Category: comedy

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Heads Will Roll but Six is Here to Stay

Tudor royalty has landed back in Melbourne with the triumphant return season of SIX the Musical to the Comedy Theatre. While we remember them as ‘divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived’, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take to the…

La Cage Aux Folles at Arts Centre Melbourne

Hold onto your pearls Melbourne! The dazzling, award-winning spectacle, La Cage Aux Folles, is hitting the stage at the wonderful Arts Centre to mark its 40th Anniversary – that’s four decades of glitz, glamour, and enough sequins to make a…

Here We Go Again! MAMMA MIA! Returns To Melbourne

MAMMA MIA! the beloved ABBA jukebox musical is back in Melbourne once again! This hugely successful show based around ABBA’s many hit songs has been touring the globe for a number of years now with an estimated 60 million people seeing…

Maho Magic Bar, photo by Helen Orr

Maho Magic Bar

Imagine being whisked away to the magical neon-lit streets of Tokyo – but without the jet lag! Maho Magic Bar has returned to Melbourne for a magical bar experience unlike any other (but only for a limited time). Following stellar…

Club Vegas – The Spectacle

Club Vegas: The Spectacle dazzled Melbourne this weekend with a lavish and breathtaking nod to the glamour and over-the-top glitz of yesteryear on the famous Las Vegas Strip. This truly is a variety show for everyone, with dance, music, elaborate costumes,…

Judith Lucy stars in Beckett masterwork Happy Days at MTC

We love living in one of the top arts cities of the world. At your fingertips are plays of great innovation and edginess whilst also serving up classics like Melbourne Theatre Company’s latest- Happy Days. An hour and a half…

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David Strassman brings The Chocolate Diet to the Athenaeum

The adored David Strassman is back in Melbourne this week, with his latest show, The Chocolate Diet. Strassman has a second home in Melbourne, and brings back his mischievous mob of characters, including everyone’s favorite furry friend, Ted E. Bare. …

Lou Wall: Bleep Bloop at Melbourne International Comedy Festival

From the moment Lou Wall bounds onto stage with a delighted, mischievous glint in their eye, you know you’re in for a good time. Bleep Bloop is a delirious joyride careening through stand-up and songs from gleeful self-parody and social…