Public listings checked 25/10/2026. Dates use each event’s local time. Check organiser details before travelling.
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Enjoy an afternoon of exceptional piano music and fine dining at Graduate House, in collaboration with 3MBS.
Internationally acclaimed pianist Coady Green brings together works by Franz Liszt and Australian composer Linda Kouvaras in a program exploring how landscape holds histories, memories and human experience.
The recital pairs selected pieces from Liszt's Années de pèlerinage: Première année—Suisse, inspired by his travels through Switzerland, with Kouvaras's Herring Island Piano Sonata. Developed in collaboration with N'arweet Dr Carolyn Briggs AM and Dr Tiriki Onus, the sonata draws on stories of Country and ancestry, with the piano evoking places and stories without narration.
The recital is followed by a delicious three-course dinner. Tickets include the performance and dinner, at Graduate House, University of Melbourne.
Crash-landing on Earth in search of the human experience, ONIQ is a cosmic protégé with a new purpose: to explore what becomes possible when fear, doubt and self-imposed limitations no longer hold power over the human spirit.
Through music, performance, movement and spectacle, ONIQ continues the work of mysterious celestial visitors who have inspired humanity throughout history, communicating through the language people understand best today.
And what better night to explore these ideas than Halloween?
A night to dress differently. Explore the forbidden. Play with monsters. Break conventions. Dance, indulge and become strange anyway.
Conceived, produced and curated entirely by ONIQ, Halloween Symphoniq is a personal commitment to creating something truly special this Halloween. Every artist, sound, visual, costume and theatrical detail has been deliberately chosen to create a night where the ordinary gives way to the extraordinary.
ONIQ joins forces with a handpicked assembly of Melbourne music artists, each bringing their own distinctive sound, aesthetic and connection to the mysterious, mystical and unknown. Special guests include Michael Kay, KING IV, and LÂLKA.
Feel everything. Fear nothing. The unknown awaits.
Looking for a fun, affordable comedy night in Melbourne? Laughs on Tap serves up big laughs and cheap drinks every Thursday night at the Speakeasy Theatre.
Enjoy a rotating lineup of Melbourne's best established comedians alongside exciting up-and-coming talent. Expect sharp stand-up, smart storytelling, and laugh-out-loud moments from start to finish. With a fresh lineup each week, no two shows are ever the same.
Make the most of your night with $7 beers, wines, and shots available during the show; it's the perfect midweek treat or catch-up with friends.
Speakeasy Theatre is an intimate live performance venue in Melbourne, known for showcasing comedy, cabaret, burlesque, circus, and special events year-round. With close-up seating and a constantly evolving program, it's a favourite destination for locals and visitors seeking bold, entertaining live shows.
Ray O'Leary ("Have You Been Paying Attention?") headlines Ovolo Comedy Club in South Yarra. Ray O'Leary is one of the hottest acts in Australia right now, selling out theatres all around the country.
Top quality comedy comes to South Yarra in one of the coolest hotels in town.
Plus special guests.
Join Jessica Mauboy for a deeply personal and unforgettable evening in The Story of Me: A Musical Journey Through My Career.
Through music and candid storytelling, Jessica reflects on her extraordinary evolution from a young Darwin girl to one of Australia's most celebrated artists. For the first time, she opens up about the defining moments of her career, the highs, the setbacks, and the resilience it took to keep moving forward.
With multiple ARIA #1 hits, gold and platinum releases, and acclaim as an award-winning actress across film and television, Jessica has become one of Australia's most celebrated entertainers.
Audiences will experience heartfelt ballads, reimagined classics, and powerhouse anthems as Jessica shares stories of leaving her long-time record label to reclaim creative control and launching her own music label and her beauty brand, Desert Rose.
This intimate performance offers a rare glimpse into Jessica Mauboy as an artist, entrepreneur, and proud Indigenous woman honest, powerful, and inspiring.
Tom Waits depicted the poor, the punks, the hobos and the lost. He could also write a love song to shatter Cupid's bow. Stewart D'Arrietta covers this terrain of tenderness to terror and all the pathos in between. He has a long relationship with the music, and an affinity deeper than most having developed the hit show over two decades. One of the 10 best shows at Edinburgh Fringe according to the United Kingdom's The Sunday Times, his characteristic gravel-voiced sensitivity brings out the shapes and shades of legendary songs such as Invitation to the Blues, Martha, and the wrenching Tom Traubert's Blues.
Band Members include Philip Rex on double bass, Hugh Harvey on drums, Jonathan Skovron on guitar and vocal and keys by Stewart D'Arrietta.
Witness Impossible Occurrences, one of Melbourne's most exclusive magic shows, at The Marriott Hotel.
If you are a Melbourne local or visitor, this a must see.
Award winning magician, Luke Hocking, intrigues and amazes with astounding displays of magic, illusion and mind reading. The performance blends elegance and astonishment to create an unbelievable entertainment experience like no other.
Showcased in Melbourne's five star Marriott Hotel, this is a performance of distinction
Choose from two show times per night. Contact the organiser for more information.
Basement Comedy Club is the hottest comedy club in Melbourne. It is a New York-style underground comedy club that has the absolute best lineups in the country. It has seen Kitty Flanagan, Sam Pang, Wil Anderson, Arj Barker, Stephen K Amos, Dave Hughes, Celia Pacquola, Tony Martin and heaps more.
Always big headliners, and always surprise big name guests.
The Vaudeville Revue is your ultimate Melbourne nightlife experience. The show brings together cabaret, burlesque, circus, sideshow stunts, and comedy on one electrifying stage, featuring a rotating cast of Melbourne and Australia's top live performers.
Set in a beautifully restored 1850s heritage maritime building, the intimate theatre blends historic charm with modern entertainment. Once a ship's chandler along the Yarra, the venue now offers a unique backdrop for unforgettable nights of cabaret, burlesque, and live variety entertainment.
Whether you're a visitor searching for the best things to do in Melbourne or a local wanting a night full of thrills and laughs, The Vaudeville Revue promises dazzling performances, a lively atmosphere, and plenty of surprises. Grab a drink, soak in the history, and let the show sweep you away.
Performance note: Some shows may include partial nudity. Attendees must be over the age of 18 years.
After a sold out season in London, breaking the record for the best-selling musical of all time at the Barbican Theatre, and winning three Olivier Awards including Best Musical Revival, Fiddler on the Roof is coming to Melbourne.
From a powerhouse creative team, directed by Jordan Fein, choreographed by Julia Cheng, and designed by Tom Scutt - this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to experience this critically acclaimed production direct from the West End.
It's 1905 in the tiny village of Anatevka. Tevye, a Jewish milkman, lives his life by their proud traditions. For his five daughters, this means a visit from the matchmaker. As each daughter challenges his beliefs, against the backdrop of a changing world, can Tevye hold on to his roots, or must he bend to the will of his children and learn to embrace the unfamiliar?
As one of the greatest musicals of all time featuring, If I Were A Rich Man, Tradition, Matchmaker and Sunrise, Sunset, this classic musical of joy and community is an exuberant celebration of love and life.
Leading the as Tevye is Australian and West end star Troy Sussman, Australian icons Sigrid Thornton as Yente and John Waters as Lazar Wolf, Alexis Fishman as Golde, alongside a phenomenal ensemble of Australian theatre performers.
Saturday is your lucky day because bingo just went gloriously off the rails.
Step inside their iconic Melbourne Speakeasy Theatre, grab a cocktail, clutch your lucky charm, and prepare for an afternoon where the familiar world of bingo collides with the strange, sparkly, and wonderfully absurd.
Their outrageous host calls the numbers with theatrical flair, unexpected antics, and a touch of beautiful chaos. Between the rounds, their featured performer takes the stage with cabaret that's equal parts glitz, glamour, and 'did-that-just-happen?' madness. It's the kind of afternoon where one moment you're dabbing your card and the next, you're swept into a whirlwind of cheeky surprises and eccentric delights.
Whether you're a bingo devotee or simply craving something a little wild with your weekend, this is the perfect blend of playful competition and tantalising weirdness. It's the ideal way to fill that odd 4pm lull between shopping and dinner because why not choose mayhem?
Bring your friends, your lovers, or just bring yourself and buckle up for cocktails, company, and a splash of glorious, speakeasy-style insanity.
Plus, their hour of Bingo is followed by an hour of raucous entertainment with Cabaret Ridiculous where you will see even more of their fabulous performers work their magic on stage with a new line-up each week. Simply purchase their Double the Fun ticket to book both events.
Cabaret Ridiculous, because normal is wildly overrated.
Strap in and hold onto your hats, you're about to tumble headfirst into a whirlwind of the absurd, the outrageous, and the unexpectedly fabulous.
Cabaret Ridiculous is your backstage pass to an hour of unfiltered variety mayhem, where glitter collides with comedy, the bizarre is celebrated, and anything can (and will) happen. One act will dazzle you with feathers and sequins, the next might leave you snorting with laughter or blinking in disbelief.
Every show is a brand-new fever dream, with a rotating lineup of mischief-makers, show-stoppers, and wildcard wonders. It's not slick, it's spectacularly unhinged. And we wouldn't have it any other way.
Turn your afternoon upside down. Come curious, leave joyfully confused.
