Events

Feb 6 2013

Opening Night Gala

[ February 6, 2013; ] You can be a part of the spectacular opening night of The Famous Spiegeltent at Arts Centre Melbourne.

Walk the red carpet with the stars at The Famous Spiegeltent Opening Night Gala. You will be treated to a sample of The Famous Spiegeltent season showcasing the best artists the tent has to offer! You will also [...]

Feb 7 2013

Ponydance’s Anybody Waitin’?

[ February 7, 2013 to February 10, 2013. ] It’s dance…with a difference! This four-member Irish troupe is on a mission to deliver unique comic dance to The Famous Spiegeltent, served with a healthy dose of wit and anarchic energy. Ponydance’s Anybody Waitin’? is a whirlwind of movement and mirth, with a generous pinch of audience participation.

An Adelaide Fringe 2012 Best Dance Award Winner, [...]

Feb 7 2013

The Famous Supper Club starring Nina Ferro

[ February 7, 2013; ] With a hat tipped to the 30s speakeasy, The Famous Supper Club is a modern reincarnation of an intimate Cabaret lounge complete with candle lit tables, eclectic company and incredible performance. Your hosts have all been hand-picked to deliver a magical show and your ticket includes a supper of sweet and savoury treats.

Nina Ferro is [...]

Feb 8 2013

The Dark Party

[ February 7, 2013 to February 16, 2013. ] It’s physical comedy at its best. Enter the world of The Dark Party, a new piece of extreme visceral theatre at The Famous Spiegeltent.

Produced by the Dirty Brothers Sideshow and direct from triumphant seasons in France, Spain, Portugal, Holland, Belgium and London’s Royal National Theatre, The Dark Party is enjoying rave reviews for rattling the [...]

Feb 8 2013

Jazz High Tea

[ February 8, 2013 to April 21, 2013. ] The very popular Jazz High Tea series returns for yet another sensational season.

Step back to a time of tea dresses and lounge suits for one of the most luxurious afternoons you will have this summer. Upon arrival you’ll receive a glass of sparkling wine. Freshly brewed tea, coffee and a spread of delicious treats will [...]

Feb 8 2013

Club Spiegel starring DJ Barry’s Organ Beats Explosion

[ February 8, 2013 to February 9, 2013. ] Barry Morgan from the World of Organs goes one step further for Club Spiegel with an exclusively devised DJ set sure to get you in the Moog for dancing!

Barry is known across the nation for his “velvet tones, luscious lounge, exotic tangos, and grooves as modern as tomorrow” (Limelight Magazine) created on his 1981 Hammond [...]

Feb 9 2013

Miles & Simone

[ February 9, 2013; ] Miles O’Neil is a musician, actor and founding member of internationally renowned Junkyard band and performance group The Suitcase Royale. Simone Page Jones is an opera singer, cabaret star and creator of the critically acclaimed cabarets The Lovebirds.

Together as Miles & Simone their music is a work of quiet brilliance, with songs featuring sparse acoustic [...]

Feb 9 2013

The Vinyl Evolution

[ February 9, 2013; ] Vinyl is back. True believers would argue it’s never been away.

Part record fair, part industry panel discussion, part comedy show, part historical revue, The Vinyl Evolution is a detailed celebration of the wonder of vinyl records and their place in our hearts, and the future of music.

Curated and MC’d by DJ, comic and cultural archeologist [...]

Feb 9 2013

Women of Letters

[ February 9, 2013; ] Women of Letters is a Melbourne literary salon which has been selling out since its inception in March 2010. Having already hosted such talented dames as Helen Garner, Noni Hazlehurst, Megan Washington, Angie Hart, Clare Bowditch, Adalita Srsen and many more, Women of Letters pays homage to the art of writing missives.

The Women of Letters [...]

Feb 10 2013

MSO Jam for Juniors

[ February 10, 2013; ] A rare chance for your tiny tot to jam with musicians of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Does your baby bop to the beat? Your toddler tap their toes? Or your preschooler play the pots, the pans and the Tupperware? Well, don’t stop the music!

Come and join members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a 30-minute jam-packed-jam [...]