Sit on the edge of your seat during an intense drama, tap your toes to razzle-dazzle good-times musical theatre or revel in sparkling chamber opera and stunning contemporary dance in our 884-seat Playhouse, also renowned for its foyer collection of Indigenous artwork.
The plush, purple Playhouse has seen it all since it debuted in May 1984 with the Melbourne Theatre Company’s staging of Euripides' Medea, starring Zoe Caldwell and Patricia Kennedy.
Intimate, intense and intriguing, the Playhouse has gone on to host everything from entertaining musicals and side-splitting laughter-packed stand-up of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, to Melbourne Theatre Company’s A Streetcar Named Desire, Sydney Theatre Company’s groundbreaking The Picture of Dorian Gray, much loved RBG: Of Many, One and Dear Evan Hansen to Victorian Opera’s Sweeney Todd, contemporary dance magic from world-renowned companies from Sydney Dance Company, Bangarra Dance Theatre, Nederlands Dans Theater and TAO Dance Theater.
Seat base measurements for Playhouse are as follows:
Depth: 430mm
Width: 410mm
Weight capacity: 120kg
All our venue seats have armrests, excluding the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.
Upon request, we have 2 bariatric seats available for use in all venues, excluding the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The use of bariatric seats are restricted to certain areas within each auditorium. Please call to discuss your booking via the Contact Centre on 1300 182 183.
Bariatric 1: D 480mm W 600mm – 220kg weight capacity
Bariatric 2: D 480mm W 600mm – 300kg weight capacity
We are located at 100 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, just across the Yarra River from Flinders St Station. We have our own car park and there are also multiple public transport options for getting here.
If you book tickets online, you can use the “Select your own Seat” option to choose seats straight from the map – and if you click the little camera up in the top left hand corner, we will even give you a cheeky peek at what it looks like to sit from different parts of our theatres. There are also downloadable maps available on the pages of each of our main venues.
100 St Kilda Rd, Melbourne VIC 3004
PO Box 7585, Melbourne VIC 8004
1300 182 183
tickets@artscentremelbourne.com.au
Monday – Friday: 9:00am – 4:30pm
Theatres Building Box Office opens 90 minutes before a show.
