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  • A person in a white sweater with black jeans and converses sits leaning against a large concrete pillar. They are staring at the camera with a knowing look. The pillar is lit in a blue light and arches out into the ceiling. Around the pillar are blurs of the same person in motion.
    Genre: Theatre
    FUTURE
    An exhilarating crowd-sourced vision of the future assembled by award-winning theatre-makers.
    • Artists PIGEONPIGEON
    • Dates 09 - 20 Oct (50mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room
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  • A mannequin head wearing a blonde wig and heart shaped sunglasses sits amongst bits of fabric and a disco ball. A microphone presses towards its mouth. The microphone has the words
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Fringe-o-vision
    Europe’s most iconic contest gets the Club Fringe treatment.
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe
    • Dates 13 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • An AI generated image of a horse wearing a bright yellow space suit in front of a grey background.
    Genre: Experimental
    Hello Red Planet VR
    A sales pitch in virtual reality : why we should re-locate to Mars.
    • Directed by Jeff Achtem
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (180mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall
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  • The image depicts a person sitting in a bathtub while fully dressed in a wet suit and tie. They have disheveled hair and are holding a drink in one hand, looking somewhat dazed or contemplative. The setting is a plain, tiled bathroom, and water is still running from the faucet, adding to the chaotic, perhaps melancholic atmosphere. The overall vibe suggests a dramatic or surreal moment, with a touch of dark humor or cinematic intensity, reminiscent of a scene from a French film.
    Genre: Comedy
    Fin, Like the End of a French Film
    A debut solo hour of stand up comedy about being queer and upsetting your Dad.
    • Written and Performed by Fin McLachlan
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (50mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers
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  • A man and women's facial side profile, both kissing a bulb of garlic. The woman's face has blood dripping from her lip. Their faces are on front of a red background.
    Genre: Theatre
    IBS: Irritable Blood Suckers
    A rom-com from your 2012 tumblr dreams. A garlic-induced IBS girly meets a vampire from Geelong.
    • Presented by Artistic Allsort
    • Dates 02 - 06 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room
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  • A collection of different clocks in a haphazard pile
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: 3 Minutes to Save the World
    Forget Madonna and JT — it’s Fringe artists who will save the world.
    • Featuring Oozing Future, Imogen Kelly, Karma Dance, Lilium and more!
    • Dates 18 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • Four women are standing in front of a white background, their legs and feet are on display. They are all wearing different outfits. The woman on the left is wearing a green coat and white boots. The next woman is wearing a colorful jacket, a green skirt, and gray boots. The next woman is wearing a black and white jumpsuit and black boots. The last woman on the right is wearing a purple suit and leopard-print shoes.
    Genre: Cabaret
    GRRRL Power
    Celebrating the rebels, pioneers, queens and femme fatales of the girl band revolution.
    • Written and Directed by Chelsea Wilson and Fem Belling
    • Dates 02 - 06 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom
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  • The cast of Seen & Heard are depicted in black and white against a candy pink background. From left to right: Lazy Susan with a beehive hairdo and sunglasses, Maureen McGillicuddy in a floral dress, Tina Del Twist in a mumu and cloche, Frankie van Kan with long, flowing locks, and Anna Lumb in a leotard and ribbons.
    Genre: Cabaret
    SEEN & HEARD
    The art of storytelling meets the thrill of the variety show. Seen & Heard is back!
    • Directed by Rebecca Church
    • Dates 09 - 13 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Quilt Room
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  • A cellist with long blonde hair and formal black attire sits playing her cello. Her eyes looking sideways as if on the lookout for something.
    Genre: Experimental
    Delusions and Grandeur
    A solo cello recital meets a clown show.
    • Created by Karen Hall
    • Dates 09 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Evatt Room
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  • A young man is onstage holding a microphone. He is dressed in a baggy tshirt with an alien on it and looks out with a mischievous smile as he tells a joke.
    Genre: Comedy
    Ratbag
    Legit, epic, and allergic to girls. Danny Sewell is a Ratbag.
    • Written and Performed by Danny Sewell
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (55mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Archive Room
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  • Image is of Oliver Coleman. He has short curly hair and blue eyes. He is wearing a green shirt.
    Genre: Comedy
    Oliver Coleman - Seeing What Happens (An Improvised Stand-Up Comedy Show)
    Fully immerse yourself in the magic of live performance with Oliver Coleman!
    • Presented by Token Events
    • Dates 09 - 13 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Evatt Room
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  • Greg, a white man in his 40s is standing holding a hat with a white shirt and bow tie, and Isabella, a woman in a black sparkly leotard and hat with a diamante choker, is standing crouched on a black bentwood chair next to him.
    Genre: Cabaret
    Cabaret Unscripted
    A wild and sexy 1930s cabaret comes to life with two of Australia’s best musical comedy improvisers.
    • Starring Isabella Valette and Greg Lavell
    • Dates 02 - 13 Oct (55mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Solidarity Hall
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  • Two disembodied and distorted colourfully illustrated heads float in the sky above tumultuous seas. A sketch sits in the foreground of a boat of poor travellers defiantly sail into an enormous wave.
    Genre: Theatre
    Twenty Million Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
    If we could afford a submarine this show would be a lot better, but we'll have to make do with junk.
    • Created and Performed by Pummel Squad
    • Dates 02 - 10 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Meeting Room
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  • The image features chaotic snapshot of 4 people in a cluttered garage at night time, with several props featuring. A man dressed in an oversized blue-denim jacket, thick yellow scarf and a yellow hat stares intensely into the camera. He is holding a bright orange kite with black print of a bird with it's wings spread. Around him are three other people shouting at each other and at the camera with their mouths wide open. There's table with a lit green candle, a washing machine and an inflated ball with blue, black and yellow panel around these characters.
    Genre: Theatre
    Running Into The Sun
    10 musicians, dancers and actors come together from far and wide for this high energy collaboration.
    • Written and Directed by Ben Ashby
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Solidarity Hall
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  • A drawn image of a red, plush cozy chair on a background of painted swirling rainbow colours.
    Genre: Experimental
    Where You Were
    Settle into a comfy armchair for an intimate storytelling experience blending memory and imagination
    • Created and Performed by Eidann Glover and Oliver Cowen
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (10mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - The Temple
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  • A plastic crown lit in pink lighting
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party
    That’s a wrap baby – but not before we hand out the accolades!
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe
    • Dates 20 Oct (360mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • MzRizk DJing to a happy crowd of dancing people on a club rooftop.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: A Grand Bazaar
    Experience the lavish golden age of nightclubs across the Middle East.
    • Produced by Habibi Hafla and Mähallä
    • Dates 11 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • Pictured from left to right is Madonna, Britney Spears, Beyonce, Rihanna and Dua Lipa. In the background is an outline of a blurred watch face. There is purple and orange neon hue over the image with the Club Fringe logo, a neon eye, in the bottom-right corner.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: POPCHOPS PRESENTS TIMEBOMB
    I just wanna go back...
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe and Popchops
    • Dates 05 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • A collection of different clocks in a haphazard pile
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: 3 Minutes to Save the World
    Forget Madonna and JT — it’s Fringe artists who will save the world.
    • Featuring Oozing Future, Imogen Kelly, Karma Dance, Lilium and more!
    • Dates 18 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • Drag King wearing black and white performing on stage. Large crowd cheering them on.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: BONEZ
    Calling all queers, goths, punk rockers and emo lovers!
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe and BONEZ Queer Party
    • Dates 12 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • A mannequin head wearing a blonde wig and heart shaped sunglasses sits amongst bits of fabric and a disco ball. A microphone presses towards its mouth. The microphone has the words
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Fringe-o-vision
    Europe’s most iconic contest gets the Club Fringe treatment.
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe
    • Dates 13 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • A woman with blue and green hair is wearing a pink leather skirt and a black shirt with trolls printed on the collar. She is smiling brightly whilst looking at another woman who has party hats all over her body and is smearing frosting on her chest. The background is full of lots of blurred colours and the foreground has a tray of food bits for baking.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Born to Party
    Cake, candles & chaos - your birthday treat!
    • Curated by Scratch Arts and Blanke Pop
    • Dates 19 Oct (240mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • Four people stand in front of a spangly star backdrop in an awkward
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: The Fringe Formal Vol 2: 1994
    Last year's sold out cult comedy lineup returns!
    • Produced by Hairbrush Comedy x Limbo Comedy
    • Dates 06 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • Three hands decorated with long nails, googly eyes and diamonds extend out to one another covered in slime. There is a pink and orange wash over the image with a neon eye in the corner, the Club Fringe logo.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Creatures of the Blak Lagoon
    Join this Murky Mob for a night of freaky frivolities...
    • Created and Performed by The Motherless Collective
    • Dates 04 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • A plastic crown lit in pink lighting
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    CLUB FRINGE: Awards Ceremony and Closing Night Party
    That’s a wrap baby – but not before we hand out the accolades!
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe
    • Dates 20 Oct (360mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - CLUB FRINGE
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  • A blurred photograph of a person walking down a suburban street at nighttime with their back to the viewer.
    Genre: Theatre
    Transmission – into the dark
    A radio-based live performance inviting you on a journey through suburban streets and into the dark
    • Created by one step at a time like this - Suzanne Kersten, Clair Korobacz, Julian Rickert, Sharon Thompson
    • Dates 30 Sep - 05 Oct (90mins)
    • Venue Secret Location in Newport
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  • Four square portrait photos of two women and two men with serious expressions on their faces with a black background.. The two women photos are side by side and the two men photos are upside down under them.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    Four Sites
    4 remarkable independent choreographers, 4 new works, in 4 distinct locations at Abbotsford Convent.
    • Curated by Jo Lloyd
    • Dates 04 - 05 Oct (90mins)
    • Venue Abbotsford Convent
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  • Against a bright pink background, two people sit on the floor with their back to the camera. One lies on their back, knees bent, with their hands holding their head up; the second sitting up straight. Each person's head is slightly tilted toward each other, but their faces are not seen.
    Genre: Experimental
    Body of Knowledge
    A powerful meditation on age and change
    • Directed by Samara Hersch
    • Dates 05 - 10 Oct (90mins)
    • Venue Bowery Theatre
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  • An image of a woman holding a mirror ball in her arms, as she stands against a silver-pink background. She is wearing a shimmering silver corset, has long, silver taloned fingernails, long dark hair, curled eyelashes, sparkling pink eye shadow and a closed mouth wearing dark pink lipstick. Silvers stars on slender silver sticks appear to be forming a crown above her ahead.
    Genre: Cabaret
    Finucane & Smith's Global Smash Club
    Finucane & Smith’s wild club takeover. Global smash. F*cked up hits. Living legends. Futurespective.
    • Created by Finucane & Smith
    • Dates 16 - 19 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - ETU Ballroom
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  • A dramatic close up of half of a performer's face with white makeup, with dark black eyebrows, a moustache, and bright red lips.
    Genre: Theatre
    Bad Boy
    A powerful new play from the acclaimed team of Susie Dee, Patricia Cornelius and Nicci Wilks.
    • Presented by Dee, Cornelius and Wilks
    • Dates 26 Sep - 13 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue fortyfivedownstairs
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  • The image shows a bald person with a muscular build, covered in body paint that resembles tibal or abstract patterns. They are holding a large hula hoop in a dynamic pose against a dark background.
    Genre: Circus
    Apocrypha
    Alt-circus for the unholy
    • Created by Mitch Jones (Oozing Future)
    • Dates 11 - 19 Oct (70mins)
    • Venue Darebin Arts Centre
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  • A group of classical Indian dancers adorned with jewels on their bodies and hair, cluster around an elevated dancer who has their hands above their head crossed at the wrist.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    Temple of Desire
    A celebration of spirituality and sensuality, through the beauty of classical Indian dance.
    • Directed by Govind Pillai
    • Dates 04 - 05 Oct (45mins)
    • Venue Malthouse - Beckett Theatre
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  • A person is sitting on an edge of a single bed. Their body is draped over their legs with their long auburn hair covering their face. The bed is in a metal bedframe. The bed is in front of a large projection of flames in a theatrically lit space.
    Genre: Visual Arts & Film
    FLAMES DANCED IN THEIR HAIR BUT DID NOT BURN THEM
    A multi-channel video work made in collaboration with the cast of THE BACCHAE (2015).
    • Created by Fraught Outfit
    • Dates 26 Sep - 06 Oct (360mins)
    • Venue Buxton Contemporary
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  • A photo of David Williams dressed in a cartoon illustrated apron, holding a pair of wooden tongs and holding an edited portrait of Scott Morrison wearing a flower crown under his arm
    Genre: Experimental
    COOKED: Hot Nights – Democracy Sausage
    Tasty democracy snacks and bespoke site-responsive theatre for the right here, right now.
    • Created and Performed by David Williams
    • Dates 14 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Fed Square - Amphitheatre
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  • Personified pint of beer in a digital illustration style. The beer is walking and holding a microphone while laughing. It has a large smile across its face and lots of foam spilling out from over the top.
    Genre: Comedy
    The Comedy Crawl - Fitzroy
    Five comedians. Four bars. One hilarious day. Sure fire sell out!
    • Presented by Pub Crawl Productions
    • Dates 05 - 20 Oct (210mins)
    • Venue The Stone Hotel
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  • Image shows a glass of gin, with a slice of lime and a green juniper herb garnish. Alongside is a microphone, with its cable attached. These two items are on a white surface and white background, capturing a still-life aesthetic.
    Genre: Comedy
    Comedy Gin Tasting
    It's a comedy show with gin; it's a gin tasting with comedy.
    • Presented by Mark Butler
    • Dates 04 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Elephant and Wheelbarrow
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  • Two people sit on a metal bench and another person stands in front of it in front of a white background. One seated person is holding a large metal cooking pot on their lap. The person standing is holding a fish. There is a cartoon picture of a fork drawn over the top corner of the photograph.
    Genre: Experimental
    COOKED: Hot Nights – Ari Angkasa's Suspicious Fish
    A variety show of Indonesian primetime television lore with snacks made by angels.
    • Performed by Ari Angkasa and Margot Morales
    • Dates 03 - 17 Oct (180mins)
    • Venue Fed Square - Amphitheatre
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  • Tina Del Twist wearing a purple frock, holding a fish bowl of wine and a microphone with one eye covered and looking up to her right. Image is a tone of purples with a spot light shaped like a moon around the top part of her body.
    Genre: Cabaret
    Tina Lets Loose
    Australia's much-loved nightingale. A voice as smooth as honey and a comedic wit that shreds brie.
    • Performed by Tina Del Twist
    • Dates 01 - 06 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Grouse Melbourne - Room 7
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  • A man stands in front of a dark red background, pictured from the torso up. He has short, neat black hair and wears a black tshirt covered in a dark grey blazer. His hands are seen to be clutching at each opening side of the blazer.
    Genre: Comedy
    We Miss Brother H
    A night of standup, sketch and storytelling comedy just like SNL but from Temu.
    • Performed by Sean Diao
    • Dates 18 - 19 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Chinese Museum: Education Space
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  • The image features a collection of food items skewered on toothpicks, arranged on top of what appears to be a half of a grapefruit or orange, which is placed on a plate. The food items include cubes of cheese, olives, crackers and small bread squares The image has a bluish tone, with darker areas appearing lighter and vice versa. The overall appearance is reminiscent of a photographic negative.
    Genre: Parties & Social Events
    Nocturnal: Food for Thought
    Museum After Dark
    • Presented by Melbourne Museum
    • Dates 10 Oct (180mins)
    • Venue Melbourne Museum
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  • Black background with a circle filled with fruit and vegetables
    Genre: Visual Arts & Film
    Art is Food for the Soul
    Exploring how art and food can uncover new perspectives and build empathy.
    • Produced by Wunder Gym
    • Dates 27 Sep - 20 Oct (1440mins)
    • Venue Laneway Gallery
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  • Artworks span the wall to the left whilst attendees to the exhibition converse to the right
    Genre: Visual Arts & Film
    ARISE 3
    Experimental and vibrant, showcasing all forms of arts from Naarm's diverse emerging creatives.
    • Presented by Zap Exhibitions
    • Dates 09 - 20 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue Abbotsford Convent - The Store
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  • A knitted toy clown wearing a hat and an apron. In the pocket of the apron is a knitted carrot and knitted sausages. The clown is holding a knitted banana and knitted pie in each of it's hands. There are cartoon drawings over the top of the photo.
    Genre: Experimental
    Sold Out
    COOKED: Grill Privé – Hoons and Buggers
    Utterly absurd, entirely rewarding dinner for bent around hosting and guesting.
    • Curated by Long Prawn and Hosted by Ecstasy Cookbook
    • Dates 02 - 16 Oct (150mins)
    • Venue Fed Square - Amphitheatre
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  • The image features five individuals' smiling faces arranged in a circular pattern around a central red shape. The background is red and each face is cut out and outlined in yellow, contrasting with the vibrant red background. The image is framed with a yellow decorative design in the corners. and border.
    Genre: Comedy
    Rice, Spice and Everything Nice: an Asian Comedy Showcase
    A stand-up comedy act of 5 similar looking but uniquely funny comedians from Melbourne.
    • Featuring Ryotaro A, Jay-C, Tim L, Scott Z and Gidion G
    • Dates 11 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Chinese Museum: Education Space
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  • This image depicts a microphone and a glass of whiskey placed on a wooden surface, likely in a dimly lit environment. The warm lighting adds a cozy and intimate atmosphere to the scene.
    Genre: Comedy
    Comedy Whiskey Tasting
    It's a comedy show with whiskey; it's a whiskey tasting with comedy.
    • Presented by Mark Butler
    • Dates 05 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Elephant and Wheelbarrow
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  • A man is standing on stage, holding a microphone close to his mouth. He is wearing a dark vest, a long-sleeved shirt, a black cap, and gloves with skull patterns. The background is dark, emphasizing the spotlight on him.
    Genre: Words & Ideas
    "Echoes from the Horn" Poetry Reading
    Experience Mo's struggle from Somalia to a new life, blending personal stories in a hero's journey.
    • Presented by Mohamed Sudi
    • Dates 02 - 06 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Music Room
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  • A man in a red blazer and black bow tie delicately holds a tea cup and saucer in front of an orange background as an outrageous party is in full swing behind him. The four people behind him are holding streamers and party poppers, and the scene is filled with orange and blue balloons.
    Genre: Theatre
    Tea Party!
    Break all the rules at Tea Party! – a free event hosted by the Rollercoaster ensemble.
    • Created and Performed by Rollercoaster Theatre
    • Dates 09 - 13 Oct (45mins)
    • Venue No Vacancy Gallery
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  • A handsome rugged, bearded man balances a delicate butterfly on his finger with a waterfall in the background.
    Genre: Comedy
    Marcus Ryan - Eat, Pray, Walk
    Educational true story of an unprepared fool's walk across Europe! Heartwarming, funny & inspiring!
    • Written and Performed by Marcus Ryan
    • Dates 11 - 13 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Elephant and Wheelbarrow
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  • A sculpture of a sausage with an animated face is positioned on a metal trolley. There is an illustration of a creature with an elongated nose drawn over the top of the photograph.
    Genre: Experimental
    COOKED: Open Grill
    A smoulderingly antipodean BBQ and performance space for gathering, cooking, art and participation.
    • Concept by Long Prawn
    • Dates 04 - 19 Oct (180mins)
    • Venue Fed Square - Amphitheatre
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  • A cream coloured toy rabbit with long ears and a pink nose on top of a gate post, seen from above. Behind the rabbit, there is the lines of the fence, the gate and the bricks edging the garden as a diagonal cross.
    Genre: Kids
    Land of the Lost
    An enchanting and sensitive installation work where the very youngest lead the way.
    • Devised by Hannah Vrijenhoek, Sue Giles and Kate Sulan
    • Dates 08 - 19 Oct (45mins)
    • Venue Abbotsford Convent - Oratory
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  • Two performers smile at the camera, their hands are put together in a heart shape near their chests. The first is Genevieve Mooy, who is playing Gran. She is wearing a bright pink cardigan, and has short white hair, sparkling blue eyes and a warm smile. Below her is Matt Kelly, he is wearing a dark green t-shirt. His light brown eyebrows and hair are raised in delight and he has a large (slightly goofy) smile on his face.
    Genre: Kids
    Best. Party. Ever.
    An interactive Zoom show for Grandparents and their Grandchildren who live apart!
    • Performed by Matt Kelly and Genevieve Mooy
    • Dates 17 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Digital Fringe
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  • An image of a child's bedroom window that looks out to a rocket ship in the sky.
    Genre: Kids
    Dream Swamp
    A dance performance by Melanie Lane that transports children to a universe of magic and adventure
    • Choreographed by Melanie Lane
    • Dates 02 - 05 Oct (35mins)
    • Venue The Substation
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  • In a gallery, two people discuss an artwork out of frame
    Genre: Visual Arts & Film
    Design Fringe: Meet The Designers
    Find out what local designers reveal about the world we live in, as part of Design Fringe 2024.
    • Presented by Melbourne Fringe and Linden New Art
    • Dates 12 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Linden New Art
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  • Two people lie side by side on the ground, their heads close together, surrounded by leaves and debris. The person on the left, wearing a checkered shirt, stares upwards with a contemplative expression. The person on the right, dressed in an orange high-visibility work shirt, also gazes up, their face turned slightly towards the camera. Scattered around them are discarded items like a remote control, a plastic bottle, and a paper cup, adding to the gritty, urban setting.
    Genre: Theatre
    Dirty Old Town
    Longing, loneliness and coming of age in contemporary Australia.
    • Written by James Madsen-Smith
    • Dates 08 - 12 Oct (50mins)
    • Venue Bluestone Church Arts Space
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  • A bronze statue depicting Zelda D'Aprano holding a sign that reads
    Genre: Words & Ideas
    Feminist Hall Tours at Trades Hall
    An insightful walking tour of Trades Hall.
    • Presented by The Victorian Trades Hall Council
    • Dates 03 - 10 Oct (90mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall
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  • A man holding a microphone and smiling, superimposed over a cityscape. The scene has a green tint with a vintage, distressed texture overlay. The city features modern buildings, a waterfront, and boats, creating a juxtaposition with the man's portrait.
    Genre: Comedy
    Almost Gone
    Shayne Hunter True Crime Walking Tour: A Comedian's Guide to Melbourne's Dark Past! - CBD Volume 2
    Discover more of Melbourne's dark past in this thrilling second volume.
    • Written and Directed by Shayne Hunter
    • Dates 02 - 20 Oct (90mins)
    • Venue Meet at 191 Queen St
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  • The performer sits cross-legged on the floor in a black singlet and pants next to a collection of haunted objects. There is an illuminated carved pumpkin held by a sheet ghost, next to a pile of vintage suitcases and a large vintage painting of a shop at sea, with a skeleton torso hanging over.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    Grim Grinning Ghosts
    A one of a kind choreographic séance. This work will stay with you, it might even follow you home.
    • Created and Performed by Alix Kuijpers
    • Dates 10 - 19 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Dancehouse - Skylab
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  • Five people (two women and three men) are leaning against a vacant butcher's cabinet. They appear laidback, cool and calm. They are looking into the camera.
    Genre: Comedy
    The Migration Office
    To the people who have been asked, "but where are you really from?" this show is for you.
    • Produced by Beray Uzunbay and Benzir Siddiqui
    • Dates 02 - 12 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Corner Store
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  • A hand drawn, golden framed picture with high contrast editing. It features 'The Heart' on their knees, who's wearing a black suit and wielding a dagger behind their back. They're facing 'The Soul', who is wearing a white dress and holding a vial of red poison behind their back. They're sitting on a throne looking down at 'The Heart'. The throne bears an emblem of a snake eating itself. There's a realistic hand puppet-erring both 'The Heart' & 'The Soul'. There's a white dying tree in the background.
    Genre: Cabaret
    After-Light: The Prog-Rock Opera
    Sexy, spooky and suspenseful... A character study of rebirth and redemption.
    • Created by Zachary Vanstone
    • Dates 02 - 06 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Club Voltaire
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  • Three performers pose energetically amongst graffitied ruins of a brick building and wire fence. They look beaten up, bruised and bloody, wearing a collage of chaotic clothing items. One swings a baseball bat above his head while grimacing, one poses sexily adorned in chains, while the other roars with her mouth open wide.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave
    A 3-day rave condensed into an hour with this spectacle of pure endurance. A chaotic non-stop rave.
    • Presented by Oli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch & Sharvon Mortimer
    • Dates 11 - 12 Oct (70mins)
    • Venue Abbotsford Convent - Industrial School
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  • Greg, a white man in his 40s is standing holding a hat with a white shirt and bow tie, and Isabella, a woman in a black sparkly leotard and hat with a diamante choker, is standing crouched on a black bentwood chair next to him.
    Genre: Cabaret
    Cabaret Unscripted
    A wild and sexy 1930s cabaret comes to life with two of Australia’s best musical comedy improvisers.
    • Starring Isabella Valette and Greg Lavell
    • Dates 02 - 13 Oct (55mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Solidarity Hall
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  • Two hands coming out of a purple curtain, squeezing the curtain, as if holding/ hugging an invisible body.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    Guild Fringe: Body Talks
    An afternoon of moving conversations about dance, choreography and the body.
    • Presented by Union House Theatre and University of Melbourne Arts and Culture
    • Dates 03 Oct (120mins)
    • Venue Guild Theatre
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  • A person of Asian descent wearing a nude-beige slip dress sits on the floor with their legs out beside them, resting on their left hand. They have their hair in a long blonde plait, and on their head they are balancing a book. In their right hand they are pouring water from a red tin cup into a white and green kitchen appliance, possibly a coffee machine. They look slyly out of the corner of their eye towards the audience.
    Genre: Dance & Physical Theatre
    Girl's Notes
    Traversing the boundaries of contemporary dance and gender to ask – how should women behave?
    • Created by SU Pin-Wen
    • Dates 11 - 12 Oct (40mins)
    • Venue Melbourne Recital Centre - Primrose Potter Salon
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  • Five artists are on stage, they are standing on small lamps. They are posed in a variety of acrboatic poses, with one person floating on top of all the other performers, his hand resting on another performer's head.
    Genre: Circus
    Apricity
    A spectacle that transcends the boundaries of circus.
    • Presented by So Soiree Fringe Garden
    • Dates 17 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue The Ukiyo
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  • A grainy, black and white photo of a suspended tiled office ceiling with fluorescent lights.
    Genre: Visual Arts & Film
    9 to 5
    A gallery exhibition about the ways that artists fund their creativity and pay the rent.
    • Curated by Con Hunter & Nicole Robertson
    • Dates 01 - 13 Oct (300mins)
    • Venue The Old Bar Gallery
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  • A chaotic and colourful scene features a roaring, bearded figure resembling a god, with arms raised in fury. Below, two early humans exchange an apple, surrounded by a serpent forming a circle. The background is filled with erupting volcanoes, a dinosaur, a pink elephant, and the text
    Genre: Theatre
    Why Not Believe in Everything?
    Do you believe the earth is 4.6 billion years old or 6000 years old? Maybe you don't have to choose.
    • Written by Laura Fisher
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Club Voltaire
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  • A woman who looks comically disturbed, sits staring out into the distance. She is wearing a floral shirt and a red heart-shaped balloon attached to a string floats above her head.
    Genre: Theatre
    Cancelled
    Merely Beloved - CANCELLED
    An hilarious and heart-wrenching story about the only thing more devastating than death; love.
    • Created and Performed by Shoshana McCallum
    • Dates 16 - 20 Oct (55mins)
    • Venue Festival Hub: Trades Hall - Old Council Chambers
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  • A man with long lashes looks out wistfully as a pearl necklace cascades from his mouth. He is looking out to the side past the camera and is lit by blue and pink lighting.
    Genre: Theatre
    Oyster Boy
    He's a big fishy weirdo just waiting to be shucked.
    • Performed by Kyle Walmsley
    • Dates 15 - 19 Oct (60mins)
    • Venue Gasworks Arts Park - Studio Theatre
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