Melbourne

Melbourne Festival President steps down from Board of Directors
The renowned philanthropist and cultural leader has hung up his hat after four years on the Board.

New theatre inspired by classic tunes
Playwrights pen a playlet that’s only as long as a song for this unusual Red Stitch fundraiser.

Neko Case
Affecting the least pretentious stage presence you’re likely to see, Case's voice nevertheless impresses like an uncoiling python.

Laughing Wild
This production, by the two performers directing themselves, is a masterly take on Christopher Durang’s original social satire.

Cherry, Cherry: A Dining Room Tale
Accompanied by an Iranian and Mauritian meal, Neda Rahmani's incredible stories emerge over the course of an evening.

VAMFF brings culture and fashion to the runway
The Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival features a breathtaking cultural program of over 100 events this March.

Pacific Overtures
A production to be admired, respected and discussed.

$42.5 million for VCA redevelopment as part of arts precinct blueprint
The redevelopment is set to be the largest in the VCA’s history and will provide studios and performance and exhibition…

Something for Kate
As Something for Kate’s set undulates from drilling riffs to U2-style anthems, a field of 80s and 90s musical associations…

The Play's the Thing
The audience is invited into a rich world full of innuendoes, subversion, sabotage, frustration, irritation and put-downs.