Melbourne
Melbourne's original outdoor cinema hits the Royal Botanic Gardens from the end of November through March, screening current releases and retro classics…
Must-see entertainment in Victoria
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Victoria
Ballarat’s best original live-music venue showcases local and touring rock and indie bands in its grungy band room.
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Victoria
In operation since the 1850s, the Theatre Royal is a Castlemaine landmark that hosts a fantastic range of cinema as well as touring live bands. Recent…
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Melbourne
At the back of a car park near the train tracks is not usually a great spot to hang out, but here you'll find a street-art-covered warehouse facade…
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Victoria
The new owners of this much-loved grungy band room have made food a big feature, but thankfully they're still booking quality Aussie indie bands: there…
Great Ocean Road
This art-deco theatre (built 1937) shows new-release films daily in peak season.
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Victoria
At the Glenrowan Tourist Centre, Ned Kelly’s Last Stand is an over-the-top animated performance where Kelly’s story is told in a series of rooms by a cast…
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Victoria
Every night at dusk this 360-degree laser, light and water show re-creates the creation of the Murray River from prehistoric times to the present day…
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Melbourne
More than 50 years old, Melbourne-based Australian Ballet performs traditional and new works in the Arts Centre and around the country. Take an hour-long…
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Melbourne
Set up by Lonely Planet founders Maureen and Tony Wheeler to showcase 'books, writing and ideas', this centre has become an important part of the city's…
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Victoria
Launched in early 2019, the sound-and-light show at Sovereign Hill tells the story of the Indigenous Wadawurrung before launching into the discovery of…
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Melbourne
This building may look like a framed piece of giant honeycomb, but it’s actually home (or hive?) to the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra (www.mco.org.au), with…
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Melbourne
The MSO has a broad reach: while not afraid to be populist (it's done sell-out performances with Burt Bacharach and Kiss), it usually performs classical…
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Melbourne
In 2019 Melbourne's most legendary live-rock bar had to vacate its divey AC/DC Lane basement, ending up a few blocks away in this heritage-listed 19th…
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Melbourne
There's stand-up featuring Melbourne’s best-known funny people most nights of the week here. If you like to live dangerously, Tuesday's when professional…
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Melbourne
One of the city’s most atmospheric live-music venues, the Forum does double duty as a cinema during the Melbourne International Film Festival. The…
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Melbourne
The band room here is one of Melbourne’s most popular midsize venues. It's seen plenty of action over the years, from Dinosaur Jr to the Buzzcocks. If…
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Melbourne
Founded in 1953, MTC is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia. It stages up to a dozen productions each year, ranging from contemporary …
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Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
Victoria
This modern complex hosts a variety of events including touring plays, musicals and occasional concerts from well-known Australian bands and musicians. In…
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Victoria
A relic of the 1960s, when there were more than 330 drive-in cinemas across Australia, this National Trust-listed drive-in cinema is one of just a handful…
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Melbourne
See the latest in art-house, docos and foreign films at this cinema, a locals' favourite. Cheap Monday screenings ($7/10 before/after 4pm).
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Melbourne
Down a typical Melbourne laneway, this eccentric little cabaret club stages acts from drag and improvised comedy to Glee singalongs and theatre. The rooms…
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Melbourne
An atmospheric venue well suited to cabaret, the Toff also works for intimate gigs by rock gods, avant-folksters and dance-hall queens. The moody bar next…
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Melbourne
As theatre-lovers wait for La Mama Theatre (205 Faraday St) to rebuild following a fire in 2018, it's business as usual at the nearby larger venue, La…
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Melbourne
This beautiful amphitheatre in the park is used for a variety of outdoor events, from popular concerts (think AC/DC, Neil Diamond and Florence and the…
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Melbourne
Dedicated to promoting Australian works, this exciting company stages interesting productions in its own theatre, converted from an atmospheric old brick…
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Victoria
The site of Ballarat's first official Australian Rules Football (AFL) game – Western Bulldogs versus Port Power in 2017 – the city's new stadium has an…
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Sovereign Hill Lamplight Tours
Victoria
Get an insight into the darker aspects of life on the goldfields with these spooky lamplight walking tours. Actors give dramatic performances portraying…
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Melbourne
Built in 1858, what was one of the state's oldest churches is now one of Melbourne's most intimate performance venues. Come here for up close and personal…
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Victoria
The beautifully restored Capital with its grand neoclassical facade is the city's main venue for performing arts, with hundreds of shows each year. Here…
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Victoria
Opened within the old Sandhurst Gaol, this impressive 951-seat theatre complex has the largest stage in regional Australia. It hosts a varied schedule of…
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Victoria
Adding to the charm of a spectacular historical streetscape is this grand 1930s cinema that screens the latest Hollywood flicks. Online tickets bring…
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Melbourne
On the outside Her Majesty's is painted-brick Second Empire; on the inside it’s 1930s Moderne. The home of musical comedy since 1880 and still going…
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Victoria
Sale's contemporary arts centre hosts a quality program of theatre productions, live comedy and music performances. Check its website for the schedule.
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Melbourne
This beautifully renovated 1854 theatre is the venue for super-slick musicals. It even has a resident ghost, that of opera singer Federici.
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Melbourne
Animal and adventure films in 3D screen on a grand scale here, with movies specially made for these giant screens.
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Melbourne
The opulent Regent, built as a picture palace in 1929, hosts big-name musicals, opera, comedy and concerts.
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Melbourne
Part of Arts Centre Melbourne, this large, round structure is well known for its excellent acoustics, with decor inspired by Australia’s mineral and…
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Melbourne
Dedicated to innovation and accessibility, this opera company's program, pleasingly, doesn’t always play it safe. New Australian works and performances…
