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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.

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

Melbourne Shakespeare Company

King Lear Online

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

A moving contemporary adaptation of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Liane Keegan, Juel Riggall, Naomi Summers and Isaac Mouskovias

Close to Home

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

A recital program of classical and contemporary music featuring acclaimed dramatic contralto Liane Keegan, mezzo soprano Juel Riggall, soprano Naomi Summers and pianist Issac Mouskovias.

Ben Anderson and fortyfivedownstairs

The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven

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

Winner of the Green Room Award for Best Independent Production in 2021, Kitan Petkovski’s acclaimed production returns as part of the 2023 Midsumma Festival. Join Queen Jesus (Kristen Smyth) for a revolutionary queer ritual in which bread is shared, wine is drunk, and familiar stories are reimagined by a transgender Jesus.

Jo Clifford

An Hour with Queen Jesus – Jo Clifford

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

In this Melbourne exclusive, revolutionary trans icon Jo Clifford hosts a deeply personal introduction to her ground-breaking play, 'The Gospel According to Jesus, Queen of Heaven'.

The Maybe Pile

Trophy Boys

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

A new Australian play by Emmanuelle Mattana, 'Trophy Boys' is a queer black comedy and drag extravaganza about power, privilege, and high school debating. Directed by Marni Mount and presented as part of the 2023 Midsumma Festival.

Spinning Plates Co.

THE CROCODILE

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

Director Cassandra Fumi re-teams with the Green Room Award-winning designer behind 'The Mermaid' at La Mama – Set and Costume Designer Dann Barber – to bring Tom Basden's adaptation of Dostoevsky's 'The Crocodile' to life. A play about art, animals, and what happens when you try to take on the system from within… a crocodile.

Coady Green

fortyfivedownstairs Chamber Music Festival 2023

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

Acclaimed and award-winning pianist Coady Green has once again pulled together an outstanding group of musicians and ensembles for a two-week music series featuring ten performances with highly varied programs.

Michael Leslie

Michael Leslie, J. S. Bach: Goldberg Variations

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

The Institute of Enquiring Minds presents this recital by legendary Australian pianist Michael Leslie, who will perform Bach's beloved Goldberg Variations.

Talking Walls Theatre

CUT

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

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').

The Peace Tune

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

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’.

HSTheatre

True West

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

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.

Isobel Morphy-Walsh

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

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

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 and Francis Greep

Paul Capsis – Dry My Tears

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

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.

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