Entertainment

Director Susie Dee and writer Sarah Ward’s F Christmas is cabaret and burlesque with a social message. Performing at The Malthouse, this work goes beyond challenging the public mores about nudity and propriety normally associated with the genre. The troupe’s ability to juxtapose form and style provides an indelible message not just about Christmas but

PLOS Musical Productions opens itsw summer season at 5pm on New Year’s Eve with School of Rock at Frankston Arts Centre, playing until January 5. Based on the 2003 hit film, School of Rock is adapted for the stage with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Glenn Slater and the book by Julian Fellowes.

Australian Shakespeare Company’s The Wind in the Willows returns to Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens from December 21 – January 25 to celebrate its 38th year of outdoor theatre magic . Featuring Kenneth Grahame’s unforgettable characters—Ratty, Mole, Badger, Otter, Portly, and the ever-daring Mr Toad—this critically acclaimed production aims to entertain audiences of all ages. The

The Australian Shakespeare Company will stage a new production of The Merry Wives of Windsor at Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens, running from December 21 – January 25. With the city’s Botanic Gardens as a stunning backdrop, audiences will be treated to a unique theatre experience brimming with comedy, intrigue, and classic Shakespearean wit. Australian Shakespeare

The Peninsula Summer Music Festival will run from January 4 -10 on the Mornington Peninsula, treating music lovers to a week of chamber and ensemble musical performances. Festival favourites such as Twilight Jazz and Balnarring Family Day return to the region alongside Festival artists Stephanie Arnold (cello), The Voice 2023 winner Tarryn Stokes, soprano Jacqueline

Lewis Carroll’s timeless classic Alice in Wonderland will be playing at the Athenaeum Theatre, Collins St, Melbourne from January 15-18. This show for children and adults gives opportunity to tumble down the rabbit hole and join Alice on her magical adventures with the White Rabbit, the eccentric Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat, the boisterous Queen

A Christmas Carol, written by Charles Dickens in 1843 has been a timeless story of misery and joy. The Old Vic Production, conceived and directed by Matthew Warchus with a new adaption by Jack Thorne is a yearly institution at the Comedy Theatre. The audience was welcomed before curtain up by cast interacting and mingling,

BMW, in partnership with Opera Australia, has announced the third edition of the BMW Opera for All event. This concert returns to Melbourne’s Fed Square on Saturday, February 1 from 5pm to 7pm,promising a “spectacular evening of world-class opera”, free for everyone to enjoy. For the first time, the event will introduce a 30-minute prelude

Shows• OSMaD: The Addams Family. Until December 14 at the Geoffrey McComas Theatre, Scotch College Campus.Director: Joel Anderson: Musical Director: Ashton Turner; Choreograrpher: Dylan Henry. Bookings: osmad.com.au • Heidelberg Theatre Company Youth: Peter Pan (a new adaptation from J. M. Barrie’s classic) Until December 14 at Heidelberg Theatre, 36 Turnham Ave., Rosanna. Director: Robbie Nicholson.

Almost everyone knows that annual Christmas movie, Love Actually, which follows several different groups of people and tangled love situations that eventually resolve. Melbourne audiences are in for a treat with a tongue-in-cheek show, Love Actually? The Musical Parody, an off-Broadway production that is currently taking over the Athenaeum Theatre and runs until December 23.