From Don Giovanni to Peking Opera
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Virtuoso pianist Yiyun Gu plays brilliant program of music from the stage by Liszt, Goossens and young female Chinese composer Wang A Mao
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Electric Loneliness
A strange and mysterious seaside cabaret told through vaudeville, puppetry, fairy tale, and 80s synth-inspired song.
Don’t Make Me Play Piano Man
After his acclaimed and hilarious debut cabaret ‘I Sing Songs’, join Steven Kramer on a journey through all the great piano hits across the ages.
Michael Griffiths: Greatest Hits
Helpmann Award winner and fortyfivedownstairs repeat offender Michael Griffiths returns with his greatest hits.
Voyage
In the midst of convict ships arriving each week from Britain, a different cargo leaves for Australia. On board are 287 immigrant women enticed by promises of a better life.
King Lear
A moving contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy
Hell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga
In 1852 the Ticonderoga was a handsome clipper ship with a nightmare hidden in its holds. She limped into Port Melbourne after a nightmare voyage from England in which nearly 200 of her passengers had died of Typhus.
RUNT | Return Season
RUNT to return to our theatre after a sold-out premiere season
Still by Jen Silverman
Written by one of the hottest young playwrights from New York City, Jen Silverman’s award-winning play will make you laugh, cry and reflect, often all at the same time.
Fantastique! The Life and Loves of Hector Berlioz
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Created using journal entries, letters and articles from Berlioz’s life, combined with a selection of his songs, and transcriptions of his orchestral works
Jane Hammond’s ‘Songs from The Box and Swamp’ and Ross Edwards’ ‘Full Moon Dances’
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The world premiere of Jane Hammond's homage to the Helmeted Honeyeater; and a new arrangement of Ross Edwards’ vibrant saxophone concerto
Two Pianos Eight Hands
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A rare and spectacular event performed by four popular Melbourne pianists