The Engine Room
This ‘black box’ theatre is in an historic old fire station building in Bendigo. It is also available for venue hire.
The Old Fire Station was established as a permanent black box theatre space in 2008, and now houses The Capital's exciting, innovative and progressive theatre and live arts program, 'The Engine Room' presents. The Old Fire Station also supports a raft of local events - such as Undue Noise, punctum inc, Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (BIFEM) and the Bendigo Writers Festival. Details here: http://www.thecapital.com.au/Venues
19/06/2026
✨ TONIGHT ✨
Book last minute tickets to see Tait Poyser and Jack's Groove at The Engine Room.
🎤 Tait Poyser’s style is anchored through indie and folk songwriting, weaving vocals that probe personal emotional frontiers through intimate, lyric-driven storytelling.
🎤 Jack’s Groove draws on soul, jazz, blues, and rock, playing a mixture of original and cover numbers.
Tickets are $10. Book now online or at the door tonight!
https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/live-on-view
18/06/2026
🎤 Comedy is coming to Bendigo with Women of Wit 2026!
Since 2018, Women of Wit has championed the best new, emerging, and established women in stand-up comedy — and this year’s lineup is stacked.
Taking over The Engine Room:
✨ Janty Blair (Deadly Funny winner, MICF Gala)
✨ Simone Amohanga (ABC Central Victoria)
✨ Cath Styles (local legend)
✨ Mel McGlensey (multi award-winning clown & comedy powerhouse)
✨ Laura Davis (Golden Gibbo winner, festival favourite)
Plus beloved local acts Bess Patterson, Julieta Mateo, and Patti Fawcett.
Join us for a huge night of sharp, fearless, and seriously funny comedy 🎭
Produced by Comedy Victoria.
Book your tickets now for 16 July: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/women-of-wit-2026
10/06/2026
Live on View is returning this month with performances by Tait Poyser and Jack’s Groove.
Tait Poyser will bring emotional vocals through indie and folk songwriting, and Jack’s Groove is offering soul, jazz, blues and rock with a mixture of original music and covers.
Book your tickets now for Friday 19 June!
All tickets are $10 and performers will receive 100% of the revenue from ticket sales.
Book now: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/live-on-view
07/06/2026
Box Office at The Capital will be closed on Monday 8 June and reopen at 10am on Tuesday 9 June 2026.
Tickets are available to purchase online at gotix.com.au
05/06/2026
ON SALE NOW
Cult-favourite children’s band The Blurbs are back in town with their spectacular Book Week Show at The Engine Room! Bring along the whole family to enjoy original songs about the books that you love. The Blurbs will bring their unique musical take to this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book of the Year finalists – expect big stories, performance and music all rolled into one!
Presented by Goldfields Libraries and supported by City of Greater Bendigo.
Book now: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/the-blurbs-book-week-show
03/06/2026
Another show has been added for Luke Heggie!
🚨 Added Due to Demand! 🚨
Another Luke Heggie “I Won’t Say It Again” show has just been announced at The Engine Room!
Don’t miss your final chance to catch this hilarious show live—grab your tickets before they’re gone 🎟️
Book now: https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/luke-heggie
17/04/2026
Just 1 week to go before the next Live on View!
This month will see Deathcap bring hard rock energy, and RedJar deliver a rock show packed with scorching guitar solos and heavy riffs!
$10 per ticket with 100% of the ticket sales going to the artist.
This all ages event is a drug and alcohol free.
15/04/2026
Luke Heggie is coming to Bendigo 6 June 2026 - tickets available at https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/luke-heggie
This show is a compilation of bits, lovingly curated from the last five years. If you don't like that, you can rack off.
The exact same people who pay three figures to watch legacy bands playing songs from back when they were happy, will never forgive hearing the same set of words from a comedian. If that's you, you can rack off.
There will be one new joke in this show. The rest is old. Most comics have this protocol anyway, while making up a new title. They can rack off too.
10/04/2026
The second Live on View performance for 2026 features Deathcap and RedJar.
Deathcap brings hard rock energy, and RedJar delivers rock shows packed with scorching guitar solos and heavy riffs.
24 April at 7pm
$10 per ticket with 100% of the ticket sales going to the artist.
Get your tickets now at https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/live-on-view
This all ages event is a drug and alcohol free.
02/04/2026
Oshun is a colourful, vibrant story with dance, soul songs and live drumming, that takes you in the kingdom of the Yoruba (West African) Orishas (gods). Inspired by a myth from the Yoruba oral tradition, it tells how young Oshun, the goddess of love, femininity and sensuality, rails against ridicule and crippling self-doubt to prove to the other Orishas (deities) that her powers are in fact, potent.
This is a captivating 55-minute one-woman show where Amarantha embodies 9 different Orisha characters and is accompanied by drummer Adrian H. Hearn, who plays the rhythms of each Orisha on traditional Yoruba bata drums.
10-12 April 2026
Tickets available at https://www.bendigoregion.com.au/arts-culture-theatres/event/oshun
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| Monday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |
| Tuesday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |
| Wednesday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |
| Thursday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |
| Friday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |
| Saturday | 9:15am - 8:15pm |