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Click here to view the details for Cold Comfort
Cold Comfort
26 Nov - 6 Dec, 2009
8pm; 6pm Sun

Chapel Off Chapel
Grab a pint, a whiskey, and settle-in for a night of laughter and tears, as BoomShanka! Productions present Owen McCafferty's award winning play Cold Comfort.

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Click here to view the details for Beautiful Rubble
Beautiful Rubble
22 Nov, 2009
4pm The Dog Theatre
You are invited to grab a glass of red, sit back in the cozy surroundings of The Dog Theatre...

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Click here to view the details for The Harry Harlow Project
The Harry Harlow Project
25 Nov - 5 Dec, 2009
7.30pm the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio
Immersive, sensory theatre based on the work of Harry Harlow, the first psychologist to explore the nature of love.



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Nov | Dec | Jan

Feb | Mar | Apr
    1st Nov 2009
    Theatresports™ 2009
    Theatre Works
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile
    The Loft, Chapel Off Chapel
    'The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann'
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Oak's Bride
    La Mama
    CA$H!
    La Mama Courthouse
    Solipsis
    fortyfivedownstairs
    2nd Nov 2009
    Coming Home
    La Mama
    3rd Nov 2009
    Coming Home
    La Mama
    4th Nov 2009
    Ink and Lead - Life Drawing
    Brunswick Street Gallery
    the Butterfly Glee Club
    The Butterfly Club
    Dame on the Ten Dollar note
    MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    CA$H!
    La Mama Courthouse
    Coming Home
    La Mama
    5th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    Drawing Straws @ Burlesque Bar
    Burlesque Bar
    the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    Blakiston Theatre
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile
    The Loft, Chapel Off Chapel
    Dame on the Ten Dollar note
    MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio
    'The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann'
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    CA$H!
    La Mama Courthouse
    HitchHiker
    Theatre Works
    Her Private Theatre
    La Mama
    FREE Artist Talk with Younes Bachir and Zamira Pasceri
    the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio
    6th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    Blakiston Theatre
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile
    The Loft, Chapel Off Chapel
    Dame on the Ten Dollar note
    MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio
    'The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann'
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    CA$H!
    La Mama Courthouse
    HitchHiker
    Theatre Works
    Her Private Theatre
    La Mama
    Mercy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    7th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    Taela Naomi: A Burlesque Show
    Saddington Studios
    Baloombawop
    Jika Jika Community Hall
    the 25th annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
    Blakiston Theatre
    Picasso at the Lapin Agile
    The Loft, Chapel Off Chapel
    Dame on the Ten Dollar note
    MTC Theatre, Lawler Studio
    'The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann'
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    Homicidal Hat Trick
    La Mama Courthouse
    CA$H!
    La Mama Courthouse
    HitchHiker
    Theatre Works
    Her Private Theatre
    La Mama
    8th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    Theatresports™ 2009
    Theatre Works
    'The Trial Of Adolf Eichmann'
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Trial of God
    Northcote Town Hall Studio 1
    The Dentist
    La Mama
    Ethics
    La Mama
    My Dog Has Stripes
    fortyfivedownstairs
    9th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    The Dentist
    La Mama
    Ethics
    La Mama
    10th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    The Dentist
    La Mama
    Ethics
    La Mama
    11th Nov 2009
    the Butterfly Glee Club
    The Butterfly Club
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    ink and lead - Life Drawing
    Customs House Hotel
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    Incompleteness
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    12th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    Drawing Straws @ Burlesque Bar
    Burlesque Bar
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    Showqueen
    Chapel Off Chapel
    Incompleteness
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    13th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    Showqueen
    Chapel Off Chapel
    Incompleteness
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    14th Nov 2009
    Australia!@ The Show!
    HotHouse Theatre
    Taela Naomi: A Burlesque Show
    Saddington Studios
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    Showqueen
    Chapel Off Chapel
    Homicidal Hat Trick
    La Mama Courthouse
    1953
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    15th Nov 2009
    Theatresports™ 2009
    Theatre Works
    The Corpse of Hamlet
    Trades Hall, Old Council Chamber
    1953
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    16th Nov 2009
    1953
    La Mama
    Memories of Christmas
    La Mama Courthouse
    17th Nov 2009
    Memories of Christmas
    La Mama Courthouse
    Empathy Exit
    La Mama
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    18th Nov 2009
    the Butterfly Glee Club
    The Butterfly Club
    Memories of Christmas
    La Mama Courthouse
    Empathy Exit
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    19th Nov 2009
    Burning Daylight
    Arts House, Meat Market
    Drawing Straws @ Burlesque Bar
    Burlesque Bar
    Empathy Exit
    La Mama
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    20th Nov 2009
    Burning Daylight
    Arts House, Meat Market
    So You Think You Can Cow
    The Dog Theatre
    Mermaids In The Well / The Devil's On My Shoulder
    La Mama
    The Billing Method
    The Dog Theatre
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Chaos Choir presents Control
    St. Martins Theatre Complex
    Benn Bennett Night of Cabaret
    The Dog Theatre
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Frolic
    Signal Youth Arts Centre
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    21st Nov 2009
    Burning Daylight
    Arts House, Meat Market
    Beyond Cuisine
    Upper Yarra Arts Centre
    Taela Naomi: A Burlesque Show
    Saddington Studios
    So You Think You Can Cow
    The Dog Theatre
    Mermaids In The Well / The Devil's On My Shoulder
    La Mama
    The Billing Method
    The Dog Theatre
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Chaos Choir presents Control
    St. Martins Theatre Complex
    Tickle My Arts
    The Dog Theatre
    19 Trains
    The Dog Theatre
    Mr Football
    The Dog Theatre
    Sisters of Gelam
    The CUB Malthouse
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Frolic
    Signal Youth Arts Centre
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    22nd Nov 2009
    Burning Daylight
    Arts House, Meat Market
    Theatresports™ 2009
    Theatre Works
    The Traveller's Book
    fortyfivedownstairs
    So You Think You Can Cow
    The Dog Theatre
    Mermaids In The Well / The Devil's On My Shoulder
    La Mama
    The Billing Method
    The Dog Theatre
    Silence
    La Mama Courthouse
    Beautiful Rubble
    The Dog Theatre
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Short+Sweet Cabaret Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    23rd Nov 2009
    15 Minutes of Fame
    La Mama
    Dance and the Art of War
    fortyfivedownstairs
    24th Nov 2009
    The Silo
    La Mama
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    25th Nov 2009
    the Butterfly Glee Club
    The Butterfly Club
    The Silo
    La Mama
    The Harry Harlow Project
    the Arts Centre, Fairfax Studio
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    ... in Conversation
    Dancehouse
    26th Nov 2009
    Drawing Straws @ Burlesque Bar
    Burlesque Bar
    Cold Comfort
    Chapel Off Chapel
    The Silo
    La Mama
    Phillipa's Song From All Souls by Daniel Keene
    The Dog Theatre
    Needle and the Damage Done
    The Dog Theatre
    Back of Burke
    The Dog Theatre
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    The Forest of Gongs
    Theatre Works
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    27th Nov 2009
    Cold Comfort
    Chapel Off Chapel
    The Privilege Gene
    La Mama (and other venues, see description for details)
    Needle and the Damage Done
    The Dog Theatre
    Back of Burke
    The Dog Theatre
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Frolic
    Signal Youth Arts Centre
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    The Forest of Gongs
    Theatre Works
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    Product of Circumstances
    Dancehouse
    28th Nov 2009
    Taela Naomi: A Burlesque Show
    Saddington Studios
    Cold Comfort
    Chapel Off Chapel
    Snuff Party
    Footscray Drill Hall
    The Privilege Gene
    La Mama (and other venues, see description for details)
    Back of Burke
    The Dog Theatre
    Every Angel Is Terrible
    The Dog Theatre
    Mr Football
    The Dog Theatre
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    Frolic
    Signal Youth Arts Centre
    Short+Sweet Theatre Festival
    Chapel off Chapel
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs
    29th Nov 2009
    Theatresports™ 2009
    Theatre Works
    Cold Comfort
    Chapel Off Chapel
    The Privilege Gene
    La Mama (and other venues, see description for details)
    Sustained
    The Dog Theatre
    Westword
    The Dog Theatre
    The Tea Set
    The Dog Theatre
    Video Whispers
    The Dog Theatre
    Life is a Dream
    The Store Room
    HerStory
    Living Museum of the West, Pipemakers Park
    Progress and Melancholy
    fortyfivedownstairs