T203000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250929T030149Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T004354Z
UID:10001198-1760819400-1760823000@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:Birds
DESCRIPTION:SLIP SLOP SLAP. It’s the end of the world b!tch.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShayna\, a wealthy five time divorcee and Beverley\, a mother of twelve boys\, have come to the beach to escape their lives. Itty bitty bikinis\, big hair and the radio blasting Smyle and Smacki-O\, this is paradise. They relax in their deck chairs\, chain smoking their way through conversations about the cutthroat world of tupperware and the unparalleled ingenuity of Holey Moley putt putt golf. Birds fall from the sky\, the sea levels rise\, the world is ending – but they’ve got their heads in the sand.\n\nBIRDS… come for the tan\, stay for the end of days\, BYO beach towel xoxo.\n\n“A lynchian fever dream” ★★★★½ – The Age\n“On a totally different celestial plane” ★★★★ – Beat Magazine\n“surreal\, astute & dark” ★★★★ – Timeout\n“a wondrous and chaotic world” ★★★★ – Fest Magazine\n“Roller coaster of existential dread-dream of a show” ★★★★- Arts Hub
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/birds/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meatmarket.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Bird.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T203000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T213000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250925T065155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T232539Z
UID:10000718-1760819400-1760823000@meatmarket.org.au
SUMMARY:Madame Martha's Parisian Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:WINNER of BEST CABARET in 2024\, be swept away to Paris through drag\, burlesque and live-music.\n\n\n\n\nStep into the sensational underground Parisian cabaret where Vogue-posing\, Fosse-popping\, French-lace-drenched club kittens take you on a wild ride of intoxicating elegance and hilarity. Following SOLD-OUT seasons across Australia\, the electrifying explosion of Moulin Rouge glamour and Berlin grunge returns in a dazzling spectacle of music\, dance\, burlesque and drag that captivates and transports you from start to finish. \nWith each sultry shimmy and scandalous reveal Madame Martha’s is an outrageous romp through the risqué and ridiculous\, sweeping you away with stunning live vocals\, flawless choreography\, and spectacular costumes. Get ready to be captivated by the mesmerising music\, charmed by the trilingual drag divas\, and drawn into a world of captivating beauty by the queens of burlesque in a show you will never forget.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/madame-marthas-parisian-cabaret/
LOCATION:Blackwood Box\, 7 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://meatmarket.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Fringe-Clowning.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T193000
DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20251018T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T125553
CREATED:20250929T022546Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T001029Z
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SUMMARY:No Seasons
DESCRIPTION:A new work about transness\, disability\, and the ethics of IVF.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n‘No Seasons’ is a new experimental work by Oliver Ayres (‘I’m Ready To Talk Now’ – Best Experimental\, Change Maker Award) exploring gender\, IVF\, disability\, and parenthood.\n\n“When I was nineteen years old\, I had my eggs frozen before I started taking hormones – and prior to my diagnosis with a rare and chronic immune condition. Almost ten years later\, and what seemed like a hypothetical future is slowly becoming my reality – but what is my ethical responsibility in bringing children into this world? And if I choose not to use my eggs to have my own children\, can I live with myself if I donate them to other families\, knowing that one day they may search for their biological mother – and find their father instead.”\n\nEach audience member will be asked to choose from three options before entering the theatre: ‘I am a parent/step-parent/guardian etc.’\, ‘I am not\, but I may be someday’ and ‘I am not and I never will be’.\n\nOliver is also a finalist for the 2025 Trans Visibility Awards in Creative Excellence presented by Transgender Victoria.\n\nPraise for Oliver: ★★★★★ “An intense moment of intimacy and openness…this immersive experience cements Ayres as a forward thinking creative to watch.” – TimeOut\n★★★★ “Calls for more compassion between us all while exemplifying what this can look like in practice” – The Scotsman\n★★★★ “A gentle\, radical kind of care” – Fest Mag ★★★★ “Disarmingly intimate and unavoidably involving” -The Arts Desk
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/no-seasons/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Stables\, 2 Wreckyn St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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SUMMARY:Cabaret Time Machine
DESCRIPTION:Step into the Cabaret Time Machine and let history come alive YOUR way!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWelcome to an evening where you control the clock! Every night is a new historic era\, where no two nights will be the same. Could you find yourself in Ancient Rome? Or perhaps the Roaring Twenties? Maybe you’ll be in Marie Antoinette’s perilous court or swinging through the psychedelic Sixties? You choose the era and we create the magic.\n\nMusical improviser\, comedian and cabaret artist Isabella Valette (Green Room award nominee Best Ensemble 2023 – Cabaret Unscripted\, Best Cabaret Nominee Melbourne Fringe 2023) and her talented musicians will be spinning songs\, stories and theatrical gold on the spot\, in the spotlight.\n\nBe astonished by talented musicians switching instruments\, witty one liners\, intricate narratives and callbacks weaving your suggestions and more into the fabric of one incredibly live\, wild and unique experience that must be seen to be believed.\n\nCabaret Time Machine: Where history meets hilarity\, and you hold the remote control to time itself.
URL:https://meatmarket.org.au/event/cabaret-time-machine/2025-10-18/
LOCATION:Meeting Room\, 3 Blackwood St\, North Melbourne\, VIC\, 3051\, Australia
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ORGANIZER;CN="Melbourne Fringe Festival":MAILTO:info@melbournefringe.com.au
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