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Coady Green and Linda Barcan

Art and Life, Domestic and Sublime

fortyfivedownstairs gallery 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Pianist Coady Green and mezzo-soprano Linda Barcan perform two major song cycles by Melbourne-based composers Linda Kouvaras and Katy Abbott.

Benjamin Nichol

Cotton and Silk

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A reading of the new play 'Cotton and Silk' by Benjamin Nichol (LOVE), directed by Stephen Nicolazzo, and featuring Jennifer Vuletic and Brigid Gallacher.

Maki Morita

Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A reading of the new play 'Trash Pop Butterflies, Dance Dance Paradise' by Maki Morita, directed by Amelia Burke.

Jasper Ly & Peter Dumsday

GLOW

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Jasper Ly (oboe) and Peter Dumsday (piano) present GLOW – a concert celebrating the contemporary sound world of Melbourne composers.

Wenhong Luo and William Vyvyan Murray

Viola, Viola

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Fellow violists Wenhong Huo and William Vyvyan Murray present an exciting program of viola duets. 

Yiyun Gu & Matthew Rigby

Brahms and Dances

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Experience the full range of power, raw emotion, and beauty of sound possible on violin and piano with Matthew Rigby and Yiyun Gu.

Alexander Nettelbeck, Conrad Henderson, Jim Glasson, Andy Horneman and Raleigh Williams

The New Impromptu Quartet featuring Raleigh Williams

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Join us for an afternoon of jazz, exploring a world of styles and influences, and featuring guest vocalist Raleigh Williams.

Adapted by Fleur Murphy

NOTHING by Janne Teller

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A riveting adaptation of Janne Teller’s award-winning novel, now considered a modern classic.

Hearth Theatre

Death of a Salesman

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Rediscover one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century, brought to life by an extraordinary ensemble of actors.

written by eva rees & directed by ruby rees

he/r

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

he/r is cutting edge. It asks big questions about self, belonging, and the sickening notion that we should all be woke.

Tristan Lee, Gina Gataveckaite, Christopher Smith, Coady Green

Eight Hands

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
A rare and spectacular event performed by four popular Melbourne pianists

Holly Durant

Alter Edith

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Alter Edith is a cycle of almost performances amongst extra-terrestrial environments. Edith is an alien trying earthly sentiments. Her curiosity of Earthly delights creates mobile museums in real-time.

Michael Veitch

Hell Ship: The Journey of the Ticonderoga

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

In 1852, Michael Veitch’s great-great grandfather confronted a deadly epidemic head-on, as the ship’s surgeon on the emigrant clipper Ticonderoga’s nighmare voyage from Liverpool to Melbourne. Resonating powerfully with today’s world, Hell Ship is a story of hope, love and survival.

Alexander Nettelbeck, Conrad Henderson, Andrew Horneman, Nitida Atkinson

The New Impromptu Quartet

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

The New Impromptu Quartet is thrilled to return to fortyfivedownstairs this November!

Taxithi Project

Kefi

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Taxithi Project invites you to welcome summer with party songs from the 50s, 60s and 70s.

Weave Movement Theatre & Yumi Umiumare

White Day Dream Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

A unique fusion between Butoh and physical theatre performed by dancers with and without disability, White Day Dream moves between the surreal and absurd exploring universal human themes of memory and dreams.

Clare Bartholomew, Derek Ives-Plunkett, Nicci Wilks

The Long Pigs Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

In a surreal world that could have been created by Jean-Pierre Jeunet or Tim Burton, this very black comedy pushes the boundaries of physical theatre - watch it online at home!

Recording of a live Zoom event

Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Watch the recording of the live online poetry and music event celebrating the 89th birthday of Barry Jones at home.

Old Friends , New Beginnings

Luke Severn & Elyane Laussade Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Experience the full spectrum of emotion and intimacy that the cello and piano execute so well.

live zoom broadcast

Barry Jones & Friends Celebrate the Arts 2021

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Join us live online for an afternoon of poetry and music celebrating Barry Jones' 89th birthday

with Irene Vela, Matthew Arnold & Arnold Zable

Kavisha Mazzella Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

A moving online concert with ARIA Award-winner Kavisha Mazella filled with storytelling and music.

The Good Girl Song Project

Voyage Online

fortyfivedownstairs online 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

A new Australian musical written by Helen Begley.

Shostakovich and Schumann

Rathdowne Quartet & Tamara Smolyar Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Rathdowne Quartet with Tamara Smolyar at home as they perform one of the greatest chamber works ever written.

Yelian He, Yasmin Rowe & Joseph Lallo

Collide Online: Unity

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Collide at home, sharing with you their blend of colour, fervour, and spirit with works of Mozart, Glinka, Milhaud

Georgina Lewis, Kyla Matsuura-Miller, Steph Arnold

Solstice Trio Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch Solstice Trio at home. A program of New York-based composers at the boundaries of contemporary classical, jazz and electronic music.

Liszt's Complete Hungarian Rhapsodies for Piano Four Hands

Coady Green & Christopher Smith Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch the recording of a rare virtuosic event - Liszt's complete Hungarian Rhapsodies, arranged for piano four hands.

Coady Green & Justin Kenealy

Duo Eclettico Online: Solicitude

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Watch the recording of Duo Eclettico's 'Solstice' concert, filmed during a live Zoom broadcast in January 2021.

Melbourne Shakespeare Company

King Lear Online

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

A moving contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy

Karen van Spall, Adam Miller, Coady Green, Melanie Hillman

Fantastique! The Life and Loves of Hector Berlioz

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

LIVE AT VENUE OR LIVESTREAM AT HOME
Created using journal entries, letters and articles from Berlioz’s life, combined with a selection of his songs, and transcriptions of his orchestral works

Jen Silverman

Still by Jen Silverman

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

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.

Dee & Cornelius & Wilks

RUNT | Return Season

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

RUNT to return to our theatre after a sold-out premiere season

Helen Begley

Voyage

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

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.

Michael Griffiths

Michael Griffiths: Greatest Hits

fortyfivedownstairs theatre 45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000, Victoria, Australia

Helpmann Award winner and fortyfivedownstairs repeat offender Michael Griffiths returns with his greatest hits.

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