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 Vivaldi's Last Meal
| Food and music come together in a way never seen before in Vivaldi’s Last Meal – the gastronomic music event of the year. Award winning TV chef Stefano de Pieri, and his internationally acclaimed organist brother Sergio, will combine live, with Stefano cooking on stage and Sergio as a concert solois... >>> | |
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THE BUNDABERG RUM | PROFESSIONAL BULL RIDERS NATIONAL FINALS | The Bundaberg Rum Professional Bull Riders National Finals 2008 is coming to Melbourne for the first time ever! Live at Hisense Arena Saturday 29 November. Come and experience all the thrills and spills of the one and only PBR!
The world's richest cowboys are about to descend upon Melbourne to b... >>> | |
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The Comedy Lair December Show | The final Lair show for 2008 happens on Wed 3 December with Good News Week's Claire Hooper as MC, and all the way from Cripple Creek, Wilson Dixon (aka Jesse Griffin, from The 4 Noels) plus more acts still to be announced. >>> | |
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The Comedy Lair Wed 5 November | Performing next Wednesday night, Nov 5, are the perfect complements to one another - headlining is the sunny and funny Sammy J, who is rocketing up the ranks with hit sell out shows such as "Forest of Dreams". And the master of dark and depraved humour, the legenday Lawrence Mooney will be our MC. I... >>> | |
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Musical Memoirs of a Ten Pound Pom | A funny, nostalgic, poignant, musical romp through an amazing journey that began in 1964 when Hilary Henshaw, an English 12 year old, set sail on the ?SS Canberra? bound for? a brand new life in Australia and? a brand new dream. All for ten pounds!
Now very much a proud Australian, Hilary invite... >>> | |
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AUSTEN TAYSHUS | If you like your comedy '...dry, relevant and intelligent ' then chances are Austen Tayshus is the man for you. If you are smart, well in touch with world events, well travelled, well informed and maybe a little affluent then Austen Tayshus is definitely the man for youAnd supporting Austen Tayshus ... >>> | |
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MagiComedy! | Hilarious Magic! Amazing Comedy! See more magic than you can wave a wand at starring Mat Unwin, Sue-Anne Webster and Anthony DeMasi.
One of the many shows in The Melbourne Magic Festival! >>> | |
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Something About Needles & Razorblades | starring Tim Ellis is returning after a hit season at the Melbourne Comedy Festival earlier this year.
As you know, it's like no other magic show ever seen before - it's a magic show for people who don't like magic shows - it's a live horror show and very tongue in cheek parody of the movie SAW... >>> | |
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VIR2008: Late Night Piano Club | Imperturbable prestidigitator Rowan Vince escapes the concert hall for some intimate evenings at the piano. Full blooded romantic repertoire in the first half (Albeniz, Chopin, Ravel, Rachmaninov) gives way to a jovial ending with Scarlatti, some children's songs from Mozart and Debussy, and finally... >>> | |
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Jonathon Welch 50th Birthday | Thank you for the music! | Jonathon Welch is one of Australia’s most celebrated and awarded singers, conductors and teachers is turning 50 and can think of no better way to have the chance to say Thank You For The Music to the city that gave him his first breaks in the music industry, than with a spectacular concert featuring... >>> | |
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The Drawer Boy | Directed by Dee Easton.
Sometimes the journey is within.
A charmingly delicate comedy where one youth's self-discovery in the impetus for two old friends to examine their past. Morgan and Angus - childhood friends and war veterans share a mysterious secret buried under a comfortable but ha... >>> | |
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Waltz With Bashir - Opening Film Night | Come to the opening night of the film that had everyone’s tongues wagging this year at the Melbourne International Film Festival. complimentary champagne on arrival plus an introduction by a special guest speaker.
Ari Folman’s film is a work of art and a must-see! >>> | |
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Shattered Reflection | Women in senior management positions can often be unsupported and lonely, whereas often the male in an equivalent position has a wife or partner to come home to. In Shattered Reflection, Christine in her senior role, is unsupported and alone which seems to exacerbate her problems.
Surviving the ... >>> | |
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Yvette Johansson | A Tribute to Stan Getz and Carlos Jobim | Once Yvette walks onto the stage you are hers for the evening...She lures you into her music den with a charismatic presence and hypnotizing voice. Enjoy the timeless Jazz classics, dreamy Latin tunes - performed to perfection. This night, Yvette will be joined by Joe Ruberto (piano), Michael Torton... >>> | |
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Dozynki presents a Gypsy Cabaret | Come and enjoy a night of festivities with flamboyant belly dancers; a fiery gypsy dance troup; an exceptional gypsy band from Melbourne called TZIGANI and gastronomical delights, made in that old fashioned way!
Dress code is your favorite gypsy outfit - dress up if you dare!
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KEVIN BORICH | With a professional career spanning 30 years, Kevin Borich has done it all.
Beginning with the LA- DE- DA’S in New Zealand, writing the classic hit `Gonna See My Baby Tonight’, to his KEVIN BORICH EXPRESS and The PARTY BOYS, Kevin has performed at some of the biggest Rock events Australia has seen.... >>> | |
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The Grocer's Son | Directed by Eric Guirado
France/2007/Drama/French with English subtitles/Rated M
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It is summer, and thirty-year-old Antoine is forced to leave the city to return to his
family in Provençe. His father is sick, so he must assume the lifestyle he thought he had shed—driving the family g... >>> | |
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Sue Ingleton in "The First Step on a Tram is Hell" | Enter the demented worlds of ‘Bill’ and ‘Edith’. This no-holds-barred revelation of ageing and aged care, skilfully manipulated, devastatingly mishandled by these alter egos of Australian Comedy wild card – Sue Ingleton, renowned from the Edinburgh Fringe, Montreal Juste Pour Rire and healthy Asian ... >>> | |
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Sue Ingleton in "The First Step on a Tram is Hell" | Enter the demented worlds of ‘Bill’ and ‘Edith’. This no-holds-barred revelation of ageing and aged care, skilfully manipulated, devastatingly mishandled by these alter egos of Australian Comedy wild card – Sue Ingleton, renowned from the Edinburgh Fringe, Montreal Juste Pour Rire and healthy Asian ... >>> | |
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From Russia with Love | Have you ever wanted to visit Russia? Learn its history? Speak the language? Understand the culture and politics of that mysterious, vast and diverse country? You have the opportunity to get a glimpse of some or all of these interesting domains with a Russian teacher who has over 30 years experience... >>> | |
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Beautiful Baroque | Beautiful Baroque
Works by Vivaldi Telemann Handel Bach
Cello: Ivana Snaidr, Gideon Bosua
Oboe: Rachel Burke
Flute: Stephanie Andrews
Harpsichord: Marta Majka >>> | |
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Be Creative | With life coaching, you can redefine yourself to help you connect to people in new ways and obtain the results you want in aspects of your life where you may have lost focus.
This is a one hour private session which is priced at $70 and is free for ON THE HOUSE members.
- Contact Galina on: 041980... >>> | |
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The Comedy Lair Wed 6 August with Claire Hooper and Adam Rozenbachs | After kicking off with a capacity crowd for July's big re-opening show, The Lair returns the first Wednesday in August with another big show ...so lots of funny ha ha for you to enjoy.
Having exploded onto Melbourne comedy's live scene only a few short years ago, Claire Hooper has rocketed up the... >>> | |
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The Legends of Australian Comedy | This is a collection of Australia’s finest and well preserved comedians whose combined stage time well exceeds 100 years of experience.
Laugh Out Loud presents The Legends of Australian Comedy. This is a collection of Australia’s greatest comedy talent, comedians who pioneered and helped shape A... >>> | |
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AS TIME GOES BY | A programme of popular songs from the 1940’s, 50’s and 60’s
featuring the Auspops strings and rhythm section and leading vocalists
On Friday July 11 APO presents an 11 member section of the APO strings with a top class rhythm section in “As Time Goes By” – a collection of evergreens and... >>> | |
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Advanced Film Screening - The Savages | THE SAVAGES is an irreverent look at family, love and mortality as seen through the lens of one of modern life’s most bewildering and challenging experiences: when adult siblings find themselves plucked from their everyday, self-centered lives to care for an estranged elderly parent. Starring Laura... >>> | |
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Borrowed Time | BORROWED TIME
Written and Directed by Stephen House
In an attempt to relive a glorious past seven people regroup after thirty five years apart. Can anything ever be as it was? Only time will tell. And time is running out... fast.
Starring some of Adelaide’s most experienced professional actor... >>> | |
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Carpe Jugulum | Vampires are seizing the throat!
Can witches seize the day?
Adapted from Terry Pratchett's twenty third Discworld novel.
A fast moving funny and ingenious battle of wills between vampires and witches, Carpe Jugulum is a worthy follow up to the highly successful "Maskerade"
Season runs Wed to Sa... >>> | |
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The Comedy Lair Grand Re-Opening Opening Night Show | After a break of almost two and half years (where does the time go?!) The Comedy Lair returns!
The Lair now has a new home, upstairs at Hardiman’s Hotel in Kensington, where it will run as a monthly room, on the first Wednesday of each month, starting July. To mark the occasion we have a big ope... >>> | |
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Asylum | 'At every level, the execution of the play is first rate. Sometimes clever, sometimes truly inspired.'
Chris Boyd, Herald Sun, March 2007
Winner of the 2005 Wal Cherry Play of the year Award; 2007 Victorian Premier's Literary Award Shortlist.
It is 1993 and the four-year protection visa bestow... >>> | |
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The Curtin Raiser! | This is a condensed production of the Comics Lounge weekend show.
See the big names from T.V & Radio mixing it with the best new comedy stars. Including special guest M.C/Host Pommy Johnson, Brad Oakes, Craig Millar, Fox K & many more.
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Comedy Festival Extension... | The showcase of comedians will star Gab Rossi, Brad Oakes, Craig Millar and other special guests.
Each one will get all sorts of giggles out of you!!
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Lorna Luft - Songs My Mother Taught Me | After recent appearances at The Arts Centre, Lorna Luft, daughter of Judy Garland, is returning to Melbourne and Her Majesty's Theatre for one presentation only of this very personal tribute to an entertainment legend. Songs My Mother Taught Me is a lovingly staged, multimedia extravaganza melding o... >>> | |
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Eduard Volchek and the legendary Gennadi Dubinsky in Concert! | This is your chance to witness renowned Russian-born pianist Eduard Volchek in concert to celebrate the release of his third album "Salut!". In celebrating the new cd, this concert features the winner of many competitions in Russian Federation, soloist of "Opera of Australia" Gennady Dubinsky. Genna... >>> | |
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THE COUNTERFEITERS | Directed by Stefan Ruzowitsky and starring Karl Markovics (Inspector Rex), this 2008 Academy Award Winning Best Foreign Language Film, is the story of Salomon Sorowitsch, counterfeiter extraordinaire and bohemian. After getting arrested in a German concentration camp in 1944, he agrees to help the N... >>> | |
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If I should die before I wake | By Rebecca Lister
A performed Reading of the highly successful production ‘If I Should Die Before I Wake’ which has toured Victoria to great acclaim.
Wednesday, 16th April at 7.30pm
The Williamstown Mechanics Institute
Corner of Melbourne Road and Electra Street, Williamstown
‘If I Shoul... >>> | |
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CORPUS MEDICORUM | Featuring international violinist Libby Wallfisch | Formed by Melbourne Cardio-thoracic Surgeon Phillip Antippa, Corpus Medicorum (previously Corpus Medicum) constitutes many of the core musicians of The Australian Doctors' Orchestra.
'Corpus Medicorum' - meaning body of doctors - aims to keep the spirit of the Doctors' Orchestra alive by perform... >>> | |
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David Williamson | Every man has his price but does it buy his Sanctuary?
Bob King believes that he has found his “Sanctuary”.
That is until John Anderson turns up to challenge it.
The psychological and emotional battle that ensues ignites a string of moral dilemmas for both men.
What is your integrity worth... >>> | |
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Craig Millar in Creative Space – The Ultimate Advertising Agency | Craig Millar is no stranger to the comedy circuit, having always wanted to be a performer from the age of 8 when his mother took him to a local theatre and asked him if that is what he wanted to do, from that moment on Craig started performing in school productions, he attributes his wit to seeing t... >>> | |
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Dolls, Doves & A Diva | Cabaret | Was Prince right? Do Doves cry? What do dolls and a diva have in common anyway? And how much wood would a wood-chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck a dove on the job? These and many more questions will be answered on this exciting new cabaret show brought to you by a sumptuous selection of Austral... >>> | |
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Steinway Spectacular | Get ready for an evening of unprecedented virtuosity when eight of Australia’s leading pianists perform the most compelling works ever written for piano on eight Steinway Concert Grands in The Steinway Spectacular - for one performance only.
The spectacular grand finale world premiere of the Sir Ch... >>> | |
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The Comedy Collective | Michael Connell began getting laughs at the age of three in his back yard with the Hills Hoist acting as stage and curtain, and he hasn’t stopped performing since.
At the age of thirteen Michael added juggling to his already extensive talents and spent several years busking and touring with ... >>> | |
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BABAGANOUSH | Babaganoush have another gig at Open Studio this Friday, with special guest Matt Stonehouse on percussion. Come down and enjoy the lovely ambience at Open Studio...candle-lit tables, yummy crepes, warm fire out the back and lovely art work in z house. >>> | |
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Andrea Powell in Gobbeldygook | International Comedy Festival | One woman, 9 characters, a racist wombat and some utter nonsense.......
With an array of spanking new characters Andrea explores the utter nonsense we all utter when attempting to communicate with each other, ignorance and racism a common thread. Green Room Award nominee.
“Excellent comic timi... >>> | |
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George Smilovici - Its all Good!? | George Smilovici Australia’s only Cuban, Jewish comedian to have a number one hit single in Australia, NZ ,USA (I’m so Tuff ) this show is the closest you will come to that certain delight that you get from rubber necking at a car crash-Brimming with music, family stories, social insights, hysterica... >>> | |
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In The Field | Tasty Tales of Growth, Love, and Life performed in an organic vegetable field. Captivating stories told with theatre and dance sprout in the heightened and dream like world that is the last remaining vegetable field close to Melbourne's city centre. Between the earth and the sky three lovable and q... >>> | |
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FROCK | JAZZ MUSIC | Frock are five musicians bringing together years of performance and writing experience in to one ensemble. The group explores compositional forms and aesthetics from cultures as varied as Eastern Europe, Cuba, West Africa and Latin America. These influences are combined with passion, energy, and hum... >>> | |
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SOMETHING ABOUT NEEDLES & RAZORBLADES | ‘Something About Needles & Razorblades’ is unlike any other comedy show you’ve ever seen.
Some have described it as a “live horror movie” as Tim Ellis is forced to undergo a series of bizarre tests orchestrated by the evil mastermind Sudoku.
He swallows razorblades, but that’s only the ... >>> | |
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Mantalk | Born story-tellers, Neil Thomas and David Wells have been friends since the first day of school when they were paired together to do a short play about their holidays, travelled the world together and ate, slept, bathed and performed inside a shop window for six months. In Mantalk, they bare their f... >>> | |
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ST KILDA LAUGHS FESTIVAL | George Smilovici - Its all Good!? | George Smilovici Australia’s only Cuban, Jewish comedian to have a number one hit single in Australia, NZ ,USA (I’m so Tuff ) this show is the closest you will come to that certain delight that you get from rubber necking at a car crash-Brimming with music, family stories, social insights, hysterica... >>> | |
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YASMIN LEVY in Concert | Experience the unforgettable voice of YASMIN LEVY singing Ladino love songs from medieval Spain. Fused with Andalucian flamenco and the sounds of the Middle East, lushly backed by her 5 piece ensemble featuring clarinet, zurna, percussion and flamenco guitar.
TICKETS: $45 in advance or $55 on the... >>> | |
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Argentine Tango | Tango is more than just a dance! | A lot of people in Australia associate tango with ballroom dancing or Hollywood movies portraying couples doing overt gestures with rose between the teeth. This popular misconception probably comes from the tango having been often taken very much out of its rich cultural context.
In reality the t... >>> | |
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VARDOS | Vardos are a theatrical trio who spin their gypsy tunes into a dizzy passion. This violin-accordion-double bass trio add superb animation to their musical tales of joy and sadness. They bounce through Romanian, Moldavian and Hungarian tunes with joy and laughter. This is an authentic and highly ente... >>> | |
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Cole | Check ‘em OUT, and be quick to book. In Midsumma 2006 these girls SOLD OUT! Lysa Nads & Leesa Alopecia, are two No Frills, Home Brand girls, trapped, scanning their options while navigating life’s turnstile. Devotees of everything McCune, they sing and dream of a life outside their generic existence... >>> | |
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Pratchett Pieces Two - The Radio Play | Two Terry Pratchett stories adapted for the stage by Pamela Munt and performed as radio plays with live sound effects.
THRILL to the action! LAUGH at sound effects created live on stage! SWOON over the real looks of those handsome heroes, leading ladies and worn out warriors who will stop at noth... >>> | |
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The Comedy Festival |GREG FLEET, SPECIAL GUEST BRAD OAKES | Greg Fleet is one of Australia’s most experienced and popular stand up comics. As a NIDA trained actor Fleety made the plunge in 1987, starting out as a sit down comic (he was too nervous to stand) at the Prince Patrick Hotel in Melbourne.
Brad’s extensive repertoire is the sound result of two deca... >>> | |
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Unstrung Heroes | From the creator of tango's violin, comes the Melbourne premiere of unstrung heroes. This comical show features Alto string quartet performing smoke on the water, bohemian rhapsody and more! Presenter, Sophie Kesoglidis, has audiences begging for more, as she amuses with quirky anecdotes and reveals... >>> | |
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OzMade Musicals 2007 | OzMade Musicals 2007 - A showcase presenting some of Australia’s leading artists performing excerpts from Australian musicals... TONY SHELDON - star of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – the Musical will host the concert introducing other stars of the stage including NANCYE HAYES, TONI LAMOND, SILVIE P... >>> | |
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Mary Bryant | Magnormos Prompt Musicals presents
MARY BRYANT - Book / Lyrics by Nick Enright - Music by David King - Set to a classic, evocative score, the legendary true story of one woman's quest for a better life during the harsh realities of Australia's colonial settlement comes to life in the epic musical, ... >>> | |
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BABAGANOUSH | Babaganoush conjures up images of fine red wine with their rich resonance from the Balkans irregular rhythms. They make you feel at home with their familiar gypsy sounds. Babaganoush dare you to feel the joy and sorrow. Malini Chidzey - Violin; Colette Mortreux - Clarinet; Mark Planigale - Accordion... >>> | |
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KLEZMANIA | Klezmania is regarded as Australia 's leading Klezmer band and performs dynamic instrumentals and songs in Yiddish and English. They carry the audience along an emotional journey and break down language barriers through engaging explanations of the songs. With more than a dozen instruments (includi... >>> | |
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Handel MESSIAH | It's a wonderful tradition in the West - on the First Saturday after the Melbourne Cup.
Presented by Doug Heywood and Hobsons Bay City Council.
Handel's Messiah with the Camberwell Chorale and the Camerata Orchestra.
Loved and performed throughout the world, performances of Handel's Messiah... >>> | |
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True Live Melbourne International Arts Festival | Spontaneous, orchestrated, brilliant, yet unpredictable – True Live are everything their name indicates and more. A six-piece band of classically-trained musicians, this collective have been making their own genre-bending concoction of hip hop, jazz and contemporary beats since coming together in 20... >>> | |
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The Journey Girl | From the exciting new theatre company that brought us the recent success 'tick,tick…BOOM!' (Theatreworks, June 2007), NEO Production Company will embark on another endearing quest- presenting Melbourne audiences with a most charming Australian comedy, 'The Journey Girl' from Wednesday 24 October at... >>> | |
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THE LIFE OF BOB MARLEY by ROGER STEFFENS | World renowned expert on the life and music of Bob Marley, ROGER STEFFENS narrates live the definitive history of the reggae legend and freedom fighter.
Steffens returns to Australia with ALL NEW 2 hour shows of previously unreleased rare film. Clips include the earliest known footage of Marley in ... >>> | |
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The Music Committee In Concert | Melbourne International Arts Festival | In two altogether different concert appearances The Music Committee of the Merce Cunningham Dance Company (MCDC) offers audiences an intimate evening of new music. Internationally acclaimed composers, musicians, and longstanding Cunningham collaborators John King, David Behrman, Takehisa Kosugi and ... >>> | |
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Melbourne International Arts Festival | Gong Myoung | The hugely innovative Korean ensemble Gong Myoung take traditional instruments, and some of their innovations, to create a new sound in Korean music. These classical artists are taking their homeland and gradually the rest of the world by storm by designing instruments and music that create a fusion... >>> | |
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Benn Bennett & Wes Snelling in BLACK BAG! | Black Bag is a 55 minute musical journey into the world of two German brothers. Written and performed by Wes Snelling and Benn Bennett, BLACK BAG stems from a rehearsal in which Benn sat at a piano and Wes stood alongside him with a case full of random props and costumes. The first BLACK BAG gig off... >>> | |
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DJANGO GYPSIES | Among the gypsy jazz musicians that play in the style of Django Reinhardt and Stephan Grappelli, there are a few that really stand out. This group truly recreates the legacy of the old masters and certainly is elite. Gypsy blood runs through the veins of the top jazz violinist, Igor Oskolkov. His c... >>> | |
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Great Chefs of Europe with "The Lovers" | Driven along by the rhythm section of Jennifer Hawley on guitar, and Rob Mahoney on double bass, the Great Chefs also feature the brilliant guitar of Martin Elepans and the beautiful soaring violin of Mathew Arnold.
One of the most original voices in the Australian music community - a multi-face... >>> | |
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Emergence, by Synarcade Audio Visuals | Emergence is a unique and daring interactive show combing film and live theatre by Synarcade Audio-Visuals, where audiences are invited to build an ideal human being and watch it come alive. Like a 'choose-your-own-adventure' book come to life, no two shows or two beings are ever the same. What wou... >>> | |
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Preview Screening of JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN | As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people’s lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reached out around the world, more strongly now than ever before.
In THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN, from British director Julien Temple (GLASTONBURY), Joe Strummer is ... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL | ReWorks: Altered Music Theatre | Boasting songs from a diverse range of musicals including Wicked, West Side Story, Les Miserables and Rent, this show is for a musical theatre lovers who crave a little variation. Classic songs are given a genre twist and are not always instantly recognisable - whether it's turning the well known b... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL | Tina Del Twiste | Tina is interested in the blues, the jazz, the music. She has been performing globally on stage and her screen for over 50 years. Not bitter, but quite twisted. She recently returned to the stage that once graced her to a sell-out season during the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. The current talk ab... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL | Stephen McDowell in Billy Joel & Me | Stephen McDowell is your average twenty something performer. He has bills to pay … so he works in retail to support himself between gigs. He has people to network with … so he enjoys a beverage or five. He has siblings that he doesn’t get along with … so he shares embarrassing stories about them in ... >>> | |
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Mobius Trio | Australian premiere of a Piano Trio by finnish composer J.Kokkonen prior departure to Denmark >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - All Nighter Festival Passes!!! | Williamstown Musical Theatre Company Inc is proud to present a venture into cabaret with their inaugural “Mechelec Cabaret Festival”.
Come and experience the rich and diverse array of fresh talent and entertainment in this thrilling three days of arts entertainment from the 6th – 8th September 2... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - Wes Snelling in RELEASED! | Huge hit of the Malthouse Cabaret Season 2007 arrives in Williamstown for one night only of disarming charm and fabulous absurdity. The luscious voice of Wes Snelling, honey dripped but as dangerous as it is tempting. Featuring music the likes of Freddie Mercury, Bjork, Beyonce, Bob Dylan and bac... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - Tina Del Twiste | Tina is interested in the blues, the jazz, the music. She has been performing globally on stage and her screen for over 50 years. Not bitter, but quite twisted. She recently returned to the stage that once graced her to a sell-out season during the Melbourne Cabaret Festival. The current talk ab... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - ReWorks: Altered Music Theatre | Boasting songs from a diverse range of musicals including Wicked, West Side Story, Les Miserables and Rent, this show is for a musical theatre lovers who crave a little variation. Classic songs are given a genre twist and are not always instantly recognisable - whether it's turning the well known b... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - Groove Tonic in A | Straight from their successful season of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" at Theatreworks, Groove Tonic joins WMTC Inc for two nights not to be missed with A'Capella and Other Catastrophes.
Featuring GT's signature style, both a'capella and accompanied by the GT Band, join the Groovers f... >>> | |
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MECHELEC CABARET FESTIVAL - Stephen McDowell in Billy Joel & Me | Stephen McDowell is your average twenty something performer. He has bills to pay … so he works in retail to support himself between gigs. He has people to network with … so he enjoys a beverage or five. He has siblings that he doesn’t get along with … so he shares embarrassing stories about them in ... >>> | |
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Mobius Duo | If you’re passionate about fine music, an evening with MOBIUS Duo is to be savoured! Enjoy chamber music full of passion and in an atmosphere of fellow music lovers for an exceptional evening of accomplished musical performance!
This is chamber music of the highest order.
Victoria Bilogan (pia... >>> | |
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DODO SOSOKA CZECHO-SLOVAK JAZZ TRIO | Stright from Europe with extensive Australian Tour
Featuring Dodo Sosoka - one of the most well-known drum and percussion soloists in Slovakia, as well as all over the world. Dodo has been performing for more than 40 years and is one on Europe's finest drum and percussion players.
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Diana Clark CD Launch "Breathe into Time" | OFFICIAL MELBOURNE CD LAUNCH.
A rare opportunity to hear vocalist Diana Clark and guitarist Doug de Vries playing Brazilian jazz sung in Portuguese in a concert featuring sparkling solos from de Vries intertwined with Diana's beautiful songs.
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Brad Oakes & Chris Bennett | Chris Bennett & friends live Wednesday 1st August.
You can collect the tickets from the box office when you arrive at the Comics Lounge they will be reserved under your name.
Show starts at 8:30pm. Best be at The Comics Lounge by 8pm.
If you were looking at coming for dinner we do our $15 meals... >>> | |
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Doug Chappel & Danny McGinlay | Doug Chappel & friends live Thursday 26th July.
You can collect the tickets from the box office when you arrive at the Comics Lounge they will be reserved under your name.
Show starts at 8:30pm. Best be at The Comics Lounge by 8pm.
If you were looking at coming for dinner we do our $15 meals fr... >>> | |
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PREVIEW Screening: EVENING | EVENING, directed by Lajos Koltai (FATELESS) and written by Michael Cunningham (THE HOURS) brings ten of the leading actresses of our generation to screens, including Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Natasha Richardson, Glenn Close and Meryl Streep.
Overcome by the power of memory, An... >>> | |
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This is England Screening | Based on the experiences of writer/director Shane Meadows (Twenty Four Seven) THIS IS ENGLAND is the powerful story of a troubled boy growing up in 1983 working class England. Combining humour and violence, Meadows expertly directs newcomer 14 year old Thomas Turgoose in the role of Shaun, where he ... >>> | |
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Lucky Miles Screening | A standout of this years Adelaide Film Festival, LUCKY MILES recreates the experience of asylum seekers from a wryly, humanist perspective. >>> | |
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Greg Fleet & Chris Bennett | Free Double Passes for our Live Stand Up Comedy show with Greg Fleet, Chris Bennett and friends.
WHAT TIME:Show starts at 8:30pm, Dinner is available from 7pm
To make a booking email Grantlee:
comedy@thecomicslounge.com.au
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Ben Winkelman Trio | The Ben Winkelman Trio is an innovative and dynamic contemporary jazz piano trio that draws on diverse influences, which range from Afro-Cuban and Brazilian music to stride piano and Jelly Roll Morton’s “Spanish tinge”.
The Melbourne based trio has just completed a national tour all and is launch... >>> | |
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VARDOS | GYPSY MUSIC | Vardos don't hold back. They are a theatrical trio who spin their gypsy tunes into a dizzy passion. This violin-accordion-double bass trio adds superb animation to their musical tales of joy and sadness. They bounce through Romanian, Moldavian and Hungarian tunes with joy and laughter. This is an au... >>> | |
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Classical Journey | Classical music is everywhere. Far from being elitist, it is universal.
“Classical Journey” brings together three violinists who are about to become household names in Australia. Their combined talent and passion bring them to a career as serious classical musicians with popular mass-market ... >>> | |
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SON'S ROOM | Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti's signature talent for the overheard, unexpected, and happened-upon detail lends The Son's Room, the story of a grieving middle-class family, the unnerving quality of an unwanted surprise. Giovanni (Moretti) is a successful psychoanalyst whose family life is remarkabl... >>> | |
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Rock School | At the real life School of Rock a group of misfit kids get in touch with their inner rock star.
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RUN LOLA RUN | The film explores the events that fate alone controls and displays the constant "what if's" that occur every moment and that can easily change the happenings of the next. The film follows the events between a woman, Lola, and her boyfriend, Mani, who she desperately tries to save from death by helpi... >>> | |
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Charlie Chaplin Movies at the Astor | MODERN TIMES FOLLOWED BY THE GREAT DICTATOR
Modern Times is an hilarious depiction of man's daily struggle in the face of the dehumanising effects of technology. The story follows the famous "Little Tramp" character, who finds himself stuck in a monotonous factory job. The last great silent movi... >>> | |
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LAYER CAKE | LAYER CAKE
A slick crime thriller about the top and bottom ends of drug dealing in the UK and Europe, this British film is about a businessman ‘who just happens to deal in cocaine’. Played by a svelte-looking Daniel Craig, he is never called by name and in the credits is simply XXXX. He’s a smooth ... >>> | |
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MESA REDONDA | Brazilian Choro | MESA REDONDA | Brazilian Choro
Melbourne guitarist and band leader, Doug de Vries has long been at the frontier of instrumental music before the waves of popularity hit. Doug has been working on Choro projects (the instrumental music of Rio de Janeiro) for over 20 years now - this instrumental musi... >>> | |
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MALE OF THE SPECIES | THE MALE OF THE SPECIES
This is a play about blokes. Young blokes, yuppie blokes, middle-aged blokes... ...yeah, blokes. Starring Allan KERR and Craig HIGGS Directed by Allan KERR Produced by Kylie TRASK
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Capers Shows | MEATLOAF
Performing on stage with a 5 piece band, The Australian Meatloaf Show has been a huge hit with crowds all over Australia and internationally.
INXSIVE
INXSIVE have combined a theatrical element with great production to reproduce the sound and style of INXS. An absolute must see... >>> | |
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Tess de Quincey's Nerve 9 | Dancer and "formidable artist" (The Age) Tess de Quincey invites you into a feminine space where body and work co-exist, in the national tour of her celebrated work De Quincey: NERVE 9
Vocals: Amanda Stewart,
Audio Visual Sequencing: Debra Petrovitch,
Text: Francesca da Rimini,
Dance: Tess d... >>> | |
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NAUGHTY BY NATURE ( USA ) | NAUGHTY BY NATURE ( USA )
Naughty By Nature are arguably hip-hop's finest group and unquestionably one of its most beloved. Since the top of the decade, the Jersey based trio has enjoyed three platinum CDs, numerous gold and platinum singles, won a Grammy and helped bring hip hop culture to a whole... >>> | |
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AWILO LONGOMBA | AWILO LONGOMBA AFRICA’S #1 AFROBEATS SUPERSTAR! KORA multi Awards winning artist
Awilo is not just a regular artist doing regular music, his live outstanding performances and popularity makes him the MOST WANTED Congolese artists on the African continent and Europe. He has toured in African counti... >>> | |
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THE COLLINS STREET BAPTIST CHURCH AUSTRALIAN STRING QUARTET | The Australian String Quartet (ASQ) presents an annual program of chamber music throughout Australia and Internationally. The core of ASQ’s Australian program is its National Subscription Season in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, supplemented by considerable regional touring, a seri... >>> | |
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Australian Premiere of "The Chosen" | Australian Premiere of "The Chosen"
Director Danny Gesundheit and producer Esther Gross together with a stellar cast - George Werther, Steven Curtis, Michael Szuc, Adam Wajnberg and Ben Morley - bring this heartwarming story to Melbourne audiences for the first time.
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B# Swings... Dave Williamson & Ross Wilson Sing | # Swings... Dave Williamson & Ross Wilson Sing
They've rocked and rolled their way around Australia with their vocal talents, now they're set to swing with Melbourne's fastest rising, hardest swingin' Big Band! B#'s back at 'The Cat' for it's 3rd and final stint of 2005 with these 2 great vocal tal... >>> | |
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A DEVIL INSIDE | DEVIL INSIDE
Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.... by David Lindsay-Abaire directed by Shaun Kingma featuring Paula McDonald, Dan Walls, Olivia Hogan, David Gardette, Brett Whittingham and Catherine Kohlen. On Gene Slater's 21st birthday, his mother announces that his father was murder... >>> | |
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TRANCE DANCE | TRANCE DANCE
Whether you are an experienced dancer or have never danced before or simply love to move and groove with other like-minded souls in a beautiful space - we invite you to join us in the dance! Trance Dance is held with the intention of providing a safe sacred space which facilitates a jo... >>> | |
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COLE'S GIRLS | - The Music of Cole Porter was never meant to look like this! >>> | |
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LULO REINHARDT - DIRECT FROM GERMANY | Two electrifying guitarists go on a musical journey through Latin, jazz, gypsy and contemporary jazz funk.
Maurice D'Abruzzo, Sydney singer, guitarist and composer has invited Lulo Reinhardt (direct from Germany) to join him for a limited number of concerts in January and February. Lulo, grand-neph... >>> | |
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OMAR SOSA - He's the 'new king of Cuban Jazz" | OMAR SOSA - He's the 'new king of Cuban Jazz"
A spirited musician and composer who creates irresistible music. He blends the flair and freedom of jazz with influences of Afro-Cuban folklore and joyful rhythms from Latin America.
Afro-Cuban Jazz trio, featuring Omar Sosa piano, Anga Diaz, percu... >>> | |
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TRIBAL BELLYDANCE SHOW | MELBOURNE'S PREMIER TRIBAL BELLYDANCE SHOW! WITH MIDDLE EASTERN SURF BAND 'THE REEFERS' & PAULETTE REES-DENIS (USA)
Tapas available at the venue. Tribal Style merchandise will also be available at the venue.
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WHAT'S GOING ON? | Its Wogboy meets Fat Greek Wedding meets Seinfeld, Italian Style in a crazy two hour comedy about Love, Class & Spaghetti. Its all your Families & Relatives rolled up in one madcap show to work out WHAT'S GOING ON?
This is what the critics have said about this show:
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The Squid & The Whale | Writer-Director Noah Baumbach earned the 2005 Best Dramatic Directing Award as well as the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival for his heartfelt film about a family splintered by divorce. Anchored by an uncompromising performance by Jeff Daniels (Good Night and Good Luc... >>> | |
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YVETTE JOHANSSON & SWING PATROL | Swing till you drop to one of the best Swing Bands in Australia.
Once Yvette walks onto the stage you are hers for the evening...She lures you into her music den with a charismatic presence and hypnotizing voice. Enjoy the timeless Swing classics! Yvette knows just what it takes to get the shoes da... >>> | |
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THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL |A YANK DOWN UNDER | Features American Comedian called Dave Wiggins in an hour of stand up.
"A Yank Down Under" and is all about Dave's experiences of traveling down under. "It's the classic fish out of water sort of story," Dave points out, "It will appeal to Aussies with a sense of humour, plus any foreigners who ma... >>> | |
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THE MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL | Fox has gone on to perform in almost every comedy club around Melbourne including Vibe, Comics Lounge, Young and Jackson, and Odeon at Crown Casino. He’s also done well in competitions coming second at the FHM 'stand up' competition held at Colonial stadium in 2002, and winning first place in the Co... >>> | |
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Can you Hear Me Up The Back? | With Melissa Langton and Mark Jones Australia’s hottest cabaret duo, Melissa Langton and Mark Jones are bringing their sassy, contemporary, comic cabaret to Kingston Arts Centre! She’s the love child of Aretha Franklin and Yogi Bear! He’s very, very droll! She likes to talk! He likes to interrupt he... >>> | |
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Find Me, Call Me, Meet Me | Directed by Jessica BIRNBAUM Produced by Allan KERR
Every day we share space with strangers. Every day we go through the motions, work, rest and play. Every weekend four best friends go looking for love in all the wrong places… In modern times love has become a commodity it’s a business transactio... >>> | |
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THE PRINCE OF BRUNSWICK EAST | Stan Williams was never much good at playing the game. But luckily he found something he was good at - supporting. Being there for his team, every Saturday - come wind, rain or hail - shouting out for his boys, the Brunswick Bulldogs. He cheers them on in victory and stands by them in defeat and his... >>> | |
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A MINOR GLITCH | Max and Alice are supposed to fall in love. Unfortunately, a minor glitch in the cosmos occurs and that love is thwarted. So God sends down one of his angels to sort the problem and save the future of the planet. Regrettably, God chose the wrong angel. A MINOR GLITCH. When divine help is not so divi... >>> | |
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