Lab Kelpie

10/10/2025

Reviews are in for REFINED.
First up, this four star beauty from The Age: “It’s funny, tragic, achingly vital theatre”
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Only 3 shows left to check it out for yourself
Don’t miss out! We close Sunday 12 Oct.

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03/10/2025

Meet Miss.
She’s trying. But she’s tired. She didn’t expect teaching to be like this …

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Refined is on now through to Oct 12 | tix link in bio

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11/08/2024

We're hitting the road this month with the legendary Jane Clifton!

Her solo show A Day At A Time in Rhyme is touring Victoria (and Albury!) this August and September. Expect laughs, tears, and everything in between as Jane dives into life’s highs and lows with raw honesty and humour. 🎭🎉

👉View our tour dates/venues below, and grab your tickets at labkelpie.com/a-day-at-a-time-in-rhyme 🎟️

15/05/2024

FOR OUR SYDNEY FRIENDS…!

You should absolutely, resolutely, can’t-recommend-this-enoughly check out SCAB by the super-talented and super-award-winning slashie, Danny Ball () presented by this week only!

6:30pm Thursday 16 - Sunday 19 May.

Just look up the ATYP Productions page to find out more and book.

FOR OUR FRIENDS EVERYWHERE…!

SCAB is the recipient of the Senior ATYP Foundation Commission, which develops a new play each year that showcases the skills of actors aged 14–17. It will be published by Playlab, so if you have a group of young people keen to sink their teeth into something truly excellent - or just want to read quality new Australian playwriting - then get onto this one!

WHAT’S IT ABOUT…?

On this day every year the ‘Kappa Crew’ perform a sacred ritual in honour of Amalia’s sister, who died four years ago. They pool their money to buy flowers, wag fifth period, go to the cemetery and sing ‘All the Small Things’ by Blink 182.

But when the crew meet at the start of lunch, something goes horribly wrong… no one brought any money. No one has any money. A plan is set into motion — scab! The crew splits up in an attempt to find enough money to buy flowers, but scabbing money at Meadow Ditch High is not the only challenge they face.

Scab is a hilarious tale paying homage to the tenacity of young people who, when confronted with a lack of resources, become infinitely more resourceful than those around them.

19/03/2024

Thank you to everyone who supported us to present Every Lovely Terrible Thing by Adam Fawcett! From our presenting partner Theatre Works, to our creative team and incredible cast, through to our funders and generous audiences, we are so grateful that you continue to support us to make important new work like this.

If you have the capacity, please consider donating to our fundraising campaign through the Australian Cultural Fund. Your support will help us continue developing new work and provide employment and career opportunities to some of Melbourne’s top independent artists! All donations are tax deductible.

You can donate here: https://bit.ly/LKACF

See you in a foyer soon!

- The Lab Kelpie Team x

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📸 Pia Johnson

13/03/2024

📣 Just 5 chances left to catch Adam Fawcett's 'endlessly surprising and enigmatic' EVERY LOVELY TERRIBLE THING, now playing at Theatre Works St Kilda until Saturday!

🎟 BOOK NOW: https://bit.ly/TWeltt24 💥🐰⚰️

📸 Pia Johnson

11/03/2024

ONLY 6 SHOWS LEFT to experience Every Lovely Terrible Thing, a dark new comedy about family currently playing Theatre Works until March 16. Tue-Sat 7.30pm and Sat 2pm.
🎟 BOOK NOW: https://bit.ly/TWeltt24

A universal tale of love, courage and intergenerational trauma. A darkly comedic new Australian play by Adam Fawcett.

06/03/2024

Experience "an explosion of the unexpected" with EVERY LOVELY TERRIBLE THING by Adam Fawcett, a dark comedy about family playing at Theatre Works until March 16!

🎟 BOOK NOW: https://bit.ly/TWeltt24

06/03/2024

"An explosion of the unexpected," Adam Fawcett and Lab Kelpie's EVERY LOVELY TERRIBLE THING is an “endlessly surprising and enigmatic” new Australian tale!

Meet the Colemans and experience this ambitious new work at Theatre Works until March 16. Tickets on sale via bit.ly/TWeltt24

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📸: Pia Johnson

05/03/2024

Join us at Theatre Works for , currently serving camp until 16 March! 💅
🎟️ https://bit.ly/ELTT24

A universal tale of love, courage and intergenerational trauma. A darkly comedic new Australian play by Adam Fawcett.