Type Theatre Phone +61 3 8290 7000 | Opened 1995 Owner City of Stonnington | |
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Former names Independent Church of Prahran Genre(s) Theatre, music, cabaret Capacity Theatre: 255 seats
Loft: 150 seats Address 12 Little Chapel St, Prahran VIC 3181, Australia Similar Malthouse Theatre - Melbourne, Australian Centre for the Movin, La Mama Theatre, The Arts Centre - Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre Profiles | ||
The lines darren middleton live at chapel off chapel 21st jan 2016
Chapel Off Chapel is a theatre venue in Prahran, Melbourne. Located near Chapel Street and opened in 1995, the venue consists of the 255-seat Chapel Theatre, the 150-seat Chapel Loft and a visual arts gallery.
Chapel Off Chapel is particularly associated with independent music theatre and cabaret. It has hosted independent productions of musicals, many as Australian premieres, including Dogfight, tick, tick... BOOM!, Violet, The Color Purple, Thrill Me, John & Jen, Avenue Q, In the Heights, Loving Repeating, Blood Brothers, Hair, It's Only Life!, Gutenberg! The Musical!, Zanna, Don't!, Is There Life After High School?, Bat Boy, I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change, The Last 5 Years, Hello Again, Songs for a New World, Kooky Tunes, And The World Goes Round, Putting It Together, Lucky Stiff and Closer Than Ever. Australian musicals performed at Chapel Off Chapel include Prodigal Son, Life's A Circus, Only Heaven Knows, Tea with Oscar, Joe Starts Again and All Het Up.
The bluestone building is converted from the former Independent Church, built in 1858-9.