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The Big HOO-HAA 2019 Season Comes to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 27, 2018
Fast, furious and funny,The Big HOO-HAA! is Melbourne's longest-running and best- improv comedy show. Starring a who's who of Melbourne's finest comedians,every Friday night The Big HOO-HAA! ensemble dazzles audiences with its unique brand of high-octane impro, killer punchlines and sizzling (and occasionally fizzling) one-liners.
ULTRA Australia Announces Phase Two Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 21, 2018
Just weeks after announcing its stacked Phase One lineup, ULTRA Australia has dropped the next wave of artists set to play down under on Saturday February 23 & Sunday February 24, 2019. 
The Fabulous Singlette's Christmas Show Comes to Memo Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2018
Round up your family and friends for a fun way to celebrate Christmas!
The Big Ho-Ho-HOO-HAA! Christmas Comedy Cracker Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 21, 2018
The Big Ho-Ho-HOO-HAA! Christmas Comedy Cracker is set to bring the gift of laughter to The Butterfly Club today 21st with a hilarious end-of-year seasonal bash. Armed with (comedy) gold, mir(th) and… um, frankincense for some reason, the talented improvising comedians on Team Hearts and Team Bones will use your suggestions to create Christmas cheer right before your very eyes.
Sam Powers Joins THE ILLUSIONISTS Melbourne Season
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2018
It was announced today that Australian daredevil Sam Powers, aka The Enigma, will join the Melbourne season of The Illusionists: Direct from Broadway at The Regent Theatre from 22 January 2019. Described by critics as a new breed of escape artist, Powers will attempt a world first, death defying escape in a nail biting, edge-of-your-seat spectacle that would have Houdini turn in his grave.
Ursula Yovich And Alana Valentine's BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS Comes To Malthouse
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2018
BARBARA AND THE CAMP DOGS comes to Malthouse Theatre 7 February - 3 March.
The Australian Music Vault Turns One
by BWW News Desk - December 18, 2018
Since opening its doors to the public one year ago, the Australian Music Vault has had a triumphant first year seeing almost 750,000 people enter the space. The free permanent exhibition was created in partnership with the Victorian Government and the music industry to enrich music lovers in ever-evolving displays, associated learning programs and through digital and interactive experiences to strengthen Melbourne's music industry and culture.
Lightning Jar Theatre Presents MR. BURNS, A POST-ELECTRIC PLAY
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2018
With a twist of an apocalypse, a touch of The Simpsons and a turn of contemporary events, Lightning Jar Theatre presents the award-winning Mr. Burns, A Post-Electric Play opening at fortyfivedownstairs in February.
A Call To Dance Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 17, 2018
This summer kids are invited to have a boogie and find out what moves them in a participatory one-on-one performance workshop with acclaimed dancer and choreographer Amrita Hepi in A Call To Dance. The multifaceted work at Arts Centre Melbourne from 15 - 20 January invites children aged eight and older to collaborate on a signature dance move that expresses something personal about themselves, their community, passions and hobbies.
THE DARK PARTY Returns to Australia at Ballaarat Mechanics Institute
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2018
After wowing audiences across the globe The Dark Party are set to do their first show on Australian soil in three years at an exclusive show at Ballaarat Mechanics Institute on Dec 15th. Don't miss this rare chance to see it for the first time or bring some friends and relive the magic.."
Lisa Woodbrook Brings IT'S NOT ME, IT'S DEFINITELY YOU to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 15, 2018
Join Lisa Woodbrook as she explores the ever-evolving dating world. Offering sound advice for those looking for love in the age of swiping right, ghosting and when meeting someone 'organically' is similar to finding a dinosaur in your backyard.
Lisa Woodbrook Brings IT'S NOT ME, IT'S DEFINITELY YOU to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2018
Join Lisa Woodbrook as she explores the ever-evolving dating world. Offering sound advice for those looking for love in the age of swiping right, ghosting and when meeting someone 'organically' is similar to finding a dinosaur in your backyard.
Invisible Orchestra Comes to Arts Centre Melbourne This January
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2018
Families are invited to join a giant, digital game of musical chairs at Arts Centre Melbourne from 5 - 13 January, 2019. Invisible Orchestra, by IO in association with Polyglot Theatre, is a free, interactive experience where children and their families use their imagination and bodies to create a symphony of sound using electronic cushions on brightly coloured chairs. The result is a brand new, ever evolving musical symphony composed in the most unconventional and hilarious ways.
Come Swing That Music With Tom Burlinson, Emma Pask And Ed Wilson At Qpac This February
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2018
Get in the mood with swinging sensation, Tom Burlinson, (Now We're Swinging, Frank - A Life in Song), jazz vocalist prodigy Emma Pask, (Some Other Spring, Cosita Divina and The Voice Australia season 2), talented musician Ed Wilson, (Daly Wilson Big Band) and the highly-acclaimed 'All Star Big Band', (Frank- The Sinatra Story In Song), in Queensland Performing Arts Centre's (QPAC) Concert Hall on Friday 8 February 2019.
The Travelling Sisters Come to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 12, 2018
The Travelling Sisters finish off a colossal year on the road, bringing it home to Melbourne's much loved The Butterfly Club.
Melbourne Recital Centre Announces Its 2019 Program For Music Play Family Festival
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2018
Melbourne Recital Centre announces its 2019 program for Music Play Family Festival, covering four days of concerts, workshops and fun free activities just for families, including standout performances by James Morrison, Melbourne Youth Orchestra and Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu.
HEAR ME ROAR is Coming to Melbourne
by BWW News Desk - December 11, 2018
Trevor Ashley and Phil Bathols today announced a Melbourne date for HEAR ME ROAR, their sensational new music event that will bring together some of the greatest songs ever written by women, performed by some of Australia's leading female artists. Taking its inspiration from Helen Reddy's legendary lyric, this exciting new show is a musical tribute to female empowerment and will play for one night only in Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne on Saturday 9 March 2019 to celebrate International Women's Day. Tickets go on sale at 9am on Friday 14 December.
BWW Review: EVITA at State Theatre
by Victoria Beal - December 11, 2018
Evita is a night of theatre not to be missed. Seeing Tina Arena perform such an iconic role in her home town is an event that people will be talking about for years to come.
THREE GUARDS ON MANUS ISLAND Comes to The Butterfly Club
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2018
What happens when three guards on Manus Island form an amateur dramatic society? They perform to the only audience they have: their detainees.
Suzie Mathers Returns To Australia To Star In BARNUM The Circus Musical
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2018
BARNUM, one of Broadway's most treasured musicals, returns to Australia in an all-new spectacular production. From visionary director Tyran Parke, this new production will play an exclusive engagement at Melbourne's most intimate professional musical theatre venue, the Comedy Theatre for a strictly limited time from April 27 2019.
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME Comes to Malthouse Theatre
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2018
Welcome to Hanover Middle School, where a pair of history teachers have an R-rated lesson in store. The subject is race, with a little sex, slavery and power on the side.
Join Those Who Rock At Arts Centre Melbourne In 2019
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2018
Arts Centre Melbourne is inviting music-lovers to rock out at Hamer Hall as part of a massive, free community concert featuring Aussie music icons in March 2019. Those Who Rock, a participatory arts project led by internationally-acclaimed artist Joseph Farrell (JOF), invites members of the community of all skill levels and ages to grab a guitar and join free community rehearsals across Melbourne in February. The project will culminate in a huge concert featuring hundreds of guitarists and some of Australia's beloved rock heroes at Arts Centre Melbourne's Hamer Hall on March 24, 2019.
Melbourne Theatre Company Presents THE LADY IN THE VAN
by BWW News Desk - December 09, 2018
Internationally acclaimed star of stage and screen Miriam Margolyes (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) returns to Melbourne Theatre Company as the cantankerous Miss Shepherd in Alan Bennett's extraordinary and mostly true story, The Lady in the Van, directed by Dean Bryant (An Ideal Husband).
ALICE IN WONDERLAND Comes to Melbourne, Frankston, Ballarat and Bendigo in January 2019
by BWW News Desk - December 07, 2018
Boyd Productions present a return season of the international smash hit production of Lewis Carroll's timeless classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND, which recently enjoyed highly successful seasons across Australia in 2018. New performances will now be staged across four Victorian venues from January 9th to 15th January 2019.

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