Fat Pig: The Opera at fortyfivedownstairs tickets
Melbourne, Victoria

Fat Pig: The Opera at fortyfivedownstairs tickets

How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love?
Fat Pig: The Opera: What to expect - 1
Fat Pig: The Opera tickets

About Fat Pig: The Opera

Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus-sized—and then some. As Tom faces the taunts and judgment of his peers, Fat Pig questions whether anyone can really see past the surface.

Adapted from Neil LaBute’s award-winning 2004 play, by Australian librettist Miriam Gordon-Stewart and American composer, Matt Boehler, this black comedy examines the nature of beauty and attraction, revealing the operatic reserves of human truth that lie beneath the surface of a workplace rom-com.

Run time

1hr 15mins. No Interval.

Categories

Start date

5th June, 2025

End date

8th June, 2025

Venue

fortyfivedownstairs

45 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3000

Accessibility

fortyfivedownstairs is wheelchair accessible to the theatre only. Access via the back of the building is at Flinders Street level, however the gallery is only accessible by stairs.
Please arrive at Stage Door 15 minutes prior to advertised show start time.
Enter Spark Lane via Flinders Street (in the block between Spring and Exhibition Streets) The lane terminates in a ‘T’ intersection with a metal roller door.
To the left of the roller door is a metal fence enclosing a fire escape. The Stage Door is on the other side of this fence, accessed via a short concrete ramp.
On arrival, press the Ring Doorbell button, located on the left hand side of the doorframe. This will contact the Front of House staff and alert them to your arrival. An usher will come and open both doors and ensure you are settled inside the theatre.
Please be aware, there is no parking available at the entry. The options are to either:
- Drive up to the Stage Door, gain access for guest/s requiring level access, then park the car elsewhere and enter the venue via the main entrance off Flinders Lane.

  • Use pedestrian access for Spark Lane (the closest tram stop is Stop 8 on the Flinders/Spring Street intersection).
    If access is required by anyone using a wheelchair or mobility scooter, please be advised the gate accommodates measurements of up to 80cm wide x 80cm long to safely move through the passage.

Directions

GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY TRAM: Closet tram stop is 101 Collins St (11,12,48 and 109 lines)
BY TRAIN: Closest station is Flinders Street Station

More information about Fat Pig: The Opera

Director: Kate Millett

Conductor: Evan Lawson

Music by: Matt Boehler

Libretto by: Miriam Gordon-Stewart

Set Designer: Max Bowyer

Lighting Designer: Gabriel Bethune

Orchestra: Forest Collective Ensemble

CAST

Tom: Kiran Rajasingam

Helen: Amanda Windred

Carter: Daniel Szesiong Todd

Jeannie: Belinda Dalton

Tickets

Unfortunately, tickets for this event are no longer available.

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