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Winter is comingto Melbourne! David Venn is proud to announce the Victorian premiere of Thrones! The Musical Parody, taking the Melbourne International Comedy Festival by bloody, sexy snow storm from 25 March “ 19 April at St Kilda's Alex Theatre. Created by the globally acclaimed comedy ensemble Baby Wants Candy, that launched the careers of Saturday Night Live's Aidy Bryant and Silicon Valley's Thomas Middleditch to name two, Thrones! The Musical Parody has sold out four smash hit seasons at Edinburgh Fringe and completed acclaimed tours of the U.S., with recent seasons at Sydney Opera House and Adelaide Fringe proving Australia has a ravenous appetite for finding the funny in HBO's gory, horny epic. The all out musical maelstrom is whipping the world like only a White Walker can, with tours to Germany and Austria also happening this year.

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See the iconic Ashes Urn until 23 February in Velvet, Iron, Ashes.

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The Copyright Agency, in partnership with the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas, today announced funding of $150,000 to support the publication of more arts reviews and criticism in The Australian, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times and WA Today.

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Darebin's new biannual, multi-arts festival FUSE is set to transform Darebin into a dynamic hub of creativity, with 150 events taking place from 13 “ 29 March.

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Merrigong Theatre Company is excited to announce its 2020 MERRIGONGX Artists' Program which consists of two shows, two development showings, four Made From Scratch events and an insight into the continued development of works from seven local artists.

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The Adelaide Fringe begins its 60th year with new offerings, including comedians on Kangaroo Island and a doco featuring some of the nation's best-known performers.

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Sunday 16th February 2020 at 12.30 pm. Important and outstanding onsite contents auction at 251 Jasper Road McKinnon. Featuring the collection of Maurice Leong, Malvern East Victoria. A lifetime collection of rare and unique Chinese items includes vases, jade, bronzes, Cloisonné wares, scrolls, horn etc ranging from 16th century onwards. Also in this auction included: Estate of Ivy Anderson, Warragul, Estate of Helen Halpin, Brighton East, Estate of Dr. Barrie Noel Margetts, Black Rock.

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Critically acclaimed Portuguese singer, songwriter and composer, Luísa Sobral is finally making her way to Australian shores this March. Celebrating the release of her revered fifth studio album Rosa, Sobral will play the beloved WOMADelaide Festival as well as a run of headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney.

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Taking over Melbourne's Capitol Theatre for a one-day-only short film festival, Shorts Relief: Flicks for the Fires is the independent film industry sector's response to Australia's current bushfire crisis. The event will consist of short film and web series screenings, industry panellists and special guest speakers. Screening on Sunday 8 March from 2pm “ 8pm, all profits from the event will be directly donated to Wildlife Victoria and the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.

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Melbourne's Arts Industry once again converges at the iconic Comedy Theatre to celebrate and applaud the accomplishments of its talented community at The 37th Annual Green Room Awards. #GRA2020 #GreenRoomAwards

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Attention fans of queer comedy! Get your diaries out because pocket rocket comedian, Zoë Sitas, is coming Adelaide Fringe this February! @adlfringe #adelaidefringe #rhinoroom #queercomedy #queer #nonbinary #southafrican #cyprus #endometriosis

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Following on from the successful 'Red Carpet Women' series last year, Chatswood Chase Sydney will celebrate Australian men of the stage and screen with 'Red Carpet Men'.

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Amanda Palmer is a cultural icon: whether you love her music, her TED Talk, her book, or her community of creatives. While she tours 'There Will Be No Intermission', join the Ukulele Dream Girl & her Coin-Operated Band to reflect on all the music, mayhem and madness that has made AFP and inspired generations of art makers to come.

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During the 2020 Adelaide Fringe Festival the local Cabaret and Community Artist Phi Theodoros will be taking her highly successful debut show Who is the Ukulele Dream Girl? on a Diamond Adelaide Fringe Tour. As the Ukulele Dream Girl, Theodoros will take her audiences on a journey of reflection, self-empowerment, and challenging stigmas and stereotypes across four venues as part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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The Art Gallery of New South Wales presents ARTEXPRESS 2020, showcasing outstanding works of art created by NSW students for the Higher School Certificate (HSC) Visual Arts examination in 2019.

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KAPOW! is what happens when a cabaret clown and an improv master (with a shared passion for cats) spend waaaaaaay too much time together. Honed, sharpened, and rolled in glitter at last year's Edinburgh Fringe this is the second MICF outing for Melbourne's most-loved comedy-couple.

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Zealot is a demented excavation of all the ways God is explained to us. From Santa-based existentialism to Bible camp, and a latter-day detour into Tarot, one-time true believer Ange Lavoipierre charts the course from 10-year-old evangelist to fully-fledged heathen.

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Adelaide Cabaret Festival in association with HOTA Home of the Arts & ABC Music are thrilled to announce Deadly Hearts: A celebration of Australian Indigenous music featuring Thelma Plum, Baker Boy, Tia Gostelow and Aodhan, will be performing at Adelaide Festival Centre's Festival Theatre on Sunday, June 7.

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Playing at The Comedy Festival at Malthouse, the DIY masters of puppetry and theatrical wizardry, Bunk Puppets, present a jaunty new adventure featuring two men, hundreds of boxes, and limitless fun. #BunkPuppets #Bunkasaurus #MICF

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Modelling Indigo Slam with Smart Design Studio

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Brought to you by the makers of Improvised Potter and Improvised Shakespeare, we present to you - Improvised Jane Austen! Every show is a completely new adventure in the style of Jane Austen “ all made up on the spot! Expect to find headstrong heroines, scurrilous cads, and maybe even a country ball

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What remains when memory is lost? That's one of the central questions posed by Joseph Sherman's one man and one musician play which explores the mystery, vulnerability and the neuroscience of memory. @kadimahmelbourne #kadimahmelbourne

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Presenting live acts each week in the South East of Melbourne, Monash University's new state-of-the-art live music house, The Count's, today announce their Autumn Series. With 26 live performances across Wednesdays & Thursday nights, as well as some of Melbourne's finest DJs on Fridays from 4 pm - 7 pm, The Count's Autumn program has a multigenerational appeal, covering genres from jazz, afro-beat, RnB, blues to French gypsy jazz and more.

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NOTE: . Due to COVID-19, our current exhibition as ended early! "Agatha Gothe-Snape: The Outcome is Certain" is the first large scale exhibition to survey the work of Sydney-based artist Agatha Gothe-Snape, at Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA).

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Looking for a Fringe show that isn't filled with content that would make your grandma blush? Marcel Blanch- de Wilt is serving it up.

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Global hit Broadway musical COME FROM AWAY announces eagerly awaited Sydney season

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What do The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian Museum and the White House have in common? On the walls of each, one will find more than two dozen magnificent picture frames crafted at the workshops of Eli Wilner & Company, Master Framers.

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Melbourne multi-instrumentalists The Letter String Quartet are thrilled to finally reveal their long-awaited debut album All The Stories, and drop a new track Days Of Thought'. Featuring previous singles All The Stories' and Momento Mori', the LP showcases the quartet's intricate beauty, diverse creativity, and pure, seasoned musicianship. New single Days Of Thought', out Friday 31 January, takes the outfit's renowned contemporary-meets-classical feel and weaves hypnotic repetition and dark, brooding undertones together in a melancholic yet soothing refrain of great beauty.

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Presented as part of the Sustainable Living Festival, Melbourne Playback Theatre Company in collaboration with Climate For Change are hosting an evening of conversation and performance - sharing stories, knowledge, and empowering action.

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The 9th annual Transitions Film Festival returns to Cinema Nova this February with another inspiring line-up of world-changing films. Presenting local and international documentaries aimed at showcasing solutions to society's greatest challenges, and empowering audiences to build a better world, the films in this year's program cover a broad range of meaningful themes including: the climate crisis, resilience, social and technological innovation, health and wellness, and the mind-blowing advancements in artificial intelligence. The Transitions Film Festival runs from the 20th of February until the 6th of March at Cinema Nova, Loop Project Space & Bar and venues in Brunswick and St. Kilda.Full program available online at: https://www.transitionsfilmfestival.com/melbourne-program-2020/

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