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Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Alone OutsideFollowing their success with A Prudent Man in 2016, Lab Kelpie return to Fringe with this powerful one-woman play by West Australian playwright Liz Newell that explores the conflict, awkwardness and nostalgia of returning home. Having just broken up with her long-time boyfriend, Daphne reluctantly returns from The...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Unsolicited MaleYou’re working late. Your boss offers to take you to dinner on the way home. What do you do? Q44 Theatre Company present 'Unsolicited Male' as part of this year's Melbourne Fringe. In part inspired by the #MeToo movement, the play explores the dynamics of power in the workplace. Instead of Hollywood moguls, the...

Age Of Stephen John Peter Farnham is arguably one of Australia's most skilled, successful & adored male pop/ rock singers of all time. Stephen Valeri... is most definitely not. BUT that won't stop him from attempting to convince you that he and Farnsey actually have more in common than first meets the eye. With a little 'Help' and 'Comic Conversation', this Farnsey Fanatic is ready to set 'Hearts...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Lottie In The Late Afternoon (The KIN Collective, Melbourne, Australia)In a tiny house on the edge of a cliff, two couples try to have a relaxing weekend away because EVERYTHING IS AMAZING AND UNDER CONTROL… ISN’T IT?Comedy legend, Marg Downey (Fast Forward, Kath & Kim), directs a star-studded cast in this disturbing and hilar...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Tomfoolery (Gasworks, Melbourne)Shake, rattle and roll your funny bones along to see Susan, Michael, Sean and Peter sing over 20 hilarious, ghoulish Lehrer songs including POISONING PIGEONS IN THE PARK, THE MASOCHISM TANGO and THE VATICAN RAG in brainy, laugh like drainy,cabaret-ny ‘TOMFOOLERY’!Directed by Theresa Borg. Starri...

The Dumb Waiter (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne, Australia)Starring One of Australia’s favourite actors and Gold Logie Award Winner, John Wood as Ben and Don Bridges in the role of Gus. In a dank and dark basement room, Gus and Ben wait for their next hit job. They’ve been working together for quite some time and have their routine down to an efficient art-form. But there’s something different about...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Blasted  (A Malthouse Theatre Production, Melbourne, Australia)A gin-swigging journalist and his young lover check into an anonymous hotel room. When a soldier and a war zone explode through the bathroom window, things become barbaric. This was the debut script of in-your-face playwright prodigy Sarah Kane. Her prescient disse...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Chemistry  (Little Theatre Company, Melbourne)Steph is a 20 something, working in a bar, trying to get a handle on life. She struggles with chronic depression. Jamie works for government and is a high achiever, he just overachieved himself o the deep end. When they meet in their psychiatrist’s office, sparks fly and they stumb...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Working With Children  (MTC, Melbourne)From one of Australia’s most acclaimed independent and radical theatre-makers, Nicola Gunn, comes the world premiere production Working with Children. Part performance, part visual metaphor, this inventive solo piece explores the moral and ethical minefield of working with children, and t...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Lovesong  (Red Stitch Theatre, Melbourne)A love affair told over many years. As Maggie and Billy prepare for a critical week together, their former selves re-emerge. From youthful exuberance to the complexities and loyalties of age, we follow Margaret and William throughout the years as they move towards a shared future and, u...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Scaramouche Jones  (Theatre Works, Melbourne)First performed by celebrated English actor, the late Pete Postlethwaite in 2001, Scaramouche Jones broke box-office records in the UK and toured internationally. This brand new production features Colin Friels in his first solo theatre performance, and reunites him with influential...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Dybbuks (Theatre Works, Melbourne)In Yiddish mythology, dybbuks are the unresolved souls who seek to find form through living bodies. This new work from Chamber Made evokes the many ways that the dead inhabit female bodies through language, voice, memory and desire. Dybbuks is a contemporary theatre and music work created by l...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).In Bed With The Bishops (Saltpillar Theatre, Melbourne)When the Bishops (Tiffany Davis and Adi Snir) are told their marriage needs work they reluctantly see couple therapist, Dr Jack Glass (Joseph Sherman). Poor Jack is dealing with his own issues - divorced, in debt and trying to keep a new relationship on track. Making blund...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Oy Mama Gevalt (Chapel Off Chapel, Melbourne)The “Afterlife”.  Ever wonder what happens after we die? Humans have pondered this question for thousands of years. Until now. Sit back, relax and be prepared to come face to face with what awaits you after you pass on. It may amuse you, it may frighten you but none of us can avoid...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Irish Celtic (The Palms at Crown, Melbourne)Featuring the finest performers from the top Irish dance companies, Irish Celtic showcases thrilling and spectacular high energy dance routines with explosive rhythms and nail-biting precision.  With their spectacular choreography and passionate music, including romantic theme tunes...

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Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Melancholia (Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne)BY LARS VON TRIEROn the night of her boisterous wedding—amid corsages, canapés and Clicquot—Justine quietly falls apart. The world will surely follow suit. Justine’s sister Claire stages a lavish wedding party at a mansion in the mountains, and as the fever dream of the wedding ceremon...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Polygraph (Theatreworks, Melbourne)In this era of Post-Truth Politics, does lying need to be disguised anymore? Is the notion of truth a reality or only a perception? In POLYGRAPH, truth is on trial just as it is in our current political landscape. POLYGRAPH is a play noir: part metaphysical thriller, part murder mystery and p...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).The Rocky Horror Show (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne)Ready to thrill you with its frothy fun and naughty moments, this is the boldest bash of them all, so sharpen those stilettos for the rockiest ride of your life!  Follow squeaky-clean sweethearts Brad and Janet on an adventure they’ll never forget. On the way to visit an...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).An Ideal Husband (MTC, Melbourne)Successful politician Sir Robert Chiltern has it all – money, power and the love of his adoring wife. But when a mysterious character threatens to expose a dark secret from his past, he becomes hopelessly embroiled in a world of insider trading, blackmail and deception. Wilde’s effervescent hig...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Mama Mia: The Musical (Princess Theatre, Melbourne)Over 60 million people all around the globe have fallen in love with the story and the music that makes MAMMA MIA! the ultimate feel-good musical. And now, in a stunning new production, we invite you to fall in love all over again! Voulez Vous, S.O.S, Take a Chance On Me, Danc...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Lip Service (Lawler Theatre, Melbourne)Melbourne girl makes good! See the smash hit play about the rise of Melbourne cosmetics queen Helena Rubinstein starring the incomparable Amanda Muggleton (Masterclass, Shirley Valentine).Lip Service brings together two legendary entrepreneurs, Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden, in th...

Stream podcast episodes on demand from www.bitesz.com (mobile friendly).Coral Browne: This F***ing Lady  (fortyfivedownstairs)The most successful Aussie actor you’ve never heard of! From West Footscray to West End star, Coral Browne was larger-than-life. A renowned acting talent, Coral was almost as famous for her bawdy wit, her glamour, her string of famous lovers and her marriage to Vincent Pric...

Blackie Blackie Brown: The Traditional Owner Of Death (Malthouse Theatre)On a dig in the Australian outback, archaeologist Dr. Jacqueline Black unearths a mystical skull from a hidden mass grave. It talismanically transforms her into arse-kicking indigenous superhero Blackie Blackie Brown. Her mission: to track down every last descendant of the men who killed her ancestors and have her revenge. It...

The Imperial Ice Stars’ Swan Lake On IceWith Tchaikovsky’s glorious music, exhilarating new choreography from leading ice director Tony Mercer, and dazzling costumes, this innovative portrayal of the classic love story will take your breath away. The 23 Olympic, World, European and National Championship level skaters, who between them hold more than 250 competition medals, take contemporary ice da...