fortyfivedownstairs

Barry Dickens is an award-winning Australian author, poet, journalist, playwright, artist and Melbourne icon. His latest venture, Whiteley's Incredible Blue...an hallucination, about the artist and two time Archibald Prize winner Brett Whiteley, will showcase at fortyfivedownstairs in October.

The State Library of Victoria and fortyfivedownstairspresent Flashpoint – a unique program of public script readings from the winning plays of  The R.E. Ross Trust Playwrights' Script Development Awards 2010.

The Burlesque Hour hits Melbourne for 9  weeks starting June 17.

Café Scheherazade back for a return season.

In St Kilda, Café Scheherazade was a warm and safe meeting place with lively conversation and famous recipes of chicken soup and black forest cake.

fortyfivedownstairs will reopen the new Australian play Cafe Scheherazade in March 2011.

Six 'duets' each dealing with aspects of life, death and the human condition Duets for Lovers and Dreamers explores humanity in all its forms.

My Name is Rachel Corrie is the powerful story of one person's passionate journey in the global struggle for sense and justice.

Duets For Lovers And Dreamers - a series of six evocative duets, each capturing the intimate moments of everyday life.

My Name is Rachel Corrie is the powerful story of one person’s passionate journey in the global struggle for sense and justice.