The perfect wedding venue use to be large room with round tables, plenty of room for a dance floor, 5 piece band, and a place the couple can escape to throughout the night when needed. But as Instagram and Pinterest play a huge part in the couples decision process of how their dream wedding will […]

Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying… The Old Melbourne Gaol truly took on its former self on Saturday the 30th June with the “Shawshank Experience”. Fear and hope were the themes of the evening with guests immersed in the harsh prison environment created by the team at Beyond Cinema. An amalgamation of live performance and film screening […]

Old Melbourne Gaol – Completed in the mid 1800s and located in central Melbourne, the Old Melbourne Gaol is constructed in blue stone and still contains the original cells and historic features. In these cells some of Australia’s most notorious criminals were held, including the infamous bush ranger Ned Kelly. One of Australia’s most fascinating […]

Vasantha our Executive Chef at Showtime uses his extensive experience of almost 40 years in professional kitchens to create unique menus for our special events. Describing the process as a symphony, having to find the right melody to create the perfect flavours that work together as a whole. Below is the Cocktail Menu specifically created by […]

Opened on New Year’s Day 1845 the Old Melbourne Gaol is one of the last historic sites still in-tact from the 19th century. A long history spanning over 100 years saw the Gaol used as a site for hardened criminals, a prison for World War Two soldiers who went AWOL, classrooms for art and fashion up […]

You’ve chosen one of the most unique spaces possible for your next event, so why not add a unique experience, custom created for your group. We work with the National Trust programs, and several key suppliers to create a range of different options for entertainment. Watch House Experience Tour The City Watch House was the […]

This year Showtime Event Group partnered up with the fantastic White Lion group to produce the fundraising event ‘Bail Out’ at The Old Melbourne Gaol. The White Lion group is responsible for a range of community programs that are created solely to give young people an equal chance in the world. These include school outreach, counselling, house and more […]