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Editor's Choice
The River
Miranda Otto, Ewen Leslie and Andrea Demetriades star in The River, a haunting three-hander by UK playwright Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem). The mysterious, 80-minute play is set in a remote wooden cabin where a lovesick fisherman is playing host to a woman. It should be a weekend full of romance, but all is…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Editor's Choice
The River
Sydney Theatre Company: The River
Sydney Opera House Sydney
Miranda Otto, Ewen Leslie and Andrea Demetriades star in The River, a haunting three-hander by UK playwright Jez Butterworth (Jerusalem). The mysterious, 80-minute play is set in a remote wooden cabin where a lovesick fisherman is playing host to a woman. It should be a weekend full of romance, but all is…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
Melbourne International Comedy Festival: Casey Filips – What a Character
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Winner Take a Chance on Adelaide Award (Best New Show) 2024 Adelaide Fringe Nominee Best Comedy 2024 Melbourne Fringe Judge's Pick 2024 Melbourne Fringe Mervyn Stutter’s Pick of the Edinburgh Fringe 2024 & 2025 "Oh man, what a character." - Ancient Australian proverb. Idiom, used to describe either the best…
Sydney Comedy Festival: Sweeney Preston: Australia’s Worst Journalist
The Motley WhereHaus 432 Queen Street, Melbourne
For three years, comedian-journalist Sweeney Preston wrote dating advice articles while his own love life desperately needed an editor. Now, Sweeney relives some of the most hilarious contradictions between his own life, and the articles he was writing – some of which have been read by over 100K people. Return…
Ariana and The Rose: The Breakup Variety Hour
Trades Hall, Melbourne 2 Lygon St, Melbourne
Ariana and the Rose – the electrifying synth-pop songstress, a darling of the New York Cabaret scene – is coming to Australia. Fresh from her performance on The Kelly Clarkson Show and sold out residencies in London and New York, The Breakup Variety Hour is Ariana and the Rose’s glitter-soaked,…
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