Tag: "Audience"

The Stream/The Boat/The Shore/The Bridge
0 Comments. 544 Views. Posted 7 May 2012 @ 12:40pm.
As audience members, it’s rare to have the pleasure of being in amongst the stage action. Well, most of the time it is, anyway. How about watching a performance on a boat down the Yarra? Well, this quirky little piece, The Stream/The Boat/The Shore/The Bridge (try say that three times fast) has it all.  As part of the Next Wave Festival, the unique performance invites its audiences to... Read More
The Axis of Awesome - The Axis of Awesome World Tour 2006
0 Comments. 555 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:37pm.
It’s fairly presumptuous to name your musical comedy group The Axis of Awesome. What if it’s not awesome? What if it’s only average? But Jordan, Lee and Benny more than deliver, in the best show I have seen all festival. They’re used to playing in stadiums with fireworks, glitter and dragon-eating cars, they explain at the start of the show, asking the audience to imagine that’s all going on.... Read More
Clark
0 Comments. 677 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2012 @ 7:49am.
  If there is one thing we expect from Clark, after ten years of releases on the seminal UK label Warp Records, it's change and experimentation in his music.   His latest album, Iradelphic, starts out with acoustic guitar, moves through arpeggiated synths, crunched out drums and organic sounds. There are even some wonderful collaborations with famed Massive Attack vocalist Martina... Read More
My Morning Jacket @ The Palace
0 Comments. 688 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 7:56am.
  At the 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival My Morning Jacket performed what could well be defined as one of the most legendary festival sets of all time. The four-hour long star-studded jam was the culmination of the Kentucky outfit’s slow-burning reputation as one of the greatest live bands in the world. Australian audiences have since fantasised about experiencing such a performance – with the... Read More
Dave Bloustien – The Social Contract (Redux)
0 Comments. 420 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 3:15pm.
In 2007 Dave Bloustien successfully proved in court that he was funny, so it comes to no surprise that he can convince a bunch crowd in St Ali’s in South Melbourne of the same thing. The Social Contract is a reprise of Bloustien’s award-winning show from 2009, with a few new bits for good measure. Bloustien tells the story of a court case that stemmed from a performance on a high... Read More
Michael Chamberlin - Joy & Despair
0 Comments. 350 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 12:37pm.
When creating a comedy show, it must be tempting to fill it with stunts, diversions, or pre-recorded multimedia gags.   These can all be very funny, of course. But it takes a particular kind of guts to stand on a stage by yourself for an hour without even a microphone and try to make people laugh.   Michael Chamberlin has that kind of guts. And in case you weren't sure, he tells a... Read More
Michael Chamberlin - Joy & Despair
0 Comments. 439 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:15pm.
When creating a comedy show, it must be tempting to fill it with stunts. These can all be very funny, of course. But it takes a particular kind of guts to stand on a stage by yourself for an hour without even a microphone and try to make people laugh.   Michael Chamberlin has that kind of guts. And in case you weren't sure, he tells a story to prove it: he recently asked a woman on a date.... Read More
Akmal
0 Comments. 409 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:29pm.
His brothers may be doctors and all, but Akmal is a household name. It’s a bonus that the Egyptian-born comedian describes his childhood background for the audience because it makes his stage persona of being a loveable badass all the more genuine. He provokes hearty laughter when recalling the good old days of harassing the police (it seemed the only entertaining past-time for the non-social... Read More
Christophe Davidson - The Time Of Your Life
0 Comments. 665 Views. Posted 10 Apr 2012 @ 3:42pm.
Christophe Davidson’s ‘Time Of Your Life’ is one of those comedy shows you attend and immediately think ‘why isn’t this in a bigger room’? Held at the modestly sized Tuxedo Cat, which despite it’s stature wasn’t without charms, and the drinks were all (ALL!) $7, Davidson had the crowd in stitches, as well as generously educated about pigeons. The crowd are lead into a small room within the... Read More
Christophe Davidson - The Time Of Your Life
0 Comments. 405 Views. Posted 27 Apr 2012 @ 2:04pm.
Christophe Davidson’s ‘Time Of Your Life’ is one of those comedy shows you attend and immediately think ‘why isn’t this in a bigger room’? Held at the modestly sized Tuxedo Cat, which despite it’s stature wasn’t without charms, and the drinks were all (ALL!) $7, Davidson had the crowd in stitches, as well as generously educated about pigeons.   The crowd are lead into a small room within... Read More
Jason Byrne – People’s Puppeteer
0 Comments. 416 Views. Posted 27 Apr 2012 @ 2:04pm.
The only thing I regret about going to see Jason Byrne, People’s Puppeteer, is not taking a spare pair of pants. The man puts on a show, so sidesplittingly brilliant that it will defy even the strongest of pelvic floor muscles. Within the glittering glory that is the Athenaeum Theatre, the show begins with a rousing orchestral introduction, when Byrne appears dangling on the end of puppet... Read More
Fiona O’Loughlin – The Divine Miss O
0 Comments. 514 Views. Posted 27 Apr 2012 @ 2:04pm.
Fiona O’Loughlin is having far too much fun on the stand-up comedy circuit to give it all up for PTA meetings and ladies lunches. Instead she has hit the stage with an all-new show –The Divine Miss O, proving to women of all ages that it’s okay to ditch the wrinkle cream and simply embrace the hilarity of life (And your gay icon status!) O’Loughlin’s show is full of surprises. For instance, did... Read More
Sarah Kendall - Persona
0 Comments. 466 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:15pm.
Sarah Kendall just had the worst flight from London to Melbourne. You know when you get on a plane and see a mum with a toddler who's out of control, she asks? And everyone's thinking, don’t sit next to me? The audience murmurs in sympathy, thinking how awful it must have been to sit through a 24-hour flight next to someone else's toddler.   But there’s a twist: “Yeah, I'm that mum.”... Read More
Cal Wilson is All Ears
0 Comments. 511 Views. Posted 26 Apr 2012 @ 4:07pm.
You’d think Cal Wilson was impossible to embarrass when hearing the stories she shares to packed rooms every night. Cal Wilson is All Ears is based around the premise that truth is more entertaining than fiction, and that sharing the most humiliating moments of your life can be the best way of getting past them.   Wilson shares stories of being chased by her ‘blind’ brother as a kid,... Read More
Bob Downe - 20 Golden Greats
0 Comments. 715 Views. Posted 20 Apr 2012 @ 3:47pm.
  Bob Downe is the campest, sauciest and best dressed comedic creation that you would ever take your grandma to see. If you aren't already familiar with Mark Trevorrow or his flaming alter ego then you must have been living under a rock for the past 20 years, away from shows like Good News Week, Kath and Kim, the recent hosting of this years Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras or any number of... Read More
Frank Woodley
0 Comments. 1,908 Views. Posted 4 Apr 2012 @ 7:09am.
  Frank Woodley: Perrier Comedy Award-winning comedian for 20 years as one half of Lano & Woodley, director of AFI-nominated short filmChicken Of God, writer and producer of critically-acclaimed seriesWoodley, and surprisingly, a comforting psychologist to a writer who underwent a near-death experience minutes before the interview, slipping whilst walking up the stairs nude (... Read More
Tom Ballard - Doing Stuff
0 Comments. 523 Views. Posted 18 Apr 2012 @ 1:32pm.
Tom Ballard – crowd-pleasing chatterbox from Triple J’s Tom and Alex breakfast show – has not succeeded this time around. Doing Stuff is a show that seems as aimless as its title, whipping from politics to one-night stands to good-naturedly picking on audience members. He’s got a good on-stage persona, but it’s clear he’s not always at ease with the material he is using. The political jokes... Read More
David O'Doherty: Looking Up
0 Comments. 804 Views. Posted 1 Apr 2012 @ 5:45pm.
I don’t know about all of you, but there’s just something about an Irish accent that I can’t resist – especially when they’re cracking a wise-ass joke or two. Hailing from one of the “most depressing parts of the world” (his words, not mine), Irishman, David O’Doherty, returned to Melbourne to present a new series of sung life stories and rants. And believe me, there were plenty. The majority of... Read More
Wil Anderson: Wilarious
0 Comments. 2,156 Views. Posted 1 Apr 2012 @ 5:45pm.
Go and see Wil Anderson live, and you’ll realise just why this quintessential man of Australian comedy has dominated the Melbourne International Comedy Festival stage for the past 17 years. With his loud and, at times, obscene anecdotes which constantly have the audience gasping for air, there is also a distinct sense of tranquillity that surrounds his stories, and the man himself. Having seen... Read More
Krystle Warren @ The Toff In Town
0 Comments. 1,076 Views. Posted 20 Mar 2012 @ 8:27am.
  With zero exposure to any of Krystle Warren’s music, I had no idea what to expect when I arrived at The Toff Tuesday evening. After taking a seat, my friend and I both noticed how diverse the crowd was, which interested us. With a colourful mix bag audience, I began creating high expectations about the universality of her music.   Up first, however, was supporting act Piers Twomey. I... Read More
Beyond The Neck
0 Comments. 1,831 Views. Posted 14 Mar 2012 @ 7:10am.
  In April 1996, a man named Martin Bryant unconscionably thrust a small Tasmanian community into international repute. Arriving at Port Arthur Bay’s historic site, he unloaded his shotgun hundreds of times, picking off 35 locals and foreigners one by one. For some of the victims, efforts to escape were futile. Others were lucky enough to survive, but wounded in other ways and left bearing... Read More
The Wild Duck
0 Comments. 3,292 Views. Posted 5 Mar 2012 @ 8:26am.
Written in 1888, Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck epitomizes modernist naturalism. In this adaptation director Simon Stone (of The Hayloft Project) has taken Ibsen’s text and distilled it to its dramatic essence, transposing its exploration of family, greed, jealousy and paternal inheritance into the present day. What immediately becomes apparent is the strength and longevity of the play’s emotional... Read More
Cautionary Tales for Children
0 Comments. 2,000 Views. Posted 22 Feb 2012 @ 10:32am.
Cautionary Tales for Children is a steampunk cabaret, taking children’s musical theatre to a whole new level. The folks at Arena Theatre Company have put together an ensemble to get toes tapping, adults chuckling and kids screaming at the top of their lungs.  Cautionary Tales for Children is one of three performances presented by The Arts Centre as a part of their... Read More
Apocastrip Wow!
0 Comments. 1,595 Views. Posted 15 Feb 2012 @ 12:50pm.
  “It was lovely lying in bed, luxuriating in my curlers naked, talking to you.” Julie Atlas Muz manages to purr even when her throat is cigarette-style croaky after sleep. She’s on the phone in Sète, France, yawning constantly. From what I’ve gathered during our conversation, she’s really coming across as a reserved type. Muz is an experienced burlesque performer with signature acts that... Read More
Q&A: Brooke Taylor
0 Comments. 1,368 Views. Posted 31 Jan 2012 @ 10:48am.
Define your genre in five words or less:Acoustic, Poppy, Bluesy, Grunty, La-la-la.   How long have you been gigging and writing?Gigging: I’ve been gigging for about 6 years(ish). Writing: Well, I remember writing a song when I was on grade 3 camp, but if that isn’t considered ‘legit’, then I’d say about 10 years. Funnily enough, when I got the guitar the writing came along with it.  ... Read More
Weekend
0 Comments. 1,264 Views. Posted 25 Jan 2012 @ 6:37am.
  Since the ‘90s we've seen a blossoming of queer cinema that has gradually made headway into the mainstream via directors like Gus Van Sant (Milk), Todd Haynes (I’m Not There) and, more recently, Lisa Cholodenko (The Kids Are All Right) – but more often from indie directors like John Cameron Mitchell and Gregg Araki, hardcore arthouse doyens like Derek Jarman or B-movie mavens like John... Read More
Vengaboys
0 Comments. 2,217 Views. Posted 11 Jan 2012 @ 9:36am.
After speaking to Vengaboys' Kim Sasabone from her hotel in Norway and sadly not from the Vengabus where I imagine she became tired of constantly picking up strangers and occasionally stopping to perform synchronised dance routines around the bus, I can confirm that the group still like to party. The Dutch group were once worldwide pop music icons, selling 15 million albums and reaching number... Read More
Six Ft Hick , Gentle Ben And His Sensitive Side, Sunday December 4 - The Retreat Hotel
0 Comments. 1,054 Views. Posted 20 Dec 2011 @ 10:52am.
Real rock 'n' roll doesn't care what day it is, or maybe it's just the onset of early dementia that made these two bands forget they were playing a Sunday show. Gentle Ben And His Sensitive Side hit the stage first, with their ingenious combination of Bowie pop magic, Bad Seeds intensity and 'surf meets the dessert' guitar work. The clean fender twang that guitarist Dylan McCormack omits was... Read More
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart Sideshow
0 Comments. 2,720 Views. Posted 14 Dec 2011 @ 11:57am.
Fresh from being annouced for the dashing 2012 St. Jeromes Laneway Festival, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have announced a Melbourne sideshow. The Pains burst onto the indie-scene in 2009 with their stunning self-titled debut, which was followed up this year with their sophmore record, Belong. The vulnerable-pop quartet are set to stun Melbourne audiences once more, with their endearing... Read More
Midnight Juggernauts, Look At Life, Friday November 25 - ACMI
0 Comments. 1,220 Views. Posted 6 Dec 2011 @ 12:29pm.
Ah, Melbourne. We love you. And then you go and have an annual Music Week in November, and we love you just that little bit more. For a select period of time throughout November, Melbourne Music Week took over a significant part of our city, our airwaves, our television sets and, for some, even our lives. As part of this annual event, our good friends at ACMI utilised their facilities to the... Read More
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