William Tell gets gritty @PalaisTheatre, post-truth thriller @Theatre_Works, NDIS Expo @cityportphillip, Hot Dog munchers @LunaParkMelb, even bigger than Elvis @memomusichall, more Brad and Janet @astor_theatre and @redstitch continues The Antipodes.
This Week in St Kilda.
Polygraph @ Theatre Works
Tuesday 17 July – Saturday 21 July, 7.00 pm, Sat 2.00 pm
Polygraph is a play noir: part metaphysical thriller, part murder mystery and part love story. Following a brutal murder, a series of interwoven true stories unfold as personal and political perspectives shift.
Tix and info
Victorian Opera’s William Tell @ Palais
Tuesday 17 July and Thursday 19 July, 7.30 pm
The Australian premiere of Rossini’s Final Epic presented with grit and grandeur. $169/$35
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NDIS Expo @ St Kilda Town Hall
Thursday 19 July, 10 am – 3 pm
For people and families living with disability. Get ideas for your NDIS plan, meet over 60 service providers, attend info sessions and see some performances by people with lived experience of disability. Free
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda 9209 6777
Celebrating Carlo Catani @ St Kilda Town Hall
Friday 20 July to Monday 30 September
A display celebrating the life and work of engineer and local foreshore designer Carlo Catani. Free.
heritage.portphillip.vic.gov.au
Hot Dog Day and Eating Competition @ Luna Park
Saturday 21 July, 11 am – 6 pm
The feature of the day will be the 5th Annual Hot Dog Eating Completion.
lunapark.com.au
The Elvis Big Band @ Memo
Saturday 21 July, 8.30 pm
Performing all three decades of Elvis, The Knave’s 13 piece Big Band have been recreating the Elvis experience to sell out crowds wherever they go. $45/$35
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Rocky Horror and the Pelvic Thrusts @ Astor
Saturday 21 July, 7.30 pm
Do the time warp with Brad and Janet.
Info and tix
Bull Sessions @ Memo
Sunday 22 July, 3.00 pm
An afternoon delight with two dynamic women and their friends. The first gig sold out. $45/$35
Also Sunday 29 July
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Ongoing
The Antipodes @ Red Stitch
Until 12 August
“There’s something thrilling about a new play by Annie Baker,” The Age
A top-notch writers room is in lock-down, in pursuit of the ultimate story. Do delay, the last Red Stitch season sold out!
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PUFFS extended @ Alex
Until Sunday 29 July
PUFFS has been extended so you can catch more of the magic. The Saturday and Sunday matinee shows have been ‘lightly transfigured’ so that wizards ages 8 and up can share in the magic of PUFFS and parents can relax knowing their kids won’t learn any new curses!
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Urban Dreaming & Memories and Encounters @ Carlisle Street Arts Space
Until Wednesday 8 August
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 8.30 am – 5 pm; Thursdays 8.30 am to 7 pm during exhibitions
Robert Lee Davis and Gabrielle Khazam (artwork above) present an abstract expressionist exploration of narratives that traverse time and space.
99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda
Soon
The Menagerie: Burlesque @ Alex
Sunday 29 July, 7.30 pm
An intimate and decadent evening of sultry and scintillating burlesque and variety artists. Featuring burlesque, variety, comedy, circus and cabaret performers. Melbourne’s newest little Speakeasy.
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