24 Carrot Productions
A theatre and film production company based in Melbourne.
Austen in Therapy
Between Wednesday 28 May 2025 and Sunday 1 June 2025
Your presence is considered most desirable as Jane Austen's heroines meet for group therapy.
Discover how these newly married women deal with the challenges of family, society, and race, in a society which expects them to keep their emotions private and unheard. Whether you’re meeting them for the first time or already old friends, you may find their challenges familiar and relatable.
Abbotsford Convent, Bishop’s Parlour
Austen Con 2025
Saturday 12 April 2025
Celebrate Jane Austen's 250th year with us!
Enjoy this much-loved celebration and exploration of all things Jane Austen and Regency.
We have dancing, costumes, talks, activities, panels and more!
All welcome.
Abbotsford Convent Community and Linen Rooms
Austen for Austen
Friday 21 March 2025
It’s Jane Austen’s 250th birthday! And in her honour, 24 Carrot is staging an original theatre piece, ‘Austen in Therapy’, in which Austen characters go to group therapy. In preparation, we’re hosting a screening of the 1995 Academy Award winning film based on the novel ‘Sense and Sensibility’.
Ticket prices are based on what you can afford and what you would like to contribute. All proceeds will be put on towards production costs of our original play ‘Austen in Therapy’, which will be staged in May 2025.
Henkel Street Cinema
Around the World in 80 Days
Between Wednesday 28 August 2024 and Sunday 1 September 2024
In 1872, an Englishman makes a bet that he can travel around the world in 80 days. As he travels through the British Empire, he might just learn something from the people he will meet.
The world premiere of an original musical based on Jules Verne's classic adventure novel.
In person for 6 shows only, or streaming on Friday Aug 30, available at any time for two weeks following the live show.
Content notes: racism, colonialism, violence. Discussions of slavery, intimate partner violence. Mentions of sex work, smoking.
Richmond Theatrette
Around the World in movies - Hong Kong
Sunday 11 August 2024
24 Carrot Productions is bringing another original musical to the stage - this time based on the classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days. To celebrate, we’re hosting a screening of the Jackie Chan movie Drunken Master. 1978 classic kung fu - it's bound to be a good time.
Ticket prices are based on what you can afford and what you would like to contribute. All proceeds will be put on towards production costs of our original musical, which will be staged in August 2024.
Henkel Street Cinema
Around the World in movies - Bollywood
Sunday 21 July 2024
24 Carrot Productions is bringing another original musical to the stage - this time based on the classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days. To celebrate, we’re hosting a screening of the Bollywood movie Saawariya. Packed full of singing, dancing, romance and drama, what's not to love?
Ticket prices are based on what you can afford and what you would like to contribute. All proceeds will be put on towards production costs of our original musical, which will be staged in August 2024.
Henkel Street Cinema
Around the World for Around the World
Sunday 23 June 2024
24 Carrot Productions is bringing another original musical to the stage - this time based on the classic adventure novel Around the World in 80 Days. To celebrate, we’re hosting a screening of the 1956 Best Picture Academy Award winning film based on the same book.
Ticket prices are based on what you can afford and what you would like to contribute. All proceeds will be put on towards production costs of our original musical, which will be staged in August 2024.
Henkel Street Cinema
Austen Afternoon 2024
Saturday 24 February 2024
A mini-Austen Con for 2024! Join us for discussion and dancing and crafting and celebrating all things Austen.
QVWC
Austen Afternoon 2023 (CANCELLED)
Saturday 2 December 2023
A mini-Austen Con for 2023! Join us for discussion and dancing and crafting and celebrating all things Austen.
QVWC
Grave Issues
Between Wednesday 6 September 2023 and Saturday 9 September 2023
An enigmatic duo. A body. An autopsy.
Or is it?
A body is opened up. Experts peel away sinew and muscle to examine what lies at the core of the person.
As the examiners lay bare the raw motivations behind their subject’s qualities and quirks, what will the mourners think?
Will they be able to stomach the findings? Or will they find them hard to swallow?
Content notes: death, grief, mental health issues, surgical procedures.
Seats are limited so don't miss your chance to be a part of this audience!
As a special gift, every ticket comes with a complimentary viewing of our previous show "Lovers’ Vows at Mansfield Park" (or other available video of your choice). Experience the romance and drama of this beloved classic right from the comfort of your home.
The performance on September 7 will also be live streamed, and will be available to watch for up to 2 weeks following the event for anyone with an online ticket.
Bluestone Church Arts Space
Lovers' Vows at Mansfield Park
Between Wednesday 22 February 2023 and Sunday 26 February 2023
"You are cordially invited to attend Mansfield Park and witness the family's first ever theatrical production, the thrilling and sensational play by a woman, called Lovers' Vows!"
Fanny Price is a poor relation to the wealthy Bertram family - the biracial cousin who has never quite fit in with all their privilege. When the family decide to take advantage of their father's absence to stage their own play, sparks fly ... and somehow Fanny manages to be in the centre of it all.
This adaptation of Jane Austen's novel is full of intrigue, scandal and scheming ... but also kindness and love in the face of family pressure and social expectation.
Content note: racism, colonialism, discussions of slavery and abuse and brown-face.
Bishop's Parlour, Abbotsford Convent
The Margins of Persuasion
Between Wednesday 30 November 2022 and Sunday 4 December 2022
Do you have regrets?
What would you do if you came face to face with your biggest regret?
Can mistakes be undone?
This adaptation of Jane Austen's beloved final novel invites the audience to sit amongst the action as it takes on issues of class, gender, colonialism, and revolution.
Content note: includes discussions of colonialism, slavery, ableism.
Cast: Avril Good, David Kerr, Dax Carnay, Emily Scerri, Tania Robinson, Ricardo Magno
Live streaming on Thursday and Friday - those videos will be available for ticket holders for 2 weeks after the event. Streaming tickets bought for other sessions will give you access to those videos.
Bishop's Parlour, Abbotsford Convent
Austen Con 2022
Saturday 5 November 2022
Join us in person OR online for our greatly anticipated fifth annual Austen Con. Enjoy this much-loved celebration and exploration of all things Jane Austen and Regency.
We have dancing, costumes, talks, activities, agony aunts and panels and more!
Please note that this event will be live streamed and attendees may be filmed or recorded.
All welcome.
Magdalen Laundry, Abbotsford Convent
The I's in Relationship
Between Wednesday 16 February 2022 and Saturday 19 February 2022
A sci-fi fantasy romantic comedy... a spectacular genre mash up!
Kate is a Starship Captain dedicated to doing interplanetary good. Humble villager Fred and his warrior sister Sodrae are on a perilous quest to free their land from an evil witch.
When Kate and Fred meet, opposites attract and romantic sparks fly. But will their differences and new experiences bring them closer together, or will they find that their backgrounds are incompatible?
Find out more at 24carrotproductions.com
75 Reid St
Austen Con 2021
Saturday 6 November 2021
Do you love Mr Darcy? Binged on Bridgerton? Chew on an interrogation of Jane Austen's colonialist relationship to the East India Company? Love a bonnet?
A fantastic mix of live and online events, Saturday the 6th of November 2021 heralds the greatly anticipated fourth annual Austen Con. A much-loved celebration and exploration of all things Jane Austen and Regency.
Dancing, costumes, talks, activities, speed dating and panels, Austen Con is welcome to all.
Magdalen Laundry
The Regina Monologues
Between Thursday 1 July 2021 and Thursday 15 July 2021
Power. Privilege. Problems.
A series of monologues based on royal women from varying times and places. They delve into conversations about gender and power with humour and heart.
Warnings: Coarse language, discussions of: sex, disordered eating, mental health issues, assault, sexism, racism, colonialism.
Meat Market's Stables
Introduction to Emma
Between Thursday 5 November 2020 and Sunday 8 November 2020
The production explores the legacy of Jane Austen through a university class of students, among whom are characters from 'Emma'.
The one-hour piece will be performed and experienced entirely online.
Austen Con
Saturday 7 November 2020
THIS LIVE EVENT HAS CONCLUDED; HOWEVER, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET DIGITAL ACCESS IF YOU HAVE A TICKET AND A YOU ARE A PATRON OF 24 CARROT VIA PATREON.
We're planning a whole day of Jane Austen and Regency-era related events and activities, to celebrate lots of different aspects of Jane Austen's work and our appreciation of it. This year, we'll be running the event entirely online.
Visit www.24carrotproductions.com/austen-con for the full schedule and details of individual sessions.
Shakespeare Villains in Therapy
Between Friday 2 October 2020 and Saturday 3 October 2020
This is a dramatised reading, not a full performance, but our villains will still bring all their mischief and cunning to the stage. Er, screen. If you want to know how King Lear and Lady Macbeth got on in the afterlife, or wonder what a conversation between Richard III and Othello might be like, this is the event for you. Join us for an hour of fun, evil, and the uncovering of childhood trauma.
Times are in AEST.
Content Notes: discussions of suicide, self harm, violence, sexual misconduct.
Who Killed Mr Collins? A Pride & Prejudice Murder Mystery
Between Friday 22 May 2020 and Sunday 24 May 2020
A zoom-based, Regency-era murder mystery for you to solve! Play as one of eight characters, guard your secrets, and interrogate other suspects. Solve the mystery before Lady Catherine is most seriously displeased.
Costumes encouraged ...
*If you have a group of eight wanting to play together, please contact us directly rather than booking here.
(Please note: we are based in Melbourne, Australia, and our times reflect AEST; however, you are welcome to join in from anywhere in the world!)
Online
The Regina Monologues (CANCELLED)
Between Friday 1 May 2020 and Sunday 3 May 2020
Power. Privilege. Problems.
A series of monologues based on royal women from varying times and places. They delve into conversations about gender and power with humour and heart.
Meat Market's Stables
Pride and Prejudice and Five Years
Between Tuesday 12 November 2019 and Saturday 16 November 2019
See an original sequel to Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', set five years after the events of the iconic novel.
The production explores the relationships between the sisters, friends, and partners, and our relationship as an audience to Austen and the Regency period. It revels in the fun of the classic story, while challenging the audience to ask questions about love, family, justice, truth, and, of course, pride and prejudice.
Mission to Seafarers
Austen Con
Saturday 16 November 2019
We're planning a whole day of Jane Austen and Regency-era and related events and activities, to celebrate lots of different aspects of Jane Austen's work and our appreciation of it. We will have multiple activities running through the day, so there will always be something for everyone.
Visit www.24carrotproductions.com/austen-con for the full schedule and to register for individual events.
Austen Con - Mission to Seafarers
Saint(s of) Joan
Between Wednesday 28 August 2019 and Saturday 31 August 2019
The story of Joan of Arc, as told through her interactions with a nun, a prostitute and a queen.
Abbotsford Convent Industrial School
Women, Working and Wandering Festival
Between Tuesday 2 July 2019 and Saturday 6 July 2019
Performance and art events based around the themes of gender, vocation and migration.
No Vacancy Gallery
Second Impressions of Pride and Prejudice
Between Wednesday 12 December 2018 and Saturday 15 December 2018
An original adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', served in three acts alongside a full three course meal (low gluten, dairy-free and vegetarian options available). This production revels in the fun of the classic story, while challenging us to ask questions about love, family, justice, and of course, pride and prejudice.
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Austen Con 2018
Saturday 15 December 2018
We're planning a whole day of Jane Austen and Regency-era and related events and activities, to celebrate lots of different aspects of Jane Austen's work and our appreciation of it. We will have multiple activities running through the day, so there will always be something for everyone.
Austen Con - Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Second Impressions of Pride and Prejudice preview
Tuesday 11 December 2018
An original adaptation of Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice', served in three. The production is usually accompanied by a three-course meal, but this preview showing is just the performance. This production revels in the fun of the classic story, while challenging us to ask questions about love, family, justice, and of course, pride and prejudice.
Queen Victoria Women's Centre
Women, science and faith
Between Wednesday 8 August 2018 and Saturday 11 August 2018
A week-long series of event based around the theme of women, science and faith.
No Vacancy Gallery QV
Women, science and faith gala
Tuesday 7 August 2018
Celebrate the opening of our Women, science and faith event! Featuring amazing visual artists, excerpts from productions, and original work that will not be performed at any other time during the week. There will be a silent auction to support the work of 24 Carrot Productions.
No Vacancy Gallery QV
