September 12, 2026 — 7:00pm

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Filled with boxes of toilet paper, Christmas decorations and filing cabinets, the room on the top floor of the Melbourne Recital Centre sat neglected for 17 years.

But philanthropists Peter and Ruth McMullin saw the potential in the hidden storage space, which has been transformed into a venue for cabaret, jazz, contemporary music and musical theatre.

“For the first 17 years of the centre it’s just been a fairly dormant junkyard,” Melbourne Recital Centre chief executive Sandra Willis says.

The McMullins donated…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU