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Details: 06 March 2007

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is deadly serious about developing the art of comedy all across the country and in 2007 is thrilled to announce a new initiative - the inaugural Deadly Funny ATSI Comedy Competition.

Details: 04 March 2007

The 2007 Castlemaine State Festival, Victoria’s finest regional multi arts event, is presenting its most impressive program to date and in a first, announces it is going ‘carbon neutral’

Details: 28 February 2007

On Tuesday March 20 at 7.00 pm the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) hosts the debut of Melbourne's newest string quartet, the Hamer Quartet.

Details: 22 February 2007

Over 500 performing and visual artists from around the world and across Australia come together in Melbourne in March to celebrate the 12th FINA World Swimming Championships with a spectacular free outdoor festival.

Details: 21 February 2007

The 2006 Green Room Award nominations were announced yesterday, with the MTC production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee collecting nine nominations, including Best Direction for Artistic Director, Simon Phillips.

Details: 19 February 2007

Monty Python’s SPAMALOT, the smash hit Broadway and West End musical comes to Australia this Christmas. SPAMALOT will have its first performance at Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne on November 23, with the official gala opening set for December 8.

Details: 10 February 2007

Kylie, the exhibition, curated and designed by the Victorian Arts Centre, officially opened in London this week at the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum.

Details: 05 February 2007

Dancehouse is proud to announce the appointment of David Tyndall as Artistic Director and CEO. This is an important appointment for Dancehouse – David is the first full-time Artistic Director who also takes up the position as Manager of the Centre.