Tag: entertainment

So far on this tour he’s been searched on suspicion of drug-trafficking, fled the stage with food-poisoning, farewelled his trusty tour-van and copped a head-butt from a kamikaze pigeon. Despite perilous events, Australian troubadour Kim Churchill remains upbeat.

After a stellar season at the Edinburgh Fringe, critically acclaimed Aussie theatre maker, Stuart Bowden is back in London for the premiere of his solo show She Was Probably Not A Robot.

Set in a shut down psychiatric ward in London, Australian theatre director Chris Hosking's new production explores the stories of its mental health patients. This performance is part of the Shuffle Festival.

Created by Australian performance company Erth, Dinosaur Zoo is an interactive show inviting audiences to get up close and personal with prehistoric creatures. It is on at Phoenix Theatre, London until 12 January.

REVIEW | Eat, Pray, Laugh! Barry Humphries Farwell Tour at the London Palladium is probably the furthest thing from a stage version of the best-selling novel Eat, Pray, Love.

Almost 83,000 people are backing a Facebook campaign to make Highway to Hell the UK Christmas Number One to celebrate 40 years of AC/DC.

INTERVIEW | With a career spanning more than half a century, BARRY HUMPHRIES has been a godfather-like figure in the Australian entertainment scene, with his work leaving an undeniable impact on theatregoers, critics and fans the world over. KIEL EGGING sits down with the veteran entertainer to discover why some ...

INTERVIEW | Named Best Newcomer at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the world is now Luke McGregor's oyster. His awkward quest to find the woman who will be his pearl is bared in My Soulmate is Out of My League, on at Soho Theatre until 17 August.

London has been blessed with a sensational summer but like all good things it must soon come to an end. Make the most of the final days of the season at London's best summertime activities.

Calling all lovers of circus, sequins and six-inch heels! The all-male burlesque boys from Brissie are back with their latest show Briefs: The Second Coming. KIM SEELIGER managed to catch the opening night in Brisbane before the start of their three-month tour of Europe.

Combining dance, story-telling, live music and filmscapes, Shield is a humorous, physical and delicate journey to a fragile land where identity, diversity and love are re-imagined. It is on at Ovalhouse from 11-29 June.

Gruen Sweat, a four-part spin off from the original Gruen Transfer, has won a prestigious Rose d’Or award for Best Entertainment Show in Brussels.

INTERVIEW | Ahead of a two week run at London’s Soho Theatre, Wil Anderson takes a breather to speak with BONNIE GARDINER about his life, his legs and his comedy.

Two men, an orchestra of instruments. Australian musicians Daniel Holdsworth and Aidan Roberts recreate Mike Oldfield's iconic album Tubular Bells, live, onstage, in real time. With two special anniversary shows at London's Union Chapel and Southbank, as well as 43 other dates around the UK, this is one musical experience ...

SUBCULTURE SLEUTH | This week's sleuthing leads to an encounter with London's most bizarre and confusing subculture of them all - the Shoreditch hipster.

21 December 2012: The end of the world is nigh! But it’s not all doom and gloom. We’ve found London’s best parties and events celebrating the impending apocalypse, so you can make most of the end of civilization - right up to the moment a flesh-eating zombie devours your skin.

New series Arrow airing now in the UK guest stars up and coming Aussie actress, Jessica de Gouw.

Award-winning Australian musical The Hatpin makes its European debut in London, retelling the chilling true story of one mother’s desperate plight to retrieve her missing child.

Flight Facilities are a vibrant DJ duo already making waves in Australia, and now working their magic across the US and Europe in an action-packed tour. They chat with ALEX IVETT ahead of their London gig.

This year Halloween is right in the middle of the week, which means you’ve got two weekends to celebrate it! If you haven’t had your fill of frights, here are this weekend’s eeriest events and activities around London.

Let’s light up the sky! Aussie’s love a display of pyrotechnics better than anyone, so this Guy Fawkes Day we’re sure to help show the locals how to celebrate in style. Here’s our picks for the best places in the east, south, west and central London to watch the fireworks ...

TWEETS OF THE WEEK I With 960,536 followers, "The Queen" is treating a lot of lucky tweeters to her innermost thoughts. Let's take a look at what our Elizabeth Windsor (@Queen_UK) has been up to this week.

Punched on stage, banned by Christian groups and hated by ‘many’, Jim Jefferies is one Aussie comedian who is seriously turning heads. PAUL BLEAKLEY finds out how this ‘unknown bloke back home’ cracked America, how he keeps cracking up people around the world, and how he’s moved on from the ...

Australian singer songwriter Pete Murray has announced two London shows at Bush Hall this November.

REVIEW | When the Spooky Men’s Chorale took to the stage at the Union Chapel, what followed was a masterclass in music, interspersed with dad jokes and sight gags.