ABBOTSFORD CONVENT

1 St Heliers St, Abbotsford VIC 3067
Melbourne,

Midsumma 2025: CODED

1/23 - 1/25/2025

Amelia Jean O’Leary’s latest dance creation, CODED , offers an intimate and powerful exploration of First Nations femme queer identities, exploring themes of personified queerness ...

Midsumma 2025: Medium

1/23 - 1/25/2025

In Medium , Ari Angkasa presents a provocative and visually stunning live film performance under the moonlight. Combining elements of performance lecture, sci-fi thriller, and ...

Midsumma 2025: QRAVE

1/29 - 2/8/2025

QRAVE is a deeply personal and politically charged exhibition and performance piece by Jessi Ryan , a queer artist, journalist, and storyteller. Part research project, ...

Past Shows

Box Machine! at Abbotsford Convent for Summer 2025

1/4 - 12/25/2024

BOX MACHINE! is a fantastic new large-scale and interactive exhibition for children and their adults, designed and delivered by Mischa Long and Ross Koger. Giant ...

Headwater

10/17 - 10/19/2024

Solo practice is exciting, but incredibly exposed. As a soloist and improviser, Helen Svoboda feels torn between the many options they have as a vocalist, bassist and ...

The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

10/11 - 10/12/2024

Explore techno and rave culture, witness the destruction of 3 humans. Experience a 3-day rave condensed into an hour with this spectacle of pure endurance. ...

DisGraceland by The Huxleys at Abbotsford Convent

10/8 - 8/19/2023

DisGraceland sees The Huxleys on a wild road trip across rural Victoria for a lurid fever dream capturing the story of two queer alien Elvis’s ...

ESCALATOR by Stephanie Lake Company at Abbotsford Convent

8/16 - 8/19/2023

The award-winning Stephanie Lake Company will premiere an exciting season of brand-new dance works by five of Melbourne/Naarm’s freshest choreographic talents for ESCALATOR , taking ...

Archiving The Ephemeral

4/14 - 4/22/2023

Archiving The Ephemeral, by performance artist Leisa Shelton, will, for the first time, bring together for the completed bodies of work spanning over 30 years ...

Archiving The Ephemeral

4/14 - 4/22/2023

Archiving The Ephemeral, by performance artist Leisa Shelton, will, for the first time, bring together for the completed bodies of work spanning over 30 years ...

Music in the Round

9/8

Discover fresh faces and new perspectives as the Abbotsford Convents historic spaces come to life at Music in the RoundThis years program delivers a fresh ...

ButohOUT! 2019—Forbidden Laughter

5/2 - 5/12/2019

Butohthe dance worlds punk rockis here to disrupt your preconceptions of danceTickets are now on sale for the eagerly-awaited 2019 ButohOUT! FestivalForbidden Laughter. Thanks to ...

Videos

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AUSTRALIA - MELBOURNE SHOWS


		Midsumma 2025: Medium Abbotsford Convent (1/23 - 1/25)
		Jacob Sacher: Promising Young Mensch The Motley Bauhaus - Cabarat Stage (3/24 - 4/6)
		Nazeem Hussain; You Paid For This Melbourne Town Hall (3/27 - 4/20)
		Wilson Dixon: Love Don't Live Here Anymore, You Do Chinese Museum (3/27 - 4/7)
		Bianca Del Rio: Dead Inside Comedy Theatre, Melbourne (1/31 - 2/2) VIDEOS
		Guy Williams; If you midly criticise me I’ll say its cancel culture and turn to the alt right Morris House - Basement Comedy Club (3/27 - 4/20)
		Ray O'Leary; Laughter? I Hardly Know Her! Victoria Hotel - Banquet Hall (3/27 - 4/20)
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ABBOTSFORD CONVENT

Midsumma 2025: CODED

Midsumma 2025: Medium

Midsumma 2025: QRAVE

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Past Shows

Box Machine! at Abbotsford Convent for Summer 2025

Headwater

The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

DisGraceland by The Huxleys at Abbotsford Convent

ESCALATOR by Stephanie Lake Company at Abbotsford Convent

Archiving The Ephemeral

Archiving The Ephemeral

Music in the Round

ButohOUT! 2019—Forbidden Laughter