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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.
Drama Queen 2025
Apr 28 - Jun 14 2025
A selection of incredible performances centring the female experience. For anyone who has been told to not take up space, to smile more, to not be so sensitive or emotional, to not be such a drama queen.
I WANT DRAMA
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Switch
Capturing pain, strength and resilience, Switch is a heartfelt letter to those living with PMDD and the loved ones affected by it.

The Night Flower
A cabaret of the female experience and social perception by by Victoria Angelique Mertzanidis, accompanied by a live rock band.

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.

DON’T GET CARRIED AWAY
Roy Barker survived broken bones, cuts and bruises, by learning how to be invisible—not ideal when you want to be a star.

Drawing Straws: Burlesque Life Drawing
Wickedly fun Burlesque Life Drawing on Tuesdays.

Backwoods to Barbie
Get ready for a rhinestone-studded night of heart, humour, and honky-tonk hits in a dragaret celebration of Dolly!

Glee Club
Glee Club is the singalong choir that everyone can be a part of.

No Scripts Given
Watch some of Melbourne's finest improvisers turn their darkest and most vulnerable tales into an hour long improvised comedy.

Asexual Fantasies and Hopeless Aromantics
Sophie Harvey is a musical theatre performer. She's also an asexual who is constantly figuring out if she is on the aromantic spectrum.

Bulletproof
Edna - distant relative of infamous bushranger & folk hero Ned Kelly - navigates the 21st Century through the lens of his bulletproof helmet.
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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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.