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Details: 17 February 2010

With a 17 percent increase in the number of shows from last year, Australia’s largest cultural event – and one of the three biggest comedy festivals in the world – now boasts more laughs than ever.

Details: 16 February 2010

The Green Room Awards Association today announced the nominations for the 2009 Awards for excellence on the Melbourne stage.

Details: 15 February 2010

Rodney Rigby for Newtheatricals and the Hon Tim Holding, Minister for Tourism and Major Events, today announced that the critically acclaimed, five-time Tony Award® nominated Broadway musical ROCK OF AGES will open at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, in April 2011.

Details: 05 February 2010

Malthouse Theatre today announced that Marion Potts will take over as Artistic Director after Michael Kantor’s departure at the end of 2010.

Details: 14 December 2009

The winners for 2009 Short+Sweet Melbourne have been announced.

Details: 02 December 2009

Red Stitch Actors Theatre Artistic Director, David Whiteley this week announced the company’s first half season for 2010.

Details: 26 October 2009

Melbourne International Arts Festival has announced its highest ever box office takings and paid attendances in the Festival’s 24 year history, defying tough economic times across all industries including the Arts.

Details: 11 October 2009

The Melbourne Fringe Festival Awards celebrate and acknowledge the diversity, professionalism and exceptional quality of work in this year's festival.

Most read Melbourne reviews

West Gate | Melbourne Theatre Company
At 11.50am on October 15 1970, 35 men fell to their death as their place of work gave way from under them.
Heathers The Musical
Capturing the essence of its predecessor, Heathers The Musical is an absurdly comic production that doesn’t just walk the line of polite society but plans to blow it all up with reckless abandon.
The Glass Menagerie | Melbourne Theatre Company
This Glass Menagerie is top shelf, and while blessed with an extraordinary cast and the highest of production values, it will not meet with everyone’s measure of how this play should be staged.
Swan | Elf Lyons
Quirks of the source – and of the environment that sustains it – are cleanly exposed in a high-energy hour of physical comedy, delivered with moments of avian grace.
The Brut Truth: A Champagne Comedy Tasting | Prétentieux vin Branleur
It feels that the show hasn’t quite worked out what point it wants to make.