Hello there.
The Butterfly Club is a small theatre in the heart of Melbourne. We have plenty of shows, award-winning foyer bars, and an enormous collection of kitsch.
Comedy Festival 2024
Our Melbourne International Comedy Festival program is on sale and it's simply huge.
With a whopping 224 performances and the not-so-humble brag of having staged last year's Most Outstanding show, this is where you'll find the best comedy in town.
Mar 25 - Apr 21 2024
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Karate Man – A Live-Action Video Game
Karate Man is the world’s first playable video game comedy show, created by absurdist sketch superstars Bruno Dubosarsky and Daniel Scarratt.
Op Shop ‘Till You Drop
A brand new comedy musical, featuring an original score composed by Victoria Angelique Mertzanidis (she/they).
Meaty Sue’s Big Farma
Big Farma is an absurd, silly and queer show with a Kath and Kim twist.
Murder Village: An Improvised Whodunnit MICF 2024
It’s Agatha Christie, improvised! After a sell-out Comedy Festival run last year, the award-winning festival favourite Murder Village is back with more cunningly improvised whodunnits.
The Von Donk Family Old-Timey Vaudeville Revue
Louisa and Andy Von Donk relive their family’s vaudeville glory days, from silent film to 80s synth, after their parent’s untimely death in a freak tap-dance mishap.
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
Armed with a guitar, a mic and her shit list, Australia's No.1 artist and poet Sez invites you on her journey to find enlightenment via the bogs of this great nation.
Neptune Henriksen – Being A Woman For Money
Sex sells, but gender sells out. An absurdist look at gender, desirability, and capitalism through a queer lens, from critically-acclaimed Neptune Henriksen.
Mel McGlensey is Motorboat
Winner: Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe 2024 Part woman, part boat, all clown.
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 no minimum hire fee, 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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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.