Arts in Action in partnership with Stillwaters Storytelling Collective presents Walk With Me, a feature length documentary about the power of art to...
Fresh off a national support jaunt with Australia’s much-loved Bob Evans, Sydney’s familial dream-pop five piece TIGERTOWN are back with a brand new...
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After the success of her first comedy festival production KEATING! in the Old Council Chambers at Trades Hall in 2005, Catherine Woodfield decided that it was about time that all available nooks and crannies in the proud and historic building were filled with a diverse mix of emerging and established artists interested to push the bounds of funny. She was pretty sure folks would come.In late 2005, Catherine registered a company, Bella Union Enterprises Pty Ltd, and set about finding artists and staff to join what she hoped would be quite a party.Location: Level 1, Trades Hall Corner of Victoria & Lygon Streets, Carlton, VIC
A Show For Gavin is a comedy extravaganza held in memory of Gavin Keep, a much loved friend of the Melbourne comedy scene. Dave Thornton (Channel Ten's...
We're hooking up with The Band Who Knew Too Much, special guest Anna Achia and the fine folks at The West Winds and putting on a shindig that celebrates...
The legendary Half-Arsed Three - Enio Pozzebon (keys), Vincenzo Ruberto (bass), Ross McFerran (guitar) and Ben Hendry (drums) - team up with your...
That's the dungeon crawl, the traditional adventure played out by millions of geeks and nerds since the invention of fantasy role-playing. Now Ben and...
The hottest comedy nerds will fight, bluff, bribe and possibly dance their way through a magical adventure, helped by your decisions and hindered by the...
Lighter or Darker - by Nic Askew (90 minutes) Presenting a handful of tiny, de-contextualized fragments of personal storytelling, this beautiful little...
This month Arts in Action, in partnership with Do Good Radio, is very proud to present a screening e of the documentary WHO CARES? an inspiring collection...
Bob Evans' is touring in November presenting his new material from forthcoming EP The Double Life in solo format, including new single Don't Wanna Grow Up...
Bob Evans - the charming alter-ego and solo project of Australian recording artist Kevin Mitchell, who also fronts alternative rock band Jebediah, today...
No suspicious circumstances: portraits of poets (dead) is a book of 30 poems about dead poets. The poems are written by Ray Liversidge and the book...
Late Night Letter and Numbers! It's everything Letters & Numbers was, but more with interaction and drinking! Guided by your incredibly under-qualified...
Do you miss Letters Numbers on SBS? We do too, but there's hope!Late Night Letter and Numbers! It's everything Letters Numbers was, but more with...
xploring music as bridge in poetry’s journey from page to stage October sees Slamalamadingdong putting a literal spin on things with its inaugural DJ...
2011 was the inaugural year of Laugh to STOP Homelessness and the crowd were in stitches.In 2012 it’s back bigger and better and you really don’t want to...
When we think of Catch Release, we now come to have the familiar feeling of yearning. Never disappointing us on the stage or playing through our...
For October, Arts in Action is proud to present an exciting program of short films featuring Soul Biographies: LIGHTER or DARKER – a soul shaking black...
Yesterday and today's rare groove and classic soul sounds brought to you by DJs extraordinaire Prequel and Manchild with special guest Boover Banton
PESKY in association with Bella Union presents This Is Melbourne, an exhibition of Illustration by Melbourne creative professionals. They design the...
Getting disappointed with all the regular comedy shows? Don't think there's one or two more comedians out there that can truly entertain you? Balderdash!...
In this year's conference a handful of experts will have 15 minutes each to deliver and share knowledge and insight on their chosen topics. Dr John...
From clubs and glamorous parties to 50th Wedding Anniversaries they have heard your request, told you they'd play it and occasionally decided not to. 2012...
After their Fringe show Hang The DJ, Mr Andrew McClelland and DJ Ian will take you on an exuberant ride of music and dance over the last three nights of...
Set in the shallow world of recruitment, this musical comedy takes a look at the often ridiculous side of the industry. Written by Natasha Brown and...
Be our guest at Bella Festa, an alternative Fringe late-night playspace at Bella Union. Featuring live bands, dance parties, dragons and story slammers,...
Misfortune, adversity, calamity and pain are the trade of Suffer Inc.’s human misery factory. The Misery Factory is a narrative/sketch comedy set in a...
Want to drive your Festival dollar further? Spend your dosh on seeing shows, then be our guest at Bella Festa. Featuring live bands, football, dance...
A hilarious parody on dating, relationships and the consequences of playing people to get what you want. Through ridiculous interactive games to heart...
Rocket Clock is a story slam competition. Ten people each have five minutes to tell a story around a particular theme. Judges in the audience rate each...
This show does what it says on the tin: Up and coming comedians Sam Petersen, Roland Hoffmann and Lauren Bok talk about life, love, and how The Nanny is...
The Wizard Sandwiches are a group of five hilarious young Melbourne comedians. For the last year they have released nearly 100 videos and garnered...
Set on a plane, How to get Rich is about taking a risk for love, bad bikini waxes, how many worse case ‘relationship scenarios’ you can conjure up during...
We're hooking up with the The Band Who Knew Too Much and the fine folks at The West Winds and putting on a shindig that celebrates three things we...
The Arab Spring comes to life in this intimate portrayal. A haunting experience, a true retelling of human relationships at a time when a revolution roars...
The Pigeon Mafia’s Just Us But Not Really – The Lost Episode is a comedy odyssey stretching the concept of time, place and creative license. When a group...
Mr Andrew McClelland and friends present a night of excellent songs to dance to. This is an indie/pop night for those who love music - classic indie,...
Enter the dungeon. Kill the monsters. Take their stuff. That's the dungeon crawl, the traditional adventure played out by millions of geeks and nerds...
Down Dangerous Passes Road explores the relationship of three estranged brothers brought together by tragedy. A look at the cruelness, brutality and...
Laughs, tears, stabbing, cross-dressing and professional-level insulting! The 36 comedies, dramas and histories of Shakespeare's First Folio are snipped...
A six piece upbeat groove-collective with punchy horn lines, raging solos and soaring vocals, Spiral delivers live soul and funk that will keep you on...
For September, Arts in Action is proud to present the Australian Premiere of the award winning documentary WE ARE POETS a poignant and inspirational story...
Girlfriends is the fourth album release from Lehmann B. Smith, his first for Melbourne label Sensory Projects. With his songwriting never better, a...
Join us for a night of stories and performances about our favourite - and least favourite - games. Host Ben McKenzie (Dungeon Crawl, Museum Comedy) and...
During Melbourne Poetry Festival Season, Slamalamadingdong offers raucous chandelier swinging fun in an interdisciplinary mash up featuring Sabrina...
Rocket Clock is a story slam competition. - 10 people each have five minutes to tell a story around a particular theme. - Judges in the audience rate each...
An adaptation of Franz Kafka's 1925 novel The Trial, this production is inspired by the plight of more than 50 refugees who are indefinitely detained in...
Come and watch interesting, funny people take the piss out of politics and politicians. It’s that simple.
Join us when Cate Kennedy launches RADAR; two poetry collections in one published by Walleah Press. A double header, featuring new work from Kevin Brophy...
Celebrate the release of two new books, Seeking Palestine and The Unfinished Revolution with Gula Bezhan, Alex Nissen, Samah Sabawi and Onnie Wilson....
At Bella Union, the first Thursday of every month is Half-Arsed Thursday - a time when the best of musical intentions are easily led astray. The legendary...
Australian politicians are protected by laws which prevent any footage of Parliament being used for satire or parody. This is amongst several restrictions...
Go-go was the number one dance style of the 60s, and now it’s back and more fun than ever. From the cheeky moves of Ann-Margret and Elvis in Viva Las...
Join us as Sophie Cunningham launches Ruby J. Murray's debut novel, Running Dogs. Jakarta, 1997, and the city is on the verge of a revolution. Even the...
Soul-A-Go-Go steamrolls through another month on Saturday 7 April at Bella Union. If it’s possible to massively sell out something, that’s what happened...
SLAMALAMADINGDONG is quickly putting Melbourne on the national scene as having one of the strongest poetry slam communities in Australia. A safe space...
In November 2011, local songwriter and performer Geraldine Quinn (You’re the Voice: Songs for the Ordinary by an Anthemaniac – Golden Gibbo Award 2011)...
JamGrass Music Festival is not just an event, it’s a movement. Mandolins, guitars and banjos but this ain’t bluegrass like you’ve ever heard it before!...
The Last Gig In Melbourne Picture this: after years fighting licensing laws, pokies and developers, Melbourne’s live music scene is forced to shut down...
More InfoFollowing an exciting wave of critical acclaim for the new album 'The Sunset Park', The Aerial Maps are embarking on a whistle-stop East Coast...
Arts in Action invites you to the Premiere screening of Trafficked - The Reckoning - an inspiring story of a former police officer’s quest to find the man...
Earning a place on The Guardian's Best Albums of the Decade list and being nominated for the Mercury Prize has afforded The Unthanks an eclectic league...
stop.traffick are a recently formed charity launching to raise funds for and awareness of the devastation trafficking causes women and children in...
To celebrate the May release of her Somebody For Everyone EP Melbourne songstress Ainslie Wills is hitting the road on a tour of Victoria. Likened by...