Latest Melbourne News

: 02 September 2010

Melbourne Fringe Festival Launches 2010 Program

The 2010 Melbourne Fringe Festival program was launched in inner city Melbourne today by Minister Bronwyn Pike and Lord Mayor Robert Doyle.

: 31 August 2010

MTC Emerging Artists Appointments Announced

Melbourne Theatre Company is proud to announce this year’s Emerging Artists appointments.

: 25 August 2010

Epic opera event comes to Melbourne

Melbourne will play host to its first ever staging of Wagner’s epic, Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring Cycle) when Opera Australia brings this gargantuan production to the magnificent State Theatre in 2013.

: 10 August 2010

Join the Pop-Up Project Squad

Join Melbourne Festival for a very special experience that reveals the extraordinary rhythm of the everyday, in the Pop-Up Project, a playful new initiative set to infiltrate the city on Saturday 16 October.

: 28 July 2010

Simon Phillips to step down as Artistic Director of MTC

Chairman of the Melbourne Theatre Company’s Board, Derek Young today announced that after more than 10 years at the helm of one of the most successful theatre companies in Australia, MTC Artistic Director and Chief Executive Simon Phillips would leave his roles with MTC at the conclusion of the 2011 Season.

: 14 July 2010

2010 Melbourne International Arts Festival launched!

The 25th Melbourne Festival, and the second under the artistic direction of Brett Sheehy, was launched on Tuesday night, 13 July, announcing a dynamic and emotive program of work from some of the finest creative minds of our times.

: 28 June 2010

Hairspray the Musical - Australian Cast Announced

On a particularly cold winter's day today, the sky's cleared and the sun shone brightly as a convoy of 60s vintage cars pulled up outside Melbourne's majestic Princess Theatre.

: 15 June 2010

Record Attendance for 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Proving once again that we love nothing more than a good chuckle, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has announced record attendances and box office for the 2010 Festival.