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The Butterfly Club is a small theatre and cocktail bar in the heart of Melbourne. We have plenty of shows, delicious drinks, and an enormous collection of kitsch.
Cabaret Fringe 2025
Jun 10 - Jul 12 2025
Handpicked cabaret gems for your delight. A celebration of the weird and wonderful, the funny and the fabulous.
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Clearings in the Sky
Songs composed by Lili Boulanger on poems by Francis Jammes. For voice and piano, characterised by their lyrical melodies and delicate harmonies.
Butt Hole
Our flagship cabaret riot! Lubricate your levity with a slippery wet cocktail before gorging your senses on a rotating smorgasbord of silliness and sleaze.
Who Killed Anna Key?
DING DONG, THE BITCH IS DEAD! Join deranged drag menace Anna Key at her own funeral for a whodunnit cabaret experience unlike any other.
Have a Goodnight Walter
A Lynchian horror about a married couple whose relationship is tested OCD, and strangers who invade their home.
Art, War, and Other Catastrophes
The entitled characters of Art, War and Other Catastrophes, are all more traumatised by Arts Funding Cuts than by Man Made Global Disasters.
Drawing Straws: Burlesque Life Drawing
Wickedly fun Burlesque Life Drawing on Tuesdays.
Glee Club
Glee Club is the singalong choir that everyone can be a part of.
Between The Fractures
A story of relationships, memory, dissociation, alter ego, and safety - where can you find peace between the fractures?
Drawing Straws: Cabaret of Curiosities
A new life drawing event from the minds that brought you Burlesque Life Drawing with a focus on the craziest nighttime costumes, creatures and club kids.
The Rocky Ballad Show
Have you ever noticed the beauty of a rock ballad behind all the drums and electric guitars?
Producers, we want your shows.
With over 1200 performances every year, we are always on the lookout for new shows. If you are a producer (or self-produced artist) we’d love to hear from you.
With affordable hire, free rehearsals, free front-of-house, free merch sales, and other assorted perks, the Club is a great place to get your work on stage without breaking the bank.
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Help us out
If you are in a generous mood, please consider supporting our work with a donation! Every little bit goes a long way in helping us stage independent artists, and provide a great place for musicians, writers, singers, actors, techs, and so many more to develop their craft.