The Motley Bauhaus

24/08/2026

✨ MIDSUMMA 2027 EOIs ARE STILL OPEN! ✨

Got something q***r? Got something fun? Got something you want to bring to The Motley? 👀

We’d love to hear from you and showcase your amazing work as part of our Midsumma 2027 program.

Bring your sparkles, bring your wand, and don’t forget your rabbit. 🪄🐇✨

EOI applications are open now — find the application form via our link in bio or head to our website under Festival Applications.

We can’t wait to see what you’ve got. 💖

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24/08/2026

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK AT THE MOTLEY 🤡🎭🎸

We’ve got clowns, comedy, chaos, live music and a very muddy Saturday ahead.

🤡 Motley Scratches: Clowns! — Mon 24 Aug, 7pm
⚖️ Everybody Loves Law R***e — 25–29 Aug, 6:30pm
💥 Floppenheimer — Thu 27 Aug, 8:30pm
🎸 Wham Bam, Thank You Jam — Sat 29 Aug, 9pm
🧌 Mud x Goblin at The Motley Wherehaus — Sat 29 Aug, 5am–10am

A little something for everyone (provided everyone likes clowns, questionable decisions and a good time).

🎟️ Tix + more info via the link in bio.

17/08/2026

See you there!

💥 your monthly clownsplosion awaits! 💥

two clowns will make some attempts, conjuring beauty and truth from the void. they might even be funny

this month, we have Mel McGlensey and Cherese Sonkkila - live directed by me

8.30pm Aug 27th The Motley Bauhaus

bucketed show: free on the door (or reserve a seat for $10) and pwyw at the end

10/08/2026

We’ve plucked some of the weirdest and most wonderful creatives from our local community and given them a Wherehaus to play in.

For two nights, expect lasers, sound installations, live painting, improvised music, performance art, fairy tales, roving creatures and a six-piece orchestra.

There will be stairs. There will be stares. If you lock eyes with the tooth fairy, we suggest averting your gaze.

Doors from 6PM, with performances and installations unfolding throughout the night.

🎟 General entry is cheap to get you through the door, with QR codes around the space if you’d like to support the artists directly.

Nightflower by Victoria Mertzanidis is separately ticketed at $25, with limited capacity.

Come bear witness to whatever expression and depravity Netherworld conjures.

Netherworld doesn’t ask you to behave. Just to arrive.

Tickets via link in bio.

10/08/2026

09/08/2026

Busy, busy week at The Motley Bauhaus. 👀

The final week of Netherworld is here, packed with new theatre, comedy, poetry, works-in-progress and one-night-only performances.

✨ This week’s lineup:

🎮 BLOO-BLEEP OR NOT BLOO-BLEEP
🎭 Wil Greenway: The Winter After Spring (WIP)
👑 UBU ROI
🚸 Look To Your Left, Look To Your Right
💥 Proof of Concept
✨ All Good Things
⚰️ Casket Base
📝 Naked Poetry
🏢 Building (WIP)
🎤 Nick Robertson: Work in Progress
🍽️ Thanks For Your Hospitality
😂 The Gen Z Comedy Talent-O-Rama
🎭 Hannah Camilleri is WIP
📖 The Eraser – Play Reading
🖤 Twisted Tales and Petrifying Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
🎤 Zoe Show

🎟️ Tickets via the link in our bio. See you at The Motley.

03/08/2026

The wait is over. Netherworld Festival is here.
From 3–16 August,
The Motley Bauhaus transforms into two weeks of bold theatre, comedy, poetry, performance and beautifully unhinged experiences.
With 21+ shows, special events, one-night-only performances and the inaugural MOT Gala, there’s something strange waiting around every corner.
Have a look through the calendar, start planning your festival, and we’ll see you in the Netherworld.
🎟️ Tickets via the link in bio