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Review: ‘Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland’ at Caulfield Racecourse (2025)

With only 24 sleeps until Santa brings presents to all the good boys and girls, Melbourne’s Christmas Wonderland should be on your list of must do festive family activities this Summer.

News: ‘Love Actually? The Musical Parody’ Announces Local Casts In Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane

Following extensive auditions across Australia, the Off-Broadway smash hit, Love Actually? The Musical Parody has announced three separate local casts for its Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane festive seasons.

News: ‘Shakespeare’s Best Bits’ Returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens This Summer

Returning this summer, Peter Quince Presents: Shakespeare’s Best Bits is taking the Bard off the school syllabus and letting his funniest characters run loose in the Royal Botanic Gardens from 20 December 2025 – 17 January 2026.

News: ‘Steel Magnolias’ Returns To Stages Across Australia in 2026

The iconic story that made us laugh, cry, and fall in love with six extraordinary women is back — live on stage in a dazzling new Australian production. Written by Robert Harling, the timeless tale of Steel Magnolias will come alive under the direction of Lee Lewis and a cast of six powerhouse actors.

News: ‘Waitress’ Is Coming To Melbourne In 2026

Producer John Frost for Crossroads Live has announced that Broadway’s smash-hit musical Waitress will be baking its way to Melbourne in 2026.

News: ‘The Wind in the Willows’ Returns to the Royal Botanic Gardens This Summer

This summer, Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens will once again host families at its riverside setting when The Australian Shakespeare Company presents Glenn Elston’s production of The Wind in the Willows.

News: ‘Afterglow’ To Receive Its Australian Premiere

S. Asher Gelman’s international hit play Afterglow is heading down under for its highly anticipated Australian premiere!

News: ‘Harry Potter: The Exhibition’ Introduces New After Hours Event for 18+ Crowd

Harry Potter: The Exhibition is inviting its adult fans to experience the world-renowned exhibition, in a new way with the launch of ‘After Hours’, an exclusive 18+ event debuting in Melbourne in November.

Review: ‘Process Lab (Celebrating 150 years of Gilbert and Sullivan)’ at The Show Room, Melbourne (2025)

To celebrate the sesquicentenary of Gilbert and Sullivan and the ninetieth anniversary of the founding of the Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Victoria (previously the Gilbert and Sullivan Society of Victoria), a special event was held last night at The Show Room (a newly opened theatre space under the spire in the Arts Centre Melbourne), as part of Process Lab—an event series bringing together creatives from the Performing Arts industry to delve into the creative process of making contemporary work.