Performance
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BACK OF BURKE |
Back of Burke shares stories about being the black sheep within an eccentric suburban family, led by a brilliant lunatic – my father |
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BENN BENNETT NIGHT OF CABARET |
Cabaret performer Benn Bennett returns to Melbourne after a series of live musical performances in Copenhagen, Edinburgh and Berlin. |
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BORN WEST |
Presented by Company White Wolf, Born West paints an intimate portrait of life growing up in the western suburbs. Using dynamic physical, transformative and image-based theatre, Company White Wolf will take you on a physical and visceral journey of the senses. |
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DINNER IN A DRY DAM Presented by Punctum |
Dinner in a Dry Dam is a song cycle supper hosted by a woman with song in her soul and a gun at her side. |
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HERSTORY |
HerStory takes the audience on an exhilarating journey through the history of the Women’s Circus by weaving together and reinterpreting key moments from 18 years of performances |
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IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE DOING SOMETHING, BUT WE CAN’T IMAGINE WHAT YOU ARE DOING |
In this world premiere for Big West, percussionist Eugene Ughetti performs a series of works that cross the boundaries of music and choreography, challenging us to rethink how we see, hear and move. |
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LIFE LINES |
“My tales, like those of The Thousand and One Nights, are intended not to persuade readers, but to entertain and touch them.” Jorge Luis Borges |
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NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE |
This is a rare chance to see Fiona Scott-Norman's The Needle And The Damage Done, a joyous romp through a Top 10 of the worst records ever released |
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ONCE UPON A TIME |
Every human being has one memory from their past, from childhood to old age, that can shape them forever... |
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PHILLIPA’S SONG FROM ALL SOULS BY DANIEL KEENE Presented by Anglesea Performing Arts |
“ …Listen. It’s night. Of all souls. Here live those not yet in heaven nor sent to hell. All souls they are. And this night’s named for them…” |
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REJOICE – AN AFTERNOON OF JOYOUS SONG |
The Anglican Parish of Footscray has several choirs reflecting our dynamic community – Tongan, Indian, Sudanese, Anglo-Australian and the Chinese Church choir. |
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SNUFF PARTY |
The inaugural Snuff Party featuring the Town Bikes, Suitcase Royale, the Saddest Couple In The World and, of course, the Snuff Puppets themselves. |
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SO YOU THINK YOU CAN COW |
Have ever wanted your own private training intensive on performance practice? Have you ever wanted someone to tell you what to do in every circumstance? Have you ever wondered what it would be like to get inside a cow suit? |
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SUSTAINED |
By Simon Tengende. Sustained is a play about lives lived and experienced, loss and finding each other in difficult circumstances. |
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THE BILLING METHOD |
One girl, five personae, some rhythm, no method. |
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THE WRITER’S PYRE |
Benn Bennett offers you the chance to save the world from your bad writing... |
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TICKLE MY ARTS |
Presented by Victoria University. Celebrating the joyous, sexy, sunny and unpredictable nature of life. |
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TRANSLATIONS – GENERATIONS |
Join us on a journey through the worlds of seven Vietnamese Australian artists and their families. |
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‘SORRY’ – GOING FORWARD – STORIES FOR FIVE STANDING STONES |
Along the banks of the Maribyrnong River, five etched and painted volcanic rocks stand around a fireplace... |





















