Dark Water Swim @ Linden New Art
2019-06-13 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182, Australia
The Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year – it is the mark of mid winter. And this year, we are taking you to the dark waters.
Meet at Linden to start with an exhibition tour of Erin Coates & Anna Nazzari’s exhibition Dark Water, warm up with a sip of something to prepare the nerves, gear up to venture to St Kilda Beach at sun down and watch ten dedicated swimmers brave the cool sea. Maybe dip a toe or two in yourself.
In collaboration with Grant Siedle and artist Kit Wise, join us to celebrate the closing of our exhibitions, the shortest day of the year and the frighteningly cold water. See if you have what it takes to dive in next year, we will be recruiting a team for Linden New Art.

Truffle Festival Launch @ Stokehouse
2019-06-13 | Stokehouse, 30 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda
Join Stokehouse for the headline event to launch the 2019 Truffle Festival.
Hosted by Truffle Melbourne Founder Nigel Wood, join us for an interactive evening showcasing the famous fungi. Sit back with a glass of wine in hand, enjoy a truffle-infused menu, and witness the art of the truffle hunt with two Australian Shepard truffle dogs showcasing their talents, as well as insights from local producers and giveaways throughout the night.
Indulge in a decadent four course menu curated by Stokehouse St Kilda Head Chef Ollie Hansford and Senior Sous Chef Mark Wong; including Robbins Island 9+ Wagyu with burnt brussels, wattleseeds, and topped with fresh truffle – shaved at your table by our team of talented Chefs.
Start your evening with canapés and Champagne in STOKEBAR, followed by a four course dinner with premium wine matchings and a truffle-inspired cocktail for $240 per person.
Don’t miss your opportunity to be part of this special event on Thursday June 13, 2019.
To reserve your seat, contact our reservations team on info@stokehouse.com.au or call 03 9525 5555 – group bookings available.

Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo @ Memo Music Hall
2019-06-11 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
After a 15 year residency at The Rainbow Hotel, Paul Williamson’s Hammond Combo is moving south of the border. The combo features Paul Williamson – Sax, Tim Neal – Hammond Organ and Michael Jordan – Drums. So come on down for some great deep blues on Tuesday night at THE EMBER LOUNGE.

Snow Party @ Pontoon
2019-06-09 | Pontoon, 30 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda VIC 3182
Grab your beanie, jacket and gloves as Pontoon’s Snow Party returns to celebrate the one and only long weekend in Winter and the opening of the ski season.
Pontoon will be transformed into your favourite Winter chalet for the day with live music & DJs from 3pm, half price tapas, $25pp bottomless paella, drink specials, and SNOW flakes drifting across the Pontoon deck.
Take a seat at the bar or next to the crackling fire on the deck and sip your way through $5 pots, $5 wines, $10 espresso martinis, $10 cherry & cinnamon sours and $10 mulled wines.
Indulge in Bottomless Paella for $25pp; available from 12pm throughout the day and night – bookings essential and all guests at the table must join the party.
No need to check the snow forecast – it’s guaranteed at Pontoon.

Just A Boy From Belfast @ Memo Music Hall
2019-06-09 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
In JOE CREIGHTON’S newly worked solo show – ‘Just A Boy From Belfast’, apart from spinning a yarn or two as the Irish often do so very well, Joe performs material from his four highly acclaimed solo albums while adding a selection of songs from his greatest influences such as, John Lee Hooker, Willie Deville, Muddy Waters, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, Tony Joe White and of course Van Morrison.

Prince’s birthday celebration w/ purple revolution
2019-06-07 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
The wait is over Melbourne, it’s been over a year and Andrew De Silva is back to invite you to celebrate PRINCE’s birthday with his PURPLE REVOLUTION Full Live Show at the MEMO Music Hall.
It doesn’t get more legendary than the music of PRINCE. When the iconic performer passed away in 2016, the world mourned the loss of the multi-instrumentalist who was ahead of his time musically. For Australian musician ANDREW DE SILVA, this loss was keenly felt. The songwriter was already dedicating some songs in his shows to his idol and it was a natural progression to band together some of the best musicians in the business to pay homage to him in the best way possible – through music.
On Friday 7 June, Memo Music Hall will turn purple in celebration of PRINCE’s birthday as the Purple Revolution pays homage in true party fashion. With tracks such as Little Red Corvette, 1999, Cream, Diamonds & Pearls, I Wanna Be Your Lover and the iconic Purple Rain, audiences are guaranteed to be on their feet from start to finish. Prince’s hits smashed the Billboard Charts and created memories for generations.

Nick Offerman @ Palais Theatre
2019-06-07 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
NICK OFFERMAN – ALL RISE
As Seen On Parks and Recreation and Fargo
Award-winning US actor, writer and comedian Nick Offerman returns to Australia for the first time since 2016, with his brand new live show, ALL RISE.
All Rise is an evening of deliberative talking and light dance that will compel you to chuckle whilst enjoining you to brandish a better side of humanity than the one to which we have grown accustomed. Genuflection optional: in my church, you kneel as you please!

What Grows Together Goes Together: 2019 Dinner Series
2019-06-06 | Stokehouse, 30 Jacka Blvd, St Kilda
We are excited to again feature our popular ‘What Grows Together Goes Together’ dinners this Winter. For those interested in tradition, technique, seasonality and the paddock to plate ethos, this is a food and wine dinner series not to be missed.
The series was created to bring Regional Victoria to St Kilda, featuring local produce matched to beverages from the same area. Head Chef Ollie Hansford & Group Sommelier Gavin Cremming invite you to join them on their exploration of regional Victoria as they meet with the passionate local producers to understand how their local growing conditions and traditions differentiate their produce.
Hosted in the Palm Room – Stokehouse’s stunning private dining space – let Ollie and Gavin take you on a culinary tour of Victoria whilst hearing from a selection of passionate local producers highlighted on the menu.
Featuring four intimate dinners, this year’s What Grows Together Goes Together series commences on Thursday 6th June with a menu celebrating the cool climate and undulating landscape of the Macedon Ranges. In the lead up this dinner, Ollie and Gavin will visit a number of local producers to source produce to feature on the menu, including Hollyburton organics sheep, cattle and pigs, Dreaming Goat Dairy, Cobaw Ridge winery and Milking Yard free range chickens.
If you can’t make it to our Macedon Ranges dinner, join us for one of the three alternative dinners in the series, highlighting the Victorian High Country (18th July), Grampians (22nd August) and the Great South East Coast (19th September). Start with canapés in STOKEBAR, followed by a four course dinner with matched premium beverages – from wine to sparkling and cocktails – for $145 per person.
A new way to experience Stokehouse – book now via phone on 03 9525 5555 or email info@stokehouse.com.au – limited seats available.

The Three Graces @ Theatre Works
2019-06-02 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works and The Anchor Present
The Three Graces
By Laura Lethlean
World Premiere
22 MAY 2019 – 2 JUNE 2019

Carved straight from the epic traditions of Greek theatre, The Three Graces is drama on a grand scale. With striking visual clarity and amplified physical performances produced by Melbourne theatre company, The Anchor, The Three Graces will plunge audiences straight into the gearshift of the twenty-first century.
The Three Graces have a lot to say. They are a legacy from a different time; an artistic symbol of what humans have chosen to preserve, what humans have valued in the past and what humans think should endure into the future. In this play, they manifest as a public fountain and meeting place. When the water is turned off, they become aware that the world is crumbling around them, and are forced to decide whether it’s worth sticking around for a future that humans are failing to preserve.
In the same city, three young women are making their way in the world. They are living in a time of extremes, with a volatile future staring them down. As woman, they finally have the power and opportunity to lead. Yet there is a snag, and it comes in the shape of a baby. Can women raise profit margins and the next generation, while simultaneously treading lightly on the earth?
This play is set at a tipping point, in a world of shifting morals. It explores the tension between our personal responsibility to the future, and our collective desperation to transform ourselves into something worthy of preservation.  The Three Graces asks: can we live a valuable life under the weight of the legacies we’ve inherited? Who has the right to make their mark on this earth? And how much time do we have left before this all evaporates?

In Conversation with The Sopranos @ Palais Theatre
2019-06-01 19:00 - 22:00 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
Get the real story behind what Vanity Fair called “the greatest pop-culture masterpiece of its day” when three of The Sopranos’ most iconic cast members sit down for a chat.
For the first time in Australia, Steven Schirripa (Bobby ‘Bacala’), Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti), and Vincent Pastore (‘Big Pussy’ Bonpensiero) will take us behind the scenes of the legendary show – the stories, the dramas, the laughs – not to mention the countless theories about the show’s controversial finale.
A family on-set and off, they’ll take a deep dive into the relationships formed during the show’s eight – year run, and the impact that their on-screen capo, James Gandolfini, had on their careers and lives.
Seize your chance to ask anything you’ve always wanted to know about the show, with an audience Q&A.

Under the Radar | St Kilda Film Festival
2019-05-22 08:00 - 17:00 | St Kilda Town Hall , St Kilda
The Under the Radar competition is dedicated to showcasing, encouraging and rewarding young filmmakers under the age of 21 in an internationally recognized film festival.
CLASSIFICATION NOTICE: Some films contain themes that require parental guidance. Under 15s must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian.
Wed Jun 26 6:00 PM
St Kilda Town Hall
General Admission
90 Mins

SCREENS WITH:

The Greens

Hello

Pink Ink

Tape

The Mannequin Man

When We Were One

Losing Grip

Slamdance Mixtape | St Kilda Film Festival
2019-05-22 08:00 - 17:00 | St Kilda Town Hall , St Kilda
From Park City to St Kilda, Slamdance, the festival ‘By Filmmakers, For Filmmakers’, that brought anarchy to Utah, presents two dynamic programs championing emerging talent and raw, innovative filmmaking.
Slamdance Mixtape 1
Sat Jun 22 6:00 PM

St Kilda Town Hall
General Admission
95 Mins
Click here for more info.

Slamdance Mixtape 2

Sun Jun 23 4:30 PM

St Kilda Town Hall
General Admission
95 Mins
Click here for more info.

Bitch on Heat @ Theatre Works
2019-05-19 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works and Leah Shelton Present
Bitch on Heat
By Leah Shelton
Directed By Ursula Martinez
Victorian Premiere
8 MAY 2019 – 19 MAY 2019

Love latex and hate the patriarchy? Pour a drink, ditch the leash, and come revel in this twisted rehashing of the vintage sexism that drives how we live and love and fight and f*ck.
Absurdist lip-synch meets high-camp performance art in this pop-fuelled critique of sexual politics in the age of implied consent. Nothing is sacred as psycho-siren Leah Shelton trawls through a Pandora’s box of ancient myths, porn, pop-culture, instructional records and revenge movie heroines.
Welcome to the doghouse.Beware. This Bitch bites.

Swansong @ Theatre Works
2019-05-18 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works presents
Swansong
By Connor McDermottroe
15 MAY 2019 – 18 MAY 2019

Back by popular demand and following sell-out seasons in New York, Los Angeles and Melbourne in 2018, SWANSONG returns to Theatre Works for a strictly limited season before a massive regional tour across Victoria.
Meet Occi Byrne, the illegitimate child of a single mother in the Catholic west of Ireland. Shunned by church, state and family, Occi must ght his way to adulthood in a dog eat dog world. SWANSONG is the story of a lost soul from one of the masters of Irish drama.

Baluk Arts > Elements @ Linden New Art
2019-05-04 08:00 - 2019-06-23 17:00 | Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182, Australia
This group exhibition showcases works made by artists from Baluk Arts, an urban Aboriginal Arts Centre based in Mornington. Featuring artists Lisa Waup and Dominic White, the exhibition includes works by six selected artists also from the Baluk studio.
Curated by Lisa Waup, this exhibition explores the concepts of the vessel, places of belonging, loss and motherhood. Through sculpture, prints and textiles, the artists have responded to ideas around what they carry and what they have let go.
The fragility and strength of our planet is also explored, and the materials used by the artists are inspired by the fundamental elements of nature – Earth, Air, Fire, Water, Wood and Metal.
Artists
Gillian Garvie
Tallara Gray
Robert Kelly
Cassie Leatham
Beverley Meldrum
Rebecca Robinson
Lisa Waup
Dominic White
IMAGE > Lisa Waup, Continuity, cotton rag shield [detail], 2018.
Image courtesy of the artist and Baluk Arts.

Erin Coates & Anna Nazzari > Dark Water @ Linden New Art
2019-05-04 - 2019-06-23 | Linden New Art, 26 Acland Street, St Kilda, Victoria, 3182, Australia
Presented by artists Erin Coates and Anna Nazzari, this exhibition draws on their combined research into cephalopod anatomy, maritime history, ocean mythologies, psychogenesis and the experiences of deep-sea divers. Dark Water includes a film, shot underwater using submerged sets created by the artists, as well as an installation of the moulded silicon sculptures used in the film, drawings and scrimshaw prints.
The works centre on the nature of human grief and personal transformation, whilst being conceptually and aesthetically underpinned by the Australian Gothic in cinema.
Dark Water has been supported by the Australia Council for the Arts and the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS >
Erin Coates > WEBSITE
Anna Nazzari > WEBSITE
Image: Erin Coates and Anna Nazzari, Dark Water [film still], 2019, 4K video,
sound composition by Cat Hope & Decibel.

The Wonderful Two @ Republica
2019-04-30 | Republica, St Kilda Beach, 10-18 Jacka Boulevard, St Kilda, VIC, 3182, Australia
For a brief moment in history, on 19 March 2018 the world stopped as news spread about the tragic loss of Sudan, the last male northern white rhino. However, in light of this news, there was a glimmer of hope among shattered hearts in the form of a bronze rhino sculpture, titled The Last Three. Installed in New York City by internationally renowned artists Gillie and Marc, the 5.2-metre tall artwork was launched a mere 4 days before the death of Sudan. The sculpture became a powerful memorial, to which millions of residents and tourists flocked.
On 2nd February 2019, a highly anticipated sculpture, unlike anything seen before, has yet again inspire millions of people to never give up hope in the fight for rhinos – and the natural world as a whole.
Republica St Kilda Beach, along with world-class sponsors continue the endeavor with the launch of history’s most important rhino sculpture, featuring the only remaining northern white rhinos – Najin and Fatu.
On 2nd February 2019, Melbourne was bewildered by the unveiling of The Wonderful Two, which offers a symbol of hope and education that future generations can do better.
The sculpture depicts Najin and Fatu connected in the middle, with their heads facing opposite directions. Both rhinos are trying to pull each other the opposite way to safety. It seems their fate is stuck in place and time with only two left on earth, and no simple direction to freedom.
We want The Wonderful Two to celebrate all of the amazing people and organizations that drive positive change in wildlife conservation. The sculpture is aligned with the hashtag #LoveTheLast.
Visitors are asked to take a photo with the artwork and share it with the hashtag #LoveTheLast, jump starting efforts to spread critical awareness. Donations to Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya will assist Najin and Fatu to live out their much-deserved final days in peace.

Hozier @ Palais Theatre
2019-04-25 - 2019-04-26 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
Irish superstar Hozier will take in two nights at Melbourne’s stunning Palais Theatre in April, with special guest Didirri.
The Grammy-nominated artist returns to Australia more than three years on from sold-out performances in Perth and across the East Coast of Australia that left audiences yearning for more. With a transformative live show, monstrous vocals and swelling harmonies, Hozier is a performer of the highest calibre, revered the world over.
RUNNING TIMES
7.00pm Doors
8.00pm Show Start
End – TBA

Challenge Melbourne
2019-04-22 | Catani Gardens, St Kilda
Melbourne is renowned as the sporting capital of the World and it is fitting that Challenge Melbourne is the first long-course triathlon to be held in the inner city suburb of St Kilda!
Challenge Melbourne is a long course triathlon (1.9/90/21.1) held at St.Kilda, featuring a bay swim and fast bike and run legs along Beach Road and the St.Kildan foreshore.
Challenge Melbourne consists of a 1 lap bay swim, a 3 lap cycle course along Beach Road (mainly flat with a few minor undulations) and a 2 lap run overlooking Port Phillip Bay.
The course is ideal for interstate or international competitors, being easy to get to and plenty of accommodation within short proximity.
Enjoy a scenic, fast course with views across the bay and towards the city.

Alphabet Soup @ Theatre Works
2019-04-20 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works presents
Alphabet Soup
By Holly Austin
6 APRIL 2019 – 20 APRIL 2019

Who says that mime is daggy, clowns are scary and only boys can beatbox? Dive into this surreal adventure with Dr Audi-YO (star of Ruby’s Wish) as she uses her magic looping jacket and your imaginations to take you on a journey into her Alphabet Soup. This all ages show promises to kick your imagination into overdrive. It’s Dr Suess meets The Umbilical Brothers meets Mr Bean.
“Austin has a kind of genius in her performance, a happy, infectious tenacity. She’s like Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky or Audrey Tautou in Amélie.” – See Saw Magazine

David Gray @ Palais Theatre
2019-04-19 - 2019-04-20 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
After scaling enormous heights with album sales over 12 million (including the highest selling album ever to-date in Ireland with ‘White Ladder’), BAFTA, Brit and Grammy nominations, a Q Award, two Ivor Novellos and much more, David Gray returns revitalised with a new perspective, energy and new sound to take to his adoring Australian fanbase.
The English singer-songwriter’s breakthrough album ‘White Ladder’ first introduced him to Australian audiences in 1998 and was a showcase for his tempered roar of a voice, as it is for his finely-honed powers of social observation. His wit’s-end ballad “This Year’s Love’’ proved that it is often the simplest emotions that hit the hardest.
With a loyal Australian fanbase and a plethora of albums to enjoy, there’s no doubt tickets to see David Gray live in Australia this April will be in high demand.
RUNNING TIMES
7.00pm Doors
8.00pm Support
8.30pm Interval
9.00pm David Gray
11.00pm End

Slaughterhouse Five @ Theatre Works
2019-04-13 08:00 - 17:00 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works and MUST Present
Slaughterhouse Five
By Kurt Vonnegut
Adapted by Fleur Kilpatrick
24 APRIL 2019 – 5 MAY 2019

A theatrical adaptation of one of the most loved, important novels of the 20th Century.
This all happened, more or less. The war parts, anyway, are pretty much true. The aliens, spaceships, human zoo and assassination, perhaps less so. But there really was a city called Dresden and it really was firebombed during a war that was really fought by children. And Kurt Vonnegut Jnr really did witness all that fire and death as a prisoner of war. And he wrote a book about it. And award-winning playwright Fleur Kilpatrick really has adapted it for the stage to be performed by people no older than the ones we once sent to war.
“This is a story I’ve always wanted to put on stage,” says Fleur. “It is a deeply painful and messy story – it makes war look foolish and embarrassing – but it is also very funny, full of delicious sci-fi, porn and aliens.”
Fleur is collaborating with Theatre Works and Monash Uni Student Theatre to create an intense, fast-paced, and darkly comical retelling of Kurt Vonnegut’s experience of the bombing of Dresden during WWII. Through a weird and wonderful mix of sci-fi and sex, Vonnegut tells a deeply personal survival story of a boy sent to war, who witnessed a horrific massacre.
It will begin like this, “Listen: Billy Pilgrim has come unstuck in time.”
It will end like this “Poo-tee-weet?”

Norah Jones @ Palias Theatre
2019-04-12 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
The long-awaited return to Australia by one of the USA’s most critically acclaimed singer/songwriters – nine-time Grammy winner Norah Jones.
This will be amongst the ‘Come Away With Me’ singer’s first performances in Australia in six years.
Jones’ list of collaborators and musical admirers across the years reads like a ‘who’s who’ of the biggest names in music. Icons such as Outkast, Q-Tip, Herbie Hancock, Belle & Sebastian, Dolly Parton and Foo Fighters, for example, all appeared on her 2010 compilation, … Featuring Norah Jones.

Led Zeppelin (USA) @ Memo Music Hall
2019-04-06 19:30 - 23:00 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
New York girl rockers LEZ ZEPPELIN – the all-girl band earning the reputation as one of the most exciting live acts on the scene – are bringing their version of the rock-laden classics penned by the legendary Led Zeppelin to Australia for the first time, and audiences better get ready for a blistering live show. LEZ ZEPPELIN – aptly coined as all girl, all Zeppelin – have been paying homage to the British greats for 14 years and they’ve earned acclaim around the world for doing it. This is not your ordinary tribute band, LEZ ZEPPELIN embody the spirit of their namesake, playing the iconic songs note-for-note, while incorporating their own musicality. These girls are all consummate musicians, they know their craft and they know it well… and they rock hard.

Justine Jones and the Playboys of Rhythm @ Memo Music Hall
2019-04-04 19:30 - 23:00 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
St Kilda locals JUSTINE JONES & THE PLAYBOYS OF RHYTHM will hot up your night with all of your vintage favourites!
Justine Jones and the Playboys of Rhythm have been entertaining audiences since 2014, led by Justine Jones herself on Sax and vocals, with Pat La joie on Guitar, Geoff Woods on Bass and Glenn Roche on Drums.
The group will be performing vintage favourites, ranging from jazz, swing, ballads, blues, funk, soul, and reggae as well as Justine’s original tunes, which are sure to get your toes tapping!

TIM MINCHIN 'BACK' @ Palais Theatre
2019-04-03 - 2019-04-24 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
TIM MINCHIN, internationally renowned award-winning musician, comedian, actor, writer and composer, will return to the Australian stage with his first national tour since 2012.
With a long history of sold out tours – his most recent Australian one-off performance as part of Dark Mofo in June sold every ticket in under 15 minutes – fans will be given priority access to tickets via Ticketmaster Verified Fan © registration.
WED 3-SUN 7 and TUE 23-WED 24 APRIL
7.00pm Doors
8.00pm Show
10.00pm End
*No interval*

Luka Bloom – The Refuge Tour @ Memo Music Hall
2019-03-30 19:30 - 23:00 | Memo Music Hall, St Kilda, 88 Acland St, St Kilda, Melbourne, Vic, 3182, Australia
Much loved Irish troubadour Luka Bloom is a master of the concert stage.
His incredibly gifted electro-acoustic guitar playing guarantees an impassioned live performance of his original, poetic and melodic songs.
Luka’s concert arsenal includes both tender and dynamic original material and a surprisingly eclectic selection of other people’s work.
Over the years Bloom has brought his inspiring lyrics and sumptuous melodies to clubs, theatres, festivals, bars and arenas all over the world, but he has a special place in his heart for Australian audiences and has earned a devoted following in this country.

Ross Noble - Humournoid
2019-03-29 - 2019-03-30 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
What happens when pure comedy takes human form.
What happens when a creature is created and bred to do stand up,
Nobody knows because that isn’t a thing. What is a thing is Ross Noble doing a show. You can come and see. This is it.
‘Brilliantly inventive, quirky stand-up …see him and marvel‘ The Sun
‘Every night is different and every night is a total joy‘ Time Out
‘The great improviser‘ The Guardian
RUNNING TIMES
7.00pm Doors
8.00pm Ross Noble Act 1
8.50pm Interval
9.10pm Ross Noble Act 2
10.10pm End

Comedy Festival - Opening Night Allstars Supershow
2019-03-27 | Palais Theatre , St Kilda
Lavish, loud & full of laughs, this mega-show features Festival legends, bright new stars & lots of sure-fire favourites. The ultimate first course of funny, showcasing the unbelievable & undeniably brilliant performers.

Robot Song @ Theatre Works
2019-03-25 - 2019-04-13 | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, ST KILDA, 3182, Australia
Theatre Works and Arena Theatre Company Present
Robot Song
By Jolyon James
25 MARCH 2019 – 13 APRIL 2019

When eleven-year-old Juniper May receives a petition signed by her entire class stating that she is ‘the most hated person in the school’ her life is thrown into complete meltdown. Juniper stops eating, she refuses to return to school and her parents become increasingly desperate. Finally, after exhausting all other avenues her parents resort to the only thing they have left, a giant singing robot.
Based on a true story, Robot Song illustrates the profound, transformative nature of creativity that when combined with unconditional love, becomes an unstoppable force. For Juniper, creativity opens doors into places she never knew existed allowing her, for the first time, to be defined on her own terms.
Robot Song is a deeply personal story. It shares an honest, intensely funnyand often unconventional window into writer, director Jolyon James’ experience parenting a child on the Autism Spectrum. The show poses and attempts to answer the question, how do we support, foster and celebrate difference in our children in the face of an increasingly rigid and homogenised world?
Robot Song is a genuine family show. It is joyful and full of hope. It is for any child who has ever felt isolated or pushed to the margins and any parent desperate for tools to help. The show employs cutting edge digital technology, startling animatronics and a beautiful original musical score.
