Broken stories of forgotten people by Daniel Keene. Trapped by circumstance and poverty, exploited and disposable, a group of forced labourers risk everything to break the bonds that imprison them. Each has a different story to tell, but all their stories are broken. Trapped in a cycle of unrelenting labour, cut off from their past … Continued
Run in partnership with Australian Plays Transform (APT). Following the successful 2023 pilot program, we had another overwhelming response with over 100 applications received from early, mid career and established theatre makers. The range and experience of these applications was genuinely wonderful to read – we just wish that we had more places available. Thanks … Continued
La Mama Connect returns in 2024 offering space for artists to learn, network and grow community. La Mama Connect aims to build a strong and supportive network within their creative community and foster a nurturing environment for collaboration and growth. Connect will run over the following sessions in 2024: Wednesday April 3, 5-8pm Saturday April … Continued
When the one you loved most, is the one who fucked you up the most, where do your memories take you? After another night on the booze, Linda wakes up on the couch when an unexpected visitor arrives; it’s her Mother Alice, but this time she’s in a bag. You’re No Good showcases the comedy … Continued
Celebrate the end of 2023 in style with Melbourne’s hottest cabaret acts. Whether you are gearing up for the silly season or taking it slow over the Holiday period our show is for you. Celebrating all things 2023 with a glass of something bubbly and some of Melbourne’s best cabaret performers. It’s our last show … Continued
Winter Variety Show Come get cozy with some of Melbournes hottest cabaret acts.. Winter is well and truly here! Join us for an exciting variety night of performers from the Melbourne cabaret scene. Curator: Isabel Knight Image by Darren Gill Lineup: Chica Boom-Boom Prepare to feel the heat! She’s gonna make you sweat! She’s gonna set … Continued
Bigger than Jesus. Greater than God. Celebrity is a new solo work stylised as a lecture-performance combined with a filmic character narrative. It is an investigation targeting the Westernised phenomenon of celebrity, the paradox of celebrity addiction and the pandemic of celebrity worship. A potentially controversial dark comedy, it draws a wide, glittery blurred line … Continued
Welcome to the 2023 Melbourne Festival of Puppetry. We are delighted to welcome artists from across Australia to present their work. This year we are thrilled to offer audience’s 11 Children’s Performances, 3 adults performances, Roving Performances throughout the festival, Children’s Puppet Workshops and Professional Development Opportunities for Artists and Adults. New this year’s festival … Continued
Caricatures, comedy and cabaret oh my! We’ve got some of the biggest characters gracing our stage this Autumn. Come along for a night of comedy cabaret at it’s finest. Curator: Isabel Knight Lineup: Lauren Bok, CarmenGetta, Omar Dabash, Ms Beige Brown Image by Darren Gill Ms Beige Brown Beige Brown is Australia’s foremost permutative feminist … Continued
The Poetry of Rethinking La Mama Poetica presents award-winning poet and writer Tony Birch, who will read from the tender and radical ‘Whisper Songs’. We bring you Linda Adair from the Blue Mountains in NSW, with her poetry of resistance and the climate crisis. Sam Morley, emerging Australian/Filipino poet and the author of ‘Earshot’, will … Continued