Australia’s favourite absurdist sketch group, Aunty Donna, are performing a one-off show at the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne on Tuesday 7 May that will be filmed for an upcoming comedy TV special. The yet-to-be-titled show will feature material from their recent world tour, the Magical Dead Cat Tour plus new material they haven’t performed live before. It’s been a big few years for the trio who in 2020, partnered with Netflix for the worldwide release of Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House Of Fun, executive produced by Ed Helms and Scott Aukerman. The series was coupled with a record-breaking tour of Australia and…
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Em Rusciano is back with a brand-new live experience and her first big national tour since her wildly successful ‘Rage and Rainbows’ show in 2019, and look yes, she is still angry, but now she knows why. She’s bringing the show to Ballarat and Melbourne this August. Since last you met, the writer, singer, stand-up comedian and podcast maven, was given the surprise diagnostic trifecta of – ADHD, Autism and behind door number three: early menopause! Any one of these revelations would rock most people to their core, but Em’s always been a show off, so of course she had to…
The refurbishment of Rutherglen’s iconic Victoria Hotel is now complete and is set to draw more visitors from across Victoria and interstate to regional Victoria. The historic 156-year-old hotel has undergone a major renovation, with the project creating a new all-seasons dining area for up to 190 guests, an expansive open-air beer garden, along with meeting and events facilities. It also features new boutique accommodation with six newly designed king suites to open in the coming weeks and an extra eight hotel rooms will be open later in the year, thanks to support from the Labor Government. The venue is…
In December 2024, the National Gallery of Victoria celebrates the illustrious career of iconic contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama with a world-premiere blockbuster exhibition spanning her eight-decade practice, including the global unveiling of the artist’s most recent immersive infinity mirror room work. Curated by the NGV, in collaboration with the artist, especially for Australian audiences, the exhibition Yayoi Kusama features more than 180 works, including many never-before-seen by local audiences and a diverse display of the artist’s showstopping immersive rooms. Displayed across the entire ground floor of NGV International, Yayoi Kusama is one of the most comprehensive retrospective exhibitions of the artist’s work ever presented globally and…
Rob Schneider, the popular American comedian and actor, is set to bring his comedic charm to Melbourne in June in one of three performances he’s doing in Australia. Known for his roles in films like Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo and The Hot Chick, Schneider’s stand-up performances are a blend of sharp wit, observational humor, and hilarious impersonations. Schneider also created and stars in the Netflix docu-series Real Rob, which focuses on the day-to-day hijinks of Rob’s life. The series marks the first time any actor has ever written, produced, starred in, directed and financed an entire season of a television show.…
Grammy Award Winning U.S. Rock act Greta van Fleet are set to make their highly anticipated return to Australian and New Zealand shores this August for the first time since 2019. Australia and New Zealand are directly in the firing line of the hugely successful Starcatcher World Tour. The tour, produced by Live Nation, saw the band hit the iconic Madison Square Garden in New York, The Forum in Los Angeles as well as London’s OVO Arena Wembley. The tour has seen them roll through the U.S., Europe and U.K. before heading back to the U.S. then on to the festival scene…
Blasting onto the stage with a phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation, 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite to deliver a supercharged urban circus at the Playhouse from 17-19 May. The internationally acclaimed 360 ALLSTARS circus boasts a stellar cast of world champion and world record holding artists and athletes in a spectacular fusion of the extraordinary artistry that emerges from street culture. The talented cast include world champion BMX Flatlander Peter Sore, champion breakdancers B-Boy Sette and B-Boy Leerok, world reenowned basketball freestyler Bavo Delbeke and many more. Add to this a stunning live soundtrack…
La Trobe University has introduced three emus to its wildlife sanctuary in Bundoora. The emus have been released at the Nangak Tamboree Wildlife Sanctuary at the University’s Melbourne campus, as part of its program to regenerate the 30-hectare (90-acre) nature reserve that is home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna. The introduction of the flightless birds gives La Trobe the rare honour of being the only Australian university city campus with three resident emus. They replace two older emus who spent more than 10 years at the Sanctuary and became local icons for students, staff and visitors, before they naturally…
Five years to the day since the devastating fire that ravaged the world’s most famous and beloved cathedral, Immigration Museum announces it will be hosting Notre-Dame de Paris, the Augmented Exhibition. Opening on 5 December 2024 – just days before the restored cathedral reopens in Paris on 8 December for the first time since the 2019 fire – the exhibition will grant singular access to Notre-Dame for visitors on the other side of the world, right here in Melbourne. Notre-Dame de Paris, the Augmented Exhibition is a 3D, 360-degree journey into the cathedral’s 850-year history and ongoing restoration. Designed and produced by…
Three time Grammy Award-winning hitmaker Ne-Yo has announced the Australia and New Zealand leg of his globally successful Champagne & Roses Tour. He will be joined by very special guest Lloyd. The Champagne & Roses Tour kicks off on September 26 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. Ne-Yo’s debut single, 2005’s “So Sick,” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadruple-platinum. Since then, the Motown Records/Compound Entertainment recording artist has racked up a collection of global hits including “Sexy Love,” “Closer,” “Because of You,” “Miss Independent,” and “Push Back” [feat. Bebe Rexha and Stefflon Don].” Additionally, Ne-Yo has proven to be as powerful with his pen as…
I subscribe to all the things so you don’t have to. This is a curated list of what’s been announced over the past week so you can save the date, or swoop on tickets, and also a list of what’s coming up soon if you’re looking to make last-minute plans. What’s new? UB40 coming to Margaret Court Arena in October Prepare for a reggae-fuelled revolution as UB40, the world’s top-selling reggae group, storms Australia and New Zealand this October. Celebrating 45 years of chart-topping hits, UB40 promises an explosive tour, joined by Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter, Eagle-Eye Cherry. Melbourne’s Now Or Never Festival will return in 2024…
Praise be! In the biggest role of her career to date, Casey Donovan has been confirmed to lead the cast of the most heavenly of musicals, Sister Act, when it opens at the Capitol Theatre in Sydney from August and the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from November. Joining Casey in donning the habit will be the much-loved Genevieve Lemon in the role of Mother Superior. “Although I never thought I would see the day when I put on a habit, I’m so incredibly excited to be joining Sister Act and to be playing the lead role of Deloris Van Cartier, played by the iconic Whoopi Goldberg in the…