Perth
A heritage art-deco theatre hosting popular musicals, stage shows and festival events.
Must-see entertainment in Australia & Pacific
Melbourne
Dedicated to innovation and accessibility, this opera company's program, pleasingly, doesn’t always play it safe. New Australian works and performances…
Melbourne
Known in AFL-mad Melbourne as the not-round ground, this rectangular pitch is enclosed within a striking honeycombed-bioframe stadium with a capacity of…
New South Wales
Originally built in 1871, and now owned by the Gulgong Amateur Musical and Dramatical Society, the Opera House is the oldest still-operating theatre of…
Canberra
This sprawling arts centre – and its sister centre in Ainslie – plays host to a wide range of Canberra's cultural institutions, from galleries to theatre…
Dunedin
Constructed for the 2011 Rugby World Cup, this is the only major stadium in NZ with a fully covered roof, and it holds 30,000 spectators. It's the home…
Hobart
Something about this new music room doesn't quite gel – it all feels a bit fly-by-night and temporary. We hope we're wrong, because it's one of the few…
Melbourne
After the Public Bar, a much-loved local institution, closed, Last Chance took over in the same spirit. There's been no spit-and-polish here and it's just…
Canberra
The Canberra Raiders (www.raiders.com.au) is the home-town rugby league side, and in season (from March to September) the team plays here regularly. Also…
Victoria
On a balmy evening locals flock to the beer garden at the back of this lounge bar in a classic art-deco building. Local, national, original and mainstream…
Melbourne
Home to the Australian Open tennis championship, the Melbourne Park precinct has 34 courts, including its centrepiece, Rod Laver Arena, and Melbourne…
Christchurch
After Lancaster Park was irreparably damaged during the 2011 earthquake, Canterbury Rugby Union shifted its home games to this smaller ground in Addington…
Melbourne
Taking over from one of Melbourne's most infamous rock 'n' roll bars (called Pony), this new version may be more sanitised, but the good news is it's…
Melbourne
Opening in 2000, this multi-purpose stadium is home to the Melbourne United basketball team (www.melbourneutd.com.au) and the Melbourne Vixens netball…
Hobart
This old pub has been here forever under myriad names: never a particularly successful or enduring business venture. But the rambling Homestead seems to…
Melbourne
This easy-to-access Docklands stadium seats around 50,000 people for regular AFL games and the odd one-day cricket match, Rugby Union test and Taylor…
Melbourne
Boutique art-deco gloriousness is on offer at this golden-age cinema, with eight individual theatres named after old cinemas from around the western…
The Southeast
This curious old hall harks back to 1911, when Franklin was a much less soporific kind of place. Stick your head in the door (or call ahead) and see what…
Dunedin & Otago
Tucked down an atmospheric alley off a 19th-century street, the Penguin’s unusual location matches its acts: everything from touring Kiwi bands to punky…
Perth
Shapiro Tuesday offers a mix of first-timers, seasoned amateurs and pros trying out new shtick (for a very reasonable $5). Friday is for more grown-up…
Melbourne
This small cinema, smack bang in the middle of the city, uses synchronising chair movements, wind and in some cases a splash of water to add an extra…
Hobart
This 17-storey octagonal tower on the Sandy Bay waterfront opened in 1973 as Australia's first casino, and has been the subject of many a postcard from…
Sydney
This hefty movie complex has numerous cinemas, including an IMAX screen and Hoyts Lux, the cinematic equivalent of a 1st-class cabin, with waiter service,…
Brisbane
If a car wash married its supermarket cousin, their first-born would probably look like this ugly Paddington pub, which has incongruously adopted a pseudo…
Dunedin
The world’s southernmost professional theatre company has been staging dramas, comedies, pantomimes, classics and contemporary NZ productions for over 40…
Napier
This legendary live-music room started in 1958 then died in 1997. But thanks to some forward-thinking rock fans, it’s risen from the grave to save the day…
Perth
Fully licensed, art-house cinema in Leederville with Monday double-header features and a bar. The vintage cinema has been renovated with four new screens…
Surry Hills & Darlinghurst
Whether it’s the latest darlings of the British music press or some local sonic assailants made good, the occasional concerts at the Gaelic bridge the gap…
Melbourne
This giant, versatile space with a retractable roof is used for headline international concerts and the Australian Open tennis championship. It's not the…
Melbourne
This acclaimed contemporary-dance company performs mainly at the Malthouse Theatre. It also runs a variety of contemporary and hip-hop dance classes and…
Taupo
Hosts performances, exhibitions and conventions. Ask at the Taupo i-SITE for the current program. Look for the intricate red waharoa (entranceway) carved…
Newtown & the Inner West
This edgy artists’ hub resident at Carriageworks stages performances of new dance, acrobatic and multimedia works – basically anything that can be lumped…
Victoria
A rough-and-ready Mexican cantina, Baha serves passable tacos ($13) and burritos ($25) but is most popular as a bar and live-music venue. Acts perform…
Sydney
This rebuild of the former Parramatta Stadium will hold 30,000 screaming fans of the local rugby league side, the Parramatta Eels, once it opens in 2019…
Hobart
Pretty much what you’d expect from any out-of-the-box Irish pub: crowded, lively, affable and dripping with Guinness. Free live music of varying repute…
Sharp's Magic Movie House & Penny Arcade
Victoria
This place has authentic penny-arcade machines (the $10 entry gives you seven pennies) and fudge tasting (a smidgen for free). The movie house shows old…
Hobart
Live weekly stand-up comedy at Hobart's Polish Club, just north of the main North Hobart strip. Cheap drinks and big laughs from Australian and overseas…
Perth
Hosts lots of live music, including the Legendary Perth Blues Club on Tuesday. It has a community vibe, with seniors lunch specials, tradies drinks prices…
National Institute of Dramatic Art
Sydney
The former stomping ground of Mel Gibson, Cate Blanchett and Geoffrey Rush, the NIDA stage is the place to see stars on the way up. Student and graduate…
Dunedin
Dunedin’s premier live-music venue draws an eclectic mix of genres from noisy-as-hell punk to chilled reggae and gritty dubstep. It’s the venue of choice…
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