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24 Nov 2020

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Fringe Debate: Should Culture Be Cancelled? / Performing arts & pop culture

With Lou Wall, Jean Tong, Ash Flanders and 3 others

For decades, we’ve heard seers of all stripes declaring that ‘everything is political’. In 2020, though, you might be forgiven for reading that with a note of exhaustion. The hopeful overtures of the open internet have well and truly descended into countless – endless – jibes and arguments. Cancelled columnists (and cartoonists) heave their laptops open to lament their newfound…

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We Are Nemeses: Talking Experimental Comedy / Comedy & humour

With Alistair Baldwin, Vidya Rajan, Chloe Alison Escott and 1 other

Vidya Rajan and Alistair Baldwin are Nemeses, a newly formed and already dysfunctional comedy duo. The pair had their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show cancelled due to the pandemic, but their toxic and unnecessary creative collaboration stops for no one!

Join Vidya and Alistair as they attempt to grab this viral moment and rise to the never-ending demands of content…

1 Jun 2020

News

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Working with Words: Vidya Rajan / Books, reading & writing

Guest post by Vidya Rajan

We spoke with writer, comedian, and performance-maker Vidya Rajan about rabbits, testing material for live performance and why she's interested in systems of power.

29 Jun 2020

Past event

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Live-stream: We Are Nemeses: Talking Experimental Comedy / Comedy & humour

With Vidya Rajan, Alistair Baldwin, Scott Limbrick and 1 other

Join Vidya and Alistair as they attempt to grab this viral moment and rise to the never-ending demands of content…

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Miranda Tapsell: Top End Girl / Biography & memoir

With Miranda Tapsell and Nakkiah Lui

‘The Territory has never left me. It's the place I go to when I want to feel whole again.’

Actor, writer and producer Miranda Tapsell is a beloved figure of Australian screen culture. She’s a familiar face on television – with credits on Love Child, Get Krack!n, Play School, Newton’s Law, Cleverman and Wolf Creek…

30 Mar 2020

Past event

Cancelled

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Comedy Festival

Jeez Louise: Transplaining / Comedy & humour

With Anna Piper Scott, Krishna Istha, Cassie Workman and 2 others

Trans, non-binary and gender-diverse comedians and performers are standing up and stepping out. As the world evolves its understanding of gender identity, preferred pronouns and social norms, the rising number of gender-transcendent stars are reaching wider and more diverse audiences and garnering critical acclaim.

To further interrogate, understand and celebrate their careers, Transplaining brings together an incredible panel of performers…

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