Newtown & the Inner West
This dark and atmospheric bar does seriously good cocktails and some excellent jazz and blues-y live music at weekends. There are also pizzas and other…
Must-see entertainment in Australia & Pacific
Cairns
Community plays and musicals hit the stage regularly at this small theatre opposite Centenary Lakes in Edge Hill. It's 4.5km northwest of the city centre …
Cairns
Enjoy classic films amid the foliage and finery of the Botanic Gardens. Check the website for upcoming showings (there are usually two a month).
Brisbane
Brisbane's team in the Australian Football League (AFL). You can watch them live at a home game at the Gabba between March and September.
Wellington
This much-loved, midsize music venue wheels out craft beer and smoky, meaty food to go along with the rock. Dancing is near mandatory, and the balcony…
Brisbane
Despite the theatre's location on a city university campus, productions here are anything but amateur. Expect to see some of Australia’s best professional…
Viaduct Harbour & Wynyard Quarter
The ASB Waterfront Theatre is used by the Auckland Theatre Company and also for occasional one-off shows and concerts. A good selection of bars and…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Slide inside a gorgeously converted banking chamber for a quality French-inflected degustation dinner and a sexy show, blending circus, cabaret,…
Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Hosts a range of events from movie nights and live music in the 350-seat auditorium to spiritual workshops and free world/folk/roots music on the outdoor…
Brisbane
In winter, rugby league is the big spectator sport here and local team the Brisbane Broncos call this stadium home. The stadium also hosts the odd major…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Based in a beautifully restored Baptist tabernacle (1887), the Darlinghurst Theatre Company focuses on bringing pithy, intelligent Australian scripts to…
Townsville
A jolly Irish pub that doesn’t try too hard to be Irish. Wildly popular for its live music every night. Nothing too challenging – just good, honest live…
Newtown & the Inner West
Running earlier than most of Sydney's open-air cinemas, this is at the University of Sydney and shows a mixed three-week season with food trucks and pets…
Victoria
Adding to the charm of a spectacular historical streetscape is this grand 1930s cinema that screens the latest Hollywood flicks. Online tickets bring…
Melbourne
On the outside Her Majesty's is painted-brick Second Empire; on the inside it’s 1930s Moderne. The home of musical comedy since 1880 and still going…
Sydney
Sydney’s main booking agency for theatre, concerts and sports. There are outlets around town, or you can book online and get your ticket emailed to you.
Hobart
This vintage city theatre (1864 – a former church) is home to the Hobart Repertory Theatre Society (musicals, Shakespeare, kids’ plays). Book online.
Victoria
Sale's contemporary arts centre hosts a quality program of theatre productions, live comedy and music performances. Check its website for the schedule.
Launceston
Built in 1911 and incorporating the smaller Earl Arts Centre out the back, the old Princess stages an eclectic schedule of drama, dance and comedy.
Christchurch
A hip combination of live-music venue and bar, Darkroom has lots of Kiwi beers and great cocktails. Live gigs are frequent – and frequently free.
Melbourne
This beautifully renovated 1854 theatre is the venue for super-slick musicals. It even has a resident ghost, that of opera singer Federici.
Sydney
Enjoy open-air screenings by the sea, with live bands providing prescreening entertainment. Online bookings are cheaper and recommended.
Christchurch
This delightful two-screen art-house cinema can be found within the long-standing and excellent Alice In Videoland DVD library.
Newtown & the Inner West
Follow the buttery scent of popcorn into the dark folds of this plush cinema, screening first-run, independent world films.
Canberra
Canberra's leading independent theatre stages interesting contemporary performances from new and established practitioners.
Broome
Diver's pumps most nights and if you're camped anywhere nearby, you'll know it. The Sunday Session jams are legendary.
Melbourne
Animal and adventure films in 3D screen on a grand scale here, with movies specially made for these giant screens.
Byron Bay
Part of the Byron Bay Brewery complex, this atmospheric lounge-cinema shows classic reruns and art-house flicks.
Melbourne
The opulent Regent, built as a picture palace in 1929, hosts big-name musicals, opera, comedy and concerts.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre
Brisbane
An 8000-seat auditorium in South Bank, hosting anything from arena-style musicals to pop acts and expos.
Cairns
Stages contemporary Australian works and indie plays; currently based at the Tanks Arts Centre.
Canberra
A luxe cinema in the Nishi Building that screens mainly art-house and independent films.
Melbourne
Part of Arts Centre Melbourne, this large, round structure is well known for its excellent acoustics, with decor inspired by Australia’s mineral and…
Adelaide
Back in the Hollywood heyday of the 1940s and '50s, many Adelaide suburbs had their own cinemas. They’ve largely been demolished, replaced by mega-mall…
Sydney
Located inside the historic Paddington Town Hall, the Chauvel strives to offer distinctive and alternative cinema experiences, and to foster Sydney’s film…
Perth
The unpretentious Universal is one of Perth's oldest live-music bars and much loved by soul, R & B and blues enthusiasts. All ages hit their groove on the…
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