Nunawading venue The Round has announced its 2026 program and we're giving away a double pass to the performance of your choice.
The Round’s A Colourful Life season spans February to October 2026, packing 16 shows into Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. The program features everything from one-woman shows celebrating Australian women to adults-only circus inspired by the animal kingdom, with stops for opera, Britney Spears tribute cabaret and acrobatic First Nations storytelling along the way.
Subscribers can lock in six or more shows to access discounted pricing, with 10-show packages unlocking the steepest savings. The venue is offering flexible payment options, letting punters spread costs across the year and pay only when each show rolls around. All shows have $30 tickets for patrons under 30 years of age!
A Colourful Life
- The Round, 379-399 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading
- February to October 2026
- Tickets and subscriptions at theround.com.au
2026 program events
- Rachael Beck: In Their Own Words – 28 February
- David Campbell: Good Lovin’ & More – 14 March
- Colour and Light: The Art of Sondheim – 25-28 March
- Beyond the Neck – 24 April
- Is Shakespeare in this Movie? – 29 May
- Sea Wolves Howl – 12-13 June
- Water Mirror – 24 June
- Primal – 1 July
- Britney Spears: The Cabaret – 3 July
- Don Giovanni – 23 July
- Arterial – 25 July
- Grimm – 15 August
- Nathan Cavaleri: Growing Pains Tour – 13 September
- Dust – 9-10 October
- The Gospel According to Paul – 16-17 October
- Wolf by Circa – 24 October
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The Round’s 2026 season, A Colourful Life, presents a high-octane selection of circus, physical theatre and dance that explores the raw edges of human identity and folklore. This lineup ranges from the adults-only cabaret of Primal (July 1), which uses spectacular acrobatics to explore the animal kingdom and sexuality, to Arterial (July 25), a First Nations-led performance that connects Country and culture through breathtaking movement. Water Mirror (June 24), is a breathtaking fusion of dance, taiko percussion, and acrobatics that serves as the production’s only Victorian performance. The intensity continues in August with GRIMM, a dark reimagining of fairytales where characters like Cinderella emerge from the shadows, and culminates in October with Wolf, a feral display of acrobatics and primal rhythms that captures our “untameable selves”.
Tickets are on sale now! Book a subscription package for the best deal, with six-show packages unlocking discounted pricing and 10-show packages offering the steepest savings of up to $128.
For more information, head here.
