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2026 Festival 29 Sept-18 Oct

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2025 Flash Sale

48 Hour Flash Sale

Little Video Shop Of Horrors


Name: Little Video Shop Of Horrors
Subtitle: A journey of nostalgia and obsession caught on camera. Rent it now, the choice is Ezy!
Tags: Gen Z Culture,Millennial Culture,Pop Culture
Vibes: Absurd,Nostalgic,Silly
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Credits:
Created and Performed by Liam Sparrow-Gange
Music by William-John Torrance
Filmed at Humdinger
Description:
Little Video Shop of Horrors is a filmed alternative comedy live show that lampoons classic Australian television. Featuring character/sketch comedy and an an Analysis of one's relationship with media.


Open Program

Member Discount

Digital Event

Pushing the comfort zone

Comedy

Digital

Sketch

Satire

A journey of nostalgia and obsession caught on camera. Rent it now, the choice is Ezy!

Staged Violence,Animal Cruelty,Simulated Blood

Absurd

Nostalgic

Silly

Bubble Show For Adults Only


Name: bubble show for adults only
Subtitle: Why should kids have all the fun with bubbles?
Tags: Gender Diversity,Queer Culture,Sex Love & Dating,Science,Pop Culture,Horror
Vibes: Chaotic,Compelling,Epic
Programs: Meat Market
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Credits:
Presented by Bubble Laboratory
Performed by Kurt Murray
Performed by Iulia Benze
Description:
9 vignettes performed non verbally but bubble artists making high level bubble skills. Built to entertain and show off what is possible with the art of bubbles whilst trying to keep a smile or awe on the audience with faced paced action and bubble trick execution. Makes a lot more sense after you see it as it is the only show of its kind globally in bubble performance. One audience volunteer is brought on during the show and either has the time of his life or questions his life choices.


Circus

Meat Market

Physical Theatre

Burlesque

Why should kids have all the fun with bubbles?

Drug use,Drug References,Sexual References

Chaotic

Compelling

Epic

Oliver Twist Live


Name: Oliver Twist Live
Subtitle: Controlless. Effortless. Coldless. New Osmosis. New Muses. New Genesis.
Tags: 
Vibes: Absurd,Exciting,Poetic
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Credits:
Performed by OLIVER TWIST
 
 
Description:
a monologue that blurs the lines of comedy and drama. 


Inside the comfort zone

Experimental

Story Telling

Theatre

Controlless. Effortless. Coldless. New Osmosis. New Muses. New Genesis.

Exciting

Poetic

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari... Rescored!


Name: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari... Rescored!
Subtitle: Experience a gothic, cinematic masterpiece with a newly composed experimental live score.
Tags: Original Music,Horror
Vibes: Dark,Surreal,Unsettling
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Credits:
Presented by The Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University
Composed and Produced by Composition and Music Technology students from the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music and Performance, Monash University
 
Description:
Around 24 students will be performing on laptops, performing their original score live for the 1920 film The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.


Visual Arts & Film

Horror

Experience a gothic, cinematic masterpiece with a newly composed experimental live score.

Dark

Surreal

Unsettling

Becoming Wetland


Name: Becoming Wetland
Subtitle: Audiences experience an artist-led intervention of the natural environment of Cheetham Wetlands.
Tags: Interactive,Unusual Location
Vibes: Contemplative,Evocative,Uplifting
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Credits:
Presented by Jacqui Gordon and Lhotse Collins
 
 
Description:
Becoming Wetland takes audiences on an artist-led intervention of the natural environment of Cheetham Wetlands, in Melbourne West.


Immersive

Site Specific

Contemporary

Audiences experience an artist-led intervention of the natural environment of Cheetham Wetlands.

Contemplative

Evocative

Uplifting

RAD CACTUS


Name: RAD CACTUS
Subtitle: The mental health system is under review!
Tags: Disability Stories,Line-ups & Variety Nights,Real Stories
Vibes: Cheeky,Insightful,Vulnerable
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Credits:
Presented by Schizy Inc
Performed by Schizy Inc Comedy Collective
 
Description:
Schizy Inc performing arts collective is one of the most established disability-led arts organisations making space in the arts for people with diverse complex mental health. Mostly a stand-up comedy show, Rad Cactus is the Schizy Inc comedy collective with previous mentors including Nelly Thomas and Wes Snelling.


Stand Up

The mental health system is under review!

Cheeky

Insightful

Vulnerable

Footscray Folk Festival


Name: Footscray Folk Festival
Subtitle: Wild At Heart presents the inaugural Footscray Folk Festival!!
Tags: Disability Stories,Feminism,Queer Culture,Artists 55+,Original Music,Real Stories
Vibes: Beautiful,Insightful,Intimate
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Credits:
Presented by Wild At Heart
 
 
Description:
Wild At Heart's inaugural Footscray Folk Festival creates a unique performance space for Melbourne's Western suburbs best folk musicians, who just happen to be women with lived experience of disability. It's taking place at the Bluestone Church Arts Space.


Music

Folk

Acoustic

Wild At Heart presents the inaugural Footscray Folk Festival!!

Beautiful

Intimate

Fires on the Plain


Name: Fires on the Plain
Subtitle: Experience Japanese war literature: Ōoka Shōhei’s classic novel re-imagined for the stage.
Tags: Death/Grief,Global Affairs,Real Stories
Vibes: Compelling,Contemplative,Confronting
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Presented by Setagaya-Silk (Japan) | C ARTS
Created by Horikawa Honoh from the original text by Ōoka Shōhei
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
Ōoka Shōhei’s classic Japanese war novel adapted to a solo show for the stage. Performed in Japanese with English subtitles.


Drama

Adaptation

Storytelling

Experience Japanese war literature: Ōoka Shōhei’s classic novel re-imagined for the stage.

Confronting

Tango in Silk


Name: Tango in Silk
Subtitle: An original ballroom duet inspired by the golden age of 1930s Shanghai, with Argentine tango.
Tags: Original Music
Vibes: Dynamic,Epic,Evocative
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Presented by Xi Liu (China/UK) | C ARTS
Performed by Xi Liu and Yuwei Zhu
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
An original ballroom duet inspired by the golden age of 1930s Shanghai. the piece explores cross-cultural themes of tension, tenderness, and transformation. Accompanied by a fusion soundtrack of traditional Chinese instruments and tango rhythms.


Dance & Physical Theatre

Classical

World

An original ballroom duet inspired by the golden age of 1930s Shanghai, with Argentine tango.

Dynamic

Rey Camoy


Name: Rey Camoy
Subtitle: Enter the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul.
Tags: Original Music
Vibes: Inspiring,Mysterious,Profound
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Presented by tarinainanika (Japan) | C ARTS
Directed by Kentaro Suyama and Tania Coke
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
A corporeal mime piece of physical theatre about Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul, bringing the characters in his creations to life in corporeal mime performance. Performed mostly without spoken text.


Devised

Enter the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul.

Inspiring

Mysterious

Profound

Madman William


Name: Madman William
Subtitle: A Dane, a Swain, and a Thane enter a bar...
Tags: 
Vibes: Compelling,Critical,Exhilarating
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Presented by The Music Firm (UK/USA) | C ARTS
Written by Naomi Claire Wallace, Directed and Produced by Stacey Haber
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
A play in which some of Shakspeare's characters meet in a pub and plot their creator's murder.


Absurdist

A Dane, a Swain, and a Thane enter a bar...

Violence,Alcohol Use,Death,Mental Health,Murder

Critical

Exhilarating

Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers & Clowns


Name: Hiding Behind the Mask: Jesters, Jokers & Clowns
Subtitle: A masterclass on the meaning behind characters, seen through the lens of the theatrical mask.
Tags: Global Affairs,Real Stories
Vibes: Compelling,Critical,Insightful
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Presented by Rosemary George (New York, USA) | C ARTS
Written and Performed by Rosemary George
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
A digital on-demand masterclass probing hidden identities in human behaviour through the lens of the theatrical mask, from New York professor Rosemary George.


Words & Ideas

Masterclass

Multimedia

A masterclass on the meaning behind characters, seen through the lens of the theatrical mask.

Violence,Emotional Abuse,Sexual References,Mental Health

Flamencodanza


Name: Flamencodanza
Subtitle: An inspired, powerful and elegant piece of contemporary Flamenco dance and guitar.
Tags: Original Music
Vibes: Contemporary,Vibrant,Vivid
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Presented by Flamencodanza Aylin Bayaz (Spain) | C ARTS
Created and Performed by Aylin Bayaz and Raul Mannola
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
Contemporary Flamenco show with original music, drawing on Flamenco dance and music tradition. Performed by the creators, Aylin Bayaz (dance/choreography) and Raul Mannola (original music).


Traditional

An inspired, powerful and elegant piece of contemporary Flamenco dance and guitar.

Vibrant

Vivid

Xe [zi:]


Name: Xe [zi:]
Subtitle: What if language is not enough to describe one’s identity?
Tags: Gender Diversity,Interactive,Queer Culture,Global Affairs
Vibes: Exhilarating,Off-beat,Profound
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Presented by SoBo Productions (Germany/Ukraine) | C ARTS
Written by Written by | Darja Reznikova and Angela Wendt
Curated by C ARTS digital online programme | www.CtheArts.com
Description:
A digital work examining gender in nine parts, that can be experienced in the order the audience member chooses.


Installation

What if language is not enough to describe one’s identity?

Violence,Self Harm or Suicide,Sexual Assault or Abuse,Emotional Abuse,Drug References,Alcohol Use,Violence Against Women,Queerphobia or Homophobia,Sexual References,Body Image

Off-beat

UNSETTLED: The search between Wandering and Belonging


Name: UNSETTLED: The search between Wandering and Belonging
Subtitle: A raw, funny, and heartfelt solo show exploring identity, migration, and the longing for meaning.
Tags: Interactive,Travel,Millennial Culture,Global Affairs,Real Stories
Vibes: Compelling,Provocative,Vulnerable
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Credits:
Written and Performed by Agustina Dieguez Buccella
 
 
Description:
This one-woman theatre show combines storytelling, physical theatre, character switches, moments of comedy, and audience interactions to explore the emotional experience of living abroad. The performer plays multiple characters, uses minimal props, 23 scene changes, and 30 pre-recorded sound cues to tell a personal story about migration, identity, and starting over in unfamiliar places. The show is adaptable to various spaces and runs for 60 minutes.


New Writing

A raw, funny, and heartfelt solo show exploring identity, migration, and the longing for meaning.

Provocative

Carnival of Karactors


Name: Carnival of Karactors
Subtitle: A sexy night of circus, spice and all things nice in their filthy, flirty circus-cabaret
Tags: Gender Diversity,Line-ups & Variety Nights,Queer Culture,Gen Z Culture,Pop Culture
Vibes: Cheeky,Dynamic,Exciting
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Presented by Darling and Daring
Created by Claire Million & Krystal Amber
Artist Sam Brew, Krutika Harale, Max Neal
Description:
Our show appears to be a regular cabaret show, with a lineup of 5 artists each performing highly skilled acts including handstands, aerials and magic. However the cupid character jumps into acts and messes up everything! turning people against each other, making them fall in love, and just general chaos!


Acrobatics

Variety

A sexy night of circus, spice and all things nice in their filthy, flirty circus-cabaret

Paradigm


Name: Paradigm
Subtitle: Why fabricate a society saying ‘I’m gonna hold it for a bit’, when thinking ‘I must get out’?
Tags: 
Vibes: Contemplative,Contemporary,Nostalgic
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Guides: 
Credits:
Choreographed by Indi McQueen
Performed by Indi McQueen and Jake Ware
 
Description:
A multidisciplinary performance by a youth choreographer, with four dancers, two sound designers, a sculptor, costume designer, and lighting designer. ‘Paradigm’ is inspired by published novels told from a child’s perspective, exploring the authenticity of our child minds, in comparison to societal norms our minds adopt in adulthood. Dancers attempt to physicalise these mindsets for the audience, to simply present a perspective/experience.


Short & Sweet

Hybrid

Why fabricate a society saying ‘I’m gonna hold it for a bit’, when thinking ‘I must get out’?

The Last Word


Name: The Last Word
Subtitle: A totally objective musical cabaret
Tags: Feminism,Sex Love & Dating,Original Music,Pop Culture,Real Stories
Vibes: Heartfelt,Intimate,Witty
Programs: Festival Hub
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Credits:
Created and Performed by Imogen Whittaker
 
 
Description:
A solo show of original music, performed by singer/keyboard player Imogen Whittaker, seated for the majority of the performance. Aimed at anyone who's had to experience the drag of modern dating or the high and lows of love. Lots of musical theatre elements, with dry wit and clever lyrics.


Cabaret

Festival Hub

A totally objective musical cabaret

Heartfelt

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