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British comedian Eddie Izzard brings 'Eddie Izzard – The Remix Tour Live' to Australia later this year. The photo shows Izzard on stage, posing with a microphone held close to her red-painted lips in her right hand, and her left hand on her hip. She has short blonde hair and wears a long-sleeved black shirt and a ruffled blue skirt.
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Eddie Izzard: UK comedian announces 2025 Australian tour

British actor and comedian Eddie Izzard brings her stand-up show ‘The Remix Tour Live’ to Australia later this year.

The Butterfly Club is closing. The photo shows a collection of dead butterflies pinned in a case.
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Breaking: Melbourne’s Butterfly Club to close indefinitely

The sudden announcement has shocked cabaret artists and theatremakers booked to perform at the intimate CBD venue in the coming…

Photo of Hiromi wearing a red dress sitting on a leather couch alongside four string quartets.
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OzAsia Festival 2025: what’s hot and what’s new

Opera comes back from the dead, The Female Pope, dance in public spaces, and the greatest debate on never moving…

Child paints on white wall.
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Dreaming and celebrating big: Adelaide's children’s festival DreamBIG turns 50

DreamBIG in 2025, the longest running children's festival in the world.

Nominees for MICF 2025 Most Outstanding Show and Best Newcomer. Front Row (L-R): Rosie Dempsey, Olga Koch, Ahir Shar, Lou Wall and Anisa Nandaula. Middle Row (L-R) Nicola Dempsey, Brett Blake, Greg Larsen, Scout Boxhall and Garry Starr. Back Row (L-R): George Fouracres, Robyn Reynolds, Meg Jäger, Kura Forrester, Rapha Manajem and Ethan Cavanagh.
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival 2025 award nominees announced

Nine shows are in the running for MICF’s Most Outstanding Show award this year; nominations for Best Newcomer were also…

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RAW Comedy National Grand Final 2025 winner announced

Peter Josip has taken the prize in a highly competitive field.

The Big Sing at Festival of Voices.
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Festival of Voices celebrates 20 years of community through song

The 20th anniversary Festival of Voices program honours the past while looking firmly to the future.

Comic artist Janty Blair smiles for photograph.
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The 2025 Stand Up! grant recipients have arrived

Six years since being established, the supportive initiative is back to champion more rising comics.

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Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off with the Gala

The MICF Gala is a time-honoured tradition that has the funny flying at you from 23 different directions.

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Here You Come Again, the Dolly Parton musical, is dancing down to Australia

Bring your dancing shoes for a celebration of Dolly's biggest hits in a musical promising southern charm and a dazzling…

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