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Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell |
| Venue: | ABC1 |
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| Date: | 'every Friday starting May 25th' |
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| Time: | 8pm |
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| Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell will also feature an ensemble cast including Francis Greenslade (Winners and Losers, The Micallef P(r)ogram(me), Talkin' 'bout Your Generation), Roz Hammond (Muriel's Wedding, The Dish, The Librarians, Outland), Veronica Milsom (Hungry Beast, Triple J), Emily Taheny (Comedy Inc., Stupid, Stupid Man, The Chasers War on Everything) and introducing Tosh Greenslade. |
World's Funniest Island |
| Venue: | Cockatoo Island in Sydney Harbour |
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| Date: | 'October 17 & 18, 2009' |
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| Fee: | All tickets include access to all shows plus ferry transport to and from the island. One-day tickets are $119.90 and two-day tickets are $209.90. |
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| Booking: | Ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49 |
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With just one ticket, comedy fans choose from more than 200 amazing performances by local and international artists appearing in 18 great venues across Cockatoo Island, as well as enjoy a drink in atmospheric bars, great food, and quirky market stalls.
The funny people include British comedy legends The Goodies and Alexei Sayle, Sydney's top stars Merrick and Rosso and Akmal, dancer of the moment Fiona O'Loughlin, and 193 other acts and shows for a weekend of spectacular silliness.
World's Funniest Island will transform the former colonial prison and naval dockyard, utilising the unique buildings, parklands, tunnels, a spectacular big top and even a bomb shelter to deliver a laughquake of entertainment from mid-morning until midnight.
The festival will pack in everything from top comics, sketch shows, circus, cabaret and burlesque, to music comedy, the best Australian student revues and even crazy art classes.
Like the big music festivals, performers will be announced progressively. The local list includes Heath Franklin's Chopper, Tripod, Jimeoin, Anthony Ackroyd, Austen Tayshus, Scared Weird Little Guys, Wendy Harmer, Sleek Geeks (Adam Spencer and Dr Karl) and Claire Hooper.
Fresh from selling out London's Hammersmith Apollo, US Muslim comics Allah Made Me Funny (one African-American, one Indo-American and one Palestinian-American) will premiere on the island.
And, in a world exclusive, Pakistan's only English-speaking stand-up comic Sami Shah will make his first ever international appearance.
Specially cooked for Cockatoo Island, Bitchin' Kitchen matches chefs and comics in a hilarious cook off. Erotic Fan Fiction offers funny filth in literary form, while the world's only burlesque drawing class, Dr Sketchy's Anti Art Class, offers a relaxed hour of adults-only loopy life drawing. And there's so much more! |
The Opening of the Paspaley Boutique at the Marriott Resort and Spa |
| Venue: | The Terrace Room, Marriott Resort and Spa 158 Ferny Avenue, Surfers Paradise QLD |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 5th January' |
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| Time: | 11am |
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| Kate Waterhouse will be present at the official opening of Paspaley's pop-up boutique. The boutique will unveil Paspaley's new Flutter collection to the Queensland market. Paspaley remains the world's leading pearl producer and 2010 will see the prestigious jeweller continue its association with Magic Millions for the seventh year. |
Berry Agricultural and Horticultural Show |
| Venue: | Berry showground |
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| Date: | '5 February 2010 - 6 February 2010' |
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| Time: | 9.00am - 10.00pm |
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Events include: dairy and beef cattle, horse and trotting events, wood chopping, poultry, Angora goats, alpacas, championship dog show, animal nursery and pet show.
Exhibitions will be provided by spinning and weaving groups, pavilion exhibits, the Berry Band, hay bale stacking, rodeo and the dog high-jump contest which is open to all breeds.
The very popular Beaut Utes competition will be followed by a parade of all utes around the Showground ring.
A totally new addition to the arena will be domestic ride-on lawn mower racing with classes being circuit racing, mini tractor pull and go-to-whoa. This should be really good fun for both competitors and spectators, so get involved and dust the cobwebs off the old ride-on for a fun time
Fireworks will be the Grand Finale on Saturday night. |
Attracting your true love and keeping it real workshop |
| Venue: | Lumiere ( near the Adyar Bookshop) Bathurst Street Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 27th February' |
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| Time: | 11am-5pm |
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| Fee: | $150 |
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| Booking: | Cimone-louise.com or by phoning 0428 926 229. |
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With Valentine's Day now over for another year, singles who didn't find their ideal match don't have to fear that the annual time for romantic opportunities has passed
Attracting your true love and keeping it real - is the name of the one day workshop psychic and relationship expert Cimone- Louise is hosting on February 27th in Sydney.
Cimone- Louise aims to provide guidance to those looking for their perfect partner as well as educate people who are tired at the thought of another relationship not working out. |
That Face |
| Venue: | Red Stitch Actors Theatre, Rear, 2 Chapel St, St Kilda |
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| Date: | 'Wednesday 28th April - Saturday 29 May' |
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| Time: | Wednesday - Saturday at 8pm, Sunday at 6.30pm |
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| Booking: | (03) 9533 8083 or Redstitch.net |
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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf for the iPod Generation
Polly Stenham's debut play is a hard-hitting, intense and visceral dissection of those who become parents to their parents.
That Face, in its hyper-real portrait of a fractured, middle class family, is the work of a confident new talent able to communicate moments of high drama punctured with moments of rich, dark humour. |
Theatresports |
| Venue: | Theatre Works, 14 Acland Street, St Kilda |
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| Date: | 'Sunday nights, 20 Sept- 29 Nov' |
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| Time: | @ 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $20 full / $15 concession & groups 10+ (grand final $25) + booking fee |
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| Booking: | Theatre Works 03 9534 3388 or online at Theatreworks.org.au/whatson/ |
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Theatresports is the longest running improvisation comedy show in Melbourne. This ever-popular, all-improvised show brings a thrilling combination of comedy, sports and drama to the stage.
Tantalising moments of creative danger abound as scripts are cast aside in favour of quick-witted improvisation. Two teams challenge each other, creating scenes to outdo and outwit. The final word goes to the judges - the teams that please them will make it to the night of nights, the Theatresports Grand Final.
Theatresports is an evening of hilarious comedy and inventive story telling. It's unpredictable theatre mixed with the raw excitement of competition. Find out why it's so popular...
This season's cast includes Lliam Amor, Rik Brown, Mike Bryant, Simon Dowling, Sean Fabri, Leah Gabriel, Jason Geary, Jenny Lovell, Xavier Michelides, Karl McConnell, Rama Nicholas, Tim Redmond, Anna Renzenbrink, Jamie Robertson, Patti Stiles and Kevin Yank. |
Gyuto Monks of Tibet |
| Venue: | Bondi Pavilion, Queen Elizabeth Drive, Bondi Beach NSW 2026 (02) 8362 3400 |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 19 January to Sunday 31 January 2010' |
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| Fee: | All Welcome. Entry by donation |
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'Tibet's Timeless Tantric Tradition' Photographic Exhibition by Tobi Wilkinson: Open everyday from 10am-5pm
Morning and Evening Meditation: each morning at 11am and / or each evening at 5.30pm.
Creation and Dissolution of a magnificent Sand Mandala: daily
Procession to the Sea: Celebrate the mandala offering with the monks in their yellow robes and spectacular yellow hats complete with Tibetan long horns, bells and cymbals as they walk in procession across the beach to the sea returning the sands to the waters of the earth
NO WORRIES Meditation Series: Scheduled every day from 1pm - 2pm, join in on one or participate in all.
Public Talks by Gen Lama: At 3pm each alternate day
HARD TRUTHS: Buddhist Teachings by Gen Lama: Available only for five evenings every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 7.30pm - 9pm
Culture for Kids: Available everyday from 12.00pm to 1pm
Tantric Art Classes: Available at 3pm on alternate days
Jab Khru Healing Ceremony: Every day at 4pm
Timeless Voices: Summer Stillness - Harmonic Chanting Performance: One performance only on Saturday 30 January 8pm - 10pm ($20) |
Michael Workman: The Ogre |
| Venue: | The Other Room @ Factory Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Wed 21-Sun 25 April + Option on Mon 26' |
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| Time: | 9:15pm |
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| Fee: | $17 |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966 or Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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Last year's champion of Australia's biggest and most prestigious open mic comedy competition, Raw Comedy (Melbourne's International Comedy Festival), Michael Workman premieres a Festival must see this year - his first-ever solo show The Ogre, for Sydney Comedy Festival in The Other Room, Factory Theatre.
The strange boy from Perth, now Australia's Best New Comedian, is taking the Australian comedy scene by storm. And Sydney had bet to catch him now. |
Anthony Salame |
| Venue: | The Fuse Box @ Factory Theatre |
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| Date: | 'Tues 4 - Sun 9 May' |
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| Time: | Tue- Sat 9:15pm, Sun 8:15pm |
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| Fee: | Tues $14.00 + bf / Wed - Thurs $18.40 + bf / Fri - Sat $22.90 + bf |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966 Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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Young Aussie SBS sitcom veteran (Fat Pizza and Swift and Shift), Anthony Salame still feels he has something to prove in Sydney. An Adelaide boy from way back, Salame is threatening to smash it up comedy wise, in his adopted state at the FuseBox.
A regular Comedy Store headliner, Salame's new show On Fire, comes brand-spanking new from the Adelaide Fringe Festival and is set to be super explosive, with a raft of new material that's sure to break funny bones. Salame's specialbrand of irreverent schtick wacks stereotypes to the ground; revealing his winning blend of self conscious, tongue-incheek,
irony and cheeky charm. |
The Ruby Revue |
| Venue: | The Ruby Revue, Melbourne |
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| Fee: | $25 for Show Only, and $50 for Dinner & Show |
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| Booking: | Therubyrevue.com |
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Future performers for 2010 include:
Mark Winmill, Kelly Ann Doll, Frankie Valentine, Lauren LaRouge, Anna "Pocket Rocket" Lumb, Danica Lee, Mercy St Just, Dolores Daiquiri, Kitty Van Horne, Baby Blue Bergmann, Miss Kay Risque, Laura LaReyna, Rosy Rabbit, Strawberry Siren, La Bec, Liam Power, Richard Vegas, Julia Madotti, Mimi Monroe, Cath Jamison, Red Devotchkin and Bebe Sparkle. |
A Night in Fantasia |
| Venue: | Sydney Entertainment Centre, 35 Harbour Street, Darling Harbour |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 26 September, 2009' |
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| Time: | 6.00pm (doors open at 5.00pm) |
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| Fee: | A Reserve: 95.00, B Reserve: $85.00, C Reserve:$75.00 |
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| Booking: | Phone 1300 883 662, visit Ticketmaster.com.au |
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Are you ready for the most sensational Eminence concert to date? The
'A Night in Fantasia' concert series has been recognised around the world as the most popular brand of video game / anime concerts, so you will be pleased to hear that The Eminence Symphony Orchestra is warming up to present 'A Night in Fantasia 2009'.
Featuring a full Symphony Orchestra, a mind blowing choir, special guest performers and boasting a score of popular tracks from the worlds of video games and anime, 'A Night in Fantasia 2009' is being billed as the biggest, boldest and best concert in the 'A Night in Fantasia' series to ever be held.
A Night in Fantasia 2009 will feature a host of special guest stars who will fly in from the USA and Japan specially to be involved in this epic event. |
BMW Magic Millions Gourmet Dinner |
| Venue: | Magic Millions Marquee - 2 Racecourse Drive, Bundall (adjacent to the Gold Coast Turf Club) |
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| Date: | 'Friday 8th January' |
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On the cusp of race day, the BMW Magic Millions dinner will be an intimate and elegant dinner hosted by BMW, Katie Page, Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Rob Ferguson.
120 guests will dine on a decadent menu designed by award winning caterers John and Peter, as VIP buyers, sellers, trainers and racing royalty talk horses ahead of Australia's premier summer race day. |
Crusty Demons Beyond the Apocalypse Tour 2009 |
| Venue: | Rod Laver Arena |
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| Date: | 'Fri 15 & 16 May' |
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| Time: | 7.15pm |
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| Booking: | www.ticketek.com.au |
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LaLa Land: I Go To Rio |
| Venue: | 6 Lawson Street Byron Bay |
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| Date: | 'New Years Eve 2010' |
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| Time: | 8pm-3am |
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| Booking: | 02 6680 7070 or lalalandbyronbay.com.au |
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| LaLaLand's roots can be traced back all the way to Melbourne, way back to some of that city's most influential clubs and bars frequented by some the city's 'savviest peeps'. |
National Maritime Museum's outdoor Mythic Flix this April. |
| Date: | 'Tues 13 April - Sat 1 May' |
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| Time: | 6.30 pm |
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| Fee: | $15 per adult and $10 per child |
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| Booking: | Anmm.gov.au/mythicflix or call (02) 9298 3644 |
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Tues 13 April: Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) Rated PG
Wed 14 April: Abbott and Costello meet the mummy (1955) Rated G
Thurs 15 April: It came from beneath the sea (1955) Rated PG
Thurs 29 April: Labyrinth (1986) Rated G
Fri 30 April: The Never Ending Story (1984) Rated G
Sat 1 May: The Dark Crystal (1982) Rated G
Films will screen from 7 pm with the museum's restaurant, bar and snack kiosk open from 6 pm to 9 pm. Bring along a blanket, pillow and picnic dinner or dine and see the movie from the comfort of the museum restaurant Yots. Dinner service will begin from 6 pm. |
Pablo Francisco Live |
| Venue: | Enmore Theatre |
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| Date: | '16th, 21st and 22nd of April' |
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| Time: | 7:00pm |
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| Fee: | $49.90 |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966 Sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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| When Pablo Francisco hits the stage, he immediately brings his audiences to their feet with boisterous laughter and applause. He weaves together his arsenal of characters, spontaneous outbursts, and clever insights to create a stand-up show that more resembles an hour-long comedic jazz riff. He is an off-the-wall, animated character that points out the absurdity in an illogical, pop-culture obsessed world. |
PassionArt, Canada Bay's newest event, is a celebration of romance in all incarnations |
| Venue: | along the Bay Run in Canada Bay (Henley Marine Drive) |
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| Date: | 'Sunday, 14 February ' |
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| Time: | 4pm to 9pm |
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| Fee: | Free |
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| Booking: | passionart.info or contact Council on 9911 6555. |
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Art installations, performances and interactive elements will transform the famous Bay Run into a vibrant and romantic journey.
An exciting new way to enjoy Valentine's Day, PassionArt is a free event offered by the City of Canada Bay.
Come along with those you love and celebrate romance in a different way. Food and drink will be available to purchase. |
Top Graduates Chosen for Fashion Week Show |
| Venue: | Overseas Passenger Terminal |
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| Date: | 'Thursday, 30th April ' |
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| Time: | 1pm |
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With Rosemount Australian Fashion Week (RAFW) fast approaching, fashionistas and style gurus are anticipating the latest collections from design luminaries such as Akira Isogawa, Alex Perry, Nicky Zimmermann, Michelle Jank and Lisa Ho. All former students of the Fashion Design Studio Sydney Institute expect the names Seema Pun, Christian Lines, Soeli Pedrozo and Rachel Sherwood to be added to this list of success stories in the near future. As this year s lucky four graduates that have been hand-picked to make a debut at the prestigious Fashion Week, these talented, incipient designers are destined to make a splash in the fashion world.
Keep an eye out for: Christian Lines, Seema Pun, Rachel Sherwood and Soeli Pedrozo. |
Mathrick Green Rodeo 2009 |
| Venue: | Rod Laver Arena |
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| Date: | 'Sat 9 May' |
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| Time: | 7pm |
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| Booking: | www.ticketek.com.au |
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Comedy Festival, Comedy @ Trades |
It used to be that celebrities were born of talent..or crime. But with the birth of reality TV, celebrity has become a lottery. Are you holding a winning ticket without realising it? Come to Deborah Frances-White's How Almost Anyone Can Become an Overnight Celebrity and let this engaging UK performer share with you her rigorous research on the secrets of celebrity and how she convinced London media that she was one.
From winning 'Deal Or No Deal' in an attempt to win back an ex-girlfriend, through encountering multiple flashers on a mountain in Spain, to accidentally punching a girl in the face (twice) in front of 50 people, Dave Bushell has done some stuff in his life. You would think that he'd have learnt some lessons from that; that there would be a moral at the end of his stories, but he hasn't, and there isn't, and in Let The Kid Go we find that things just don't work like that.
Who Is Priscilla Irving? It's the question on everyone's lips, so in this portable, almost entirely aural comedy experience Lou Sanz explores this perplexing question by trawling through the crap from her life. Now residing in the Bystander Bar.
10 years of comedy, 10 years of steady decline. In 10th Anniversary of Failure, Nick Caddaye revisits past shows about time traveling improvisers, the gold rush, a doomed German circus, a 108 year old drug addict and shows us what a decade of largely ignored comedy gets you.
It's back! With added faux-campfire! Storytellers' Club, the cult phenomenon of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival returns to Trades Hall in 2009. After 2008's successful debut, Storytellers' returns with more magical eves of bedtime stories and campfire tales. Each show features different comedians and musicians from all over the globe weaving tales to blow your mind and break your heart.
The Anarchist Guild Social Committee present A Fine Selection, a collection of some of Australia's finest young comics coming together to present a brand new extravaganza of sketch comedy goodness. AGSC present their final selection of pure, unalloyed mirth, carefully selected from the past year of their regular monthly Trades Hall show.
Combine the sheer, childlike absurdism of Buster Keaton with the deft physical intonation of Charlie Chaplin and you have Sam Wills: The Boy with Tape on His Face. This exciting one-man show from New Zealand has been attracting attention across the globe for the past four years, racking up armfuls of awards for 'Best Show', 'Best Show Concept' and a nomination for 'Best Newcomer' at the Melbourne Comedy Festival.
Alexis Dubus - A Bl**dy Brief History Of Swearing is one man's attempt to discover why a handful of words in the English language still have the power to shock, offend and amuse in equal measure. Sure there are plenty of shows containing swearing in Melbourne this year, but only one that goes into detail about our wonderful 4-lettered friends.
Lawrence Leung and Andrew McClelland are Time Ninjas. They've have stumbled upon time travel and now they're going forward to the past to make things better. Hopefully. The duo who asked you to join their Somewhat Secret Secret Society Show present a mind-bending comedy that will go down in history...or potentially destroy it. Time Ninjas has also just been nominated for the Squirrel Grip Critics Choice award in the Groggy Squirrel awards! |
International Digital Entertainment Festival |
| Venue: | Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia |
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| Date: | 'Friday 30 October, Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November 2009' |
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| Time: | Friday 30 October 1pm - 7pm, Saturday 31 October 10am - 7pm and Sunday 1 November 10am - 5pm |
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| Fee: | Tickets on the door: $18 each (Adult), Concession $13, Family $40 (2 Adults 2 Children), Three Day Pass $33 and Children under 12 free when accompanied by an adult |
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The International Digital Entertainment Festival (iDEF) returns to Melbourne, Australia from October 30 - November 1, 2009. The festival will play host to a series of events and activities supporting and promoting the exciting and innovative digital world.
Located at the Royal Exhibition Building Carlton for the first time, the festival will include the eGames Expo, Digital Lifestyle Show and Develop ICT Skills and Careers Expo. |
Bang Shang a Lang |
| Venue: | Cronulla Bowling & Recreation Club: 41 Croydon St Cronulla Australia |
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| Date: | 'Dec 4, 2009 ' |
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| Time: | 8:00 pm |
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| 18+ event |
Bella Vendramini at Byron Bay Writer's Festival |
| Date: | 'August 5th - 7th, 2011' |
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| Booking: | Byronbaywritersfestival.com.au |
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| Bella Vendramini is back! After seeing the world, and a recent three month road trip that involved blown up cars and late nights, Bella is back home in Sydney. Bella is a guest at this year's Byron Bay Writer's Festival (August 5-7). |
Mark Thompson |
| Venue: | Robin Gibson Gallery: 278 Liverpool Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney |
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| Date: | '2 - 27 April 2011' |
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| Booking: | Robingibson.net/exhibitions/ |
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Exposed! The story of swimwear |
| Venue: | National Maritime Museum, Darling Harbour |
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| Date: | '2 July - 25 October 2009' |
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| Time: | 9.30 am to 5 pm |
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Neck-to-knees, togs, budgie smugglers, sluggos, maillot... over the last century swimwear, like its name, has evolved... from a functional outfit to an often provocative fashion essential.
A new exhibition at the Australian National Maritime Museum will show how Australian designers and swimming stars have been central figures in the evolution of the modern swimsuit, helping to blur the boundaries between underwear and outerwear.
Exposed! The story of swimwear draws on the museum's extensive collection of historical swimwear to explore how the modern swimsuit changed bathing into swimming and helped redefine perceptions of the body.
As a nation of swimmers it's not surprising Australia played, and continues to play, such a key role in swimwear innovation and design.
Over the ensuing decades the modern swimsuit underwent an amazing transformation with Australian designers spearheading many of these developments. |
Simon Palomares: Its Complicated |
| Venue: | The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Enmore |
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| Date: | 'Sat 16 May ' |
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| Time: | @ 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $27 / $24.50 conc & groups 6+ |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966, www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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THE humbling journey from heroic, infallible "dad" to risible "dude" is one most parents of teenagers will relate to. In the case of Simon Palomares, the teens in question are his two Emo boys, living in a household complicated further by the presence of his elderly Spanish parents.
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FREE live music, night markets and fabulous food at The Rocks! |
| Venue: | The Rocks |
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| Time: | 5:30pm-10pm |
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| Fee: | FREE |
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Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority has extended the popular The Rocks Markets by Moonlight so you can enjoy the festival for the whole summer - every Friday evening from 6 November 2009 to 26 March 2010 (excluding Christmas and New Year's Days).
Friday November 6: Jason Lowe, The Paper Scissors,
Friday November 13: Liz Martin, Sui Zhen
Friday November 20: Endusk, Melanie Horsnell
Friday November 27: Eli Wolfe, Amanda Baker |
Round She Goes preloved fashion market for women |
| Venue: | Kingston City Hall (formerly Moorabbin Town Hall): 979 Nepean Highway, Moorabbin VIC 3189 (corner Nepean Highway and South Rd) |
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| Date: | 'Sunday 11 April 2010' |
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| Time: | 10am-3pm |
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Why is Round She Goes so popular?
- they only hold 3 to 4 markets per year -they'd rather do a few major events than lots of small ones and shoppers know now that it's worth coming for. We've had women fly in from interstate just for the market!
- they quality-check all our stallholder applications (applications outweigh stall spots)
- all women just love a bargain and Round She Goes has plenty of them
- and five hours (plus it's quicker and easier than selling clothes online). One stallholder for example made $2000 in one day and she put it toward a holiday to Europe! |
Jeremy Hotz |
| Venue: | The Factory Theatre, 105 Victoria Rd, Enmore |
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| Date: | '28 & 30 April, 1 & 2 May ' |
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| Time: | @ 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $28 / $24 conc & groups 6+ |
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| Booking: | 02 9020 6966 www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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Jeremy Hotz is one smart and very, very funny Canadian. This successful stand-up
comedian and talented actor is heading to Sydney Comedy Festival and Australia for the first time in 2009. |
29th Annual Wollongong Italian Festival 2009 |
| Venue: | WIN Entertainment Centre - WIN Stadium Corner Crown and Harbour Streets: Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Date: | 'Dec 6, 2009 (Sunday)' |
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Enjoy the Mass celebrated at the Cathedral on the corner of Harbour Street Wollongong and the procession from the Cathedral to the Sacred Heart Chapel on Stewart Street Wollongong.
The festivities commence at the WIN Entertainment Centre, WIN Stadium at 4pm with carnival rides, spaghetti race, piazza race, live entertainment and Italian and various food stalls. |
Theory of Synchromysticism |
| Date: | 'Friday 3 April' |
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| Time: | 10pm |
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| Fee: | $13 Full, $10 Concession |
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| Booking: | www.acmi.net.au / 03 98663 2583 |
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Next Friday as part of ACMI's Freaky Friday season, Jaimie Leonarder, aka Jay Katz of Sydney's Mu-Meson Archives will be in Melbourne to present a pastiche of film excerpts, talking head interviews and theories mashed up by today's most prominent advocates of the theory of Synchromysticism, including Soundlessdawn, Labyrinth of the Psychnaut and Hollywood 911.
Have you ever thought there were just too many coincidences for it to be a coincidence? Looking directly at modern Hollywood blockbusters, we may be able to see that the revolution is not only being televised, but designed through popular culture to condition us to the end of the world as we know it.
Hear Leonarder deconstruct Heath Ledger in The Dark Night, David Bowie in The Labyrinth and many more. Could 'they' be laughing at us every time we purchase a movie ticket? Be warned: you will never watch movies the same way again. |
Celebrity Theatresports |
| Venue: | National Theatre, Cnr Barkly & Carlisle Sts, St. Kilda |
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| Date: | 'Saturday 17th April 2010' |
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| Time: | 7:30pm |
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| Fee: | $35.00 full, $25.00 concession or groups 10+, $20.00 under 15's |
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| Booking: | National Theatre 9525 4611 or nationaltheatre.org.au |
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The annual challenge is on. Impro Melbourne's gungho players have thrown down the gauntlet to drafted celebrity guests: Go funny, or go home.
See TV, radio and sporting personalities as you've never seen them before - and as they've never seen themselves. Every scene is made up on the spot, sparked by audience suggestion, powered by serious impro training and performance-enhancing chocolate bars. |
R.M.Williams 2010 Magic Millions Launch |
| Venue: | Magic Millions Marquee - 2 Racecourse Drive, Bundall (adjacent to the Gold Coast Turf Club) |
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| Date: | 'Tuesday 5th January' |
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This event officially launches the 2010 BMW Magic Millions Carnival and will take place after the Barrier Draw (at 4pm).
Hosted by R.M.Williams as well as Gerry Harvey, John Singleton and Rob Ferguson, the R.M.Williams 2010 Magic Millions Launch celebrates the opening of Magic Millions in a laid back venue - 'Singo's Saloon'.
400 guests will be entertained by 'honky tonk' performers, whilst enjoying barbeque style food from the finest produce, in a barn-style setting.
The evening will also include a special suprise performance from one of Australia's iconic music entertainers. |
Sixty40 Proto-Ninja Award |
| Date: | ' Deadline for entries is 6th August 2010.' |
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Entrants must create a new work of between 40 and 60 seconds length, which follows the theme 'Underdog'.
Production techniques used are completely open and could include stop-frame, traditional 2D, motion graphics, 3D, photography, puppetry, film or video. The result must ensure a compelling experience for the viewer rather than just a display of technical prowess.
Ten finalists will be screened and the winner announced at the opening night of the UTS: Sydney International Animation Festival, Friday 24 September, 2010. As well, the ten finalists will have their work streamed from the Proto-Ninja award website for a period of 12 months or until the 2011 winner is announced. |
Tactics and Tips To Attract The Man of Your Dreams |
| Venue: | Wollongong Golf Club: Corner Corrimal & Bank Streets, Wollongong, NSW |
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| Date: | 'Apr 12, 2010' |
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| Time: | 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
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| Fee: | $19 |
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| Booking: | Quickconnections.com.au |
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This workshop is designed to equip you with the tools to develop more confidence and attract your ideal partner.
What Learn from 3 leading speakers in the fields of personal growth, communication and relationships as they offer practical advice on attracting a partner you truly desire.
This workshop is open to single Illawarra women aged 25-60.
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BizGals |
| Venue: | Manly Wine by Gazebo: 8-13 South Steyne
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| Date: | 'Friday, 20 August' |
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| Time: | from 12pm until 3pm |
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| Fee: | $40 |
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| Booking: | Bizgalsmanlylaunch.eventbrite.com |
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BizGals is bringing back the traditional sense of business networking to the Northern Beaches and is inviting business women to attend the first BizGals event in Manly - a lunch at Manly Wine by Gazebo.
Business women can meet, promote their businesses through referrals and learn from each other's success and failures, enjoy drinks and canapes and receive a thank you gift to take home. |
Star Wars invades Scienceworks |
| Venue: | 2 Booker Street Spotswood Victoria 3015 (Melway 56, B1) |
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| Date: | '4th June- 3rd of November' |
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| Time: | Daily 10am-4.30pm Thursdays (10am-9pm) |
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| Fee: | Adults $18, Concession $8 and Children (3 - 16 years) $6. Includes general entry to Scienceworks |
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| Booking: | museumvictoria.com.au/scienceworks or 13 11 02 |
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The science and fantasy behind the Star Wars phenomenon will take centre stage in a new exhibiton opening at Scienceworks on 4th June 2009.
The exhibition will feature more than 80 consumes, interactive exhibits, models and props from all six Star Wars movies.
Themes: Getting Around and Robots and People.
Highlights: Among the Star Wars Film Artefacts
Among the Real World Technologies
Maglev Engineering Design Lab
Darth Vader
Robot Engineering Design Lab
Robot Object Theatre
Landspeeder
Han Solo and Chewbacca
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Mick Molloy, Glenn Robbins and Jeff Stilson |
| Date: | '24 July-30 July' |
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| Fee: | $38full, $34 concession |
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| Booking: | gpac.org.au or 1300 887 624 |
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After their sell-out Melbourne run Mick Molloy, Glenn Robbins and Jeff Stilson are heading to the burbs and beyond! After years of TV and radio appearances, the three comedians have gone back to their roots - standing behind a microphone in front of a roomful of punters. Three men, a microphone and 90 minutes of some of Australia's best comedy.
24 July
Cardinia Cultural Centre
30 July
Geelong PAC |
Prahran Market launches dietary education tours |
| Venue: | 163-185 Commerical Road, South Yarra 3141 |
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| Date: | 'tours will start in May ' |
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| Time: | for 1 hour |
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| Fee: | A group for $50 for 1 hour or a personalised tour one on one for $75 for one and a half hours. |
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| Booking: | 03 8290 8220. |
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Have you or a family member been newly diagnosed with a condition and need information and advice on what is best for you to eat/not eat and why? Or do you have an existing condition but need inspiration and advice on how to eat a more varied diet? Prahran Market can now help!
In what we believe is an Australian first, Prahran Market in conjunction with dietician and food demonstrator, Joanna Shinewell, is proud to launch a personalised service of guided tours in front of fresh produce that will empower people to manage their health.
Specific tours will be run with respect to:
-Managing diabetes
- Living with cancer
-Kidney disease
-Controlling cholesterol
-Heart disease
-Pregnancy and breast feeding
-Maximising your health and boosting immune systems
-Other tours with specific requirements can be arranged on request
Joanna will provide tour participants with:
-Sound knowledge about produce that is good for them to eat and, if they are unfamiliar with it, advice on how it is best cooked at home.
-Information of produce and products they should limit in their diets to help manage their conditions
-Tastings
-Take home sheets and recipes
Joanna is a registered health practitioner so patients with health insurance may be able to claim on this service (depending on their individual cover). |
Class Clowns |
| Venue: | Workshops and performances in every capital city and major regional areas. |
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| Date: | 'Melbourne from Sat 23 May to Wed 27 May. ' |
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| Time: | Workshop 1:00 pm. Perfomances: 4:00pm, 5:00pm or 1pm |
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| Fee: | $5 tickets at the door for State Finale. All other performances are free. Registration fees for workshops are $33 per act. |
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| Booking: | www.classclowns.com.au |
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Workshops and performances are as follows:
Sat May 23
Sun May 24
Mon May 25
Tue May 26
Wed May 27 VIC STATE FINAL The Malthouse Theatre, 113 Sturt Street Southbank
The cream of the teenage crop will perform in Melbourne on 15 September at the 2009 Class Clowns National Grand Final with a $2000 first prize up for grabs. At the workshops, teenagers will be given the opportunity to work alongside some of the Comedy Festival s finest comic talent, polishing up their own original five minutes of stand-up, sketch or musical comedy for a real live public performance hosted by a professional comedian. |
Fancy a Nail Polish Named After You? |
| Venue: | www.bloomcosmetics.com/nailpolish |
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| Date: | '1 - 31 May 2009 ' |
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Bloom s You Choose Promotion Kicks off Again in May
This summer Bloom bursts into the season with the hottest shades of acid
brights, bold fluorescents and dynamic neons and Natalie Bloom wants you to help choose which of these vivid summer shade sums up this season s hottest trend. Just by voting you go into the draw to have the winning shade named after you!
You can vote as many times as you like so get online today and
have your say. |
Len Lye - An Artist in Perpetual Motion |
| Venue: | ACMI Screen Gallery |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 16 July to Sunday 11 October' |
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| Fee: | FREE |
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In the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of his work to date, the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in collaboration with the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery will open the world premiere retrospective of internationally acclaimed 20th cent! ury New Zealand artist Len Lye on Thursday 16 July, 2009.
Len Lye will feature art works and materials never exhibited before - ranging from early sketches, paintings and batiks, through to his photographic work, animation and documentary films, and extraordinary motorised kinetic sculptures. |
The Horseman from Snowy River |
| Venue: | Westfield Fountain Gate |
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| Date: | 'Friday 3 April - Friday 3 May' |
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| Booking: | www.westfield.com.au/fountaingate/ or call 1300 365 700 |
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| Jump aboard for the ride of your life when the true Australian outback comes to Westfield Fountain Gate for an unforgettable limted season from 3 April 2009. There's also a special fundraising performance on Monday 13 April with all ticket sales going to the Victorian Bushfire Appeal |
Class Clowns Teenage Gala |
| Venue: | Melbourne Town Hall |
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| Date: | 'Friday 24 April, ' |
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| Time: | 1:00pm |
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Hosted by SAM SIMMONS, with a feature performance by BO BURNHAM
New in 2009, the Class Clowns Teenage Gala is an L-plated version of the Comedy Festival Gala, showcasing some of the best Aussie comedians under 20. The line-up includes previous Class Clowns contestants, young RAW contestants and other impressively refreshing up-and-coming talent from across the country.
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The Copabella Classic |
| Venue: | Princess Anne Arena, St Ives Showground, Sydney |
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| Date: | '25th and 26th of April' |
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| Time: | 8.00am until 5.30pm |
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| Fee: | Free entry for the general public |
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The Copabella Classic is one of Australia s Premier Showjumping events.
Join both Australian and International Olympic showjumpers and the cream of the industry for a weekend filled with the thrill, excitement and glamour of showjumping and dressage.
Taking place in the scenic Princess Anne Arena, St Ives Showground, the Copabella Classic is a great day out for the whole family. The Classic provides a great backdrop for a picnic dogs welcome.
Across the weekend there will also be Fashions on the Field, a champagne tent, VIP Marquee and trade stalls. |
The Pureste Mother of All Galas |
| Venue: | The Enmore Theatre, Enmore Rd, Sydney |
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| Date: | 'Thursday 7th May ' |
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| Time: | @ 8pm |
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| Fee: | $32, Conc & Groups 6+ $28.00 |
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| Booking: | 9020 6966 or www.sydneycomedyfest.com.au |
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Following on from last year s debut sell out success, The Pureste Mother of All Galas is back in 2009!
Presented by Pureste, Australia s first and only new range of sterilised feminine care products founded by Australian women, the Pureste Mother of All Galas will bring together some of the funniest ladies on the planet to deliver an explosive night of comedy about mothers, mothering, life, the universe and all things female.
The line up will include, among others:
Julia Morris
DeAnne Smith (CAN)
Amelia J Hunter
Jackie Loeb
Hannah Gadsby
Felicity Ward
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Louise Bagshawe: Author tour May 2009 |
| Date: | '4th May-8th May' |
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Author tour May 2009
Sydney: 4-5 May
Brisbane: 6 May
Melbourne: 7-8 May |
Comedy @ Trades |
| Booking: | www.comedyattrades.com.au |
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Comedy @ Trades kicks off its 2009 season with eight hilarious reasons why inside the 150-year-old walls of Trades Hall should be your first stop for belly aching laughs this Comedy Festival.
The Birdman is a rare bird indeed, part comedian, part magical escape artist, The Birdman with his show 1 Line will thrill you with death defying lyrical puns, Houdiniesqe conundrums and an absolute shipload of rope.
The Colors are back! The Colors Interactive Comeback Show features the New York proto seminal outfit name checked by everyone from The Stones to The Yeah Yeah Yeahs returning after years in the musical wilderness to reap the musical legacy they helped sow.
Forget Ramsey, Oliver and Nigella, Danny McGinlay is the Food Dude, the master of the post pub cook up. At 3am, armed only with a knob of butter, a tin can and a used matchstick, McGinlay shines whilst others fall asleep in the neighbour s rose garden.
His name is Eric, one man on a lonely mission, The One Man Sketch Comedy Show. Much (well exactly) like the name suggests Eric cares not for large ensembles and supporting cast, just a bag full of honest to goodness sketch comedy that needs to be seen to be believed.
Suspicious minds? Phillip Escoffey in his show Six Impossible Things Before Dinner knows exactly what s on your mind. Master of the unexplained, Escoffey will make you question everything you ever thought about reading other people s thoughts.
Do you really know what your children are watching? The Soft Toy Mafia takes you on a journey to the seedy underbelly of toddler TV, a world of drugs, has been porn stars and bizarre love triangles, what chance have the children for innocence?
Who listens to the radio? Well may you ask, but the real question here is who is running our regional radio stations? On The Wireless big business has moved in to silence the rural airwaves, watch in awe as a bunch of small time radio types dig their heals in to avoid a life working at the local abattoir.
Got some fashion skeletons in your closet? A Stitch In Time The History Of Frocking Up is a sartorially satirical look at the crimes hidden in all of our wardrobes, from satin to sequins, lame to lam this show is a must for the fashion tragics amongst us all.
Want more? Then keep in mind Comedy @ Trades is doing its bit to help us all laugh in the face of the GFC with two free shows in the Bella Union Bar. Scott Edgar (Tripod) and The Universe will put some swing into your step whilst you refresh at the bar on Thursday evenings. On Wednesday to Friday have your inner biscuit revealed as Bert and Betty Bircher sort you out with a nice cuppa. |
Burns Returns |
| The verbally volatile Perth born comedian is a certified UK superstar selling out theatres and amassing awards like Best Show at Edinburgh Fringe. He's also taken mushrooms on stage, kissed a goat on air, stormed off Live TV, gone shit smearing mad, and now he's back for One Night Only at Sydney Comedy Festival. |
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