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AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A MALTHOUSE PARTY Comedy Festival at The Malthouse is back in 2020, featuring a wild lineup of over 20 comedians—there’s a show for everyone! Skip the Town Hall queues and kick back with a beer or bubbly in our Courtyard. The Malthouse is just the place to eat, drink and laugh the night away with your mates. We’ve handpicked some of the Comedy Festival’s best theatre, cabaret, stand-up, and musical comedy acts. It’s a full (Malt)house this year, with queer-feminist theatre riot Grey Arias leading the charge. Joining the fold are legends including Kitty Flanagan & Glenn Robbins, maestro extraordinaire Sammy J, and queens of character comedy The Travelling Sisters. Plus, The Listies, Dazza and Keif, and many more return to The Malthouse to offer up another hefty dose of LOLs.
TICKETS Tickets to all comedy shows at The Malthouse are on sale now. Book at the Box Office and on our website, with no transaction fees!
BOOK TICKETS
03 9685 5111 malthousetheatre.com.au
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MERLYN THEATRE / 26 – 29 MAR Tue – Sat 7.15pm, Sun 6.15pm
MERLYN THEATRE / 3 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 7.15pm, Sun 6.15pm
TRANS PERFORMANCE ARTIST TURNED STAND-UP COMEDIAN
ED DIRECT Ë BY ZO S COOMB MARR
TURNS OUT, TESTOSTERONE FILLED COMEDY ISN’T WHAT YOU THOUGHT! BAGGING ROOM / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
MERLYN THEATRE / 26 – 31 MAR Tue – Sat 8.45pm, Sun 7.45pm
dole A story about being on the
N E S R A L G E R G THIS MIGHT NOT BE HELL
WINNER GOLDEN GIBBO
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL 2014
WINNER DIRECTORS’ CHOICE
MELBOURNE COMEDY FESTIVAL 2016
WINNER BEST SKETCH COMEDY WRITING
‘Greg is actually the funniest and you don’t even realise!!? He’s my favourite comedian’ Anne Edmonds
BAGGING ROOM / 26 MAR – 19 APR Tue – Sat 8.15pm, Sun 7.15pm
AWGIE AWARDS 2017
BAGGING ROOM / 31 MAR – 19 APR Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm
Chambers Touring Presents
LAURA DAVIS
BETTER DEAD THAN A COWARD "She's one of the strongest comedic voices around." -THE AGE
TOWER / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 9.15pm, Sun 8.15pm
"You'd be a fool not to buy a ticket..." -HERALD SUN
TOWER / 26 MAR – 19 APR Tue – Sat 8pm, Sun 7pm
a body of work.
BECKETT THEATRE / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 8.30pm, Sun 7.30pm
the music
beat magazine
herald sun
BAGGING ROOM / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
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BEST EMERGING ARTIST
WINNER 2018
BEST EMERGING PERF. ENSEMBLE
WINNER 2019
GREEN ROOM AWARD NOMINEE 2018
SHELL ROOM / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm
20 YEARS
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60 MINS WILL SHE ’ WON T SHE
SHELL ROOM / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 8.15pm, Sun 7.15pm
CALENDAR SHOWS RUNNING ALL FESTIVAL (THU 26 MAR – SUN 19 APR) 6.45pm*
Legs
TOWER
7pm*
Grey Arias
BECKETT
8pm*
The Anniversary: Clare Bartholomew & Daniel Tobias
TOWER
8.15pm*
Greg Larsen – This Might Not Be Hell
BAGGING
SHOWS IN THE FIRST HALF (THU 26 MAR – SUN 5 APR) 7pm*
Lou Wall – Lousical the Musical
SHELL
7pm*
The Travelling Sisters – Thy Thus 'Twas
BAGGING
7pm*
The Pageant
BAGGING
7.15pm*
Kitty Flanagan & Glenn Robbins: In Conversation about 488 Rules for Life
MERLYN
7.15pm*
Sammy J – Symphony in J Minor
MERLYN
8.15pm*
Mormon Girl
SHELL
8.30pm*
Fat Musicals – A Body of Work
BECKETT
8.45pm*
Harley Breen – Only Words
MERLYN
9.15pm*
Laura Davis – Better Dead Than a Coward
TOWER
9.30pm*
Safety Banana
SHELL
9.30pm*
Krishna Istha – Beast
BAGGING
SHOWS IN THE SECOND HALF (TUE 7 – SUN 19 APR) 7pm*
Cam Venn – Shark Heist
SHELL
7pm*
The Travelling Sisters – Thy Thus 'Twas
BAGGING
7.15pm*
Kitty Flanagan & Glenn Robbins: In Conversation about 488 Rules for Life
MERLYN
8.15pm*
Scout Boxall – Good Egg
SHELL
8.30pm*
Granny Bingo – Edith and Maureen Stand Up
BECKETT
9.15pm*
Dazza and Keif – Go Viral in Space with Ya Mum
TOWER
9.30pm*
Nemeses
SHELL
9.30pm*
Stuart Daulman – Buzz
BAGGING
MATINEE SHOWS 3.30pm
Dragon Friends – A Live D&D Comedy Show!
BECKETT
CHILDREN’S SHOWS (SCHOOL HOLIDAYS) 11am & 2pm
The Listies – Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark
MERLYN
1pm
Bunk Puppets – Bunkasaurus
TOWER
* SHOWS RUN ONE HOUR EARLIER ON SUNDAYS
Malthouse Theatre presents Grey Arias by Adrienne Truscott and Le Gateau Chocolat.
BECKETT THEATRE / 26 MAR – 19 APR Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm
BAGGING ROOM / 26 – 29 MAR Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm
BECKETT THEATRE / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 8.30pm, Sun 7.30pm
BECKETT THEATRE / 18 – 19 APR Sat – Sun 3.30pm
A physical comedy adventure from the maker of Charles Horse Lays an Egg (WINNER GOLDEN GIBBO 2018)
SHELL ROOM / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 7pm, Sun 6pm
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SHELL ROOM / 26 MAR – 5 APR Tue – Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
SHELL ROOM / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 9.30pm, Sun 8.30pm
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TOWER / 26 MAR – 19 APR Tue – Sat 6.45pm, Sun 5.45pm
TOWER / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 9.15pm, Sun 8.15pm
TOWER / 28 MAR – 11 APR Tue – Sun 1pm
HAMLET: by
MERLYN THEATRE / 28 MAR – 12 APR Tue – Wed 11am, Thu – Fri 11am & 2pm, Sat & Sun 2pm
Scout Boxall is a...
best emerging artist winner & best comedy nominee melbourne fringe festival 2019
SHELL ROOM / 7 – 19 APR Tue – Sat 8.15pm, Sun 7.15pm
ACCESS WHEELCHAIR ACCESS All performances at The Malthouse are wheelchair accessible. Audience members can choose to stay in their wheelchair or transfer to another seat. Adjacent spaces can be reserved for friends and companions. Please contact the Box Office to book your tickets. COMPANION CARD The Companion Card admits carers to shows as complimentary guests. Holders of this card are welcome to attend any performance presented as a part of Comedy Festival at The Malthouse. AUSLAN INTERPRETED PERFORMANCES Malthouse Theatre offers Auslan interpreted performances for select shows. Please contact the Box Office to book your tickets. SPECIFIC ACCESS PERFORMANCES Dazza and Keif Go Viral in Space with Ya Mum Auslan interpreted / Wednesday 15 April, 9.15pm Mormon Girl Auslan interpreted / Friday 27 March, 8.15pm Krishna Istha – Beast Auslan interpreted / Wednesday 1 April, 9.30pm
26 MAR – 19 APR
25 AUG – 20 SEP
9 – 31 MAY 16 SEP – 4 OCT 29 MAY – 21 JUN
9 – 25 OCT 2 – 19 JUL
10 JUL – 2 AUG
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(03) 9685 5111 malthousetheatre.com.au
30 OCT – 22 NOV