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  • Can’t See for Looking

    Oliver Bradley

    The view becomes a window when a fly hits the glass; the next thought is which side is the fly on.

  • Gould: Elizabeth Acknowledged

    Bronni Krieger

    In a contemporary portrayal of Elizabeth Gould, Krieger has set her against a backdrop of the Australian bush. Gentle triggers allude to her uncertainty in an unknown land, perhaps a fear of finding herself unwelcome.

  • The Portable Park

    Gretchen Kaye

    Parks can be places of hushed silence until we allow them to speak to us. Until we halt and listen carefully to the poetry.

  • CUT

    Talking Walls Theatre

    The Melbourne premiere of Adelaide playwright Duncan Graham's acclaimed psychological thriller about a stalked flight attendant, performed by Christina McLachlan and directed by Laurence Strangio ('L'amante anglaise' and 'Krapp's Last Tape').

  • “Meet Me Under the Clocks”

    Pamela Reid

    Growing up, going into the city to catch-up with friends was always, “Meet me under the clocks” at Flinders St Station. Collins Street was ‘the Paris end’ and Federation Square was the Gas & Fuel building site.

    Free

  • The Peace Tune

    Abiy Sahle (saxophone), Alexander Nettelbeck (piano), Conrad Henderson (bass), and Lawrence Grifa (drums) perform original instrumental compositions highlighting the unique scales and rhythms of Ethiopian Music in an uplifting performance. This concert will highlight the music of Abiy Sahle’s recent album release, ‘The Peace Tune’.

  • CUOROSENSA: A Reverse Archaeology

    Marco Luccio

    In Cuorosensa, the artist’s bold, energetic and confident mark-making coheres into recognisable Luccio-esque themes — we see his Eiffel Tower, his Trojan Horse, his meditations on the myths and figures of classical antiquity — but closer inspection reveals a canvas of interlocking postcards with tantalising glimpses of the messages they once conveyed.

  • True West

    HSTheatre

    Actors Mark Diaco and Justin Hosking – co-founders of HSTheatre ('The Long Red Road' at fortyfivedownstairs) – will alternate the roles of brothers Austin and Lee in a new production of Sam Shepard’s modern masterpiece about the double nature of sibling rivalry.

  • Spoken Word Circle

    Featuring new and established wordsmiths

    fortyfivedownstairs presents Spoken Word Circle 22 April 2023: Saturday from 4:30 - 5:30 pm admission: Free ..An open mic night for anyone with pen or keyboard and a fire in their belly for words. All are welcome. fortyfivedownstairs Spoken Word Circle In the third week of April, fortyfivedownstairs continues the widely-enjoyed Spoken Word Circle happening for writers…

  • Gunga-na Dhum-nganjinu (The Stories We Hold Tightly)

    Isobel Morphy-Walsh

    Join this family of storytellers - Uncle Larry Walsh, Victoria Morphy, Hannah Morphy-Walsh, and Isobel Morphy-Walsh - and their special guests, as they weave creation, song, story, and movement together. Presented as part of the 2023 Yirramboi Festival.

  • Paul Capsis – Dry My Tears

    Paul Capsis and Francis Greep

    Paul Capsis, the inimitable and incomparable icon of cabaret, returns to fortyfivedownstairs for the Melbourne premiere of 'Dry My Tears', following an acclaimed run in Sydney. Accompanied by The Song Company's Francis Greep, Capsis will perform an acoustic set that includes music by Kurt Weill, Elton John, and Johnny Mercer.

  • Primavera

    John Mezzini

    Primavera showcases a collection of figurative paintings exploring themes of isolation, physical expression, and sexuality.

  • Orison

    Rebekah Stuart

    In relating closely to the term ‘Barocco’ meaning disfigured or oddly shaped pearl, the artist feels that so long as we are living, mortal beings, the openings to inspire us closer into who we are, may require the light’s counterpart of darkness to never desist.

  • Fishtail

    Kyle Minors

    Using algorithmic processes and generative techniques, the artist explores the intricate patterns and shapes that emerge from natural phenomena like the flow of water, the growth of plants, and the cold majesty of mountains.

  • Climbers

    Fever103 Theatre

    Presented by Fever103 theatre and directed by Monique Marani, this new Australian play about a young Cambridge student’s discovery of the Night Climbers (a secret society that gathers on the rooftops) is a powerful and poignant exploration of the barriers women face in traditionally male institutions, and the strength it takes to dismantle them.

  • Act of Love

    Shayle Flesser

    A new solo show of contemporary abstract paintings by artist Shayle Flesser.

  • Exiles

    Bloomsday in Melbourne

    Bloomsday in Melbourne's annual celebration of James Joyce continues with the Victorian premiere of his only play, exploring questions key to his masterpiece 'Ulysses' (1922). If love is constrained by conventional bonds of fidelity, is it love at all?

  • Spoken Word Circle

    Featuring new and established wordsmiths

    An un-ticketed evening open to anyone from the curious to the ambitious who have an interest in sharing or experiencing living, breathing literature.

    Free

  • Voice Plains & Memory Depth Metres

    Annette Wagner

    Focusing on a specific water system, the Murray River Floodplains network, Wagner explores a network of material and socially-engaged artworks that brings into view our individual and collective social and political memories of water.

  • Honne

    Ksenia Shinkarenko

    Ksenia’s work aims to open an intimate dialog that transitions the viewer from their daily chaos to a remote restorative space, inviting them to look within and find the connection to the wider world.

  • Just a Boy, Standing in Front of a Girl

    15 Minutes from Anywhere

    Director Beng Oh and writer Jane Miller continue their acclaimed collaboration ('True Love Travels on a Gravel Road' and 'Cuckoo' at fortyfivedownstairs) with an adaptation of Medea for our times.

  • SEE BEYOND : Artwork by Women in Victorian Prisons

    Somebody's Daughter Theatre Presents

    This exhibition at fortyfivedownstairs is a selection of artworks collected over the many years of Somebody’s Daughter’s work with women in Victorian prisons.

  • Far Away

    Patalog Theatre

    Following the success of 'Punk Rock' at fortyfivedownstairs in 2019, Patalog Theatre returns with a new production of iconic playwright Caryl Churchill’s masterwork 'Far Away', directed by Cassandra Fumi and featuring Alison Whyte, Lucy Ansell, and Darcy Kent.

  • Everything is Connected

    Sophie Perez

    This series of paintings and drawings from night and day are a moment in time of being truly immersed and connected to nature.

  • Cadence

    Lindi Forde

    'Cadence' is a series of abstract artworks which began by delving into the allure and mysticism of indigo then moved into a brighter palette, evolving into a celebration of colour and rhythm.

  • kerosene & SIRENS

    VIMH

    A double bill of Benjamin Nichol’s acclaimed plays - the multi-Green Room award-winning 'kerosene', directed by Nichol and performed/co-directed by Izabella Yena, and the acclaimed 2022 Melbourne Fringe hit 'SIRENS', directed by Liv Satchell, co-created by Izabella Yena, and performed by Nichol.

  • Unsprung

    Janno McLaughlin

    Unsprung is a play on ‘spring’ and its connotations of hope, metaphor, new life, and new beginnings.

  • Image of large naked woman from behind

    Take Up Space

    Jemima Longworth

    Unapologetically present, Jemima's oil paintings explore the needlessly insistent sexualisation of the assumed woman’s form.

  • Samantha Hargreaves: Farewell Concert

    Samantha Hargreaves

    An afternoon of opera, Filipino folk-song, and golden age musical theatre, hosted by bass-baritone Eddie Muliaumaseali'i, and featuring Samantha Hargreaves (soprano), Coady Green (pianist), Bernardo Soler (guitarist), and Amanda Hargreaves (soprano).

  • Julius Caesar

    Melbourne Shakespeare Company

    Following the success of 'King Lear' at fortyfivedownstairs in 2021, Melbourne Shakespeare Company returns with the Bard’s political thriller 'Julius Caesar', directed by Richard Murphett.

  • Three black and white film strips with greyscale images of the artist working in his studio

    TRACCE – TRACES: Works 1992-2023

    Michelangelo Russo

    This survey exhibition spans more than four decades of Michelangelo Russo's evolving practice.

  • our worlds, our words

    Students of Parkville College

    Welcome to “Our Worlds, Our Words”: an extraordinary exhibition showcasing the creative talent of students across the Parkville College campuses.