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Details: 02 October 2011

Melbourne Theatre Company announces 2012 Season

Robyn Nevin, Pamela Rabe and Aidan Fennessy announce MTC’s Season 2012.

Details: 15 June 2011

2011 Melbourne International Jazz Festival delivers the most successful festival in its 14-year history with packed houses and a 30% increase in box office.

Details: 31 May 2011

Australia's Polyglot Theatre lived up to its name this week, premiering a brand new, Chinese-language version of its hit Muckheap at the prestigious National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing on Saturday.

Details: 18 May 2011

As a fitting finale to the 25th anniversary, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival has announced record attendances and box office for the 2011 Festival.

Details: 04 May 2011

Victorians can expect even more exciting performers, more free programming and more belly laughs from the Melbourne International Comedy Festival thanks to a multi-million dollar boost to the festival’s funding announced in the 2011-12 Victorian Budget.

Details: 04 May 2011

In Tuesday's State budget the Victorian Premier and Minister for the Arts Ted Baillieu has announced an allocation of $15 million for the construction of a new home for Circus Oz in Collingwood.

Details: 27 April 2011

The Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s most prestigious annual award, the Barry Award, was awarded to Russell Kane for Smokescreens And Castles.

Details: 05 April 2011

Chairman of the Melbourne Theatre Company Board, Derek Young has announced that the 2012 MTC Season will be created by Robyn Nevin, Pamela Rabe and Aidan Fennessy.

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