Melbourne is known throughout Australia as the capital of culture. There are many theater groups and cultural events in action all through the year: Theatreworks in St Kilda is one of the venues that is responsible for nurturing and encouraging new dramatic talent.
Theatreworks is a 146 seat venue that has been at the forefront of theatrical innovation for more than 25 years. The theater is located on the corner of Neptune and Acland Streets in the fashionable beach side suburb of St Kilda.
Theatreworks always has a wide variety of works booked into their yearly schedule. In the past performances have included an dazzling mix of Theatre, Dance, Circus, Puppetry, Musical Theatre, Cabaret, Improvised and scripted Comedy. There is always something intriguing happening at Theatreworks that adds to the vibrance of Melbourne's rich cultural and entertainment fabric. In their own words Theatreworks: "aims to support, inform, create, present and promote innovative arts practice."
The theater is often a venue for the highly popular theater sports. Check event listings to see if it is on during your planned visit to Melbourne.
The theater has a cafe that is open from 10am to 3pm on Wednesdays. Phone bookings can be made from Tuesday to Friday from 12pm to 3pm. There is also a gallery in the foyer of the theater that regularly features exhibitions by exciting local artists and photographers.
Getting to the venue is easy because public transport in the form of buses and trams provide regular stops within the Acland Street shopping precinct. Trams numbers 12,16, 69 and 79 will take you close to the theater.
