The MC Showroom in Prahran, Victoria | Theatre

The MC Showroom

Locality: Prahran, Victoria

Phone: +61 422 514 636

Address: Level 1, 48 Clifton St, 3181 Prahran, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.themcshowroom.com

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25.01.2022 Major thanks to Chapel Street Precinct for the opportunity to talk to The Age which provided a much needed voice for the heavily-hit Arts industry during this challenging time. Like many businesses in the community, we have had to pivot and innovate like never before in order to adapt to an ever-changing environment. Luckily our nimble nature has made it possible. Since COVID impact we have launched Reel-Time@the showroom to accomodate live-streaming. Now, with Dan Andrews' a...nnouncement yesterday allowing cultural and entertainment venues open for up to 50-people, we are excited to announce The MC Showroom will be officially reopen to the general public from 22nd June!! We will be partnering up with local food vendors and performers to offer a "dinner-and-show" deal to help combat the compromised capacity for everyone involved and also make it an enticing offer to get public through the door. As a matter of fact we are already brewing up some awesome ideas with our fellow artists. More details to be revealed soon... In the meantime, dust off your feather hat and fancy tux!... a new wave of entertainment is coming your way!!

24.01.2022 To adhere to the strict new social distancing rules, we are adopting the bubble seating model, which allows couples and families to sit together at a safe distance from others. With our Reel-time service added to the mix, we can break the 50 person ceiling via live streaming. We have our ducks in an evenly distanced row! Bring on the 22nd June!!

23.01.2022 Entangled Band Australia featuring "The Lamb", the 6th album by Genesis upon their 3rd time returning to The MC Showroom. Check out this cool shot from their last gig. It is going to be a sensational weekend with top-notch performances! Only limited tickets left, grab yours now: http://www.themcshowroom.com//entangled-play-genesis-live/

23.01.2022 Taking EOI for Melbourne Fringe Festival! While the current uncertainty is the buzz-killer for lots of Fringe Festival artists, we have measures in place to safeguard your investment! We are providing reduced and more flexible venue hire options and COVID related event cancellation clauses. With a generous-sized stage and modular audience rostra, we have the flexibility to adapt to the ever-changing social-distancing rules. As a well-appointed black-box theatre with ample Festival operation experience, we offer a blank canvas for all genres of performing art. Chat with us about your show and together we'll work out the best option for your production: http://www.themcshowroom.com/venue-hire/ Melbourne Fringe

22.01.2022 Festivals have always played a pivotal role in the Arts. Now more than ever, we need festivals to rekindle live entertainment and bring communities back together. So we are excited to have two major festivals on the horizon and we are fortunate enough to take part in both! EOIs for Melbourne Fringe Festival and Midsumma Festival are NOW OPEN!! With our generous sized stage, multiple dressing rooms and ample backstage area, our fully featured theatre can provide a safe and comfy creative space for artists and audiences alike. If you are itching to get back on stage again, we might just be the right choice for you. Get in touch: http://www.themcshowroom.com/venue-hire/.

22.01.2022 After today's announcement by Dan Andrews about the extension of restrictions, we sadly have to postpone our premier post-lockdown show Drew's Drive-In until it is safe to proceed. But rest assured, we will bring this ripper show to you as soon as we can! In the meantime, all ticket-holders will be contacted shortly. On behalf of everyone from The MC Showroom we thank you for your support and hope to see you on the other side!

16.01.2022 Get a double pass to Rick Romeo - Romeo & Juliet | Melbourne Comedy Festival and Twisted Ivories | Melbourne Comedy Festival and get double the laugh or even double-ply toilet paper if you join us on the opening night. Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/ Presented by JTM Productions

14.01.2022 OPENING TONIGHT!! How To Be A Good Person is a comedic duo theatre piece, combining dialogue with acrobalance, tumbling, dance and even a song or two. It explores the ways young people attempt to navigate political, social and existential ethics and ultimately (hopefully) lead morally-conscious lives. TWO SHOWS ONLY. Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/event/how-to-be-a-good-person/

14.01.2022 For The MC Showroom this is not a 'LOCK-DOWN', it's just an INTERMISSION. As we are celebrating our 3rd anniversary in isolation, we are using this valuable time to develop some exciting and innovative ideas! Stay tuned...

14.01.2022 Today we have pangs for the norm, looking at one of the last gigs we did before the craziness. Even though we rarely take on rock concerts like this, this has really showcased the diversity and capacity of our space! Oh this too shall pass... in the meantime well find ways to keep the creative and artistic juices flowing. Some artistic potions are being brewed.... Watch this space!

12.01.2022 Brace yourself for an epic Genesis weekend brought to you by Entangled Band Australia! Only 4 sleeps to go. Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/book/search?keyword=entangled

11.01.2022 Join us at The MC Showroom by snatching up some great deals at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Cheap preview tickets or double passes available: http://www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/

11.01.2022 Due to popular demand, Entangled Band Australia is returning to The MC Showroom for the third time! This time with a Genesis Weekend, paying special tribute to "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway"! Blanket yourself with great music and nostalgia, it's a weekend not to be missed: Saturday 7 March - https://www.trybooking.com/BGRRH Sunday 8 March -https://www.trybooking.com/BGSVQ

10.01.2022 Looking for a safe home for your Melbourne Fringe performance in November? Look over here... . We have been offering a buzzing, happy little hub for Fringe performers, hosting an average of 45 shows per Festival season four years in a row!! We will be talking about our plan for a COVID-Safe Fringe during a "match-making" Zoom session hosted by the dedicated Fringe team this coming Tuesday (July 14th). There will be a dozen other awesome venues joining. Register now to meet your perfect match: https://melbournefringe.com.au//artist-registration-faq-3/.

09.01.2022 Last night at How To Be A Good Person, the audience reaction was more than delightful. ONE MORE SHOW LEFT TONIGHT. Get onto this fun and thrilling ride while you can! Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/event/how-to-be-a-good-person/

07.01.2022 To say you will be blown away (literally) by these amazing musos is an understatement. Youll have to come and experience it yourself. Entangled Band Australia playing tribute to Genesis, final show 7 30pm tonight. Only a handful of tickets left: http://www.themcshowroom.com//entangled-play-genesis-live/.

07.01.2022 We are beyond excited to announce our FIRST LIVE SHOW to kick start a new chapter. Introducing Drew's Drive-In, co-presented by The MC Showroom & cabaret rockstar - Drew Downing. It will be jam-packed with some of the biggest jukebox hits, played by Drew's infamous band. Plus Huxtaburger meals and in-theatre bar drinks delivered direct to your table! We couldn't be more proud to be pioneers in this post-lock-down theatre scene! Time to kickoff your UGG boots and get grooving...!! Strictly 45 seats per event. Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/event/drews-drive-in/ Chapel Street Precinct #supportlocal #chapelstreet #chapelprecinct

07.01.2022 An epic journey down the 'Genesis' lane brought to you by Entangled Band Australia starts tonight at 7 30pm with doors open at 7pm. There are just a handful of tickets left for both shows. Get them online now to avoid disappointment at the door! Saturday tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/BGRRH Sunday tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/BGSVQ

06.01.2022 Check out the exciting line-up of Odds Sods - March Edition!! AND to add to the excitement... they just released a $21 ticket deal, if you book online THIS WEEK (cause the show's on the 21st...get it?). Head over to www.trybooking.com/605406 and use the code 'GETSTHEWORM' at the checkout. This is an early bird special so only available until this Sunday! Let's get pecking: www.trybooking.com/605406 Presented & produced by Something Blue Productions

06.01.2022 Introducing our new online broadcasting and filming service - our answer to a disrupted Live Entertainment industry. As well as playing host for your live event, we can present your production to a much broader range of audience through 'Reel-Time' @The Showroom. EOI opens now!!! Details: http://www.themcshowroom.com/reel-time-the-showroom/ #lemonadeoutoflemons #chapelprecinct #inthistogether #postpandemic

04.01.2022 Thanks a ton Time Out Melbourne for giving our reopening and first show season a mention. It's both thrilling and humbling to be the first. But boy aren't we proud!! Drew's Drive-In - "a rollicking hat tip to the music of the 1950s and 60s, with cabaret star Drew Downing playing vintage rocknroll songs to a cosy audience of just 45". We are teaming up with Huxtaburger Prahran to offer a dinner and show package with a burger, chips and soft drink delivered straight to your table! Three shows only, don't miss out!! Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/whatson/

04.01.2022 COVID-19 has hit the Art industry hard in the last three months. However, our amazing community has demonstrated such resilience by taking their entertainment online. Among all the inspirational initiatives we've witnessed, magic is one of the art forms that works brilliantly when streamed live. One of our magician friends Tim Ellis, the founder of The Melbourne Magic Festival (MMF) while stranded at home has presented so many mind-boggling magic shows through Live! From The ...Laneway Theatre that have brought smiles to countless people during their boring lock-down life. In the meantime, though, MMF and its community is among one of the hardest hit after its cancellation. To help recover some loss and ensure they can bring back next year's Magic Festival, MMF is presenting a fundraiser online gala next Monday (29th) at 7 30pm. Whether its in the name of supporting our fellow artists or just for pure entertainment, The MMF Online Gala Show presented by world-class magicians is something not to be missed! Grab a ticket, gather your family and take a magic ride with these masterminds! Tickets: https://www.trybooking.com/BJSPV. See more

03.01.2022 Thrilled to be leading the charge of the return of post-lock-down theatre scene. Excited to co-present our first season with cabaret rockstar - @thedrewdowning and his infamous band. Enjoy a meal and show at Drews Drive-In with some of the biggest #jukebox hits! A perfect way to kick off a new era. Get you tickets @: www.themcshowroom.com

03.01.2022 Curtain Up! Light the Lights! We are reopening next week with a ripper weekend season of Drew's Drive-In by Cabaret rockstar Drew Downing with his infamous band performing the biggest Jukebox hits in a brand new way! We are reshaping the live show experience by partnering with local burger joint - Huxtaburger to offer a 'Meal-and-Show' deal with fresh-off-the-grill burger meal delivered straight to your table. Together with artist support from Front & Centre Australia, it will be a true community collaborative affair. 45 seats per show only. Pre-booking essential: http://www.themcshowroom.com/event/drews-drive-in/

02.01.2022 Although it is a bit deflating having to postpone our post lock-down premier due to the extension of 20-person restriction, all of the prep-work we've done to create a COVID-Safe venue has made us more ready than ever to reopen on the 22nd of June! While it may not yet be viable to bring back live performances at full capacity, we are offering a safe haven for rehearsals, workshops, acting classes and film-shoots. Why not take advantage of our 'Reel-Time'@the showroom': http://www.themcshowroom.com/reel-time-the-showroom/ to live-stream your show, concert or podcast. With 20 people in the audience, it'll make an intimate, live experience both inside and outside of the theatre. Get in touch #lemonadeoutoflemons #chapelstreetprecinct

02.01.2022 Still Want to Go Ahead with Your MICF Shows? We Might Have the Right Solution for You! With our generous sized stage, individual seating arrangement and flexible rate structure, we are able to transform the theatre into a COVID-19 preventative venue. Here is how: 1. To create a safe distance, each audience seat will be minimum 1 meter apart; 2. We are a face-mask friendly venue! All audiences are encouraged to wear face masks. NO JUDGEMENT! Special times require special measu...res!! 3. We will provide hand-sanitiser and hand towels both at the entrance and on the bar; 4. For our producers, we will offer a discounted and flexible rate structure due to reduced capacity. With the new seating configuration, we can cap capacity at 30, 50 and max 70. IF YOU BELIEVE THE SHOW MUST GO ON, HIT US UP FOR A QUOTE: http://www.themcshowroom.com/venue-hire/ With all the precautions we are taking, the theatre is still "business as usual", only cleaner and more flexible. With MICF cancellations we now also have more availability for workshops, acting classes, rehearsals and auditions.

02.01.2022 Who knows when exactly life will restore to a level of normality. But we all know CHANGE will be UNAVOIDABLE. So we thought instead of fearing the unknown, we should embrace it and prepare for what's coming. We are excited to announce a new service next week. Keep your eyes peeled!! #lemonadeoutoflemons #chapelprecinct

01.01.2022 Led by one of the countrys best flamenco guitarists, the Valentino Flamenco Ensemble is one of Australias leading flamenco groups and undisputedly the most dynamic and energetic. Valentino is the ensembles musical mastermind bringing his own compositions and arrangements to the stage accompanied by spectacular flamenco dance and song. Here's a taste of what to come. Tickets: http://www.themcshowroom.com/e/valentino-flamenco-ensemble/

01.01.2022 We, here at The MC Showroom are ready and raring to re-open as soon as the restrictions allow! And this is how we are going to meet the social-distancing guidelines. Our performers will be protected with access to three separate dressing rooms and a big greenroom. Together with live-streaming through 'Reel-Time' @ the showroom: http://www.themcshowroom.com/reel-time-the-showroom/, it'll be a major step towards getting things back on track for our local live theatre scene again. Get in touch when you are ready to upgrade your lounge room performance. We are taking EOIs now!!

01.01.2022 While live events are going into hibernation, our artists are left with ample time to plan for their next production. Having a venue in mind would help visualise your production. During times like this a physical visit might not be possible, therefore, we have created this virtual tour that gives the viewer a comprehensive view of our performance venue. Let us help you shape your post lock-down production into reality!

01.01.2022 We can't believe it's been a solid SIX months since we went into hibernation. What a conflicting sensation to feel like so much has happened yet not much has gone on. Having been self-reliant since day one, we feel exceptionally proud and lucky to be able to survive this devastating blow to the entire Arts industry. Thanks to our industry friends. It was your love and care that have kept us motivated and hopeful. With Victoria going into Step 3 restrictions, the showroom w...ill reopen from Oct 19th with the capacity of a theatre studio hosting live-streamed and pre-recorded shows. Our great acoustics and flexible setup have allowed us to transform into a multi-functional creative space now more versatile than ever!! Hit us up if you want to bring one of your online shows or ISO creations onto a real stage. Meanwhile, we are cordially calling out for EOIs, now that Midsumma Festival has announced their new dates.