Our city’s very own big top is ramping things up this month, becoming an official venue for the Melbourne International Comedy Festival and hosting shows that are larger than life.
Spiegel Haus is not a place that holds anything back. In the tent, you’ll find shows that are bigger, bolder and more boisterous than anywhere else in the city. From giggles that turn into guffaws to red-hot performers that’ll have you on the edge of your seat, you never know what to expect when the lights are dimmed and the show begins.
This month, the venue has added a new work that’s guaranteed to make even the most seasoned theatre-goer blush. Briefs: The Works is cabaret, but not as you know it – we’ll leave it at that, and let you discover the rest. Plus, Speigelhaus has been added as an official MIFC venue as part of the festival’s 40th edition, with the rooftop bar and CDMX taco truck serving as part of the Drink and Dining Program.
So what’s on the agenda for this month? Hold on to your hats, because we’re jumping in.
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Headline Shows
Blanc de Blanc Encore
- Ongoing weekly sessions (Wed-Sun)
- Tickets here
Champagne-soaked chaos, outrageous comedy and just enough mischief to keep things interesting. This adults-only spectacle delivers world-class acrobatics, sultry burlesque and outrageous humour, all set to a pulsing soundtrack of vintage jazz and contemporary beats.
Use the code BOTTOMSUP10 for $10 off GA, Premium, or Booth tickets on Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday sessions.
Briefs: The Works
- 18 March – 19 April
- Tickets here
Briefs Factory have redefined cabaret flipping variety on its head with a dangerous blend of spectacle, seduction and subversion. This time it’s the late-night edition: louder, raunchier and with a whole lot less left to the imagination.
Elixir Revived
- 27 March – 19 April
- Tickets here
This wild, post-apocalyptic circus comedy is packed with jaw-dropping stunts, irreverent humour and world-class acrobatics. Critics have praised the show’s exceptional mix of humour and daring circus skills. Elixir Revived showcases both the beauty and the limits of the human body.
Merrick Watts, An Idiot’s Guide To Wine
- 26 March – 5 April
- Tickets here
For the uninitiated, An Idiot’s Guide to Wine is a wine tasting unlike any other. Each guest sips six wines, handpicked by Mez while he dishes out wine facts, food pairing suggestions and jokes about the French.
Kids Programming
Kaboom
- 3 April – 19 April
- Tickets here
The maddest of mad scientists, Magnus Danger Magnus, is back! Following nation-wide sell-out seasons at arts festivals around Australia and the UK, this all-ages electromagnetic extravaganza returns with a fresh rendition of Australia’s most explosive science spectacular – bigger, louder and more dangerously dazzling than ever before!
The Greatest Magic Show
- 3 April – 19 April
- Tickets here
This jaw-dropping, laugh-out-loud spectacular is packed with mind-boggling magic, hilarious comedy and larger-than-life fun, all wrapped around a powerful message for every child in the audience: believe in yourself and anything is possible.
Circus The Show
- 3 April – 19 April
- Tickets here
Roll up! Roll up! Prepare to enter a world of whimsy, wonder and amazement where your imagination will soar like never before, in this completely re-imagined family circus spectacular that families across the globe are raving about!
Dr Hubble’s Brilliant Bubbles
- 28 March – 19 April
- Tickets here
A fun, funny and (slightly) educational show by Australia’s favourite bubble man. Dr Hubble will amaze with bubbles you have never seen before –the square bubble, the bubble carousel, the chimney bubble, the explode-a-bubble, bubbles-inside-bubbles and bubbles so big you could fit somebody inside them. It’s unbelieve-a-bubble!
Stand Up
David Quirk’s Quintessential Quomedy Quollective
- 28 March – 18 April
- Tickets here
Melbourne’s favourite son, David Quirk, has hand-picked his and your most beloved comedians to take it to the limit, in a fancy tent, at the amazing Spiegel Haus for a heavy-hitting late Saturday night show. Put your trust in Quirk and book a ticket, or else live and die wondering.
The Fun Haus featuring Carl Donnelly
- 26 March – 16 April
- Tickets here
This weekly stand-up extravaganza brings together the most side-splitting comedy talent from Melbourne International Comedy Festival for a jam-packed night of laughs. Expect to hear from festival favourites, rising stars and international guests. Be there or be square!
For more information on Spiegel Haus, head here.
This article was made in partnership with Spiegel Haus.
