Midnight Trade
What:
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Where:
Bella Union Bar, Trades Hall, corner Lygon and Victoria Sts, Carlton
When:
Tues-Sun 11pm until April 29.
How much:
Free
" target="_blank">Midnight Trade may sound dirty. And it kind of is actually, but not in the way you’re thinking. It’s a series of free, late night acts during the Comedy Festival in the Bella Union bar at Trades Hall. After the nightly shows, this bar transforms into a raucous beer hall. You actually suspect that more comedy romances are ignited (and perhaps even consummated) here than at the VIP comedians lounge at the Town Hall. Midnight Trade is what after parties should be.
On Wednesdays Casey Bennetto (you know him from his much hyped Keating! musical) presents a talent quest show entitled The Machine, which has elements of the killer spelling bee to it. Sundays is your classic Speakeasy event with the Top Shelf Jazz band, tap dancers and cabaret stars. And if you’re tiring of burlesque boobs popping out every which way but straight, just drown your sorrows with a Belfast Car Bomb (ask the barstaff).
Ambience: Indoor
Difficulty: Exertion will pay off
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