Venue

Melbourne Recital Centre - Primrose Potter Salon

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For more information on Transport and Parking, click here.

Getting there

  • Public Transport

    By Train:
    The nearest station is Flinders Street, located approximately 10 minutes walk from the Centre.

    By Tram:
    Arts Precinct, Sturt St, Stop 17 is on the Route 1 service and is conveniently located at the Centre’s doorstep. This is a platform tram stop providing level access to low floor trams, passenger shelter and protection from traffic.

    Alternatively you can alight at Stop 16, in front of the National Gallery of Victoria. Melbourne Recital Centre is a short walk down Southbank Boulevard (approximately 200 metres). This stop is serviced by routes 1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 64, 67, 72.

    By Bus:
    The route 605 bus operates along Southbank Boulevard. Disembark at Victorian College of the Arts/Southbank Boulevard. Services towards City (Queen St) stop directly outside of Melbourne Recital Centre.

  • Parking

    You can choose from a variety of conveniently located car parks when attending events at the Centre, including the Arts Centre Melbourne Car Park and the Primrose Potter Australian Ballet Centre Car Park. Parking for people with a disability is available at all major car parks in the vicinity. On-street parking around Southbank is limited, with 3-hour limits in place in many areas.

    Please note, to help facilitate the delivery of the Melbourne Arts Precinct Transformation, car park access may change from time to time. Please follow any detours put in place by traffic managers.

  • Additional Accessibility Information

    The Primrose Potter Salon is a flat floor space, located on Ground / Street Level. For most events, the auditorium contains no stairs, however for some cabaret style events, there may be one step required to access certain tables towards the back.

    All events are general admission. Please advise the Box Office of any special access requirements when booking.

    Seats on an aisle generally have an armrest attached and Wheelchair spaces are available in areas that do not restrict the view of other audience members. Access to dressing rooms contains no stairs and dressing rooms are located within 20 metres of the auditorium.

    Easy Access Seating & Wheelchair Spaces

    For the convenience of patrons who have restricted mobility but do not require the use of a wheelchair, Melbourne Recital Centre has identified locations within the auditorium where patrons do not need to use stairs to reach their seats. These seats are located in row U of the Stalls, row A of the Circle, and seats 11-15 of both upper wings. Accessible seating in the wings are also wider and have articulated, raising arm-rests.

    Wheelchair accessible spaces are located in Stalls Row U and the Upper East and Upper West Wings, all with Companion seating available. All seating and wheelchair spaces can be booked through all sales channels, including through this website.

Venue accessibility

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Events at Venue

  • The artist demonstrates how to use the piece of sound listening equipment, their shadow is blue but the rest of the light is pink.

    Listening Acts | Performance

    Biddy Connor, Aviva Endean, Alexandra Spence

    Three sonic rituals: a medical machine sings with human breath, bones channel whispered secrets, and vibrating forms transmute the ordinary into sublime performance.

    Melbourne Recital Centre – Primrose Potter Salon

    Fri 22 Aug — Sat 23 Aug