GASWORKS ARTS PARK WHAT’S ON GUIDE 2025
Gasworks Arts Park respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the people of the Kulin Nations. We pay our respect to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.
Shins Thomas Varghese, Wild Oak Productions
Gasworks is a vital creative precinct. Situated on the site of the former South Melbourne Gas Plant, Gasworks Arts Park comprises two theatres, three gallery spaces, a café, function and workshop spaces, and four hectares of park.
Gasworks presents an annual program of events, including collaborations with Melbourne’s leading festivals, and over 200 performing arts events and 30 visual art exhibitions per year. It is home to 16 artist residencies, farmers markets, classes and workshops, creative and professional development opportunities, family programming, and much much more. For information about booking tickets go to page 48. Visit our website www.gasworks.org.au
Welcome
As I write this, I’ve just started my second week at Gasworks. It’s an honour to be your next Creative Director and CEO. Because there is nowhere else like Gasworks. Nowhere else offers the same range of artforms, from theatre, to comedy, to circus, to visual art, to live music. And nowhere else offers the same range of experiences, from dropping into an artist’s studio while you’re browsing a farmers’ market, to deep diving into Melbourne’s iconic festivals, to unfurling a picnic blanket at a Summer in the Glade concert.
The next six months is a great example of the range of possibilities that are only possible at Gasworks. There’s a return season of a sold-out dance work Touch, a smorgasbord of the best of the Melbourne Fringe Festival, and community art exhibitions from 8-year-old to 80-year-old creatives.
If the next six months will look like what you’ve come to expect of Gasworks, 2026 will look a bit different. As well as retaining all the things you know and love about this place, we are currently planning a whole new range of activities for our 40th birthday year in 2026.
We can’t wait for you to join us as we unleash the unique potential of this vital creative precinct. And we can’t wait to welcome you to Gasworks — to gather, to connect, to belong, and to be transformed by creativity.
See you soon.
Sam Strong Creative Director and CEO
Calendar of events
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SEP
FRINGE:
FRINGE: KIDS’ THEATRE Space
Dance
Performing Arts TOUCH
Chandralaya Dance School and Rebel Stepz
�� 6 Sep
Gasworks Main Theatre
TOUCH made waves with a sold-out run at Dancehouse Melbourne during the 2023 Melbourne Fringe Festival, hailed as a mustsee performance. Championing diversity and multiculturalism, this production provides a platform for unity, celebrating differences, and transcending boundaries through the universal language of dance.
At its heart, TOUCH delves into personal narratives, addressing themes of prejudice and isolation while seamlessly blending Ballet and Bharathanatyam. By challenging conventional paradigms and celebrating cultural richness, TOUCH sparks dialogues on inclusivity and acceptance.
Melbourne Fringe Festival
Step into the unexpected! Fringe at Gasworks is back with a jam-packed lineup of bold, brilliant and fun performances for all! From 30 September to 11 October, Gasworks transforms into a buzzing hub of circus, comedy, music, dance, physical theatre, and family fun. Whether you’re after family-friendly laughs, boundary-pushing art, or just something a little different, there’s a Fringe moment waiting for you at Gasworks.
Fringe: Theatre/Circus/Magic
MAGIC NOIR
Mr Marmalade Magic
�� 30 Sep – 4 Oct Gasworks Main Theatre
Join the debonair Mr Marmalade, master of magic and mischief, and the effervescent Becky Bubble, Australia’s premier bubble artist, for an unforgettable evening of dark glamour, cheeky comedy, and wicked charm.
With moody lighting, live illusions, flirtatious tension and a wink to vintage film noir, Magic Noir is a high-style homage to mystery, misdirection, and martini-dry humour.
This is not a children’s magic show. This is late-night enchantment for grown-ups who like their entertainment shaken, stirred, and served with a twist. One week only. Dress sharp. Bring someone mysterious.
This project has been Fringe Funded.
Fringe: Circus
NOW YOU SEE ME
National Institute of Circus Arts (NICA)
�� 30 Sep – 4 Oct
Gasworks Main Theatre
Drop into a world of suspense, excess, and intriguing possibilities of What Happens Next?
NICA’s final-year students invite you on a whiplash ride through twenty unpredictable circus acts after the objects of their affection sends them on a tailspin. We’ll be flying at high speeds through the entire spectrum of human emotion, so brace yourself to feel sensitive, vulnerable, maniacal, hysterical, inquisitive, demure, ecstatic, sassy, psychotic, stoic, heroic, lustful, cheeky, creepy, and MOTHER. Turbulence is the undercurrent but it’s all about the thrill.
Feet-first, head-first, upside down and airborne, Now You See Me...will juggle your logic and sense of stability. Simmering beneath the surface, nothing is quite as it seems.
Image credit Chris Parker & Gavin Baskerville
Image credit Cameron Grant, Parenthesy
“An hour better spent is hard to immediately recall than with flautist
Melanie Walters and her exceptional solo recital
The Flute Revamped” — The Advertiser
Fringe: Theatre/Comedy SUPER SCIENCE SHOW!
The Scientwits
�� 30 Sep – 4 Oct
Studio Theatre
What would happen if your science teacher was a mad scientist? And what could possibly go wrong if there were two of them? Welcome to The Scientwits! The Scientwits have wowed audiences young and old as they ignited themselves and curiosity in their unique interactive and hilarious shows, across multiple sold-out festival seasons.
In the Super Science Show, Captain Chaos (comedian John Burgos) and Super Science (non-boring Science teacher Sammy Harrison) answer the question of what could possibly happen if the science teacher actually did the type of science demonstrations we all wished they would do.
Fringe: Music THE FLUTE REVAMPED
Melanie Walters
�� 7–11 Oct
Studio Theatre
“The flute as you don’t usually hear it!”
Join flautist Melanie Walters for this concert of vibrant music inspired by television, pop music, children’s literature, and other popular culture. The program includes music by Jacob TV, Azeem Ward, Anne La Berge and Ian Clarke.
Image credit Missy Snaps
Fringe: Theatre METRO
APK Productions
�� 7–11 Oct
Studio Theatre
Step aboard a Melbourne train unlike any you’ve ever known. In Metro, eight strangers travel not just through the city, but through the haunting terrain of grief. Told in a series of interconnected stories, this bold new work explores the complex, often chaotic path toward healing — one stage of grief at a time. Influenced by the surrealism of David Lynch and the disorienting beauty of postmodern theatre, Metro surrounds its audience with imagery, sound, and raw emotion. With the train carriage at the centre of the stage and the audience encircling the action, you’re not just watching the journey — you’re on it.
Fringe: Circus AFTER DARK
La Folie
�� 7–11 Oct
Gasworks Main Theatre
La Folie presents After Dark. This adults-only aerial circus cabaret will leave you in awe of the sultry beauty and sheer strength these performers are capable of. Taking to the air on a variety of apparatuses, these aerialists will wow you with their disregards for gravity on chains, silks, hoops, flying pole, trapeze and more.
Fringe: Cabaret/Dance
CAMINARE
— THE ECHO OF MY STEPS
Mario Acosta-Cevallos
�� 7–11 Oct
Gasworks Main Theatre
World Salsa Champion Mario AcostaCevallos takes the stage in this moving one-man cabaret of Latin dance, music, and storytelling. Caminaré explores identity, cultural pride, self-doubt, and the power of walking your own path.
Fringe: Kids’ Theatre
TINY DOCTORS: HAPPY LAB
Sarah Bowers & Hamish Pickering
�� 9–11 Oct Studio Theatre
Tiny Doctors: Happy Lab is a joyful, handson theatre experience for children aged three to seven, where feelings are explored, friendships are celebrated, and happiness is brewed — literally!
This two-part program begins with a live musical performance inside a transformed theatre space: the Tiny Doctors Research Centre. Upon arrival, each child receives their very own lab coat and goggles, instantly becoming Tiny Doctors, ready to investigate what makes us feel good inside.
Fringe: Kids’ Theatre SPACE PIRATES
Kat Glass Creative
�� 7–11 Oct Gasworks Main Theatre
This is not a drill! The fate of the universe is in the hands of an astronaut on a cosmic clean-up mission, a rhythmically gifted robotic parrot, and a chaotic Pirate Crew who are wildly lost in space (and loving every light-year of it)!
Space Pirates is a high-energy, intergalactic adventure for kids aged 5–12 and their grown-ups, bursting with puppets, pirate rock, and epic space silliness. With themes of sustainability, acceptance, and teamwork, this rollicking caper promises a heartfelt journey that’s truly out of this world. Count down and get ready for lift off! Because the wildest, funniest ride through the galaxy awaits!
Fringe Funded through a Ralph Mclean Microgrant and Cash To Create. This project also receives funding from Creative Australia through the Australian Cultural Fund.
School Holiday Programs
Gasworks’ school holiday programs offer fun, creative experiences for kids aged 5–14, led by engaging artists and facilitators. Create, Explore, Play!
Visual Art
RACCOON HOT CHOC
WINTER PAINTING
ARTea Art School
�� 7 Jul (Winter holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Learn how to draw this very cute raccoon and paint on canvas to take home. Let’s warm up for Winter!
Art and Craft SEASIDE MOSAIC CLAY TILE
ARTea Art School
�� 7 Jul (Winter holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Select from array of beautiful shells and glass beads and make this 3D clay tile.
Science CHEMICAL CAPERS WORKSHOP
Fizzics
�� 10 Jul (Winter holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Have you got a budding scientist in your midst? Find out about the science that can be found in your very own kitchen! A workshop where students will run hands-on science investigations in chemistry. Designed to cover a broad range of chemical concepts accessible to primary school-aged kids!
Art and Craft YARN SWEATER CATS
ARTea Art School
�� 7 Jul (Winter holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Design you own quirky cat and then dress it up with a cute sweater! So much fun, learn weaving techniques!
Art and Craft
COLLAGE ART
Elyas Alavis
�� 14 Jul (Winter holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Explore texture and colour to create unique collage artworks! Elyas Alavi will guide young artists to develop creativity, self-expression, and confidence in a fun, supportive environment. No experience needed! just bring your curiosity! Limited spots available.
Visual Art ILLUSTRATE OTTERS!
ARTea Art School
�� 22 Sep (Spring holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Hone your illustration skills as we bring a bunch of cute otters to life!
Music MELODY MAKERS
Merinda Dias-Jayasinha
�� 17 Jul (Winter holiday) and �� 30 Sep (Spring holiday)
Gasworks Glade
In this playful and inspiring vocal workshop, young voices will explore how to create melody and harmony using nothing but their imaginations. Through fun group exercises, interactive games, and guided singing, kids will learn how to blend voices, explore harmony, and express themselves musically as individuals and in a group. No prior experience is needed — just a love for singing and a spark of creativity.
Pottery BUTTERFLY CLAY!
ARTea Art School
�� 22 Sep (Spring holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Learn the basics of hand-building techniques to make your very own clay butterfly!
Sport FENCING!
Name here
�� 28 Sep (Spring holiday)
Gasworks parkland
En garde! Learn about the history of fencing and enjoy an active session of this strategic sport — a great workout for your body and your mind.
Art and Craft CARDBOARD SKATEBOARD SCULPTURES!
ARTea Art School
�� 22 Sep (Spring holiday)
Art & Craft Room
Do you have a creative skateboarder in your midst? Create cardboard skateboard sculptures with us!
Dance AROUND THE WORLD DANCE PARTY
Sheena Chundee
�� 23 Sep (Spring holiday)
Garden Studio
Embark on a global journey through dance with Rebel Stepz Arts and their Around the World Dance Party! This exciting, interactive workshop invites kids to explore traditional dances and music from five vibrant cultures: India, Africa, Hawaii, Mexico, and Spain. Each stop on our adventure introduces a new dance style, accompanied by fun storytelling that connects the movements to each culture’s rich history and traditions. With music, movement, and cultural tales, kids will immerse themselves in a world of creativity, fun, and global unity.
Art COPPERSMITHING
Benjamin Storch
�� 1 Oct (Spring holiday)
Gasworks parkland
Delve into the ancient craft of metalsmithing by shaping copper into a bowl or plate. Alchemists associated copper with the planet Venus,and what better way to experience its unique properties than to shape it with your own hands using hammers on tree trunks! The process teaches us a lot about metal as a fundamental element we take so much for granted in the hidden wiring of our contemporary world.
You will be the proud owner of a precious, handcrafted item of copper, unless it gives you more joy to pass it on to a loved one!
Please note: The workshop takes place outdoors, so please dress appropriately, and wear robust, non-precious clothes and solid shoes.
Dance image courtesy of Out of Bounds
Visual Arts
Group Exhibition
SEVEN
Linda Condon | Jane Curtain | Sara Curtain | Dianne Gameson Phin Murphy | Ann Stinton | Annie White �� 15 – 27 Jul Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery & Heritage Hallway
Seven brings a group of artists together through friendship and the love of art in its many different forms. Each artist comes to the collective with a range of ideas, use of mediums and life experiences that are reflected in the diversity of the works.
Inspiration for each artist is as varied as the work presented — all have something to say and a different way to say it. From a fantastical slant on our world to the influence of significant global art movements. From the love of landscapes across the globe, to the moods and seasons of the Australian bush. From exploring beautiful colours to combining fabrics of different textures and designs. And even to the use of natural elements from the earth to reflect their impact on us.
Exhibition
DREAMING PLACES AND TRANSIT TIMES
Andrew Pearson
�� 24 Jun – 13 Jul Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery
This series of work was an irrepressible need to express emotional, romantic and pragmatic contemplations that have occurred for me over the past 7 years. Time spent on many plane flights descending over familiar but always mesmeric terrain. Tree lines, fault lines, song lines, power lines, lights that shimmer along distant streets and stars suspended on gossamer threads to eternity. There is evidence of humanity and spaces that seem blissfully unaware of human existence. I respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of these lands and pay my respects to elders past and present of the Ngarrindjeri, Peramangk, Kaurna, Barngarla, Nauo, Cammeraygal, Wallumedegal and Gadigal people.
Exhibition
HOMAGE TO NATURE
Susan Bowron
�� 29 Jul – 10 Aug
Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery
“In this body of work I play with colour, light and perspective to capture my experience of different Australian landscapes.
Water features prominently in the paintings as a life force and universal solvent and acts as an important element alongside the solid.
The viewer is invited to explore the profound depths of human experience through their interpretations and engagement with nature through the different moods, locations and styles. We question our understanding of nature’s impact and its universal force and our place within it.”
Exhibition
CONVERSATIONS
Linden Dean
�� 5–31 Aug
James McCaughey Foyer Gallery
“Art is a great forum to project a voice. Through an artist’s work, the focus of the voice stays ‘visible’ for much longer. My challenge is to create work that encourages conversation. My naive style has always been narrative. It’s my way of expressing ideas, impressions and feelings. My work usually says something personal, social or political. I try to do this using colour, pattern and imagery. I am also interested in using a variety of media and experimenting in ways that are new to me.”
Exhibition hA.I.ku
Leanne Poole
�� 12 – 31 Aug Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery
“In hA.I.ku, I explore the uneasy presence of artificial intelligence in our daily lives through papermaking, and the slow, deliberate craft of Joomchi — an ancient Korean method of transforming paper using water, pressure, and time. At the centre of the exhibition is a series of stitched haiku. Some are written by humans, others by AI. Their authorship is initially withheld. Can a poem generated by code evoke the same feeling as one born from lived experience?
I’d like you to think about the increasing blur between human and machine, author and algorithm. AI is already shaping how we work, communicate, and create; often without regulation, consent, or even public understanding. Through handmade processes that resist speed, I aim to reclaim space for slowness and consideration. What are we automating? What are we surrendering?”
Exhibition
EMERALD HILL ART GROUP ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Eunice Barter | Linda Crooke | Barry Davidson | Lauris Davidson | Rosie Lovell
John Monro | Elizabeth Montgomery | Steve McLeod | Pam O’Neill | Sue Picot
Denise Pitney | Peter Rocella | Sue Steriotis | John Stirling | Shasta Strauss | Di Gyngell-Taylor | Neil Whalebone | Rob Youl | Neil McIrvine
�� 1 – 28 Sep
Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery & James McCaughey Foyer Gallery
The Emerald Hill Art Group has been a gathering of local artists for 40 years. This year, the exhibition includes watercolours, oil paintings, pen and ink artworks. Please join us at Gasworks for the 2025 exhibition, showcasing an eclectic mix of paintings where each artist has developed their personal creative style with their preferred medium.
Exhibition / Workshop KEEP IN TOUCH
Louise Samuelsson | Sam Kariotis | James Anselmo-Forlano
Jorja Timms | Alana Davis
�� 24 Sep – 26 Oct James McCaughey Foyer Gallery
Exhibition launch: 24 Sep, 6–8pm | Supper Club: 6 Oct, 6–8pm
Visible Mending Workshop: 15 Oct, 18 Oct
Keep in Touch is a project exploring loneliness through craft art, visible mending workshops, and a supper club. The craft art exhibition invites audiences to reflect on their own relationships to connection and solitude, and explore how loneliness is felt, understood, and healed. As emerging artists map the tender terrain of loneliness — Keep in Touch becomes a reminder that connection, like craft, is something we make by hand.
Keep in Touch is proudly supported by the City of Port Phillip Cultural Development Fund.
Exhibition
COLOURSCAPES
Dianne Hilyear
�� 28 Oct – 16 Nov Foyer Gallery
Colour and pattern are fundamental to my paintings. I am fascinated by the diversity of Australia’s landscape across place, time and season. Colour resonates through bursts of bright wattle, the transient light of desert sunsets and the protective shadow of a coastal track. Natural patterns are formed by strobing eucalypts, weather-worn boulders and windswept foliage.
Painting in oils, she continues to explore technique and subject matter. Colourscapes, her third solo exhibition in five years, includes recent inspirations and some past themes.
Exhibition HIDDEN MYTHS
Eduard Ingles
�� 28 Oct – 23 Nov Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery
Hidden Myths is a visual journey into the timeless world of Greek mythology, reimagined through the lens of our contemporary realities. This body of work explores the enduring relevance of ancient myths and their moral lessons, offering fresh interpretations of stories such as Pandora’s Box, Prometheus’ Fire, and The Fall of Icarus. Through symbolic compositions, bold geometric abstractions, and striking colour contrasts, these paintings invite viewers to reflect on modern life from an allegorical perspective. In an age shaped by rapid technological innovation, artificial intelligence, and the relentless pursuit of success, these age-old narratives find new resonance.
Exhibition
CLARENDON CHILDREN’S CENTRE
Clarendon Children’s Centre
�� 18 – 30 Nov James McCaughey Foyer Gallery
The children of Clarendon Children’s Centre share the work they have created in collaboration with local artist, Cressida Crossley. With time, space and technique from Cressida, the children explore, discover, reflect and mindfully engage with sustainable and colourful processes.
Gasworks Arts Park has an ongoing partnership with CCC where artist Louise Samuelsson brings together the body of work in a fun, vibrant and meaningful exhibition for the community, teachers and families to enjoy. Come and see the amazing work and say “Wow, this looks like a 3-year-old did that… because they did!
Exhibition
MONTAGUE SCHOOL
Montague Students
�� 2–21 Dec James McCaughey Foyer Gallery
Montague School provides a unique learning opportunity for students aged 15–18 with an intellectual disability. The educational philosophy driving the school involves the most up-to-date educational theory and delivers the Victorian Pathways Certificate using a negotiated curriculum that considers the personal needs of the individual learner.
“We are incredibly proud of our students, especially as this marks their second year in VET — Visual Arts. Their engagement and willingness to try different techniques and approaches have been truly remarkable, showcasing their growing confidence and creativity.
Resident Artists
Gasworks Arts Park has 15 artists in residence working in Visual Arts, Sculpture, Ceramics and Music. Our artistic policy is founded on inclusion and ownership by the local community and the Resident Artists play an important role in our connected arts hub by working together to provide accessible tours, activities and workshops. All studios are open to the public on the 3rd Saturday of every month for the Farmers’ Market.
Image credit Gavin D. Andrew
Studio Residency
FEB/MAR/APR | MAY/JUN/JUL |AUG/SEP/OCT | NOV/DEC/JAN
The Gasworks Arts Park Studio Residency program is a professional development opportunity to incubate new projects during a 3 month residency on site. The residency will enable the development of studio practice, collaboration and creative exchange, in addition to mentoring and career guidance from the Visual Arts Manager at Gasworks. There are two studio spaces on offer — Visual Arts and Ceramics/Small Sculpture. Each accommodates an individual artist in a shared building with 3 other full time professional artists in separate studios.
Go to Artist Opportunities on our website for more information and deadlines.
Image credit Marcie Raw Photography
Farmers’ Market
3rd Saturday of each month, 8am – 1pm Jul 19, Aug 16, Sep 20, Oct 18, Nov 15, Dec 20
Delicious fruit and vegetables, cakes, jams, free range eggs and flowers are only a few of the sumptuous goods you’ll find at our monthly Gasworks Farmers’ Market. Gasworks Farmers’ Market is proudly accredited by the Victorian Farmers Market Association (VFMA). Our galleries and café are open while buskers add music to Melbourne’s artsy produce market. The Gasworks Resident Artist Studios are open during every Farmers’ Market.
Please remember, Gasworks Farmers’ Market is plastic bag free and all packaging is as environmentally responsible as possible. Bring your trolleys or baskets, reusable bags and coffee cups/mugs.
Image credit Nataliya Vaitkevich via Pexels
Summer in the Glade
Nov – Apr, one Friday a month (check website)
Summer in the Glade is a vibrant series of free cultural experiences set in the beautiful Glade at Gasworks Arts Park. Join us for an evening filled with creativity and community spirit. Discover local arts and crafts makers showcasing their unique work, enjoy live music performances from talented artists, and indulge in a range of street food and drink options. Whether you’re looking to relax, explore, or be inspired, Summer in the Glade offers something for everyone.Keep an eye on our website, dates to be announced soon.
Venue Hire
Our Venues
We offer versatile spaces to create something special for every occasion; from conferences, exhibitions and launches to circus, performing arts, live music and school productions.
Our upgraded facilities include advanced AV equipment and fully technically equipped Gasworks Main Theatre and Studio Theatre and Boardroom with video conferencing capabilities.
We provide technical support for events, filming and editing services, on-site catering from the Gasworks Cafe and portable sound equipment for any event outside the two major theatre venues.
Our venues for hire include:
• Gasworks Main Theatre
• Studio Theatre
• James McCaughey Foyer and Gallery
• Angela Robarts-Bird Gallery
• Gasworks Boardroom
• Art & Craft Room
• Garden Studio
MAIN THEATRE
Full capacity: 244
AA row is wheelchair accessible
MAIN ENTRANCE
STUDIO THEATRE
Full capacity: 62
Two first rows are wheelchair accessible
Access Spaces
The Art & Craft Room is an ideal creative space, equipped with everything you need for hands-on activities like ceramics, painting, and sculpture. The versatile layout makes it perfect for both small classes and larger workshops, while the vibrant atmosphere inspires artistic expression.
The Garden Studio offers a peaceful, natural retreat for yoga, wellness classes, or small rehearsals.
The space is also ideal for a Birthday Party or small celebration with friends. Surrounded by lush greenery, it provides a calm, welcoming environment.
Both venues are available for hire, offering flexible, inspiring spaces for your next event.
Get in touch with us
✉ venuecoordinator@gasworks.org.au
�� (03) 8606 4200
Gasworks Community Classes
Improve your skills or learn something new in our variety of community classes and workshops. Classes cover disciplines including: life drawing, painting, travel sketching, clay sculpting, yoga, languages, and music.
Most classes run on a term basis in a friendly environment with knowledgeable and passionate teachers.
If you’re looking to socialise with like-minded people or want to share an experience with your friends, these classes are for you. Come away with inspiration, new friends, new skills, and maybe a new creation.
Days and times vary. Check our website for details — all classes are located on the ‘What’s On’ page.
Image credit Antoni Shkraba Studio via Pexels
Book Tickets
Online:
Booking online is easy and available 24/7. Simply go to www.gasworks.org.au to browse our program and click the ticket link to book.
Phone:
To book tickets over the phone please call our front desk: (03) 8606 4200 Monday to Friday 10:00am – 4:30pm.
Box Office:
You can purchase last-minute tickets at The Box Office located in the James McCaughey Foyer. It opens 45 minutes before the start of the show.
Payment: Gasworks is a cashless establishment; we only accept card payments.
Concessions:
• Concession pricing is available for any type of pensioner, Australian Government Health Care Card and Senior Card holders.
• Gasworks offers a second ticket at no cost to people who possess a Companion Card. Please call us to book a ticket for your companion or carer.
How to Get Here:
Driving
Free parking bays are located on Graham St adjacent to the theatre and gallery entrance and there is free street parking all around the park.
Tram
• No. 1 tram from Swanston Street (to South Melbourne Beach).
Disembark at Stop 31. (Tramtracker ID 1241) and walk down Graham St. Alternatively if you reach the beach, walk along the beach front towards the right (if facing the ocean), then turn right up Pickles Street.
• No. 109 tram from Collins St. (To Port Melbourne)
Disembark at Stop 128 and walk down Graham St (this route has disability access).
Bus
• 236. Stop: Graham St/Pickles St.
• 234. Stop: Port Melbourne Lifesaving Club/Beaconsfield Pde.
• 606. Stop: Bridport St/Richardson St.
Bike
There is a Melbourne Bike Share station located on Pickles Street, near Graham Street entrance to Gasworks Arts Park.
Restrooms
Restrooms are located in the Heritage Hallway connecting the Gasworks Cafe, Studio Theatre, and James McCaughey Foyer. This includes an accessible toilet with a changing table.
Accessibility
• Gasworks theatres and galleries are wheelchair accessible with an accessible bathroom close to the Gasworks Main Theatre.
• Guide dogs are welcome at Gasworks.
• The Gasworks Theatre is equipped with an Assistive Listening System – simply pick up a Hearing Loop or Earpiece from the Box Office.
• Please let us know of any special access requirements you have before your visit. Gasworks is committed to ensuring access for all people and our staff are happy to assist.
Food and Beverage:
• The Box Office and Gasworks Foyer Bar are open approximately 45 minutes before the show, so you can meet your friends for a pre-show drink. We serve delicious Brown Brothers wine, assorted beers, cider, soft drinks, and snacks. You can take anything purchased in the bar into the theatre with you.
PICKLES STREET
at 21 Graham Street, Albert Park (corner of Graham and Pickles Street) Visit
ENTRANCE ACCESSIBLE FROM ALL SIDES RAMP ENTRANCE VIA GRAHAM STREET FREE STREET PARKING ON SURROUNDING STREETS
RICHARDSON STREET
FOOTE STREET
THE PARK
Gasworks Café
Our cozy café is the perfect spot for coffee lovers and dog enthusiasts alike. Savour our signature coffee blend, indulge in our delicious pastries and desserts, and enjoy our freshly cooked meals. At Gasworks Café, we believe that a great cup of coffee paired with the joy of canine companionship can brighten any day. Whether you’re here to relax, catch up with friends, or bring your furry companion, you’ll find our space inviting.
Opening Hours:
Daytime: Mon to Sat: 7:00am – 3:00pm Sun: 8:00am – 3:00pm
Evening: Mon to Wed: closed Thu to Sun: 5.00pm – 8.00pm
Thank You
Thank you to all our donors and loyal patrons who support Gasworks Arts Park. We would additionally like to thank the Gasworks Foundation Patrons Fund, the City of Port Phillip and Cayzer Real Estate for their continued support.
Gasworks Arts Inc. is funded by the City of Port Phillip
Printing Partner
Presenting Partners
MAGIC NOIR NOW YOU SEE
SUPER SCIENCE SHOW!
LA FOLIE AFTER DARK
KEEP IN TOUCH
METRO
TINY DOCTORS: HAPPY LAB
THE FLUTE REVAMPED CAMINARE — THE ECHO OF MY STEPS
SUPER SCIENCE SHOW!
SPACE PIRATES
GASWORKS FARMERS’ MARKET
SUMMER IN THE GLADE
KIDS HOLIDAY PROGRAMS
Support Gasworks
We would like to thank each one of our donors, corporate partners, patrons, members, and volunteers who support Gasworks to showcase artists and create a thriving centre for the community.
GASWORKS FOUNDATION PATRONS FUND
The Gasworks Foundation Patrons Fund provides an opportunity for members of the community to support the Gasworks Arts Park precinct. Your donations play a vital part in the life of Gasworks Arts Park. The donations help fund initiatives that enhance the experience of the arts. The Foundation also supports artists to create, develop and stage new work in our indoor and outdoor spaces
IN 2024 THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTED
• Queer Playwriting Award Showcase
Provided design development funds to assist the winner to develop sound and lighting design for their project.
• Concerts in the Park Featured four open-air events that brought affordable, family-friendly music experiences while celebrating Australia’s rich musical legacy.
• Gasworks — Behind the Scence This documentary charts the history of Gasworks Arts Park and the development of public sculptures in the precinct since the 1980s.
To learn more about the Foundation please visit:
• ANTS by Polyglot Theatre
Presented as part of our new outdoor event series, Create & Connect, this interactive performance was designed to engage children in imaginative exploration of the world around them. Featuring performers as giant ants moving through public spaces with oversized breadcrumbs, ANTS invited children to observe, join in, and help shape the evolving performance. Through sound, movement and playful interaction, participants created patterns and stories that transformed everyday spaces into sites of wonder and creativity.
Why Become a Member?
Becoming a Gasworks member makes you part of your local community and offers opportunities to contribute.
Gasworks Arts Inc. is a not-for-profit incorporated association, and all members can participate in the organisation’s governance, including voting rights.
Gasworks’ membership rewards program is value for money, delivering real discounts, great benefits, and special offers. Become a member for just $40 full price and $30 concession rate. Annual memberships run for the financial year.
Gasworks members-only offers include:
• Free ticket to any Gasworks-produced program per annum (limited tickets per session).
• Discounted tickets to all Gasworks-produced programs.
• 10% off hire rates for Gasworks Access Spaces including Gasworks Art and Craft Room and Garden Studio.
• Invitations to exclusive artistic events.
Image credit Nick Malnuell