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The Sydney Comedy Festival has unveiled its 2018 program filled with over 210 side-splitting shows delivered by a smorgasbord of comedy stars for the 14th annual comedy extravaganza from April 23rd to May 20th.

The Garden of Unearthly Delights the world's biggest culture playground is back for 2018. The beating heart of the Adelaide Fringe brings you an exceptional world-class program of theatre, dance, circus, comedy, live music and family shows across 31 summer days and starry nights.

The 14th Annual Sydney Comedy Festival has released a second line up of acts who will be taking to stages across the city and beyond, as part of the 2018 program rolling out from 23rd April to 20th May.

The Sydney Comedy Festival has announced what can only be described as an EPIC program, filled to the brim with joyous belly laughs and sidesplitting hilarity for its 13th year in 2017.

The Garden of Unearthly Delights returns for 2017, with a huge program of over 100 shows across 13 venues, covering live music, circus, visual art, comedy, family, magic, variety and so much more. 

After announcing a handful of shows earlier this year, The Garden Of Unearthly Delights sneaks another 11 to the list including the late night hit from 2016 Massaoke and everybody's favourite party show - Hot Dub Time Machine - getting a makeover for kids with Kid / Dub and headlining a massive family program for 2017.

Its back! The Sydney Comedy Festival returns in 2016 with a laugh-a-minute 27-day program of back-to-back silliness, foolishness and buckets of absurdity. 

The Garden of Unearthly Delights - Australia's most unique and engaging outdoor performing arts precinct - today announces their program for 2016, with over 100 shows across 13 venues featuring 43 Australian premieres, 1310 ticketed sessions and 31 free events.

The 11th Annual Sydney Comedy Festival has unleashed its 2015 program, revealing the biggest year yet for the event with more spectacular and diverse shows than ever before!

The Helpmann Awards, which has recognised the achievements in live performance in Australia since 2001, is the Australian industry's equivalent of the Tony Awards and the Olivier Awards.

The Helpmann Awards are Australia's version of Broadway's Tony Awards and London's Olivier Awards. The annual awards recognise achievement in live performance including musical theatre, contemporary music, comedy, cabaret, opera, classical music, theatre, dance and physical theatre.

One of the most popular, well-crafted musical revues of all time, Ain't Misbehavin' is simply unforgettable and will be performed in the now-signature Rep style, with a group of five 'Quadruple Threat' actor/singer/dancer/musicians. The cast features Britney Coleman, Christopher James Culberson, Kenney M. Green, Bethany Thomas and Erin Willis. Ain't Misbehavin' runs in the Stackner Cabaret through May 18 and opened Sunday, March 16. The Executive Producers for this production are Greg and Rhonda Oberland and the Associate Producers are David and Camille Kundert.

A Tony Award-winning tour through the legendary Fats Waller songbook, Ain't Misbehavin' dives into the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, the golden age of honky-tonk dives, swing music and stride piano players. Considered "a tribute to the timeless appeal of Waller's music" by The New York Times, Ain't Misbehavin' includes classic Waller hits like "Loungin' at the Waldorf" and "I Can't Give You Anything but Love." Ain't Misbehavin' was conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr. and will be directed by Rep Associate Artist Dan Kazemi, who was the Musical Director of End of The Rainbow, A Christmas Carol, Forever Plaid and Ragtime this season at The Rep.

Boston Playwrights' Theatre season concludes with Peter M. Floyd's ABSENCE, a witty and poignant exploration of a 76-year old woman's decline and the impact on her family relationships. Understudy Kippy Goldfarb stepped in and stepped up on the opening weekend for ailing Joanna Merlin and knocked it out of the park.

Now that Adelaide's home of quality stand-up shows Adelaide Comedy is turning 13 it's time for a change. Just like those changes we all experienced as the teens hit, Adelaide Comedy is ready for something different.

Now that Adelaide's home of quality stand-up shows Adelaide Comedy is turning 13 it's time for a change. Just like those changes we all experienced as the teens hit, Adelaide Comedy is ready for something different.

Arden Theatre Company will present Robin Hood by Greg Banks as the second selection of its 2011/12 Children's Series.

Arden Theatre Company will present Robin Hood by Greg Banks as the second selection of its 2011/12 Children's Series.

There's just 4 weeks left to go in voting for the 2011 Philadelphia Awards and here is the latest update! Have you voted yet, and helped to spread the word to support your favorites in the hopes that they will be the recipients of a 2011 BroadwayWorld Philadelphia Award? There is no time to waste, click on the voting link and make your opinion count! Below are the stats so far as of Monday November 28, 2011.